Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Soon after looting Slynford's treasury, Hughes transformed into a cloud of black mist and disappeared back into the shadows beside the giant beast.

It did not stop the war behemoth; after stomping on it twice, it sent it running in another direction.

This campaign was not over, because Slynford was not the only one who had bribed the Black Ring Crown.

The transaction record also contained two other names, both of whom were old acquaintances of his: the Lumbini family and the Nister family.

(273 Slymford, Lumbney, and Nister mention these three families)

Back then, it was these three families who joined forces and, taking advantage of a lull in the chaos at the academy, hired a Black Ring squad to assassinate the wizards of the other families in the central district.

And the Craig family was one of those affected.

With that thought in mind, Hughes took one last look at the ruins of the Slynford family, then turned and followed the war behemoth without looking back.

"..."

The three families were very close to each other, and before long, Hughes and the War Beast arrived in the territories of the other two families.

He followed the same tactic, first restraining the official wizards guarding the territory, and then having the war beasts immediately trample them to death.

"roar--!!"

"Thump! Thump—!! Thump—!!"

"roar--!!"

As the war behemoth roared, the Lumbini and Nister families were destroyed one after another by its trampling.

Thus, on this perilous night of invasion, three Golden Ring families, whose lineage had endured for centuries, were destroyed by a man and a beast.

No, perhaps there's one more...

At this moment, Hughes stood atop the war behemoth, his gaze sweeping rapidly across the untouched area ahead.

There, a manor stands out because it houses the largest enchanted botanical garden in the entire central district.

"The Chiss family..."

At the same time, the giant beast beneath Hughes' feet raised its head and let out a furious roar.

"roar--!!"

"I am coming."

……

At this very moment, within the territory of the Chiss family, Patriarch Varic and his son Finric are jointly guarding the family manor.

...rumbling, rumbling

"roar--!!!"

They gazed at the distant, mountain-like behemoths and the rows of buildings collapsing beneath them, their eyes filled with solemnity.

"Father……"

Looking at the apocalyptic scene in the distance, Finrick's voice trembled involuntarily.

"We really should... have called Tyre... too..."

"Shut up! You useless thing!"

Upon hearing this, Warrick glared at him fiercely.

"Tyr has already returned to the center of the continent. Do you really want him to get involved in this mess?"

He looked at his son, who had immediately wilted, his eyes filled with disappointment.

"Also, now that Hughes Craig is back, let's take this time to thoroughly investigate whether this kid actually possesses the Ring!"

After saying that, Warrick left without looking back.

"I'll go check the other side of the territory; hopefully, it's not there—"

But before he could finish speaking, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Just then, from afar... a pair of giant, scarlet eyes suddenly looked in their direction!

"roar--!!"

"Thump! Thump thump!! Thump thump!!"

The next second, the war behemoth charged over, and houses along the way collapsed in droves.

"Oh no!"

Upon seeing this, Warrick's face turned deathly pale, and he lost all color in his face.

He immediately turned around, ready to tell his son.

"Fenrick! Quickly—"

However, at that moment, a powerful shockwave suddenly struck from afar.

"Whoosh!! Boom!!!"

The next second, the shockwave shattered Finrick's armor and destroyed his entire body.

*Splat!*

In an instant, the blood and flesh shattered by the impact flew everywhere, splashing all over Warwick who was standing next to him.

"..."

Warrick wiped his face, his gaze lingering slightly as he looked at the corpse sprawled at his feet.

——!

At the same moment, a huge shadow loomed over, which was none other than the enormous hoof of the war beast.

"Thump!!"

Before Warwick could react, the war behemoth stomped heavily on him.

But he was, after all, a wealthy potion master, and his methods far exceeded those of the other clan leaders.

"call out--!"

With a flash of silver light, Warwick appeared in front of his house.

"Damn it...who is it?!"

But before he could recover, a string of silver light bullets flew rapidly from behind him.

"Whoosh—whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!!!"

"What?!"

Looking at the dense barrage of light projectiles behind him, Warwick felt a chill run down his spine.

He didn't have time to cast any spells, so he had to use his life-saving magic tools.

"Buzz! Buzz buzz buzz!!!!"

"Snap—bang bang bang bang!!!"

The next second, a series of light bullets struck, but what shattered was not the armor, but the silver gem necklace on Warwick's chest.

He stared at the gems on the necklace shattering one after another, his eyes suddenly widening.

The next second, the last gem shattered, and a light bullet struck him squarely.

"Buzz—!"

"Oh no! This is—"

With a flash of silver light, Warwick's figure vanished from the spot.

"Exile... Technique..."

……

"call out--"

A moment later, Warick appeared in an underground chamber.

"Cough cough..."

He got up and looked around, discovering that this was actually his family's underground treasure vault.

However, at this moment, the place was so empty that it startled him; all the treasures and magic stones that had once piled up like mountains had vanished without a trace.

Just then, a voice came from behind him:

"This should be our first time meeting."

Valic turned his head and saw a young wizard slowly walking towards him.

"Chief Warick."

"It's you!!"

Although they had never met, Warwick recognized the man at a glance from the portrait sent by Mohr.

"Hughes Craig!!"

"..."

"boom!!"

On the other side, Hughes suddenly pushed, and a shockwave instantly blasted out, firmly embedding Warwick in the wall.

"Buzzing...buzzing..."

Immediately afterwards, ripples appeared on the wall, indicating that he had applied a slowing effect.

"Haha...hahaha..."

Seeing that he was bound, Warwick could only laugh helplessly.

"It really is you, Hughes Craig, hahaha... one of the ring's holders... hahahaha..."

"..."

"What do you want to know from me, young man?"

He seemed to have given up resisting, and then slowly raised his head, looking calmly at the person in front of him.