“I would like to walk around for a while, you may leave here!”
Leylin saw a hint of disappointment in Jessia’s eyes after he told her that, and Nolan heaved a sigh of relief.
He chuckled as he turned around and raised his hand and disappeared among the stream of people, with Kubler immediately following.
With his astonishing senses, Leylin faintly heard two people behind him arguing in constrained voices.
“This is really….” Leylin shook his head, “Instead of focusing your limited energy on pursuing the truth, you focus on such things…”
“But I suppose this is probably a commoner’s pleasure right!”
He nodded his head after shaking it, called out to Kubler and continued his journey.
“After entering the Black River Domain, the Ouroboros Clan Headquarters—Phosphorescence Swamp will be very near…” Kubler was naturally very familiar with this place and had a tinge of both fear and longing.
After hiring a horse chariot, both he and Leylin enjoyed the scenery along the way.
If they had hastened on with their journey, they would not have been so slow in progress. However, Leylin was not in a hurry and had wanted to enjoy the sights and sounds of the central continent, hence he chose to travel by chariot.
As night fell, the two arrived at a small town.
Accommodations at the inn were cramped, and the air was filled with the odour of alcohol, sweat, and manure.
Leylin furrowed his brows at such conditions. Since this was the only inn in town, he still reluctantly accepted it as it was still better than spending the night in the open.
After putting down their luggage, Leylin and Kubler headed to the main hall intending to have a meal.
The menu for dinner was beef and potato stew with some fresh vegetables. That was all the town had to offer. Surprisingly it was deliciously prepared with an enticing scent to boost one’s appetite.
“Huh?” At this moment, Kubler’s expression changed.
A gush of profound ash-colored dust started stirring from the main door of the inn, spreading continuously and extending to the other parts of the inn enveloping other travellers and the owners themselves.
*Crackle! Crackle!*
The commoners, whose bodies were covered with the ash-colored dust all stood frozen, their bodies as stiff as a candle.
“It’s a freezing spell! There is a Magus around and we are the target!”
A shocked Kubler stood up and exclaimed with anger. Yellow energy emerged from his body and spread all around.
A circular radiance surrounded their round table, protecting them against the fate of the other travellers.
Leylin was totally unfazed by what was happening and was still enjoying the town-brewed wheat wine.
*Bang!*
The wooden main door burst open and 2 Magi wearing black robes entered the room. In front of their chest, Leylin saw the familiar red ruby emblem.
“Nolan! We meet again!” Leylin raised his glass and greeted casually.
Indeed, Nolan was among the two entrants. He had a vexed expression and stood, glaring at Leylin. “Where is Jessia? Where? Hand her over!”
“Jessia? Isn’t she with you?”
Leylin chuckled.
“She left! I thought she was abducted. Based on the location markings marked on her body, I am sure she is here!” Nolan’s eyes turned red.
“Location markings?” Leylin laughed in amusement, “How insecure are you? To put such a spell on your lover?”
“I do not care. Uncle! It is him! I am sure this is the Magus who took Jessia!” Nolan tugged at the sleeve of the Magus standing beside him and pointed at Leylin.
The accompanying Magus shifted his eyes and abruptly took a step up.
A ray of silver flashed by and the light barrier on Kubler’s body collapsed immediately.
“A rank 2 Magus!” Kubler mumbled under his breath.
Nolan looked on proudly upon hearing it while the other Magus had no expression on his face.
In his eyes, he did not regard Kubler who was a semi-converted Magus. However, he was distracted by the silent Leylin who sat quietly by the side.
“Sir, we the Rolithe Family have no intentions to use force. The fiancée of our successor has gone missing and it is a big matter. We need to inspect this place and we seek your cooperation…”
Power was exhibited first, followed by etiquette. It was a remarkable way of handling the situation, much better than what Nolan did.
“Absolutely!” Kubler was surprised that Leylin agreed instantly.
“Many thanks!” Seeing how cooperative Leylin is, the two Magi eased the tension on their faces and Nolan fell silent.
“Over here!”
Nolan looked into an odd mirror he was holding in his hand and rushed forward.
“Let’s take a look!” After his satisfying meal, Leylin got up and together with Kubler, stepped forward as well. The two Magi followed closely as if they were afraid of Leylin’s escape.
“Ah…. Jessia…… My Jessia……”
Upon reaching the room where Leylin and Kubler’s luggage was, they heard Nolan’s cries.
“Bad news!” Kubler rushed in and saw a white coloured woman’s dress on the bed, there was a big patch of blood stain on the stomach area and some portion had dried to a dark colour.
“What happened?”
“Jessia! Jessia! How dare you….” Nolan’s face flushed a fiery red as he yelled and stormed forward.
“This is trouble!” Kubler frowned, a layer of yellow scales appearing on him and his huge hand and suppressed Nolan who had lost his self-control onto the ground.
“Warlock from the Ouroboros Clan?”
The Rank 2 Magus expression immediately changed to become a vicious one as well.
“Even if you belong to the Ouroboros Clan, abducting the fiancée of our Rolithe Family’s successor and treating him with such disrespect, you have to give me an explanation!”
The rays of silver in his eyes amplified and streaks of silver whips appeared in his palm.
“Wait!” Leylin smiled subtly, his hand on the shoulder of the Rank 2 Magus.
“Huh? What is happening?” Although it is just a hand, but it felt like a mountain. In fact, the Rank 2 Magus felt his body stiffen and couldn’t even lift a finger.
“Innate spell—Ring of fire resistance!” the Rank 2 Magus emitted a layer of flame from his body, forming rings of fire with it, with streaks of silver on the edges, blazing the surrounding atmosphere ferociously.
“Annihilation!” Soon after, he heard Leylin mouthing the word.
*Hiss Hiss!* The blazing flames were put out immediately, leaving no room for the smoke to reignite the fire.
An enormous and horrifying spiritual force assaulted the Rank 2 Magus, destroying his defences, took over his consciousness and confined his magic power.
“Ra… rank 3 Magus?” The Rank 2 Magus turned his head with difficulty, his throat dry and rough.
Leylin had been using his skills to suppress his spiritual force and energy undulations all this time. Now, he undid the suppression bit by bit, and a huge tide of energy was released causing the atmosphere to become heavy.
“So tell me, if I want Jessia, do I need to be sneaky about it?”
Leylin shot them a look and asked sarcastically.
“Of… of course not! It is our mistake! We’re sorry!” the rank 2 Magus shook his head promptly. In the central continent, the sighting of Magi might not be uncommon, but it was not easy to witness the presence of a rank 3 Magus. And among the large-scale powers, rank 3 Magi were high-ranked with stable power and authority. They did not need to resort to any unscrupulous methods when dealing with rank 2 Magi.
At this time, Nolan was speechless. Although Kubler had lifted the spell on him, he lay helplessly on the floor with cold sweat trickling endlessly.
The Magus with the highest power in the whole of the Rolithe Family was only at Rank 3. If Leylin
was displeased and had them killed, the other Magi might not even have the ability to seek revenge.
Thoughts of killing them crossed Leylin’s mind, but he eventually let it slide.
To him, there were no benefits in killing either these 2 Magi or even Jessia. Additionally, he might provoke an enemy with rank 3 strength.
Even though he was not afraid of the opposite party, he did not want any trouble.
“Follow me!” As such, he looked nonchalantly at the rank 2 Magus and Nolan, who was still lying on the floor before heading out.
Kubler followed Leylin closely, with the rank 2 Magus and Nolan close behind. In the face of a Rank 3 Magus, they had no chance of trying any tricks, hence they could only follow Leylin’s orders.
Leylin walked on with a destination in mind and soon they left the town and reached a paulownia tree forest.
Nolan didn’t quite understand anything, he merely followed suit.
Leylin came upon what seemed like the biggest paulownia tree, and knocked gently on the trunk as if he were knocking on a door. “Anyone there?”
*Dong Dong!* The tree trunk produced a dull sound, but there was no response and all was quiet.
“You are very clever! And attentive to your set-up. However, you are still not wise. After completing your work, you can’t help yourself but return to find out the reactions of others!”
“I have already noticed you, you should show yourself! Otherwise.….” Leylin’s voice turned chilly.
“Humph! Alright, alright, here I am, what are you going to do about it?”
*Shhrrk*, the surface of the tree trunk split open to reveal a round door. Jessia, whom they had first met on the airship, jumped out and grabbed Leylin by the arm.
“Brother Leylin! You are so awesome! How did you discover me?”
On the other side, both the rank 2 Magi and Nolan were speechless, anger filling them to the brim.
WMW Chapter 396
Phosphorescence Swamp
“Jessia, What are you doing? Get back here now!”
Flames blazed in Nolan‘s eyes when he saw Jessia holding on to Leylin’s arms shamelessly with her breast almost pushed towards him.
The rank 2 Magus on the other side immediately stepped up and delivered a hard slap to the back of Nolan’s head, causing him to bend forward.
Droplets of cold sweat were trickling down his forehead.
It was obvious that what had happened today was all a misunderstanding. The crucial point was, they were lacking in ability when compared to the opposing side
Moreover, any slight mishandling of the situation would enrage a rank 3 Magus, and on top of that worsen their relationship with the Ouroboros Clan. At this point, thoughts of death crossed his mind.
“Anyway, it is just a small misunderstanding! Forget it!“ Leylin replied indifferently.
Before the rank 2 Magus could reply, Leylin’s ice cold voice was transmitted to him, “This is the price for offending me!”
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
The rank 2 Magus, Nolan and Jessia collapsed and were flung out, blood trickling down the sides of their mouths.
“Leave, all of you! I do not want to see you all ever again!”
“Thank you for sparing our lives, my Lord!” the Rank 2 Magus gave a respectful bow, and quickly pulled Nolan and an unwilling Jessia away from the scene.
“I believe such troubles will continue to occur in the future….” The look in Nolan’s and Jessia’s eyes when they were leaving left Leylin with the feeling that this matter was not over yet.
The common hatred might have spurred them into an alliance in the future.
“What nonsense is this?” Leylin felt rather gloomy and thought he should not have gotten involved with matters between husband and wife.
“My Lord, should I…” Kubler spoke up with an ominous glint in his eyes
“No!” Leylin shook his head.
He fiddled with a dark and shiny gold coin in his hand, silent and in deep thought.
……
Phosphorescence Swamp.
This was the general headquarters of the Ouroboros Clan. Very few other Magi ventured out to this place.
The swamp was a sea of thick black wetlands and the air was a continuous mix of cold and chilly yet hot and blazing. Occasionally, flashes of green phosphorescence could be seen on it.
“The concentration of energy particles in the air is very high here! This location is a good find indeed!”
Leylin looked at the graphic data collected by his A.I. Chip, nodded his head and told Kubler who was standing behind him.
Although the average energy concentration in the central continent had far exceeded that of the south coast and twilight zone, the energy here was even more prominent.
Within Phosphorescence Swamp, the concentration of darkness elemental particles was the highest followed by that of fire. The concentration of these two elements was ten times higher than the average of Twilight Zone.
“This is merely on the outside, if an element pool or secret plane was built, I believe the disparity would be more terrifying….” Leylin thought to himself.
“Yes, such a location with a combination of darkness and fire particles is rare. Historically, when we first occupied this place, there were 5 Morning Star Magi who combined their forces to destroy a few powerful enemies, and brought along a country of commoners….” Kubler was brimming with pride as he explained to Leylin.
“My Lord, due to my current identity, there might be some trouble here!” he added.
He had been framed by others and was wanted by the Ouroboros Clan, hence before the accusations were lifted, he was afraid of being treated like a criminal.
“Not might, it’s already here!” Leylin pointed out. Soon a few profound dark shadows suddenly emerged from the nearby swamp.
*ROOAAAR!* Two high-energy serpent-shaped living creatures suddenly emerged, making a big splash. The silhouettes of two Magi could be seen on their heads.
“This is not even the headquarters of the Ouroboros Clan, yet patrolling the perimeter are rank 2 high-energy living creatures and rank 2 Magi! Looks like they have a very strong base!” Leylin felt a resonance of bloodline from the serpent-shaped living creatures ridden by the Magi. In fact, they seemed to be blood descendants of the Kemoyin Serpent!
“Kubler! How dare you step foot in this place? Didn’t you leave?” From where the 2 Warlocks were standing, a surprised voice was transmitted out and it didn’t sound flustered.
Under these circumstances, Leylin discreetly nodded his head. It would seem like Kubler was indeed innocent. The grassroots troops understood perfectly and even started to attack before they laid eyes on him.
“This is not my fault, I was framed by Johnny!” Kubler raised his voice, his face flushing red.
“We do not care about the details, just for the fact that you dare to step foot in Phosphorescence Swamp and brought an outsider!” Another Warlock immediately continued.
“I apologise! But I am not just any outsider!” Leylin smiled faintly, took a step forward and garnered the Kemoyin’s bloodline and the rank 3 spiritual force in his body, letting off a ferocious explosion.
Just like a hurricane, the energy willfully and violently started to sweep everything away. The awe-inspiring kind of familiarity in power left the two lower rank living creatures cowering and bowing with respect.
“A noble rank 3 Bloodline Warlock? Who are you? It is an honour to meet you!” The other 2 bloodline warlocks who possessed lineage of the Giant Kemoyin Serpent’s bloodline immediately felt the suppression from Leylin. They knelt down to show their utmost respect.
“I am a wanderer from afar and unintentionally accepted a Warlock inheritance. I met Kubler along the way and wanted to take a look at the Ouroboros Clan. Why? Am I not welcome?” Leylin asked indifferently.
“Sure! Sure! It is an honour for us to receive you!” The bloodline resonance between two Warlocks could not be faked. Hence the two Warlocks wer
e very sure Leylin was a warlock of a pure Giant Kemoyin Serpent bloodline! And this level was the highest in the entire Ouroboros Clan! Who would dare offend him?
“Very well! Show us the way!” Leylin nodded his head and gave the order.
“Yes! Yes! This way, please!“ The two Warlocks made eye contact and immediately offered Leylin a position on the back of a huge snake. Kubler was offered one next, and he was secretly touched.
One of the Warlocks could be seen secretly sending a message, probably with the intention of informing others, but Leylin did not bother to pay attention to it.
The Rank 2 serpent moved with great speed along the swamp, emitting an aura of terror that made all other animals stay clear of their path.
“What species of snake is this?” Leylin stroked the dark green scales beneath his feet.
“This creature is an improved version we created using a specialized combination of bloodlines. Their abilities are very suitable for those of the Ouroboros Clan…” A rank 2 Warlock immediately explained to a curious Leylin, hoping to pleased him.
“That explains why I have not seen such information before!” Leylin nodded his head, “What is your name?”
“Maron! My name is Maron, my Lord! “ The Warlock named Maron immediately replied with a look of glee in his eyes.
“Alright Maron!” Leylin nodded his head, knowing what to do to garner reverence.
The two giant serpents glided along with great speed. In about 10 minutes or so, Leylin reached the depth of the Ouroboros Clan.
Here, a row of massive structures was combined together, forming a small scale Magus city, and at the front of the gate sat two enormous stone sculptures of the Giant Kemoyin Serpent.
With the delicate black scales coupled with the ferocious pupils, they looked like they could very well be alive.
At this moment, a small group of Warlocks was already waiting near the gate.
“Haha… Welcome home, my bloodline brothers!”
A young Warlock that looked like a goblin stood in front of the small group, his eyes that glowed with a purple radiance lighting up upon seeing Leylin. He stepped forward, stretched out his arms and hugged him.
“Thank you!” Leylin returned the hug unnaturally and asked, ” May I know….”
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