Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 121

Chapter 121: The Secret of the Gods

Evening.

“Ah!”

“Run!”

“……”

Screams and wails came from afar.

Hearing the sounds, the merfolk swayed their bodies and rushed towards the direction of the noise.

These past two days.

The people of Rapid Flow City were used as bait by the Death Knights to lure the merfolk.

Even though they were desperately trying to escape, the death toll continued to rise, and the situation became increasingly difficult.

But all of this had nothing to do with Karl; the key was how to deal with the immediate trouble.

“Da…”

A gaunt merfolk, as if smelling something, stretched its neck and twitched its nose back and forth.

Its eyes were dull as it reached out and grabbed at the air in front of it.

Clearly.

It grabbed nothing.

In the air, invisible to the naked eye, Karl leaned back, carefully avoiding the merfolk’s movements.

What’s wrong with this merfolk?

Is its nose so sensitive?

I’ve already used the techniques from the Spirit Gathering Breathing Method and magic items to conceal my aura, and it can still detect me.

“Ugh…”

The merfolk moved its body, stretched its neck, and desperately sniffed the air, getting closer to the two of them.

The strong fishy smell wafted over, causing Aya to frown subconsciously.

She looked around.

The nearby merfolk had all been lured away; if it’s just this one, it should be easy to deal with it quickly and quietly.

As the thought crossed her mind, her hand quietly pressed against the hilt of her sword.

Karl clearly had the same idea, and just as he was about to make a move, his gaze fell on the merfolk’s pupils.

A very inconspicuous red color entered his eyes.

Red eyes?

No!

Karl’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he instantly activated the ability of the high-level magic item, the ‘Phantom Amulet’.

Body becomes ethereal!

At the same time, he crossed his arms in front of his body.

In front of him, the merfolk, which had been moving slowly, suddenly clenched its fists and punched forward fiercely.

“Boom!”

The air in front of its fist was like a viscous liquid, and the punch created visible ripples.

The rolling airwaves directly shot out dozens of meters, and a deep gully was plowed into the ground.

Karl retreated again and again.

In his ethereal state, 90% of physical attacks were ineffective, but the remaining 10% still caused him to stagger backward.

So strong!

Legendary realm!

His arms trembled, and his eyes twitched wildly.

This inconspicuous merfolk actually possessed the strength of a Legendary Knight, and it was clearly stronger than Bob.

Its power value is probably reaching 8 points!

Or even nine points!

If he hadn’t become ethereal in time, he would have been severely injured on the spot.

‘When attacked in the ethereal state, mental power consumption is accelerated.’

‘My original 0.2 mental power could maintain the ethereal state for one second, and I could last for more than twenty seconds, but after being attacked, I’m barely lasting ten seconds. No wonder they say that only a formal wizard can unleash the full power of a high-level magic item.’

“Clang…”

The sound waves from the impact swept in all directions.

As Karl’s thoughts raced, the Desecrated Knight, who had reacted and was wielding her greatsword, collided head-on with the red-eyed merfolk.

Corea Swordsmanship!

The sword techniques passed down by the gods.

Aya’s eyes had turned pitch black at some point, and her golden hair was also dyed with a layer of frost.

A strange, cold, and terrifying aura accompanied the swing of the greatsword in her hand, suppressing her opponent.

Her slender, even somewhat frail figure, was shapely, and combined with the unique greatsword in her hand, the femininity, charm, and the greatsword’s sharpness and violence merged together, giving her a strange beauty.

“That’s quite a greatsword!”

Karl muttered, taking out a few single-use magic items and throwing them at the red-eyed merfolk.

Weaken!

Immobilize!

Slow!

***

Several spells landed, and the red-eyed merfolk was only slightly affected before recovering in an instant.

Seeing this, Karl’s eyes flashed:

“Legendary creatures have too much resistance to wizardry; low-level magic items have too little effect on them.”

“Especially those related to evil gods; they have almost no effect.”

“So…”

“Aya, jump!”

He shouted, and at the same time, he stomped on the ground with one foot.

Super Rune ━ Earth Tremor!

“Whoosh!”

Aya jumped up as she heard the shout, and while in mid-air, she saw the ground ripple like water, and the red-eyed merfolk’s figure also stiffened.

Super Runes are comparable to first-circle spells; even legendary creatures are affected by them.

Dozens of stone spikes followed closely behind, erupting from the ground and piercing towards the merfolk at an astonishing speed.

Although they couldn’t break through the red-eyed merfolk’s defense, they did cause it to lose its balance and fall into a brief state of stiffness.

Slash!

Combat Technique ━ Fury of the Wind God!

“Ha!”

In mid-air, Aya let out a low shout, her body spinning like a high-speed wheel as she swung her greatsword down.

Before the sword even landed, the sword wind had already cut a deep crack in the ground.

At the same time.

Karl also charged forward with both hands wielding his swords.

Combat Technique ━ Divine Sanction!

“Bang!”

“Pfft!”

The red-eyed merfolk wailed, one of its arms was cut off by Aya, and its body was sent flying by Karl.

Rune ━ Ice Explosion!

Karl raised his hand and activated a rune.

The red-eyed merfolk in mid-air was instantly frozen into a block of ice, and then the ice block exploded with a loud bang.

Inside the shattered ice, pieces of fresh flesh were wrapped, almost dismembering the red-eyed merfolk.

Aya’s eyes twitched.

The red-eyed merfolk’s physical strength was terrifyingly strong; she barely managed to cut off one arm by using her weapon and combat techniques.

And now,

It’s almost dismembered!

How does this Guardian have so many methods?

But even so, the red-eyed merfolk is still not dead!

“Die!”

Karl approached again, his dual swords twisting.

“Pfft!”

The red-eyed merfolk’s head flew high, and at the same time, a warm current appeared out of nowhere and surged into Karl’s body.

Source Essence?

As expected!

He guessed right; as long as it’s something related to the gods, once it reaches a certain level, you can obtain Source Essence.

The Flame Island Lord had Source Essence, and the red-eyed merfolk also had it, it’s just a matter of quantity.

It wasn’t a waste to use a rune.

Karl’s eyes flickered, and without time to think, he shouted at Aya:

“Go!”

They had already made a quick decision, but they had still alerted the surrounding merfolk; if they didn’t leave quickly, they would be surrounded.

…………

Night.

In the middle of a ruin.

The ground was a mess after the merfolk’s rampage, with various items mixed in with the mud.

“Nothing!”

Karl straightened up, shaking his head helplessly:

“Still nothing.”

“It’s strange, we left in a hurry that day and didn’t take much with us. The three major forces should have left some Great God’s Grace coins behind, and Hawke also said so. How come we haven’t found anything else after the first few?”

These past two days, in order to maintain the ‘invisibility’ effect and avoid being discovered by the merfolk, he had been consuming more than ten magic stones every day.

Once discovered, the consumption would be even greater.

He was spending magic stones all day and was still on edge, but there were no gains, so it was hard not to be annoyed.

“Guardian.”

Aya said softly:

“Something’s coming.”

Not far away.

A colorful giant serpent slowly crawled out, its long tongue hissing, and poisonous gas spread around it.

The ‘invisibility’ effect of the two had no effect on the poisonous gas; if they didn’t leave, they would be discovered.

“Mm.”

Karl nodded, and just as he was about to leave, his eyes changed slightly:

“Wait!”

He took out a single-use magic item and threw it at the ground beneath his feet.

Ground Sink!

The hard ground instantly became soft, and the two of them sank into the ground as if they were stepping on water.

Zero-Circle Spell ━ Manipulate Earth and Rock!

Ten meters below the ground, Karl used another magic item to separate the soil to the sides.

In the blink of an eye.

A few square meters of a ‘secret chamber’ appeared.

“Wait for me here for a bit.” After instructing Aya, Karl walked towards the soil.

His body instantly melted into it, leaving behind a bewildered Desecrated Knight.

Divine Domain Fragment.

Karl sat on the stone chair, watching the rising mist in the arena.

“It’s finally here!”

In the mist, the scene that appeared was of Quincy praying to ‘him’, begging for the descent of the gods.

“Ahem!”

He cleared his throat.

“A dying man.” Karl lowered his voice, slowed his speech, and slowly said:

“So…”

“What is your request?”

?

Quincy, who was waiting to die, suddenly widened his eyes and stared at the awe-inspiring being in the void.

“God?”

“Save me! Save me!”

He said urgently, then reacted.

No!

Even if you heal my injuries, I will still die facing a red-eyed merfolk comparable to a Legendary Knight.

“God!”

His eyes filled with pleading and longing, he spoke to the being in the void:

“I wish to receive your blessing and become a Legendary Knight.”

Legendary?

Just waiting for you to say that!

Karl, sitting on the stone seat, smiled.

The moment Quincy spoke, the Divine Domain Fragment gave feedback, telling him how to do it.

The Divine Domain Fragment seemed to have a special operating mechanism, similar to a wishing well that could fulfill other people’s wishes, and Karl, as the master of the fragment, was still exploring it.

“Alright!”

He nodded lightly:

“As you wish!”

With that, he reached out and gently tapped forward.

With the blessing of the mysterious power of the Divine Domain Fragment, his finger pierced through the boundaries of space and time and landed on Quincy.

At the same time, a vast amount of energy was transmitted.

Hmm?

Karl’s expression suddenly changed while sitting on the stone seat, and he looked up at his surroundings, his expression becoming very ugly.

The Divine Domain Fragment is shrinking!

The Divine Domain Fragment, which had expanded to more than 170 square meters after his efforts to collect Source Essence,

Suddenly shrunk by nearly 30 square meters!

That’s equivalent to 3 points of Source Essence, 30 Great God’s Grace coins!

“What…”

“What the hell!”

Karl shouted angrily, but it was too late; Quincy, who had received the blessing, was already out of his perception.

“Ah!”

“Why did it consume so much?”

If he wasn’t in the Divine Domain Fragment, possessing absolute rationality, Karl would have probably collapsed on the spot.

Thirty Great God’s Grace coins!

In an instant, they were all gone!

Hmm?

After only a dozen breaths, Karl raised his eyebrows again.

The Source Essence that had just disappeared was actually returning again, and there was even a little more than before it disappeared.

What’s going on?

Just as the question surfaced in his mind, the Divine Domain Fragment gave an answer.

Quincy is dead!

As a follower of the ‘Taiwei Jade Emperor’, everything after death would belong to the Lord of the Divine Domain.

As for the little bit of extra Source Essence, it came from Quincy himself and the red-eyed merfolk.

The secret of the Divine Domain Fragment was partially revealed.

…………

“After death, everything belongs to the Lord!”

“The merits of life belong to the glory of the Lord!”

“……”

The words from the scriptures of the Morning Sun echoed in Karl’s mind, and he also understood their true meaning.

“First of all, people also have Source Essence; the stronger they are, the more Source Essence they have. Quincy’s death confirms this.”

“No wonder the gods want people to believe in them.”

***

The Source Essence on one person might be negligible, but what about ten thousand, a million, or even a billion people?

If there were billions of people who believed in them, then the people who died every day would bring a constant stream of Source Essence to the gods.

What’s more, when believers kill, it’s also counted as the gods’ harvest.

“No wonder!”

“No wonder the gods would initiate divine wars for ordinary people; these believers are all their livestock, even the foundation of their strength.”

“There are also records in wizard books that the gods herd living beings and harvest faith; so that’s what it means.”

Karl’s eyes flickered:

“So, the so-called righteous gods, even if they treat the common people and believers as their own livestock and ingredients, they will take care to nurture them, after all, the more believers they have, the more Source Essence they can harvest.”

“As for the evil gods…”

“They do a one-time deal, directly harvesting the lives of living beings. After all, according to my understanding, younger people have more Source Essence than older people. They don’t have that much patience to nurture believers, so they simply devour them to convert them into Source Essence.”

“In addition!”

Karl took a deep breath:

“Blessing others will consume Source Essence.”

“Helping believers fulfill their wishes will also consume Source Essence, and the amount of Source Essence consumed will vary depending on the wish.”

“Allowing dead believers to be resurrected in the Divine Domain, or even turning them into angels, requires a massive amount of Source Essence.”

“If you compare the gods to a big boss, then the believers are the big boss’s source of wealth; angels, priests, etc., are the big boss’s employees; and fulfilling wishes is equivalent to an incentive strategy…”

“So that’s how it is!”

After realizing this, Karl looked at his status panel.

Name: Karl

Constitution: 5

Mental Power: 4.5

Source Essence: 1

Level: Grand Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Eight Great God’s Grace coins converted into 0.8, killing a red-eyed merfolk gave 0.2, and the Source Essence after Quincy’s death directly merged into the Divine Domain Fragment and was not included.

After thinking for a moment, the values of Source Essence and Constitution jumped slightly.

Constitution: 5.01

Source Essence: 0.96

“After the Constitution value exceeds five, it takes four points of Source Essence to convert into one point of Constitution, twice as much as before.”

He stroked his chin, and Karl shook his head lightly:

“Although the values have increased, the essence of life hasn’t changed. It seems that even if I increase my Constitution to ten, I’ll still be an ordinary life form.”

“Like a mouse and an elephant; although their strength is different, their essence of life is the same.”

“Lifespan…”

“Hasn’t been extended either!”

A Legendary Knight can live for more than two hundred years, but a Grand Knight’s lifespan is no different from an ordinary person who is good at maintaining their health.

It seems that I still need to increase my realm.

An extra hundred years of life will also greatly increase the possibility of breaking through to become a formal wizard in the future.

Pulling back his thoughts, a smile appeared on Karl’s face:

“After making some preparations, I’ll be able to break through and advance to Legendary within a few days.”

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“Bang!”

“Pfft!”

A red-eyed merfolk that had charged into the crowd was rampaging, killing its way through in just a few breaths, leaving behind corpses.

The increase in the essence of life made its defense, explosive power, and recovery far surpass that of the blue-eyed merfolk.

Against the blue-eyed merfolk, they could still rely on numbers to surround and kill them.

But against the red-eyed merfolk, the number of people that could be used had been greatly reduced.

“Joe!”

Connie roared, charging forward with a dagger in each hand.

Combat Technique ━ Blind Strike!

This combat technique could greatly increase the toughness of the body, making it difficult for others to interrupt his movements, allowing him to continuously swing the weapons in his hands.

“Clang…”

A terrifying force came head-on.

Connie’s body trembled violently, but under the blessing of the combat technique, he stood firm, and even took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack.

At the same time.

A black-bearded man dressed as a sailor flashed and appeared behind the red-eyed merfolk, reaching out with both hands.

Curse ━ Weaken!

Two wisps of black energy, like long snakes, emerged from his palms and entered the red-eyed merfolk’s body.

In an instant.

The red-eyed merfolk’s speed slowed down.

Effective!

The black-bearded man smiled; the curse on his body came from a mysterious place in the Endless Sea, and its power was comparable to a Super Rune.

Even legendary-level creatures would be affected.

“Careful!”

Before he could make a move, Connie suddenly roared.

The red-eyed merfolk suddenly turned around and pounced on the black-bearded man with a roar, its speed still incredibly fast despite being cursed.

And…

Combat Technique ━ Spinning Assault!

Its fists suddenly thrust forward, and then its body spun, its fists and claws alternating, and several figures were directly torn apart by it.

Including the black-bearded man.

No one would have thought that a merfolk could also use combat techniques, and with such terrifying power.

Even iron armor could be easily torn apart, let alone a human body?

“Joe!”

Connie roared, his eyes turning red.

“Whoosh!”

His body turned into a phantom, appearing behind the red-eyed merfolk, and his daggers stabbed out fiercely.

Combat Technique ━ Combo Attack!

A combat technique that allowed for continuous attacks. The more times it attacked, the more damage it would inflict on the enemy.

The speed of a Grand Knight allowed him to stab six times in an instant, but he only managed to break through the opponent’s defense.

And the red-eyed merfolk’s fist also landed on his chest.

“Bang!”

The flesh on Connie’s chest exploded, and his internal organs could even be seen, but his movements did not stop.

Eight strikes!

Ten strikes!

***

“Bang!”

The fist came again.

Connie’s heart exploded directly.

Sixteen strikes!

Eighteen strikes!

“Explode!”

“Bang!”

Two figures flew backward at the same time.

Connie, whose upper body was a bloody mess, twitched non-stop after landing, and two large holes were pierced into the red-eyed merfolk’s body.

“Ugh…”

“Human, you’re strong.”

The red-eyed merfolk slowly propped itself up, looked at the wounds on its body, and a trace of surprise flashed in its scarlet eyes:

“Your body is also very strange; your heart is broken, yet you’re still alive.”

The blue-eyed merfolk already possessed a certain level of rationality; the red-eyed merfolk’s intelligence was no less than that of a normal human.

It can talk, that’s normal.

“Strange?”

Connie’s voice was hoarse:

“You’re the strange monster!”

During his exploration of the Endless Sea, he had also encountered some strange things, and his body had also undergone some changes.

Although he was still a Grand Knight, he could withstand attacks from the legendary level.

“Are you trying to anger me?” The red-eyed merfolk smiled:

“Connie, the legendary captain of the Endless Sea, I’ve heard of your name. After you die, I’ll make your head into a wine glass and keep it as a collectible.”

“Hmm?”

As he said this, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes, and he turned his head to look not far away.

There,

There should have been a corpse.

But now.

Quincy, full of energy and vigor, was standing in the arena with a spear in his hand, his sharp killing intent directed from afar.

Connie’s eyes narrowed.

This aura…

Legendary Knight!

His feeling was right; something had indeed happened to Quincy.

“God, you truly favor me!”

Quincy, who had received the blessing of the ‘god’, touched his body with a look of surprise, his voice trembling:

“Legendary!”

“I’m really a Legendary Knight!”

“Whoosh!”

Before he could finish speaking, the red-eyed merfolk had already charged over; it could sense the threat this person posed to it.

“Clang…”

Sparks flew.

A figure flew out.

It was the red-eyed merfolk!

It had been weakened by the curse and severely injured by Connie, and with its strength greatly reduced, it was no match for Quincy, who had just advanced.

“Haha…”

Quincy laughed to the sky:

“Legendary!”

“I am now a Legendary Knight!”

“Monster!”

“Go die!”

With a roar, he swung his spear and charged towards the red-eyed merfolk, the shadows of the spear engulfing his opponent.

Die!

Go die!

The grievances, anger, and unwillingness of the past few days were all vented through the spear in his hand.

The battle aura of the Legendary level solidified, making each thrust of the spear have a powerful destructive force.

When it landed on a stone, the stone shattered.

When it landed on an ordinary merfolk, the merfolk was torn apart.

“Pfft!”

The spear pierced out from a strange angle, piercing through the red-eyed merfolk’s heart and lifting it high into the air.

“Haha…”

Quincy laughed:

“Red-eyed merfolk, that’s all…”

“Hmm?”

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, and the power in his body wildly vented out.

He lowered his head shakily, and saw a spike piercing his heart at some point.

The other end of the spike was connected to the tail extending from the red-eyed merfolk’s back.

“Thud!”

Two figures fell to the ground at the same time, kicking up some dust.

Dead?

Connie was astonished, and struggled to get up from the ground, subconsciously wanting to go check Quincy’s body.

But the roars coming from the surroundings interrupted his movements.

The roars were getting closer.

It meant that the merfolk were approaching.

Gritting his teeth, Connie rushed to the spot where Quincy had been, and with both hands, he cleared away the mess on the ground.

A blurry pattern entered his eyes.

This is…

A symbol of the gods?

…………

Midnight.

A phantom figure swept through the roaming merfolk.

The phantom figure was very fast, but it didn’t stir up the slightest breeze, like a phantom passing by.

The merfolk didn’t notice anything unusual.

Not long after.

“Ah!”

“Run!”

“……”

Screams and wails came from afar.

The nearby merfolk heard the commotion and rushed towards the direction of the sounds, and the arena was empty for a while.

“Da…”

The air rippled, and a pitch-black hoof quietly appeared, landing on the ground.

The rider, holding a spear and with a whip around his waist, looked around, and then with his left hand, he pulled out the whip and lightly swung it.

“Whoosh!”

The whip shot out like lightning, piercing into the ground, and when it was pulled back, it brought a wooden box with it.

“Crack!”

The rider opened the wooden box, looked at the contents, and nodded in satisfaction.

“So that’s how it is!”

Suddenly.

A slow voice sounded.

“I was wondering why I couldn’t find the Great God’s Grace coins; it turns out that besides me, you were also collecting them.”

Karl, with Aya, appeared in the arena, looking at the rider and shaking his head helplessly.

“Hmm?”

The rider didn’t expect to encounter anyone else here, and his gaze fell on Karl, his eyes flickering slightly:

“I remember you, Karl, the alchemist from Rapid Flow City.”

“So you didn’t die!”

“Didn’t die.” Karl nodded, muttering:

“I was wondering why the people outside were attracting the merfolk, and why there were so many times when they overlapped with the places where I was looking for the Great God’s Grace coins. It turns out it was intentional.”

“Heh…”

He sighed softly, and at the same time, he waved his hand, signaling to Aya:

“Kill him!”

Please collect!!!