The Wizard World - Chapter 197

Chapter 197: Change is Good (2)

The potions gave Angele a tremendous help when he was still a Wizard apprentice. However, after he became a formal Wizard, only high-level potions would increase his mentality. The Potion of Tranquility and the Awakening Potion were no longer effective. He needed high-level potion formulas and to collect the rare materials required for the concoction of such potions.

"So that’s why Wizards spend hundred years looking for ways to advance. The gap between each stage is huge. No wonder they can’t reach the next rank. I must gather an enormous amount of resources for me to gain mentality quickly…but how did the ancient Wizards rank up so easily…What did they learn from the other worlds…?"

He was certain that Master Liliana and the old Wizards he had met before all needed an immense number of resources to progress.

A Wizard’s rank was determined by the level of spells one could cast, and casting high-level spells required a high mentality level. In other words, mentality level could be used in determining a Wizard’s rank.

The ruin Angele had entered was built thousands of years ago. However, he wanted to explore the ancient ones that were underground or in the dangerous zone of the Gem Sea. If he could manage to find those ancient ruins, it would be possible for him to uncover the secret of the ancient wizards.
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Under the dim light, Angele raised his right arm and a small bump appeared on his shoulder, moving quickly toward the center of his palm. A crack appeared on the surface of his skin, revealing a chain of keys.

*CHI*

‘Prepare to test the source of the illusions.’ Angele ordered.

Angele narrowed his eyes and shook the keys with his right hand.

The noise made by the key hitting each other echoed in the room.

He was surrounded by darkness after opening his eyes again.

*ROAR*

Angele stood up quickly. Three silver metal scars appeared on his face and blue light dots flashed in front of his eyes. Those light dots became the only source of light in the room.

*Kata-kata*

Many red dots of light were spreading to all angles. Angele was in the center of it. They looked like wide-open eyes searching for something specific.

*CHI*

‘So this is the first stage?’ Angele slowly raised his left hand. The signet in the center of his palm was glowing.

A strange noise appeared from behind.

The energy wave from the signet blocked the strike. Angel

e could feel the intense heat coming from the center of his palm.

*CHI CHI CHI*

Lines of black strings were stabbing Angele quickly, but the energy wave from the signet kept blocking in the incoming projectiles for him.

*PA*

Angele was breathing heavily. Sweat from his forehead was dripping down his chin. Bloody wounds were left on his face and arms. He closed his eyes again after calming down.

The surroundings were still same. However, the table, crystal lamp, bookshelves, and the carpet were decaying slowly, including the wall and the floor.

The surface of the wooden table was covered in white dust. Its red color turned darker, and some cracks appeared on the edges.

The floor, the carpet, and the walls, all lost their color and became rough.

"Stage two…" He raised his right hand.

"I shall not fail this time!" Angele’s expression turned serious.

"Hades! Mophillia!" Angele shouted.

The light ball was expanding; something was about to rip it open from the inside.

*CHI*

An enormous creature slowly moved out of the dark glow.

The creature’s body was covered in metallic black scales and the noise made by her tongue sounded just like a snake. Her seven-meter-long body twisted around Angele slowly. It almost felt like the creature had bones.

The golden eyes of the creature narrowed slightly. Her long snake tail formed a circle around Angele and trapped him in the center.

*CHI*

Angele raised left arm and the creature’s body started shrinking. She transformed into a strange snake that was about one meter long and twisted around Angele’s left arm, her tail still wiggling.

He left the table, walked to the window, and carefully pushed it open.

The world outside the window was deadly silent.

"Tell me, where is this place?" He turned his head to the harpy on the arm.

"The Nightmare Realm?" Angele was surprised. He just realized that he was probably walking on the same path the ancient wizards walked on.

He thought the illusions were from the strengthened signet, but it seemed like…

Legends spoke that great harpy could pull creatures into the illusion world, but no one knew that the illusion world was the Nightmare Realm.

The creatures from the Nightmare Realm still had many bloodlines left in this world.

Angele slowly rubbed the harpy’s body. Flows of information were transferred into his mind and the information explained the connection between the Nightmare Realm and this world. It was the hidden treasure in the great harpy’s bloodline.

Angele raised his left hand and pushed forward.

A circle of a translucent wave was released from the center of his palm.

"The Nightmare Realm…" A clean smooth metal mirror suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Amazing…" Angele looked at the signet on his palm. The color of the signet had darkened, like a distorted crack that led to the unknown abyss.