A Sorcerer’s Journey - Chapter 300

Chapter 300
Seventeen days later .




During this period, Grimm had already come across the edge of the Narrow World a total of 322 times . This World-Core Fragment was constantly changing its form, like a soft jelly with an irregular shape .
As usual, today was a boring one for Grimm . As he was passing through the chaotic energy ribbons, the shadow of a peculiar object in the upper corner caught his attention .
"I found it, it's the Metal-Castle Laboratory!"
With a height of over 300 meters, the enormous building was exuding a bleak metallic luster, befitting its name . The main castle was connected to dozens of other domiciles, and an energy harvesting device was mounted on the top of each domicile . Most of them seemed to be damaged; only a few were still running, emitting flashes of sparks .
The metal castle appeared to be a tilted floating object in the air as there was no sky and ground in the Narrow World . Adjusting himself to the same angle as the castle, Grimm cautiously hovered towards it .
According to Dwarf Tinman, the metal castle was originally an aircraft for ancient machinists . Then it was transformed into a laboratory by her grandmaster . Hereafter, her master resided in this metal castle when the experiment suddenly went south .
"Hmm?"
Six deep claw marks could be observed on the metal gate of the castle . They are most likely made by Dwarf Tinman's master who had now become a mindless monster .
"Now that I don't have the protection of sorcerer barriers, I should be extra cautious against attacks like these," Grimm mumbled to himself .
A slight creak sounded as Grimm pushed open a gap on the seven-meter tall gate . He stepped into the castle with a grim expression on his face, and the metal gate closed automatically .
Shards of magic crystal lamps were scattered on the metal floor along with other random items . With some unknown mechanism, the metal castle was even able to simulate gravity in this building .
Grimm noticed something and picked it up from amongst the items on the floor—a scale . With a shape similar to a shell, the scale was a hue of turquoise, patternless and appeared to be made up of very hard material . It seemed like the scale of an ancient invertebrate creature .
"Could it be that the monster self-evolves?" Grimm wondered .
"No, it looks more like a rejection response . " Grimm shook his head in disagreement . "Just like Bloodline Sorcery, without constant self-will, these foreign objects will soon be rejected from the sorcerer's body . Then they will either mutate or be discharged from the body .
The metal castle was unexpectedly dust-free and fresh, probably due to the fact that there were no cells metabolizing from living things .
After walking through a metal hallway, Grimm arrived in an assembly hall . The walls of the castle hall were full of claw marks, similar to the ones Grimm found on the main gate . A once luxurious chandelier had now fallen to the ground, obsolete and completely broken .





After a brief inspection in the hall, Grimm found a large trace of metal dissolution on the floor . He touched the trace and tried to extract information from it . It was most likely the after-effect of the Instinct Sorcery which had been infused into the body cells of the monster .
"By the looks of it, this should be some kind of Corrosive Sorcery . Ice attribute sorcery should be able to counter it to some extent," Grimm muttered .
He looked around the hall and contemplated .
The greatest wealth of a sorcerer is his collection of sorcery knowledge, and Grimm did not intend to let the hidden treasure in this castle go to waste . Nonetheless, searching all the rooms in the metal castle would require a great deal of time . It would be advisable to eliminate the mindless monster first before searching the place .
Grimm opened a Dimensional Gap and took out a bagful of high-purity combustars and magic stones, and began to set up magical arrays in the hall .
The preparation was complete after a full hourglass . Grimm briefly tested the magical arrays to make sure they were working properly . After nodding in satisfaction, he swiftly left the grand hall .
The air was full of a disgusting, loathsome stench . Most of the rooms were empty as Grimm searched across them . Some rooms that were used to store experiment materials were now in ruins, with the specimens half-eaten .
As Grimm went deeper into the metal castle, he stopped in front of a door protected by Magic Interdiction . He cast Eternal Flame on his palm and pressed against it .
Buzz!
The Magic Interdiction resisted and flickered for a moment, and was dispelled by the Eternal Flame . Now that the spell had disappeared, Grimm then proceeded to creak open the metal door .
"What on earth is that?"
It was an empty room . Grimm abruptly caught sight of a mysterious black metal ball sitting in the middle of the floor . His eyes flickered as he hesitantly walked toward the metal ball .
The metal ball was about three meters in diameter . It seemed to have been made out of an unusual material as it felt a little soft when touched, not to mention that it required an elemental code to operate . It was a quaint magic tool .
The Holy Towers had a faction of Bright Demon-Hunters that specialized in deciphering elemental codes . They could be of help in cracking the metal ball .
"This is unexpected… I have no idea what it is . I'll keep it just in case . " Grimm placed the metal ball into the Dimensional Gap without hesitation .




Grimm contentedly left the empty room and continued searching the other rooms .

There was a laboratory that had been used to store insect specimens . It was now in a mess with the specimens missing .
The next room was a laboratory for plant specimens which was in a chaotic jumble now . Grimm found an orange vine bud that could take root on metal covered debris . He carefully picked it up and kept it in the Dimensional Gap .
The library floor was shattered with torn and tattered books . Feeling contrite over their sorry state, Grimm recovered the books and scrolls that were still recognizable .
About half an hourglass later, Green finally stopped at a lobby door .
"Found you!"
Grimm instantly activated his Wild Instinct Level 1 and entered into a fighting stance . He cautiously observed the deformed monster as layers of scales covered his body .
The creature was crawling on all fours on the wall like a gecko while munching on a scroll of sheepskin .
Its hind limbs were extraordinarily stout, with some leftover scales still attached to them . There seemed to be some suckers under the monster's feet that enabled it to crawl on walls . The six sharp nails on its forelimbs were glowing faintly, curved like the tip of a dagger .
The scales on its body had completely fallen off, exposing its red muscle tissue underneath . The beast was brandishing its fangs while sniffing back and forth with its nose .
The big mouth on the monster's abdomen was exuding Despair Breath . It appeared to be some kind of mutation, most likely due to a transplant of a Black Sorcerer's body cells .
"Meat…!" The mindless beast noticed Grimm and charged toward him at full speed .
Its sharp, dagger-like claws ripped open the metal wall like it was made of paper . With the aid of the suckers under its feet, it was able to maneuver on the wall like flat ground .
The monsters jumped and landed in front of Grimm . Then it swung both of its claws at him with all its might .
"Haa!"
Grimm swiftly jumped and evaded the attack . The metal floor was instantly cut through with twelve claw marks .




Grimm pounded the monster's head onto the ground . He quickly collected its life signals, leaped backward and cast multiple Firebird Spells at the monster .
Boom boom boom!
The raging flames instantly engulfed the monster . Grimm walked toward one of the magical arrays with a piece of minced meat in his hand . It was meant to be used as bait .
The monster was surprisingly easy to deal with when compared to what Grimm had observed from the crystal ball's projection .
"Perhaps it's malnourished?" Grimm chuckled .
Dwarf Tinman most likely did not explore the Narrow World again as her strength fell sharply after she was reincarnated . Nevertheless, even with the monster's current power level, it would still be too much to handle for the likes of an Arcane Sorcerer .
Grimm prepared for Curse Sorcery while quietly waiting for the monster to enter the magical array he had set up earlier .
Grr-roarr!
A ferocious shadow scurried out of the flame and then plunged into the magical array . The magical array became unexpectedly difficult to control after the monster intruded .
"Could this be because it used to be a Magical Array Master?" A thought suddenly came to Grimm's mind .
This explained the powerful Magic Interdictions Grimm found around Dwarf Tinman's castle .
With Grimm's second-rate mastery of Magic Interdiction, it would only be enough to bamboozle the likes of low-level Foreign World's creatures, or perhaps sorcerer's apprentices .
Grimm could not help but feel annoyed . It was indeed embarrassing that the Magic Interdiction he spent hours setting up was so easily dispelled by a former sorcerer who had now become a mindless beast .
"No matter… Frost Greatsword!"
Grimm took a deep breath, before sloppily casting Curse Sorcery while stretching one hand out . A giant sword made of ice instantly formed in his hand .
The surrounding temperature seemed to drop all of a sudden, and flakes of ice crystals started fluttering around .
Grimm had spent years mastering his ice elemental sorcery after inheriting Millie's Ice Marrow . He completed this spell during the three-month rehabilitation period in Dwarf Tinman's castle . The basis of this spell was similar to how the Savage Flame Giant forged the Lava Greatsword .
Ptooey!
The monster spat a ball of black water toward Grimm .
He swiftly swung the Frost Greatsword to block the vicious spit . This attack was unquestionably extremely powerful—half of the sword eroded and melted away in an instant .
Creak…
Grimm amassed his magic power, and the Frost Greatsword was re-forged anew .
Without hesitation, Grimm dashed toward the famished creature with the greatsword .
After about one-eighth of an hourglass…
The Frost Greatsword turned into flakes of ice crystals, flurrying in the air .
Shaking his head, Grimm kicked the chunks of meat on the ground, or whatever was left of the monster . He still wanted to continue exploring the metal castle for more valuable loot . All of a sudden, he heard a strange sound coming from the monster's remains .
Thump-thump…
A faint heartbeat could be heard from the inside of its chest .
"The Heart of Vitality!" Grimm yelled .
He quickly ripped open the monster's chest and a bloody heart that was still beating appeared before his eyes .

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