Typhon Empire, Southwest Border.
The winter rain mixed with fine snowflakes continued to fall, sprinkling a curtain of chaos in the dusky sky. The continuous rain, the gloomy sky, and the fog in the mountains intertwined with each other, making the whole world appear blurry and hazy.
In this hazy world, the poor mountain villages at the border had already fallen into darkness. The villagers who did not have the money to buy oil for their lamps could only hide in their dark houses in this terrible weather, relying on the small fire for warmth while looking at the ancient black spire at the top of the mountain.
The few windows at the top of the black spire were emitting a strange dark red light, and ominous dark clouds covered the top of the spire. The hazy rain seemed to be summoned by the light, making the whole world dark and damp.
That crazy old magician was doing those terrible things again. The superstitious villagers anxiously closed the windows and whispered in their homes about the god they believed in, hoping that the curse of the black magician would not fall on them.
At the top of the magic tower, Mary and a few other apprentices did not know what the superstitious and ignorant villagers were thinking. Even if they knew, they would not be interested.
These apprentices were nervously setting up the laboratory, placing all kinds of magic materials in the right places according to their mentor's instructions. A large brazier was burning in the middle of the room made of stone, and the unusual red flames were dancing in the brazier, the flames were like blood trembling in the air.
The old magician was standing in the middle of a magic circle beside the brazier. He was injecting magic into the circle while he was staring at the apprentices with his gloomy eyes. He was not wearing his black robe, and the artificial nerve cord extended from his spine, slowly wriggling behind him like a poisonous snake.
An apprentice accidentally shook his hand when he was sprinkling purple crystal dust into the brazier, and the sparks created ripples in the air. The apprentice immediately looked at his mentor in horror, but the old magician just stared at him fiercely and said, "Be careful! You piece of trash! "
The apprentice was relieved and hurried to continue the work at hand with an even more careful attitude.
Mary was using a special tool to pour a mixture of mineral powder, magic beast blood, and magic grass juice into the rune groove on the floor, while secretly looking at her mentor.
Ever since the "connection" last time, the old magician Daniel's condition had become more and more abnormal.
Even though he had always behaved crazily in the past, punishing his apprentices for no reason, and doing all kinds of creepy experiments, the old mage was acting differently this time. It was as if he had suffered a great shock and was under a huge but indescribable pressure. He seemed to be particularly neurotic. He drove his apprentices to set up countless spiritual defense circles in the magic tower almost without sleep or rest, and he also carved countless new runes on his body. He had to meditate for a long time before he could fall asleep, and more than once, he woke up from nightmares …
The other apprentices didn't know what was going on, but Mary suspected that this series of abnormal behavior had something to do with the 'connection' her mentor had made last time.
Her mentor said he made a deal with a terrifying existence … So all this was caused by that deal? That "terrifying existence" was enough to frighten the powerful magician to this extent?
What kind of terrifying monster would that be …?
Mary did not dare to ask her mentor about the details. She could only lower her head and do her work silently, praying that she would not make any mistakes in the process and not be punished by the old magician. She knew that the others were probably thinking the same thing.
Finally, all the magic runes were set up. The braziers and magic tools used for the ritual were also in the correct position and state. The old magician looked at the situation in the lab and impatiently waved his hand: "Get out of here!"
The apprentices were relieved and hurriedly left the lab one by one.
"Mary! You stay! "The old magician's fierce voice came from behind.
The young female magician's body involuntarily trembled, but she did not dare to disobey her mentor's order. She could only try to calm her heartbeat, then slowly turned her head and respectfully came in front of the old magician.
"You, give me your hand!"
Mary obeyed the order almost numbly. She raised her left hand and handed it over. Then, she watched as the old mage grabbed her arm and casually stabbed it with a dagger.
At this moment, she almost wanted to pull her hand back, but in the end, she forcibly stopped herself from doing this action that could bring about terrible punishment.
After a sharp pain, the female magician's blood flowed out from the wound and strangely floated in the air.
Daniel casually used the blood-stained dagger to draw a few runes in the air. The blood from Mary was then drawn and floated to the brazier in the center of the room, where it was quickly devoured by the flames.
"Good … Good …" The old magician muttered nervously in a low voice, "Mix the blood of the sacrifice into the ritual. This should be able to transfer the otherworldly wanderer to the sacrifice … In addition to these misleading and defensive runes, I'm safe, I'm safe …"
Before Mary could understand the old magician's meaning, she was pushed from behind by the old magician: "Go, stand in the middle of the magic circle, quick!"
Mary glanced at the magic circle and judged it from the knowledge she had grasped in the occult. Then she remembered what her mentor had said before and finally realized what this terrifying old magician wanted to do.
This old man wanted to deceive the terrible existence that had made a deal with him. He wanted to use Mary as a sacrifice, as a scapegoat!
But it was too late for her to resist. She had already stepped into the magic circle, and a powerful force firmly sucked her in place!
Moreover, even if she was not sucked in by the magic circle, she knew that the result would not be any different. She did not dare, nor did she have the strength to resist …
Daniel watched the dark red runes light up one by one, and the female apprentice, who was usually the most silent, stood obediently within the range of the magic circle. He could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The time he had agreed to with the otherworldly wanderer was almost up, but he still had to make one last struggle. He had already set up dozens of layers of protective magic circles in this magician's tower, and set up a large number of protective spells on himself. With so many protections, it might be enough to resist the arrival of the otherworldly wanderer …
Moreover, he had also used Mary as a misleading medium and pushed her into the magic circle. This was also a layer of insurance.
What if the otherworldly wanderer discovered this "fake"?
Then he would put all the blame on this female apprentice. He would say that she had broken into the magic circle without permission at the crucial moment of the ritual, and that was why the great otherworldly wanderer was troubled …
Daniel felt that his head was swelling, and his thoughts were slowly becoming chaotic. He looked at the female apprentice in the magic circle and suddenly had some doubts. He wondered when she became his apprentice, why he was standing here, and why he wanted to hurt an innocent child …
A few messy and broken images suddenly popped up in his mind. He saw a younger version of himself standing in a dilapidated magician's tower. He saw a little girl who was only about ten years old running in front of him recklessly. He saw himself preparing food for the little girl …
Daniel froze for a moment and immediately rushed forward to rescue Mary. But the moment he took action, his mind was once again in chaos.
Magic research at the end of the road, the magical power of the Eternal Sleeper, the joy of finding the truth and achieving great success …
He looked at Mary fiercely, waiting for the moment when the protective measures he had set up would stop the otherworldly wanderer.
Then, his eyes shook, and a boundless world formed by a clear sky and boundless water quickly unfolded around him. Countless huge metal platforms floated on the water, and the otherworldly wanderer stood in front of him with a smile on his face.
The protective measures he had set up had no effect at all. Even Mary, who was used as a misleading medium, was not put to use at all.
"My … My Lord …"
The old magician's confused mind finally woke up in this virtual world. He instantly realized how stupid his actions were and tried to remedy them.
However, Gwen did not care about the old magician's attitude at all. He did not even realize that the old magician had set up any protective measures before this.
That was because he did not connect to the old magician by "hacking" at all. When he kicked the old magician out of the network last time, he left an open port in the old magician's mind and dug a corresponding backdoor in the network.
This was one of the results of his research on the Eternal Sleeper's mental network technology after a period of time.
He believed that the Eternal Sleepers, who had always been focused on improving their personal strength and still only knew how to use traditional mental protection spells to protect their minds, would definitely not discover this new operation based on the network architecture.
The old magician looked at the 'otherworldly wanderer' in front of him with a little surprise. A question popped up in his mind. Why was this non-human existence not angry? Wasn't my defense and misdirection an offense and betrayal to him?
Gwen finally noticed the old magician's strangeness and asked casually, "Why are you nervous?"
The old magician was stunned for a moment and quickly lowered his head. "I … No, I just feel a little scared because I was summoned by you again."
He suddenly understood why the otherworldly wanderer in front of him ignored his' little tricks'.
It was because this powerful existence did not feel his little resistance at all.
The dozens of mental barriers in the magician's tower, the countless protective runes on his body, the bait Mary, and the ritual site that was specially set up. The obstructive power created by all of these added together was not enough to be sensed by the otherworldly wanderer.
"Don't be nervous. Let us sit down and talk slowly." Gwen, with his forever gentle smile, waved his hand and created a tea table, chairs, tea, snacks, and other things. He then gestured for Daniel to sit down.
Daniel sat down carefully. Because of his guilty conscience, he did not even look at Gwen.
He heard the indifferent voice coming from the opposite side. "I have something for you to do."
"Just say the word."
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