Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

"What...do you want?"

As soon as Datan finished speaking, Hughes immediately replied:

"I only ask that the Heruno family no longer pursue my crimes."

Upon hearing this, Datan glanced at him indifferently, and after a moment of silence, nodded and said:

"Okay, but you must return the hearts of Zoroark and Sores."

Upon hearing this, Hughes immediately agreed.

The next second, he used a minor teleportation spell to remotely send the two containers holding the hearts over.

He thought Datan would retrieve the heart, but to his surprise, the other party only glanced at it indifferently, and the two containers along with the heart instantly turned to ashes.

——!

Looking at the two pools of ashes in front of him, Hughes was deeply shocked.

He clearly sensed that in that instant, a massive amount of fire elements rapidly converged and precisely covered the container, causing the instantaneous incineration.

Such terrifying control over the elements is rarely mastered even by second-level wizards.

"And... if you harm any more members of my Heruno family..."

"After destroying the heart," Datan said in a deep voice.

"Even if Valerius himself comes, you won't live!"

After saying that, he turned around and sat back down in the center of the platform.

At the same moment, the teleportation array beneath Hughes' feet lit up again.

"call out--!"

The teleportation array lit up again in the hall.

"Buzz—!"

The next moment, as the light faded, Hughes's figure was clearly revealed.

"Hoo... Hah..."

When he came out, he was panting heavily, his face still showing signs of shock.

His fingertips trembled slightly, and even the muscles all over his body were still tense.

Fortunately, this wasn't the first time he had faced a level-two threat, so he quickly recovered.

Level 2 has always been a huge hurdle that formal wizards find difficult to overcome.

Even though the standoff lasted only a few hours, Datan's slight leakage of spiritual power had already pushed him to the brink of life and death several times.

If it weren't for his knowledge of the Herunor family's secrets and his connection to Valerius, he would have been burned on the spot.

Thinking of this, Hughes patted his chest with lingering fear, then his expression returned to normal.

"Da da..."

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from ahead.

He looked up and saw Barossa and Vinuniechi walking over one after the other.

"Hughes, are you alright?"

Barossa looked at the other person, a strange glint in his eyes.

To be honest, he didn't really think Hughes would be able to come back. He just assumed that the other party didn't know much about the Fourth Ring Family, which was why he was so reckless.

Unexpectedly, the other party not only returned, but also seemed to have escaped unharmed.

Beside him, Vinunek also looked bewildered.

As a second-level wizard in the family, he naturally learned of Hughes's actions immediately.

Therefore, in his view, the other party's trip was tantamount to walking into a trap, and it was a pipe dream for them to leave the platform alive.

"..."

But Hughes merely glanced at Barossa, then respectfully addressed Vinunegi:

"Lord Vinuneki, now that I have finished my discussion with Lord Datan, we shall take our leave."

Upon hearing this, Vinunisky was somewhat taken aback, but still nodded and said:

"Can."

After receiving permission, Hughes and Barossa left the castle and flew into the sky, heading towards the Madedia region.

On the way, Barossa couldn't help but ask Hughes:

"Hughes, how did you persuade the patriarch of the Heruno family?"

Upon hearing this, Hughes turned his head and said in an icy tone:

"What? This whole thing started because of you? That's why I implicated you and made you take all the blame."

Upon hearing this, and realizing that the other party was just giving him the runaround, Barossa's expression stiffened, and he then coldly snorted:

"Heh, I just wanted to remind you that we're all in the same boat now, so be careful not to expose our existence."

Having said that, the two said no more and urged their magic to rush straight toward the Ten Thousand Edges Pagoda.

As they approached the Spire of Ten Thousand Edges, Barossa suddenly spoke:

"By the way, Lord Valerius is planning to make his move in the next few days to steal the remaining flesh and blood of Osiris."

As he spoke, he glanced at Hughes, who stood expressionless beside him, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"However, he asked me to tell you that you don't need to provide any more help this time; what you gave him is enough."

After saying this, Barossa even chuckled twice, implying that even Hughes had not gained Valerius's favor in the end.

Upon hearing this, Hughes remained unfazed and replied:

"Alright, I understand. But since that thing can help Lord Valerius, that's for the best."

But no sooner had he finished speaking than Barossa came over again, his voice tinged with curiosity:

"Hughes, I've always been curious, how exactly did 'she' choose you?"

"call out……"

Upon hearing this, Hughes suddenly stopped and hovered quietly in the air.

"Lord Aldec (Barossa)."

His tone was very serious, and a hint of impatience appeared on his face.

"This involves the adult's whereabouts over the past few years, so I cannot disclose it."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a touch of scarlet crimson quietly condensed at his fingertips.

"But all you need to know is that I truly stand on the side of your vampires."

After saying that, Hughes dispersed the blood energy that had condensed at his fingertips, then looked up at Barossa with a calm expression in his eyes.

Barossa paused slightly upon hearing this, then quickly suppressed the probing look in his eyes and nodded slowly, saying:

"Well, don't overthink it. After all, you... seem to still be a pure human wizard, right?"

Now that they are vampires, they naturally possess the means to shield themselves from the detection of wizards.

For example, he transformed into the human wizard "Barossa," which is such a case.

After all these years, in Jin Huan's eyes, the "vampires" in the Blood Domain are still just experimental subjects raised in captivity, and their detection technology has naturally not improved much.

Therefore, Hughes, who joined as a purely human being, seemed particularly strange.

So this sudden probing was actually subtly influenced by Valerius's intentions...

"Becoming a vampire will ultimately bring many more risks of exposure."

Hughes responded calmly to Barossa's probing.

"Furthermore, it doesn't seem like I can become stronger in the short term."

As soon as he finished speaking, Barossa frowned slightly, but still smiled and said:

"Oh? You can't get stronger? Are you sure?"

The next moment, a strange, bloody smell instantly filled the air.

Immediately afterwards, Barossa's pupils turned crimson, and even the black feathers on his robes turned blood red.