Journey to the Wizarding World

Chapter 388 Budina

"But... how do we find the mastermind behind the scenes?"

Caroline hesitated and said, she was already thinking of quitting, but seeing Enzo's firm attitude, she couldn't say anything more.

"The black mist just flew over there."

Enzo raised his head, looked into the distance, and said in a deep voice, "I can feel the direction of that aura. As long as we follow this direction, it shouldn't be a problem to find the mastermind behind this gang of rebels."

Caroline thought for a moment and nodded.

Afterwards, Enzo used the chip detection function to head in one direction according to the direction of the aura just now, while Dylan and Caroline followed closely behind.

In the rugged and tortuous mining area, guided by the chip, the three soon found a path leading to an unknown area.

Not long after, the three stepped into the depths of the mining area.

"right here!"

Suddenly, Enzo stopped and looked forward. There was an abandoned mine, and the entrance was pitch black, as if it was bottomless.

The entrance to the mine was narrow and could only accommodate one person at most. Swain changed from the magic horse form back to a crow and landed on Enzo's shoulder.

As for the mounts of Caroline and Dylan, they could only stay outside.

"Woo! It smells so bad..."

Swain fluttered his wings and covered his nose. There was a pungent smell coming from the mine, a combination of rancidity and sulfur.

Enzo lowered his eyes and stepped into the mine.

Caroline hesitated, and followed. As for Dylan Knight, despite the fear in his heart, he could only bite the bullet and drill into the mine.

In the narrow mine shaft, the three of them walked forward and backward.

The deeper the mine was, the darker the surrounding environment became, and the sunlight could not reach here, causing the air to be filled with a damp smell.

Caroline clapped her hands lightly and used the light technique.

A light cluster like a firefly appeared, dispelling the darkness immediately, and the surrounding scene appeared in front of the three of them. This place is located in the mine tunnel, and the narrow space is a bit depressing. There is only one way forward.

Enzo raised his head and looked forward.

Through the detection of the chip, it can be clearly felt that there is a special atmosphere in the deepest part of the mine, which is very similar to the chaotic black fog before.

"It seems that this is the hub for commanding those rebels." Enzo said calmly, looking ahead with the glint in his eyes.

"Then we..." Caroline said next to him.

But before she finished speaking, there was a loud noise from behind the three of them, and the mine trembled violently, as if it had been blasted.

Rumble!
Rocks and gravel fell from the sky, and the road behind was completely blocked. Knight Dylan's face changed drastically, and Caroline frowned slightly.

The use of gunpowder to destroy the mine seems to trap the three of them here. Perhaps for ordinary people, this situation is a dead end, but as official wizards, Enzo and Caroline are not difficult to get out of here. Just take some time.

"It seems that the other party is trying to force us to move on!" Caroline's tone was cold.

The tunnel behind has been blocked by rocks, and even for official wizards, it would be very troublesome to clean it up. In this situation, the three of them seemed to have no choice but to move on.

"If this is a trap, shall we continue to move forward?" Knight Dylan asked with a pale face and hesitated.

As a mortal knight, facing the unknown fear ahead, Dylan had already felt fear in his heart, but he was afraid of the majesty of the two wizards, so he dared not speak easily.

Enzo didn't reply, but his eyes were fixed.

Caroline also noticed something, a blue magic wand appeared in her hand, and as the mine gradually calmed down, sharp roars came faintly from the front.

The next moment, thick black mist billowed in the mine tunnel!

As if he was facing a formidable enemy, Knight Dylan quickly drew out his cross sword and clenched his hands tightly. In the thick black fog in front of him, all fours fell on the ground, and hideous monsters suddenly rushed out.

"Wind Dance!"

Caroline took the lead, and with a wave of the cyan wand, she summoned a gust of wind, which dispersed the thick black mist ahead.

Immediately afterwards, she snapped her wand again.

A cyan light appeared on the ground, and as a witch formation was outlined, a wind elemental creature appeared in the mine and rushed forward.

"Guru!!"

From the throats of those ferocious monsters, there was a deep roar, and then the wind elements entangled together, waving black sharp claws.

Rumble!
The battle between the wind element and the monster caused great damage, and there was another tremor in the mine, which made Enzo frown slightly.

If the mine collapses again, it will undoubtedly be very troublesome for the three of them.

Enzo's eyes flickered slightly, and shadows appeared under his feet.

Immediately afterwards, the shadows turned into shadow snakes and rushed out at an extremely fast speed, biting those ferocious monsters in an instant.

The next moment, the shadow snake entangled the monsters!
Following Enzo's thoughts, the shadow snakes bound by those monsters turned into black mantras one after another, shining with a dark luster like chains.

"Gollum!!!"

The monsters wailed in pain, their chests heaved violently, and they opened their mouths uncontrollably, and clouds of black mist suddenly gushed out.

brush!
The black mist surged into the air, gathered together, and flew towards the depths of the mine, while the monsters who had lost their source of power returned to their human form one after another, but they were already corpses.

"What does that mean?" Caroline frowned.

The monsters that appeared in the mine, like those before it, were obviously no real threat to the two official wizards, but consumed their magic power.

"It should be just cannon fodder."

Enzo shook his head. He could feel that the person who controlled the monster was hiding in the deepest part of the mine. The other party first blew up the entrance, and then sent a monster to consume the magic power of the two of them. It was obvious that everything had been premeditated.

"Just see what you are."

A sneer appeared in Enzo's eyes. In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy is false. After being promoted to the second-level wizard and having several hole cards, he is very confident in his own strength.

Afterwards, the three continued to move forward.

The environment in the depths of the mine was getting narrower and narrower, and in the end it could only accommodate one person. But as a light appeared in front of it, the surrounding scene suddenly became spacious.

"Here?" Dylan Knight was surprised.

In the deepest part of the mine, there is actually a dungeon-like space, the surrounding area is the size of a school yard, and the ground is paved with white marble.

In the sky above is a huge crystal chandelier, with white candles burning and flickering.

There is an altar in front of it, and the figure in black robe faces the three of them with his back facing a huge glass mirror, in which a youth in uniform flashes faintly.

"I found this place so quickly, should I say that I am indeed the wizard of the Phantom of Crows?"

A low and hoarse voice came, and the black-robed figure slowly turned around, and an extremely old, wrinkled face appeared in front of the three of them.

When Knight Dylan saw the man in black, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Bo...King Budina!?"

Caroline frowned, a little surprised.

En Zuo, however, remained expressionless. Seeing the mirror behind the man in black, he sighed from the bottom of his heart.

The person who appeared in the depths of the mine was the former king of the Steel Fort Kingdom, the wizard Budina who was supposed to have fallen.

From the looks of it, he is the mastermind behind everything!

As the founder of the Steel Fort Kingdom, Budina has absolute authority in this territory, but such an existence chose to use suspended animation to stir up disputes within the kingdom.

Combined with everything that happened before, the answer is obviously ready!

"Oh! My dear friend, it seems that you are in trouble." At this moment, there was an exaggerated voice from the huge mirror.

A strange expression appeared on Enzo's face. Hearing this familiar voice, he couldn't help but think of something, which belonged to the memory of his apprenticeship.

"Hmph! Trouble? I don't think so!"

Budina got up slowly, fixed his eyes on Enzo and Caroline, a hot luster erupted in his muddy eyes, and a greedy expression appeared on his face.

"After planning for half a year, you are finally here!"

Enzo had no expression on his face and his eyes were indifferent.

"The young body is really enviable. I thought that everything I planned would attract at most one wizard, but I didn't expect that the phantom of the crows would send two directly!"

"I don't know if this is a surprise or not?"

Budina licked his lips, looked at Enzo's body, and made no secret of his desire.

"Everything you did before was to lure us here?" Caroline frowned, feeling ominous in her heart.

"Of course, otherwise what reason would there be?"

Budina spread his palms and sighed, "After three hundred years of journey as a wizard, my life is coming to an end, but I don't see any possibility of being promoted to a second-level wizard!"

"This body is so decayed that it can't even maintain its youthful appearance. Turning into dust and returning to the loess seems to be the only ending."

"I'm not willing to let it end like this!"

Budina raised his head, a weird smile appeared on his wrinkled face, and he said hoarsely, "Dealing with the devil of the abyss has always been a taboo in the wizarding world, but for me, I have no other choice!"

"I have to use the power of the devil to capture a brand new body, and creating disputes within the kingdom is exactly my plan to attract you!"

Budina talked about his plan, and seemed to have everything under control.

In the few words the other party said, Enzo already understood the whole story.

This is another degenerate event caused by a deal between a wizard and a devil. Budina, as an official wizard whose life is about to end, chooses to make a deal with the devil for the chance of continuing to live.

"You need our bodies?"

A pensive expression appeared on Enzo's face. This seemed to be some kind of ancient abyss sorcery, and it was also one of the oldest deals between the devil and humans.

Budina's body has decayed. If he wants to continue to live, he can only put his soul into a new body, and this process requires the help of the devil.

"The body of an ordinary person cannot contain the soul of a wizard!"

Budina spread his palms and said hoarsely, "To get the chance to be reincarnated, I must find a suitable carrier. It doesn't matter if it's male or female, but it must also be a wizard!"

"I see." Enzo nodded slightly.

With the development of the matter to such an extent, everything has become very clear, and Budina seems to have fully grasped the situation, so he fully stated his plan without any reservations.

"One last question, how do you beat us?"

In the same place, Enzo raised his head and said softly, "If I'm not wrong, even if you were a formal wizard, you should have little power left due to the erosion of time. Why are you so confident that you can deal with two wizards?"

"Of course I have the confidence."

There was a weird smile on Budina's face, and the luster of a successful plan flashed in his eyes, and he said proudly, "If it wasn't for delaying time, why do you think I have to talk so much nonsense to you?"

As soon as the words fell, a dark light suddenly appeared on the ground below the underground palace, and the dots of light converged into lines, outlining a strange pattern.

"This is..." Caroline's expression changed.

As the strange patterns on the ground emerged, thick black mist surged out from all around, and the underground palace seemed to form a special magnetic field.

"Alarm! Unknown energy interference..."

In his mind, the alarm sounded from the chip, but Enzo's face was calm. This level of energy interference was useless to him who had been promoted to the second level.

"Come out, my minions!"

On the opposite side, Budina stood on the altar, his old and withered arms raised, and monsters with sharp claws rushed out of the turbulent black mist.

"Wind Dance!"

Caroline flicked her wand, trying to summon a gust of wind to attack, but under the interference of the altar, the magic power in her body became disordered for a while.

"How could this be?" Caroline's expression changed drastically.

"Haha! Do you really think I'm unprepared? The energy magnetic field here can simulate an abyss-like environment and form a magical interference!" Not far away, Budina's face looked crazy.

"Aren't you afraid of being wanted by the academy if you dare to attack the wizard of [Phantom of Crows]?" Caroline shouted sternly.

"Phantom of Crows? So what?"

Budina showed disdain, and sneered, "The crime of dealing with the abyss devil alone is enough for me to die ten times, and killing two more wizards is nothing!"

"What's more, before today's plan started, I had already prepared myself for a retreat."

"As long as I can successfully complete the reincarnation, I will go to the Lost Continent before the [Phantom of Crows]'s wanted order is issued, where I will seek the opportunity to be promoted to the second-level wizard!"

"The Lost Continent?" Enzo stared.

"Of course, the paradise of fallen wizards, the dark continent where the gods have fallen!" Budina said with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes, "In half a year, I have collected enough souls by taking advantage of the chaos in the kingdom. Just take the ship to the lost continent."

"Enough souls?"

Enzo's heart moved, and he keenly intercepted the key words in Budina's words, and murmured, "So this is the condition for going to the Lost Continent? If you want to step into that restricted area, you need to pay a sufficient number of souls as the price!"

(End of this chapter)