Chapter 86
The Complete Mysterious Eye Rune
After hearing this, Todd remained silent for a moment before sighing.
"Sigh... ever since you left the Winter Realm."
"Mold conducted bloodline experiments on my body."
"He transplanted a bloodline called the Snowfield Mad Wolf into my body."
"Although he didn't send me to the front lines of the monster extermination campaign, he did assign me some field missions..."
Matthew frowned upon hearing this.
He had long suspected that Todd had incorporated the bloodline of a magical beast, because he remembered that Todd's physique was only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person, but now the system showed that his physique was 6 points.
This type of snowfield mad wolf is recorded in the "Winter Realm Monster Compendium".
This is a magical beast with powerful explosive force, but its bloodline conflicts with humans to some extent.
Forced fusion will destabilize the modifier's mind.
One day each month, I completely lose my mind and forget what I did that day.
Matthew pressed on, "And then what?"
"What happened when you were sent on a mission in the field?"
Todd shivered, seemingly still shaken.
He suppressed his fear and spoke after a long pause.
"Mold asked me to find traces of a dragon beast, and I followed it all the way to the depths of the great snowy mountains."
"Then my Snowfield Mad Wolf bloodline kicked in, and I went mad..."
"When I woke up, it seemed I had entered a strange world..."
Todd swallowed and continued.
"There are many powerful and eerie magical beasts there, especially at night when their strength increases dramatically, making them even more terrifying..."
"The injuries I sustained were from that time."
"I only remember running and running in that eerie world until I finally escaped into a castle, where I could finally catch my breath."
"And then...and then I don't remember anything."
Upon hearing this, Matthew fell into deep thought. "A strange world? A castle..."
"What's inside that castle?"
"And how did you get back here?"
Todd crouched down on the ground and curled up.
"I don't know, that castle has a strange and eerie feel to it, I'm afraid to wander around."
"I simply stayed quietly behind the gate, avoiding the pursuit of the monsters outside."
"I just stayed there, and stayed there..."
"Finally, the mad wolf bloodline within me flared up..."
"I went mad again, and when I woke up I found myself back in the Realm of Winter."
"I lost my way here, wandering aimlessly, until I came to these giant rocks to rest, and that's when I met you."
After hearing Todd's explanation, Matthew frowned even more deeply.
"Oh, right!" Todd suddenly remembered something and exclaimed to Matthew.
"Mold tattooed some strange patterns on my body before I left for a field mission."
Matthew was startled and immediately asked, "What pattern?"
"I don't know either. The design was tattooed on my back, and I've been so busy running around that I haven't paid any attention to it."
Having said that, Todd slowly stood up, unfastened his wizard's robe to reveal his back.
"really!"
When Todd turned around, Matthew was shocked to find that the eerie eye tattooed on his back was the complete design.
The pattern seemed to have a life of its own; when Matthew looked at it, it felt like he was staring into an eye.
He memorized every detail of the pattern at a glance.
"The abnormality that happened to Todd is very likely related to this eye pattern."
Matthew immediately activated his magic, manipulating the wind element in the air to create a tiny wind blade.
He used the knife to scrape off a corner of the eye rune on Todd's back.
After the pattern was damaged, the eyes, which had looked like they were alive, seemed to lose all their vitality immediately.
"That should be fine," Matthew said, then took out a bottle of healing potion from his storage space and handed it to Todd.
Todd trusted Matthew completely and did not believe that the other would harm him.
He breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Matthew say that everything was alright. He took the medicine with one hand, bit off the cork, and immediately tilted his head back to drink it.
After taking two bottles of healing potion, Todd felt much better.
"Your potion is really effective. I survived in that strange world thanks to it."
"Could you give me a few more bottles?"
Matthew smiled. "Sure, plenty!"
"Oh, right!" Todd suddenly remembered something and asked, "What happened to Mold?"
"I signed a soul contract with him, and our souls are connected."
"Why have I been unable to feel any connection with him since I returned from that strange world?"
"And didn't you return to the wizarding world? Why have you come back here? Aren't you afraid Mold will attack you?"
Matthew shook his head, offering no further explanation, only saying...
"Mold is dead! Your soul is now free!"
"Dead? Did they die on the front lines of exterminating the monsters...?"
"Huh? Why do I feel like I can't see through you anymore?"
Todd hadn't noticed before, but now he realized that Matthew's mental strength had increased significantly.
He exclaimed in surprise, "You've been promoted to intermediate apprentice?"
Matthew nodded noncommittally.
"Wait a minute..." At this moment, Todd had a bold guess in his mind.
Mold died, Matthew was promoted to intermediate apprentice, and returned to the Winter Realm.
Then recall the terrifying fire magic that the other party had just used.
Todd already knew the answer in his heart, "Mold...could it be you...?"
Matthew didn't say anything more; he waved his hand to interrupt.
What are your plans for the future?
According to the school's rules, Todd is now considered a missing apprentice.
If they return to the school's headquarters in the Winterlands, they will still need to complete thirty years of pioneering work before they can return to the wizarding world.
However, if he did not return to the school's headquarters, he would have no choice but to spend the rest of his life in this desolate wilderness.
Thinking of the pioneers of the school and the students who had died, Todd's face fell with sorrow.
"Sigh, what else can we do besides continue pioneering the school?"
"Don't you want to go back to the wizarding world?"
"Stop making sarcastic remarks. Going back is easier said than done!"
Matthew chuckled, "Have you forgotten how I got back?"
"Complete the test!"
Matthew nodded. "That's right. I remember your challenge was to create a restriction. I can help you with that."
He didn't have this ability before, but now with Matthew's knowledge of runic literature...
It is not difficult to create a new restriction by modifying an old one.
Matthew wouldn't mind helping Todd out.
"Are you serious!"
"Of course! But first, tell me about the dragon you're looking for."
Matthew is now searching for a third type of dragon bloodline that he can fuse with.
The dragon that Todd was looking for might come in handy.