The apprentice left in a hurry after answering their questions, for fear of missing the opportunity for rewards, while Byrne looked at Hero anxiously.
"I'll think about it again!" Hero thought as he looked back at the background where they left.
That was a cleaning mission sent by the Grand Duke.
It means absolutely professional and absolutely powerful.
Failed? What was the problem? Even he could deal with those pieces of meat, and the cleaning team with intelligence could not make a mistake.
Is he a lord?
No, it can't be because of him.
The princes were watching from above. Without any relics as insurance, they had already fled at the first moment. They absolutely did not dare to look back. There was no point in turning back.
Who could that be?
A terrifying phantom flashed in Holo's mind.
"Is it really the [nest]! Didn't the soul skills of the two archdukes prevent it from being completely destroyed? It should be... only his split flesh can rapidly expand the scope of the contamination!"
After carefully analyzing the characteristics of [The Nest], Hero determined the target.
Even if the dispatched clean-up troops dispose of the pieces of flesh, due to the terrifying growth rate, as long as there is any residue, it can become a complete body again as long as it is given a moment to breathe.
Byrne listened to Hero's analysis and complained: "Are those advance teams so good? They can't even handle pieces of meat."
He was so happy now that he simply gloated and laughed.
The spread of contamination means that the tower has no energy to turn attention to them in a short period of time, and there will be no retrospective review until the incident is over.
The longer time passes, the fewer traces will remain in the city, and you won't be afraid of people coming to you by then.
What's more, now that the pollution is out of control, who knows whether the city will be forcibly destroyed, or whether those apprentices will go in and cause secondary damage.
Holo rolled his eyes: "Have you forgotten? You can't destroy it either."
He would rather believe that the advance troops missed the pieces of meat, and that was the only reason.
The interior of the city is intricate and complex, with numerous small rooms, some of which cannot be found without land deeds.
[Nest] The pieces of meat that were spattered after the explosion are likely to slide into the room along a certain gap and recuperate inside.
"Then do we still need to hide from the limelight?"
"Go back to the tower first... I have a bad feeling. Whether it's whale tooth pollution or [nest] pollution, you have seen it before.
Once those pollutants break out, ordinary magicians are no match for them. Why would the tower let its apprentices go to encircle and suppress them? There must be something fishy in this."
"Indeed, even the top apprentices like us may not be able to do it, so why should they?"
"Tell the old man... pay attention to the activities in the area over there. The information given by the tower should not be comprehensive, otherwise the apprentice just now wouldn't know everything. Since the old man is curious about that area, even if he doesn't rush him, he probably won't.
Will learn more about it.”
A forgotten main city that has never been recorded in history, an unknown relic.
No matter what, I hit the old man and sent some points, so I'm not afraid that he won't work hard.
Besides... Helo himself needs some time to make further progress, and there should be another message from his mentor.
It's time to inherit the real [Chaos]...
He had a hunch... that the lord's willingness to hand over the relics and let him come back would not be a fool's errand.
The black thread buried in his body is always a hidden danger, and even taking away the stone slab is probably part of their plan.
He even had a feeling that the day would come soon.
Byrne nodded and made a clear gesture: "Okay, I'll wait for your news. During this time, I can calm down and find my dad and ask him to send something over! Let's go out again this time... Hehe,
It’s beautiful just thinking about it!”
The two of them did not care about hiding their figures. There were many magicians rushing through the streets and alleys at this moment, so they would not attract anyone's attention.
After walking around a few streets in the imperial capital and entering the tower, Hero gave one last warning:
"Putting aside other things and improving your soul energy is the most important thing."
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Returning to their respective dormitory rooms from different locations, Hero collapsed on the bed as soon as he entered the door.
The nerves that were originally tense and hanging were relaxed, and the body and soul felt relaxed from the inside out.
After a while, he raised his head and glanced in a direction.
"Yo? Are you awake? Come here!"
A quick glance revealed that the place where the disease-changing body was originally placed was empty. The injured, bloated mass of flesh was gone. When he turned his eyes again, he found that the disease-changing body was hiding in the iron ant nest.
The small nest that can only accommodate the iron ant cannot cover its huge body.
The front half of the body was barely stuck inside, while most of the buttocks was exposed and kept moving.
When it heard Hero's call, it suddenly trembled, like a puppy caught doing bad things, and then crawled out tremblingly.
However, the enlarged forelimbs, chest and shoulders were stuck at the entrance of the ant nest. When he found that he could not get out, his body began to twitch wildly, and he kicked his four legs forward hard in an attempt to pull his body out.
Hero walked forward and [Twisted Twins] appeared on his shoulders.
After fully mastering the characteristics of distortion, the appearance of this soul art has changed a lot.
From the original illusory insect body, easily cut off by interference, it is now covered with scales and extremely tough, not inferior to the strength of some low-level pseudo-horcruxes, and its mouthparts have become more ferocious and sharp.
The twins flew past, and two black shadows flashed across the room.
Before the mouthparts gnawed on the nest, the surrounding twists shattered the entrance to the nest, and the ore residue bonded with iron ant mucus instantly turned into powder.
Boom!
The entrance to the ant nest suddenly became larger, causing the stuck mutant body to lose its center of gravity and sit on the ground, dumbly and confusedly thinking about how to get out.
The Twisted Twins did not dissipate after destroying the nest, but instead trapped the mutated plague body.
Without knowing whether it inherited Big Nose's innocent character, it was hard for Hero to place it randomly.
The illusory twins entangled the mutated body, tied the forelimbs and hind limbs together in a knot, and the twins' mouthparts were hung on the top of its head and neck. The fangs in the mouthparts rotated and made a frightening friction sound of "ka-ka", and
The distortions emitted unconsciously hit the mutated body from time to time, making it feel uncomfortable instinctively.
After confirming that it couldn't break free, Hero squatted beside it and gently stroked its forehead with his hand.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! To be honest, its appearance after the physical body has fully recovered is far worse than Big Nose.
After contamination, it looks more like a large scaly animal with rough and raised skin, just like the spirit beasts used by the empire to carry long-distance cargo, except that the size is different, and outsiders think it is a cub.
The only good thing was that when it woke up, its wise eyes made Hero put down his guard.
It's the same thing as a big snotty eye.
Silly...full of innocence.
One eye looked up and the other looked down. The black eyelids were no bigger than Hero's fingernails.
"It's hard to take you out with you like this. It damages my image...really! Don't be angry, I was just joking."
Big Nose seemed to understand, and stretched out its long drooping tongue from the gap between the twins, and licked Hero's face, leaving a pool of sticky liquid.
"Okay, okay, I won't talk about you anymore." Holo used a cleaner to remove the mucus in disgust, and sealed his entire mouth with his twins.
Seeing Big Nose in an epidemic state, he hesitated and fell into deep thought...
A soulless alien...
An unknown identity, a special body...
Holo even felt that the disease-changing body was just one of its forms, and maybe it would change its form the next time it encountered a more powerful energy.
What is the origin of that city? There are so many things buried there that have never been recorded.
"You look like this... forget it, you have no fighting ability. It can be used as a mount, but it is more scary than the chicken-footed monster house. If you look back, Byrne will laugh at me again."
Most of the magician's mounts are his own soul beasts, and a few are pseudo-horcruxes.
But no matter where you are, it will accompany you for life. Of course, the aesthetic choice is towards noble and handsome direction.
If he releases the big snot from his nose, people who don't know it will really think that it is his spirit beast.
After all, what does this mean to him?
Two sets of soul circuits, two soul beasts.
It was even more alien than Big Nose. Even though its soul energy was several times higher than that of an apprentice of the same level, it was still not enough to support the full strength of the two sets of circuits.
What's more, there are amplitude crystals in the module system.
Holo put the big nose into the soul mark under the collarbone with disgust.
Clean up all the remaining nests and return the room to its normal appearance.
The key to the instructor's level is activated.
As soon as I entered the tutor's study, the twisted book flew up familiarly.
The pages of the book turned with a clatter, and the cover hit Holo directly in the face.
"He is congratulating you. Congratulations that you can carry a higher level of power."
"Teacher? Are you waiting for me?"
"I'm just here to have a cup of tea and wait for you for a while. But luckily, you did come as I thought."
Instructor Guzman raised the black tea cup in his hand to indicate.
"As you may have guessed, the twisted power has been mastered, and the purpose of this visit is...to advance into chaos."
This time, without the influence of chaotic objects, Hero directly showed his twisted posture.
The aura emanating from the soul disturbs the surrounding space.
As gorgeous as Van Gogh's starry sky, the distortion in the eyes adds to the imprinting formula of the depiction.
The hair also began to stand up and twist in the force field, gradually turning into a winding shape.
From other angles, Holo's entire body seemed to be broken.
distortion……
It is like a black hole, but not quite. The twisted force refracts the passing light to other places.
This frightened the coal elves who originally wanted to pounce on him, and they all gathered at Guzman's feet to seek protection from stronger power.
"Has the soul fully adapted?" Although Guzman could tell at a glance that Hero's current condition was approaching perfection, he still confirmed it to him.
"The characteristic seeds can no longer be sensed in the soul, which means that it is perfectly integrated and can carry higher-level characteristics. I...are ready, mentor."
"Then let's get started. You are the most potential and wisest apprentice I have seen over the years.
I just thought you were interesting at first, but I didn’t expect that before the second round of assessment... you can withstand the chaos trait, which is great... I allow you to advance here.
As a Marquis, I will guard you...I will help you suppress the mutations in your body during the advancement process, and enjoy the pain from your soul."
Guzman stood up.
An astonishing change occurred in the aura, and the oath issued by a marquis magician made this high tower room come alive.
The excited look was extremely abrupt on his stern face.
He remembered the scene when he first advanced into chaos.
That kind of pain makes him recall it very much now.