The Witcher: From the Academy of Knights

Chapter 72 The Tomb
In the sky, a beam of sunlight casts down.

As the demon tree and the wraith were eliminated, the fog in the forest seemed to gradually dissipate, and the few remaining spirit bodies were reduced to ashes in a burst of screams.

In situ, Sauron was thoughtful on his face.

From the looks of it, the spirits in the Misty Forest were all controlled by the demon tree, and as the wraiths were killed, the remaining spirits would naturally also perish.

"Is it finally over?"

Not far away, Kailo sat slumped on the ground, looking at the messy surroundings, a glint of life after a catastrophe flashed in his eyes.

Next to him, Connard's face was pale, but he still had a trace of breath.

Sauron looked around.

Of the fifty soldiers brought from Night Crow City, there are now less than ten left, and the rest were killed by the demon tree and spirit bodies.

Among the people present, perhaps only Kailo is in good condition.

Even for Sauron, the magic power in his body was almost exhausted at this moment.

patter!
Suddenly, a few drops of water fell from the sky, followed by a burst of raindrops, hitting the ground and splashing in all directions.

As the rain fell, the flames in the forest were gradually extinguished.

Not far away, the giant tree had turned into dead wood, and its surface was covered with burnt black marks.

Sauron took a deep breath.

After a short rest, he walked towards the broken giant tree. The wraith had been dealt with, but Sauron wanted to know the origin of this demon tree.

"Lord Lord, please be careful."

Seeing Sauron walking towards the giant tree, Kailo hurriedly followed, a trace of nervousness flashed in his eyes.

Although the demon tree at this moment has been burned into a dead tree, Kailo still has lingering fears from the previous terror of the other party.

On the spot, Sauron's eyes flickered slightly.

Looking at the demon tree that had turned into a dead tree, he raised the cross sword in his hand, aimed it at the root of the giant tree, and swung it with all his might.

Click!

The cross sword cut off the trunk of the giant tree. As the soil surged, the already withered tree collapsed, and a dark cave also emerged.

A cold and strange breath rushed over!

"This is?"

Beside, Kailo had a look of surprise on his face, looking at the cave under the giant tree without speaking for a long time.

Sauron's eyes flashed, and he wanted to enter the cave to find out.

"My lord, no!"

Kailo's face changed slightly, and he stopped him quickly, persuading him: "This place is full of weirdness, no one knows what's inside, it's too risky for you to do this."

"no need to worry."

Sauron shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "Since the demon tree has been dealt with, there should be no more danger in the Misty Forest."

"If you can't find out, no one can tell what will happen!"

"Knight Kailo, take Knight Konrad back to Night Crow City first. If his injury continues to be delayed, his life may be in danger."

Seeing Sauron's resolute expression, Kailo hesitated to persuade him.

Afterwards, he nodded, and hurriedly returned to Night Crow City with several soldiers.

Looking at the cave in front of him, Sauron's thoughts flickered for a while, and then he went straight in.

It was already the season of fire, but the cave still exuded a chill. Sauron lit a torch to dispel the surrounding darkness.

Gradually, he came to the depths of the cave.

In the distance is a place similar to a tomb, where a black copper coffin is placed, surrounded by iron boxes, which contain various gold and silver treasures.

"tomb?"

Sauron's heart jumped, and a trace of caution flashed in his eyes.

He didn't approach the copper coffin rashly, but called the crow Lal to come forward to investigate, and after confirming that there was no danger, he walked over carefully.

Inside the copper coffin are corpses that have been turned into dry bones along the way.

The opponent's flesh and blood had already rotted away, but the gray robe he was wearing was still intact, only covered with a layer of dust.

Sauron looked around.

In addition to the copper coffin, there are many iron boxes in the tomb, most of which are open and filled with gold, silver and jewelry.

But there are also several iron boxes closed.

Sauron opened one of them, and there were many sea-blue crystals inside, exuding a special aura, like energy fluctuations.

"Magic Stone!"

Seeing the crystals in the iron box, Sauron's eyes flashed thoughtfully.

These sea-blue crystals are the magic stones, which are the currency of wizards. There are records about magic stones in the Necronomicon Handbook.

Sauron grabbed a magic stone and put it in his palm to feel the energy contained in it.

After a while, he raised his head.

Since there are magic stones in the iron box, the identity of the owner of the tomb is almost beyond doubt. Even if he is not a wizard, he must be an apprentice.

"It should be a wizard apprentice!"

A thought flashed in Sauron's eyes.

The wizard's tomb would not be so shabby, so the owner of this tomb was most likely a wizard apprentice during his lifetime.

Afterwards, Sauron opened all the iron boxes.

There are magic stones inside, about two hundred or so in total.

In addition, Sauron also found a black notebook in the copper coffin.

"Uris."

Sauron opened the black note and learned that the owner of the tomb was named Uris.

Due to the corrosion of the years, the notebook has long been dilapidated, and only a part of the contents inside has been preserved.

The man named Uris was a third-level apprentice before his death.

The other party came from a city called Old Lington, and chose to flee to avoid the pursuit of the enemy, but because he was seriously injured in the process of fleeing, Uris felt that his life was not long after he came to the Principality of Tal.

At that time, Uris knew very well that he had no possibility of surviving, but he was unwilling to do so, so he buried himself in the forest of mist.

According to Uris' plan, his physical body will indeed perish, but with some witchcraft means, there is a chance to keep his soul.

In fact, Uris also succeeded.

The body rotted with time, but Uris's soul survived, but because of some accidents, he was trapped in the tomb and could not leave.

In this way, the years passed by.

Uris trapped in the tomb is like a prisoner. The endless loneliness and darkness gradually distort his soul.

In the end, Uris became a wraith.

In order to escape from the cage-like tomb, it fused its own soul with the giant tree, thus forming that monster-like giant tree.

"Old Warrington!"

After closing the notebook in his hand, a gleam of light flashed in Sauron's eyes.

Through Uris' notes, he learned of a city named Old Linton, which belonged to the Free City State and gathered many apprentice wizards.

In a sense, Old Warrington is a city of wizards.

Thinking of this, Sauron's mind flickered.

Perhaps if he has time, he should also go to Old Lington. In this city of wizards, he may gain something.

(End of this chapter)