Moments after Cora had trapped the Cabal under her weight, Seren's finger tweaked a body that had split two meters away. She had been unconscious for several minutes. Though she was paralyzed, the pain from the dagger in her waist acted as a protective mechanism, shutting her body down and causing her to pass out.
When Seren opened her eyes, she realized that she couldn't move her body. There was almost no feeling in her body. She saw that there were more than ten creatures with Galen and that Jacob and Andre were chewed with him. Before she even had a chance to feel sorry for Galen, she realized that if she didn't act, she would also die.
She had to do something. She was also unaware of Cora and Cabal's condition, as the only sound in the cave was chewing. At that moment she remembered something. A gift from someone earlier.
William had left something on her desk before he left, and Seren now remembered that among the p
Returning to the cave, William found the trio in the same position. He then took some wood from his dimensional bag and tied them together. Finally, after placing all four on this primitive stretcher, he carried it with both hands and left the cave. Lying next to the Cabal was disgusting to Cora, but she needed some rest before she could move. William soon passed the apprentices collecting the dead and reached the Blood and Sword Tower campsite. Here he let the trio rest and waited until they were able to walk. The trio did not talk until they had recovered, and William accompanied them when they decided they could come to their senses and walk. No one even asked why he was in that state, even though the Cabal was still tied up beside them. The journey took a little longer, of course, as William's teammates were still tired. During this time, William asked them what had happened. Cora was the most willing to talk and she explained without leaving anything out. Some of Cora's words w
"Then the cave opened out into a large underground lake. I found many valuable potion ingredients here and took them with me. The most important ingredient I found in the lake was Thorn Whiskers Carp. After I hunted twenty of them, I realized that there weren't that many, so I gave up hunting them. Later, William took a wooden box out of his dimensional bag. This wooden box was something special. It could be considered a magical tool that he had made himself.Thanks to the small array inside, it kept a creature intact. "I brought you this as a gift." William gave the box to Alyna. Alyna took the box with both hands and opened it.Inside were two Thorn Whiskers Carp with an arrow wound on its belly and blood still flowing from the wound. Well preserved, fresh. Thorn Whiskers Carp is a delicious meat with high nutritional value for knights.The size of these carps was much larger than usual. Each one was at least a meter and a half long and forty centimetres wide. This was enough to fee
William followed Alyna as she climbed to the upper floors of the tower. As William watched Alyna's back, he involuntarily had obscene thoughts. Especially after being with Seren, his desire in that direction increased greatly. Seren was like a locksmith who opened the door for him. And it was up to his will to keep the now unlocked door closed or open. Moreover, it became more and more difficult for him to keep the door open because of something inside of him that he did not know.After climbing two floors, something happened to William that made him forget his obscene thoughts. He began to see official mages, not apprentices. He couldn't remember ever seeing so many official mages in the tower.While most of them gave him a casual feeling, they were all of them were Grand Knights and also official mages. He thought more and more that he had underestimated the power of the tower.One floor later, they came to the door of a large room. It was a big door that opened on two sides. As soo
Of course, William had not intentionally shown his full strength. If he had, he was sure that even the second-rank official mage would have a hard time seeing him.Einor's look was a bit strange. Unable to contain his excitement, he stood up. He examined the elements around William. It is not just one element. There is light, wind, fire, metal and even some earth. 'How strange. Is there something I don't know?'Einor had thousands of different ideas running through his head, and he desperately tried to answer them all. After seeing William's heart, he decided to do some more research. It seemed that he had to work harder. He had to look for secrets he didn't know, and discover new ways. This was no longer about strengthening the heart. It was something else entirely. Maybe it was a power that could compete with some powers.Then Einor sat down and spoke calmly. "Okay, William. We thank you. After leaving the gate of the tower, you are no longer our apprentice. You are free to go where
On the top of a beautiful mountain, accompanied by little singing animals, the old man opened his eyes. This man was the seer named Ymo, whom the Monarch called the old turtle. Two of the last teeth in his mouth had fallen out, and now he had only two teeth left. One was at the bottom and one was at the top.While he was meditating, something disturbed him, but when he opened his eyes, he started to smile.Meanwhile, a boy who saw his smile and was meditating in the same way spoke."Master Ymo! What happened? Did he do something? What did he do?" The boy asked with great curiosity."Oh, nothing. He was saved at the last moment when he was about to catch a sickness. That disease is still in his body, but it will not bother him for a long time." Ymo laughed. Then he waved his hand and a wine jug appeared in his hand. He drank more than ten sips at once."Master, you mustn't drink too much anymore. Your eyes are getting worse, and you only have two teeth left. This heart-supresing wine i
After a month...William, Cody, Brian, and Myles were riding through the forest on a three-jointed creature with long legs, a long head, and a long tail.They were moving slowly through the forest. They had set up their last camp last night and planned to spend the night in the White City."We're almost there! Who's excited?" Cody asked with a laugh.Everyone shouted 'me' at once.Even William had to admit that he was excited. His view of the world had changed a bit since he had met this group. On the way, they had encountered everyone from common bandits trying to rob mages to third-rank apprentice-level bandits. With each week's journey, the surrounding flora changed, and the types of creatures changed accordingly.Since their previous mounts had fallen victim to the attacks of predatory creatures, they bought these mounts in the city of Yliwood. They cost one hundred soul stones each, and they were worth their money. Although they had worthless blood in William's opinion, their str
The quartet following the young man soon encountered unexpected sights. As dusk began to fall, women in particular, wearing heavy makeup, began to take to the streets.As night fell, the sounds of music from many of the surrounding taverns began to fill the streets. Strangely enough, the direction in which they walked became more and more crowded. They soon understood why." Sirs, please watch your actions from now on. This is a place called the slums. There are so many illegal organizations in this city, and some of them even have permission from the White Tower. It's much easier to do something illegal here than in other places because there are never enough guards. The young apprentice smiled and informed the quartet.William was suspicious of this young apprentice. At first, he thought that this young apprentice had taken them to such scary places for no reason. But after almost ten minutes of walking, their suspicions about the young apprentice disappeared.He had shown them more
[Twenty square meter shop. In empty and clean condition. Location: Inns Street. Rent: 9,500 soul stones per month]"Great location, but unnecessarily expensive."[Sixty square meter shop. Needs some renovation. It is full and will be emptied in a week. Cleaning is the renter's responsibility. Location: Blacksmith Street. Rent: 3000 soul stones per month]."The price is cheap, but this is not the right place for my shop. "There should be a cleaner place somewhere."William thought and kept looking. The shop he wanted to rent had to be in a somewhat crowded place, and at the same time, it had to be a place where all kinds of customers could pass by. Not only that, but he also needed to save on lodging and have another room to stay in for the shop's security. William noticed that there was a lot of theft when he walked the streets one night.Not only mages, but even ordinary people were confident and bold in their stealing. Especially in the slums, nights were not uncommon when guards we