winter era

Chapter 21 Escapes and Deceptions
With a snap of his fingers, two fires lit up in the empty cave.

Because the power exerted by a certain great wizard caused the order to reverse in an instant, the extinguished torch was relit in the hands of another great wizard.The great wizard named Kaos called for flames in the mountains to illuminate his sight.

Under the overlap of light and shadow, Kaos's face, which had faded from the gray-white disturbance of the turbulent flow of time, reflected a sallow yellow.Kaos, freed from spell interference, looked at everything in front of him with a livid face.But in front of his eyes, there was no human figure on the wall where a person should have been kneeling, leaving only a hole emitting black smoke.

"I escaped..."

Looking at the empty cave with only two torches left, Kaos covered his head and sighed deeply.And on the ground in front of him was a pitch-black hole the size of his finger.The hole is full of traces of erosion by negative energy.

That was naturally the consequence of the missed attack he released.The great wizard finally escaped at the last moment, just as Kaos had expected at the beginning.No great wizard in any organization would be so stupid as to be overwhelmed by a law.Even the idiot just now is probably unlikely, Kaos has already made follow-up preparations after he escapes.

But that was when Kaos was in control of the overall situation, not in a hurry now.

The great wizard ran away, not because of anything else, but because Kaos' own shadow power backlashed back at that moment.Although the backlash of the shadow did not cause any direct impact, the countless negative emotions at that moment still shocked his spirit to a subtle level, making his negative energy finger hesitate a little.

And the great wizard named Edmund was also keenly aware of the abnormality of his enemy.In order to survive, he seized every opportunity and used four single words to trigger a nine-stage spell.Instead of choosing a more risky attack behavior, he used a very partial nine-stage spell 'time walk' specially used for assistance.This guy who didn't know whether he was cunning or stupid rubbed against Kaos' body and reversed part of the time, replaced himself behind Kaos, and rushed out of the cave directly.

After waiting for the distortion of the gray sense of time brought by the time walk to end, Kaos could only stare at the negative energy in front of him in a daze.Maybe I should be glad that idiot didn't make more spells because of this, otherwise he would really have to spend a lot of time.

Kaos may be happy because he is still alive, but Kaos feels that this ending is intolerable.

As expected, Edmund escaped, but his soul was not eaten.But the process was decidedly different from what was expected.This is something that Kaos absolutely cannot tolerate.Only this kind of thing will not be forgiven by Kaos.Kaos would rather die than see such a thing happen beyond his own budget.It doesn't matter whether he is mentally clean, or he is mentally ill.He would rather reduce his power to zero than see anything that exceeds his budget.Only that kind of thing he will never tolerate.I would rather die than see power beyond my grasp.This is the paranoia of the great wizard.

"...The power that cannot be controlled by oneself is not worthy of being called one's own power. Even if it can bring great gains, instability cannot be ignored." Looking at the shadow under his feet, Kaos I already have an idea in my heart.

The shadow under Kaos' feet didn't know the smooth and stable black cast by normal humans.And it's very weird, twisting itself like a living thing in the two-dimensional space of the plane.From time to time, he made a silhouette of eating to the great wizard, arrogantly showing their special and elusive characteristics.

What a bunch of damn dogs, Kaos thought with disgust.

But Kaos cannot leave them for the time being.If he predicts well, the so-called paradise organization will definitely intervene when he goes to the decisive battle with the giant dragons tomorrow.After all, it was an organization that could send out a great wizard casually, and it was impossible to let his face be slapped like this and still remain unwavering.This has nothing to do with size, it is purely a matter of cohesion.

Can only use that disgusting strategy.

"The soul of the mountains, are you there?" After a long silence, Kaos asked aloud against a brown mountain wall.The soul inside the mountainside emerged from the deepest part of the soil, and soon arrived in the cave to give the Great Wizard a definite answer.

"Yes, I am still there, Guardian of the Covenant. I am still waiting for your call under the glacier."

"That's good." Kaos nodded.

There is no need for the power that cannot be mastered, and the power that is not necessary for the existence does not need to appear on oneself.Originally, the use of shadow energy was based on his strength and adaptability, but now it seems that there is no way to master these unruly things after only a few years of accumulation.Since there is no way to grasp it, then give up.

He, Kaos, is not a human being who can't afford to let go. After all, he is the chief mage of the Northland.The great wizard took a deep breath, a strange flush appeared on his pale face, and he looked at the brown mountain soul decisively.

"Call the Great Sage of the Sky Ring for me. I have something to tell him." Kaos paused for a moment, as if he was making a very difficult choice.After a long time, he took a breath and spoke again. "About the plan he said, I agreed. I will follow the ghost things he said until I become a great wizard again in the capital."

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"Today?" Rosalind rubbed her eyes and looked at the pale wizard in disbelief.

She even felt that she might be hallucinating due to lack of sleep due to being too excited.That cold and resolute great wizard Kaos who doesn't look like a human is standing in front of her and talking to her in a negotiating tone?
It is absolutely impossible for that ruthless great wizard to have an equal dialogue with her face to face.Well, I must have fallen asleep.With such considerations in mind, Rosalind looked suspiciously at Kaos, who was gradually recovering her human appearance, and asked cautiously. "Didn't you say there would be a recovery period of one month?"

"No need now." Kaos frowned, leaning on his black staff like catkins in the wind, hanging weakly in front of Rosalind's gate.The little witch keenly discovered that the hidden elements in the body of this terrifying great wizard seemed to have become very scarce, even the elements that maintained his semi-shadow state disappeared without a trace, and he could only appear in the witch's eyes as a weak human being. before.But Rosalind didn't think she would be moved by this kind of trust.Because he represented that even if he was about to die, he could easily crush a little wizard like Rosalind.

Not trust, but contempt.Looking at the human being who seemed to be dying at any time, Rosalind's originally confused brain was completely awake, and she quickly adjusted her position and became serious.

But what kind of enemy can make such a terrifying wizard use all his strength...

"It's the culprit of the dragon breeding, another great wizard." Kaos leaned against the door, lowered his head and whispered softly.He was already so weak that he couldn't maintain his form normally, and could only use his physical strength to stand up.But for a mage who has not had muscle support for several years, even standing for a long time is a very exhausting task.The 20-year-old's face that got rid of the shadows and looked very young gradually had a little flush and cold sweat, and his body trembled involuntarily.

However, this great wizard still adhered to the rule of ignoring the inviolability of the territory, and tried his best to straighten his back in front of his juniors.Even if the energy in his body was close to zero, this great wizard still had a proud enough attitude to face Rosalind.Even the empty eyes and the attitude of the spirit have not changed, which makes the elf wizard feel a trace of sincere awe.

She knew how much pain and suffering the mage endured when there was no mysterious filling in his body.It was like countless mouths gnawed at the soul in the body, making people feel that the pain had seeped into the bone marrow but it was irreparable.Back then, Rosalind recklessly tested her limits, and ended up being locked in the barrier and howling for a whole day.On the other hand, Kaos was not blushing or out of breath, just like usual, except for his normal weakness, everything was normal.

No wonder this kind of person can become a great wizard at the age of 20. This is a well-deserved heart like steel.With this kind of terrifying spiritual will, it is probably feasible for him to kill the real Titan with a knife without any auxiliary equipment, right?
"Don't think about those useless things, the enemy is more than the great wizard. You'd better be mentally prepared for a fierce battle." Kaos seemed to have sensed something, and reprimanded the witch with a gloomy face. "I didn't kill the great wizard directly. You'd better be prepared for the worst. We may be facing a great wizard and all his subordinates."

"Eh? Why—" "There is no reason, because I can only do this." Kaos said with a gloomy face. "Because of time, I can't recruit any manpower at all, and I don't know what foreshadowing he has. I can only solve it quickly."

Kaos changed his posture, supported his body, and looked at Rosalind opposite with a tired face. "I have no reinforcements, no backup, and my strength has been greatly weakened. The end result of one month is likely to be the disappearance of your ice elf village. So we can only do this, and only do this You can only kill him with the fastest speed."

"And the consciousness of dying on the snow mountain, have you achieved it?"

(End of this chapter)