Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 558 Almost there

Thor followed the group of blindfolded men all the way into the depths of the forest.

After several twists and turns, a wizard apprentice appeared ahead.

He went up and checked the condition of the seven men, then led them into a cave.

Inside the cave were two wizards who, upon seeing people, directed them to stand in small pits, each about half a meter high.

Thor stood outside the cave, his figure hidden behind the rocks.

His mental strength was far superior to that of the others inside; they were completely unable to detect Thor's presence.

However, the warning array at the cave entrance also prevents Thor from entering directly for the time being.

Thor peered inside and saw that the legs of the seven blindfolded men were buried in the ground, and the other wizards were far away from them.

A few minutes later, one of the blindfolded people showed a pained expression, and gradually the others also began to contort in pain.

But after only a few dozen seconds, the pain on the faces of those seven people disappeared, and their expressions returned to numbness.

Thor's gaze followed their faces and gradually shifted to their legs, which were covered by soil.

"The ants are in the soil... They want these ants to enter their bodies and bite them, leaving formic acid, and then extract the necessary substances from ordinary people's bodies to make spirit-reading candles."

"They extract formic acid here, and it's not very discreet. In other words, the extraction step itself isn't important; what's really important is how they extract non-toxic formic acid from ordinary people's bodies a second time and make it into candles that can activate brain regions."

The secret to the secondary extraction must be in the hands of the Great Shaman.

Thor was not prepared to risk stealing.

He hasn't reached the point where he needs medication to activate his brain for learning.

Those who truly need the Spirit Reading Candle are often wizards and apprentices who are stuck at a certain level, have not advanced for a long time, and have begun to suffer from the backlash of knowledge.

It seems that most of the wizards at the Pandora's Court he visited today were in this situation.

At this moment, the wizards inside were talking in hushed tones.

Why are there so few ants today?

"Maybe they haven't been hungry lately."

"Come on. The high shaman only lets us build seven meat nests each time, isn't that precisely to prevent the ants from carrying away too much food at once?"

The conversation quickly subsided.

Having received no further information, Thor simply left.

"Could it be that the old witch really mistook the archback termite for a quicksand termite? Even if she's not very bright, her eyesight should be fine," Thor said helplessly.

If there were no quicksand termites here, he would have made a wasted trip and temporarily lost other clues about quicksand termites.

If he really can't find quicksand termites, he'll have to find some substitutes.

However, these alternatives are either dangerous or even rarer, making them difficult to obtain.

Thor walked into the ancient forest, pondering whether to continue searching nearby or go straight back.

Suddenly, his pocket vibrated.

Thor reached into his pocket and immediately frowned.

He touched the candle that Kismet had put in.

At the same time, I also touched a piece of paper!

Saul was certain that he did not have any paper in his pocket.

He pulled his hand away, his fingertips pinching the piece of paper.

There was a sentence written on the piece of paper.

"The golden pages are with me. House number four, row four."

"That guy!" Thor took a deep breath; Kismet was definitely doing it on purpose.

The importance of a golden page is self-evident; no matter what tricks Kismet might play, Thor would still go and see.

He walked quickly outside and soon reached the edge of the woods.

However, he met that boy again here.

The other person was hiding behind a tree, looking hesitantly in the direction of the settlement.

"If you go back, you and your father will both be dead."

The boy was startled by Saul's voice.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I turned around and saw it was him.

"Sir, I don't want to go back. I'm just worried about my father and brother... If I leave this time, I may never see them again. Besides, I came to this settlement with my father when I was very young and have never left before. I don't know where to go."

Thor pointed in a direction. "Go that way, and in two days you'll come across another settlement. Of course, it might just be another prison."

Thor had no idea how these ordinary people got into the No Man's Land.

Perhaps the wizards here simply need some ordinary people to perform the most basic labor.

"Sir, may I know your name?" The boy's eyes were filled with gratitude.

But Thor ignored him.

Passing the boy and out of the forest, Thor re-entered the settlement before nightfall.

The old man with the flowerpot recognized Saul.

After all, there aren't many wizards who can get Kismet to act as an introducer.

He let Thor in directly.

Instead of asking the old man in the flowerpot for directions, Thor randomly picked up an ordinary person in the settlement.

As soon as these people saw Thor's clothes, they enthusiastically gave him directions and even offered to take him there themselves, but Thor refused.

He soon arrived at room number four in row four.

The door here opens with a push, as if a careless owner had just left.

The room wasn't big, and as soon as Saul entered, he saw the note nailed to the opposite wall.

Only four words were written on it:

It will be ready soon.

Thor's expression changed, and he immediately turned to leave.

But just as he stepped out of the room, he heard a scream from the street.

Then, the twilight overhead suddenly changed color.

Thor walked out into the street and looked up to see a huge green arched barrier above the settlement's walls.

Some quick-reacting wizards used flight spells to soar into the sky.

But before he could get close, a plume of green smoke suddenly shot out from the barrier, directly hitting the wizard's face.

The latter quickly flew back to the ground with a scream.

Before anyone could react, another loud bang rang out.

The sound was so loud that it echoed even through the green protective shield.

Thor flew straight to the rooftop, only to see that the Pandora's Park he had just visited had collapsed with a roar!

"What happened at the Ban Di Ting?"

This is a question that almost everyone has.

Several wizards immediately flew at low altitude, dodging the green barrier overhead, and hurried toward the Pandora's Court.

But Thor's first reaction was to run towards the gate immediately.

He already knew what "soon" meant.

Kismet actually wanted to create a golden page right here!

However, the formation of the golden page is very complicated. Can a small settlement produce a golden page?

As he thought, Thor ran.

Although the enemy has not yet appeared, Thor is confident in Kismet's ability to cause trouble.

Just then, a buzzing sound suddenly came from behind.

The sound wasn't loud, but it carried throughout the entire settlement.

Thor turned around and saw a giant white ant in mid-air. It had two pairs of wings that were flapping rapidly behind it, leaving only a blur.

Ants are at least five meters long, and their huge mouthparts, even from a distance, give off a chilling glint, as if they could snap you in half at any moment.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out there was actually a person sitting on top of the ants!

A dark-skinned man was sitting on the joint at the back of the termite's head, holding something in his hands.

Thor squinted and gradually made out the details in the distance.

What the man was holding was the head of Dolly, the pregnant woman Thor had seen before!

(End of this chapter)