Chapter 132: Magic Crystal
Karl was definitely not a qualified knight, at least he didn’t have the fearless spirit of a knight.
But his legendary knight realm was genuine.
Darting step!
Punch!
The violent battle aura solidified, crashing towards the shadows of the jungle.
“Boom!”
A tree trunk that two people could embrace was directly broken by his punch, and a dark red figure hiding behind it had to flash out.
A woman?
Karl’s eyes flickered, but his movements didn’t slow down at all, his hands changing from fists to palms, striking out fiercely towards the figure.
Battle skill—Holy Shock!
This was a battle skill from the Holy Sanctuary, learned by Karl from the Desecrated Knight Yana, a wide-range attack method.
Unlike Earth Shatter, Holy Shock could achieve the effect of killing enemies from a distance.
The battle aura compressed to the extreme surged out from his palm, and after coming into contact with the air, it formed a special shock force field, rushing forward in a fan shape.
Several large trees in front of him exploded, the grass was sent flying, and the dark red figure couldn’t help but pause.
Several magical auras lit up on her body, weakening the incoming attack.
“Legendary knight!”
The female assassin’s voice was hoarse, with a hint of surprise, her figure flashed again, and she pounced in an arc.
The legendary knight’s battle skill attack had no effect on her.
Wizardry?
Karl frowned.
The reason why he was unwilling to easily fight with others was because the methods of wizards were too difficult to fathom.
Without knowing the other party’s methods, even if one’s strength and realm were higher, it was still possible to fail.
Hmph!
With a muffled groan, Karl’s figure suddenly soared, instantly transforming into a seven-meter-tall giant.
Secret technique—Gigantism!
Battle skill—Bloom!
A terrifying battle aura surged out from his body, like a huge repulsive force field, sending everything that approached flying.
Including that dark red figure.
“What kind of method is this?”
The female assassin exclaimed, and at the same time, her body swayed, and she transformed into a fire fox with two tails.
The fire fox’s fur was like burning flames, especially dazzling in the forest where the trees shaded the sunlight, and the surface of its fur seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious light, capable of distorting vision and perception.
Its eyes were deep and bright, like two gems in the night, cunning and fierce.
Bloodline wizardry?
Karl’s heart stirred, and then he came back to his senses.
Although bloodline wizardry had all kinds of restrictions, and cultivation after advancing to a formal wizard was even more difficult, just the benefit of being able to advance to a wizard more easily was enough for many people to choose it.
What’s more.
The Magic Forest was full of legendary creatures, even second-order creatures, which was even more suitable for cultivating bloodline wizardry.
“Swish!”
The fire fox was also more than four meters long, and with a pounce, it arrived in front of Karl, its sharp claws wrapped in flames clawing down.
“Bang!”
The giant and the fire fox collided, and both retreated at the same time.
How could this be?
Karl looked surprised.
With the other party’s size and strength, it was unreasonable for this to happen, which forced him, who was preparing to press his advantage, to readjust his state.
“Senior wizard apprentice, legendary knight, and this kind of amazing secret technique.” The fire fox hissed in a low voice:
“As expected of a disciple of the Six Rings Tower, even an inconspicuous person has this kind of method.”
“However…”
“Die!”
Wizardry—Unstoppable Force!
Rune—Hada’s Arm!
The Unstoppable Force wizardry allowed the female assassin’s strength to reach a terrifying level in a short period of time, so that even when facing the giant Karl, she was not at a disadvantage.
Hada’s Arm, on the other hand, summoned two invisible arms that grabbed Karl and slammed him hard into the ground.
Rune,
meant it was a first-circle wizardry, and even a legendary knight couldn’t resist it.
“Hmm!”
Karl groaned, and then his body lost its balance, as if he was being hugged and smashed towards the ground.
Super Rune—Earth Shatter!
The moment he landed, the Super Rune was activated.
“Boom!”
The earth shook, and the fire fox that the female assassin had transformed into stiffened, and then was pierced by stone spikes.
Karl was not doing well either.
His whole body was dizzy from the fall, as if his bones had all fallen apart, but fortunately, he had used intangibility in time to weaken the force somewhat.
“Ah!”
A scream rang out not far away, and the fire fox, covered in blood, broke through the stone spikes and pounced over as a ball of fire.
The huge fireball, with its terrifying high temperature, instantly ignited the surrounding trees, and the fire began to spread in the forest.
“Hmph!”
Karl snorted lightly, a faint glow appearing in his eyes, and tentacles rapidly extended from his body.
Bloodline wizardry?
I can do it too!
Aura of Fear!
The Aura of Fear, comparable to a first-circle wizardry, descended, and the female assassin couldn’t help but scream, and then the two monsters collided.
The fire fox possessed the power to control flames, but after all, it was only a legendary creature, and its rank was far inferior to the Abyssal Squid.
After a slight resistance, tentacles pierced into her body along the injured wounds, and her life force rapidly flowed away.
In the blink of an eye,
she turned into a pile of bones.
The sticky tentacles rolled up the things on the ground, and Karl transformed back into human form, running towards the distance.
Not long after.
Two figures appeared in the field.
“Dead?”
One of them squatted down, checked the bones on the ground, and shook his head gently:
“‘Mei’s’ strength is considered top-tier among the younger generation in the organization. I originally thought that there would be no changes in this mission, but I didn’t expect her to be killed.”
“It can only be said that, as expected of a disciple of the Six Rings Tower…”
“Forget it, this time our target is the Capet family, let others deal with ‘Mei’s’ death.”
“Yes.” The other person nodded:
“Jeff, will the Capet family fall for it?”
“Heh…” Jeff looked up, revealing the scar on his face, and when he smiled, the scar looked like a wriggling centipede:
“It’s just a junior from the Monroe family who escaped and came back for revenge. If the Capet family doesn’t even have this much courage, they wouldn’t have gotten to where they are today.”
“They will come again.”
“When that time comes…”
“Hehe!”
The laughter gradually faded until it disappeared.
…………
Three days later.
Karl, covered in dust, rushed to the wizard tower.
One of the reasons why it took so long was that he was not familiar with the terrain, and the main reason was that he spent a long time hiding in the Divine Domain Fragment to prevent pursuit.
Omar was still studying at the wizard tower, and when she heard the news, she rushed over and handed him a cup of hot milk tea.
“I guessed that you would be fine.”
Patting her high chest, she said with a smile:
“I heard Senior Marianne talk about what you encountered on this trip, it was really dangerous, luckily you were okay.”
“Yeah!” Karl sighed:
“A narrow escape from death.”
“Senior Marianne is okay too, right?”
He wasn’t too surprised by this, after all, the other party was a disciple of a second-circle wizard, and she must have a powerful inherited magic item on her body. She might not be a match for the assassin, but protecting her life shouldn’t be a problem.
“She was injured, her face was very pale, and she is resting in the meditation chamber at the top of the tower.” Omar’s eyes shifted, and she lowered her voice:
“I feel…”
“Senior Marianne is very concerned about you.”
This concern was definitely not ordinary concern, otherwise, she wouldn’t have said it.
“Uh…” Karl’s expression stiffened slightly:
“It’s probably just a delusion, right?”
“Maybe.” Omar touched her smooth chin and nodded:
“The age gap between you is too big, and Senior Marianne seems to have someone she likes, I’m just talking nonsense.”
Waving her hand, she stood up a little awkwardly.
“Senior Marianne!”
“Senior!”
Karl also put down his cup and nodded to the person who came.
“You’re okay?”
Marianne looked surprised and quickly came closer, grabbing Karl’s arm and carefully checking it back and forth.
Like a worried wife observing her husband.
Omar looked strange, and Karl’s expression was also awkward, but Marianne seemed to have forgotten everything else in her surprise.
It took a long time for her to come back to her senses.
“Not bad.”
She nodded, her expression returning to calm:
“To be able to escape from the pursuit of the Shadow Hand’s assassin, it seems that your strength is stronger than I thought.”
“That’s good!”
“Shadow Hand?” Karl was stunned:
“Is there a Shadow Hand organization in the Magic Forest too?”
There was also a Shadow Hand assassin organization in the Eastern Kingdom Continent, and he himself had encountered their assassination attempts.
“Yes, there is.”
Marianne said:
“The Shadow Hand has existed since ancient times, and there are also some in the Kalim Continent, but they may not be connected.”
“You have to understand, assassin organizations often give themselves a catchy name to attract customers, it’s the same as doing business.”
***
Karl understood.
That is to say, the name of the Shadow Hand was too famous, and assassin organizations in various places used this name.
Called Shadow Hand, but in secret, they were likely several organizations.
“Senior.”
He asked:
“How is the situation with the Capet family?”
“Two juniors didn’t come back, and Blaze was seriously injured, his eyes should be completely ruined.” Marianne’s expression was cold:
“If he wasn’t lucky, he probably wouldn’t have been able to escape either.”
Millie is dead!
Karl’s expression changed slightly.
He had a good impression of this young woman from the Capet family, Sam’s aunt.
Unexpectedly…
Not long ago, they were still chatting and laughing, helping him solve his doubts, and suddenly she encountered misfortune.
The Magic Forest was indeed dangerous!
“Now that you’re back, you should rest well.”
Marianne narrowed her eyes:
“I’ll go get you the Silence Potion.”
“This…” Karl hesitated:
“Senior, this action caused heavy losses to the Capet family, I’m afraid they won’t give you the potion again, right?”
“Why wouldn’t they!” Marianne shouted angrily:
“The assassins were targeting them, and we were implicated instead, almost having an accident. If that’s the case, then just the Silence Potion is not enough, there must be other compensation!”
“You rest first, don’t worry about the rest, I’ll handle this matter, and the result will definitely satisfy you.”
“Yes.”
Karl lowered his head.
He didn’t expect the result to be too satisfying, it would be enough to get back the Silence Potion that belonged to him.
Omar, standing behind Marianne, secretly gave him a look, as if to say: See, I told you that Senior Marianne’s attitude towards you was a bit off, she probably likes you.
Karl shook his head gently.
Marianne’s attitude was indeed a bit strange, but he didn’t feel any so-called affection from it, it was more like…
Treating him as another person.
A,
substitute?
In short,
this feeling was very strange, and awkward, and Karl just wanted to leave and go back to be quiet.
Marianne moved quickly.
In just two days, Charlie found Karl with the Silence Potion.
However, compared to the Silence Potion, the other thing that came with it surprised him even more.
“A magic crystal?”
This was a crystal ball the size of a fist, with a halo of light pulsing inside, and if you looked at it closely, it would make you dizzy, nauseous, and vomit.
“Yes!”
Charlie nodded, his voice full of amazement:
“This magic crystal records a star-type wizardry called ‘Scattering Crystal’, worth more than a thousand magic stones!”
Magic crystals were the means by which wizards passed on wizardry.
Formal wizards could seal their understanding of wizardry into a crystal through some special method.
Others could break the magic crystal and obtain this understanding.
Of course,
knowledge could be transmitted, but experience still required practice, so obtaining a magic crystal did not mean that one could immediately master the knowledge inside.
But even so, magic crystals were extremely rare.
Obtaining a magic crystal could at least save a wizard apprentice three or four years of cultivation time.
In addition, the crystals capable of holding knowledge were rare, and wizards peeling off their own understanding would also affect their cultivation, so these things were extremely rare. The so-called thousand magic stones was just an estimated price, it was actually priceless.
“Karl!”
Charlie said:
“Senior Marianne values you very much. For this magic crystal, she even had a big fight with the Capet family.”
“You must remember Senior’s care for you!”
As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows meaningfully, it seemed that the rumors about the two of them had already spread.
Karl shook his head helplessly.
He was now somewhat suspicious of his own judgment, could it be that the wizard Marianne really liked him?
Otherwise,
with her status, she could easily stop these rumors, but now she was letting them spread, which seemed to confirm it.
“Senior Brother.”
Karl put away the things and changed the subject:
“Have you found out anything about the people targeting the Capet family?”
“We have.” Charlie nodded, his expression also becoming serious:
“It’s the Monroe family!”
“The Monroe family?” Karl frowned, this was a very unfamiliar name to him.
“Yes.” Charlie said:
“The Monroe family used to live in Leipzig Market, and their relationship with the Capet family was quite good.”
“Until a few decades ago…”
“A wizarding genius appeared in the Monroe family, who advanced to become a formal wizard at a young age, and had a great chance of becoming a second-circle wizard.”
“Hmm?” Karl raised his eyebrows:
“Because they were worried that the rise of the Monroe family would challenge their position, the two families had a conflict?”
“Almost.” Charlie nodded:
“When I first came to the Magic Forest, the Monroe family hadn’t fallen yet, so I knew some of the inside information. They actually tried to live in harmony, after all, the two families had many in-law relationships, but later, I don’t know why, it escalated.”
“At first it was just minor squabbles, but later it became tit-for-tat, and in the end, when that wizarding genius’s cultivation reached the peak of the first circle, the Monroe family was directly exterminated.”
“Hmm…”
“It seems that some family members escaped, and this assassination attempt against the Capet family was their revenge.”
“I understand!” Karl sighed:
“In other words, I was affected by the conflict between these two families this time, so it’s only right that I get a magic crystal as compensation.”
“Of course!” Charlie nodded:
“When have the people of our Six Rings Tower ever suffered a loss? It’s just that Senior Marianne’s methods were a bit overbearing.”
“Oh right!”
Speaking of this, he slapped his thigh and said:
“There’s something else that I need you to help with, Junior Brother.”
“Need my help?” Karl laughed:
“Senior Brother, why are you being so polite today? Just say what you need, I’ll definitely help if I can.”
“It’s like this…” Charlie licked his lips, a complicated look flashing across his face:
“There’s a woman here, she doesn’t have the talent for cultivating wizardry, and I’m afraid she’ll have trouble after I leave.”
“So, I want her to work at the shop, firstly to maintain her livelihood, and secondly, it’s safer in the market.”
Karl frowned.
“Senior Brother, haven’t you already arranged everything here?”
“…” Charlie was silent, and after a long while, he sighed:
“She’s pregnant with my child.”
Hmm?
Karl raised his eyebrows.
He remembered that Senior Brother Charlie in front of him was very careful about this, and he had changed several batches of women in the Magic Forest for nearly thirty years, but none of them had ever been pregnant.
He was about to leave, so why did this happen again?
“There’s no other way.”
Charlie’s eyes were complicated:
“I really like this woman, and she doesn’t want anything else, she just wants to have a child for me.”
“I can’t take them away…”
“I can only trouble you, Junior Brother.”
In fact, there were some things he didn’t say.
Charlie had stayed in the Magic Forest for nearly thirty years, during the best years of his life. For him, this place was like a second hometown, and as he was about to leave, he hoped to leave something behind.
Pregnancy,
happened naturally at a certain moment.
“The mental fluctuations of wizard apprentices are harmful to ordinary people, and it’s not suitable to stay in the market for a long time.” Karl shook his head gently:
“Senior Brother can arrange for her to go to Lumberjack Hill.”
“If it was any other time, it wouldn’t matter to arrange her there.” Charlie said:
“But now that the beast tide is coming, Lumberjack Hill is not safe. As for the mental radiation… don’t worry, Junior Brother, I’ve left her something to protect her, and even if she stays in the market for a long time, she won’t be affected.”
“Alright then!” Karl could only nod:
“When is it convenient for her to come over? Let Tracy guide her, she can start working at any time.”
“In the next couple of days!” Seeing that his worries were resolved, Charlie couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
After seeing Charlie off, Karl was not in a hurry to break the magic crystal, he didn’t even plan to use it.
With the absolute rationality of the Divine Domain Fragment, as long as he knew the spell model, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to outline it in his sea of consciousness.
There was no need to waste a magic crystal.
On the contrary, it might be more beneficial to take it out and sell it when needed.
Time passed.
In the following days, Karl returned to his usual life, cultivating his meditation technique, bloodline wizardry, battle skills, and alchemy, and his days were orderly.
His cultivation and strength slowly increased.
At the same time.
The Capet family’s revenge had also begun.
With the Capet family’s strength and the endless methods of wizards, Karl originally thought that they would easily eliminate the survivors of the Monroe family.
Unexpectedly.
Several months passed, and despite the continuous pursuit, they still failed to capture their target, and the Capet family had lost two formal wizards because of it.
That Monroe family member named ‘Stride’, was actually already a wizard at a young age, and he launched counterattacks against those who were trying to kill him, while hiding in the depths of the forest.
A formal wizard who would use any means necessary, even the Capet family had to be on their guard, and the younger generation was warned not to go out easily for the time being.
At the same time.
The beast tide had also arrived!
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