In an underground space similar to an ancient arena, there are lighting stones inlaid above, which reflect the surroundings brightly.
In the central area of the arena, two wizards were fighting. Flames and lightning were entangled, and elemental fluctuations continued to spread, causing the air to shake slightly.
"How is it? My disciple is pretty good, isn't he?" In the empty auditorium, Christina put her hands on her shoulders and had a proud look on her face.
“It’s really good!”
On the side, Mitchell looked down at the two wizards who were confronting each other in the arena, with a rare serious expression on his face, and said with emotion: "It is not something that ordinary people can do as a first-level wizard against a second-level wizard.
!”
"He is indeed a genius wizard who has mastered the supreme meditation method. If this continues, the little guy's future achievements will be immeasurable!"
The corners of Christina's lips raised, and a happy expression appeared on her face.
At this time, the duel in the arena below was coming to an end.
"Thunder Guanguang kills!"
The wizard in white robes seemed to have silver light flashing in his eyes, and a trace of thunder was wrapped around his body. As he chanted a spell, a spear like lightning was thrown forward.
"Red Fire Furnace!"
Opposite me, Myrcella, who was dressed in a red robe as if she was bathed in flames, raised her left arm, ignited a flame in her palm, formed a furnace, and smashed it out.
boom!!
The lightning spear collided with the furnace fireball, bursting out with intense power. The energy turned into pure elemental particles and spread around, turning the entire arena into a sea of thunder and fire.
Thumb thump thump!
The white-robed wizard took a few steps back suddenly, with a trace of paleness appearing on his face. On the opposite side, Myrcella snorted, and a trace of bright red blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
"I lost……"
After a while, Myrcella raised her hand to brush away the blood from the corner of her mouth, and said calmly.
"Ahem!" The white-robed wizard smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "It's beyond my expectation that you can do this."
"The Supreme Meditation Method is indeed the inheritance left by the ancestor. The [Blazing Sun Furnace] is known as the strongest attack. If I let you grow for a few more years, I am afraid I will no longer be your opponent..."
A trace of loneliness appeared on the white-robed wizard's face, as if he was feeling a little emotional.
At this time, the two wizards on the audience stage also walked down.
"Hey! What did you do?"
Christina saw the blood on the corner of Myrcella's mouth, with an expression of dissatisfaction on her face. She looked at the white-robed wizard opposite and frowned, "Yamos, didn't I tell you that you are not allowed to use it during the battle with little Myrcella?"
Full strength?”
"You actually caused little Myrcella to be injured. If it happens again, I won't be able to forgive you!"
"Yes, Lady Christina." The white-robed wizard Yamos smiled bitterly in his heart. He originally did not want to attack with all his strength, but as his opponent, Myrcella's strength was far beyond his imagination.
In the previous battle, the powerful attack power of the Supreme Meditation Method [Blazing Sun Furnace] was fully demonstrated by Myrcella. If he did not use his true strength, Yamos might not even be able to win this competition.
The dignified head of the Kendi family, the second-level wizard Yamos, was actually defeated by a new wizard who had been promoted for less than ten years. If the news reached the ears of other second-level wizards, Yamos could hardly imagine how he would be laughed at.
.
"Fortunately, I won..." Yamos let out a sigh of relief and felt a little lucky.
On the opposite side, Christina glared at Yamos fiercely, then took out a potion from her arms and stuffed it directly into Myrcella's hand.
"Drink this, little Myrcella." A rare gentleness appeared on Christina's face.
"Forest potion?"
Myrcella raised her brows and quickly refused, ": This is too expensive, Teacher Christina. I am only slightly injured. I will be fine after a short rest."
"Just take it!" Christina forced the potion to Myrcella and said, "It's not a precious item anyway. Even if you don't use it now, it's okay to keep it for the future!"
"……All right."
Myrcella smiled bitterly in her heart. Out of her understanding of her mentor's character, she could only put away the forest potion.
Beside him, envy flashed in Yamos's eyes.
As a high-grade magic potion prepared from the spinal fluid of the Children of the Forest, the value of the Forest Spirit Potion is self-evident. This potion has an extremely powerful healing effect. Even if a second-level wizard is seriously injured, he can recover quickly after use.
And for a first-level wizard like Myrcella, the preciousness of a forest potion is even more indescribable, almost equivalent to a life!
"Okay, Wizard Yamos, you can go down and rest first." At this time, Wizard Mitchell on the side said.
Wizard Yamos nodded, caressed his chest and saluted the two vice-deans, and then left the underground arena.
"Myrcella, you did a great job!"
Then, Mitchell looked at Myrcella and said gently, "With the strength of a first-level wizard, he can almost tie with a second-level wizard. Not to mention the Dark Polar Region, even the entire Northern Continent can do it."
There are very few people at this level."
"Of course, little Myrcella is my disciple!" Next to her, Christina looked proud.
"Sir Mitchell, the dean personally ordered this time to summon first-level conqueror wizards from all over the country to go to the Iron Wall Fortress. Why?" Suddenly, Myrcella asked.
Mitchell pondered for a moment and then said, ":Do you know...the Tree of Aqila?"
"The Tree of Aqila?" Myrcella's eyes flashed and she nodded, "I know a little bit. It is said that it is the only fourth-level life form in the world of Aqila. It is called the 'mother' by the Children of the Forest and is also the world
The source of all things!”
"good!"
Mitchell nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "The Tree of Aqila is a fourth-level life form comparable to a god, and it is also the biggest obstacle to our expedition to [Aqila World]!"
"Boss Froslai summoned first-level wizards from all over the country this time just to deal with the Tree of Aqila!"
"What?" Myrcella was taken aback and said, "To deal with the Tree of Aqila, do we have to rely on us? How is this possible? The opponent is a fourth-level life form!"
"...Of course I won't let you face the Tree of Aqila directly."
Mitchell chuckled, shook his head, and said, "This time, we urgently summoned first-order conqueror wizards from all over the country. The main purpose is to select the strongest among them, form a team of wizards, and carry out execution across the Iron Wall Great Wall Fortress."
A secret mission!”
"Crossing the Iron-walled Great Wall Fortress to perform a secret mission?"
Myrcella's eyes flashed and he hesitated, "What kind of mission needs us to complete? If we need to enter the territory of the Children of the Forest, why not send a second-level wizard?"
"You don't need to know the specific content of the mission for the time being."
Mitchell shook his head, with a serious expression on his face, and said in a deep voice: "What you need to do now is to defeat other opponents as much as possible in the next competitive competition to obtain the qualifications to perform tasks!"
"Competition?" Myrcella raised an eyebrow.
"That's right, after all the conqueror first-level wizards from all over the country arrive at the Iron Wall Fortress, a competition will be held here!" At this time, Christina said, "At that time, the five strongest wizards will
A team of wizards will be formed to carry out special missions outside the Great Wall!"
Myrcella's eyes flickered, and the thoughts in her heart changed.
...
Iron-walled Great Wall fortress, underground prison.
In the dark and damp passage, the walls were covered with moss, and cold water droplets dripped on the ground, making a ticking sound. At the end of the passage, there was a dark metal fence.
Behind the metal fence is a dark prison.
A creature that looks like a human female is imprisoned inside, with runic chains tied around her body. Her eyes are filled with evil and depraved luster, her body is hunched like an old woman, and there are vague mushrooms growing on her cracked and rough skin.
The plants look extremely disgusting.
Da da da!
As a sound of footsteps came, a figure walked out of the dark passage, covered in a black robe, and appeared in front of the prison, looking calmly at the old woman inside.
"You are finally here, Lord Wizard..."
Feeling someone approaching, the old woman slowly raised her head, a strange luster flashed in her cloudy eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice, "How are you considering? After such a long time, it's time for you to make a choice, right?"
"
"I have no reason to believe what you say." The black-robed wizard said coldly.
"...But this is your only chance!" The old woman struggled violently, and the rune chains bound around her body made a sound of metal collision, and said hurriedly: "The wizard should know very well that the Tree of Aqila
It is the source of all things in this world, and its power is enough to affect the entire world!"
"If you can't solve it, no matter how much land you occupy, you won't be able to truly control the world. Only by cooperating with me can you have a chance..."
"That's the same thing, why should I believe you?" the black-robed wizard said calmly.
The old woman was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into a strange laugh, and then said: "Master Wizard, you don't have to believe me, but it's a pity that you have no other choice."
"The power of the Tree of Aqila is beyond your ability to resist!"
"As long as it exists for a day, you will not be able to truly control this world." There was a hint of paranoia and madness in the old woman's tone, and she said in a hoarse voice, "And only by cooperating with me can you release the disaster beasts sealed in the Purification Forest.
Only then will you have a chance to eradicate the Tree of Aqila."
"As long as the Tree of Eqira can be killed, the Children of the Forest will lose their source of power!"
"At that time, the wizard will be able to control this world, and we, the fallen spirits, will also become your most loyal servants..."
The black-robed wizard stood there with a calm and indifferent expression on his face.
After a while, he slowly spoke and said, "I can't completely believe what you say, but you are right. If we don't solve the Aqila Tree, it will be difficult for us to truly control the world."
"So...you agree with my plan?" The old woman's eyes burst out with a glimmer of light.
"I can give you a chance." The black-robed wizard said softly, "In half a month, I will send a team of wizards to go with you to purify the forest. If you can successfully release the so-called disaster beast [Austria]
Chino], then we can continue to cooperate in the future.”
"But if you fail, there's no point in continuing to live..."
"Master Wizard, you only plan to send some of your men?" The old woman's eyes changed with luster, and she said unwillingly, "If you don't take action yourself, we have no chance to release the disaster beast [Ocino]."
"Perhaps the wizard doesn't understand that the purified forest is the core of this world!"
"That's not only the place where the Tree of Eqira was born, but it's also the place where all things are nurtured. When it sealed the disaster beast [Occhino], it used its own power to create the Giant Tree clan."
"There are more than a hundred giant trees in the current Purification Forest!"
"The Giant Tree has guarded and purified the forest for generations, and is responsible for guarding [Ocino]. If the wizard doesn't personally take action, we will have no chance to break through the Giant Tree's guard..."
"You don't have to tell me this."
The black-robed wizard interrupted the old woman, shook his head and said, "That is the problem you need to solve. The plan to release the disaster beast. I am only responsible for sending a team of wizards and leading out the Aqila tree in the purification forest. The rest
Don’t care about anything!”
"What's more, it is precisely because the Purification Forest is the core of the world that I cannot send out too strong a force. Otherwise, if the Aqila Tree is affected, how can the plan proceed?"
The meaning of the black-robed wizard is very clear. As the core of the world, the Purified Forest is the area that the Tree of Eqila attaches most importance to. Sending a team of wizards to step into it is not enough to attract attention, but if he takes action personally, or sends a second-level
Wizard, then the Tree of Eqira will definitely pay attention.
"...This, okay!"
The old woman's expression changed, and she finally gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "As you wish, as long as the wizard leads the Aiqila tree out of the forest to purify the forest, we, the fallen spirits, will find a way to release the disaster beast."
"As long as the disaster beast [Occhino] breaks through the seal, its breath can infect everything around it."
"The Purified Forest will wither completely, and the Tree of Aqila will also become weak. As long as you make good use of this opportunity, the wizard can eliminate it in one fell swoop!"
The old woman shook her body, the rune chains rattled, and she continued, ": Since the wizard has agreed to my plan, can I be released from captivity?"
"You can continue to stay here before the plan begins."
The black-robed wizard turned around and said coldly, "I haven't investigated the guilt of killing the extraordinary knight. Don't think that I will forget this matter if I agree to cooperate."
"Before forming the wizard team, I still need to select some personnel."
"During this period of time, I don't want any fallen spirits to appear near the Iron Wall Fortress, otherwise don't blame me for being merciless..."
As the words faded away, the figure of the black-robed wizard also disappeared deep into the passage.
"Damn wizard..." In the prison, the old woman gritted her teeth and said hoarsely: "Just wait, when the disaster beast [Occhino] is released, I will make you pay the price...
