Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

"Heh... Anyway—it's good that I wasn't manipulated..."

Thinking of a certain characteristic of trolls, Hughes's tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and he then raised his hand to summon the corpses he had stored in the Undead Space.

"Bang! Bang bang bang!!!"

In an instant, several plumes of black smoke rose up in front of him.

"Whoosh—"

As the black smoke dissipated, the corpse he had previously modified was clearly revealed.

"Roar...roar..."

They bared their teeth, their faces equally blank as they stared ahead at the trolls.

"go."

As soon as the words were spoken, the corpses all kicked out with their legs.

The next moment, their figures shot out like arrows released from a bow, rushing straight towards the horde of monsters in front.

"Roar!! Roar—!!"

The demonic organs had been subtly strengthening their bodies, making their charge exceptionally fierce, even knocking over several monsters that couldn't dodge in time.

But soon, three "walls of flesh" with glowing red eyes blocked their way.

With a few "crack" sounds, the corpse's already fragile bones and muscles snapped under the enormous recoil.

"Waaah—"

The lead frostback troll casually swung its hand, and its massive hand, covered in thick, solid ice, easily crushed an unfortunate corpse.

"Splat—!"

The corpse's growls stopped abruptly, and a pile of rotting flesh appeared on the ground.

The Frostback Troll glanced at the wreckage before him, its enormous eyes filled with contempt.

"roar--!"

It let out a low growl toward Hughes, as if mocking the utterly pathetic minions he had sent.

Then, it clumsily bent down, first casually poked at the wreckage on the ground a couple of times, and then suddenly scooped it up, grabbing most of the wreckage in its palm.

"Crunch... crunch crunch..."

The putrid flesh and bone fragments were stuffed into its mouth all at once.

It deliberately made exaggerated chewing motions, stared intently at Hughes, and stuck out its thick tongue to lick the corners of its mouth, which were covered with bits of meat and bone.

"hehe……"

On the other side, Hughes was unfazed by this blatant mockery. He looked at the Frostback Troll who was chewing, a hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes.

"Enjoy it, okay..."

Suddenly, the troll's expression froze, and then, as if possessed, it frantically dug at the remains on the ground with both hands and began to devour them.

Meanwhile, the corpses summoned by Hughes had all been wiped out.

Some of them were bitten in half by the monsters on the spot, while others were brutally smashed into mincemeat by the frostback trolls.

Many trolls followed their leader's example, grabbing the remains from the ground and swallowing them with gulps.

Trolls have an insatiable appetite, coupled with their terrifying regenerative abilities, making it possible for them to devour almost anything in the world.

So even rotting corpses are eaten without hesitation.

What's more, for some reason, the rotten flesh on the ground tasted unusually delicious.

"..."

Meanwhile, Bilim and his men were already on high alert.

The monsters were still some distance away from them, and while Hughes's corpses were "restraining" them, Gwenth and several other elves took the opportunity to recover some of their magic power.

"Hughes? You also studied necromancy?"

Looking at the corpses that had been wantonly destroyed by the trolls, Jaehero still frowned in confusion.

"These should only barely reach the level of a second-tier apprentice, right? Aren't you just handing food to the Frostback trolls?"

"It's somewhat approachable; I've only dabbled in it out of curiosity before."

Hughes shrugged and said nothing more.

His necromancy was an "accident" and was not recorded in the college's information hall.

Therefore, he has no intention of revealing his necromancy talent for the time being.

Meanwhile, the five frostback trolls seemed to have been attracted by the corpse flesh that Hughes had "specially prepared," and they stopped in their tracks and began to feast on it.

Therefore, under the control of the crystal, the monster in front had no choice but to bypass the five enormous creatures and "anxiously" run towards the wizard in front.

Those crystals seemed surprised that these Frostback Trolls were so unreliable.

Therefore, many monsters stopped and turned to the Frostback Trolls.

"Buzzing..."

The next moment, the crystals on their bodies began to tremble slightly, and then they extended directly toward the troll, intending to forcibly control it.

But the next moment, something unexpected happened.

"Well--"

Suddenly, the lead frostback troll stopped eating.

"Waaaaah!! Waaaaah!!!"

The next moment, it suddenly clutched its stomach and let out a shrill roar, clearly looking like it had eaten something bad.

But this was clearly not enough to alleviate its pain. It raised its giant hand and began to pound its belly hard, one blow after another.

"Thump! Thump thump!!"

A dull, loud thud suddenly came from his belly, and the thick belly was shaken open by the force, creating ripples of flesh.

"Ugh...ugh—!"

The immense force clearly took effect; the Frostback Troll gagged and then vomited a large amount of pungent filth.

However, just as the troll breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that everything would be fine once he vomited up what he had eaten,

"laugh--!"

The next moment, without warning, a thick gray tree branch emerged from its body, pierced its belly, and slammed into the rock wall next to it.

"Sizzle! Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!!"

Immediately afterwards, more gray branches burst forth from its body, growing wildly at an astonishing rate.

They continued to spread, even piercing through several magical beasts beside the troll.

The Frostback Troll was already pinned to the spot by the gray branches, unable to move.

Trolls are incredibly resilient; their limbs will regrow even if severed, and their abnormal digestive system will break down and expel poisons they ingest.

But this little gray wood potion has become their nemesis.

The toxicity of the graywood potion could not kill it, so it could only watch helplessly as the abnormal changes occurred inside its body, allowing the ever-growing branches to torment it.

"Sizzle! Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!!"

Not only it, but other Frostback Trolls that ate the corpses also began to grow gray branches inside their bodies.

"Crunch—crunch crunch crunch!!!"

In an instant, giant gray tree branches spread wildly through the passage, forming not only a natural barrier but also piercing through many of the monsters blocked by the trolls.

"..."

In the distance, the group had already engaged in battle with the approaching monsters, and knowing what was going to happen, Hughes had already looked towards another passage.

Looking at the troll tightly bound by the graywood, he made a general assessment of the graywood potion's effects.