Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 106

Chapter 106: Intrusion

A book?

What kind of book?

The crowd participating in the auction couldn’t help but reveal curious expressions.

Among them, a few had solemn faces and straight postures, they should have some understanding of this book.

Perhaps,

the purpose of their visit this time was to obtain this high-level magic item.

Manipulate Earth and Rock!

Under the effect of magic, the soil in the center of the platform rose, carrying a book to the host.

It was a yellowed parchment book.

The cover should be made of a whole piece of carefully tanned and polished sheepskin, the delicate texture was like the precipitation of time.

Ancient golden lines outlined intricate patterns, after the baptism of time, the patterns still shimmered with a mysterious and charming light.

After just a few glances, Karl hurriedly withdrew his gaze.

In his perception, a strange power lingered over the book, making one feel a sense of alarm.

“Wizard Duke was a wandering wizard hundreds of years ago, he deeply loved his wife Athena, but was betrayed and abandoned by her. ”

The host said:

“In the last ten years of his life, Wizard Duke wrote this love story with his soul. ”

“And this book, also possesses mysterious power. ”

He waved the staff in his hand, an invisible force opened the cover of the book, revealing the paper inside.

The paper was thin but tough, slightly yellowed, emitting a faint smell of ink and the unique scent of sheepskin.

Ink fragrance?

Karl’s heart skipped a beat.

A book from hundreds of years ago, how could there still be the smell of ink, it was obvious that his sense of smell was being distorted by a mysterious power.

The pages were densely covered with ancient text, those letters seemed to have life, jumping back and forth on the paper, narrating the legends and stories of two formal wizards from hundreds of years ago.

Karl subconsciously wanted to see the words clearly, then suddenly came back to his senses, closing his eyes and no longer looking.

“Whoosh…”

The host waved his staff again, and the book closed itself.

Although it was only for a short few breaths, many people in the venue were already pale and their eyes showed fear.

This book, the words inside, seemed to have a strange power, attracting their attention, making them involuntarily immersed in it.

“Be careful!”

The host reminded again:

“Don’t look at the contents of this book out of curiosity, and don’t even focus too much on it. ”

“After being appraised by a wizard, this 《Duke’s Love Story! 》 creates an illusory world in the book, if the viewer’s will is not firm enough, they will gradually sink into the story in the book, until their soul is taken away by the book, adding some fun to the story. ”

He said seriously:

“Over the centuries, this book has devoured the souls of dozens of people, although most of them are ordinary people. ”

“Of course!”

“If you completely master this book, then you can use it to plunder the souls of others. ”

Plundering souls has many benefits.

For example,

torturing secrets, refining certain special magic items, or directly devouring and refining them with black magic.

A complete soul can even be sold for a high price.

If you obtain the soul of a wizard apprentice, it is entirely possible to extract a wizard inheritance from them.

And this high-level magic item can plunder the soul of a senior wizard apprentice, which can be said to be very terrifying.

“Starting price, two hundred and thirty magic stones!”

As soon as the host finished speaking, someone raised their hand to signal.

“Two hundred and forty magic stones!”

“Two hundred and sixty magic stones!”

“…”

The price was quickly raised to three hundred magic stones, and even so, there was no sign of the bidding slowing down.

The few people who bid the most fiercely were the few who had different expressions from the others just now, obviously prepared.

“You guys wait for me here. ”

Orseia glanced at a place not far away, then whispered to the two:

“I have something to do, I’ll be back soon. ”

“Mm. ”

Amy nodded:

“Go ahead, we’ll wait for you. ”

She was excited, still immersed in the excitement of high-level magic items and bidding.

“You two. ”

Not long after Orseia left, a handsome man approached the two and whispered:

“Are you interested in participating in the next small secret gathering?”

“Secret gathering?”

Amy blinked:

“What secret gathering?”

“Beautiful young lady, you should know that the auction house needs to give the black wizard 20% of the net profit. ” The man smiled:

“And a privately held secret gathering can save this magic stone. ”

“Usually after the auction ends, there will be a small secret gathering, the things inside are not only of high quality but also low price. ”

“My name is Cronin, I am responsible for introducing guests to participate, and by the way, I earn some pocket money from it. ”

His voice was gentle, his smile sunny, it was easy to make people feel good, Amy couldn’t help but become interested.

However, she did not forget Orseia’s instructions:

“Where is it?”

“Not far. ” Cronin pointed to a place not far away:

“It’s over there, there will be a lot of people going there after the auction, you two can go together. ”

“No!”

Before Amy could speak, Karl shook his head:

“We’re not interested, please stay away. ”

“Huh?”

Cronin was stunned:

“This friend, I have no ill intentions…”

“Leave!” Karl frowned, his voice becoming deep:

“Don’t let me tell the organizers here that you’re privately soliciting guests, I believe the black wizard won’t be happy either. ”

“…” The smile on Cronin’s face froze, he grinned awkwardly, and shrugged helplessly:

“Alright!”

Watching Cronin leave, Amy blinked:

“Mr. Karl, are you not interested?”

“Orseia reminded us before we came, not to pay attention to other people’s approaches. ” Karl shook his head:

“I’m just keeping my agreement with her. ”

“Oh!”

Amy slowly nodded.

Actually,

there was another reason Karl didn’t say.

Malice!

He felt a malice in that Cronin, a malice that was deeply hidden but very pure.

Just like sensing the existence of the Invisibility Cloak.

Karl’s perception was like a radar that could be triggered at any time, once certain things approached, it would issue a warning.

That feeling was very unique.

One moment it was normal, the next moment a sense suddenly arose, and instantly locked onto the direction and existence of the sense.

Ensuring a first response.

‘It seems that the Abyssal creature’s bloodline still hides many secrets, and experimental data alone cannot fully analyze it. ‘

Orseia soon returned, after hearing what happened from Amy, she nodded and cast an appreciative glance at Karl.

“Karl did a good job!”

“I’ve heard of this Cronin, although there is no direct evidence to prove that he has done anything harmful, he is most likely a black wizard. ”

“Amy!”

“You are too young, you haven’t seen the dangers and wickedness of people’s hearts, remember not to trust strangers. ”

“Oh!” Amy nodded blankly.

…………

The oars swung, propelling the wooden boat forward.

Overall, today’s auction was very satisfying, not only did he see two high-level magic items, but he also acquired a young Thunderbird feather.

After going back to do experimental analysis, he would know if the feather in his hand belonged to a Thunderbird.

If it was…

then it would be worth at least one hundred magic stones!

And when his alchemy skills progressed further, he could even use the feather to refine a high-level magic item.

‘The reason why the Invisibility Cloak can be invisible is not because of the refining technique, but because of the use of a special magic material. ‘

‘If I have the right materials, I can too. ‘

‘《Duke’s Love Story! 》, on the other hand, is because it condenses the obsession of a formal wizard’s life. ‘

‘Both have their own wonders, but it’s not the difference in refining techniques, but the difference in raw materials. ‘

‘I…’

‘It might not be impossible!’

The experience of accumulating hundreds of magic materials was not just for show, thinking of the future possibilities, his spirit couldn’t help but be lifted.

“Huh?”

Before reaching the shore, Karl frowned.

‘Someone landed on the island?’

‘Sybil’s friend?’

But in an instant, he realized something was wrong, Sybil’s friend landing wouldn’t have triggered the magic traps.

There was an intruder!

“Whoosh!”

His figure flickered.

Karl stopped near his residence.

A corpse lay in the grass, covered in various wounds.

There were frostbite, burns, poison, corrosion, etc… many injuries eventually took his life.

To hide his secrets, and also to verify what he had learned, Karl had set up many magic traps on the island.

Especially near his residence.

Many magic materials brought from the other world were transformed into dense magic traps, crisscrossing and overlapping.

Without understanding, even a senior wizard apprentice would lose half their life if they broke in.

It was amazing that this person only died after arriving here.

“Coming for me?”

Karl looked back, from the traces of the magic traps being destroyed, he could see that this person had come straight here.

Obviously, he was coming for him.

“When did I offend…”

“Whoosh!”

Before his voice could finish, a dark shadow swept out from under the corpse, his vision and perception suddenly brightened.

Flame Burst!

The sudden burst of flames not only obscured his vision, but even burned his perception, making him lose control of the outside world in an instant.

A moment of hesitation allowed the shadow to get close, holding a slender dagger and stabbing at Karl’s throat.

“Whoosh!”

The attack that was supposed to hit, stabbed into the air.

The shadow was stunned.

“Bang!”

Vast battle aura erupted from Karl’s body, his fist descended like a giant axe, slamming down diagonally.

The shadow didn’t make a sound, and was directly sent flying.

“Who are you?”

Karl’s face was gloomy, he stepped forward to catch up:

“What is your purpose in coming here? Why assassinate me?”

His five fingers spread out, a simple buckle, but it gave people a feeling of being unable to dodge or avoid.

The whistling battle aura covered him like a canopy.

Grand Knight!

And a Peak Grand Knight!

The shadow’s eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, this was not the same as the information he had received before coming.

Fighting a Peak Grand Knight at such a close distance…

He was dead!

His heart skipped a beat, and a flame suddenly appeared in the shadow’s eyes.

Hmm?

Karl’s eyebrows twitched, his forward-charging body suddenly stopped, and then retreated at an even faster speed.

The next moment.

“Boom!”

The shadow exploded on the spot, as if there was a high explosive bomb hidden inside his body, burning flesh and blood flying everywhere.

If Karl hadn’t retreated quickly…

It wouldn’t have been a big problem!

“Who?”

Karl frowned:

“Who wants to deal with me?”

The shadow was obviously a killer or a dead man.

Knowing that it was impossible to approach the house, he hid under the corpse of his companion, looking for an opportunity to sneak attack.

Knowing that he was no match, he decisively blew himself up.

Judging from the methods he used, he should be from Colon, it is said that Colon specially trained a group of killers.

“It’s been almost three years since I came to the Black Swamp, and the number of times I’ve left the island can be counted on one hand, when did I offend anyone?”

“Choosing to land on the island today, obviously knowing that I’m not on the island, not many people know my itinerary today…”

Rummaging through the corpse, Karl’s eyes flickered:

“This thing…”

“Auction!”

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Black Swamp.

Edge.

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Amy looked panicked, quickly darting through the dense forest.

A wisp of clear wind surrounded her, making her incredibly fast, a light leap covering several meters.

“Chirp chirp…”

Above her head, a small bird the size of a palm kept flapping its wings.

With each flap of its wings, Amy’s speed increased slightly, but even so, her face was still filled with panic.

“Little girl, you can’t escape!”

Behind her.

Cronin’s voice echoed from afar.

Branches snapped, and Cronin, his upper body bare, revealed a sinister grin as he shot forward like a cannonball.

One leap covered over ten meters.

Besides him, there was another person behind.

That person was on all fours, like a hunting dog, nimbly weaving through the complex terrain of the dense forest.

The two were getting closer and closer to Amy.

“Heh heh…”

Looking at the fleeing figure ahead, Cronin grinned and said:

“You’ve already come, why the rush to leave? Are you dissatisfied with my hospitality, little girl?”

“You…” Amy shouted angrily:

“I shouldn’t have trusted you!”

She had initially been attracted to Cronin’s handsome appearance and gentle demeanor, so she had sought him out after the auction, wanting to get to know him.

She never expected.

This man was actually a black wizard!

He had tricked her into a secluded place, ready to attack, and his previously sunny smile had turned into a terrifying sneer.

If Amy hadn’t had some tricks up her sleeve, she would have already lost her life.

“Haha…” Cronin laughed:

“You came to my door willingly, you can’t blame me for this. I didn’t expect you to have a magical creature with you.”

“Looks like I’m going to get rich today!”

Although he didn’t recognize that magical creature, it was just a juvenile, yet it could provide magical support.

Its grade was definitely not low.

It could definitely sell for a high price!

And Amy also had quite a few good things on her, if he could get them, he wouldn’t have to worry about magic stones for several years.

“Go!”

After closing the distance, Cronin reached out and pressed down hard.

Earth-type zero-circle spell ━ Earth Cage!

“Boom!”

The ground trembled, and dozens of mud-formed bars erupted from the ground, forming a cage that trapped Amy inside.

With the power of magic, the soft mud instantly turned into solid rock.

“Roar!”

The person behind let out a low growl, his body rising and falling, like a cheetah pouncing forward.

No!

It wasn’t like one.

It was a cheetah!

Bloodline magic!

Mid-air, the fur-covered skin tore through his clothes, and his body grew more than a fist-size larger.

The five-colored fur indicated that the cheetah’s bloodline was very unique, it should also be a magical creature.

Not every wizard apprentice aspired to become a formal wizard.

Quite the opposite.

Most wizard apprentices were very clear about their potential, and had long given up on continuing to strive.

Just like bloodline wizards.

Without legendary creature analysis, there was no hope of advancing.

Since they couldn’t become formal wizards, it was better to refine the bloodline of ordinary magical creatures, which could still increase their strength and abilities.

The ‘cheetah’ was like this.

“Ah!”

Trapped in the cage, with the cheetah attacking, Amy couldn’t help but scream, and wind blades erupted around her body.

The wind blades instantly turned into a tornado, rushing in all directions.

Zero-circle spell ━ Minor Storm!

The violent wind blades tore apart everything in their path, and the solid cage shattered instantly.

The cheetah that had pounced had to retreat temporarily.

“Hmph!”

Cronin snorted coldly:

“That move again!”

An ordinary minor storm didn’t have such great power, Amy had obviously borrowed the power of the magical creature.

“Bang!”

Cronin charged forward against the storm, his skin covered by rock at some point.

Under the wind blades, the rock cracked open with hideous fissures, but it couldn’t stop his movements.

He charged to Amy in three strides, and threw a punch.

“Bang!”

Amy’s head snapped back, her eyes blurred, and she fell heavily to the ground, the magical creature that had been screeching beside her was also knocked away.

“Little Wind!”

“Still have time to worry about your pet?” Cronin dispersed the rock on his body, reached out and grabbed Amy’s throat:

“You’re really kind-hearted, I’m even a little reluctant to do it.”

“Unfortunately, if I don’t kill you, I’ll definitely attract retaliation, and that woman Orseia will be difficult to deal with.”

“So…”

“You should just die!”

As he spoke, the force on his hand increased.

Amy had difficulty breathing, and her desperate struggles were futile, her face gradually turning blue, her eyes turning white.

‘I’m going to die!’

‘Big Sister Orseia…’

‘I shouldn’t have disobeyed you, if only I had listened to you, if only I hadn’t gone…’

Due to lack of oxygen, her consciousness became increasingly blurred, her struggles became weaker, and her vision began to turn black.

“Bang!”

A muffled sound suddenly came from not far away.

“Who?”

Cronin turned around abruptly, and saw a burly figure holding his companion’s fore and hind limbs high above his head.

The figure’s arm muscles bulged, and with a sudden tear.

“Pfft!”

The ‘cheetah’ in his hands was torn in half, fresh blood mixed with internal organs pouring down.

The scream stopped abruptly.

How could this be?

This scene made Cronin’s eyes widen.

His companion, the ‘cheetah’, was a middle-level wizard apprentice who cultivated bloodline magic, after fusing with the magical creature’s bloodline, his physique was strong enough to tear through steel.

Even when facing a peak-level knight, he could steadily hold the upper hand.

Now,

He was like a rag doll, easily torn in half.

After killing the ‘cheetah’, the figure flickered and appeared next to Cronin, his fist clenched and punched out.

Earth Wall!

“Bang!”

The summoned earth wall shattered instantly, and the figure appeared in front of Cronin.

Chaotic features, pitch black and deep, like a bottomless black hole, devouring everything.

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

“…”

Cronin’s eyes were glazed over, his body stiff, his heart beating rapidly, and an uncontrollable fear rose in his heart.

This fear almost instantly destroyed his reason.

“Ah!”

He screamed, retreating repeatedly, a glimmer of clarity flashing through his chaotic thoughts.

Magic!

A soul-shaking spell!

Although he realized something was wrong, no matter how he adjusted his emotions or cast secret spells, it was futile.

Fear!

Chaos!

Despair!

Numerous negative emotions completely overwhelmed his reason.

Karl grabbed Cronin’s collar with one hand, his eyes glowing with a faint dark light, staring directly at him and asking:

“Why are you targeting me?”

“Why!”

His voice was deep and powerful, echoing in Cronin’s ears, impacting his consciousness wave after wave.

Aura of Fear!

“Uh…”

Cronin’s body struggled frantically, his skin and soul began to wither as if burned by a raging fire.

His life force was also rapidly weakening.

Hmm?

Karl raised an eyebrow.

The Aura of Fear actually has this effect?

He could clearly feel that as Cronin’s life force faded, his own body felt a sense of satisfaction.

It was like tasting a delicious delicacy.

His mental power even increased slightly.

‘It is said that Abyssal creatures enjoy the fear of others, and even feed on fear, could this ability have appeared on me as well?’

“It’s you!”

Cronin finally saw Karl’s appearance clearly, his mouth opened, his eyes slowly filled with despair and fear.

“Why?” Karl asked in a low voice:

“Why are you targeting me?”

“No…it wasn’t me.” Cronin’s face was withered and sunken, struggling to beg:

“Ancelot!”

“It was…”

“Ancelot…made me do it, please, spare me…spare me.”

Ancelot?

Tim’s friend?

Tim had been dead for three years, and his friend was still thinking about taking revenge for him, that’s really…

Commendable.

“Crack!”

Karl’s eyes narrowed, and he twisted Cronin’s neck with force.

Then, he skillfully rummaged through the two corpses, took a few items, and disappeared in a flash.

Not long after.

“Ah!”

Amy’s scream echoed in the area.

She struggled to get up from the ground, looking around in horror, only to see two corpses.

One was violently torn in half.

One was like a dried corpse that had been buried underground for decades and then dug up.

What happened?

Who saved her?

Amy was at a loss, and when she came back to her senses, she hurriedly called out to ‘Little Wind’ and rushed away.

…………

A wooden boat moved slowly through the swamp.

Ancelot, holding a staff that looked like an old man’s cane, leaned on the boat, gazing into the distance.

His eyes showed a trace of anxiety:

“There’s still no news.”

“Master.”

The boatman, a knight in armor, spoke after hearing the sound:

“You don’t have to worry, the Shadow Hand has absorbed the Fire Thieves of Colon, and their strength is much stronger than before.”

“With the price you offered, even a senior wizard apprentice could be killed if they’re not careful, let alone just asking them to retrieve something from an uninhabited island?”

“I hope so.” Ancelot’s eyes flickered:

“But…”

“I always have a bad feeling, you know I also practice divination and stargazing, my premonitions are often very accurate.”

“This…” The knight hesitated for a moment:

“With the preparations of the black wizard Cronin and the Shadow Hand, and the target being just a junior wizard apprentice, you will definitely get what you want, master.”

“Even if you don’t get it, it doesn’t matter, no one knows it’s related to you, there will be other opportunities in the future.”

“Heh…” Ancelot chuckled:

“If it were anyone else, I wouldn’t be in a hurry, but Karl…he’s hardly left the island in three years.”

“If I can’t get it this time, I don’t know when the next chance will come.”

“I can’t wait!”

Three years!

He had waited three years for an opportunity, even if his patience was good, he would feel impatient.

“That’s true.” The knight nodded:

“That person is really strange, even wizard apprentices who are obsessed with research rarely stay indoors year after year like him.”

“Hmm?”

“Careful!”

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly drew his sword.

At the same time.

The wooden boat beneath them shattered with a loud crash, and a figure with tentacles growing from its back rushed out of the swamp.

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