Clinging to the Witcher world to become a god of martial arts

"Lorne!" Excitement and joy filled Theodore's face. Seeing that Lorne was alright, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

In stark contrast to him, Dante's face turned ashen, as if he had swallowed a fly.

Lorne's gaze swept over him indifferently.

The initial reason for including Dante in the group was to participate in the recruitment and find an opportunity to eliminate this potential threat.

However, things are unpredictable.

First, Theodore left in a hurry because of the assessment, and then he withdrew from the small group, completed the recruitment, and moved into the Wizard Tower.

Having acquired the status of a formal wizard, Dante and Lenorford were no longer considered a threat.

But Lorne hadn't forgotten about the Phosphor Beetles; they almost killed him and Theodore, exposed the existence of the Ring of Purification, and indirectly led to Hyman coming to their door and taking away the Stable Bracelet.

Now is not the time... Lorne loosened his clenched fist and calmly brushed past Dante.

"Lorne, I'm so glad you're still alive. Theodore was worried sick about you for a long time." Herb stopped and smiled gently, as if the two were long-lost friends.

Ignoring the skinny man with the braid's pretense, Lorne walked right past him.

"Uh~ it seems they hold a grudge against us." Herber's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a hint of sarcasm.

"Ha, a first-level apprentice." Already quite impatient, Grena's anger intensified when she saw Lorne's disdainful attitude towards the group. "He just got away with it by luck. Luck won't always be on his side."

Just as Lorne had thought, there was no need to respond to such arrogant idiots.

I don't know why Theodore would choose this kind of guy to form a team...

"Lord Lorne." Lily stopped to greet him, her petite figure appearing somewhat frail in the wind.

"Hmm." Lorne responded softly and walked up to Theodore, whose face was full of resentment.

"Looks like I was overthinking it," Theodore said with a hint of reproach.

From his perspective, the recruitment period was a full month. In the short time he went to the Wizard Tower, not only did conflicts and friction arise within the team, but his good friend also suddenly disappeared.

"Let's go back to our accommodation first." Lorne knew this, but explaining it from the beginning would take a lot of time, and they couldn't just leave on the street.

"Okay." Seeing this, Theodore didn't say much, but simply said goodbye to Lily, who was still standing there.

Pushing open the wooden door, the two entered the dim and damp wooden house, the floorboards creaking under their weight.

After closing the wooden door, Lorne explained calmly, "I went back to Wall Manor."

"Lo..." Theodore, who was about to ask a question, uttered the first syllable before freezing in place.

His mind went blank for a moment, as if it had just gone blank.

For Theodore, it represented a place of suffering, and it was because of this that he ended up in the Black Sun Tower.

On their escape, Lorne and Lorne swore that once they became official wizards, they would return together to wash away their past suffering.

It was because of this pent-up anger that he trained day and night, striving to climb higher and accept Katarina's test.

However, Lorne abandoned him and returned to Wall Manor alone.

Anger welled up from the bottom of his heart, and just as Theodore was about to question him, Lorne calmly dropped another bombshell.

"Wall Manor is now in ruins."

"What did you say?" Theodore's face was draining of color at a visible rate.

"Wall Manor, destroyed." Lorne repeated, "affected by the war between the Black Tower and the Forest of Fireflies."

After confirming that the facts were irrefutable, the intense emotions finally broke free.

Theodore stood still for a few seconds before staggering backward uncontrollably, having to reach out and grab the wall to steady himself.

Then, his legs went weak, and he slowly slid down to the ground, leaning against the wooden door.

Lorne understood this feeling all too well: the sorrow of his homeland being destroyed, the confusion of losing his purpose, and a momentary doubt about his own existence.

I'm alright, I come from another world and I don't really feel a sense of belonging to the Wall Manor. I'm just influenced by the original owner of this body.

And what about Theodore?

A native of the area, he has lived in Wall Manor for over a decade, where he has countless fond memories and childhood experiences.

Even after living in the Black Sun Tower for nearly two months, I still couldn't develop that sense of belonging from the bottom of my heart.

The Black Sun Tower was never really "home" to him.

Lorne knew that comforting him wouldn't help in this situation; he could only rely on himself to overcome it.

Theodore is not pretentious; on the contrary, beneath his seemingly weak exterior lies a resilience far beyond that of ordinary people.

So he sat silently on the wooden bed, waiting for Theodore to fully process all the information.

One minute, five minutes, ten minutes...

Theodore slumped to the ground, silent, staring blankly for a long time, seemingly accepting everything calmly.

Seeing that Theodore's emotions had stabilized, Lorne took out the wizard's token from the moonlight bag and gently placed it on the wooden table.

For Theodore now, a new goal is urgently needed to motivate him to continue climbing the Black Tower.

"I'll be waiting for you at the Wizard's Tower." Lorne extended his little finger; the small token contained immense shock.

"A wizard's token?" Theodore, who had been to the wizard's tower many times, saw the token that Lorne had placed on the table by the light from the window and naturally knew what it was.

He stood up almost instantly, looking at Lorne with disbelief, as if he were getting to know his good brother all over again.

It's like two people agreeing to work hard together as apprentices, but the other person sneaks away and achieves instant success.

A thousand words stuck in my throat, finally culminating in one sentence: "Lorne, you've gone too far!"

Theodore rushed up and grabbed Lorne's embroidered collar.

The two started playing around like children.

"Haha." Lorne looked at me with an expression of listening to my explanation, while blocking Theodore's "offensive" and explaining, "There's a reason for this."

After playing around, Theodore lay down to the side, still feeling somewhat down.

"Don't overthink it." Lorne put the wizard's token on the table back into his moonlight bag and said with concern, "Go on and finish what you were doing."

The fact that Wall Manor is destroyed cannot be changed, but life must go on.

"Now that we've transcended the mortal realm and embarked on the path of the extraordinary, let's walk this path to the very end." Lorne extended his little finger again:

"If we are strong enough, sacrifices will not happen. All the world's troubles ultimately stem from our own weakness."

If one could become a fifth-tier wizard like Aislin, no problem would remain a problem.

After Lorne's words of encouragement, Theodore cheered up a bit.

"Hmm!" He extended his little finger and hooked it with Lorne's.