A white-haired, elderly male Magus with a benevolent smile on his face was walking on the plains with a few acolytes. In the hands of the acolytes, there were a few metal collection containers.
"Our existence is to seek the truth!
The path of a Magus is one that constantly seeks the truth. We study all the objects and phenomena in the world, find the laws, and apply them to ourselves. This is the source of a Magus' power! "
As the old Magus walked, he lectured the acolytes behind him.
"I've already told you about the characteristics of the Blood-Traced Grass, but you've only seen illustrations and samples. Now, I'll bring you here, to see the original environment where the Blood-Traced Grass grows …"
"Arnold!
Take a look at this Blood-Traced Grass. What's the difference between it and the others? "
The old Magus asked a freckled male among the acolytes.
"Mm!
It's thinner and weaker than the others, and the blood-coloured patterns on its surface aren't very clear. It might have met some natural enemy during its growth … The specifics … The specifics … "
Arnold was still a big boy, and there was still a circle of fluff around his mouth. He walked forward and extended his right hand towards the Blood-Traced Grass, wanting to take a closer look.
* Xiu! *
In an instant, a red shadow shot out from the Blood-Traced Grass, aiming straight for Arnold's face!
"Ah …" Arnold took a few steps back and fell to the ground, a look of horror on his face.
* Pa! *
A black ray of light shot out from the old Magus's hand, hitting the black shadow to the ground.
It was a red beetle-like creature, with some grey spots on its back. Its sharp mouth glinted coldly, and the teeth that took up half its body were still grinding.
"This is a Sawtooth Beetle!
The natural enemy of the Blood-Traced Grass!
It likes to gnaw on the roots of the Blood-Traced Grass the most. If it's farmed, it's necessary to patrol every day to isolate the influence of this pest … "
"Arnold!
You didn't even take the most basic precautions when observing the field. This kind of carelessness will cost you your life in the future! "
The old Magus shook his head.
He walked off into the distance.
Arnold rubbed his head with a slightly red face, and quickly stood up to follow.
"Hey!
Big guy!
How lucky you are!
The Sawtooth Beetle's Spiral Sawtooth Attack is a terrifying ability that even level 2 acolytes might not be able to withstand. If not for my mentor, you would have become a cold corpse by now … "
An apprentice girl walked past.
He snorted disdainfully.
"Hehe …" Arnold scratched his head, looking very simple and honest.
"Let's go!
How could he become an apprentice with such an IQ?
It's a disgrace to us and our instructors! "
A well-dressed boy, who had obviously received aristocratic etiquette education, walked past, leaving Arnold far behind.
"Teacher!
The Blood Grass could strengthen one's physique to a certain extent, and it was very attractive to some high-energy creatures.
The place where it is located is often the hunting ground of certain high-energy creatures. Shouldn't we pay attention to it? "
The acolyte ran in front of the old wizard.
"You're on the right track, but I've already investigated before I came here. The highest level creature here is just a Gale Chain Weasel, which just happens to meet the limits of your abilities!"
The old Magus nodded his head in approval of this acolyte.
"Although the Blood Grass has the effect of strengthening one's physique, the poison it contains is too strong for us humans. It needs to be detoxified before it can be refined into a potion!
Now.
Your mission is to gather enough Blood Grass to make a standard portion of the physique strengthening potion, and complete the detoxification process! "
The old Magus began to assign tasks.
"Understood!
Mentor! "
A few acolytes immediately spread out with their equipment, with the old Magus at the centre, so that he could save everyone in time.
"Mm!" Seeing this, the old Magus nodded his head in satisfaction.
* Xiu! *
A Sawtooth Beetle shot out from the Blood Grass, brushing past Arnold's face and causing him to sprawl on the ground in fear.
"Haha!
Look at this fool. Mentor just demonstrated that there are beetles hidden in this type of Blood Grass that does not grow well.
You actually went to gather them! "
The acolyte walked past. He raised his hand and chanted a few syllables, and a corrosive sphere shot out.
After destroying the beetle, he mercilessly mocked Arnold.
"Look!
I've almost gathered enough raw materials, but you haven't even filled up the bottom! "
The acolyte opened his container and proudly showed it to Arnold.
"Ignore him!
Levy!
Come and help me!
The roots of the Blood Grass are too hard! "The young girl from before grunted in dissatisfaction.
"Alright!
Alright!
I'll be right there! "
Levy immediately left Arnold behind and went to the young girl, fawning over her.
Although they were still children, youths in the south coast matured much earlier.
There were already some signs that they were about to mature.
The old Magus looked at this scene, his eyes revealing a look of reminiscence, "So this is youth …"
He muttered to himself, and then took out a smoking pipe with golden decorations. He began to puff, and circles of white smoke appeared above the pipe.
But just as he was reminiscing about the past, a slight tremor on the ground erupted in an instant.
"Eh?
This is? "The old Magus immediately extinguished his smoking pipe. This abnormal situation immediately attracted his attention.
In the next few seconds, the tremors grew stronger, and eventually, even the ground itself began to tremble.
From the distant horizon, a large group of strange creatures suddenly appeared. There was a giant wolf with two heads, as well as an elk with four abnormally developed limbs. All kinds of high-energy creatures, ordinary creatures, carnivores, and herbivores united together, forming a huge wave of animals fleeing from disaster.
At the very front of the wave, the old Magus even discovered a few terrifying beasts that gave him a faint sense of threat!
"Gather!
Gather towards me! "The old Magus shouted loudly, his voice hoarse from being overly nervous.
"Damn it!
What's going on? "
The acolyte, Levy, raised his head and looked at this scene in astonishment. Immediately, he was drowned out by a large number of Sawtooth Beetles that flew out from the Blood Grass. The young girl with him was not spared either, and the sound of flesh being gnawed on could be heard.
The swarm of beetles rose from the Blood Grass like grey dots, gathering into a dark cloud and joining the wave.
"What's going on?
Why is there a wave of fleeing animals in this season?
Could it be that some extremely dangerous creature is driving them away? "
The old Magus muttered to himself, not even bothering to look at Arnold, who had run pathetically to his feet.
* Xiu xiu! *
A figure streaked across the sky at an extremely fast speed, and the air currents on both sides created long ripples in the air.
"You can't escape!"
A loud voice sounded from behind the black figure. Following the voice, a large ball of white light instantly formed in front of the black figure, turning into a large shield.
"Scorching Touch!"
The black figure waved his hand, and two rays of red light shot out, creating two large holes in the shield. However, under the continuous flickering of the white light, the surface of the shield quickly recovered to its original state.
Under the obstruction of the shield, the black figure stopped, and revealed the figure of a young Magus. He had black hair, and his face was handsome and demonic.
Behind him, a ray of white light shot out with a huge pressure.
* Weng! *
A formless energy barrier spread out in all directions with the ray of light at the centre. An illusion filled with light and beauty suddenly descended on this area.
"This is … a high-ranked Magus' domain!
It's a rank 3 Magus! "
The old Magus's jaw dropped, and his eyeballs almost popped out, "Who is he chasing?
Could it be another rank 3 Magus? "
The light dispersed, revealing the figure of a platinum-haired Magus.
"Toxic Leylin!
You actually dared to kill my bloodline!
Although Jojona is also trash!
Our family's honour cannot be tarnished! "
Countless rays of light emitted from his body, forming the shape of a large number of spears.
"Templar Spear!" The concentrated spears shot towards Leylin like raindrops.
"Toxic Bile!" Leylin spread out his hands, and a large wave of corrosive waves spread towards the spears. * Tss tss! *
Large amounts of white gas were emitted, and the sound of corrosion could be heard from the spears condensed from holy light. The body of the spear also became full of holes.
However, although the large spears had weakened, they still rushed towards Leylin.
"Kemoyin's Scales!"
Countless black scales with incomplete runes appeared on the surface of Leylin's body. The black halos on the scales exploded, forming a large defensive shield in front of him.
* Ka-cha!
Ka-cha! *
The spears pierced through the black runic shield, and the concentrated attacks landed on Leylin's body, causing large sparks to fly!
Leylin's face was abnormally flushed, and his entire body flew backwards. As he flew, he suddenly waved his hands.
"Latent Fireball!"
Large amounts of black flames wrapped around the light shield, burning it up majestically.
The light shield had already become thinner after being attacked by the Scorching Touch. Now, under the attack of the Latent Fireball, the white rays flickered continuously, and finally exploded, turning into milky white spots of light that were entangled by the black flames and burnt to a crisp.
"Light Domain!" The platinum-haired rank 3 Magus suddenly spread his arms, making a hugging gesture.
* Bang! *
The light barrier continued to expand, enveloping Leylin within.
A huge suction force erupted from the light Magus, and Leylin's body began to approach the light Magus.
"As expected of a rank 3 Magus!
Although this Light Domain is an imitation, it can still subtly restrain my abilities! "
Feeling the increase in light elemental energy particles in the air, and the decrease in darkness elemental energy particles, Leylin's expression became even more solemn.
"Die!"
The rank 3 light Magus raised a white ball of light with terrifying destructive power, and pushed it towards Leylin.
(To be continued.)