Chapter 11
Shipwreck
The night was dark and stormy, with the roaring waves crashing against the shore.
The vicissitudes of fate caused his eyes to radiate an astonishing hatred at all times. This hatred had even become a chilling force that could affect others. Anyone who got too close would feel a bone-chilling cold.
Therefore, he had to disguise himself at all times, and only the darkness of night could allow him to shed that veil of pretense.
Gillum sat atop the mast, unmoved by the raging sea winds; perhaps his heart was already more ferocious and chilling than the storm itself…
Compared to Green, the orphan from the remote island city of Bisel, Gillum had a more convoluted and bizarre fate.
Fifteen years ago, it was a peaceful night in an ordinary village on the Wizarding Continent. However, on this very night, a terrifying dark wizard descended upon the village, wantonly slaughtering all forces that dared to defy his will.
The dark wizard's true purpose was to collect his experimental subjects... living humans.
No one can understand the mind of a dark wizard. They have gone astray in their pursuit of wizarding knowledge, resorting to any means to achieve greater power. In their eyes, those weaker fellow wizards are nothing more than stepping stones on their path to advancement.
Little did people know that the original purpose of wizards and witchcraft was to protect humanity from being plundered and enslaved by powerful beings from other worlds!
In the dark cage, Gillum spent more than ten years in darkness, from witnessing his relatives being taken away by the dark wizard with irresistible force and subjected to cruel human experiments when he was young, to the later batches of new "experimental materials" being imprisoned.
Gillum has witnessed too many deaths, some of which are too cruel and bizarre.
Until one day, his fate took a turn!
No one knew why he was able to miraculously survive time and time again on the testing platform where there was only a one in ten thousand chance of survival. Even the dark wizard found it hard to believe, but Kirum had indeed done it.
Moreover, after repeatedly facing the fear of death, his eyes gradually calmed down and became incredibly cold, like the black ice piled up at the bottom of the legendary Howling Abyss.
It wasn't until a few years ago, when the witchers of the Blacksor Tower Wizarding Academy killed the evil dark wizard and rescued all the civilians imprisoned in the cages, that Gilram truly regained his freedom after more than a decade.
Therefore, Gillum made Blacksor Tower Wizarding Academy his home.
Meanwhile, with the concerted efforts of many wizards at Black Tower Wizarding Academy, the reason why Gillum was able to survive time and time again on the testing platform was also discovered. To the astonishment of the many wizards, they realized that Black Tower Wizarding Academy had welcomed a true genius, a genius with several chances of winning the Holy Tower Qualifying Battle.
Soon, Blacksorta received intelligence that two rare geniuses with innate manifest talents had appeared on the distant Eastern Coral Island, but the island belonged to the territory of another wizarding academy, Lilith's Hut.
Driven by certain ambitions, the Black Tower Wizarding Academy, whose guiding principles are mutual competition, survival of the fittest, and natural selection, launched a meticulously planned mission...
"Coo coo!"
In the darkness, an owl calmly landed on Kirum's shoulder. Kirum seemed to have been prepared and showed no surprise whatsoever, his dark eyes fixed on the owl.
"At this speed, you should reach the target area around 7 a.m. tomorrow. Once you've done that, just sprinkle that stuff in the cabin and you'll have completed your mission."
The owl spoke in a low voice in human language.
Kirum said in a deep voice, "Understood."
As a violent sea breeze blew in, the owl wobbled away into the distance, while Gillum remained seated calmly, his cold eyes gazing into the endless darkness.
"Kirum? Solum?"
…………
These days, Green's life seems to revolve around only two themes: studying magic books and fresh fish and mushroom soup.
Inside the cabin, it was impossible to tell whether it was day or night outside; only the flickering candles provided what seemed to be an eternal light.
Rubbing his eyes, which were already bloodshot from the soreness, Green closed "Hunter's Nose Modification and Scent Atlas," a book he had been reading for who knows how long.
Stretching, Green muttered, "That Binghamson guy hasn't been around in ages. Sigh, I guess I'll go for a walk."
Perhaps because he hadn't moved for too long, Green's bones creaked and groaned before he carefully put the magic stone and spellbook away from his body and left the cabin.
"It's already early morning?"
Green muttered in surprise, thinking it was still late at night.
Boom!
Suddenly, a deafening sound rang out, and Green, who was preparing to walk to the deck in the fifth-floor cabin, suddenly fell down. For a moment, he felt the huge ocean liner overturn and shake violently.
Green's first thought was that they had hit a reef!
Before they could even catch their breath, the cabin was filled with panic and chaos.
"What happened? Did it run aground?"
"Help! Sea monster..."
Many wizard apprentices rushed out of the cabin in a panic, wanting to go to the deck to find out what was going on. However, at that moment, a giant creature that was at least two and a half meters tall suddenly walked into the deck exit.
This giant creature had a human upper body and a snake lower body, and its entire body was covered with blue scales. It held a shiny metal fork in its hands and looked greedily at the group of dumbfounded wizard apprentices.
Everyone gasped in shock. It was obvious that this monster was definitely not something a group of wizard apprentices could handle!
"What's wrong? What's wrong...?"
Next to the deck exit, a wooden door to a room opened, and a bewildered wizard apprentice peeked out, trying to figure out what was going on outside, only to see the huge monster at the doorway.
"Holy crap... am I dreaming?"
The wizard apprentice only had time to utter a curse before the sea monster's massive metal fork pierced through him. The crudely made metal fork even pulled out a section of intestines, and a strong stench of blood immediately filled the entire cabin.
"Run! Siren! It's a siren! The siren is killing people!"
The fifth-floor cabin erupted into chaos as wizard apprentices fled in terror, pushing and shoving each other. The murder of the wizard apprentice had indeed stirred up many of them.
The wizard apprentices on the fourth floor were confused and wanted to come up to see what was going on. As they pushed and shoved each other, the entire cabin became chaotic.
"Green, come here!"
Yokris called out to Green, with Yokriana beside him. Green was overjoyed and quickly ran over.
"Wait for me!"
For some reason, Lafite from next door also came over, seemingly feeling unsafe being alone in the room and believing that there is strength in numbers.
Meanwhile, two panicked wizard apprentices temporarily took refuge in Yocris's room, and the group held the wooden door shut.
Everyone was terrified. Green could clearly hear screams and cries coming from the corridor, as if there was more than one monster, and it was slaughtering people who couldn't escape in time.
Yocris brought over a table, a wooden bed, and anything else that could block the door, and the room instantly fell silent, with only heavy breathing and rapid heartbeats remaining.
It is unknown how many wizard apprentices were killed in the cabin, but judging from the screams, there were no fewer than twenty.
At the same time, the sounds of human fighting and the distinctive hoarse roars of sea monsters gradually came from the room. Everyone in the room was overjoyed, guessing that the powerful sailors had come to their rescue.
For the first time, everyone found those dirty and rude sailors surprisingly endearing.
Even as the sailors came to the rescue, the screams of numerous wizard apprentices could still be heard from inside the cabin.
Suddenly, a door next door was broken down, followed by desperate screams and wails. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. They knew without a doubt that the terrifying sea monster had broken in and was carrying out a bloody massacre.
The few people in the cabin of the ship dared not utter a sound, and there was some despair in their eyes.
"It's alright, we still have hope. As long as Wizard Dila intervenes, we can definitely kill these sea monsters!"
"A male wizard apprentice who had fled to Jokris's room said in a low voice."
Everyone's eyes lit up. That's right!
Despite the mystery and power of the wizard, everyone still held great faith in him.
Boom!
Suddenly, the ship shuddered again, the violent shaking causing everyone in the room to change their expressions. A crisp sound of wood breaking was heard behind them, followed by a barrage of wood debris, like a fierce sandstorm.
Everyone instantly curled up into a ball and closed their eyes. A moment later, bright sunlight shone into the room from behind them.
The group turned around in horror, and a scene that seemed straight out of a nightmare appeared before them.
The ship's hull, which was at least 20 to 30 centimeters thick, had a hole seven or eight meters wide torn open, and Yocris's cabin was right in the center of this hole!
Above this large hole, a pitch-black creature resembling a sea serpent was slowly crawling upwards. Its diameter was over two meters, which gives an idea of the terrifying size of this sea serpent.
"what……"
A witch apprentice screamed in agony. When everyone looked down, they saw that this witch apprentice was one of the two unfamiliar apprentices who had hidden in Yocris's room.
At this moment, a wooden stick was inserted into the female wizard apprentice's abdomen, even protruding halfway, and blood flowed all over the ground.
The female wizard apprentice looked at everyone with a desperate expression, pleading, but everyone looked helpless.
Green also felt something was wrong with his feet. Looking down, he saw that his groin was stained with blood. It turned out that a piece of wood had cut his foot when the wood chips hit him.
Although the injury wasn't serious, it affected Green's movement.
"No!"
Yocris, heartbroken, covered Yokriana's eyes, his expression frantic.
It turned out that a wooden branch had not only cut most of Yokliana's cheek, but had also pierced her eye. Although it was not fatal, such an injury was far too cruel for a girl.
"hiss……"
Raffi gasped, her face pale. Her left shoulder was now soaked and red, and somewhat mangled.
In that instant of disaster, only Joris and the unfamiliar male wizard apprentice remained relatively unharmed in the cabin.
However, seemingly sensing the commotion in the room, a long metal fork was plunged into the door with a "bang," and bloodshot crimson eyes peered at the group through the crack.
Despair was on everyone's face.
The vicissitudes of fate caused his eyes to radiate an astonishing hatred at all times. This hatred had even become a chilling force that could affect others. Anyone who got too close would feel a bone-chilling cold.
Therefore, he had to disguise himself at all times, and only the darkness of night could allow him to shed that veil of pretense.
Gillum sat atop the mast, unmoved by the raging sea winds; perhaps his heart was already more ferocious and chilling than the storm itself…
Compared to Green, the orphan from the remote island city of Bisel, Gillum had a more convoluted and bizarre fate.
Fifteen years ago, it was a peaceful night in an ordinary village on the Wizarding Continent. However, on this very night, a terrifying dark wizard descended upon the village, wantonly slaughtering all forces that dared to defy his will.
The dark wizard's true purpose was to collect his experimental subjects... living humans.
No one can understand the mind of a dark wizard. They have gone astray in their pursuit of wizarding knowledge, resorting to any means to achieve greater power. In their eyes, those weaker fellow wizards are nothing more than stepping stones on their path to advancement.
Little did people know that the original purpose of wizards and witchcraft was to protect humanity from being plundered and enslaved by powerful beings from other worlds!
In the dark cage, Gillum spent more than ten years in darkness, from witnessing his relatives being taken away by the dark wizard with irresistible force and subjected to cruel human experiments when he was young, to the later batches of new "experimental materials" being imprisoned.
Gillum has witnessed too many deaths, some of which are too cruel and bizarre.
Until one day, his fate took a turn!
No one knew why he was able to miraculously survive time and time again on the testing platform where there was only a one in ten thousand chance of survival. Even the dark wizard found it hard to believe, but Kirum had indeed done it.
Moreover, after repeatedly facing the fear of death, his eyes gradually calmed down and became incredibly cold, like the black ice piled up at the bottom of the legendary Howling Abyss.
It wasn't until a few years ago, when the witchers of the Blacksor Tower Wizarding Academy killed the evil dark wizard and rescued all the civilians imprisoned in the cages, that Gilram truly regained his freedom after more than a decade.
Therefore, Gillum made Blacksor Tower Wizarding Academy his home.
Meanwhile, with the concerted efforts of many wizards at Black Tower Wizarding Academy, the reason why Gillum was able to survive time and time again on the testing platform was also discovered. To the astonishment of the many wizards, they realized that Black Tower Wizarding Academy had welcomed a true genius, a genius with several chances of winning the Holy Tower Qualifying Battle.
Soon, Blacksorta received intelligence that two rare geniuses with innate manifest talents had appeared on the distant Eastern Coral Island, but the island belonged to the territory of another wizarding academy, Lilith's Hut.
Driven by certain ambitions, the Black Tower Wizarding Academy, whose guiding principles are mutual competition, survival of the fittest, and natural selection, launched a meticulously planned mission...
"Coo coo!"
In the darkness, an owl calmly landed on Kirum's shoulder. Kirum seemed to have been prepared and showed no surprise whatsoever, his dark eyes fixed on the owl.
"At this speed, you should reach the target area around 7 a.m. tomorrow. Once you've done that, just sprinkle that stuff in the cabin and you'll have completed your mission."
The owl spoke in a low voice in human language.
Kirum said in a deep voice, "Understood."
As a violent sea breeze blew in, the owl wobbled away into the distance, while Gillum remained seated calmly, his cold eyes gazing into the endless darkness.
"Kirum? Solum?"
…………
These days, Green's life seems to revolve around only two themes: studying magic books and fresh fish and mushroom soup.
Inside the cabin, it was impossible to tell whether it was day or night outside; only the flickering candles provided what seemed to be an eternal light.
Rubbing his eyes, which were already bloodshot from the soreness, Green closed "Hunter's Nose Modification and Scent Atlas," a book he had been reading for who knows how long.
Stretching, Green muttered, "That Binghamson guy hasn't been around in ages. Sigh, I guess I'll go for a walk."
Perhaps because he hadn't moved for too long, Green's bones creaked and groaned before he carefully put the magic stone and spellbook away from his body and left the cabin.
"It's already early morning?"
Green muttered in surprise, thinking it was still late at night.
Boom!
Suddenly, a deafening sound rang out, and Green, who was preparing to walk to the deck in the fifth-floor cabin, suddenly fell down. For a moment, he felt the huge ocean liner overturn and shake violently.
Green's first thought was that they had hit a reef!
Before they could even catch their breath, the cabin was filled with panic and chaos.
"What happened? Did it run aground?"
"Help! Sea monster..."
Many wizard apprentices rushed out of the cabin in a panic, wanting to go to the deck to find out what was going on. However, at that moment, a giant creature that was at least two and a half meters tall suddenly walked into the deck exit.
This giant creature had a human upper body and a snake lower body, and its entire body was covered with blue scales. It held a shiny metal fork in its hands and looked greedily at the group of dumbfounded wizard apprentices.
Everyone gasped in shock. It was obvious that this monster was definitely not something a group of wizard apprentices could handle!
"What's wrong? What's wrong...?"
Next to the deck exit, a wooden door to a room opened, and a bewildered wizard apprentice peeked out, trying to figure out what was going on outside, only to see the huge monster at the doorway.
"Holy crap... am I dreaming?"
The wizard apprentice only had time to utter a curse before the sea monster's massive metal fork pierced through him. The crudely made metal fork even pulled out a section of intestines, and a strong stench of blood immediately filled the entire cabin.
"Run! Siren! It's a siren! The siren is killing people!"
The fifth-floor cabin erupted into chaos as wizard apprentices fled in terror, pushing and shoving each other. The murder of the wizard apprentice had indeed stirred up many of them.
The wizard apprentices on the fourth floor were confused and wanted to come up to see what was going on. As they pushed and shoved each other, the entire cabin became chaotic.
"Green, come here!"
Yokris called out to Green, with Yokriana beside him. Green was overjoyed and quickly ran over.
"Wait for me!"
For some reason, Lafite from next door also came over, seemingly feeling unsafe being alone in the room and believing that there is strength in numbers.
Meanwhile, two panicked wizard apprentices temporarily took refuge in Yocris's room, and the group held the wooden door shut.
Everyone was terrified. Green could clearly hear screams and cries coming from the corridor, as if there was more than one monster, and it was slaughtering people who couldn't escape in time.
Yocris brought over a table, a wooden bed, and anything else that could block the door, and the room instantly fell silent, with only heavy breathing and rapid heartbeats remaining.
It is unknown how many wizard apprentices were killed in the cabin, but judging from the screams, there were no fewer than twenty.
At the same time, the sounds of human fighting and the distinctive hoarse roars of sea monsters gradually came from the room. Everyone in the room was overjoyed, guessing that the powerful sailors had come to their rescue.
For the first time, everyone found those dirty and rude sailors surprisingly endearing.
Even as the sailors came to the rescue, the screams of numerous wizard apprentices could still be heard from inside the cabin.
Suddenly, a door next door was broken down, followed by desperate screams and wails. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. They knew without a doubt that the terrifying sea monster had broken in and was carrying out a bloody massacre.
The few people in the cabin of the ship dared not utter a sound, and there was some despair in their eyes.
"It's alright, we still have hope. As long as Wizard Dila intervenes, we can definitely kill these sea monsters!"
"A male wizard apprentice who had fled to Jokris's room said in a low voice."
Everyone's eyes lit up. That's right!
Despite the mystery and power of the wizard, everyone still held great faith in him.
Boom!
Suddenly, the ship shuddered again, the violent shaking causing everyone in the room to change their expressions. A crisp sound of wood breaking was heard behind them, followed by a barrage of wood debris, like a fierce sandstorm.
Everyone instantly curled up into a ball and closed their eyes. A moment later, bright sunlight shone into the room from behind them.
The group turned around in horror, and a scene that seemed straight out of a nightmare appeared before them.
The ship's hull, which was at least 20 to 30 centimeters thick, had a hole seven or eight meters wide torn open, and Yocris's cabin was right in the center of this hole!
Above this large hole, a pitch-black creature resembling a sea serpent was slowly crawling upwards. Its diameter was over two meters, which gives an idea of the terrifying size of this sea serpent.
"what……"
A witch apprentice screamed in agony. When everyone looked down, they saw that this witch apprentice was one of the two unfamiliar apprentices who had hidden in Yocris's room.
At this moment, a wooden stick was inserted into the female wizard apprentice's abdomen, even protruding halfway, and blood flowed all over the ground.
The female wizard apprentice looked at everyone with a desperate expression, pleading, but everyone looked helpless.
Green also felt something was wrong with his feet. Looking down, he saw that his groin was stained with blood. It turned out that a piece of wood had cut his foot when the wood chips hit him.
Although the injury wasn't serious, it affected Green's movement.
"No!"
Yocris, heartbroken, covered Yokriana's eyes, his expression frantic.
It turned out that a wooden branch had not only cut most of Yokliana's cheek, but had also pierced her eye. Although it was not fatal, such an injury was far too cruel for a girl.
"hiss……"
Raffi gasped, her face pale. Her left shoulder was now soaked and red, and somewhat mangled.
In that instant of disaster, only Joris and the unfamiliar male wizard apprentice remained relatively unharmed in the cabin.
However, seemingly sensing the commotion in the room, a long metal fork was plunged into the door with a "bang," and bloodshot crimson eyes peered at the group through the crack.
Despair was on everyone's face.