Mages, Adventurers, and Women

"Dad!!! Save me!!!"

……

When Li Wei heard that Klek had even gone so far as to "recognize his enemy as his father," he ran away even faster.

It's not hard to guess.

This guy's dead meat.

Upon hearing Klek's address, Yulia instinctively looked at Levi. If she remembered correctly, Klek's adoptive mother was the level 3 archmage, Lady Frey.

What is the relationship between Frey and Levi?

Reconstitute a family?

Li Wei glared at Yulia, who was lost in thought, and said:

"Run!"

suddenly.

A stone statue of an immortal suddenly sprang up from the ground ahead of Li Wei and his five companions.

She crossed her arms over her shoulders, her head bowed, but she wasn't in a state of sadness. A slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, as if... she was secretly laughing?

"unlucky!"

Li Wei cursed inwardly.

He then instructed Yulia, Sylvie, and the other three to change their route down the mountain.

"Li Wei!!! If you don't save me, you'll die too!!!"

Klek roared from Moon Lake behind him.

"Kurich! That bastard wants to kill us?!"

The bone cursed indignantly.

Li Wei refused to believe it and led the group to find a way out again.

But then I saw...

Hundreds of sawtooth fishmen that once occupied the lake, the six clients brought by Klek, and four adventurer teams including Pato are now blocking the boundary between the middle and outer circles.

Aside from Pato, whose eyes showed a slight struggle, the other monsters and humans either had been dead for a long time but stared strangely ahead, or stood numbly in place like puppets, swaying back and forth.

Behind them, statues of immortal beings sprang from the ground, watching Li Wei and his companions with smirks.

The scene before my eyes was terrifying and chilling.

Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but want to cry. A sense of world-weariness lingered in the hearts of the five of them.

"Oh no, this is a psychological attack."

"Let's hide in the inner circle first."

He gave the order.

The group returned to Moon Lake and sped past it. Klein, still unwilling to give up, said:

"We're trapped in the central part of the Scandinavian Mountains. You can only leave by saving me!"

When Li Wei and his group arrived at the boundary between the middle and inner circles, the area was teeming with monsters and beasts.

"Levels 1-12: Typhoon".

"Levels 1-12 Lizardmen"

"Levels 1-12 Gale Wolves"

"Level 1-12 Rock Leopard".

……

Among the numerous level 1-12 monsters and beasts, there are also four "Black Dragon-level Elite" monsters and beasts.

Li Wei noticed that among the group of "Tiphon Giants" that resembled upright giant bears, one was particularly strong.

It was nearly twice as tall as the other brown Typhon giants, which were over three meters tall, and its hair stood on end like steel needles, which was awe-inspiring.

Standing out from the crowd, yet motionless like a puppet, it numbly surveyed its surroundings.

The Black Dragon-level elite monster, the Lizardman, was entirely crimson, resembling a boiled frog, unlike the other pale green, upright lizards.

The Black Dragon-level elite magical beast, the Gale Wolf, has a much larger body than other ordinary Gale Wolves. While an ordinary Gale Wolf is like a gray-backed wolf that is twice the size of a regular one and has no gray fur on its back, the Gale Wolf is the size of a small elephant, with a robust body and a pair of tusks that gleam with a cold light.

The Black Dragon-level elite magical beast, the Rock Leopard, was perched on a protruding rock.

Its body was covered in spots and patterns. It let out a low roar at the bewildered black dragon-level elite monster, Typhon Giant, and the giant wisely turned and left.

Li Wei had just entered the Black Dragon level and become a "Level 1 Elite Mage Apprentice," and he wasn't confident that he could deal with four powerful Black Dragon-level elite magical beasts and monsters at the same time.

Apart from the Rock Leopard, the other three "elites" each led their own tribes. The Typhoon Giants had the fewest, about thirty, while the Lizardmen and Gale Wolves each had nearly a hundred members.

Both the road ahead and the road behind were blocked, just as Klecker had said.

Li Wei immediately replied:

"Back to Moon Lake."

……

Three piles of sawtooth fish-men corpses were stacked on the shore of Moon Lake.

Sylvie had been hiding behind a group of people until Levi appeared.

"Klerk" was stuck on the shore like a scarecrow, the lake water rippled and the waves lapped against his trouser legs, but he remained unmoved.

Li Wei remained vigilant at all times, using his watchful eye.

He had been observing Klek, but seeing Klek looking like he'd lost his soul, he turned his attention to the "immortal statue" in the center of the lake, which was facing away from him. His prying eyes had barely caught a glimpse of its face.

Li Wei shuddered and cursed:

"Grass!"

The face of the originally naked female immortal statue has been transformed into Klek's face!

The scars were hideous, covered with dense red "threads" that crawled and writhed across Klecker's face, making him look extremely creepy.

Sylvie hid behind Levi, too afraid to look.

She witnessed firsthand how Klek entered the statue of the immortals, a nightmare she would never forget.

"Li Wei... save me..."

Klecker became very weak.

He turned his head behind the statue, turning his ferocious face toward Li Wei and his companions.

Bones and Duron were startled and cursed in unison:

"Kuric! What an ugly thing!"

Yulia was startled and quickly hid behind Levi, sharing the half with Sylvie.

Klecker didn't have the energy to argue with Bones and Duron, so he earnestly said to the frowning Levi:

“I can’t do what you did in a short time, using the Necromancer General’s eyes to fuse necromancy with light elements. I don’t want to be eliminated by Lady Frey.”

"I then sold my storage ring, carriage, staff, robe... to the Eternal Heart Airship Merchant Guild, and in return, I bought some important materials on credit for 100 gold coins in the name of the 'Klayk Squad'."

“I used the materials I bought to carve the ‘Bloodlust Ritual’ magic circle on my body.”

"I originally wanted to find the Necromancer General and use a ritual to drain his necromantic elements to help me complete the fusion of necromantic and light elements."

“But you know that guy, he’s too mysterious and powerful. I couldn’t make up my mind until you said that the stone statue in the center of the lake wasn’t a devout sinner, but a statue of an immortal being. I realized that my chance had come.”

"I initiated the ritual, intending to absorb the necromantic elements and spirit stored within this stone statue to help me complete the fusion of necromantic and light elements, and incidentally make contact with the mysterious spirit—but, I've encountered trouble..."

"Li Wei, only you can save me."

"Only you can decipher the cryptic symbols on the statue!"

"Please, save me!"

"Saving me is also saving yourself!"

……

Li Wei had seen the "Bloodlust Ritual" magic circle in Fina's miscellaneous books. It was a devouring ritual magic circle that was listed as "forbidden" by the two major magic associations.

Before activation, a group of rice-grain-sized "blood-eating worms" must be nurtured in the body to absorb nutrients from organs, blood vessels, and blood. They slowly grow to the size of "earthworms," ​​which signifies the maturity of the "magic array."

When activated, "Klayk," composed of blood-red, thread-like "blood-devouring worms," ​​will emerge from his facial features, carrying his spirit towards the immortal statue.

Li Wei understood why Sylvie was so frightened.

Anyone who witnesses the "bloodthirsty ritual" being initiated will be terrified.

Li Wei thought to himself, "That guy Klecker is really ruthless to himself."

Although the blood-eating insects are small, their biting force is very strong, and he has to endure the relentless biting of tens of thousands of blood-eating insects.

He nourished them with his own power to grow, and finally initiated the ritual, embracing a 50% chance of death, to devour the immortal statue.

Moreover, he is exceptionally bold.

This ritual is usually used to "extend life," and no one dares to use it to devour the eerie immortal statues like him.

If Klecker succeeds.

He will indeed soar to great heights. The Immortal Statue contains the "Cult of the Immortals'" philosophy of merging the necromancy and light, as well as the invaluable "spirit".

pity.

By observing the constantly writhing cryptic characters on the statue, Levi was certain that Klek had failed.

The immortal statue in the center of the lake is not as simple as it appears before.

Klek is on the verge of collapse and is about to be "swallowed up" by the statue.

But Klecker is right about one thing.

The stone statue he devoured was indeed the key to leaving the Navia Mountains.

"This bastard really knows how to pick a child."

……

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Chapter 48: This is outrageous racism! [Early Update] [4700-word long chapter]

Baron Della's castle is a "new forbidden area" created by Levi and Clerk.

The two had a clear division of labor: one was responsible for dismantling the coffin, and the other for stealing the eyes of the undead general.

But Levi believes that the changes in the Navia Mountains have nothing to do with Klecker or him.

Li Wei even wanted to thank Klecker for his "dedication".

After carefully observing the state of the immortal statue in the center of the lake, Li Wei confirmed that this was not an ordinary immortal statue.

The arcane characters on its body wriggled and shifted unpredictably.

It is the result of a large number of other arcane characters being embedded within the same set of arcane characters, mixed together.

Only when it's considered the "core" element would a creator go to such lengths to use this "changing" secret character method to prevent others from deconstructing it.

Levi initially thought that Klek was responsible for the changes to the Immortal statues in the Navia Mountains, but after confirming that the Immortal statue in the center of the lake was the "core," he became certain that it had nothing to do with Klek.

Even Claykrug recklessly devoured the immortal statue at the center of the lake.

This is why the central circle of Scandinavia, where Moon Lake is located, did not "appear" simultaneously like the immortal statues in the outer and inner circles, and was instead shrouded in a "heartbreaking and world-weary" mental attack.

Due to Klek's reckless actions, the central immortal statue in the center of the lake must contend with Klek for "control" of the statue.

This is the real reason why the outer and inner rings of the Navia Mountains are under the mental attack of the "Immortal Statue," while the middle ring remains temporarily unaffected.

Li Wei had to admit it.

If it were an ordinary immortal statue, Klek would most likely have succeeded.

He specifically chose a "core" immortal statue.