The Wizard World - Chapter 402

Chapter 402: Return (1)

Members of Dark Wizard Tower might seem like ordinary wizards, but most of them were extremely cruel in reality .

Angele looked at Juventus, who seemed to have already witnessed such a situation so strange and had already gotten used to it .

Nonetheless, Angele stayed calm as he followed behind the servant without further making any noise .

They changed directions several times before entering a dark hallway . No maids or servants were in the hallway, and the atmosphere was cold and humid .

Wall-mounted yellow crystals brightened the hallway, but some of them had already cracked and would likely need to be replaced soon .

The man brought Angele and Juventus to a room on the left side of the hallway . Opening the door, he led them in .

Inside was a spacious room decorated with brown wooden floor and walls .

There were dark-red coffins arranged in two columns on the floor .

The coffins were sealed tight and a glowing white magic circle was engraved on the surface of each coffin .

"These are your goods, Master Green . They've just been delivered here not so long ago . Please press your hand on the magic circles," the man explained .

Angele looked at the man and stepped forward . There were ten coffins all in all . He immediately pressed on the magic circle with his palm .

The man nodded and smiled, "All right, they're yours now . Your mark has been planted in those liches that will become your bodyguards . This is a gift from the department of change . "

"How powerful are they?" Angele was curious .

"Hard to measure . Liches will perish under the bombardment of powerful light element spells, but on the other hand, all damage from other spells will be halved . Not only that, the plague aura emanating from their bodies is extremely dangerous . Please make sure it's under your control, lest it becomes a huge problem . "

The man handed Angele a small wooden box . It was a hexagonal box as large as one's palm, dark-red in color, and had a smooth surface .

"This is your coffin locator . Please keep the guards inside the coffins when you don't need them because the longer they stay inside, the more powerful they will be . "

Angele accepted the box and thought it was light upon checking its weight . "From what I know, liches are often slow due to the changes done to their undead bodies . Are those liches the same?"

"Yes, but it's much better than you expect . These liches can teleport within the vast effective range of the aura, so you can stay within it when you need them . Also, the owner and selected people by the owner will not be damaged by the radiating energy," the man smiled, "Our researchers know what they're doing . "

"Sounds good . " It was a free gift, and Angele had no reason to decline this . "And do I have full control over the liches? I mean, it's understandable if the department can destroy them when necessary . "

"Don't worry . " Juventus, smiling, started to explain, "Department of change's rules are strict, and there are other departments verifying the gifts they send out, so the situation you mentioned will never happen . "

"That's great, then . " Angele nodded slightly . "Will department of change accept personal orders? I hear the department is also researching on soul forms . "

"That depends . We do research on souls, but I think the wizard department does a better job on that," the man composedly answered . "And you need to set a reward if you want us to fulfill your request, and we will then spread the request to our members . But if no one wants to take it, there will be nothing we can do . "

"Interesting . " Angele squinted his eyes . "I will think about it . " He was, at present, still trying to deal with Henn even though he possessed the Thousand Shadow Orb, and no one could find her at the moment . Regardless of that, there were just too many secrets lying within Angele's body, and he was worried that Henn would find out the truth sooner or later .

Angele was a core member of the Dark Wizard Tower and he wanted to remove Henn from his body . However, he had not yet found someone he could trust in the organization and he needed to wait for the time to come .

"All right . That's all I have to say, I think . " The man nodded slightly . "I shall be leaving now . "

"Right, how can I carry all those coffins back?" Angele asked .

"We'll set the coordinates and send them to you," the man replied, "Hence the reason I gave you the box . "

"Thanks . " Angele nodded . "So, I don't need to do anything . "

"Correct . "

The man turned and left the room as soon as he finished speaking .

Angele glanced at the coffins .

"Let's go . We're done, right?"

Juventus nodded, "Yeah, that's it . You can either teleport back or stay here for much longer . And you can meditate in the heart of the tree where your progression will be slightly faster . But if you stay here for too long, your items may transform into fairies . "

"I think I'll teleport back, but how do I return to the heart of the tree if I want to?" Angele looked out from the window as he walked .

A sea of towering trees; everything he saw was filled with vibrant green .

"The same way you came . Technically, it should be easier since your ring will guide you . " Juventus retrieved his pocket watch and checked what time it was . "All right, it's three in the afternoon . I have something else to take care of . Just contact me if you have any further questions . "

With a flick of his fingers, a black light-dot was thrown toward Angele .

Angele turned to catch the light-dot with his finger . "Thanks for showing me around . "

"No sweat . Our teacher asked me to take care of you, and you're my senior brother anyway . " Juventus waved at Angele, putting away his pocket watch, and left the room .

Angele's eyes fell on the coffins after Juventus left .

"Lich, heed my call . " He sent his mentality wave into one coffin on the right .

Creeaak!

The wooden coffin opened, and a dried-up corpse stood up from inside .

The corpse was covered with wounds . Yellow smoke was drifting out of the gaps . The corpse seemed to belong to a male's; its eyes had already turned black and its muscles looked like grayish meat jerkies .

The lich was wearing a yellow robe and holding a short wand made out of black crystal in his right hand .

"As you wish… ah…" Yellow smoke came out of the lich's mouth .

Blue light flashed in Angele's eyes as he scanned the lich's body .

[New file created . Name: Lich . ]

[Scanning for data…]

The lich's hologram was displayed in front of Angele's eyes .

Rows of data were shown under it .

[Lich . Strength 6, Agility 5, Stamina 11, Mentality 0 . ] This was the lich's attributes . Besides that, the undead creature also had talent skills .

[Plague Aura: Deadly poison that affects a large area . Creatures with Stamina lower than 5 may be killed instantly . ]

[Withering Light: Release polluted light from the wand . Damage: 40 degrees . ]

[Enhanced Skin: Reduce damage taken by 50%, except for damage inflicted by light element spells . Lich will be destroyed when it receives over 1000 degrees of light element damage . ]

The lich only had three talent skills . Nevertheless, Angele was satisfied with the result .

I won't call it a bodyguard, but a lich will assist me on the battlefield for sure, especially when the battle is intense .

Angele put away the wooden box in his pouch and left the room . He began to walk back the way he came .

He could hear unusual noises coming from the closed doors on both sides of the hallway .

There were women moaning, monsters roaring, wind blasting, and many men groaning . It sounded as if those men were undertaking a terrifying ritual .

Angele hurriedly returned to the first room after passing through the hallway .

The flames in the fireplace had become weaker . There was a young girl wearing green clothes sleeping on the chair .

Angele left the room and went to the wooden staircase .

When he looked down the stairs, he saw a river with a rapidly flowing current . The wet and chilling wind was blowing across his face .

He ascended the flight of stairs quickly and returned to the first area .

There were not many people in the heart of the tree due to the fairies being a bother . No one wanted their clothes to suddenly transform into a fairy, especially their undergarments . Being in a situation like that would certainly be awkward .

Angele continued walking and then he returned to the main hall .

The ceremony had already ended; no one was seated on the chairs and the servants were already cleaning the place .

Angele returned to his room after inspecting the map made by Zero .

When he opened the door to his room, he saw a black, egg-shaped ball of light floating in front of him .

"Message . Core members who live in the heart of the tree . If you wish to return to the Wizard World, you will need this black egg," an old man's voice rang throughout the room .

Angele made sure he had everything with him before stepping into the egg-shaped portal .

It was time to end his trip to Dark Wizard Tower .

Pure darkness surrounded him and the only thing he could see was the energy shield manifested by the crystal scorpion .

Angele felt himself not moving at all as he stood in the darkness .

Then, after about 10 seconds, light blinded his eyes .

And soon, he was standing on a cliff edge where a boiling black smoke lay beneath it .

Green trees with huge roots, vibrant vines, and dancing flowers amid the chilly breeze—this environment was familiar to him .