Wizard Earl

Chapter 424 Odin's Blood Pool

The two walked silently through the hellish blue-black fog. Just as Connor had said, there were indeed a few stragglers trying to ambush Connor and Margaret as they moved. However, without the advantage of being in a group, the Azedin snakes couldn't even withstand a single blow from Connor and Margaret.

Although the poison bombs worked much better than he had expected, Connor still followed his original plan and installed the five alchemical bombs he had crafted on the second level of the dungeon. Although alchemical bombs were not easy to craft, as long as there were enough raw materials, it would only take Connor some time. In these kinds of explorations, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Without the interference of swarms of Azedin snakes, Connor and Margaret quickly arrived at the core area of ​​the second level of the dungeon, where the dark red barrier was located.

"Do you have any way to break this?" Driven by his alchemist instincts, Connor examined the dark red potion closely, then asked with interest:

"What do you want to do?" Sensing Connor's tone, Margaret looked at Connor with some wariness.

"It's nothing. If you can't break through this barrier, I don't mind using a bomb to blow it up for you!" Connor said casually.

"You have alchemical bombs?" Margaret looked at Connor suspiciously. On the way here, she saw Connor place a total of five alchemical bombs in this second level.

"That's all!" Connor shook his head and said, "But... taking those apart and putting them here won't be a problem!"

Margaret glared at Connor and said irritably, "Why don't you take a break? I'll take you inside..."

Margaret took out a bell covered with strange runes from her spatial ring, and her gaze immediately became extremely solemn.

"nail!"

Margaret gently rang the bell, producing a clear, ringing sound. Immediately, a powerful energy surged through the space. At the same time, Connor's expression behind his gas mask changed drastically. The eerie sound of the bell caused a slight stinging pain in Connor's soul. Although the pain was mild, Connor understood that the bell wasn't targeting him. If it were, then perhaps…

"Margaret, where did you get so many strange, enchanted items?" Connor's gaze was fixed on the strange bell Margaret was holding, and he was secretly shocked. He began to remember the equally strange blade wheel that Margaret had used when they fought in the grove last time!

Both the blade wheel and the bell exude an eerie aura. Given Margaret's high-ranking position in the Church of Rune Storm, neither of these enchanted items should be allowed to see the light of day. Margaret must possess other enchanted items issued by the Church of Rune Storm. If all of these are combined, Margaret might be even richer than him, an alchemist!

Just as Connor was deep in thought, Margaret rang the bell a second and a third time. The energy fluctuations in the space grew stronger and stronger, and the dark red barrier blocking Connor and Margaret revealed a small hole large enough for one person to pass through.

"Walk!"

Upon seeing the small hole take shape, Margaret called out to Connor and took the lead, rushing into the hole and entering the barrier.

Following Margaret, Connor also entered the barrier. The space inside the barrier was not large, only about two hundred square meters, which was very different from the hidden paradise Connor had imagined. In the middle of the two hundred square meters inside the barrier, there was a very simple house with the door locked.

A strong smell of blood emanated from this seemingly very simple little house, but this smell was not like the stench of blood from a place littered with corpses and rivers of blood. If you smelled it carefully, this smell seemed to have a faint fragrance of herbs.

"Connor, stay here and don't wander around. If all goes well, I'll be out in two hours!" Margaret said solemnly to Connor, putting away the strange bell she was holding.

"I understand!" Connor nodded, then immediately sat down on the floor tiles, closed his eyes, and began to meditate and regulate his breathing.

Seeing that Connor was so sensible, Margaret gave him a satisfied look and then walked toward the little house.

Sensing Margaret enter the small house, Connor silently commanded the auxiliary chip in his mind: "Auxiliary chip, analyze how similar this bloody smell is to the legendary Odin's blood bath?"

"Beep! Following the subject's will, auxiliary chip, analysis initiated, estimated time one minute... Analysis complete. Based on the database analysis, the auxiliary chip's probability that the bloody smell the subject is currently smelling originates from Odin's Blood Pool is 95.78%!" The cool female voice of the auxiliary chip echoed in Connor's mind.

Upon hearing the number "95.78 percent," a glint immediately flashed in Connor's eyes, and he subconsciously narrowed his eyes. This was truly a godsend—just the right time! He had been searching high and low, but it had come to him without any effort at all!

Upon smelling the faint, herbal scent of blood, and recalling the Odin Empire-inspired decor of the underground palace, Connor immediately thought of the Odin Blood Pool described in the ancient texts!

The so-called "Odin's Blood Pool" may seem like a specific object, but in reality, it is a kind of witchcraft with magical effects! Odin's Blood Pool does not refer to a specific witchcraft, but rather is a collective term for the blood pool witchcraft that is individually mastered by dozens of tribes of varying sizes in the Odin Empire.

The specific recipe for Odin's Blood Pool varies from tribe to tribe within the Odin Empire, and its effects are also different. However, without exception, the Blood Pool magic is a clan secret technique of each of Odin's tribes, which can only be used by a select few.

The ancient texts describe Odin's Blood Pool as essentially a method for wizards to cultivate in a pool composed of the blood of magical beasts and magical potions.

Although the effects of the blood pools vary among the different tribes of Odin due to different recipes, they all generally have one function: to enhance the physical strength of the user!

(End of this chapter)