Diary of a Dead Wizard - Chapter 679: Storm Eye Reappears!

With Saul’s resounding voice, the hundred wizards surrounding the formation simultaneously activated the magic crystals before them.

Then, like Christmas lights being switched on, brightness gradually converged from the formation’s periphery toward the center.

Energy towers lit up one by one, their magic crystals sparkling like stars.

Large amounts of different types of magical resources underwent various magical reactions throughout the formation.

For a moment, bubbling sounds, boiling sounds, and burning sounds mixed with colorful lights and smoke, making this enormous magical formation completely lively.

“Doesn’t look very sophisticated at all,” thought Saul expressionlessly as he stood in the formation’s center, internally complaining. “Like a child’s stick figure drawing.”

Despite the somewhat chaotic scene, soon pure and powerful energy was steadily channeled into Saul’s body.

With his eyes half-closed, he could already sense changes in every part of the formation through his spiritual body.

This formation had been designed with special sensing capabilities specifically for Saul during construction—no one else could receive the formation’s magic power.

There would absolutely be no situation where a painstakingly built magical formation would end up benefiting other ambushers.

Saul had already opened doors once before, but that time had relied on the stars’ power, making his understanding of door-opening a passive observation.

But this time, he could clearly sense the excess magic power boiling within his body.

Saul skillfully guided this magic power to circulate throughout his entire body.

This magic power from magic crystals and the surroundings, after high-cost purification, could be efficiently utilized by Saul without worrying about burdening his body.

Soon, Saul could skillfully circulate this magic power.

However, as time passed and more magic power entered Saul’s body, he gradually felt as if his entire being was expanding like a balloon.

But it was precisely this feeling of impending explosion that let Saul once again clearly sense the existence of doors within his body.

Having already experienced opening doors once, Saul immediately knocked on the doors within every cell of his body.

His body was very cooperative.

“Boom—”

Silent thundering resounded throughout Saul’s body as pure magic power rapidly surged out through all the doors.

It was like suddenly emerging from suffocating underwater and taking deep breaths, feeling incomparably smooth throughout his entire being.

Saul didn’t indulge long in this pleasure of breathing with every cell in his body. He quickly opened his eyes and held his hands in front of his chest, with two black thin rings gradually appearing in his palms.

As large amounts of magic power were injected, the two black thin rings didn’t change in size, but their color became increasingly deep.

“He actually chose this spell?” At the formation’s periphery, Herbert looked down from his elevated position, slightly raising his chin and squinting at Saul and the spell taking shape between his palms.

“This is… Fear Backlash?” Brando, who was also observing nearby, was equally puzzled.

“What kind of spell is Fear Backlash?” Jiajia Gu asked quietly from beside him.

“A very specialized dark-attribute spell. When casting, the caster needs to sever their own limbs, usually hands. The severed body parts produce extremely strong mental intimidation, dealing damage directly to a person’s soul body. Very difficult to defend against, but the damage to the caster during casting is also severe.”

Jiajia Gu grimaced. “That’s still okay. Actually, by second-rank wizard level, severed limbs aren’t really injuries that need much concern.”

He looked at this friend beside him.

This person was a ruthless individual who could casually change bodies!

“My situation is different.” Brando didn’t elaborate with Jiajia Gu, since the other wasn’t even a wizard.

“But our good friend Saul doesn’t have any enemies right now. Why would he choose this kind of self-harming spell to consume excess magic power in his body?”

Brando didn’t understand, and even Pei’er, who was more familiar with Saul, couldn’t comprehend his reason for choosing this fourth-rank spell.

Only those who also lived in the Purity Wizard Tower could somewhat understand Saul’s actions.

He was using this spellcasting to conduct another experiment.

Byron was even certain that Saul’s experiment definitely related to inertization and Black Tide pollution.

He squinted at Saul’s hands in the distance. Many people hadn’t noticed that Saul’s fingertips were all tinged with black.

“Maybe Saul will combine Fear Backlash with Black Tide pollution…”

Just as he thought this, Byron, who was exceptionally sensitive to mental power changes, suddenly detected an anomaly.

Saul’s fingertips weren’t just somewhat black—black spots seemed to be appearing on the skin of his face and neck as well.

Just as Byron was worrying whether Saul’s experiment had gone wrong, Pei’er, who had been standing in the distance, suddenly leaped and came directly to Byron’s side.

She had met Byron twice and knew he was someone Saul trusted greatly.

“What is Saul doing? Is he still conducting experiments while taking advantage of this door-opening opportunity?”

“Currently, yes.” Byron didn’t immediately share his speculation with Pei’er, though he knew about her relationship with Saul.

Pei’er frowned, unconsciously adding some concern to her tone.

“Is he confident about opening doors?”

“Yes.”

Hearing Byron’s affirmation, Pei’er felt somewhat relieved.

Thinking of Saul’s talent in magic, she believed that even if Saul didn’t rely on the Stargate Council to help him open doors, he might be able to complete the door-opening action independently.

He was just too young and lacked accumulation.

However, Pei’er hadn’t been relaxed for long when Saul’s condition changed again.

The black spots on his body didn’t increase, but black smoke began rising from his skin surface.

As if someone had suddenly lifted the lid of a steam pot.

Large amounts of black smoke almost instantly enveloped his entire being!

“Something’s wrong!”

This time, both Pei’er and Byron simultaneously confirmed that Saul’s advancement ceremony had problems.

In Pei’er’s heart, she was both worried about Saul and felt that the scene before her seemed somewhat familiar.

The moment that black smoke appeared, she sensed a twisting force emanating from the formation’s center—where Saul was located.

“What is this?” Pei’er felt her brain seemed somewhat numb, not knowing whether she dared not believe or was unwilling to believe.

However, when she subconsciously realized what was happening, Herbert, who was also a third-rank wizard, almost simultaneously discovered the truth.

Moreover, this hot-tempered third-rank wizard immediately shouted it out.

“Storm Eye! Damn it, how can a Storm Eye appear here again?!”

“Wow!!!”

The crowd was in uproar.

No one would doubt a third-rank wizard’s judgment.

The originally quiet and solemn advancement ceremony instantly became a stage for an apocalyptic disaster.

Several hundred people had originally gathered nearby, and after just one breath, they began displaying all aspects of human nature!

Some people almost immediately fled outward.

Some were still processing the meaning in Herbert’s words.

Others reacted quickly, immediately summoning nearby wizards, wanting to replicate the Ice Lock seal from two months ago.

Pei’er usually reacted quickly, but today her brain was somewhat numb, the sound of her heartbeat clearly audible.

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

“Thump!”

As if each heartbeat was conveying something she was unwilling to believe.

If a Storm Eye had truly appeared at the formation’s very center.

Then Saul, standing right in the center… could he still survive?

“Whoosh!”

A black shadow suddenly flew out from Pei’er’s side, finally awakening her numb brain.

It was Byron!

When he learned that a Storm Eye had appeared where Saul was located, he had actually charged in without hesitation!

(End of Chapter)

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