Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 136

Chapter 136: The Fall of the Capet Family

Three days later.

Karl’s figure appeared at the edge of the residential area.

In just three days, this place seemed to have changed into another world.

The scene was desolate, the once prosperous and bustling market had now become ruins.

Even in the areas where ordinary people lived, many houses had collapsed.

A cold wind swept across the ground, blowing away the accumulated snow, revealing stiff corpses scattered about.

Without exception, the corpses had been thoroughly looted, some even stripped of their clothes.

The cold, pungent smell of blood and the lingering aura of slaughter made this area seem like a battlefield that had just been through a war.

‘Humans are indeed strange creatures, the beast tide hasn’t even arrived and they’re already in chaos, when the beast tide comes…’

“Leipzig Market is finished!”

With a soft sigh, Karl’s figure flashed as he shrank behind a large tree.

“Bang!”

“Sizzle…”

Several magical auras flickered in the ruins, three figures darted out one after another, two people were chasing the one in front.

The person being chased was a familiar face.

Sam?

Sam of the Capet Family!

Karl’s eyebrows twitched behind the tree, but he didn’t reveal himself to help.

At this time, Sam no longer had the pride of being a member of the Capet Family, his face was full of terror.

He waved his staff repeatedly, and magical auras shot out.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Blazing Flame!

The flames were like sharp arrows, exploding instantly upon contact with an object, its power could easily shatter a stone wall.

However…

That was all it could do!

The two people chasing from behind were agile, obviously having trained in the Path of the Knight, and their magic was not bad either.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Mass Acid Arrow!

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Black Tentacle!

The acid arrows and tentacles that appeared out of nowhere entangled Sam, forcing him to keep running and dodging.

“Ah!”

After dodging for so long, it was inevitable that he would become careless, especially since he was already exhausted.

Sam cried out in pain, his left shoulder was accidentally hit by an acid arrow, his clothes and flesh were instantly corroded.

His body also lost its balance and he staggered to the ground.

“Haha…”

The two people who had chased him laughed when they saw this:

“The young master of the esteemed Capet Family, who would have thought, you would have such a day!”

“Tony!” Sam knelt on the ground, struggling to get up, and roared at one of them through gritted teeth:

“Have you forgotten how I treated you?”

“If it wasn’t for my help, you would have died long ago, is this how you repay me now?”

“Bah!” Tony’s face was cold:

“Without you, I would still be living well, I was already sick of being a dog by your side.”

“Sam…”

“Go to hell!”

As he spoke, he waved his staff, and several acid arrows shot out.

Just as the acid arrows were about to hit Sam, a layer of magical aura appeared, protecting him like armor.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Mage Armor!

“Swish!”

The injured Sam suddenly burst out, a spiritual light shot out from his staff, turning into a light sword that swept across.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Mage Swift Sword!

The light sword flashed and disappeared.

Tony’s body suddenly stiffened, a bloody mark appeared on his neck, and then his head slid off his body.

Dead!

However, there was still one person left in the field, he was startled by Sam’s outburst, but quickly came back to his senses.

His companion had only been careless and died in Sam’s death throes, it didn’t mean that he still had the ability to resist.

“Courting death!”

In a roar, his body retreated, and he waved his staff repeatedly, activating Zero-Circle Spells one after another.

“Buzz…”

The air vibrated, and an invisible force field appeared in front of Sam.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Iron Wall!

This defensive spell was an extremely powerful and complex existence among Zero-Circle Spells, and even senior wizard apprentices rarely mastered it.

How could this be?

His eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Sam’s talent for cultivation was not high, after such a long time of fighting, the things on his body should have been used up, and his mental power should also be exhausted, how could he cast such a powerful spell?

That’s not right!

With a thought, he instantly came back to his senses.

“Someone!”

He turned around abruptly, and the magical aura that came at him was like a storm, instantly engulfing him completely.

“Boom!”

The last person’s corpse was torn to pieces by the violent magic.

“Sam.”

A figure that suddenly appeared looked concerned:

“Are you alright?”

“Auntie Milia?” Sam looked at the person in surprise:

“You’re not dead?”

His face showed ecstasy, then his expression changed drastically:

“You’re not dead?”

“Why aren’t you dead?”

The same words, but the tone was completely different, the former was joy, the latter was doubt.

Indeed.

If Milia wasn’t dead, why hadn’t she returned to the family these past few days, why hadn’t the Monroe Family killed her?

“…” Milia opened her mouth, her expression complex:

“It was Stride, he didn’t kill me.”

“Stride?” Sam frowned, the figure represented by this name appeared in his mind, then he glared at Milia, and roared loudly:

“A member of the Monroe Family, your former fiancé!”

“Sam, don’t get excited.” Milia waved her hands repeatedly:

“The Monroe Family was also forced, the one who really wanted to attack our family was someone else.”

“Someone else?” Sam staggered back, and roared loudly:

“My father, my third uncle, they died at the hands of Edmund, and many other clansmen, even the Ancestor was poisoned because of the Monroe Family…”

“Milia!”

“You betrayed the family!”

“I didn’t!” Milia stomped her foot:

“Now is not the time to talk about this, many people are chasing after our family, first leave here with me.”

“Leave with you?” Sam sneered:

“Where to?”

“To be sent to our enemies?”

“Milia, don’t forget that you are what you are today because of the support of the entire family behind you.”

“Hoo…”

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly rose in the field, and a figure wrapped in wind and snow descended from the sky.

“Milia!”

“Stride!”

A man and a woman looked at each other, their expressions complex.

“Stride?”

Sam’s eyes flickered, and he suddenly gripped the staff in his hand and rushed up:

“Go to hell!”

“Sam!” Milia’s face changed drastically:

“Stride, don’t kill him!”

Stride’s expression was cold, he waved his sleeve lightly, and a gust of wind sent Sam flying to the ground.

A Formal Wizard!

Karl, who was hiding behind the tree, curled up his body and remained motionless.

“Milia.”

Stride ignored Sam who was struggling to get up, he looked at Milia with tenderness in his eyes, and reached out his hand:

“Come with me!”

“…” Milia looked at Stride, then at Sam who had a face full of hatred, and slowly shook her head:

“No!”

“I am a member of the Capet Family.”

Sam was stunned, and the hatred on his face also eased slightly.

“The Capet Family is no more!” Stride’s hands trembled slightly:

“The Monroe Family is also gone, we can forget the hatred between our families, and start everything anew.”

“Bah!”

Sam spat angrily.

“I’m still here, Sam is still here, so the Capet Family is still here.” Milia’s expression was complex, she walked step by step to Sam’s side, and said to Stride:

“Stride, my love.”

“Some things can’t be let go, the hatred between the two families has already destined that we can’t be together, so… let us go.”

“Milia!” Stride’s body swayed, his eyes fixed on Milia, and after a long time he lowered his head weakly:

“You’re right.”

“Goodbye!”

“Hoo…”

The wind rose again, carrying Stride, who had a complex expression, into the sky, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Not long after.

Karl walked out from behind the tree, looking at the backs of Milia and Sam walking away side by side, and sighed helplessly.

“So complicated!”

“It seems that the Shadow Hand and the Monroe Family were all pawns of the mastermind, their goal was to overthrow the Capet Family, and then take over Leipzig Market?”

“Humans…”

“When the beast tide is coming, and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people are at stake, these people are still thinking about scheming against each other, taking this opportunity to eliminate their opponents, Milia is right, the human heart is far more dangerous than the beast tide, in the eyes of those in power, what does it matter if some people die to achieve their goals?”

After muttering a few words, he restrained his aura and ran towards the direction of the market.

Ruins!

The market, which stretched for several miles, with its rows and rows of houses, was now nothing but ruins.

Not a single house was intact.

***

Following the traces left on the ground, Karl finally found the location of the potion shop, only to find that the backyard had been completely overturned.

The hidden cave below was naturally exposed, and it was a mess inside.

Fortunately, there were no traces of blood left behind, but there were unique hidden markings belonging to the Six Rings Tower.

“Charlie?”

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At the Tower.

“Karl, I knew you would be alright.”

Charlie came down to greet him:

“Thanks to your prior arrangements, Barbara didn’t have any accidents, I really should thank you.”

The people in the potion shop had all been brought over by Charlie, except for the guard ‘Jay’ who was slightly injured, the others were fine.

Of course,

He was only concerned about Barbara, who was carrying his child.

“This is what I should do.” Karl’s tone was humble:

“How are things now?”

“Not good!” Charlie sighed, and asked:

“How much do you know about the beast tide?”

“Not much.” Karl shook his head:

“I was just about to ask my senior about this.”

“The beast tide…” Charlie looked back at the distance, and slowly opened his mouth:

“In ancient times, outer evil gods invaded this world, and the gods and wizards joined forces to drive them away.”

“We don’t know how many years that war lasted, we only know that the Magic Forest was the final battlefield of that great war.”

“After that battle, because of the divergence in their paths, the wizards occupied the barren Kalim Continent, while the rich Eastern Kingdom Continent was given to the gods, and that’s how the current situation came to be.”

“Oh!” Karl’s face showed surprise:

“So that’s how it is?”

He really didn’t know about this.

Charlie made the process sound simple, but how easy could it have been to seize a piece of land from the gods?

It was likely that the ancient wizards had also fought a great battle with the gods.

Outer evil gods?

The other world had also experienced the invasion of evil gods, but they were not truly driven away, I wonder if there is any connection between the two.

“In that war, countless Third-Order and Fourth-Order beings died, and there were also many Fifth-Order and even Sixth-Order beings.”

Charlie continued:

“In the end, the central area of the Magic Forest became a forbidden area for living beings, even gods could be annihilated.”

“And every once in a while, the forbidden area will undergo a change, and the leaking aura will cause fierce beasts to run amok.”

“You can think of the Magic Forest as a closed room, where humans and other creatures live, usually they are active in their own areas, but the changes will break this balance.”

“This is what is called the beast tide!”

“Running amok?” Karl asked:

“Does my senior mean that they don’t specifically target human settlements?”

“No.” Charlie shook his head:

“Most of the fierce beasts are irrational, they only have the instinct to hunt, and the rational beings also know that humans are not easy to provoke, the fact that the Corrupted Dragon appeared a few days ago and attacked the Capet Family’s wizard tower was quite strange, some wizards suspect that someone did something behind the scenes.”

No one was a fool.

Especially the wizards who had lived for hundreds of years, their long lives had given them a wealth of knowledge and experience.

In recent times, there were many abnormal things happening to the Capet Family, how could the Tower not have noticed it?

Charlie continued:

“So as long as the major markets can withstand the impact of the beast tide, letting those beasts know that the area ahead is dangerous, they will naturally detour.”

“What if they can’t withstand it?” Karl asked.

“Can’t withstand it?” Charlie sighed:

“Then the beast tide will rush into the human residential areas, and the hunting instinct will make them treat this place as their hunting ground.”

“The people living here will become extremely dangerous.”

Karl understood.

As for fear, he didn’t have any, after all, he had already planned to go to the other world to avoid the storm after a while.

“Don’t worry.”

Seeing that he was expressionless, Charlie thought that he was too frightened, and comforted him:

“The mentor has already informed the Tower on the Kalim Continent about the situation here, and they have also sent a notice.”

“The teleportation channel will be opened soon, and by then they will send a few Formal Wizards to take charge.”

“Oh!” Karl said:

“Wasn’t it said that no one would come this time?”

“Originally.” Charlie spread his hands:

“Who knew that the beast tide would suddenly appear, this time not only will they send people, but there will be quite a few.”

“Junior Brother!”

He patted Karl’s shoulder:

“I’ll leave Barbara to you, please take good care of her.”

“…” Karl laughed dryly:

“I’ll do my best!”

When they arrived at the wizard tower, the people from the tower were all present, especially those who had come from the Black Swamp.

“What’s going on?”

Karl gave Omar a look:

“Why is the atmosphere so heavy?”

It was more than heavy!

The people in the field looked like their parents had died, their faces were pale, and their eyes were full of anger, fear, and unwillingness.

“Sigh!”

Omar sighed:

“Hodgson has disappeared.”

“Disappeared?” Karl laughed:

“Just disappeared?”

“It’s really just disappeared.” Omar nodded:

“He owes so many people so much money, even if they wanted to tear him apart, they wouldn’t dare to attack him!”

“The shop that was bought for tens of thousands of magic stones was destroyed, the goods worth tens of thousands of magic stones were looted, and there were also unpaid debts, the total amount was as high as 100,000 magic stones, Hodgson probably knew that he couldn’t pay it back, so he took advantage of the chaos and slipped away.”

“Back then…”

“His high-spirited appearance is still in front of my eyes, suddenly falling from the sky to the ground, it’s really sigh-worthy.”

100,000 magic stones!

Karl was secretly shocked, even a Formal Wizard would probably not be able to take out this sum of money.

“What?” He asked in a low voice:

“Did you also lend him magic stones?”

“Yes.”

Omar nodded:

“I lent him one hundred magic stones.”

“Actually, I’m fine, those few who wanted to get shares of Hodgson’s shop signed contracts and lent him a large sum of magic stones, some two or three thousand, some four or five thousand, and now they don’t know what to do, so they came to ask the mentors for help.”

Karl clicked his tongue.

Thousands of magic stones, for them who had only come from the Black Swamp a year ago, it was an astronomical figure.

Repay?

They might not be able to repay it even if they spent their whole lives!

The one hundred magic stones that Omar took out was actually not a small amount either, it should be all her savings from these years.

No wonder everyone’s expressions were so ugly.

However, to Karl’s surprise, besides the people who had come from the Black Swamp, there were also other Tower disciples who had invested in Hodgson.

To be able to gain the trust of so many people in such a short period of time, that was also a kind of skill.

“Tap…”

Footsteps came from upstairs, Daniel, wearing a white wizard robe, had a cold face, and glanced at everyone in the field.

Only when his eyes fell on Omar and Karl did his expression soften slightly.

“We have all looked at the contracts, they have the mark of a deity on them, unless you want your souls to be taken, you cannot violate them.”

The faces of the crowd paled, and despair appeared in their eyes.

The mark of a deity!

It was like a middleman, a guarantor.

If they didn’t repay the money, their souls would belong to the deity, and the deity would give the lender corresponding compensation.

The purer and rarer the soul, the more loans the deity could provide.

In this way,

The lender didn’t have to worry about not getting their money back, the deity could profit from it, and the borrower could borrow a large sum, it seemed like a win-win situation.

However, once they couldn’t repay the loan, they would pay the price of losing their souls.

‘The deities really will do anything to get souls, they are even willing to act as guarantors.’

‘I wonder if I, the Lord of this Divine Domain Fragment, will be able to act as a guarantor in the future?’

“However, compared to getting a certain amount of compensation from the deity, the lenders still hope that you can pay them back with magic stones.” Daniel took out a contract:

“After discussing with the lenders, they agreed to postpone your repayment of magic stones, but you need to sign a supplementary clause.”

“The magic stones still have to be repaid, but the time can be postponed until after the beast tide, and you can repay it slowly at a rate of one thousand magic stones every ten years.”

“Of course, if you have money, you can also repay it early, and one more thing, the interest will be higher than the original contract, if you think it’s okay, come and sign your names.”

The field was silent for a moment.

Then, one person slowly raised their hand:

“I’ll sign!”

One thousand magic stones every ten years, that’s one hundred magic stones a year, even with interest it wouldn’t exceed two hundred.

Two hundred was still a lot, but as a disciple of the Six Rings Tower, if they worked hard, there was still a chance, and they could also borrow from others, it was better than having their souls taken by a deity and dying soon after.

“I’ll… sign!”

“Sign!”

The crowd made their decisions one after another, and went forward to sign the supplementary agreement, although they had avoided the death trap that was coming soon, they still couldn’t smile.

“Omar.”

After everyone had signed the supplementary contract, Daniel looked at Omar in the crowd, and said with a smile:

“I heard from your mentor that you plan to break through to become a Formal Wizard soon?”

“Yes.”

Omar took a deep breath:

“I plan to try!”

“Whoa…”

Her words caused a small commotion in the field, and even Karl couldn’t help but show surprise.

He remembered that Omar had only advanced to a Senior Wizard Apprentice a few years ago, could she break through to become a Formal Wizard so quickly?

What a terrifying talent for magic!

“Good!”

Daniel smiled:

“If you can become a Formal Wizard before the Star Gate opens, according to the rules, you can go to the Six Rings Tower Academy on the Kalim Continent to study.”

“I wish you success!”

“Thank you, Senior Daniel.” Omar bowed.

Please collect!