The Truth of Magic

Chapter 178

178 The mysterious spirit body

Because Zhao Xu had to control the speed of his footsteps, he didn’t walk very quickly.

he kept his eyes on the shadows. if there was anything unusual, he would cast the fireball spell with his eternal wand without mercy.

however, the bush that had moved a little did not make any more strange sounds after that.

When Zhao Xu got close to the bushes, he kept his guard up and reached out with the wooden stick in his hand to explore.

However, he found nothing.

it was as if a small rabbit-like animal had disturbed him just now.

At this moment, the sound of the wind came from the forest, accompanied by the shaking of the branches. It was unspeakably cold.

The gloomy feeling of the countryside night was more or less the reason that prompted the novice mages to go offline.

Zhao Xu’s cloak, which was almost completely immune to physical damage, gave him a strong sense of security.

wearing this cloak, it was like he was driving a truck around, and with invisibility, he was even more invincible.

suddenly, a crow flew out from the depths of the forest in the distance and flew towards the sky.

After seeing this, Zhao Xu gave up on the idea of going in circles around the bonfire and continued to head in the direction the crow had flown in.

Thanks to his darksight, he was able to clearly see the crow’s position.

The path in the forest ahead slowly became narrow. there were a lot of places that were covered in dense bushes, and zhao xu could only barely make it across.

After crossing a stream, Zhao Xu found himself in a Cemetery.

Other than a few dirt mounds and gravestones scattered around, most of them were neatly stacked in that desolate area.

At this moment, Zhao Xu’s eyebrows twitched.

his gaze passed through the forest of gravestones and fell on the distant depths of the forest, where there was a fire.

It was a little unusual to hold a bonfire party in such a place.

at this moment, zhao xu gently took out his holy emblem and cast a few protective spells on himself. then, he bent over slightly and sneaked forward.

It was not until he got closer that he realized that there were five young men and women in their teens sitting around the bonfire. On the ground, there was a simple pattern deliberately piled up with stones.

it made the mysterious bonfire in the middle a little erratic, unspeakably strange.

“why is this incantation so awkward to pronounce?” One of the chubby young men complained.

Sitting next to him was a woman with a freckled face. She gently pulled the young man’s sleeve, indicating that he should not talk too much.

the freckled woman’s attire seemed to be from the nearby women’s book academy. many nobles liked to send their daughters there to receive cultural education.

A tall and thin man was standing in front of the bonfire. He held a book in his hand and a golden-threaded mirror frame hung on his nose. His expression was heavy.

everyone, follow me and chant this incantation. Only then will Lisa hear our call. the tall and thin man said.

the undead that have fallen into the ground, the king of eternal darkness, the Saint of death who wanders the end of the world, bi an.

Ceremony?

When Zhao Xu saw this, he didn’t expect to see a resident of Arthur doing a magic ritual.

it was just that he couldn’t guess whether this ritual was for the resurrection of the dead or for the summoning of the undead.

However, in general, the two rituals performed by ordinary people would have the same result.

zhao xu didn’t expect that there would be a group of civilian students here either. they had nothing to do after eating, so they came all the way to this remote forest of gravestones to conduct a magic ritual.

Was he not afraid of getting into trouble?

zhao xu noticed that there were 31 white candles on the outermost ring of the circle that were half-burned, and the tears of the candles were even stuck to the ground.

these 31 candles were half-nailed to the ground like nails.

this meant that the ritual was more than halfway done. it was like a sailboat that had crossed the ocean, and it was not so easy to pull it back.

The consequences of interrupting a ritual depended on the power of the ritual itself. if zhao xu interrupted them, it was very likely that he would cause a disaster for the students in front of him.

however, he was not too nervous. with the holy emblem in his hand, he was more or less able to dispel the undead.

If anything were to happen, he would be able to control it.

zhao xu was now fully equipped with powerful equipment, and his way of doing things wasn’t as cowardly as before.

The tall and thin man in the middle chanted the incantation first, and the rest of the people in the four corners followed suit.

However, Zhao Xu felt that something was off the more he listened.

He noticed that the incantation of the ritual seemed to have deviated a little.

some strange words started to appear.

Zhao Xu noticed that something was off, and he was about to interrupt the ritual.

At the same time, he was also constantly searching for knowledge skills.

One of the most serious consequences of interrupting the ritual was to change the side of the person performing the ritual, or directly summon other strange creatures.

zhao xu was counting down the seconds as he prepared to insert a certain incantation that he had been repeating over and over again to stop the ritual that the students were going through.

just like that, until he was about to speak.

suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew past, absorbing all the heat in the surrounding air.

Then, the tall and thin man who presided over the ceremony grabbed a handful of powder on the spot and scattered it into the fire.

Zhao Xu immediately wanted to shout for them to stop, but he realized that he couldn’t make a sound at all.

[ adventurer zhongxia, you have failed to resist the effect of the ritual ‘silence’. The area has fallen into a state of silence. ]

silence!

at this time, the four people who were still chanting in the middle of their incantations were also surprised, completely unable to understand what had happened.

This effect was similar to the level two divine spell “silence.”

In addition to making it impossible to make any sound within a radius of six meters, it could also prevent any spells with ‘speech’ elements.

However, one of the key elements of most of the spells that Zhao Xu learned was incantations.

even without a casting posture or casting materials, it would be fine.

but zhao xu was very calm at this moment.

The only thing an ordinary mage could do now was to run away from this area as soon as possible, or cast a very small number of spells that did not require words.

But Zhao Xu was different.

The ” teleportation boots ” under his feet could teleport him out of the range of silence without any words.

At the same time, he could also use his potential points to simulate Silent Spell, a metamagic specialty that needed to be improved by one level. This way, his spells would not need incantations.

Then, the air that seemed to have stopped started to flow again.

The four of them, who could only open their mouths and not make a sound, successfully chanted the spell.

Zhao Xu also noticed that there was another notification on his status panel saying that he had canceled his silence.

But he knew it was too late.

The dancing flames on top of the bonfire suddenly emitted a huge cloud of smoke, and slowly, a human figure shrouded in smoke began to appear.

“what do you want from me?”

The voice of the smoke body was very cold, and even its dark red eyes, which were the only thing that was projected, had a cold and ruthless expression.

“We want Lisa back.” The man standing in front of the bonfire said dryly, and then he showed a guilty expression.

” haha, as expected of foolish humans. you’ve always only ever made such a stupid request of me. ”

At this moment, the smoke body let out a deep mocking voice. however, the great me is in a good mood today. I’ll fulfill your request.

“since you know about this ceremony, you should also know the rules.”

At this time, the tall and thin man revealed a happy expression and quickly nodded, ” I know. It’s written in the book. I’ve already prepared the sacrifice for the ritual.

He quickly put down the book in his hand and lowered his head to pick up the bag that he had just placed on the ground. It contained the body of a goat.

“no, this is not enough. restoring her body is one request, bringing her back is another. do you want your girlfriend to live with a rotten body?” at this moment, the spirit body in the smoke said.

he pointed to the ground where lisa was buried.

At this moment, Zhao Xu also took out the magic staff in his hand.

he had never seen such a mysterious spirit body that could make a wish in the summoning ritual in the legendary library.

in that case, he had already thought of the reward for solving this problem. it was the book in the tall and thin man’s hand.

According to the legendary library ” Lu duo, ” every book that she had not hidden before could be exchanged for a magic item.

“May I know what you want? as long as I have it, I’ll give it to you.” the tall, thin man said anxiously.

“Very well, then the great me only wants one thing.”

As he spoke, the mysterious spirit body that had turned into smoke suddenly burst out with a sinister smile. those are your friends!

as soon as he finished speaking, the four people who had been sitting in the corner following the ceremony fell to the ground with a thud. they were obviously dead.

the tall and thin man immediately broke down. he wailed, ” “No, I don’t want it anymore. I want them back.”

At this moment, the mysterious smoke-like spirit body continued to smile. that’s fine too. I’m in a good mood today.

then, the four dead people slowly stood up again. however, all of them looked pale and their eyes were fixed on the tall and thin man in the middle.

at this moment, they had all been transformed into zombies.

“don’t worry, your lisa will be back with them.” The spirit body continued to smile strangely, as if it was satisfied with the tall and thin man’s expression.

“Time backtrack,”

Zhao Xu held the talisman in his hand and muttered to himself.

Suddenly, everything around him quickly faded away. The ashes that had fallen off the bonfire flew back and turned back into charcoal.

the cold wind that had just passed by flew back.

The four zombies ‘faces turned red, and their turbid eyes started to move again, full of vitality.

they had all returned to six seconds ago, back to the state they were in before they died and fell to the ground.

Zhao Xu glared at the man who was kneeling on the ground. He held the staff in his hand and shouted at the spirit body in front of him, ” “get lost,” he said.

expel!

Zhao Xu was speechless as he looked at the mist that had just disappeared. These days, you could only use trash spirits that could turn into zombies, but you still dared to come here and pretend to be a powerful being that could use the wish spell to resurrect.