Warlock of the Magus World 1-596
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This kind of knowledge regarding a peak rank 1 Magus was very difficult to obtain.
Leylin had gathered some information through the Thousand Meddling Hands and the Four Seasons Garden, but things like trump cards were not mentioned in the reports from these two organisations.
Perhaps, this might have been due to his status being too low and him lacking in power.
“A.I. Chip! Have you recorded all the previous data?” Leylin asked.
[Marb’s general data has been recorded. Beginning generation of stats!] The A.I. Chip’s robotic voice resounded in Leylin’s ear, and immediately after, a blue light flashed in front of him, producing a virtual screen.
[Marb Lilytell. Peak Rank 1 Magus. Estimated Strength: 10.7. Agility: 9.5. Vitality: 23. Spiritual Force: 79. Magic Power: 79 (Magic Power is in synchronisation with Spiritual Force). Elemental essence conversion type: Metal. Progress: 78% – 85%.
[Special techniques: 1. Metallic Life: After fusing with a lifeform that is purely metallic, all fatal attacks are ineffective. Vitality increases, and damage increased when using metal magic. As a side effect, loss of sense of touch. 2. Gravitational Spell Formation: Discovered gravitational runes related to gravity spell formation. Estimated completion of spell: 56%. Information recorded! Able to achieve between 2 and 25 times normal gravity over an area of 100 metres when used as an attack. Estimated strongest might: 29 times normal gravity!]
After this battle, Marb’s basic stats had been calculated.
This meant that the next time they fought, if Leylin took countermeasures towards his attacks, the chances of Marb dying by Leylin’s hand would be more than 50%.
This was an advantage based on the information the data had given him. Leylin’s eyes flashed. “A.I. Chip! Construct human model and simulate the best ways to kill him. Factor in Number 2 and Number 3 as well.”
In an instant, scenes of battles appeared in Leylin’s mind.
About ten minutes later, the A.I. Chip’s reply sounded.
[Based on the newest data recorded, result: Death of target! Death of Number 2, massive injuries inflicted on Number 3, host body with light injuries.]
Seeing what the A.I. Chip had planned, a thin smile appeared on his face. “Marb! The next time we meet will be the day you die…”
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Outside the Eternal River Plains’ secret plane, inside the inverted castle.
Within a room that was as cold as an ice storehouse, with several large chunks of ice strewn about.
Hyder was wearing a pair of thick, heavy spectacles as he stared fixedly at a beaker with liquid boiling inside.
“The hair of a female goblin, the toenail of a subterranean lizard, and also… the silk sac of a Dulok spider…”
His incantation was unclear, yet both his hands were as precise as a machine as he continuously tossed the items into the beaker.
“Woman of the Deep Red, grace us with your presence!”
After the ingredients had completely fused within the beaker, Hyder raised up and opened his hands towards the sky, and chanted in a very bizarre incantation as if conducting a sacrificial rite.
……
*Weng…*
The ground began to tremble, and the stench of blood began to permeate the tiny room.
In an instant, Hyder seemed to have seen a deep, crimson sea surging towards him.
In an instant, the blood coloured sea converged into the figure of a gorgeous woman that strangely had no face.
Her ethereal body floated ever so beautifully in midair.
“….!” Hyder chanted the final stream of the incantation, which was extremely tongue twisting. The accent was extremely difficult to understand as well; it was filled with a primordial and barbaric aura.
“Chikchik…” After listening to Hyder, the woman finally spoke. Her voice sounded like the chirps of a little bird, yet, at the same time, it strangely sounded like the flapping of insect wings.
“Hurry! Bring it forward!” Hyder said to the old lady behind him.
The old lady clapped her hands, and two black robed servants entered with a dozen feeble, trembling humans who had their heads covered by a black sack.
“Chikchik!” The woman in midair chirped in excitement as she immediately began to stretch her body forward.
*Pu!* *Pu!**Pu!*
Countless large wounds split open on the bodies of these captives, from which blood gushed out like a fountain.
As if seeing the plague, the two servants quickly retreated.
*Gloook!*
The blood formed a tiny tendril of steam as it floated through the air towards the woman.
A moment later, there were no longer any traces of blood on the ground. As for the woman, the colour red was even more vibrant on her body now.
After accepting the sacrifices, the woman nodded her faceless head and transformed into the shape of a flask.
*Drip-Drop!*
A tiny droplet of crimson liquid dripped from the flask directly into the beaker.
*Ka-Cha!*
After the liquid entered the beaker, a flame emerged from within the beaker and engulfed it. As the flames blazed, the sound of wailing spirits occasionally sounded from within.
As the flames continued to burn, the woman disappeared without a trace.
Whether it was Hyder or the old lady, no one knew how she had left.
“How is it?” The old lady’s gaze was fixed on the flame, which was spreading, and she put on an expression that could make one feel anxious.
Beneath the gleam of the flames, which reflected off of the old lady’s face, there was an intimidating look.
“This is the most feasible method that I could come up with after many experiments. Moreover through a sacrificial rite, I borrowed the power of a trace of blood from an evil spirit… Towards this curse, it should be the best remedy!”
Hyder looked at the subsiding flames, and his expression was extremely calm, his eyes showing signs of wisdom.
“I hope that is so! Jenna’s curse is nearing complete activation, so time is pressing…” The old lady muttered.
Hearing this, a peculiar expression could be seen in Hyder’s eyes.
Although Jenna was the one who had inherited the innate talent of prophecy, Manla was also a relative of theirs. From the perspective of a light Magus, this was somewhat going overboard.
However, Hyder concealed his opinion well, not letting the old lady discover it.
*Bang!*
Several minutes later, the red flames completely died out, revealing a strange, congealed item in the beaker.
It was an amorphous item, like a large lump of jelly, and was even squirming.
“It’s a success!” A smile surfaced on Hyder’s face.
Following which, his expression turned solemn as he said the old lady, “Madame, although this method of removal has a very high success rate, the curse is an extremely troublesome thing. Some dark Magi also like to add various disgusting and poisonous elements inside, and if they are not treated properly, things could very well become disastrous. Hence, if… what I’m saying is that if there is a possibility, it would still be better to have a chat with the Magus who laid this curse…”
“No need for that! My family will never be threatened by someone else! Fate is watching over us!” The old lady vehemently rejected the notion, and Hyder could only smile wryly in return.
Due to the possibility of a chain reaction from the activation of the curse, during treatment, Jenna and Manla were held very far apart in their locations.
Hyder wore white robes with many runes occasionally blinking on it.
At this moment, he held onto a container with one hand, which contained the soft body within.
Hyder looked at Manla, who was lying unconscious on the experiment table,and finally gave one last glance at the old lady.
She nodded expressionlessly.
Seeing this, Hyder sighed on the inside, and his face turned serious, “Then, I will begin
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Chapter 226 – Commencement
”I wish you luck!”
Hyder looked at Manla as he prayed for him. He then picked up a gleaming silver scalpel and lightly cut the arm which had the curse.
”Sssii!”
The black curse runes came to life and continuously twisted, forming a tiny black snake that hissed with its forked tongue.
Black gas immediately surrounded Manla’s body, which was covered in bulging veins.
The huge bloke broke out in cold sweat and gritted his teeth unconsciously, the agony on his face apparent.
”The first light in this world! Listen to my summons and lend me your strength to dispel this darkness…”
Hyder’s lips moved quickly as he rapidly chanted an incantation.
*Weng Weng!*
In the surroundings of the operating table, countless rays of light suddenly appeared and flew above Manla as they converged into a rune.
Unadulterated, without a trace of any impurities! It was as if the light that first set upon this world had appeared inside the rune.
This milky white light shone on Manla’s body.
*Chi Chi!* Manla’s body suddenly arched as he clenched his fists.
At the same time, a seemingly endless amount of black gas was emitted from the pores throughout his body.
All of this gas was very quickly purified by the light.
Hyder looked at the black lines on Manla’s body as sweat rolled down the side of his cheek.
His immense spiritual force had now turned into an extremely concentrated and tiny one which continuously scanned Manla’s body and took note of its current state. He also had to guide the light in the cleansing process.
This was a task that required extreme precision. If he made a single mistake, the curse on Manla’s body would fully activate.
It was very evident that this put a huge strain on Hyder.
In only a dozen minutes, this old geezer began to pant heavily as his energy began to drop.
However, it was at a time like this that the stability of Hyder’s hands was even more pronounced. Just like a robot, his movements were fluid and without the the slightest mistake.
Finally, under the pressing attack from the light rays, the cursed runes made of darkness were continuously pushed back until they retreated back into the original wound.
The light rays formed a halo outside the wound and confined it to a small surface area on the flesh.
”Hu…” Hyder exhaled deeply as he wiped the sweat off his forehead.
”I have already confined the curse to one area. Right now, this extraction process is the most crucial…”
Hyder held the container which contained the jelly-like body as if it was some sort of precious treasure.
Following which, he placed the container close to where the wound on Manla’s arm was.
”Come forth, my darling!” A strange expression now appeared on Manla’s face as he spoke in a tone that could induce dizziness.
”Sssii…”
The runes on Manla’s arm writhed and once again turned into the shape of a tiny black snake.
It spat its tongue and, as if it had discovered something, it turned and faced the jelly-like body.
”Chi Chi…” After seeing the small snake, the jelly-like creature, which seemed to have no consciousness, began to shrink its body.
However, this movement attracted the tiny snake and it slithered towards the jelly-like body.
Seeing the small snake closing in, Hyder held on to his breath, as if afraid that his breathing would scare the snake away.
The black snake hesitantly circled the area where the wound was in. It then turned around and slithered away without a second thought!
Just when the old madame thought that it was a failure, the tiny black snake which had turned around coiled its body and darted right into the wound as fast as lightning, jumping on top of the jelly-like creature.
It swallowed the jelly-like body down in a gulp and began to retreat rapidly.
”You want to run?”
Hyder had the last laugh as he grabbed a pair of tweezers with his right hand and reached forward.
The tweezers travelled in a beautiful arc through the air and landed right in front of the tiny black snake and blocked it.
Following which, the tweezers clamped together and held onto the middle of the snake’s body.
”Hissss….” The snake hissed as it writhed its body continuously.
Hyder’s face was extremely solemn as he knew how much of a calamity would be created if the abomination in his hands were to escape.
Bringing forward a vulcanised test-tube that was covered in runes with his left hand, he tossed the black snake within and plugged the hole.
The runes flashed and sealed the test-tube tightly. Only after looking at this scene did Hyder allow himself a sigh of relief.
”Mister Hyder, is it a success?”
The old lady stepped forward and was extremely excited as she saw that the cursed runes on Manla’s arm had completely vanished.
”Of course! It is done, I have not disgraced my art!” Hyder smiled in an aloof manner.
He had no confidence prior to his attempts to remove this curse. However, in the period of his experiments, this curse had allowed him to greatly improve his Potioneering and healing skills.
”Great! As I was saying, how can we bow down to that dark Magus?”
”Fate is forever on our side!” A light of reverence appeared on the old lady’s face, as if the sun had shone on her.
Hyder, who could not withstand this light, closed his eyes and retreated a few steps.
*Pa!*
At this moment, a very crisp clap sounded from Manla’s body and a mysterious black gas once again appeared.
”What is happening?” The old witch was now like a duck which had its neck grasped, her voice hoarse as she asked.
”Damn it, a second curse! It’s actually a model composed of a combination of curses!!!”
Regret and shame now flashed across Hyder’s face.
At the same time, a huge amount of black gas formed into many tiny black snakes as the dense smog engulfed Manla within.
*Chik Chik…* From within the black smog, a harrowing sound could be heard.
Seconds later, the black smog dispersed and revealed a blackened skeleton which sat quietly before the experiment table.
This turn of events was extremely quick and even Hyder had no time to react.
”Seriously…”