Chapter 406: Guide (1) (1/2)
Chapter 406: Guide (1)
Translator: LeoEditor: Frappe
A twisting gray road with other paths branching out from it lay amid the vibrant green trees, as though it was the blood veins of the land.
Slowly advancing along the narrow path was a black carriage being pulled by four unicorns.
There was no defining feature on the carriage whatsoever, only pure black. The coachman was a messy-haired, short old man holding a horsewhip in his hand. He looked as if he could fall asleep any time.
The dark sky brought no light to them and to the path. The cold wind continued to swoosh across.
The path was smooth but not so much, so the wheels occasionally stumbled on some rocks and granted a not-so-smooth ride to whoever was inside the carriage.
Inside the carriage was a man seated cross-legged, staring blankly at one corner. Blue light was continuously flashing in his eyes.
”Perhaps once I return home after the birthday party, I'll be able to finish my new project… It's about time I start this,” he uttered under his breath. Looking at the holographic image rotating before him, he smiled.
Angele was looking at a hologram modeled after him. But, it had some slight modifications compared to his true form. The model showed an appearance similar to his true form, though his height had become shorter by half a meter, from three meters.
Three days ago, as he traveled in the black carriage he was in, Angele was contemplating on several things. One of these things was the continuously decreasing usefulness of his biochip. His biochip was now only used for storing a powerful spell or for storing data—mainly, becoming a mere archive.
Angele's brows were furrowed.
Just using Zero as a storage seems to be not fully utilizing what it's actually capable of…
A while ago, Angele had started thinking of things that could be used to further enhance his strength with less effort but more results. And so, his biochip came into his mind. If he could get Zero to integrate his spells, matrices, and runic knowledge to create something, then he'd gain another card for battles.
At present…
In the hologram, his body had become much slimmer and not only did his one horn get reduced to several centimeters long, he also gained another horn, and these were each located on the side of his head. His eyes had also become two golden-red pairs of eyes that when looked upon, would make one feel like they would get sucked in. Equipped with silver plated armor formed by his Metal Mastery and his face covered by illusory flames—all of this was Angele's newly conceptualized form, a new, powerful arsenal of his.
This new form's purpose was to increase the damage output he could unleash in fights all the while reducing the mentality and stamina required.
Angele breathed in and out.
He looked out the window and could see a red mountain from afar.
Angele closed his eyes. Soon, they would arrive at the Blue Gold Cave.
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From near a cave, at a place not too exposed, several men and women wearing robes of different colors were gathering in one place. All of them were exuding terrifying auras. They were all clearly elites. Yet, nobody seemed to be talking and instead were gathered there as though they were waiting for something.
The chilling gusts continued to howl across the surroundings.
The sound of a black carriage traveling toward them echoed and stopped by where the group of elites was at.
A young man, with an average face, long red hair that was draped over his shoulder and wearing a golden-hemmed robe, stepped out of it.
All of them looked at the young man and bowed in greetings.
”Wizard Green?” a male wizard asked.
The young man only nodded and replied with a question, ”Is everyone here?”
”No, two more people are on their way to this place. They should be arriving in a few minutes.”
”Got it.”
After a moment, a portal appeared, and two black-robed wizards stepped out of it.
”Just in time.”
When the two wizards saw the red-haired young man wearing a golden-hemmed robe, they bowed to him and introduced themselves.
”I'm Frappe, and this guy right here is Leo.” Wizard Frappe smirked.
Wizards Frappe and Leo said, ”Happy April Fool's Day!”
”The real chapter is below!”
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A twisting gray road that had branched paths lay amid the vibrant green trees. The overall appearance of the road looked like blood veins but on land.
Slowly advancing along the narrow path was a black carriage pulled by four unicorns.
No defining feature could be seen on the carriage, only pure black. The coachman of the carriage was a messy-haired, short old man who held a horsewhip in his hand while he looked as though he could fall asleep any time.
No light was brought upon from the dark sky. The cold wind was swooshing across everywhere.
The carriage was slowly advancing as the wheels relentlessly crushed the pebbles in its wake. The shrubs on both sides of the road were shaking. Some forest creatures seemed to have been scared away due to the movements of the carriage.
”Master, in three days, we'll reach the Blue Gold Cave, but you will have to walk there to the cave yourself,” the coachman reminded as he yawned.
”It's fine. I can walk.” A deep voice belonging to a male came from the carriage.
The window of the carriage opened, revealing the pale and mysterious face of a man.
The man had a pair of glowing red eyes, which looked like clear red crystals of the highest quality.
He placed his hand on the windowsill and looked out to the other side of the forest.
”Something is going on. Ham, stop the carriage. We have to wait,” he spoke calmly.
”As you wish, master.” The coachman was not in the least nervous, for he seemed to have already gotten used to this kind of things. ”This is the fourth time. What's wrong with this world? If it wasn't Master Green who hired me, I wouldn't even think of traveling this far.”
Angele chuckled upon listening to him and looked at the other side of the forest again. Along a narrow path, an intense battle was occurring.
Several people wearing gray clothes and white bandana were duking it out with the guards of three carriages. People were laughing loudly, groaning in pain, and shouting. It was complete chaos.
”There are several bandits nearby. We should wait until they finish,” Angele spoke tonelessly. It had been since he departed from the mansion, heading to the Blue Gold Cave. Still, the number of bandits in the forest was surprising.
Angele would always wait until the bandits finished pillaging before passing by, not wanting to draw too much attention.