Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

That's right, Hughes was going to visit Bilim.

The two were already acquainted, and the other was also present at the time.

Both morally and logically, he should go and visit them, and also inquire about the follow-up situation from them.

"clatter--"

Upon hearing this, the healing wizard paused slightly.

She turned around, her gentle gaze sweeping lightly over the college badge on Hughes's chest.

"You must be a wizard from the Tower of Koya, right?"

The other person's voice was gentle, as if it could smooth out the wrinkles in one's heart.

Hughes nodded.

"The wizard Bilim is in bed number 024 on the left. It's the one with the green mark hanging on the bed curtain."

As she spoke, she pointed out the general location to Hughes.

"He just underwent a powerful healing treatment two hours ago, and he's still a bit disoriented. You need to be careful."

Hughes thanked him and then slowly walked toward Bilim's bed.

The various colored markers hanging on the bed canopy are the symbols used by the healing tower to distinguish the condition of the injured.

The conditions, from mildest to most severe, are: white, green, yellow, red, and black.

Bilim's marker is green, which means that the opponent's vital signs have stabilized, but it is not yet time for them to leave the tower.

"Da da... da".

Soon, Hughes paused and stopped in front of Bilim's bed.

"Splash—"

He gently lifted the curtain and came in.

The beds here are spaced far apart; each bed is essentially a small single room, complete with a bed and some basic furniture.

On Bilim's table, there were several empty bottles of blood-replenishing potions.

Hughes moved a stool over and sat down beside Bilim's bed, then whispered through the bed curtains:

"Bilim, it's Hughes. How are you?"

A few seconds later, Bilim's voice came from inside the bed curtains.

"Oh... it's Hughes? You can lift the bed curtains yourself; I'm afraid it will be too much trouble for me."

His voice was weak, clearly still recovering from yesterday's disaster.

"Splash—"

Hughes lifted the bed curtains, and Bilim's figure was revealed.

The other person was leaning against the headboard, his face was a little pale, and his originally energetic eyebrows were now drooping, and it was clear that he didn't even have the strength to lift his hand.

His collar was a little loose, and faint bluish-purple frostbite marks could be vaguely seen on his neck and collarbone.

These frost marks still remain on the body of a formal wizard, undoubtedly caused by the Cold Cave Worm King.

"I've heard about what happened. The teleportation spell just happened to send you to Mount Kudo. Anyway, thank you, Hughes."

Bilim spoke first.

"If it weren't for you, the wizards from the Tower of Order probably wouldn't have been able to get here in time."

The warning signal that Clotilde had sent beforehand ultimately ended up in Mena's hands.

Mena and Flora left silently, and it wasn't until the explosion at the Koya Spire that everyone in the academy realized what had happened.

Therefore, they assumed that Clotilde and the others had simply been sent away by the other side and were unaware that such a serious accident had occurred in the underground lair.

It wasn't until Hughes sent the message that the Tower of Order took action and dispatched supporting wizards.

Hughes waved his hand, then glanced at the frostbite marks on the other person's body.

"How are your injuries? These frostbite marks... were they caused by the Cold Storage Worm King?"

Bilim nodded, a flicker of fear in his eyes.

"One of the freezing rays struck my chest, shattering my armor and my life-saving magical artifacts. I barely managed to withstand it."

Then, Hughes asked again:

"After I teleported away... what happened next?"

Bilim's expression froze for a moment, then he slowly began to speak:

"After you teleported away, the Cold Cave Worm King charged at us. We dodged its charge, but we couldn't dodge the gas."

"Fortunately, Grendes summoned another enchanted plant, which temporarily isolated the gas, but—it also caught the attention of the Cold Cave Worm King."

The meaning of this sentence is quite clear—Grace was the first to die from the mouthparts of the Cold Storage Worm King.

"However... she did buy us some time in the end—Lady Clotilde finished dealing with the impact and arrived later."

But as he spoke, Bilim's tone did not soften with the arrival of Clotilde; instead, it deepened with fear.

"By the way, Hughes... I think you already know, right? Mena was the one who started all of this."

"Yes, I already know."

"..."

"After Lord Clotilde arrived, he immediately resumed his battle with the Cold Cave Worm King... The Cold Cave Worm King was ultimately no match for the experienced second-level wizard and gradually fell into a disadvantageous position."

But as he spoke, Bilim's lips began to tremble.

"But... when the Cold Cave Worm King was weakened, those crystals took the opportunity to spread over and instantly controlled it."

"And then, Mena's voice—came directly from the mouth of the Cold Cave Worm King!"

He gritted his teeth and said fiercely:

"She arrogantly...revealed all her plans, and then—controlled the Cold Cave Worm King, launched a suicide attack!"

Finally, Bilim let out a slight breath:

"Sigh... In the end, only Lord Clotilde, myself, Lapplins, and Digpegi were left on the field."

"After that... Lord Vinuneki and the others finally arrived and rescued us."

"..."

After Bilim finished speaking, both of them fell silent.

The situation was exceptionally dire; not only was the Koya Spire destroyed, but the wizards sent to the underground lair also suffered heavy losses.

In particular, the elves from the Chelca family, who came to exchange ideas with wizards, have also suffered casualties.

This has happened before, but there has never been a precedent of so many people being lost at the very beginning of an exchange program at the academy.

"..."

After bidding farewell to Bilim, Hughes set off to visit another survivor.

However, he did not choose to see Lapris first, but instead visited another person first—Dig Page.

Similarly, he first asked a healing wizard for directions, and then went straight to the other person's bedside.

Compared to Bilim, Digpegi's injuries were much less severe.

He is also the one who has recovered the best among them so far, with only the lightest white markings hanging on the bed curtains.

After receiving Digpegi's permission, Hughes went into his bed.

At this moment, he was sitting at a simple wooden table, flipping through a rather thick book.

"Lord Hughes."

Upon seeing Hughes enter, Digpegi spoke first.

"I think I should first thank you for saving our lives."