Dago guessed that the reason his Spiritual Space was almost taken over by Blood Scum Ersuoge was likely related to the beast skin scroll he had obtained earlier. At that time, he had foolishly uttered its name and was marked by it.
It seemed he would have to have a good talk with the Dark Blood Council about Blood Scum Ersuoge.
He took out the beast skin scroll from his storage ring, gritted his teeth, and with a determined heart, decided it was best to burn it. Who knew if he would encounter such a thing again when entering his Spiritual Space?
As for the sorcery recorded on it, Dago felt a little reluctant, but for the sake of his life, he chose to give it up.
His Spiritual Space already had so many problems; a few more times and he would directly ascend on the spot.
Under the scorching of the kerosene lamp, the beast skin scroll took a full half an hour to completely turn into ashes.
Dago clapped his hands, then contentedly began practicing his Meditation Technique, converting accumulated spiritual power to supplement his soul body.
He brought up the system panel to check the results of his cultivation over the past five days.
【"Wizard Universal Meditation Method" (Transformation 7310/10000); "Ice Crystal Cannon" (Transformation 4197/10000); "Resonance Art" (Transformation 4280/10000); "Detection Art" (Transformation 1857/10000); "Potion Crafting" (Beginner 18/1000)】
During this period, Dago focused more of his energy on the Resonance Art, even surpassing the Ice Crystal Cannon.
Ever since he started living in the Town, the progress value increased particularly slowly, mainly because he didn't dare to use the Ice Crystal Cannon to blast things when cultivating in the Wizard Hall's meditation room.
Although releasing a weakened version could also gain progress value, it would be extremely slow, to the point where it would only increase by one point every three to five times on average.
This benefited the Resonance Art; basically, after each Meditation Technique restored his spiritual power, it was the most practiced skill.
Now, the ice element skin created by the Resonance Art, as the skill progressed, became dense and orderly, more profound and restrained, with its overall color leaning towards blue.
Thinking of this, Dago still couldn't help but admire the genius who invented this sorcery. This wasn't sorcery; it was practically a body-strengthening technique.
Most Wizards didn't have his good physique and constitution, and Dago hadn't even exercised much, making him want to practice mundane techniques.
When he advances to Formal Wizard, he will be able to fly. How is that any different from a mini-superman?
However, any Wizard who could engage him in close-quarters combat now would basically be a small-fry who could be taken out with a single Air Bullet.
But all in all, this sorcery had great potential, and Dago was very optimistic about it.
He pulled out his old brass pocket watch and checked the time; it was already eight o'clock at night. Dago filled the bathtub with hot water and soaked in it.
Tonight was another night dominated by cold.
Outside, light snow was falling, bone-chillingly cold, but inside, steam was rising, and white mist condensed on the glass windows.
Dago lay in the bathtub, eyes closed, quietly enjoying this peaceful moment.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!"
Dull sounds echoed in the distance. Dago raised his head and listened carefully. The sounds mainly came from two directions: the north and east of the Town.
This situation had become commonplace in the past few days, indicating that the Dark Blood Council had once again launched a fierce attack on the outer perimeter of the Town's sorcery defense line.
The sounds of sorcery explosions continued incessantly for a full thirty minutes.
"Tonight, the Blood Servant Wizards of the Dark Blood Council are attacking a bit fiercely. Usually, they retreat after about ten minutes of attack."
Dago thought to himself, feeling that something was wrong. He took out his Wizard robe from his storage ring and looked at it.
This Wizard robe was not simple; it was actually inscribed with the 【Clean】 and 【Durable】 runes. One could only say he was indeed a young master from a Wizard family.
However, before he could put it on, a loud bang, like a hurricane, swept through the Wizard Inn, shaking down some dust from the roof.
Dago quickened his pace, put on his Wizard robe, and then walked towards Serena's room.
He heard this explosion very clearly; the sound originated not far away, right within the Town. This time, something was truly going to happen.
He vigorously knocked on Serena's door, only to find that Serena was already fully armed in her room.
Dago, gripping his staff, and Serena walked out of the Wizard Inn, only to find that in the direction of the north of the Town, raging fires had reddened half the night sky.
At this moment, an even more violent roar came, seeming both near and far.
"Boom!"
Dago looked sharply, and several hundred meters away, a huge fireball instantly ignited an entire house upon impact.
He froze for a moment, and then several hired Wizards ran over from the front in a panic, their expressions as terrified as if they had seen a ghost.
"Black Robe Wizards! There are Black Robe Wizards from the Dark Blood Council in the Town, killing and setting fires everywhere!"
"The Town has fallen! The Black Robe Wizards are coming!"
The hired Wizards shouted as they ran.
In an instant, the commoners who were watching and inquiring on the street fell into chaos, scattering and fleeing in all directions.
Dago listened to the incessant explosions, and the faint cries for help and screams coming from the night.
After a moment of thought, he used an Air Bullet on the soles of his feet to jump onto the highest rooftop, standing there to survey his surroundings.
Under the flickering firelight, there were panicked hired Wizards and commoners fleeing everywhere, with blood and slaughter accompanying the chaos.
Dago's eyes suddenly narrowed. With the aid of Detection Art, he clearly saw a Black Robe Wizard riding a Shadow Leopard, moving with undulating speed, somewhere a few long streets away.
As the Black Robe Wizard moved, he cast green energy balls from his hands, like the King of Hell marking names. Any hired Wizard who came too close and was hit by him died.
In just the short time Dago watched, seven or eight hired Black Robe Wizards had their lives taken by the Black Robe Wizard.
"Seeking death!"
A nameless fire ignited in Dago's heart. He raised his hand and gathered an Air Bullet, aiming at the Black Robe Wizard.
"Whoosh!!" The Air Bullet flew rapidly towards the Black Robe Wizard.
"Bang~~" The Air Bullet hit the ground three meters beside the Black Robe Wizard, and the resulting air blast knocked him and the Shadow Leopard over.
The Black Robe Wizard fell onto the cold ground, quickly got up, and whistled. The Shadow Leopard quickly came to his side, and he flipped onto its back, rapidly approaching Dago's direction.
Soon, he appeared on a rooftop about four or five houses away from Dago.
The Black Robe Wizard was tall and slender, completely hidden within his long robe, making his face indistinguishable.
He cast a cold gaze towards Dago. Their eyes met, silent and still.
The two stood in silent confrontation, the pale moonlight illuminating the snow-covered street, devoid of any warmth.
The commoners who had packed their belongings and were ready to flee, having just stepped out of their houses, saw the two figures confronting each other on the rooftop and suddenly didn't know what to do.
One by one, they stood rooted to the spot, terrified and not daring to move.