Above the mage!

Chapter 206 Immunity to Pain
"Stubborn." Quincy Usher shook his head at Godd.

"If you are locked up in a dungeon for more than three years, your bright future will be ruined." The vice chairman spoke up at the right time.

Three years is nothing for a high-level mage.

But for a young genius who was promoted to a first-ring wizard at the age of 14, it is extremely precious.

Godd squinted his eyes and looked at Quincy Uther through the dim light of the dungeon.

His expression was calm and no one knew what he was thinking.

It seemed that Gao De did not have any psychological fluctuations from being a genius with a high reputation in the academy to being a suspect of deliberately destroying the academy's assets.

Quincy Usher also narrowed his eyes, looking at the young student who was sent to the dungeon at his signal, and was somewhat surprised at the other party's calmness.

Logically speaking, people of this age cannot withstand too many blows.

"If you want to say it, just notify the guards outside, but I won't give you too much time. You should think it through as soon as possible." Quincy Usher said this, turned around and left without entangled with Goder any more.

"I'm afraid it's not a good idea to lock up the students in the academy in the dungeon without informing Dean Shell in advance." After leaving the dungeon, the vice chairman spoke up and gave a subtle reminder.

"There's no need to report this trivial matter to Dean Sher," Quincy Usher replied calmly, "Besides, you should know Dean Sher's character better than I do."

"Dean Sher never cares about the process, he only cares about the result. As long as the final result is good, my mistakes in the process don't matter." He affirmed.

"Has Goder's room been searched?" Quincy Usher asked again.

"We searched it, but there were no rune constructs or other suspicious items."

"Also, I sent someone to ask the people in the Potions Department, and they can testify that when the magic circle exploded this afternoon, Goder was indeed collecting maid clams under the Coolie Cliff. It seems that the explosion of the magic circle has nothing to do with him."

"It should be that He Xi made an early warning mechanism when constructing the magic circle. Once he detects that the magic circle is being cracked, it will be activated and self-destruct." The vice chairman guessed.

He didn't understand runes, but he still had the necessary knowledge.

After hearing the vice chairman's analysis, Quincy Usher's face suddenly darkened, but it was not obvious in the dark dungeon corridor.

——Isn't this equivalent to accusing him of causing the explosion of the magic circle because his level was not up to par?

"That's not important. What's important is that we must find the rune construct that He Xi left behind."

"He Xi is all alone. Who else can he leave the rune construction he made to other than this disciple?"

"Even if it wasn't left to him, this kid must know some information."

"After all, He Xi left the rune workshop to him." Quincy Usher said in a hoarse voice.

Because of the rune construction, he had gotten angry many times in just a few hours.

These sets of rune structures are not only important to Shell Ian and the Second Prince, but they are equally important to him, or even more important.

Only with them can he "become" a third-level rune constructor.

A second-level rune constructor, he has some weight in the Second Prince's camp, but he cannot enter the core circle and is not impressive enough.

Now is the critical moment of "Supporting the Dragon". The greater the contribution and value you can show now, the greater the reward you will get when rewards are given in the future.

It's not just Shel Ian who needs to add bargaining chips to the Second Prince's side.

Quincy Usher also needs to increase his score.

"Why not give him a little hardship first, so that he can face the reality? Maybe he will develop a fear of imprisonment." The vice chairman offered his suggestion.

Quincy Usher frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and nodded, "He's already in the dungeon, but he's still so ungrateful. I really need to let him experience the treatment of a prisoner."

There aren't usually that many prisoners in the dungeon of the Mage Tower.

Even if there are, most of the time they are not humans, but other creatures.

Therefore, the dungeon is particularly quiet, and the dim light is enough to create a suffocating feeling of oppression.

Goder sat on the floor.

Because there are no beds in the dungeon.

"The teacher is gone, and the information has been destroyed. Now, except for my head, there is no place in the world that contains the information about the six basic rules of runes and the interference constants."

"There is no need to worry about the results being leaked for now."

"Now they want rune constructs."

"The teacher did not tell me about the Rune Construction, but since they are so sure, it is very likely that the thing the teacher kept in the Saint Sean City branch of the Oakenli Chamber of Commerce is the Rune Construction."

No wonder the teacher didn't write these things in his will, and reminded him to keep them confidential and not let outsiders know.

The old man deeply understood that compared to the "knowledge" that he and Gode considered to be truly priceless, rune construction was the truly valuable thing for people in the outside world.

But the old man didn't expect that although he had been ignored in the rune workshop for decades, Shell Ian had never stopped watching him.

So his actions could not be concealed from the world.

"I just don't know if Jelica can help me. I have accepted her investment. At least on this level, I have a direct interest relationship with her."

"But it's still unclear how much she's willing to sacrifice in this matter. If they really believe that I know where the Rune Construct is, the price she'll pay to get me out will definitely be something she can't afford."

"So, I must insist that I don't know about the Rune Construction. At least my teacher has never told me about it. My current guess is just a guess. Even if I am tortured or dragged into the Realm of Honesty, I can handle it calmly."

Gao De was silent, thinking.

Among the spells of level 0 to 3, the only spells that can be used for interrogation are [Torture] and [Field of Honesty].

[Torture], Master Seda has already let Gaode experience it once.

[Field of Honesty] is a 2nd level spell. Compared with [Torture] which allows the caster to know whether the target is lying, its spell effect is to prevent the target in the field from lying.

However, the affected target can be aware of the existence of the [Realm of Honesty], so when answering questions, he can completely avoid the important issues, as long as he does not go beyond the scope of the truth.

"But if Jelica is unwilling to help, and I insist that I don't know how to construct the rune, I might have to stay in prison for several years because of their humiliation and anger."

The consequences are serious.

But will he hand over what his teacher left him to these villains?
Certainly not.

Then there is no need to think about the consequences anymore.

"The life span of a first-level mage is 150 years. With the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra and Yugathixila, it can be even longer. Let alone a few years, even if it is delayed for more than ten years, it is not unacceptable."

Of course, this is a worst-case scenario.

After sorting out his thoughts and preparing himself mentally for the worst, Gaode stopped thinking about the matter.

But there's actually nothing to do in the dungeon.

Gaode simply started trying to build a spell model.

Fortunately, he had already memorized the ternary arrays representing the coordinates that were decomposed from the spell models.

But his peace did not last long.

About half an hour later, a dull and suppressed sound of footsteps was heard in the corridor outside the dungeon.

The already dim light in the dungeon became even dimmer.

The originally dead silent atmosphere became gloomy and eerie as the footsteps approached.

There was an ominous atmosphere in the air, which made people shudder.

Then, a figure shrouded in a black hooded robe appeared outside the dungeon where Gode was.

His face was obscured by the shadows.

But Gao De could sense that the other party was looking at him with a sinister look.

That look was not only sinister, but also cruel and indifferent, which gave Gao De a bad feeling.

The next moment, an indescribable smell of anxiety filled the air.

Gao De's face twisted instantly and his eyes widened.

An indescribable and uncontrollable intense pain surged like a tide, sweeping over his whole body in an instant.

The pain came so suddenly and so intensely that Gode felt as if his soul was being torn apart.

His body began to tremble violently due to the severe pain, and his muscles were so tense that they almost tore apart.

He felt that at this moment, every inch of his flesh and blood, every piece of skin, seemed to be experiencing the torture of burning flames, biting ice, biting insects and cutting by sharp blades at the same time.

Sweat rolled down his forehead like beads from a broken string, instantly soaking his clothes, blurring his vision, and making everything around him distorted.

His breathing became rapid and disordered, and Gao De even fell to his knees in pain.

He clenched his hands into fists, digging his nails deep into his palms, hoping to relieve the pain even a little, but to no avail.

In this indescribable torture, Gao De's only remaining consciousness had realized what he was going through:
This is a 2nd level necromancy spell [Howl of Pain].

Causes extreme pain to the target's body.

But it won't cause any harm.

It was just pure, unbearable pain.

Generally speaking, it is used as a control spell.

But now, it is being used as a torture instrument to torture him.

In the world of mages, punishment would naturally not be common physical means such as "whips" or "burning with fire".

Magic is the most advanced instrument of torture.

It will not cause any wounds, but the pain and torture it can bring cannot be achieved by other torture instruments.

Goddard has never been to jail.

This was his first time in jail.

But even in his previous life, Gode had heard of the black prison, not to mention that it was in the Principality of Sean, where the order was far inferior to that of his previous life.

So, Gaode understood everything.

This is "torture and forced confession".

The pain lasted for dozens of seconds before it suddenly stopped.

"Have you remembered where He Xi put the rune construct?" A hoarse and unpleasant voice with an indistinguishable tone came from the figure at the dungeon door.

I think he was deliberately speaking in a low voice to prevent Gao De from recognizing his identity in the future.

"Mother," Gao De, who was soaked in sweat and looked as if he had just been fished out of the water, said with difficulty, moving his pale lips.

"What did you say?" The figure frowned, thinking it was an address, and quickly asked, "I can't hear it clearly."

"I said." Gao De bit his lips tightly and said word by word with all his strength: "I am willing to be your mother."

"In fact, I admire you for having the courage to challenge me after such torture." The figure raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled condescendingly: "If you beg for mercy from me, you may feel better today."

"Just come on." Gao De had regained some strength and it was no longer so difficult for him to speak.

"You are so stubborn. I only stopped because I was afraid that you would pass out from the overstimulation."

"In that case, I will slowly play with you. I hope your bones are as hard as your mouth." The figure said jokingly.

"Come on." Goder laughed.

[Continuously enduring severe pain will increase your tolerance to pain by 6%].

After spending an entire afternoon at the bottom of the river, [Adaptive] only provided 0.6% of cold resistance.

And just in those few tens of seconds of pain, Gaode's ability to withstand pain increased by 6%.

It is conceivable how terrible the pain brought by [Screaming and Severe Pain] is.

But at the same time, the more horrible the pain, the faster Gaode will adapt.

What doesn't kill him will only make him stronger.

This is the power of Adaptive.

The figure glanced at Gao De and his eyes twitched.

The next moment, the burning atmosphere spread again.

The familiar intense pain came over me again.

Godd's entire body was twisted on the floor like a shrimp, his back arched into a ball, and he let out a series of dull hums.

The 6% increase in pain tolerance does not allow Gaode to ignore this pain.

But I can clearly feel that it is much better than before.

And this number, accompanied by pain, is still increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

6.1% 6.2% 6.3%
This time, the [screaming and excruciating pain] lasted for a full minute before stopping.

Because that figure noticed that Gaode's humming was getting smaller and smaller, and was afraid that Gaode's consciousness could not withstand the excessive stimulation and he would pass out directly.

He was planning to have some fun with Gaode.

"That's it?"

But what he didn't expect was that just after the spell effect ended, Gao De started to "provoke" him again.

He snorted coldly, and without wasting any more words with Gao De, he once again used [Screaming in Pain].

Gode's back, which had just stretched out, arched again, and he twisted and squirmed on the ground, as if trying to relieve the pain in this way.

This time, the [screams of agony] lasted for nearly two minutes before it ended.

After this was over, Gao De did not speak again for the first time.

"Nothing more than that." The figure sneered, thinking that he had already grasped Gao De.

"That's it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Goder's weak voice rang out again in the quiet dungeon.

This time, the figure's expression finally changed.

The torture brought by [Screaming in Pain] is so severe that even the most pain-tolerant Ninja Rock Elephant cannot endure it for too long, let alone a human being?

But the person in front of me is so fearless. How strong and tenacious is his willpower?

"I don't believe that I can't defeat you today." This time, it was the figure's turn to grit his teeth.

He said viciously.

As an abuser, not being able to see the victim's pleas for mercy made him feel particularly unsuccessful.

The next moment, Gao De's suppressed groan sounded again in the dungeon.

In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour had passed.

The figure hidden in the shadows had an expression of disbelief on his face.

He cast [Howl of Pain] on Gaode again and again.

After casting spells for half an hour, he began to pant slightly, but Gao De seemed to be becoming more and more awake and in better condition.

At the beginning, Gao De acted like he was in great pain.

Later on, he even stopped groaning and just lay on the ground with his body hunched.

He had never seen, let alone heard of, a person who could endure [howling in agony] for half an hour without fainting or giving in.

Is this a human being, or a piece of stone without any sense of pain?
The pain coming from the body disappeared again as the spell was completed.

Godard shakily climbed up from the floor and grinned at the figure outside the dungeon.

"That's it?!"

This time, it’s not really about “being tough” but about completely “adapting”.

[Continuously enduring severe pain will increase your tolerance to pain by 67%].

At the beginning, within a few tens of seconds, [Adaptation] can increase Gaode's ability to withstand pain by 6%.

But the speed of improvement will become slower as time goes by.

Even just now, the [Screaming in Pain] that lasted for three minutes only increased Gaode's tolerance for pain by 1.2%.

The reason is also very simple.

He has gradually adapted to the pain.

Now, [Screaming Pain] can still bring him pain, but for Gaode, it is nothing anymore. At most, it can just wake him up.

(End of this chapter)