Alec jolted awake from his sleep, the intensity of his recent deaths leaving an unpleasant sensation in his mind. It was his fourth time dying in the second level of the Beast Forest, and the experience was far from enjoyable. He placed his left hand over the left side of his face, sighing in relief as he felt the warmth and reassurance of his own touch, it had been a while since he had faced the challenges of the second level, and his arrogance had led him to believe that he and his team of golems could take on a Tier 5 demonic beast there, unfortunately he met one with a pack.His defeat served as a harsh reminder of just how far he was from being ready to face a Tier 6 Mage or lifeform. The Alpha shadow wolf, is a Tier 5 demonic beast capable of demonstrating the powers of a newly promoted Tier 6 mage, and he had toyed with Alec throughout the fight, as It spun him around, gave him false hope, only to ultimately crushed him and his golems without even using it’s full powers.T
“Do you mean that there’s a possibility of losing the Amulet or the Primordial Tree?” Alec turned to the system spirit, his fingers gently caressing the whiny Amulet against his cheek.The system spirit shook its head reassuringly. “Nah, you and the Amulet are bound by blood, so anyone else who tries to use or hold it would never experience anything positive from it and would just think of it as an ordinary necklace you cherish, furthermore, there is very little information available about the Primordial Tree, so your life is not in jeopardy as due to the limited knowledge about the Primordial Tree they won’t even realise it resides inside another Artifact now...”The system spirit paused briefly before continuing, “But there is one confirmed piece of information about it though, when one is bonded with the Primordial Tree, the bond extends beyond that of master and plant, if the master is killed, the Primordial Tree will disappear and take a significant amount of time to return, t
As Alec tore open his clothing, he witnessed something being engraved on his chest in that very moment, leaving him in a state of confusion akin to receiving another tattoo. Meanwhile, the system spirit, observing from the side, wore a wild smile that strained its golem face as if pushed to its limits.After about a minute, Alec finally realized the true nature of the image being etched onto his skin—it was an exact replica of the wolf cub he had awakened within his microcosmic universe. Yet, this was no ordinary tattoo; as the image slowly forming on his chest seemed to convey a sense of life, giving Alec the impression that the small wolf being etched onto his very skin was alive.In a groan of pain, Alec expressed his discomfort as the image of the wolf cub was completed, specifically when the back of the cub was being drawn, the process of the wolf cub drawing carried on for an additional nine minutes before Alec’s exclamations subsided.Lying on his bed with his face down, Alec
# At the War God Mage AcademyIn her office at the War God Mage Academy, Selene sat reading a report given to her by one of the students under her, and the mage who had suggested that Selene ordered Alec and his team back approached her to provide an update.“As you commanded, we had an agent student tail them without their knowledge, and it has been confirmed through message birds sent to me that they will soon reach the academy,” the mage informed Selene of the latest development.Upon hearing that Alec and his team would soon arrive, Selene smiled, though it held a hint of bitterness, as reading the report in her hand had raised some concerns.“I understand that I may not be in a position to say this, but how do you plan to send the team to the capital city before the competition begins?” the mage asked, expressing his doubts.“Collins, you have worked with me the longest, so by now, you should realize that I have plans in place for everything, don’t worry, I owe the Dean for this
“No fighting is allowed in this area!” a voice broke through the escalating tension between Orion and Alec, Orion looked up to see a black-armoured Mage guard walking toward them.The guard possessed a Tier 5 cultivation realm, but Orion wasn’t concerned; as he believed he could handle the guard, however, before he could respond, to the guard Alec beat him to it.“Oh, we’re not fighting, just old acquaintances saying hello after a few months away!” Alec turned to face the guard and said. The guard stared narrowly at Alec before nodding and walking away.“Tell me, is that another one of Selene’s dogs, ready to do anything for you now?” Orion seethed in anger.Alec simply gave him a hard stare before shaking his head. “I know what you want, you’re trying to provoke me into fighting with you, but the thing is, you no longer interest me, in fact, if we were to fight, I promise you would lose pitifully. So, I’m giving you face, but if you still want to lose your reputation that badly,
The moment Orion made his move, every mage in the arena held their breath, anticipating the first strike, even Instructor Walter, who was acting as the referee, had disappeared from the middle of the arena, giving them ample space to fight to their hearts' content.As Orion's fist drew closer, particles of water element manifested in the air, coiling around his hand in a rotating fashion, forming a water drill that covered his fist, and the closer Orion approached, the faster and larger the water drill grew, Alec's expression remained unchanged as he forcefully slammed his palms together.From both sides, Orion noticed two rapidly moving boulders hurtling towards him, likely uprooted from the ground of the arena. Orion couldn't grasp how Alec had managed to create such a phenomenon, but he knew that if he didn't act, he would be crushed between the massive boulders. In response, he erected water barriers on both his left and right sides, still confident t
Boom! The deafening sonic explosion reverberated through the arena as Alec propelled himself forward, flames erupting beneath his feet before Orion could fully comprehend what was happening. Alec appeared before him, acting swiftly, Orion raised his hand, conjuring a water barrier that instantly cracked upon contact with the black flames emitted by Alec’s Bone Katana, realizing the unfavourable turn of events, Orion quickly changed his hand sign at the last moment. Just as the Bone Katana was about to pierce through his water barrier completely, it became encased in ice. Reacting to this sudden turn, Orion swiftly landed back on the ground, completely altering his tactics. As hundreds of ice shards floated close to him as he prepared his next move. “This bastard!” Alec cursed, retracting his Changdao and the still-embedded iced Bone Katana into his space ring. His hands now encased in earth fists, and a transparent light cloaked his hands—a move inspired by the leader of the se
“Where is our master?, Even Orion’s master is here, if things were to go awry, I fear there would be no one to aid Alec,” Brandon expressed his worry.“It appears they are evenly matched,” Agnes remarked, attempting to make sense of the battle amidst the bursts of elemental light, however, Beatrice shook her head as Agnes finished her sentence.“Alec is undoubtedly going to emerge victorious!” Beatrice confidently declared, folding her hands, this statement piqued Endrick’s curiosity.“How can you be so certain?” he questioned.“Well, for one, Orion is on the verge of depleting his mana reserves, and once he runs out, he will be defenceless against Alec’s relentless onslaught, in fact, I predict that within the next five minutes, Orion will succumb to defeat,” Beatrice stated, shocking most of the team members. They were puzzled as to why a Tier 5 Mage like Orion would run out of mana before Alec, who was only a Tier 4 Mage.