Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Shortly after, in Vaka's room.

"..."

At this point, there was almost nothing left in the room except for a huge water tank placed in the center.

The water tank was filled with a deep blue liquid, and upon closer inspection, it seemed that something was constantly churning inside.

It was a dark shadow, or more accurately, a human-shaped dark shadow.

He swam around in the water tank like a fish in the sea, nimbly performing various difficult moves.

Suddenly, the figure in the water began to float upwards, and then leaped out of the water tank.

"Splash—!"

In an instant, a large amount of liquid was suddenly pulled out, and then a mermaid gracefully leaped out of the tank and landed steadily beside it.

This merman was none other than Vaka. He had now shed his bulky half-fishman body and replaced it with a slender and agile merman body.

"finally……!"

After landing, he looked at his slender hands, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

He did not choose to drink the entire merman's secret soup.

Instead, he drank part of it and absorbed the rest into his body, allowing the potion to thoroughly cleanse his body.

Under this method, he can maintain his merman form more completely, and the duration is relatively longer.

"..."

After examining his new body, Wakka began packing his bags, preparing to head to the merfolk's territory.

A few days later, the sea creatures' newborn festival will begin.

Newborn sea creatures born in the months before and after will touch the laws of the sea at that time, thus acknowledging their existence.

And this is the only opportunity that allows the laws of the sea to take form and manifest...

"It's getting late, so... I should be leaving now."

After putting the last item into his storage bag, the joy in Wa's eyes instantly faded, replaced by a look of unwavering determination.

This journey is not just a matter of life and death.

Even if he survives by chance, he will be relentlessly hunted down by the spirit of the tides for the grave sin of blaspheming the laws of the sea.

The days ahead will only become more and more dangerous.

"Buzz—"

The next moment, a flash of silver light appeared in the room, and Vaka's figure completely disappeared from the room.

Inside the empty room, only his badge belonging to the Coral Oath and several seashell keys remained.

……

After leaving Vaka's room, Hughes did not linger in the underwater ruins and teleported himself back to the Tower of Ten Thousand Edges.

A few days ago, Nora successfully advanced from an apprentice to a full-fledged wizard, and today happens to be the day everyone is celebrating for her.

So after returning to the Tower of Ten Thousand Edges, Hughes activated his levitation technique and flew towards the academy's upscale restaurant.

But just then, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang out from behind him:

"The Wizard Hughes?"

Upon hearing this, Hughes abruptly stopped, then turned around and saw Barossa, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

He was still wearing that iconic black feathered robe, the feathers covering the entire garment swaying slightly in the wind.

After studying at the Spire of Koya for six months, Barossa withdrew from the Spire for unknown reasons.

And from then on, he stayed in the knowledge tower that the dean built for Valerius, and followed Valerius to learn about biological modification.

Therefore, Hughes never saw him again after that, and the other party never extended an olive branch again.

"Long time no see, Wizard Hughes."

Across from him, Barossa smiled slightly, his expression unreadable.

"I have heard about the Koya Spire incident, and I deeply regret it."

Despite his polite demeanor, Hughes, who knew the wickedness in his heart, remained indifferent.

"Barossa, if you want to bring up the matter of inviting me to join your group last time, then I'm afraid I won't waste my time with you."

Although he had always wondered why this former academy senior, who was suspected to be a vampire, would target him.

But in any case, Hughes had already silently made a mental note of Barossa.

Once Iluya presents him with her plan to overthrow Valerius, he will deal with Barossa at the same time and find out his true purpose.

On the other side, seeing Hughes's clearly aloof attitude, Barossa's expression remained unchanged; instead, he still smiled and said:

"Lord Hughes, you are overthinking it. I just happened to run into you. As for the matter before... I have already found someone else, so I will not insist on it from you."

After saying that, he turned around and made a move to leave.

But at that moment, Hughes' eyes suddenly flashed slightly, and then he suddenly flew towards the other party.

"Barossa..."

His tone was cold, yet tinged with a hint of mockery.

"From now on, I really hope you can stay away from me. Of course, I'll stay away from you too, because you know what? Your smell... has always been a bit disgusting."

After saying this, Hughes looked the other man up and down again, then smiled faintly and left.

"After all, you know, I've been involved in research in the field of Koya Spire for a long time. After smelling it so much, I naturally feel disgusted with it."

"..."

After saying that, Hughes quickly left.

Barossa remained suspended in place, his face somewhat stiff.

Because vampires have the habit of drinking blood, wizards classified them as magical beasts in the early days.

Some even believe that the blood of vampires, as a symbol of vampires, has a foul odor, just like that of low-level magical beasts.

This is how derogatory terms like "bloodworm" came about.

Thinking of this, he murmured softly:

"Did he... sense something?"

……

In the distance, Hughes gazed thoughtfully into the distance, a slight glint in his eyes.

"Hopefully... he will take some action himself."

……

Not long after, the Heruno family territory.

This family, known as the "Lava Family," resides in the Makdila district, which is under the jurisdiction of the Vomiri family.

Their territory was built on the edge of a giant active volcano, where the family's castle and wizard tower were also located.

At this moment, in a room of the family castle, Zoroark sat with a gloomy expression.

Before him, two third-class apprentices dressed in black robes were trembling as they reported on the findings of their search.

"So...so...Young Master Hector's soul might already be...uh?"

Before the two could finish their report, the temperature around them suddenly rose.

"Whoosh... Boom x2!!"

The next moment, their bodies were suddenly engulfed in flames.

"Aaaaaahh ...

The flames scorched their flesh relentlessly, and with each lick, a large chunk of flesh was "eaten away."

They wailed in agony, but were powerless to resist.

As for Zoroark? He remained expressionless, coldly observing the two men who were setting themselves on fire before him.

In just a few seconds, the two were engulfed in flames, and when the flames subsided, only two piles of charred ashes remained.

"Not a single clue. The family has really wasted its time raising you all."

As he spoke, Zoroark slowly walked to the window.

"Brother...it seems like a whole year has passed since you died."