The Wizard World - Chapter 344

Chapter 344

The flying blue butterflies broke into pieces and their remains slowly dropped to the ground .

The whole mansion was surrounded by the glowing blue dots .

Angele took several steps forward and reached out of the barrier with the right hand, catching several blue light dots .

The blue light dots landed on the center of his palm and turned into a small pile of ash .

"It’s over," he muttered as he turned to Todd . "Todd?"

Todd just stood there quietly with his eyes wide open .

Angele hesitated for a second and realized what happened . He walked to Todd and put his right hand on the man’s chest . It was cold and there was no heartbeat .

"He passed away…" Angele doubled-checked Todd’s condition using Zero and concluded .

Suddenly, he heard people crying from the main door of the building .

Angele turned around and saw the two kids crying by the door . They stood there and stared at their father . There were tears brushing down his cheeks .

Angele felt a bit depressed, he carefully put his right hand on Todd’s left shoulder .

Silver metal liquid covered Todd’s body and Angele’s force field slowly lifted him up .

He brought the dead body to the two kids .

"Let’s go . We can bury him in the backyard so you can pay tribute to your father anytime you want," he spoke in a low voice . Angele wanted Todd to help him explore the realm but he did not expect Todd to use up all his remaining strength and lose his life so easily .

Angele walked to the backyard with the two kids .

There were already many tombstones in the backyard . The gray tombstones lined up the empty ground behind the small garden .

It was late in the afternoon . The orange sunlight shone upon the land .

Angele buried Todd carefully and engraved his name on the tombstone . The two kids broke into tears .

Angele was not sure what he should say to comfort them .

The Nightmare Realm was dangerous and most of the people already died .

The ancient wizards from the main world probably communicated with the intelligent creatures from the Nightmare Realm before the unfortunate event happened . However, it seemed like the realm was uninhabitable at the moment . Angele did not understand why Todd decided to burn himself out when the energy barrier was still holding up well against the blue butterflies . He should have demonstrated the strength of the barrier to Todd .

"Did your father teach you how to use the crystal card device?" Angele waited patiently until the two kids calmed down and questioned .

"Yes, we know how to use the device . " Frey nodded slightly . Freia grabbed her brother’s right hand; they knew they had to learn to survive in this chaotic world .

"Great . " Angele nodded and patted the two kids’ heads . "Your father did everything for you and I’m sure he wants to see you live a happy life . Take good care of yourselves . "

"Yes . " The two kids’ expressions turned serious .

"Go have some rest . Use the training method your father taught you and start training tomorrow . Here, take this . " Angele handed the crystal card device that he removed from Todd’s arm to the two kids .

The black crystal card device weighed about seven kilograms; it might be a bit heavy for the kids .

Frey wiped the tears from his eyes and grabbed the crystal card device carefully .

"Green . I’ll work hard and learn to use the device . " He bowed to Angele .

"What do you want to do in the future?" Angele looked at Frey calmly .

Frey bit his lips and looked at the crystal card device .

"I want to protect my sister . Green, please let me work for you . I don’t want to take clean water and food supplies from you for free . "

Angele looked at the boy and smiled .

Frey knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world—it seemed like Todd taught them well . He wanted to protect his sister and he knew that he needed to earn the supplies by working in the mansion .

Angele learned a bit more about the hunters in the Nightmare Realm .

The hunters were strong fighters with a lot of practical experience . However, they were just mortals that had the ability to control the energy particles . Their skills were powerful, but their life expectancy was not extended like in case of the wizards . Many of them were killed by the illusion zones and some died in their mid-thirties due to the energy radiation and the polluted resources .

In this collapsed word, it was nearly impossible to find clean water and food .

Frey decided to stand up and protect his sister from the danger .

Angele stared at the boy and he could see the dedication in the boy’s eyes . There was only one crystal card device and the boy had the potential to become a hunter .

‘This kid might become a great hunter in the future…’ Angele thought .

"Sure . Let’s go . Work for me and I’ll provide you with a safe environment to live . " Angele nodded, turned around, and walked to the main building .

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Most of the things in the Nightmare Realm were taken care of . Angele would deliver the clean water and food supplies to the kids from time to time . Also, he replaced the magic stones in the control panels with crystal cards .

One crystal card could provide the matrix with enough energy to last for more than three years .

Frey kept practicing the skills using the crystal card device in the mansion’s training ground . Angele provided him with a large number of high-quality magic stones and Freia did a lot of housework .

Angele was the only person they knew in the Nightmare Realm and they were getting closer and closer . Frey and Freia almost treated Angele like their father .

Although Angele sometimes disappeared for several days, he would bring back various types of drinks and food . Also, he gifted Freia several interesting toys for her to play with .

With the help of the energy barrier, their life in the Nightmare Realm was peaceful and happy .

In the main world, Angele already traveled to the Elemental Hand’s headquarters and accepted the offer as Vivian wished .

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Elemental Hand’s headquarters was in a large city called the Mermaid’s Song .

Thin clouds covered the gray sky and the atmosphere was heavy .

There was a yellow, rectangular castle standing quietly on a small hill in the green sea of trees, a white square in its center .

The castle was surrounded by a moat, its water crystal-clear . Gentle wind was blowing over the rippling water, the image of the castle reflected on the latter’s surface .

On the bridge above the moat .

Two carriages were slowly moving into the castle gate . The guards in white armor suits were yawning, they glared at the carriages but did not do anything .

The carriage on the left was black, and the carriage on the right was white . A pattern that looked like a yellow flute was painted on both carriages .

The noise made by their rolling wheels was quite loud .

Angele was sitting inside the black carriage . Wearing a black robe, he was peeking outside through the window .

There were mercenaries with greatswords and longbows on their backs passing by . They were also apprentices with books, crystal orbs, and short wands in hands . Some of them were showing off their recent rewards acquired by completing missions and the rest was just moving forward with their faces covered by the hoods .

The bridge was bumpy and it felt a bit uncomfortable, sitting in the carriage .

No one was talking inside the carriage . There was a man with silver hair wearing a black robe sitting opposite to Angele .

The man crossed his legs and put his hands on the knees . He was looking at the pedestrians outside the window curiously .

"Cruise, what do you think?" Angele opened his mouth . "We arrived in the morning and the mercenaries of the Mermaid’s Song are returning to the city . It seems like the situation is complicated . "

The man named Cruise nodded . "Yeah . The situation is complicated . It’s a large city on the border and it’s common for mercenaries to stay here . However, some of the wizards here are not from the central continent and it reminded me of something . " The man had an attractive voice and he sounded confident .

"What’s that?" Angele already knew the answer but he still asked .

"The illegal slave trade . " There was a gentle smile on Cruise’s face and he was stilling looking out of the window . "We’re transferred here to accept the two most important positions in the human resources department, but it seems like there will be some trouble…" he sighed with mixed emotions .

"I don’t care . " Angele chuckled . "You’re the department head and I’m just here to assist you . "

Cruise rolled his eyes and shook his head . "Of course you don’t care… I wouldn’t work so hard if I had a mother like Vivian either . "

The conversation ended here . Angele could see the clean water in the moat from through the window .

Beside the moat, there was a line of small buildings with identical appearance . There were people standing by the windows, observing the bridge .

"Our job is to evaluate the apprentices, wizards, and knights who want to join the organization . There’ll be a lot of politics involved during the process . Also, many new members are sent to the headquarters by the human resources department of Mermaid’s Song every year . The previous department head died during a mission and that’s why we’re here," Cruise explained .

"I’m here because I have a kind mother, but you were selected as the department head by the council, which means the elders think you have the necessary skillset for this position . " Angele decided to praise Cruise a bit as they would be working together in the future .

Cruise knew what Angele was thinking .

"Thanks . I’ll try to take care of most of the things for you . However, there will be times when I can’t offer you help . I hope you can understand that it was not me who dragged you into this mess . "

"I understand . " Angele smiled . He knew that Cruise was a strong wizard that knew how to deal with people . Cruise came from a large family and he probably wanted to earn some achievements as the head of the human resources department .

However, Angele was not concerned . He would finish the assigned job, but he was actually here just to make friends with people in higher positions . Everyone knew that Vivian was Angele’s mother and they understood the reason why Angele was sent here .

Angele spent a lot of time trying to stabilize his mentality after completing the third stage of the Molten Core River . Also, he learned several more level 2 spells and studied the potion crafting theory, advanced enchantment techniques, and fundamentals of magic circles in his free time . Angele was still very young compared to other wizards and he could take his time when studying complicated subjects .

The magic circles required for the fourth stage of Molten Core River were much harder to learn than the ones from the third stage . The difficulty was on a different level .

Angele checked the process, he needed to combine four different magic circles to finish the engraving . However, his mentality level was too low to finish all four magic circles . He could only finish 20% of the first magic circle .

There was nothing Zero could do to help Angele learn the magic circles . Angele needed to overcome the challenge by himself—just like the other wizards that were practicing the Molten Core River .

There was no shortcut for the fourth stage of the Molten Core, so he had to be patient .