The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

In the blink of an eye, another fifteen days passed.

The Lost Continent, the Duchy of the Swamp.

in the forest.

The sun rises slowly from the east, and the brilliance of dawn sprinkles on the earth, passing through the gaps between the trees, and forming mottled traces after falling on the ground.

"Finally recovered!"

In the same place, Sauron's eyes flickered slightly, feeling the recovered state, and a smile appeared on his face. Since he was promoted to the realm of wizard, he has been staying in this forest.

Now, after about a month of recovery, Sauron's state has finally returned to normal.

Herod!
There was a sound of neighing horses in the distance, but I saw Phils, the corpse puppet driving the carriage, coming slowly towards this side. Sauron didn't hesitate, packed his luggage and got into the carriage directly.

Afterwards, the carriage headed out of the forest.

However, even though he had recovered, Sauron did not intend to return to the Duchy of Tar, but set his goal on a place called Casterly Rock City.

It was an independent city located in the middle of the Lost Continent.

It is said that it is the territory of a wizard family. Sauron has already been promoted to the realm of wizards, but the only witchcraft he has mastered so far is beast blood boiling.

In order to solidify the shadow technique - Shadow Corps, Sauron planned to go to Casterly Rock City to try his luck.

Soon, the carriage drove out of the forest.

In the sky, the crow Lal kept circling. Sauron was sitting in the carriage, with a thoughtful look on his face. Casterly Rock City was not far from the Swamp Principality, and it could be reached in a few days at most.

However, whether Casterly Rock City can have what it needs is not certain.

Two days passed quickly.

On this day, at noon, on the barren road, the crimson sun hung high in the sky, emitting endless light and heat, illuminating the surrounding world.

In a place with lush vegetation, a carriage rolls over.

In the carriage, Sauron was meditating with his eyes closed. Although he had been promoted to the realm of a wizard, daily meditation was still something that he couldn't relax.

Suddenly, there was a strange cry in the sky.

Sauron slowly opened his eyes, and a thought moved in his mind. Through the vision of the crow Ral, he saw the scene outside, but he saw that a fight seemed to be taking place in the forest in the distance.

The man in the gray-white robe was surrounded by several half-human creatures.

"These guys?"

Sauron's heart moved. Looking at the group of half-human creatures, a trace of thought appeared on his face. He felt a little familiar with these beast-like creatures covered in red scales.

"Give up the struggle, heretic!"

At this time, a half-human creature said in a deep voice: "With the will of the great red god, I sentence you to death, and your soul will perish forever in darkness!"

While speaking, those half-human creatures pressed forward step by step.

"A follower of the Red God?"

Sauron narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling what happened a long time ago. At that time, he was only a third-level apprentice, and he heard about the Red God for the first time when he was in Old Lington.

That night, people who claimed to be followers of the Red God attacked Old Lyndon.

As the tide of demons continues to recover, those ancient gods seem to be gradually reappearing in the world, and the threats shown by the followers of the Red God are extremely terrifying.

Fortunately, that night, Sauron left Old Lington in time.

As for what happened afterwards, he didn't know at all, but one thing was clear, that group of Red God believers had a very hostile attitude towards wizards.

Now, the gray-robed man surrounded by several Red God believers was obviously a transcendent.

Judging by the other party's appearance, he should not be a wizard or quasi-witch, but most likely an apprentice, who looked particularly embarrassed under the siege of the Red God believers.

"Damn!"

The gray-robed man's face was pale, and he said coldly, "I am a member of the Morun family. If you dare to kill me, aren't you afraid of the revenge of the Morun family?"

Hearing the gray-robed man's words, Sauron frowned.

The target of his trip, Casterly Rock City, was the territory of the Morun family, but he never thought that he would meet members of the Morun family here.

"Hmph! Ignorant heretics."

Around, the followers of the Red God all showed disdain when they heard the gray-robed man's words. Among them, the leader said softly: "The Great Red God has issued an oracle."

"All heresies will be eradicated!"

"The Morun family despises the Red God, and will be punished sooner or later. Now, use your blood and soul to appease the great Red God's anger!"

As soon as the words fell, the leader of the believers neighed.

The next moment, he went straight to the gray-robed man, his body twisted for a while, as if he had turned into a red snake, biting him with bloody fangs.

At the same time, the surrounding Red God believers also rushed forward.

The grey-robed man's face changed. The magic power in his body was almost exhausted in the previous confrontation, and now he has no power to fight back against the siege of the Red God believers.

boom!
At this moment, a group of black flames roared from a distance, instantly knocking a Red God believer into the air, and the eyes of the man in gray robe suddenly flashed with hope.

Turning his head, he saw a carriage approaching slowly not far away.

"Another heresy!"

The vertical pupil of the leader of the followers of the Red God flickered, looking at Sauron who came out of the carriage, he turned into a red snake and attacked quickly without hesitation.

"Fils!"

Sauron stood on the carriage, but he didn't make another move. With a soft call, Phils the corpse puppet immediately stood up and waved the cross sword in his hand.

brush!
Although Phils was no longer at his peak after being made into a corpse puppet, the great knight's fighting power still easily caused damage to the followers of the Red God.

The cross sword swung away, and immediately broke the scales on the opponent's body.

Seeing this, the surrounding Red God believers rushed forward one after another. Phils remained expressionless, swung the cross sword quickly, and repelled all the Red God believers in a few strokes.

"Soul Storm!"

At the same time, Sauron was also uttering syllables, and his spiritual power seemed to turn into waves, instantly immobilizing all the surrounding Red God believers.

Firth saw the right moment and shot to kill the followers of the Red God one by one.

In a short while, blood flowed like a river, and the man in gray robe was dumbfounded, as if he never thought that things would develop like this.

It wasn't until Sauron looked at him that the gray-robed man woke up like a dream.

"... Rickon Moran has seen His Excellency."

The gray-robed man saluted quickly and said, "Thank you, sir, for your rescue. The Morun family will always remember your help."

The man named Rickon had revealed his identity as the Morun family twice, but he was still uneasy in his heart, for fear that the other party would kill him along with him.

"Hello, Lord Rickon."

Sauron nodded slightly. Naturally, he had no intention of attacking Rickon. He said softly, "Since your Excellency is a member of the Morun family, why are you being hunted down by these guys?"

Seeing that Sauron didn't seem to be malicious, Rickon was a little relieved.

"The followers of the Red God have always hated wizards. It is not surprising that these guys want to kill me."

Rickon smiled wryly, shook his head and said, "I just didn't expect that the Red God's power has expanded here, and even our Moron family would dare to chase and kill them."

Sauron looked thoughtful.

"My lord, are you a quasi-witch?"

At this time, Rickon raised his head, looked at Sauron, and sighed: "Being able to become a quasi-witch at such an age, I believe you will become a real wizard in the future!"

Seeing that Rickon misunderstood his identity, Sauron did not refute.

In fact, the current Sauron is less than 20 years old, and it is probably impossible for him to become a wizard at such an age.

"Your Excellency Rickon, can you tell me about the Red God?"

Sauron said softly, the last time he dealt with the followers of the Red God was in Old Lington, and he hadn't seen him for a long time, but he didn't know how far this force had developed.

I still remember the time when I was in Old Linton.

A Red God scale appeared in that auction, which attracted the destruction of the Red God believers. Sauron also investigated the information about the Red God afterwards, but did not get much valuable information.

All I know is that the so-called Red God should be an ancient god.

Back then, in the dark age of the Lost Continent, ancient gods ruled the world, and human beings were as humble as ants. It was not until the appearance of Saint Elsa that this situation changed.

According to historical records, Saint Elsa sealed the ancient gods and led mankind to usher in a bright age.

But now, Saint Elsa is nowhere to be found, and the once powerful Valian Empire has also been turned into historical dust. As the tide of magic surges again, the sealed ancient gods gradually reappeared in the world.

On the opposite side, Rickon nodded and told everything about the Red God.

"Has it developed to this extent?"

Surprise flashed in Sauron's eyes. The Church of the Red God has only been around for less than a year, but the speed of its development is really terrifying.

At the very beginning, those followers of the Red God only dared to hunt down some wandering apprentices.

But now, their goals are getting bigger and bigger. Even a well-established wizard family like the Morun family can't stop the threat of the Red God Church.

For followers of the Red God, wizards are heresies!

Any wizard or apprentice, once targeted by the Church of the Red God, will hardly escape the fate of being hunted down. The Church of the Red God has grown stronger in a short period of time.

"This time, if it weren't for His Excellency Sauron, I'm afraid I would have escaped death."

Recalling what happened before, Rickon felt lingering fear. As a third-level apprentice, he simply couldn't deal with so many followers of the Red God.

"Next, what are your plans, Your Excellency Sauron?" Rickon then asked again.

"I'm going to Casterly Rock."

Sauron pondered for a moment, and said: "I heard that Casterly Rock City is the territory of the Morun family, and there are wizards sitting in it. I don't know if this is true."

Hearing Sauron's words, Rickon showed a trace of confidence on his face.

"Of course!"

Rickon nodded, puffed up his chest, and said, "Our Morun family has more than one wizard. Stark, Forlan, and Normar are all in the realm of wizards now!"

"Three wizards?"

Sauron's heart skipped a beat, and a strange look appeared on his face. As far as he knew, there were indeed wizards in the Morun family, but only the head of the family, Forun, should be an official wizard.

As for Stark and Normar, they are names that have never been heard before.

"Hehe, Your Excellency Sauron doesn't know anything about this."

Rickon looked proud, and said: "Our Morun family did have only one wizard before, but now the tide of magic is surging. In the past year, two quasi-sorcerers have been promoted one after another!"

"Oh?"

Sauron's heart moved, and he asked: "That is to say, the Morun family has two quasi-witches who have been promoted in the past year, so where did their witchcraft crystals come from?"

If a quasi-witch wants to advance to the realm of a wizard, the essential thing is the witchcraft crystal.

Only by completing the solidification of witchcraft can one become a real wizard.

"For our Moron family, witchcraft crystals have never been difficult."

Rickon smiled, and said frankly: "The thing that Patriarch Falun is best at is making witchcraft crystals. Over the years, I don't know how many people have asked the patriarch for a witchcraft crystal."

Sauron's eyes flashed.

No wonder the Morun family was able to train two official wizards one after another within a year. It turned out that the patriarch Fulun mastered the refining method of witchcraft crystals.

This is something that Sauron did not expect.

However, this is not a bad thing for Sauron. Since Foran can make witchcraft crystals, the possibility of getting the Shadow Corps may become higher.

"Does Your Excellency Sauron also plan to attack the realm of wizards?"

On the opposite side, Rickon had a hint of curiosity on his face, and asked: "Although it is an era of surging tides, it may not be a good thing to be too eager for success."

"If Your Excellency Sauron is not fully sure, I suggest you not to act rashly."

Hearing Rickon's words, Sauron felt strange.

However, he didn't explain anything, and said, "We'll talk about the witchcraft crystal in Casterly Rock City. If there's nothing else, why don't we go on the road together."

"it is good!"

Naturally, Rickon would not refuse Sauron's invitation. After the two of them cleaned up their surroundings briefly, they got into the carriage and headed towards Casterly Rock City.

a few hours later.

Human figures appeared in the distance, and several people in red clothes with snake-like vertical pupils appeared in this area. Feeling the faint smell of blood around them, their faces became gloomy.

"It's Lord Loka."

The Red God believer in red looked at one place, and found several corpses from the bushes, all of which were the Red God believers killed by Sauron before.

"These goddamn heretics!"

The faces of the followers of the Red God were gloomy. As believers of the Red God, they had always regarded themselves as servants of the gods, and it was only natural to eliminate heresies.

However, this mission seems to have ended in failure.

Loka and other Red God believers did not kill the target, but were counter-killed by the other party. Now the heresy has disappeared, which is undoubtedly a shame for the Red God Church.

"It should be the Morun family!"

On the spot, one of the followers of the Red God said hoarsely, the order Lorca and the others received was to hunt down and kill Rickon, the third-level apprentice of the Moron family.

Now that the mission fails, it is naturally inseparable from the Morun family.

"Humph!"

Among the many believers of the Red God, a white-haired old man snorted coldly, and said quietly: "The Morun family, right? They dared to kill the believers of the great Red God. This account will be settled with them sooner or later."

"Pass down the order and let the people in each branch prepare!"

"After half a month, we are going to attack Casterly Rock City. Those heretics have killed our companions, and we must pay a sufficient price!" (End of this chapter)