Ancient Wizards: A Little Progress Every Day

He had anticipated that the difficulty of this assessment would be somewhat exaggerated, but he never expected it to be this absurd.

This wasn't prepared for a first-ring wizard at all! This is no longer just a simple test; it's rife with the scent of conspiracy.

"Is it because of Bernal again? Or is it the painful thorns behind Campbell's back?"

Dago pondered for a moment, then his eyes quickly returned to a state of "relief".

"It doesn't matter anymore, since I've already come this far..."

Dago lowered his head and muttered to himself. A terrible, bloody wind from ahead blew his black hair, and his ice-blue robes billowed like sails.

The beast's savage roar grew louder as it approached, and a mountain-like shadow quickly enveloped Dago.

He seemed oblivious.

He slowly raised his head and began to speak, word by word.

"Then there's nothing you can do but stop me!"

At that moment, the gray ring in his eyes spun rapidly, overflowing with a large amount of light, piercing through the large area of ​​darkness in front of him like a sharp blade.

Blue fluid gushed from the cracks in the mental space of Winter Star, churning and churning within the embrace of black despair, as if traversing endless time and space, gradually fading into nothingness.

Beneath his robes, Dago raised his hands, and a huge, dark blue planet slowly emerged from behind and above him, gradually becoming more solid and clear.

As the colossal beast closed in completely before Dago, a chilling voice rang out.

"The Frozen Realm, Sealed by Despair!"

In an instant, an almost endless chill poured out from the [Winter Star] behind the boy.

A vast expanse of white snow swallowed up all the colors on the wilderness, and a mysterious and terrifying aura surged and raged, with streaks of deep blue light blooming, just like the veins of the permafrost glaciers that have never melted for thousands of years.

Beneath the ultimate in exquisite beauty lies a rapidly growing despair.

The bald wizard, who had been lazily reclining in his chair, suddenly jumped up and appeared like a ghost in front of the violently fluctuating rune array light screen. Through the light screen, he stared intently at the wilderness covered by pure white snow.

The enormous seats in the small square transformed into clumps of flowing black tree roots, shrinking into fist-sized black seeds.

The middle-aged male wizard beside him had his energy ball on his index finger quietly dissipate without his noticing, and he stood there dumbfounded with a look of astonishment.

After an unknown amount of time, the white, snowy storm that blanketed the world finally subsided.

The moment they saw the scene before them clearly, their pupils contracted sharply, and a look of immense shock and disbelief spread across their faces, lingering for a long time.

On the vast, now completely white, an ice sculpture as large as a small mountain stood silently.

The ice sculpture contains a giant beast that remains motionless, its overall appearance still showing a ferocious, menacing look.

A handsome young man in a blue robe leaped from the top of the ice sculpture.

As the boy's feet touched the ground, large cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the huge ice sculpture behind him, the cracks becoming more and more dense, like shattered glass.

Finally, cracks covered the ice sculpture, and it collapsed with a loud crash, stirring up a rolling wave of ice and snow.

"How is this possible?!"

The two unconsciously murmured softly in the quiet, empty square.

.........

...

"Tap, tap..."

A series of footsteps sounded, and everyone in the room instinctively looked towards the entrance to the assessment.

"About three minutes."

The Fire Pattern Wizard glanced at the time and frowned, saying, "To be honest, it's taking much longer than I expected."

But once he saw the figure walking out of the small door of the assessment, the Fire Pattern Wizard's furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and he sneered, "This kid probably didn't even leave the protected area of ​​the rune array before giving up and coming out."

The person who walked out of the small door of the assessment was almost exactly the same as when he went in before.

There wasn't a single wound on his body, and even his blue robe was spotless, without a single tear or wrinkle. He certainly didn't look like someone who had just been through a battle.

Dargo seemed to hear his mocking voice and glanced at him indifferently, but the Fireweaver glared back without fear.

He originally had a great chance of making it to the "core", but due to the "personal" reasons of the recommender, he only obtained the status of a formal member.

This fueled his already pent-up anger, and since he didn't dare vent it on Campbell, who had recommended him, he could only pick on the easy target, Dago.

"Alright."

Campbell stopped the Fire Emblem wizard's "childish" behavior, glanced at Dago in front of him, and said, "There's no need to waste your energy on some insignificant people."

The Fire Pattern Wizard snorted coldly and remained silent.

At that moment, a figure quickly walked out of the testing door.

It was that gloomy, middle-aged male wizard who appeared with a grim expression. His eyes swept across the entire room before finally settling on Campbell. Then, he coldly announced, word by word, "Today's assessment is over. Go back and wait for further notice regarding the next test."

Campbell's face darkened upon hearing this, and he was about to say something.

Suddenly, the air in front of the small door to the assessment site began to distort, as if something terrifying was about to burst out from inside.

"boom!"

A massive, suddenly appearing mental energy field enveloped the entire room. From inside the small testing door, a figure darted out, his body wrapped in countless black tree roots that flowed like semi-solidified oil.

He was like a huge shadow that instantly blocked out most of the light in the room. Before Campbell, who was standing in the middle of the room, could react, he felt his neck being tightly gripped by a large, iron-like hand.

"Campbell!"

The hideous face covered in black tree roots was pressed tightly against Campbell's eyes, and the terrifying mental field of the second-circle wizard on its body directly pressed down on all the wizards around Campbell who were waiting to be tested, forcing them to kneel down.

The bald wizard's eyes were filled with rage and murderous intent, and his voice was as cold as the winter wind.

"You're truly something, Campbell! To find such a genius, a first-ring cultivator who wields such a powerful soul seal, instantly killing a Earthshaking Rock Beast whose strength was close to the second ring threshold!"

"Do you know how much effort and cost I had to go through to get this Earthshaker?"

The bald wizard's rough, hard hands traced the contours of Campbell's face, a chilling grin spreading across his lips. "You dare to scheme against me, huh? Well, I'll play along and see who comes out on top."

After saying that, the bald wizard flung Campbell away as if he were throwing away a kitten.

Campbell staggered back a few steps, still reeling from the sudden attack, his mind buzzing with the words the bald wizard had just uttered.

genius!

Instantly killed the Earthshaking Rock Beast, whose strength was close to that of a second-level monster!

Was the person Franz was so angry with him D'Ago? His gaze shifted, instinctively locking onto a tall, handsome young man not far away.

Campbell felt as if he had been struck by a series of electric currents, and his whole body trembled slightly.

At that moment, he finally understood.

The "big fish" that the magic training hall couldn't find was actually "hidden" right under their noses all along!

Dago looked at him calmly and coldly, just as he had when he left after Dago rejected his request for a recommendation.

Not only Campbell, but everyone around him was stunned.

Especially the Fire Emblem Wizard who had previously deliberately picked a fight with Dago, now seemed to be mute, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

No one understood the difficulty of this assessment better than him.

The Earthshaker, possessing a diluted bloodline of the Earthshaker Tyrannosaurus, was also injected with the Frenzy Potion. Its ferocity and terror were beyond the imagination of anyone who did not face it directly.

But he was instantly killed in less than three minutes?

Or is he just a mere early-stage first-level wizard?

His mind was a complete blank; he was already thinking about how he should approach Dago to apologize for his previous ignorant and foolish provocation.

After venting his anger by grabbing Campbell, bald Franz turned and walked back the way he came.

His gaze involuntarily fell on the handsome young man Dago not far away. The veins on his bald head throbbed slightly. Besides the lingering shock, there was also a deep sense of heartache.

His expression quickly changed from furious to calm.

His anger was directed only at Campbell, while he tried his best to befriend Dago, who had caused him direct losses.

Just as he was about to go up and say a few words to Dago, he noticed that Dago was walking towards two other people.

When his gaze fell on that person, the powerful mental energy field that he had just subsided erupted from his body like a volcano.

"Bernard!"