Wizard, I Have Another World – Chapter 51

Chapter 51: All Sides

Large rats surged out from the darkness one after another, piling up into a mound in the blink of an eye. When the swarm dispersed, a graceful figure appeared before the brother and sister.

“Mei!”

Rat Woman looked at her brother and smiled:

“We meet again.”

“Hmph!”

The sister snorted coldly, taking a step closer to her brother and subconsciously blocking Rat Woman’s gaze.

“What are you doing here?” Archer ‘Mei’ said coldly:

“It’s over between us.”

“Tsk tsk…” Rat Woman clicked her tongue at the siblings’ attitude:

“How heartless. Have you forgotten the time we spent together? It was truly wonderful.”

“Bah!” Before her brother could speak, the sister’s face changed drastically:

“Shameless!”

“I didn’t find it wonderful,” the brother added:

“Only disgusting!”

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the rats in the corner. As if recalling some unspeakable scene, his face became extremely unsightly.

“A lover can never compare to a sister, but a sister can never become a lover.” Rat Woman looked at their intimate attitude, her voice lowering:

“Though, not necessarily…”

“Rat Woman,” the brother frowned:

“Just say it, what are you really doing here?”

“Let’s get down to business.” Rat Woman shrugged:

“I want to ask you two to kill someone for me.”

“Hmph!” The sister sneered:

“Do you think we’ll agree?”

“There’s a reward,” Rat Woman said:

“I know you’ve always wanted to leave Black City. Now’s your chance. Kill this person, and you can exchange it for the right to leave the city with the City Guard.”

The siblings exchanged glances, both seeing the desire in each other’s eyes.

“We want Blackstone!”

The brother said:

“I don’t trust the City Guard. Give us Blackstone, and we’ll take Madam Butterfly’s caravan route out of the city.”

“A wise choice.” Rat Woman clapped her hands in praise:

“But there’s only one thousand Blackstone. You’ll have to figure out the rest yourselves.”

One thousand?

That’s not enough to send even one person out.

The brother’s eyes flickered as he estimated their savings. Feeling relieved, he said:

“Pay half upfront!”

“No problem.” Rat Woman nodded:

“The person’s name is Karl.”

…………

Somewhere in the ruins.

The original houses had long since collapsed.

Dozens of half-dead creatures lingered nearby, moaning and groaning, occasionally lifting wooden boards from the ground to check underneath.

Beneath a collapsed earthen wall.

Eve Dorn, her long hair disheveled, held her breath. Even with a broken arm, she dared not make a sound.

The breathing technique she practiced was unique, allowing her to minimize the life force within her body.

Otherwise…

The bones scattered on the ground outside would be her fate.

Go!

Hurry up and go!

“Thump!”

The ground vibrated in the distance, the sound faintly reaching them.

The half-dead creatures rummaging through the ruins paused, slowly turning towards the direction of the sound.

The next moment.

“Woo!”

With a low growl, the half-dead creatures, previously slow-moving, leaned forward and shot out like arrows.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh, whoosh!”

Figures flew past, two of them even stepping on the earthen wall, making Eve tremble below.

A moment later.

“Bang!”

The earthen wall exploded. Eve rushed out from beneath, gasping for air and calling out:

“Mark!”

“Over here.”

Not far away, the soil shifted as a figure struggled to crawl out, panting heavily and saying with relief:

“A little longer, and I would have been suffocated to death.”

“Let’s go.”

Eve, her arms dangling, quickly scanned their surroundings:

“It’ll be bad if the half-dead come back.”

“Right.”

Mark nodded, stumbling towards her.

“When we get back, I’m going to get the Dorn Family Rune back,” Eve said as they supported each other:

“Old Lev should return it to me.”

“Once you use the Rune, it’ll be hard for you to become a knight.” Mark turned to look at her, saying:

“And at Old Lev’s age, taking out the Rune will cause his life force to drain. He probably won’t survive either.”

“I can’t worry about that.” Eve’s face was grim:

“With the Rune, we have a better chance of survival.”

“Sigh!”

Mark sighed, but didn’t say anything more.

…………

Somewhere near the surface.

More than ten people from the Betty Family were attacking a group of ants the size of human heads.

The ants had hard shells that could withstand swords and blades, and their mandibles and antennae were sharp, able to even crush Blackstone with a single pinch.

But the Betty Family was no ordinary group.

All ten of them

were actually Knight Squires.

And several of them were fully armored, their weapons, mixed with Blackstone, whistling through the air with each swing.

“Thud!”

“Bang!”

Ants were smashed and crushed, their juices splattering everywhere.

But the ants in the cave ahead seemed endless, wave after wave, as if they could never be killed.

At the back of the group, the Betty Family patriarch frowned, then gently waved his hand.

“Pete!”

“Yes!”

A figure stepped forward, took a deep breath, and charged towards the ant swarm, opening his mouth and spitting forward.

“Whoosh…”

An icy wind blew past.

Ice suddenly formed within the passage, ice crystals spreading forward at a visible speed, freezing the ants in place.

Rune ━ Frost Breath!

This was a special Rune, different from ordinary Runes. Only knights were qualified to master it. Even the vast Betty Family only had one, and it was uncertain if there was a second one in the entire Black City.

Instantly.

As the ants were frozen, the Betty Family’s advance suddenly became smooth.

Everyone took the opportunity to rush into the cave, clearing the obstacles. The obese ant queen, the size of a house, came into view.

“Good!”

The patriarch smiled:

“Thanks to the mutation in Pit Number Two, these ants were willing to move their nest, otherwise, it would have been really hard to get our hands on this.”

“That’s right.” One person said:

“The queen can ‘produce’ two elite soldier ants every day, and they have Exotic Beast Meat in their bodies.”

“With this, it’s like having an endless supply of Exotic Beast Meat!”

“Patriarch.” A woman in the group spoke:

“What’s going on in Pit Number Two? The City Guard is forbidding everyone from approaching, even us.”

“Don’t worry about it.” The patriarch’s eyes narrowed:

“Tell our people to avoid going underground as much as possible these days. We’ll wait until things settle down.”

“Also…”

“Don’t even think about exchanging Runes or Life Potions from Hal, if they don’t want to die.”

“Yes.”

Everyone responded.

“Uncle!”

When Karl reappeared, Aya greeted him with a happy face:

“I exchanged for a Rune from the Shadow League. I’m going to try and integrate it into my body. I might need to rest for a few days.”

“A Rune?”

Karl nodded:

“Congratulations.”

“I don’t know if it will work yet.” Aya looked anxious:

“Little Nan is coming with me. Firstly, to prevent anyone from disturbing us, and secondly, if I fail, I’ll give the Rune to him.”

“Big Sister will definitely succeed!” Little Nan said.

“I hope so.” Aya smiled and added:

“Little Nan and I will be gone for a few days. Please take care of Dana and the others, Uncle. Maybe don’t explore too deep.”

“Okay.”

Karl nodded:

“I understand.”

The Runes that could be exchanged from the City Guard were not of high quality, such as Iron Arm, Bee Ear, Light Body… They provided weak enhancements to the body.

If Fire Rune and Steel Body were zero-circle spells, then the Runes from the City Guard were cantrips, far inferior to the Runes that flowed out from the Shadow League.

The reason why Aya could obtain one so quickly was because she borrowed materials for the exchange from others.

Karl couldn’t.

He was still a bit short of being able to exchange for a Life Potion.

But not by much.