Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Advancing to Legendary Knight

“Kill him!”

Karl’s voice was very calm, even indifferent, as if instructing Yana to do a trivial thing.

It was precisely this casual attitude that ignited a fire of anger in Joseph’s heart.

Who was he?

Joseph, a Divine Blood Warrior!

A Legendary Knight of Death City!

A powerhouse that any ordinary person would tremble before, was now being ignored by a small fry.

Except for Her Highness, no one could look down on him…

“You’re courting death!”

Under the wolf-head mask, Joseph’s expression twisted, his eyes flashing with cold light, and he was about to strike with his spear.

He would make this ‘Karl’ realize his mistake.

Huh?

Suddenly!

A sharp killing intent made Joseph stop his movements, his battle-hardened body instinctively adopting a defensive stance.

“Swish!”

Hearing the order, Yana, wielding a greatsword, charged straight ahead, the giant blade slashing out with sharp, cold light.

Seventeen-hit combo!

A sword technique inherited from the Divine Domain, profound and fierce.

And her body, possessing the flesh of an Evil God, erupted with a power that astonished even the Divine Blood Warrior.

“Clang…”

“Clang, clang, clang!”

The sounds of impact were as rapid as a rainstorm.

Yana, with her petite and exquisite figure, wielded a greatsword that was disproportionate to her size, launching a fierce assault.

Her eyes turned pitch black and eerie, and wisps of pale white aura seeped out of her body.

Her terrifying strength made the sword in her hand extremely lethal.

“Clang!”

The two collided again.

Joseph’s warhorse lightly leaped, landing more than ten meters away, its expression grave.

“A Desecrated Knight of the Holy Sanctuary?”

“Karl the apothecary from Rapid Flow City, so you’re actually a Holy Knight!”

Of course he knew about Desecrated Knights, a type of disgusting ‘creature,’ and the Holy Sanctuary had been suppressed by the various Dukes because of them.

And the one who could command a ‘Desecrated Knight’ must be a Holy Knight with a very high status in the Holy Sanctuary.

However…

Did the Holy Sanctuary also need Great God’s Grace?

In his impression, Great God’s Grace could only be used to increase ‘Divine Power,’ and was exclusive to those with Duke’s bloodline.

It was useless for the Holy Sanctuary.

His questions were not met with a response, but rather a storm-like offensive.

Slash!

Combat Technique ━ Fury of the Wind God!

Yana’s figure flipped, the greatsword slashing down with the force of a gale, sending her opponent flying more than ten meters away again.

Combat Technique ━ Phantom!

Her figure blurred, she stepped closer to Joseph, the greatsword rapidly slashing and using combat techniques, her attacks urgent.

Karl stood behind, his eyes flickering.

‘Yana is still young after all, although her physical fitness is very strong, her combat skills are not as good as her opponent’s.’

‘Divine Blood Warriors can live for over two hundred years, this Joseph is probably middle-aged, around eighty or ninety years old, the extra decades of experience are enough to close the gap in physical fitness, and the horse he’s riding is also special.’

‘Without outside interference, judging by the methods they’ve shown so far, their chances of victory are about fifty-fifty, with the most likely outcome being a mutual loss.’

‘However…’

‘No matter who it is, their strength is stronger than Bob’s, it seems the gap between Legendary Knights is also quite large.’

This was normal.

Bob had just advanced to Legendary, he certainly couldn’t compare to Legendary Knights who had lived for decades or centuries.

“Yana.”

Karl spoke:

“Attack the horse first!”

The warhorse under Joseph was like a ghost, its hooves lightly touching the ground, able to move freely in any direction, its speed extremely fast and silent, and it could also deflect most of the attack power that the knight received.

While on horseback, he had an even greater space to maneuver and dodge.

Moreover, Karl suspected that his Super Rune, Shake the Earth, probably wouldn’t work on this horse.

The warhorse’s hooves barely touched the ground, and it could even jump in the void, its agility was unbelievable.

“Mm.”

Hearing this, Yana’s gaze shifted, the greatsword slightly lowered, and the sword shadows also shifted their target to the warhorse.

Combat Technique ━ Savage Charge!

“Bang!”

“Whinny…”

The warhorse’s hooves stomped on the ground, it let out a strange cry, and a deep wound appeared below its neck.

But no blood flowed from the wound, instead, some gray mist floated out of it.

“Damn it!”

Joseph gritted his teeth, his gaze towards Yana filled with apprehension, while his gaze towards Karl was full of anger.

“Go!”

He lightly nudged the horse’s belly.

The warhorse under him stomped its hooves on the ground, its figure suddenly turning into a void, and when it reappeared, it was already in front of Karl.

Combat Technique ━ Ghost Assault!

“Swish!”

The spear flashed and stabbed.

With its extreme speed and terrifying explosive power, Joseph was confident that even a city gate in front of him could be smashed through.

Not to mention a mere ordinary person.

Whether it was a Knight or a Grand Knight, in the eyes of a Legendary-level being, they were all ordinary people.

“Whoosh…”

The air before the spear tip rippled, emitting a low, strange whistle, and Karl also blocked with his dual swords.

“Clang!”

The strange collision sound made Joseph raise an eyebrow.

What was going on?

In his perception, the Karl in front of him suddenly turned ethereal, just like the ghost horse under him.

And the spear he had thrust out didn’t feel like it had hit anything solid, nine tenths of its power was lost.

Phantom Amulet!

Etherealization!

Using a high-level magic item to block the opponent’s attack, Karl seized the opportunity to activate a prepared rune.

Rune ━ Gravity Field!

Instantly.

Within a range of tens of meters around, gravity suddenly increased more than tenfold.

That all-encompassing pressure from all directions made Joseph and his warhorse fall towards the ground.

Before they could stabilize themselves, Karl, who had grown into a giant more than six meters tall, had already swung his sword down fiercely.

Combat Technique ━ Divine Sanction!

“Bang!”

The ground caved in, smoke and dust filled the air, and both the man and the horse were knocked to the ground.

No good!

Karl’s expression was solemn.

The Divine Blood Warrior’s resistance to wizardry was also astonishing, the petrification technique on the broadsword didn’t work at all.

Even with the suppression of the Gravity Field and his own Gigantism, he had only narrowed the gap between them.

It was far from enough to gain the upper hand.

Karl’s eyes flickered, his figure suddenly retreated, and at the same time, he activated another rune.

Rune ━ Chain Fireball.

A huge fireball with a diameter of more than one meter appeared out of thin air, colliding with the man and horse with extreme heat. Then, it exploded with a deafening roar.

There wasn’t just one fireball.

But one after another.

A total of six!

“Boom!”

“Rumble…”

After six fireballs exploded in succession, a pitch-black hole was blasted into the ground, and a tattered figure was standing in the middle of the field.

As for the warhorse under him?

It had long been torn to shreds by the explosions and high temperatures.

Eighty magic stones, the life savings of an intermediate wizard apprentice, could achieve this effect.

“Continue.”

Karl took a step back, signaling to Yana:

“Kill him!”

Although it seemed that Joseph was already seriously injured and his strength should have greatly decreased, he didn’t intend to take any risks.

What if the opponent had some killer move?

He was just a Grand Knight after all, it was safer to let Yana go first.

Yana’s eyes flashed with a hint of bewilderment.

She never imagined that a Divine Blood Warrior who had fought her to a standstill would be in such a state in just a short while.

This Guardian…

Was he really just a Grand Knight?

How did he have so many tricks up his sleeve?

With these doubts in her mind, Yana’s movements did not slow down, she swung the greatsword in her hand and charged towards Joseph.

“Clang…”

“Pfft!”

After a few collisions, Joseph, who was already seriously injured, couldn’t hold on any longer, he spat out blood and staggered backwards.

His eyes showed fear, knowing that if this continued, he would surely die. A red glow suddenly appeared on his body.

Secret Technique ━ Blood Sacrifice!

Escape!

“Pfft!”

A mist of blood surged from Joseph’s body, his body instantly became emaciated, and his speed suddenly increased.

It was even a little faster than when he was on horseback.

Swish!

His figure flashed, and as he swung the long whip in his hand to block Yana, he turned to flee into the distance.

Just then.

A sense of panic suddenly surfaced in his heart.

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

His heart beat rapidly, the extreme fear made his eyes widen, and his movements became sluggish.

Aura of Fear!

Karl, who didn’t know when he had appeared nearby, held a broadsword in each hand, and slashed down towards Joseph.

“Pfft!”

The longswords slashed through his throat and pierced his heart.

A warm current surged into his body.

Source Essence!

0.2

But that wasn’t the point, before the Merfolk arrived, he quickly searched Joseph’s body.

Great God’s Grace!

A full fifteen of them!

Karl’s eyes lit up, and his breathing quickened.

Jackpot!

This guy actually kept all the Great God’s Grace he had collected on his person.

…………

Death City.

This city, with a million residents, was a place where prosperity and decay coexisted.

In the Duke’s territory, no other city besides this one had such a large population.

Similarly.

No other city had such a low average lifespan for its residents.

All of this stemmed from a special rule in Death City, which was that residents had to die after reaching a certain age.

This rule was also known as the Mandatory Death Law!

Two hundred years ago.

The age limit was seventy-five, and most people were indifferent.

One hundred years ago.

The age limit was sixty-five, some people protested, and the protesters were quickly suppressed and executed.

Now.

The age limit was fifty-three.

And in a world that was declining, being able to live peacefully to fifty-three was already a dream for many.

It was said.

That next year, the age limit would be lowered to fifty.

North of the city.

It was time for another monthly public memorial day.

A huge stone gate stood on the ground.

One by one, elderly people over the age of fifty were driven by city guards across the stone gate, arriving at the ‘cemetery,’ and stopping in front of the graves they had chosen.

Some of the elderly were covered in wounds, their eyes filled with fear, obviously having been beaten by the city guards for trying to escape.

Death City had a rule, that as long as you lived in this city for more than a year, you had to abide by the death law.

Only Divine Blood Warriors were an exception.

Outside the towering stone gate, there were scattered cries; inside the stone gate, elderly people stood by their graves waiting for execution.

For hundreds of years, it had always been like this.

“Bury!”

With a loud roar, the young city guards standing behind the elderly raised the weapons in their hands and slashed down fiercely.

Even if those standing in front of them were their own relatives, they would show no mercy.

Otherwise, they would be the ones to die.

“Pfft!”

“Pfft, pfft!”

One by one, the elderly were beheaded and fell into the bottomless graves.

Some screamed, some wailed, but most accepted their fate with a numb expression.

***

In the dark and deep underground.

Corpses fell onto bones, making strange sounds.

In the center of the many corpses, a white bone throne was placed, and a young girl was reclining on the huge throne.

The girl’s tightly closed eyes trembled slightly, and slowly opened.

Her voice was very clear, like a bird chirping, but here it sounded particularly terrifying.

“A Follower has died.”

“Is it you?”

“My good brother, Soden!”

Shaking her head, the girl closed her eyes again.

Just an unimportant Follower, being able to wake her from her slumber was already the greatest blessing.

…………

Divine Domain Fragment.

On the stone seat.

Karl’s expression was pensive.

In front of him, the data panel floated quietly.

Name: Karl

Constitution: 5.01

Mental Power: 4.5

Source Essence: 2.66（The original Source Essence, plus the fifteen Great God’s Grace, and what he obtained from killing the Divine Blood Warrior.）

Level: Grand Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyssal Bloodline Fusion Rate: 9%

With 2.66 Source Essence, this was an unprecedented accumulation, even with absolute rationality, he couldn’t help but feel excited.

According to his own ideas, compared to before, the panel had added the Abyssal Bloodline Fusion Rate.

9%

The progress was not slow.

According to Karl’s estimate, reaching 30% should be enough to advance to a Formal Wizard, and 100% would be a Second-Circle Wizard.

“In other words, before becoming a Second-Circle Wizard, I don’t have to worry about any bottlenecks in my cultivation.”

With a thought.

The values for Mental Power and Source Essence jumped simultaneously.

Mental Power: 5

Source Essence: 1.66

Mental Sea.

The Mental Power that was originally beyond his control was completely converted into his own with the transformation of Source Essence.

The powerful Mental Power surged in his mind, seemingly ready to overflow at any moment.

Hmm…

Karl’s expression was thoughtful.

“The limit of an ordinary Senior Wizard Apprentice’s Mental Power is around five points, but my Mental Sea is different from others, the limit is six point one two.”

“Then…”

“If I continue to increase it with Source Essence, will the ratio be the original two to one, or four to one?”

Let’s try!

Mental Power: 5.01

Source Essence: 1.64

Two to one!

A smile appeared on Karl’s face.

“It seems that as long as I’m refining the Mental Power of my own Mental Sea, the Source Essence consumed will be two to one.”

“It won’t change just because the value exceeds five.”

“In that case…”

Mental Power: 5.83

Source Essence: 0

“Ugh!”

Karl’s neck arched, a hint of pain flashed in his eyes, but it was instantly suppressed by his absolute rationality.

The sudden surge in Mental Power made even him, who was in the Divine Domain Fragment, feel a little uncomfortable.

Minor Force Field!

With a thought, everything within a radius of ten meters around him was suspended in mid-air.

Mage Hand!

A suit of armor made of refined steel was compressed into an iron ball by an invisible force.

Fire Rune!

A fireball the size of a washbasin appeared out of thin air.

Although it wasn’t as big as the First-Circle spell Chain Fireball, it was faster to activate, and he could activate more than ten at once.

“Without relying on magic items, just with my own wizardry, I can now easily kill a Grand Knight.”

“Facing a Legendary Knight, even if I attack hastily, I have a good chance of killing them.”

Karl’s eyes shifted, then he focused:

“Next…”

“Advance to Legendary!”

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Did I bless myself?

As the space of the Divine Domain Fragment contracted, feeling the strange power that appeared out of thin air within his body, Karl’s expression became a little strange.

But now was not the time to be sentimental.

“Crack!”

A certain ‘lock’ that had originally bound living beings and prevented advancement, was quietly broken open by an invisible force.

The surging Life Force instantly became active.

Pores, hair strands, the depths of bone marrow, the origin of bloodlines, places that were previously difficult to reach, could now be flooded.

“Boom!”

Karl’s body shook, and the whistling Life Force surged out along his pores, resonating with the aura of the outside world.

At this moment.

It was like opening a third eye.

The other side of the world appeared in his perception.

So…

In the ‘eyes’ of a Legendary Knight, this world was fundamentally different from that of ordinary people.

Many colors, smells, and sensations that he couldn’t distinguish before, now became extremely clear.

A resonance with nature?

Karl blinked, adjusting to his current body.

‘A Legendary Knight’s Life Force can not only affect their own physical body, but also extend outside the body and resonate with the outside world.’

‘And a Formal Wizard’s Mental Power is no longer limited to the Mental Sea, they can perceive the Astral Plane.’

‘These two different cultivation systems, to a certain extent, are actually very similar.’

Karl stood up, moving his hands and feet.

Constitution: 5.3

Realm: Legendary Knight!

So, Karl’s data panel in his normal state was now like this.

Name: Karl

Constitution: 5.3

Mental Power: 5.85（After advancing to Legendary Knight, his Mental Power had a slight increase.）

Source Essence: 0

Level: Legendary Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyssal Bloodline Fusion Rate: 9%

And when he used the secret technique from the Giant Spirit Breathing Technique, after his body grew to a giant size, the data panel would change.

Name: Karl

Constitution: 7.1（Height 7.1 meters, Life Force rapidly consumed, while strength and defense greatly increased.）

Mental Power: 5.85

Source Essence: 0

Level: Legendary Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyssal Bloodline Fusion Rate: 9%

If, on top of Gigantism, he were to activate the Abyssal Bloodline within his body, then Karl’s data panel would be…

Name: Karl

Constitution: 8.5（Strength, defense, and speed greatly increased, possessing low-level physical recovery ability, low-level Life Devouring ability, and low-level wizardry immunity.）

Mental Power: 6.1（Aura of Fear Will bonus.）

Source Essence: 0

Level: Legendary Knight, Senior Wizard Apprentice

Abyssal Bloodline Fusion Rate: 9%

Three scenarios, corresponding to three levels of strength.

…………

“Yana.”

Stretching his back in the ruins, he turned his head to look at the girl guarding him, and Karl’s eyes flickered:

“Your hair seems to have turned white?”

Originally, Yana had golden hair, but now a layer of white frost had appeared on her golden hair.

The white frost did not weaken her original temperament, but instead added a bit of coldness to her taciturn nature.

“The bloodline integrated into my body is from an Evil God called Pale Wing, He was originally a holy angel, but became an Evil God after killing a god. The higher the fusion rate of the bloodline in a Desecrated Knight’s body, the more abnormalities will appear in the body.”

Rarely.

Yana spoke of the secrets on her body, it seemed that only now did she truly recognize Karl as her Guardian.

“Hair turning white and eyes turning black are some of the characteristics.”

“In other words…” Karl nodded:

“Your current strength is much stronger than before.”

“Yes.”

Yana nodded, her expression solemn:

“By your side, I need even greater strength.”

Unlike before, when she relied on faith to increase her combat power, now she was actively releasing the Evil God’s power in her body.

This would increase the chance of mutation and shorten her lifespan, but it would also increase her own strength.

“…” Karl shook his head:

“Alright!”

“Let’s leave here first.”

The Great God’s Grace had already been collected, there was no point in staying any longer.

Although killing Red-Eyed Merfolk could also yield Source Essence, Red-Eyed Merfolk were hidden among the ordinary Merfolk, making them difficult to find.

Without others drawing the Merfolk’s attention, he would easily put himself in danger.

“Huh?”

Having not walked far, his eyes flickered slightly, and he turned to look at a wall behind him.

“Connie.”

“What a coincidence?”

…………

“What a coincidence?”

Karl’s voice rang out.

Connie, who was hiding in the ruins, slowly stood up, nodding towards the man and woman not far away.

He wasn’t surprised that Karl was still alive.

“Elder Karl, we meet again.”

“Yes.”

Karl smiled:

“Looking at the situation, things are almost resolved, how about we travel together, back to Rapid Flow City?”

“Elder Karl!” Those hiding in the ruins were not just Connie, but also six other dirty companions.

One of them widened his eyes and said angrily:

“You, as an Elder of the Trading Company, have been hiding here, watching the Dragon King Trading Company’s people die?”

“You…”

“Shameless!”

The others also had angry expressions.

They originally thought that Karl had died, and had even lamented that he had put himself in danger to save others.

Now,

Karl was unharmed, it was obvious that the scene back then was just to create an opportunity to escape.

“It was just self-preservation.” Karl shook his head:

“Besides, even if I stayed, what could I have done?”

“If you had stayed, at least the others would have had a better chance of surviving.” Among the group, a woman said angrily:

“Even Grand Knight Quincy chose not to give up, Elder Karl, you are too disappointing!”

“Is that so?” Karl’s expression didn’t change:

“Then, where is Quincy now?”

The expressions of a few people stiffened.

Quincy was dead!

He died at the hands of the Merfolk.

“Elder Karl.” Connie spoke slowly:

“The Death Knights’ goal is to enter the City Lord’s Residence, and after John gets what he wants, he will return to Rapid Flow City to take over the position of City Lord.”

“Do you think he will let us go?”

Karl frowned slightly.

If John really went to Rapid Flow City to take over the position of City Lord, it wouldn’t be a question of whether or not he would let them go, but that everyone would become his slaves.

The people of Death City seemed to take enslaving others for granted, and they didn’t treat human lives as anything.

Could it be…

That he had to leave Rapid Flow City?

“So what?”

After thinking about it, Karl sighed helplessly:

“You don’t think that with just a few of us, we can stop three hundred Death Knights, do you?”

Not to mention three hundred Death Knights.

They were no match for even John alone.

Karl wouldn’t become arrogant just because he had advanced to Legendary.

On the contrary, after advancing to Legendary, he was even more aware of John’s power.

If Legendary Knights were divided into early, middle, and late stages, Bob and he at this time were in the early stage.

Yana and Joseph belonged to the middle stage.

And John.

Was a Legendary Knight in the late stage!

Even a Formal Wizard might not be a match for John, and Karl and Yana together also had little chance of success.

“We don’t need to stop them.”

Connie said:

“Here, we just need to lure the Merfolk over at a critical moment, and that will be enough to kill them.”

Karl was noncommittal.

“I know that Elder Karl has been collecting Great God’s Grace and things related to the gods. I know a place where there is a lot of Great God’s Grace, and I also know that there are some places in the Endless Sea that are related to the gods.” Connie’s eyes flickered:

“President Hawke is also involved in this matter, he also knows some unknown secrets of the Endless Sea. As long as Elder Karl is willing to take action, we can inform you of everything afterwards.”

“Oh!” Karl smiled faintly:

“Is that so?”

“Does Elder Karl think I’m lying to you?” Connie saw the distrust in Karl’s eyes, and said:

“You forgot.”

“There is an island where pirates gather in the Endless Sea, that island is hidden in a secluded place.”

“On it, there is a lot of Great God’s Grace.”

The expression on Karl’s face gradually became serious.

Tortuga Island!

The Island of Pirates!

It was said that the good things hidden on this island could make even a Duke greedy.

Please collect!!