Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 94 How come he can even enchant?

Halfway up the mountain.

Thousands of wizard apprentices stared intently at the light screen in the air, unwilling to look away for even a second.

As the participants began to explore the maze, its appearance gradually came into view.

When they saw the endless stream of monsters and traps in the maze, many wizard apprentices couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

"They even have shapeshifting spiders and spirit beasts! Isn't that dangerous?"

"This maze is too dangerous! I'm so glad I didn't participate in the trial, or I would definitely be dead!"

"Look, another person has been teleported away."

"This is the twenty-third one, isn't it?"

The murmurs of the crowd were deafening.

Less than an hour into the trial, more than twenty wizard apprentices had already had to activate their teleportation rings to leave the maze.

Most of them were ambushed and severely injured by assassin-type magical creatures such as the Shapeshifting Spider and the Spirit Beast, which led to their untimely departure.

Two or three unlucky souls didn't even have time to activate their teleportation rings before being ambushed by monsters and died on the spot.

Seeing the scene on screen, many people secretly rejoiced that they hadn't acted rashly and participated in the trial.

However, as participants gradually left, many others shone brightly.

Among them, Meng Wei, Sang Fan, and Su Shouhai are the most eye-catching.

As soon as Meng Weifu entered the maze, he immediately cast a spell to summon more than ten giant wolves with white fur and sharp fangs.

"It's the Meng family's Winter Wolf!" A knowledgeable person immediately recognized the giant wolf's origin.

The Meng family's bloodline originates from an ancient creature called the Frostbite Silver Wolf.

It was a powerful creature born with the ability to manipulate ice elements and lead wolf packs.

Therefore, the descendants of the Meng family who inherited this bloodline are naturally drawn to wolves.

They can form contracts with various powerful wolf beasts and command them to fight.

The Meng family's wolf pack tactics were renowned throughout the entire Dawn City.

In the footage, thanks to the winter wolf's powerful sense of smell and tracking ability, Monvi's exploration process was much easier than that of the other participants.

On the other side, Sang Fan and Su Shouhai also demonstrated their respective methods of exploration.

Sang Fan transformed into a giant dog with fiery red fur, using his powerful sense of smell to find his way.

Su Shouhai, on the other hand, had a third eye created right in the center of his forehead.

Those strange eyes seemed to possess the ability to see through obstacles.

With this third eye, Su Shouhai can often easily find the right path and avoid monsters in advance.

Besides these three, two other people have also received considerable attention.

One of them was a blonde, blue-eyed girl.

The girl had delicate features and a hot figure, and when she first appeared on screen, she attracted the intense gazes of many male apprentices.

However, when they saw her disintegrate at the crossroads, transforming into countless flies that flew towards different rooms, those burning gazes vanished instantly.

Wizard apprentices generally have more extreme tastes and a higher tolerance for hardcore content compared to ordinary people, but even the most extreme tastes cannot accept a woman who has transformed her body into a bug hive.

Even though she is a rare beauty.

The other person is Pei Ze.

Pei Ze was originally not particularly noticeable under the spotlight of Sang Fan and others.

The reason things turned out this way was because of the bet between Gu Lin and Meng Kai.

Many people wanted to see who would win the huge sum of five hundred magic stone coins in the end.

However, when they saw Pei Ze easily annihilate numerous monsters with just a long sword without even using any magic, many apprentices were astonished.

"Such formidable close-combat skills!"

"This speed, this strength, his physique has definitely reached the level of a peak Grand Knight."

"Is this person really a first-year student at Tower Academy?"

"You guys don't know, do you? I heard that this student named Pei Ze, last month..."

According to those in the know, Pei Ze's feat of killing a legendary knight quickly spread.

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out he's a powerful figure capable of killing a legendary knight.

No wonder it becomes the target of high-stakes betting.

Hearing the whispers around him, Meng Kai snorted inwardly.

When he saw Pei Ze summon the Mist Raven to scout ahead, he frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed and chuckled.

"Fel creature derivatives, huh? Interesting. But with this kind of exploration method, how many fat creature derivatives can he afford to lose?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Lin and Yin Guang both showed strange expressions.

Others may not know, but they are very clear that Pei Ze has at least two or three thousand of those magical pet derivatives.

The scene of crows taking flight and blotting out the sky is still vivid in my mind.

Sure enough, as he continued reading, the smile on Meng Kai's face gradually disappeared, and his eyes revealed astonishment.

Four or five hundred magical pet derivatives have already died, and there are still more?

How many magical pet derivatives does Pei Ze actually have?

Just as Meng Kai was filled with doubt and uncertainty, he suddenly heard Gu Lin's voice in his ear.

"It seems Pei Ze has quite a few magical pet derivatives, so he should be able to sustain this for a while. What do you think, Yin Guang?"

Although Yin Guang didn't have much affection for Pei Ze, he understood that they should unite against a common enemy at this time, and chuckled as he heard this, "I think so too."

As he spoke, he cast a mocking glance at Meng Kai.

Meng Kai's expression darkened slightly, and he scoffed, "So what? Does he think he can reach the center of the maze this way?"

Gu Lin pouted, about to retort, but suddenly saw that the situation on the screen had changed, so he ignored Meng Kai and quickly focused on looking at the sky.

In the scene, Pei Ze begins to work on the wall.

A sharp, piercing sound quickly came from the screen, attracting a lot of attention.

"Activate the walls?!"

"Ugh, that's disgusting."

"This sound is a bit off; it sounds somewhat like the cry of a 'sOS grass' (a type of weed)."

"A 'call for help' plant? What's that?"

"A plant that emits a sharp cry when it encounters danger, attracting nearby ferocious beasts to gather and attack its enemies."

"There's such a plant?!"

"Look, monsters are gathering here!"

Upon seeing the densely packed monsters in the corridor, many apprentices felt their scalps tingle.

Just when the onlookers thought Pei Ze was in trouble, they were stunned by his actions.

"What is that?"

"It's elemental runes, a derivative technique of enchanting!"

"I heard that this kind of secret technique is very difficult, and even ordinary enchanting apprentices don't know it. I didn't expect Pei Ze to have mastered it."

"That's right. To learn elemental runes, you first need to be proficient in enchanting. Someone who can't enchant simply can't master elemental runes. Pei Ze looks only sixteen or seventeen, and to master lightning runes at this age is already amazing! Wait! Earth runes! And wind runes! How does this guy know so many elemental runes?!"

The speaker was stunned and speechless.

Yin Guang stared at the light screen in astonishment for a while, then, looking puzzled, muttered to himself:

"Isn't Pei Ze a pharmacist? How come he can also enchant?"

Gu Lin: "."

If nothing unexpected happens, Pei Ze's elemental runes should come from the gem enchanting knowledge she lost a bet to.

What shocked her was that Pei Ze had only known about gem enchanting for a little over a month, and in such a short time, he had already mastered elemental runes!

And not just one, but a total of three!

What kind of monstrous talent is this?

A tremendous storm raged in Gu Lin's heart.

She knew that Pei Ze had an exceptional talent for pharmacology and had even received praise from Mo Weng himself.

But now it seems that Pei Ze's talent in enchanting is not much inferior to his talent in potion-making.

"Is this guy a monster?"

Gu Lin took a deep breath, his feelings indescribably complex.

Just when she thought she had a clear enough understanding of Pei Ze's talent, the latter would suddenly display an even more outrageous talent, giving her one "surprise" after another.

At times like these, Gu Lin felt that he was actually quite mediocre and ordinary.

The only thing she could console herself with now was that the better Pei Ze performed, the higher her chances of winning 500 magic stone coins would be.

"That kid"

Meng Kai was secretly surprised, his eyes fixed on Pei Ze.

At that moment, a sense of foreboding suddenly arose deep within him.

However, he quickly shook his head, suppressing his inner unease.

It's just elemental runes; it doesn't prove anything.

Pei Ze has some tricks up his sleeve, but his overall strength is still inferior to Meng Wei and the other two. The outcome of the competition will be no surprise.

Unbeknownst to him, Pei Ze had been in the maze for nearly twenty hours.

As you venture deeper into the maze, the terrain becomes increasingly complex.

There are often two exits in a room, and the exits of each room are occasionally connected to each other.

In this situation, even with the fog crows scouting ahead, Pei Ze's pace inevitably slowed down considerably, and he would sometimes go the wrong way and circle back to where he started.

"Relying solely on Fog Ravens won't be enough."

Pei Ze frowned slightly, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Logically, this trial should be a stage for participants to demonstrate their strength, and the theme should be the clash between the participants.

The maze is merely a stage and should not overshadow the main attraction.

Designing the maze to be exceptionally intricate and complex is completely putting the cart before the horse.

After all, the main purpose of the Dawn Council is to select three highly skilled elite apprentices, not those who are good at maze exploration.

Thinking from this perspective, the Dawn Council likely prepared something within the maze to help participants overcome the complex terrain and reach the center of the maze.

"The question now is, where is this thing located?" Pei Ze frowned in thought.

After a moment, he shook his head, stopped worrying, and continued exploring.

Anyway, as long as this thing really exists, he will find it sooner or later if he keeps exploring.

With this thought in mind, Pei Ze stepped into an unexplored new room, only to find a treasure chest neatly placed in the center of the room.

Well, he felt he might have found what he was looking for.

To prevent any foul play, Pei Ze ordered the ferocious boar-man to open the treasure chest.

The otherworldly creatures summoned by the first-level Summon Monster spell can only accept simple commands from the caster—unless the caster happens to know the otherworldly creature's language.

Therefore, the ferocious boarman is unable to perform the "high-difficulty" task of scouting.

As Pei Ze gave the order, the ferocious boar-man trudged heavily to the treasure chest, roughly gripped the copper lock on it, and prepared to use brute force to tear it off.

But as soon as it touched the treasure chest, an invisible wave instantly spread out.

Five meters away from the ferocious boarman, the air suddenly twisted and rippled in the void.

A large, black, oval-shaped hole appeared out of nowhere, and a tall, humanoid creature emerged from it with heavy steps.

It has a huge bull's head, with a pair of black, curved horns proudly pointing up on either side of its head, and white vapor constantly escaping from its large nostrils.

Its muscular body was covered in reddish-brown fur, and it wore no armor except for a dark yellow leather belt around its waist.

If its upper body still barely resembles a human, albeit excessively thick, then its lower body is entirely like a cow's leg, with two golden ankle rings on its ankles and a pair of hard hooves with forked surfaces, resembling dark, heavy blocks of iron.

Minotaur!

Pei Ze's gaze narrowed slightly.

The minotaurs in this world are not the minor monsters from fantasy novels.

Rather, it is a powerful creature whose combat strength is comparable to that of a first-tier legendary knight.

They are strong, incredibly powerful, and ferocious, bloodthirsty, and short-tempered. They will use violence to kill any creature that dares to invade their territory.

At this moment, the minotaurs had clearly taken over the room as their territory.

As soon as it landed and stood firm, it let out a furious roar that shook the entire room. Then, gripping its massive double-edged battle axe, it charged menacingly toward the nearest ferocious boar-man.

Pei Ze grinned. Clearly, the treasure chest had a trigger spell set up. Anyone who opened the chest would trigger the summoning circle on it, summoning the minotaur.

To get the contents of the treasure chest, you must defeat the minotaur, the guardian monster.

The ferocious boarman was no match for the minotaur. To prevent the vanguard he had painstakingly summoned from being killed, Pei Ze immediately put a mage armor on it and then used a weakening ray on the minotaur.

After being hit by a hazy gray ray, the minotaur's movements became noticeably sluggish.

It finally noticed the "little one" next to it.

Although the minotaur was savage and violent, he was not unintelligent. He quickly recognized Pei Ze as the spellcaster and immediately abandoned the ferocious boarman, turning around to attack Pei Ze.

Pei Ze wasn't going to tolerate it. He raised his hand and unleashed a freezing ray, instantly freezing the minotaur's body and visibly slowing its running speed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pei Ze unleashed a series of unexplained combos.

Spell Missile, Fireball, Burning Hand.

After three offensive spells were cast, the minotaur was bombarded and screamed in agony, finally realizing that this little guy was more dangerous than the ferocious boarman.

However, it was too late. Under the combined attack of Pei Ze and the ferocious boar-men who caught up from behind, the minotaur was soon covered in wounds.

It only lasted two or three minutes before collapsing to the ground, filled with resentment and despair, and died.

Looking at the minotaur's enormous corpse, Pei Ze couldn't help but sigh.

Previously, when dealing with Honan, almost all means had to be used, but now, even Wu Yu didn't need to be deployed. He killed a powerful monster of legendary knight level with just a few spells. What a difference!

Compared to then, his strength has improved by a tremendous margin.

After calming himself down, Pei Ze stepped forward and cut off the minotaur's horn. This was a good material for enchanting, and he couldn't waste it.

He put away the bull horns and told the ferocious boarman to continue opening the treasure chests.

(End of this chapter)