Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 203 Half a Page

Saul used Morton's method a second time to force open the basement door.

The magical array covering the gate immediately emitted a surge of magical energy. This surge grew stronger and stronger, then weakened again, until finally the array completely failed.

The magic circle that had been with Ralph Manor for decades has become history along with its original owner.

Thor reached out and, with a little force, completely flung the door open.

A plume of yellow and white smoke billowed out from inside the door.

Thor waved his hand, intending to wait for the smoke to dissipate before going in, but he discovered obvious cracks in the basement walls.

Once the magical protection loses its effectiveness, this battered basement will come to an end.

The smoke wasn't very toxic, but it smelled greasy and made me not want to eat for three days.

Thor jumped directly to the ground through the entrance, stepping on something sticky with a "splat".

The staircase formed by the girl's arms on one side of the wall had disappeared, presumably because the dying human-faced worm, not giving up any opportunity to replenish its energy, had eaten the decorations as its food reserves.

"Ugh!" The temperature inside the room was even more intense than at the doorway. He covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve and stepped into a clean spot.

Arriving at the pre-arranged magic circle that could extract vengeful spirits, Thor squinted at Ralph, who had finally collapsed here, looking like a worm.

He could still vaguely see Ralph's distorted face on the pool of yellow grease in the magic circle.

The arm that had been attached to his body was nowhere to be found.

Thor used his mental power to examine the puddle of grease, and found that it showed no mental or magical fluctuations.

I can't sense any life.

"Is it finally dead? It was hit by a fire orb and then given a targeted antidote, yet it managed to hold on for so long. No wonder the diary said I would have been doomed against that giant worm."

He crouched down and placed a magic crystal on the edge of the magic circle.

Instantly, as if infused with a soul, the entire magic array began to operate, and a circle of white flames rose up.

The flames burned on the ground and gradually filled the entire magic circle like flowing water, eventually covering the entire area of ​​grease.

But as the white flames continued to burn, Thor's brows furrowed more and more as he stood to the side.

Apart from burning, there was no other reaction within the magic circle.

"This is... way too clean!"

Ralph's soul was not seen, nor were the souls of the ordinary people who were devoured by Ralph.

The inability to create Ralph's vengeful spirit could be attributed to the opponent's powerful spiritual energy and the inadequacy of this small magic array. But how come we can't even see the spirits of those mercenaries?

The white flames, having failed to find their prey, began to die out little by little after the magic crystal's energy was exhausted.

Finally, under Thor's helpless gaze, the entire magic circle slowly dimmed.

"Phew... Even though I was mentally prepared, it's still a bit disappointing that there's nothing there."

Thor let out a sigh of relief, deciding that this was a wasted effort, since failures in experiments were common anyway.

However, just as Thor turned around, preparing to leave before the basement completely collapsed, a black light suddenly flew out from a collapsed shelf and flew straight into the diary on Thor's left shoulder.

"What?" Thor was taken aback.

He set up a large magic array, consuming magic crystals to create a spectacle, but received no response. He was about to give up when he unexpectedly captured a soul consciousness on a shelf outside the array.

The diary knew what Saul was thinking and flew to him, unfolding itself.

However, the black pages that appeared this time were incomplete, or rather, only half the size of a sheet of paper.

"The black pages used to have uneven edges and looked much rougher than the white pages, so I never expected to get half a page this time. Will I get a quarter page next? Am I playing Pinduoduo?"

Thor muttered a speechless complaint.

The timing wasn't right, so he didn't ask a question immediately. Seeing that dust was already settling on his head, he knew it was time to leave.

However, another unexpected event occurred.

Just as Thor ran to the basement door, a strange sound suddenly came from above the previously quiet magic circle behind him.

Thor instinctively turned around and saw a bizarre, enormous spirit floating above the magic circle.

The spirit was like a giant bubble made up of many tiny bubbles, being kneaded and writhed by a pair of invisible hands.

It makes a sound like foam being squeezed and deformed.

A mutilated spirit emerged from the surface of the foam, revealing a face missing facial features.

His expression was terrifying. He opened his mouth to Thor, but before he could say anything, he was pulled back by an irresistible force.

Thor could clearly see him being swallowed and crushed by the bubbles in terror.

It turned into the same tiny bubbles.

"What is this now? Has Ralph's soul been corrupted and transformed?"

If what's before him is truly Ralph's soul, then Saul has no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​adding it to his diary.

After all, a soul like this has been completely corrupted and has no rationality whatsoever.

"Diary, may I try to deal with this strange spirit?"

Diary: It's all over.

"Alright," Thor decisively gave up.

He looked up at the exit, which was three meters away from him, and wanted Xiaozao to lift him out.

But as soon as Xiao Zao flew out, the polluted spirit behind Thor, which had been relatively stable, suddenly began to tremble violently, as if boiling water was about to boil.

Countless cries of agony and pleas for help instantly entered Thor's ears and then desperately tried to squeeze into his brain.

As if punched by an invisible hand, Thor fell backward uncontrollably.

At the same time, the wailing in his head changed again, and it turned into thousands or even tens of thousands of people talking to him at the same time.

buzzing...

buzzing...

Some of those words were rational, some were crazy, some were sad... Saul couldn't hear the specifics of what they were saying, but he could sense the emotions of each person from those voices.

Yes, everyone.

"Buzz—"

A violent tremor ran through him, and the necklace piercing his skin on Thor's chest began to vibrate rapidly.

It was as if someone inside Thor was desperately banging on the door, trying to smash the "lock" that was locking the door!

"Crack—"

The puppet split open from the top of its head, revealing the small flame sealed inside.

The people in Thor's mind suddenly quieted down; most of them shut up, with only a few still chattering away.

He knew this was an opportunity the temporary locator had given him, so he immediately ran out without looking back.

The small algae lashed out like a grappling hook, pinning itself to the outside wall, and then transformed into a rope to pull Thor out of the basement.

As soon as Thor landed, he felt the ground beneath his feet cracking continuously, centered on the entrance.

He immediately took off running.

The diary did not indicate that Thor would die if he stayed where he was, but Thor did not want to risk staying there.

The stairwell was in a terrible state; the steps leading upstairs had all crumbled and collapsed into a small hill.

Xiaozao stepped forward and grabbed the handrail on the second floor.

As Saul was being carried up to the second floor, he quickly swept over the remnants on the ground.

The staircase where Victor was standing had turned into a large crater. No bloodstains or limbs were visible, making it impossible to determine whether he was dead or alive.

Meanwhile, Kron's body, which was lying on the ground, and Swan, whose body was now only half its upper body, also disappeared. It is unknown whether Ralph ate them along the way.

With Xiaozao's help, Thor raced against time, scaling walls and leaping up to the second floor before the ground on the first floor began to sink.

boom--

A loud bang came from behind, and Thor lost his footing and almost fell over.

With that loud bang, the faint sounds in Thor's ears grew stronger again, and the doll on his chest developed several more cracks, while the flame in the doll's brain began to dim.

He clutched the doll to his chest tightly and ran along the porch, stumbling along.

Xiao Zao rushed ahead, swiftly smashing the window of the balcony in front. Sol ducked and disappeared into the wind and rain.

The cold rain lashed at Saul's face and body, and more and more cracks spread across the balcony behind him, while the ground in the distance began to collapse.

At the last moment, Thor stepped onto the balcony railing and leaped over!

boom!

Another loud bang.

The castle behind Thor appeared much shorter.

The massive impact of the collapse sent a powerful blast of air across Thor's back, and countless pebbles struck him.

With nowhere to grab hold high in the air, the small algae kept waving its tentacles until it finally hooked onto a tree branch just before Thor landed.

Thor adjusted his posture in mid-air and barely managed to land on both feet. With a crucial upward pull from Xiaozao, Thor finally landed unharmed.

He then performed a forward roll to dissipate the impact.

However, a sharp crack suddenly broke through all the noise and went straight into Thor's heart.

He seemed to sense something, looked down, and saw that the little doll, which was tied with a black rope, had shattered completely. The fragments rolled down his skin, some falling outside his collar.

Only a splinter remained embedded in Thor's skin.

Sorry I'm late, I've been working overtime these past two days. Chapter 2 will probably be out tonight.

(End of this chapter)