Wizard Earl

Connor carefully placed the crystal ball containing the contents of the Blood Moon Codex into his spatial ring, and then turned his attention back to Philo's corpse. As if he had thought of something, he immediately placed his hand on Philo's cold head again.

Ten seconds later, Connor, who had been in a good mood because he had successfully obtained the Blood Moon Codex, immediately changed his expression slightly, and his right hand instinctively gripped his Castilian Staff...

His luck was pretty good. Although most of Philo's memories were lost due to the dissipation of his soul, the memories from just now were still there. What was chilling was that the last scene in Philo's memory was of him being trapped in the Ersakun Barrier and frantically attacking it. But after that, there was no record of how Philo got out of the Ersakun Barrier, how he got here, or why he died here!

Of course, it's possible that Philo's own cultivation went wrong, which just happened to lead to this situation, but without a doubt, this possibility is extremely low, so low that it can almost be ignored.

This means that there is a greater than 90% chance that the reason why Philo is missing this crucial memory is that someone, or rather, some being, used some kind of soul-capturing technique to forcibly erase this memory from Philo's soul!

If this is the case, it provides very strong evidence for Connor's belief that Philo died from "external force"!

If things really do develop as Connor wants, then Connor now faces two very pressing problems!

The two questions are:

Where is this mysterious being who killed Philo now?

After this mysterious being killed Philo, will he pose a threat to Connor Ferguson?

Thinking of this, Connor's eyes narrowed involuntarily, and he silently surveyed his surroundings.

Under his sweeping gaze, the entire secret passage was laid bare, with no blind spots; every corner was clearly visible. Yet, even so, Connor felt a vague, inexplicable unease...

Realizing this, Connor remained outwardly calm and composed, revealing nothing to anyone, but inwardly he felt a deep sense of frustration. Based on what he had learned from Firo, Connor could basically conclude that Firo's death was suspicious and not as simple as a natural death. It might have been killed by a wizard, a magical beast, or something Connor had never seen before.

Connor was even more inclined to believe that Firo was killed by some mysterious entity than by a human. The reason was simple: as a first-level wizard, Firo's spatial ring must have contained abundant cultivation resources, and the mysterious entity that killed Firo did not touch the spatial ring at all after killing him.

This suggests that either the other party was unaware of the value of the spatial ring, or believed that the spatial ring was of no help to them, thus ignoring the spatial ring and the cultivation resources within it. Either way, it is enough to show that the mysterious being who killed Philo is most likely not human!

Anyway, Connor had already witnessed the power of this mysterious underground palace, so he was somewhat prepared for what would happen next and what kind of ferocious and bizarre monsters he would encounter.

So, knowing that the other party definitely exists, and may even be hiding in some corner that you can't detect, spying on you and preparing to attack you, yet you can't find them no matter what, this feeling is quite unpleasant for a mental wizard like Connor who has strong mental power.

Although it's very uncomfortable and you can't adapt, since you can't change the current situation, you have to change yourself to adapt to it!

Unable to find his opponent in this secret passage, and continuing to stay here would only cause him to suffer from inexplicable headaches and cough up blood. Therefore, from any perspective, staying in this secret passage was not a good idea for Connor. What he should do now is to leave this damned underground palace immediately and return to the surface. Once he returns to the surface, he believes that everything will change for the better.

Having figured this out, Connor stopped worrying about how to find the other party. Instead, he shifted his attention to the altar that sealed the entrance to the secret passage. With a swift movement, he snatched the spatial ring from Philo's hand. Since this mysterious being lurking in the shadows hadn't taken the ring for some reason, Connor didn't mind getting it for free. Perhaps this spatial ring from Philo would bring him some special surprise!

Connor tried using the same method he had used to open the altar to move it away from the entrance of the secret passage, but as he had expected, he failed. No matter how Connor cast his spells, the altar did not react at all.

Seeing this situation, Connor, protected by the Castile protective barrier, secretly guarded against any potential dangers while pondering the matter.

From an alchemist's perspective, if you can't open the secret passage from the inside using your original methods, you can try opening it from the outside, or you can abandon your original methods and use brute force. But now that Connor is trapped here, it is impossible to start from the outside. So there is only one way for Connor, and that is to use brute force!

"An alchemical bomb?"

Realizing that violence was all he had left to deal with the immediate crisis, Connor naturally thought of his "traditional skills" as an alchemist.

However, upon closer examination, Connor began to have some doubts about the plan to use alchemical bombs to create an exit. Judging from the power of alchemical bombs, it was quite possible that Connor himself could create an exit with them. Unfortunately, Connor could not control the power of the alchemical bombs. At the same time as the alchemical bombs created an exit, the shockwave from the explosions could very well cause the entire tunnel to collapse.

If this secret passage were to collapse, it would be extremely troublesome. Connor conservatively estimated that this underground palace was a hundred meters underground. Without this secret passage, Connor might even be trapped in this eerie underground palace forever, never able to return to the surface.