The Wizard World - Chapter 423

Chapter 423: Unexpected (2)

It seemed like the mummy feared the red light, he blocked it using the axe . However, the stone golem, earth golem, and the ice elemental were still attacking him constantly and he could barely hold the axe steadily .

White smoke rose from the mummy's hardened skin as the red light illuminated his body . The mummy was slowly ignited and started burning .

The mummy struggled in the red flame and charged to the man .

*BOOM*

The mummy exploded and turned into black mist, extinguishing the red light ball .

The tall man was blown away by the impact, he coughed several times and spat out some blood . He struggled and stood up and the golems disappeared as he waved his right hand . The ice elemental was left there as a bodyguard .

The man quickly walked to the location where the mummy exploded, he searched carefully and found a black key on the ground .

"Ha… Finally… Finally! I spent all those years just for this moment…" The man held the key in hand and chuckled, but it sounded like he was a bit depressed .

"You're right . Finally, I spent days stalking you… It was an unpleasant experience…" A high-pitched voice echoed in the hole; Angele was not sure if it was a man or a woman .

Angele noticed that the black shadow jumped out of the darkness and landed on the altar with black smoke around his body . The black shadow was glaring at the tall man .

"Mura, hand over the key . You activated the Red Lotus Pedant and I doubt there's anything you can do right now . " The man took off the black robe, revealing a perfect face, large breasts, long legs, and slim waist . It was a woman that was extremely attractive .

The woman had a pretty face and a perfectly balanced body . It almost felt like she did not belong to this world .

"It's you…" Mura raised his head, he looked young with his pale face . However, part of his hair was already white, and he was probably much older than he looked .

"Yeah, I'm injured and I've activated the Red Lotus Pedant, but do you really think you can kill me?" Mura was calm and confident . "I knew that someone was following after me, but I didn't expect to see you here . Are you going after the secret treasure of the Destruction Eye?

The woman pursed her lips into a cold smile . "Of course, that's the only thing I want . It's late in the night, just hand over the key…" The smile disappeared from her face before she could finish the sentence .

She noticed that Mura took out another red crystal pendant .

"Seriously? Another one? You'll die if you activate it one more time!"

A bitter smile appeared on Mura's face . "It's my family's destiny . For generations, we've been pursuing the truth of the secret . I won't complain if I lose my life here . "

It seemed like the woman was worried about the second red pendant Mura had and she decided to negotiate .

"Mura, don't you want to know how my sister is doing now? She was severely injured because of you!"

"That's why I tried so hard to find this key! The Life Root in the treasure trove will save Alicia's life and that's all I want!" Mura spoke in a serious tone .

"You're… serious about this?" The woman's expression loosened after hearing the word .

"Of course . "

The woman stared at Mura in the eyes for several minutes and nodded slowly . "Alright, we shall open the treasure trove together . You can take the Life Root and I'll take the rest, what do you say?"

"Sure, Life Root is the only thing I need anyways . " Mura nodded slightly . "Nothing matters if I can't wake Alicia up . "

The woman stopped for a second, looked at Mura, and sighed deeply . "Alicia was sent to you as a spy… I have no idea how she fell in love with you… Let's move…"

Mura nodded, turned around, and walked to the wall behind the altar .

The woman followed after Mura, she was several meters behind him, and they stood in front of the wall together .

Mura carefully pressed the key on the wall, he did not insert it into any keyhole .

*Crack*

The key slowly sank into the wall .

Suddenly, the woman raised her right hand and tried to grab the key .

*BOOM*

Red light and black light exploded, the key was blown into the air . It rotated and hit the wall, flying to the other side of the hall .

"Aria!" Mura roared in the eye-blinding light, he was enraged .

"Ha, do you really think I'll trust you?" Aria sneered .

The key was still in the air and they charged to the key at the same time .

At that moment, Angele suddenly jumped forward and went after the key .

*PA*

Angele grabbed the key and held it in hand .

"Thanks for the gift; the treasure of the Destruction Eye, huh? It sure sounds like something that everyone will go after . " Angele smiled .

He looked at Mura and Aria, however, the two had strange expressions on their faces . It felt like they were staring at a horrifying monster .

"You…" Angele's waist was hit before he could finish the sentence . He dropped the key and was blown away by the impact . He stopped after his forehead landed on the stone wall .

*BOOM*

Broken pieces of stones and dust splashed in the air .

The key rotated in the air and landed in a translucent man that had a blue body .

It was a translucent knight on the back of an armored horse that took the key .

The knight was wearing high-quality armor and the horse he was riding was also blue .

Strangely, the knight had no head and there was nothing over his neck . He held the rein in hand and there was white smoke spurting out of the horse's nose .

"Specter Knight Carmen…" Aria recognized the stranger .

"The key is mine now…" The knight had no mouth but could still speak . "The Destruction Eye is from the Oblivion Realm and it's a treasure that should only be taken by the undead . "

The knight gripped the key and he noticed something was off . "Wait! This is a fake key!" he shouted .

"You! Hand over the key!" he roared at Mura .

"Carmen, when will learn to think? Use your brain…" A twisted shadow appeared by the spider web and turned into a slim man that was covered with darkness .

The man's eyes were covered with a light green glow and the rest of his body was completely dark . He looked like a human-shaped playdough ball .

The specter knight stared at the shadow and shouted again, "Saruto!"

"Shadow Lich Saruto…" Aria's face turned pale . "Did you follow us here?"

The lich named Saruto chuckled . "Of course, without the guardians, how can we find this place? Alright, hand over the real key . "

Mura was pressured by the two strong opponents' mentality waves . His face turned even paler as his body was weak . "There's only one real key, but there are three of you, whom should I hand the key over to?"

"We're not going to fall for your trap . " The lich laughed . "Also, you, over there, do you really think you can fool me?" He looked at the broken wall on the other side .

*BOOM*

A man stood up from a pile of broken stone pieces . His black robe was broken but his long red hair was eye-catching . The man's face was blurred by some strange mist . It was Angele who was blown away by the specter knight's strike .

"I thought you forgot about me . Alright then . " It seemed like Angele was not injured at all . "You'll pay for what you have done . " He stared at the specter knight .

Angele's attack damage was relatively low, but with the buff from the true form, his attributes were greatly increased even in the main world . During the competition held by the Dark Wizard Tower, he won the fight against a rank 4 wizard with the concept gear . Also, Angele's attributes were increased again by practicing the Sound of the Knell . He was confident that he could at least survive an intense battle against strong opponents .

Angele was probably stronger than a top rank 3 wizard but slightly weaker than a rank 4 wizard if everything was taken into consideration .

Also, the specter knight and the Shadow Lich were both weaker than a rank 4 wizard . Although they looked strong, Angele was certain that he had a chance to win . There were not many rank 4 wizards after all .

Angele wanted to make them think that he was severely injured so he could just wait for the battle to end .

Mura took out another black key and held it in hand . A mocking smile appeared on his face . "Well, again, whom should I hand the key over to?"

"Hand it to me and I guarantee that I'll let you live!" the specter knight spoke the first .

Shadow Lich chuckled again . "I'll kill you if you don't give me the key . "

Angele glared at the two and pursed his lips into a smile . "Don't mind me . I was just passing by . I suggest that we open the treasure trove and share the treasure . We don't even know what's in the trove and there's no point for us to fight . "

Aria stood beside Mura, they had already decided to work together . They were rank 3 wizards, but they had no chance against three strong opponents that were all close to rank 4 wizards .

When a wizard was one rank above another, the difference in power would be huge, and it was nearly impossible for a weak wizard to even cast a spell when he was pressured by the mentality wave of a strong wizard . The only way for him to fight back was by ambushing or casting top-level secret spells .

In a one-versus-one situation, a wizard with elemental mentality wave could easily kill a wizard that was one rank below him .

Wizards at rank 3 would spend years trying to progress if they had lower talent levels .

The only problem was that Mura and Aria probably had final resort-kind of trump cards to use during a life-threatening situation .