The Wizard: Starting as a Corpse Burial Man - An Infinite Side Hustle

Ansu?

How could it be him?

Hertock remembered the name.

After all, he and the other person were both students of Sandru.

Moreover, in Sandru's previous tests, Sandru had completely overwhelmed him.

This led to the acquisition of a recipe for alchemical pigments that appeared to be related to space, as well as a certificate for auditing courses at the Wizarding Academy.

Hertock felt a vague unease.

A thought then surfaced in his mind:

run!

You must never engage in direct combat with insect-type magical creatures modified by Anzu.

The insect-like magical creatures modified by Hetok are not weak in physique.

It also possesses the ability to devour corpses and souls.

It can further enhance one's strength by obtaining high-strength corpses and souls.

Hector achieved this ranking by consuming souls and the corpses of magical creatures before each battle.

Therefore, before seeing the ranking information, Hector intended to continue with the ghoul tactic.

That is, while everyone is engaged in a chaotic battle, they secretly collect fragments of souls or the flesh and blood of insect-like magical creatures from the surrounding environment.

This allows them to quickly accumulate an advantage.

Until it gradually improves its strength and obtains the Dark Sun rating.

Even if you don't get a Dark Sun rating, you can still get a decent rating.

But after seeing the rankings, Hertock decided to change his plans.

No longer simply choosing to be a ghoul, as before.

Instead, they immediately moved away from the initial area of ​​the battleground.

And the farther away, the better.

He had already witnessed Ansu's talent during the testing at Sandru's alchemy workshop.

I'm not going to humiliate myself again.

Therefore, after having this idea, Hetok began to control his own insect-like magical creatures.

This caused it to pause its preparations for absorbing souls.

They then began preparing to leave this place quickly.

As everyone's thoughts diverged, the various aspects of the venue's environment began to improve.

The light on the surfaces of many of the modified insect-like magical creatures also became increasingly dim.

Until half a minute later.

The battle arena prepared for a hundred insect-like magical creatures has been fully completed.

The light emanating from the giant insects completely dissipated. The final assessment began, and ethereal voices echoed in everyone's minds.

next moment.

A giant insect covered in mouths immediately flapped more than ten bat wings and took flight into the air.

However, they did not use this as an excuse to attack the insect-like magical creatures of other examinees.

Instead, it immediately changed direction and flew away from the center of the battleground.

The other party was an insect-like magical creature modified by Hetok, and naturally, it was also controlled by Hetok.

Unsure which giant insect represented Anzu, they chose to flee.

More than a dozen examinees, for various reasons, also controlled the insects and ran in all directions.

Dig holes, run, fly...

In the blink of an eye, it was far from the center of the field.

at the same time.

The elf Kermi also witnessed this scene through the synchronized perspective of the long-necked unicorn.

But I don't really care.

After all, apart from these dozen or so examinees who ran away, none of the remaining eighty-odd examinees present chose to run away.

Instead, they are preparing to face the challenge head-on, just like him.

"After we kill them, we'll go find the remaining escapees."

I can only hope to get first place in this assessment and receive the Dark Sun rating reward.

As the elf pondered this, he began to control the long-necked unicorn beetle.

But they hadn't even had time to activate the magical plant armor on the long-necked unicorn.

Nearby, the insect dragon modified by Anzu immediately opened its massive mouth filled with sharp teeth.

Then, a dragon's roar resounded.

"roar--"

In an instant, vortexes appeared in the surrounding space.

Before the examinees could react, strands of different colors surged from the numerous insect-like magical creatures.

Then it surged into the spatial vortex and disappeared.

And this naturally includes the long-necked unicorn beetle, which belongs to the elves.

What is this?

The elf couldn't understand it, but had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

So they immediately prepared to continue activating the effects of the magical plant-type armor.

Next, prepare to transform all the berries on the neck of the long-necked unicorn into explosive missiles to attack any nearby enemies.

But just a moment later, the elf, sensing something was wrong, instinctively froze.

The triumphant smile on his face froze.

What happened?

Why did it stop working?

The elf sensed the gaze coming from the long-necked unicorn.

The magical plant-shaped vines that had wrapped around its 10-meter-long neck were still there.

The numerous berries that were attached to the vines and should have flown and transformed into explosive missiles due to the vines' effect are still there.

But the colors of the vines and berries were all sucked away by the spatial vortex.

In the instant the last drop of pigment was drawn away, the elf also faintly sensed that the natural essence contained within it had also vanished.

It was as if they had all been transformed into stone sculptures.

This is the special ability that Anzu gave to the Insect Dragon during the modification.

He slightly adjusted the insect dragon's paint spell so that it could affect not only living beings.

It can also be effective on plants.

Armor made of magical plants is naturally included.

As a result, the magical plant-shaped armor that the elves had painstakingly built was rendered useless.

The spatial vortex effect accompanying the dragon's roar affected not only the magical plant-shaped armor on the long-necked unicorn.

Even the color of the long-necked unicorn beetle, along with the soul that controlled part of its movement, left its body.

Then it disappeared into the vortex, thus preventing the elf Kelmi from controlling the long-necked unicorn at will.

However, among the many examinees, Kermi's situation was actually considered relatively good.

After all, the elves had fed some souls to the long-necked unicorn before.

This will give the other person's soul an extra boost.

Therefore, the long-necked unicorn still retains the ability to move, but not all examinees are so lucky.

Some examiners did not perform much soul modification on insect-type magical creatures, or were not good at soul modification.

This results in the soul strength of these insect-like magical creatures being insufficient.

They also cannot survive for long in the area where the superimposed spatial distortion vortex is located.

Therefore, in no time, these insect-like magical creatures with insufficient soul strength were transformed into pure white sculptures.

The examiners behind them also lost control over these insect-like magical creatures.

Anzu controlled the insect dragon, unleashing its roar and creating a spatial vortex.

As souls and colors were absorbed, a large number of insect-like magical creatures were transformed into sculptures.

It took less than a second.

Therefore, during this period, some examinees failed to understand the current situation.

"What happened? Why have I lost control?"

Why is a message saying "Final assessment failed" appearing on the screen?

"Hasn't the assessment just begun?"

Many assessors lost their chance to compete for the Dark Sun rating due to confusion.

The rankings were subsequently finalized.

In addition, since the spatial vortex has a fairly wide range, and with the adjustments made by Ansu, the efficiency of absorbing color and soul will be greatly improved in the first few seconds after the spatial vortex appears.

Therefore, even though some of the insect-like magical creatures controlled by the examiners chose to flee the battlefield, they did not completely break free from the spatial vortex.

This leads to a significant loss of action modules within the soul.

But Hertok's insects are not included in this list.

He used almost all of his points to increase his flight speed and improve his cannibalism efficiency.

The moment the insect dragon let out its roar, it had already flown 10 meters away.

Therefore, only the flight capability is somewhat limited.

Unlike the other examinees whose insects turned into pure white sculptures and thus lost their eligibility for the assessment, it did not.

"It can't be wrong."

While controlling the giant flying insect to escape, Hertock observed the situation behind him through the eyeballs attached to the edge of its wings.

Upon seeing the six-legged, dragon-like insectoid creature, along with the numerous spatial vortexes, Hetok was absolutely certain of one thing:

The other party is definitely Ansu's bug.

I made the right choice.

I... made the right choice.

Hetok was incredibly grateful that he had chosen to flee instead of fight.

But the last shred of courage to fight for the Dark Sun rating also vanished completely.

Instead, there was fear and respect for Ansu.