Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 150 The Corruption of the Quasi-Divine Artifact, The Revenge Operation

Through Yin Guang's narration, Pei Ze gradually learned the whole story.

Originally, Yin Xue and her companions were ordered to guard a resource point. Just yesterday, they had reached the end of their guarding period, handed over the duties to the wizard who came to relieve them, and were preparing to return to Red Maple City.

But halfway there, they were ambushed by a witch-hunting force.

Among the enemies were two fourth-rank priests, whose strength far surpassed theirs.

The second-level wizard leading the group sacrificed himself to stop all the Winterfrost Priests, thus giving the others a chance to escape.

Even so, they still suffered heavy casualties, and Yin Xue was seriously injured as a result.

Upon hearing this, Pei Ze's face had already turned extremely gloomy.

"Weren't the witch hunters always hiding from the witch hunters? Why would they ambush us halfway through?"

Yin Guang shook his head dejectedly: "We don't know either. We used to be the ones chasing after them. I guess they wanted to get revenge."

"I think they launched the attack in a very methodical way, which means they had planned it for a long time and had already figured out our actions and strength."

Pei Ze remained silent and did not speak again.

They ran all the way to a stone house, where more than a dozen legendary knights with powerful auras stood guard at the door, probably followers of some wizards.

They clearly recognized Yin Guang, and seeing that Pei Ze and Yin Guang had come together, they did not stop them and opened the door to let the two in.

More than a dozen wizards were in the spacious living room, some standing and some sitting, all exuding a sharp military aura. They wore the black and red badges unique to the wizard hunters on their chests, with two scarlet gloves clasped together on the front.

One of them was a level two wizard.

Upon seeing Yin Guang bring in a strange wizard, the second-level wizard frowned and was about to question him when the witch next to him leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words.

The second-level wizard's gaze sharpened slightly, and his eyes held a mixture of surprise and scrutiny as he looked at Pei Ze. Without asking any further questions, he waved his hand, signaling the two of them to go inside.

Led by Yin Guang, the two walked through the living room and went straight to the innermost room.

Yin Guang stopped in front of the door, hesitated for a moment, then handed the medicine to Pei Ze and said in a low voice, "You go in, I'll wait outside."

Pei Ze glanced at him, took the medicine, and then gently pushed open the door and went inside.

The room was quiet, the curtains were drawn, and the light was dim.

Yin Xue lay quietly on the bed, her hair scattered to one side, her face pale, her delicate and pretty face appearing somewhat translucent in the light.

At this moment, she gave off a fragile feeling that she would break at the slightest touch. This was the first time Pei Ze had ever seen her like this.

In the past, Yin Xue always had the demeanor of a composed older sister, exuding both gentleness and a confident strength.

Whenever he was with her, Pei Ze felt a deep sense of peace.

But now.

Seemingly sensing someone by the bedside, Yin Xue's eyelids twitched, and she slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Pei Ze standing by the window, a look of surprise immediately appeared on her pale face, which then turned into a faint smile.

"Junior, what brings you here?"

The girl's eyes seemed to brighten the moment she saw Pei Ze.

Pei Ze smiled gently: "I ran into Yin Guang on the way. He heard that my senior was injured, so I rushed over immediately."

Pei Ze sat down by the window, gently helped Yin Xue sit up against the headboard, then uncorked the bottle and brought the medicine to her lips.

"Drink the medicine first, then we'll talk."

A gentle look appeared in Yin Xue's eyes as she slowly drank the medicine, following Pei Ze's movements.

As the medicine began to take effect, her face regained some color.

"Actually, I'm fine, just mentally exhausted. I'll be fine after some rest," Yin Xue said softly.

Pei Ze smiled slightly and glanced at Yin Xue's right hand hidden under the blanket.

Even before he stepped into the room, he had sensed the intense divine blessing emanating from it.

Yin Xue's injuries were definitely not as simple as she claimed.

For wizards, physical injuries are insignificant; they have plenty of ways to recover.

Mental exhaustion is a bit more troublesome, but it can always be recovered with some time to nurture it.

The truly serious problems are bloodline contamination, soul damage, and the erosion by foreign energies.

If Yin Xue's injuries were simple, Yin Guang wouldn't have used the word "severe" to describe them.

Yin Xue didn't want to say it, and Pei Ze wouldn't expose her, so he smiled and nodded: "Yes, but you need to rest well from now on."

Pei Ze then chatted with Yin Xue for a while, mainly about his experiences after arriving in Red Maple City.

Even though she had heard some of it from others, Yin Xue was still taken aback when she heard Pei Ze tell the story in person, and she would occasionally cover her mouth and gasp softly.

Injured, she seemed to have let her guard down, and in front of Pei Ze, she became more like a little girl.

Only after noticing that Yin Xue looked tired did Pei Ze tell her to rest and then push open the door and leave the room.

After closing the door, Pei Ze turned around and met Yin Guang's questioning gaze, and said in a low voice, "He has already taken the medicine and is asleep."

Without waiting for Yin Guang's response, he went straight to the living room, looked around, and asked in a deep voice, "I want to know what happened to your injuries, senior."

When facing ordinary wizards, members of the witch hunters tend to have a sense of superiority, more or less.

If any other first-level wizard asked the same question, they might not get angry, but they certainly wouldn't give him a pleasant look.

However, Pei Ze was not an ordinary wizard.

He was not only the most outstanding genius in Dawn City in the past hundred years, but he also personally killed a fourth-rank priest. Moreover, he was Yin Xue's junior brother. Both morally and logically, he had the right to know the specific situation.

The witch subconsciously looked at the level two wizard, and seeing him nod slightly, she stepped forward and said, "Yin Xue's injuries were caused by a quasi-divine artifact. That quasi-divine artifact left behind a high-intensity divine grace in her body. We have temporarily sealed it in Yin Xue's right hand and are now trying to clean it."

Near-divine artifact!

Pei Ze's expression immediately became more solemn.

In the Turin plane, sacred artifacts are magical items forged by high-ranking priests of a religious sect.

Divine artifacts, on the other hand, are items forged by the gods themselves and possess immense power.

As for quasi-divine artifacts, they fall somewhere in between, referring to magical items forged by high-ranking priests but blessed by the gods.

Although the power of a quasi-divine artifact is not as great as that of a divine artifact, it far surpasses that of an ordinary holy artifact.

Pei Ze had never seen a quasi-divine artifact, but he had heard Jiang Rui, Yan Dong, and others mention it.

It is said that a quasi-divine artifact is enough to give a fourth-rank priest the power to kill a second-rank crystallized wizard.

Furthermore, because quasi-divine artifacts have been blessed by the gods, their divine grace often possesses an corrosive quality far exceeding that of ordinary faith.

Even wizards, once corrupted by the divine grace of a quasi-divine artifact, must expend a great deal of time and energy to slowly eliminate it.

The process is not only painful, but it may also leave lasting effects.

If the erosion continues for too long, it may even cause irreversible damage to the spiritual crystals.

"How can we get rid of that divine grace?" Pei Ze asked, frowning.

"Two options," the witch said solemnly. "The first is to ask a level four wizard to use their powerful spiritual energy to eliminate the divine grace within Yin Xue. However, all the level four wizards in Red Maple City are currently on the front lines, and we cannot find anyone to help. We are contacting the Yin family and requesting that they send someone over."

"What's the second method?" Pei Ze's expression remained unchanged.

"Take Moonlight Water," the witch said. "It's a wondrous substance with powerful purifying effects. After taking it, it can eliminate most foreign energies, including the divine grace within Yin Xue's body."

"The exchange has Moonlight Water, but it's very expensive, costing 9,000 merit points. We're currently trying to find a way to collect those merit points."

At this point, the witch felt slightly embarrassed.

The other people also looked rather unnatural.

Although the Witch Hunter Corps offers generous benefits and rewards, injuries and damage to witch artifacts are commonplace due to the high intensity of combat. Both healing and maintenance of witch artifacts require considerable expenses.

Not to mention the need to exchange for cultivation resources.

They were eager to use every merit point to improve their strength, lest they die on the battlefield due to insufficient strength and all their accumulated merit points go to waste.

So, including that level two wizard, no one had much money left.

Nine thousand merit points is no small amount, and it's not easy to accumulate that amount in a short time.

"Don't worry," Yin Guang said in a low voice, "I've already contacted the family, and they're trying to find Moonlight Water. It should be delivered by the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"The day after tomorrow?" Pei Ze frowned. "As far as I know, the longer the divine grace of a quasi-divine artifact stays in the body, the greater the possibility of leaving sequelae after healing."

Yin Guang remained silent; of course, he knew this too.

However, they couldn't find the rare Moonlight Water immediately.

Whether the family is searching for Moonlight Water or sending it to the interdimensional battlefield, it will take time.

After all, Red Maple City is not within the Yin family's sphere of influence. If it were in Rinfeng City or Jinglan City, things would be much easier to resolve.

I should have advised my cousin not to come to Red Maple City back then.

Just as Yin Guangzheng was secretly regretting his actions, he saw Pei Ze toss something to the witch.

The latter instinctively caught it, looked down, and immediately gasped.

"Mithril!"

"This mithril is enough to exchange for Moonlight Potions," Pei Ze said.

The hall fell silent.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with undisguised surprise.

They weren't surprised that Pei Ze could produce mithril, since it was rumored that Pei Ze had acquired a mithril resource point, so it wasn't unusual for him to have mithril on hand.

To their surprise, Pei Ze didn't hesitate to throw out 9,000 merit points worth of mithril just to help Yin Xue recover a day or two earlier. That was too extravagant!

In an instant, everyone's gaze towards Pei Ze changed.

Yin Guang stared blankly at Pei Ze for a long time, his face showing a very complicated expression.

"Could you please make a trip to the exchange?" Pei Ze said to the witch.

The latter seemed to wake from a dream, subconsciously responded with a "yes," and then quickly walked out of the stone house.

Pei Ze then looked at the level two wizard and asked, "How should I address this gentleman?"

"My name is Gao Qun."

Perhaps because of Pei Ze's actions just now, the wizard named Gao Qun's expression softened considerably.

"Lord Gao Qun," Pei Ze said without any formalities, getting straight to the point, "I want to know information about the fourth-rank priest who injured my senior."

Gao Qun nodded and said, "I don't know the specifics either. I only know that the man was a high-ranking member of the witch-hunting force. According to those who were attacked at the time, the other Winterfrost priests all called him Lord Maynard."

Pei Ze took out the magic map, unfolded it, and placed it on the coffee table in the living room. He asked, "Where did Senior Sister and the others encounter the ambush?"

Gao Qun glanced at it and pointed on the map: "Right here."

Pei Ze looked closely and saw that the place was more than 300 kilometers away from the mithril resource point in a straight line.

Considering that he also encountered the witch hunters' combat priests not long after leaving the mithril resource point, these people's range of activity was obviously very wide.

It seems that finding that fourth-class priest named Maynard will not be easy.

Gao Qun then vaguely sensed Pei Ze's intentions, and his brows furrowed immediately: "You want to go after Maynard?"

Pei Ze glanced at him and nodded calmly.

Although life and death are predestined on the battlefield, once you go to the battlefield, you must be mentally prepared for death, and it is quite normal to be ambushed and seriously wounded by the enemy.

But Pei Ze wasn't a saint. His friend had almost died and was now seriously injured and lying in bed. Of course, he wouldn't let it go so easily.

"Don't be impulsive!" Gao Qun said solemnly. "Maynard wields a quasi-divine artifact. Even a level two crystallization wizard might not be his match. If you rush out rashly, even if you find him, you might not be able to avenge yourself."

Actually, Gao Qunhua was being tactful.

In his view, while Pei Ze was indeed powerful and even had a record of killing a fourth-rank priest, Maynard was no ordinary fourth-rank priest.

Even a fourth-rank priest wielding a quasi-divine artifact would have to temporarily avoid his sharp edge.

If Pei Ze were to confront Maynard alone, he would likely suffer a great loss, or even lose his life.

"Don't worry, the witch-hunting forces have caused us such a huge loss this time, we'll make them pay the price sooner or later!" Gao Qun said seriously.

However, Pei Ze shook his head indifferently upon hearing this.

That's your problem.

After saying that, he put away the magic map and turned to leave the stone house.

Since he couldn't get any useful information from the witch hunters, he decided not to waste any more time and prepared to leave the city now.

However, not far after leaving the stone house, Yin Guang caught up with him.

"Wait a moment!"

Yin Guang strode to Pei Ze's side and looked at him solemnly.

"I'll go with you!"

Pei Ze frowned slightly: "I don't have the spare capacity to take care of you."

"No need. I have my trump cards. I can get out of trouble on my own when it matters and won't be a burden to you."

Seeing Yin Guang's resolute expression, Pei Ze's eyes flickered slightly, but he ultimately nodded in agreement.

"it is good."

Without delay, Pei Ze sent a message to Su Ya and Peng Yan, instructing them to take care of some matters. Then, he and Yin Guang headed straight for the city gate.

Not long after the two arrived at the city gate, Su Ya and Peng Yan also arrived, leading the giant eagle.

Without further ado, the four immediately mounted the giant eagle.

Yin Guang had not prepared any means of transportation, so he could only share a ride with Peng Yan.

The three giant eagles spread their wings and soared into the sky, flying out of Red Maple City and heading into the depths of the wilderness.

(End of this chapter)