Chapter 349: Aftermath
The Viper Academy’s base was now a ruin, with countless demonic creatures tearing at the corpses on the ground.
Wizards and wizard apprentices from the Abyss Cabin and the Demon Hunting Group were scattered among them, scavenging for their respective spoils of war.
In the distance.
Machi, who had cast an invisibility spell, had a grim expression and clenched her hands tightly:
“Damn it!”
“We’re too late.”
“It wouldn’t have mattered if we were early. Even Second-Circle wizards were killed if they weren’t careful, there’s nothing we could have done.” Lynn shook his head:
“Stop looking, let’s go!”
“Mm.”
Machi sighed helplessly, and with a light wave of her hand, she threw out a magic carpet, lifting them up and flying close to the ground.
She didn’t dare fly too high.
Even with the invisibility spell, it was hard to be completely sure. If they were discovered, they would be in for a fight.
The academy’s powerhouses had already retreated, and the area was swarming with enemies.
The reason the academy chose this place as their base was because it was a necessary route out, allowing them to block the path of the demonic creatures. Now, however, it left them with no choice but to sneak away under the very noses of those creatures.
Fortunately, the real powerhouses were all fighting on the front lines, and the group bypassed this dangerous area without any real trouble.
“The Abyss Cabin’s leader is a Fourth-Circle wizard, the strongest around here. With them and the Demon Hunting Group, the academy is likely in great danger.”
Machi’s voice was filled with worry:
“Hopefully, the academy will be alright.”
“You’re overthinking it.” Lynn shook his head:
“The academy has dozens of wizard towers, and they even have a base in the Astral Plane. It’s not that easy to break through.”
Machi nodded, and just as she was about to say something, her eyebrows suddenly rose, and she looked towards the dense forest ahead.
“Abyssal creatures.”
Lynn took to the air. After seeing the situation in the forest, his tone relaxed slightly:
“They’re our people. I’ll go help.”
His body swayed, transforming into a giant lion wreathed in flames. With a low roar, he charged into the forest.
In the forest, an abyssal creature was chasing several wizard apprentices.
Tentacles covered in eerie eyes flailed wildly, and the aura of fear it emitted made it difficult for them to cast spells.
A First-Order creature—an Abyssal Squid!
The moment he saw this creature, Lynn couldn’t help but be stunned. He knew this thing’s true form all too well.
“Heh…”
With a soft chuckle, the flaming lion he had transformed into descended from the sky, its four claws digging into the squid.
At the same time, it opened its mouth wide.
“Roar!”
Viscous magma spewed from its mouth, pouring down on the Abyssal Squid like a pillar of fire.
Having obtained Xize’s bloodline, Lynn could also transform into a flaming lion. However, the flaming lion’s level was not as high as the upgraded Fire Scale Flood Dragon, but it could be maintained for a long time, and its strength was not bad either.
The Abyssal Squid had a very powerful regeneration ability, but it was ultimately unable to withstand the continuous scorching of the magma.
“Pfft!”
Accompanied by a sound similar to a bubble bursting, the Abyssal Squid collapsed to the ground.
“You guys.”
Machi also appeared on the scene, asking the several panicked wizard apprentices:
“Who is your mentor? What’s the situation here?”
“Wizard Machi!”
“It’s you!”
“…”
They clearly recognized Machi. Seeing that they were their own people, their expressions relaxed, and they immediately began to chatter about their experiences over the past two days. However, because there were too many people talking, it was all jumbled.
“Silence!”
Machi frowned and pointed at one of them:
“You, speak!”
“Yes.” That person took a deep breath and stepped forward:
“The other day, the Demon Hunting Group suddenly turned on us, ambushing our base. Several wizards were unfortunately killed, and even the Shadow Wizard, Gloria, was killed.”
“We fought and fled, getting separated from most of the others. After escaping here, we encountered this abyssal creature. If it weren’t for the help of these two seniors, we would probably be dead!”
As they spoke, they looked at Lynn, who had returned to his human form, with gratitude.
“They got separated?”
Machi frowned:
“Let’s go back to the academy first!”
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By the time they returned to the academy, the academy’s floating wizard towers had already risen into the air, with various barriers enveloping the entire mountain.
The towns around the academy were also on high alert, and various abyssal creatures had already appeared nearby.
Moreover, some of the apprentices who had gone out were assassinated by people from the Demon Hunting Group.
“Isaiah.”
“Yes.”
“Help me watch the wizard towers. Don’t let anyone in recently. If anyone comes to visit, just say that I’m busy.”
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“Yes.”
After giving a few instructions, Lynn took the corpses of the Hundred-Faced Demon and the Skin Wizard to the second floor of the wizard tower and sat down cross-legged.
“Huu…”
A ball of ghost fire appeared out of thin air, transforming into wisps of thread that seeped into the Skin Wizard’s head.
“Soul Search!”
“Get out here!”
To restore Susan’s sanity, he had to know the method for refining the Hundred-Faced Demon, so a soul search was inevitable.
This was something his original body was most skilled at.
Anyone killed by his original body, if they didn’t have a deity’s protection, their memories would be pulled into the Divine Domain Fragment.
Naturally, he had also extracted a method of soul-seizing from it.
It could even be said that, in terms of methods for plundering other people’s memories, even a Fifth-Circle wizard was inferior to his original body.
Several days later.
The three-meter-tall Hundred-Faced Demon was prostrate on the ground. Lynn placed his hand on its head, and the spell model in his mental sea rapidly transformed.
“Buzz…”
A halo of light flickered.
The faces on the Hundred-Faced Demon’s body began to twist and writhe as if they were alive, and some even cried out in agony.
“Ah!”
“No, don’t!”
Before they died, they had all suffered inhumane torture. Only in this way could their inner fear and madness be stimulated.
And the facial features that had originally occupied the Hundred-Faced Demon’s head were also writhing, gradually being replaced by a female face.
Those ordinary features with a few freckles,
were none other than Susan’s!
“Woo… woo…”
Susan blinked her eyes, the confusion in them fading, replaced by a hint of clarity. Then, she covered her face with her hands and groaned in pain.
“Lynn… Lynn…”
“It’s me.”
Lynn exhaled a breath of turbid air, a hint of a smile appearing on his tired face:
“It seems like things are good. Your consciousness hasn’t completely collapsed. At least you remember who I am.”
“Do you remember your name?”
“Lynn.” Susan looked up, her eyes dazed:
“Lynn…”
?
“Never mind.” Lynn shook his head:
“As long as your consciousness hasn’t completely collapsed, there’s a chance to recover your memories. I’ll teach you a method to stabilize your mind now. You must remember it well and practice it daily. You must completely suppress the other consciousnesses within this body. Only then will you truly be yourself, otherwise you will always be a puppet.”
Susan still looked dazed.
She had just been forcibly awakened by Lynn, like a newborn baby, confused about everything.
Fortunately, she knew she could trust the person in front of her.
“…Okay.”
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Several days later.
Susan finally started practicing, attempting to refine the Hundred-Faced Demon’s power and make it her own.
On the other side.
“Wizard Lynn.”
Isaiah brought good news:
“Because you and Wizard Machi killed the Skin Wizard, the Abyss Cabin’s Gito, and the traitor Charles, your request has been approved.”
“Oh!” Lynn’s eyes lit up:
“The academy agreed to give me a Second-Order Flame?”
“It doesn’t seem like it.” Isaiah paused, then lowered his head to check the message again:
“It’s a First-Order Flame.”
“First-Order?” Lynn frowned slightly, then nodded lightly:
“That’s fine too.”
“Even if I had a Second-Order Flame now, I might not be able to refine it. It’s better to take a First-Order Flame to increase my foundation, and it will be easier to get a Second-Order Flame later.”
“Yes.” Isaiah replied, then lowered his voice:
“There’s one more thing…”
“The academy requires all wizards to participate in the battle, you are no exception.”
