Wizards begin by accessing the Inspiration panel.

Chapter 164 Intermittent Tracking Technique

Two hours later.

Outpost Hall.

The twenty-two wizard apprentices from the three academies who were planning to enter the Norman Secret Realm were now fully prepared in the hall, awaiting the arrival of their commander, Wizard Gildas.

Two middle-aged men with almost identical faces suddenly walked into the hall.

If it weren't for the nearly half-head difference in height between the two, it would be virtually impossible to tell them apart based on their appearance alone.

Suddenly, the hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The twenty-two apprentices stopped whispering and stared at the bizarre scene before them.

The shorter one possessed an incredibly powerful aura, clearly the formal wizard Gildarts.

The other tall "Gildas Wizard," judging solely from his aura, seemed to be subtly below a formal wizard, yet also felt to have surpassed the limits of a wizard apprentice.

This is Gildarts's clone, and the body that created the clone came from an extremely rare chieftain of a dark werewolf tribe.

This body of the Dark Werewolf Chieftain not only possesses the transformation ability of an ordinary Dark Werewolf, but also has higher shadow resistance and more innate abilities.

This body's resistance to shadow magic has reached a terrifying level!

It's safe to say that ordinary level zero shadow magic would only scratch this body and cause it to lose a few hairs.

Even a level one shadow magic spell could only cause minor injuries to this body!

Furthermore, after Gildas acquired this body, he went a step further and meticulously modified it.

Gildas considered that the clones were mainly for use in combat in coordination with the main body, so he further enhanced the attack power of the clones.

He redesigned and implanted the Demon-Slaying Blade, a sharp blade forged from the rare metal demon iron, into the indestructible claws of the Dark Werewolf Chieftain.

It has a terrifying effect that can penetrate ordinary elemental shields with a single hit!

In addition, the Dark Werewolf Chieftain has two innate sorceries—Clumsiness and Frenzy.

Gildas couldn't think of any enemy in the Norman Secret Realm that could possibly cause him to suffer a setback!

Is it a native monster within the core area of ​​the secret realm, possessing the strength of a first-level wizard?

still is

After thinking for a moment, Gildas smiled slightly.

Moreover, he had a trump card up his sleeve. He believed that even if he encountered an opponent with the strength of a full-fledged wizard, he could retreat with ease.

Immediately, a smile appeared on his face, and he said in a low voice, "Let's go!"

"Yes, Your Excellency Gildas!"

His clone was in front, followed closely by twenty-two elite wizard apprentices, all fully armed.

The group stepped into the teleportation array one by one!

With a wave of Gildarts' right hand, the massive teleportation array burst forth with a dazzling blue light!

In an instant, all twenty-three people, including his clone, vanished without a trace.

-

Stephanie looked at Richard with curiosity, then took out a pendant from her bosom. It was shaped like a kingfisher, entirely green, and made from a single piece of peridot.

Peridot is considered a precious gemstone among ordinary people, but in the eyes of wizards, it is just as common as a gold dinar.

However, the original owner of this kingfisher pendant held extraordinary significance for Richard.

Some time ago, his relationship with his senior, Meiluo, progressed rapidly, and this kingfisher pendant was a gift from Meiluo.

It holds special significance for Richard.

He lightly touched the kingfisher pendant, releasing a tracking spell.

A bright light appeared on the kingfisher pendant, as if the kingfisher, made of emerald green peridot, had suddenly come to life, floating in mid-air and slowly flying to the left.

Richard was overjoyed!

The tracking technique is effective!

Richard's tracking technique came from the three Spider Knights. By combining their memories, he deduced all the magical runes and models of the tracking technique and reached the beginner level.

It's important to know that most Spider Knights were elite members of the ordinary Night Elf warriors before becoming official Spider Knights.

These elites were mostly awarded the title of "Shadow Hunters," and were skilled in archery, tracking, and combat.

Richard finally understood why they were nicknamed the Shadow Hunters.

It is precisely because of this famous tracking technique.

Suddenly, the kingfisher pendant stopped, buzzing in mid-air. Richard reached out his hand in confusion.

The kingfisher pendant immediately lost its strange luster and fell into Richard's hand.

"Huh! It was responding at first, but then it stopped responding after a while. That's strange!"

He cast another tracking spell.

failure!

Richard, refusing to believe in superstition, used his tracking technique three times in a row.

failure!

failure!

success!

The kingfisher pendant regained its strange luster, floated in mid-air, and continued to fly slowly forward.

However, after a while, the tracking technique failed again!

The kingfisher pendant fell into Richard's hands again.

This made Richard frown deeply, wondering if his mastery of tracking techniques was too low.

Bring up the Inspiration panel, and the [Witchcraft] section displays: Tracking (Beginner 3%).

[Host detected practicing Level 0 Spell Tracking. Do/Do you want to consume energy to gain inspiration for practicing Level 0 Spell Tracking?]

Richard didn't hesitate to drag the slider to 10000 and select "Yes!"

With a dizzying sensation, Richard's soul was dragged into a dream, possessing a phantom figure, and began practicing tracking techniques again and again.

After hundreds or thousands of times

Richard's soul has returned to its original form!

Upon bringing up the Inspiration panel again, the [Witchcraft] section displayed: Tracking (Grandmaster 23%).

Although it hadn't reached its limit, it was clearly enough, and Richard didn't expend any more energy points to upgrade the tracking technique.

Instead, he used his master-level tracking technique on the kingfisher pendant once again.

Sure enough, this time it was much easier to use, and the luster on the kingfisher pendant was even more intense.

Richard and Stephanie followed the kingfisher pendant as they walked.

But within minutes, the kingfisher pendant suddenly vibrated again, and after a burst of light, it fell listlessly into Richard's palm.

This left Richard completely baffled!

If the tracking technique was intermittent before, it was because my level of control was too low.

But now that his mastery of tracking has reached the Grandmaster level, surpassing most Shadow Hunters, there's no reason why his tracking should be intermittent.

Moreover, if the tracking had failed from the beginning, it would have meant that Senior Sister Meiluo might have met with misfortune, but at least for now, the tracking technique is successful in the short term.

Therefore, there seems to be only one possibility!

First of all, the person being tracked is most likely alive!

This put Richard at ease.

Secondly, the person being tracked is currently in a rather special location, where witchcraft is occasionally shielded.

Richard pondered deeply. If he couldn't pinpoint the exact location, he wouldn't be able to find his senior, Meiluo, immediately.

I cast the tracking spell several more times, but this time there was absolutely no response!

This gave Richard quite a headache.

However, Richard had already remembered the direction the tracking technique had initially guided him when it first succeeded.

It seems that the only option is to keep searching in this direction, and occasionally use tracking techniques to try my luck!

-

Meanwhile, Mero and Ophelia were moving in and out of a small, concealed magic circle, gathering edible plant fruits, planning to fight a protracted battle in this area!

After all, in terms of strength, since Meiluo is relatively weaker, even if they join forces, they would hardly be able to defeat a Spider Knight in a head-on battle.

So, after discussing it, the two decided to stay here temporarily and see how things went.

In that case, the water source near the waterfall isn't a problem, but the food is still a bit of a problem.

Ophelia had returned to the supply depot last time to buy some food and salt, but the depot was attacked, and her shopping plans were ruined.

The food that Meiluo was carrying was all used up during the escape, but she still had a little bit of salt and other seasonings left.

Therefore, the food problem became the primary issue for the two of them to solve.

However, gathering food was by no means difficult for the two wizard apprentices; it was just a bit troublesome, requiring them to go back and forth to gather or hunt multiple times.

If Richard were there at that moment, he would have suddenly realized the truth.

It turns out that Senior Sister Meiluo was going in and out of a small, concealed magic array, which explains why his tracking spell was intermittent.

-

In the dense forest near the core area of ​​the Norman Secret Realm, a gray-robed man with a hood and obscured face appeared out of nowhere.

He cautiously surveyed his surroundings, and after a few seconds, his expression relaxed considerably. With a casual Shadow Shock, he killed a blind, spiny snake.

You should know that the Spiny Serpent is a rather troublesome monster.

Normally, a level two wizard apprentice would find it quite troublesome to encounter such a person, but now he was being killed casually.

Hidden beneath the hood was a sinister face.

Judging from his appearance, this was indeed Robert, a wizard apprentice at the pinnacle of the Ignis school.

The team he joined this time was the North Rings squad, which was invited by his friend Donato and led by Gildas's clone.

They were the largest team among the first batch of twenty-three people to enter, and also the strongest team due to the presence of Gildarts's clone.

Robert took the jewels out of his pocket, and then each of them quickly moved forward a distance in a different direction.

He discovered that the jewel's light would intensify slightly when he moved towards the front and the left rear.

Clearly, there must be other members of their own team in both directions.

This made him happy; it seemed that what the wizard Gildas had given them would be just as useful in the secret realm.

The holder of the gem can quickly determine the approximate location of other gem holders within the secret realm.

However, what made him hesitate was that both orbs were now sensing each other, so he should go to meet them first.

Just then, a faint sound of weapons clashing came from the dense forest not far away.

After a moment's thought, Robert sped toward the source of the sound. As the sound became clearer, he gradually slowed down and moved forward silently.

Through the gaps in the dense vegetation, one could see a man and a woman, two students dressed in the robes of the Ignis School, struggling to hold off a Spider Knight and his companion Spider.

If it weren't for the male apprentice having a contracted creature—a swamp spiky turtle—that absorbed most of the damage, the two would probably have been defeated long ago.

But judging from the smile on the Spider Knight's face, which was like a cat playing with a mouse, he was clearly in complete control.

The Spider Knight appeared to be alone, but just to be on the safe side, Robert circled the area again to check.

Confirmed that the other party is alone!

Immediately, Robert waved his hand and whispered a rapid incantation. The soil in front of him churned, and a giant clay creature over two and a half meters tall was created.

This clay creature, which looks very much like a human, is a level zero spell in earth magic that is considered extremely difficult to cast—Summoning a Clay Troll.

At this moment, the Spider Knight immediately sensed the powerful elemental energy fluctuations coming from the dense forest on his side, and his expression immediately changed.

Suddenly, a giant clay troll burst through the dense vegetation and charged straight at him!

"Knock knock knock!"

Its imposing presence is extraordinary!

The Spider Knight's expression changed drastically!

The two apprentices, a man and a woman, were overjoyed, thinking to themselves, "We're saved!"

Immediately, the two intensified their offensive, striving to hold off the companion spider.

"Slow spell!"

"Weakening Spell!"

"Fear spell!"

"Shadow Shock!"

"Earth Spikes!" Robert cast five level-zero spells in succession.

The Spider Knight, whose movements were becoming increasingly slow, was finally struck in the chest by a Shadow Shock after being hit by Robert's Fear spell, letting out a scream!

But this isn't the end!

More than ten sharp spikes, one after another, left the Spider Knight with no way to dodge, forcing him to endure this powerful magical attack!

He was immediately struck by several spikes, suffering severe injuries. He lay on the ground, almost unable to move, with fist-sized holes pierced in his abdomen and thighs by the sharp spikes, from which blood gushed.

At that moment, the clay troll charged forward without hesitation and delivered a powerful punch, ending the battle!

The two apprentices of the Ignis School, a man and a woman, were panting heavily, their faces filled with joy. They had thought they were going to die, but they never expected to escape from their predicament.

But when the two saw Robert emerge from the dense forest, the male apprentice's expression changed drastically upon seeing his face: "Robert the Earth Demon! You are Robert the Earth Demon!! I should have known."

The female apprentice, seeing her boyfriend's terrified expression, was completely bewildered. Hadn't the other woman saved her and her boyfriend? Why was she still...?

Robert's venomous eyes sized up the female apprentice, and he said in a sinister tone, "She is indeed quite beautiful. As a token of my gratitude, shouldn't you two pay a price?"

The pretty female apprentice also noticed something was amiss and immediately said, "We don't have many magic stones on us as a token of our gratitude. We only have four or five hundred magic stones in total. If that's not enough, we have more we can gather here."

Robert shook his head and said, "Stop! How could my intervention be so cheap! Come here, keep me company, and we'll call it even."

"Or, I'll break every bone in your boyfriend's body, and then hehe!"

The female apprentice felt humiliated upon hearing this, but the powerful mental fluctuations of the other party, and the momentum of defeating the Spider Knight in no time, prevented her from having any desire to resist.

If you refuse, the other party really is capable of doing such a thing!

"Sasha, run!!!" The male apprentice shouted resolutely after a moment of inner struggle.

"Shut up!" The giant clay troll moved swiftly, grabbing the male apprentice tightly with both hands and lifting him high into the air!

(End of this chapter)