Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 56 Encounter

Based on the surrounding terrain information provided by Deep Blue, Herag found a secluded spot to hide, while simultaneously observing Bessie's situation through Deep Blue.

Locke walked in the lead, stopping about forty or fifty meters from where the stone giant slept. He pointed ahead, rapidly chanting a spell, and then said, "Wake up, big guy, Stone Throw!"

A muffled rumbling sound came from where the stone giant slept. A humanoid creature, whose entire body appeared to be made of large stones, was launched from the ground. Below the stone giant was a huge stone pillar, making it seem as if the stone giant had been pushed out by the pillar.

Hey!

The stone giant let out a deep roar, stared at Locke for a moment, and then charged forward.

"Quicksand Trap." Locke remained calm and cast another spell.

The area where the stone giant was located turned into quicksand. Due to its weight, the stone giant quickly sank into the quicksand, with only one-third of its body visible above the ground.

Emma then made her move, throwing a bottle of black potion at the stone giant. The bottle shattered, and the black potion spread out.

"High-level Corrosion Technique!"

After Emma recited a few incantations, the black potion suddenly expanded and enveloped the stone giant's entire body.

The stone giant let out a painful howl as the stones on his body were rapidly corroded, soon revealing some blood-red muscle tissue beneath.

Herag was not surprised to see this, as he knew that the stone giant was only made of stone on the surface, but had organs and muscle tissue inside.

The stone giant was stuck in the quicksand and unable to move. Its whole body was covered in corrosive liquid, and it kept howling, but soon its voice became weaker and weaker.

After Locke had seen that it was almost time, he said to Bessie, "Go and call Herag."

Bessie breathed a sigh of relief. They had done many simulations and plans before coming, and so far everything was normal.

After Herag followed Bessie, Locke waved his hand and shouted, "Rock Spikes!"

Several muddy yellow spikes quickly formed in front of him, then rushed towards the stone giant, piercing its neck and several other vital parts, avoiding its heart.

After being struck by the rock spikes, the stone giant's body twitched continuously, and after a while, it limply lowered its head.

"Alright, hurry up and remove the heart." Locke said, dispelling the quicksand trap, and the ground returned to its hard muddy state.

"Deep Blue, is the Stone Giant dead?" Herag didn't rush over, but asked Deep Blue first.

"The stone giant has no vital signs," Deep Blue replied.

Heragh felt relieved and approached the stone giant's corpse, taking out a set of special dissection tools from his spatial ring.

He first cut open the stone shell covering the stone giant's heart, revealing the blood-red heart inside.

The difficulty in harvesting the stone giant's heart lies in the fact that there are seventeen blood vessels around the heart. These blood vessels must be cut in a fixed order, and each time one is cut, the opening of the blood vessel must be plugged with pre-made magic mud.

The entire process must be completed within one minute, which requires a high level of proficiency; not a single step can be wrong.

With Deep Blue's assistance, Hellagur could execute every step with absolute precision, making the task a breeze for him.

A minute later, Horag held a slightly pulsating, blood-red heart in his hands. He placed it in a crystal jar, poured in a pre-made broad-spectrum potion, and then closed the jar. The treatment of the stone giant's heart was now complete.

Inside the crystal jar, the stone giant's heart, soaked in a potion, beats slightly, maintaining its activity for two months.

"Done." Herag handed the crystal jar to Bessie.

Bessie felt a weight lift from her heart as she held the crystal jar. After storing the jar in her spatial ring, she took out a bag of magic stones: "Hrag, this is your reward."

Herag took it, and Deep Blue quickly scanned it to confirm that there were indeed twenty magic stones.

"Let's hurry back." After obtaining the stone giant's heart, Bessie became anxious again. All she wanted now was to get back to Moonglade as soon as possible, commission someone to brew a potion, and then advance in rank.

Locke took out the hourglass again and started walking back.

The scenery in every part of the Thousand Needle Stone Forest is pretty much the same, and it's easy to get lost without a special method.

Herag hung behind, looking at the map in his mind without saying a word. Several times Locke went astray, but he didn't remind him, because after a while, the hourglass in Locke's hand would indicate that he had gone astray.

After walking for half an hour, Herag suddenly slowed down.

According to Deep Blue's feedback, there are three people hiding behind the two stone pillars in front of them, each possessing a strong magical energy source.

Herag couldn't offer any warning, so he could only slow down and prepare to retreat at any moment.

Locke had his magic sense activated, and it wouldn't be long before he spotted the hidden enemy ahead.

Sure enough, Locke stopped after a short while, and then suddenly stepped on a rock and quickly retreated.

Not only him, but Herag, Bessie, and Emma were also retreating rapidly.

A burst of fire rained down on the spot where they had just stood. Locke glanced at Hrag, his eyes showing some surprise that Hrag could sense it and dodge it.

Herag kept a close eye on the three people's movements. Someone silently cast a spell on them, and Herag immediately used the Wind Spirit's Blessing to accelerate his retreat.

"What great luck! I didn't expect to actually run into someone from Moonglade here. Lord Malcolm said there's a reward for killing someone from Moonglade. Killing a first-class wizard apprentice rewards five magic stones, killing a second-class wizard apprentice rewards twenty magic stones, and killing a third-class wizard apprentice rewards fifty magic stones."

A man with a veil wrapped around his head walked out from behind a stone pillar while talking, followed by two other men.

"Deep Blue, test the strength of these three."

Strength 5.8, Agility 6.5, Constitution 6.8, Spirit 17.2.

Strength 5.1, Agility 6.8, Constitution 7.0, Spirit 18.6.

Strength 6.2, Agility 5.0, Constitution 6.7, Spirit 17.8.

"Three third-rate wizard apprentices!" Herag looked at the result given by Deep Blue and felt that the situation was somewhat serious.

They only have two third-class wizard apprentices, one second-class wizard apprentice, and one first-class wizard apprentice; the combat strength of the two sides is far inferior.

More importantly, Locke and Emma should be able to protect themselves; if they can't win, they can run away, but they probably can't outrun each other even if they try.

Without further hesitation, Herag decisively ran backward.

Deep Blue can draw maps, so you don't have to worry about getting lost.

Bessie didn't say anything when she saw Herag run away immediately, which was a wise choice, since Herag couldn't do anything if he stayed.

The three people opposite didn't care when they saw Herag run away. A first-class wizard apprentice was worthless; what mattered were the two third-class wizard apprentices in front of them—these were the real easy targets.

(End of this chapter)