Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 857 Calm and Tranquil?

For the next three days, things progressed strangely smoothly.

Perhaps due to the addition of Black Flame Emperor and Thor as external aids, casualties have been kept under control. Although there have been deaths among the formal wizards, the death toll has not reached the warning line, while the apprentices have not even used up all their substitutes.

As a result, Royer regained some of his smile and was able to joke around with Thor again.

"It seems this Kuroshio Current is still a baby. I wonder how much preparation time we'll have for the next one—a year? Or five years?"

Saul didn't respond; before leaving get off work, they had a serious discussion about being busy.

During this period, Alfonso hardly left the seabed, but his mental energy fluctuations remained stable without any changes.

This means that the situation on the seabed is under control.

Even so, Royer would still go down to the seabed every day, as if he was worried that something might happen to Alfonso.

Starting from the fourth day, the new wave of black tides began to weaken. Even the sea monsters were not as numerous as at the beginning.

Thor also sustained some minor injuries during the battles these past few days. This was mainly because on the third day, there were an unusually large number of mutated monsters attacking the defensive zone simultaneously.

At that time, Roye was already entangled in another defensive zone, but at the same time, another defensive zone was occupied by two mutated monsters with the strength of the third tier, and they could hardly hold on for even a minute.

Thor fought his way through hordes of monsters to the outermost defensive zone. He endured the attack of one of the Tier 3 monsters, concentrated his firepower to eliminate another Tier 3 monster, and then turned around and used his tentacles to drain the remaining Tier 3 mutated monsters. This saved the legitimate wizards in that defensive zone from being wiped out.

He suffered minor injuries to his back, and half of his wizard robe, which was engraved with a defensive magic circle, was torn.

Although Thor provided timely assistance, the entire defensive zone was left with only one qualified wizard after being attacked by two mutated monsters of the same rank three.

In this small defensive zone, all the wizard apprentices died the moment they faced the third-tier monsters.

The last remaining official wizards, following the Tribunal's arrangement, automatically merged into the rear defense zone, completely abandoning the frontmost small group defense zone.

Although Thor may not have been able to change the outcome of a defensive zone falling, the fact that he saved a second-tier wizard still has a significant impact on a defensive zone.

Having resolved a minor crisis, Thor returned along the way, helping to clear out many monsters along the way.

By the time he returned to Royer's side, even the wound on his back had completely healed.

Now, with the battle nearing its end, the number of monsters and the height of the black tide were both decreasing, and Thor finally returned to the shore, letting out a long sigh of relief.

At the same time, he glanced at the sea as usual, and Alfonso's mental strength remained stable.

"Is this all there is to it?" Thor wondered to himself. "Could I have misunderstood the diary? Are the causes and circumstances of the three Tier 3 deaths not related to the Black Tide defense battle?"

He looked up and saw the Black Flame Emperor, Airo, again.

No major crisis has occurred in the past few days, so the emperor has not taken any formal action and has been monitoring the overall situation.

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Just then, Royer suddenly returned to the shore. "Thor, you've worked hard these past few days. The tide is going out, and the battle is basically over. There's only some cleanup work left. You don't need to work so hard; you can go back now."

Thor's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that the mask was actually revealed at the end of the ball?

By the way, the dancers only remove their masks at the end of the masquerade ball.

Thor's spirits lifted; he couldn't leave now!

"Since I'm already here, I might as well stick it out to the end." Thor shook his head.

Royer glanced at Thor, then suddenly changed his mind, "Alright, with you here, these wizards will feel more at ease."

During his time there, besides killing monsters, Thor would occasionally save wizards who weren't quite dead.

If the wizards in the defensive zone are severely injured, they will be pulled into the depths of the sea by the monsters. Once their defenses are breached, they will be immediately contaminated upon entering the Black Tide.

Some powerful wizards might escape, but the corruption on their bodies would render them powerless, turning them into lambs to the slaughter.

These are the people that Saul primarily treats.

He is only skilled in treating Kuroshio pollution, and the people here are the ones who need treatment for Kuroshio pollution the most.

Therefore, after four days of fighting and healing, Thor's reputation throughout the Tribunal reached a level that even local third-tier wizards could hardly achieve.

He's almost on par with Royer and Alfonso.

Therefore, it was not an exaggeration for Royer to say that other wizards felt more at ease.

However, after praising Thor, he added, "Then I'll leave this to you. Once the Black Tide is completely over, the Tribunal will replenish you double the amount of materials you consumed."

"Next, I'm going to check out the defense zones that are under the jurisdiction of other third-tier wizards. Anyway, Emperor Airo is still here, so it's impossible for anything to happen here if something happens elsewhere."

Roy laughed heartily, and without waiting for Thor to speak, he transformed into a streak of fire and flew off along the coast into the distance.

Thor was completely bewildered by the opponent's sudden move.

"Why did Royer leave when I didn't go back? Did he leave at the last minute to expose his true colors?"

Thor breathed in the foul air, remaining relatively calm. He glanced at the Black Flame Emperor ahead, then at Alfonso's steady mental energy emanating from the sea, thinking, "It's alright, one's gone, but there are two more. If we really can't participate in the masquerade ball described in the diary, we can bring Midor out after the Black Tide ends. By then, Neflet will be missing three heavyweight Tier 3 wizards, so Midor's appearance will be a timely help. If Sand manages things well afterward, we should be able to establish a foothold."

Having already prepared alternative plans, Thor was not in a hurry about Royer's sudden departure and continued to monitor the situation in the defense zone that Royer was originally in charge of.

Just then, his gaze involuntarily drifted toward the seawater beneath the Red Sea forest.

"Royer doesn't seem to have gone to the seabed to check on Alfonso's condition today."

"You used to go every day, why didn't you go today?"

Thor frowned slightly. "Is it because you feel there's no need to go see it today?"

His gaze shifted to the Black Flame Emperor, and his eyes suddenly widened.

"This Black Flame Emperor before us could very well be Stuart in disguise. And is the spiritual energy emanating from the seabed truly Alfonso's?"

Previously, when Royer checked on Alfonso, he was definitely there, but this time Royer didn't check. Does this mean Royer knows... Alfonso isn't there?

Thor's brows gradually relaxed as he scanned the entire defensive zone once more. Suddenly, he took off from the cliff and crashed into the sea like a cannonball.

Royer had already shown the way once, so this time Saul found Alfonso's location on his own without much trouble.

At this moment, Thor saw that Alfonso was still standing in the magic circle, intently observing the mermaids scattered on the ground.

Sol quickly approached Alfonso, but stopped halfway there.

There was no other reason than that, at this distance, with Thor's powerful mental strength, he could already sense the abnormality of Alfonso in front of him.

The Alfonso in front of me is just a fake mirror image!

The real Alfonso was no longer in the magic circle, but his mental energy continued to spread steadily into the sea, creating the illusion that he was still at the bottom of the ocean.

"This fake mirror image is Alfonso's mask. Now, he's removed it. That means his death is imminent!"

(End of this chapter)