The three teams heading to the Holy Grail Mountain to carry out the relic incident were selected through battle.
They all possess impressive strength and should kill the mountain pathogens of their choice and reach the top. After all, the exploration of relics from the old world is the focus of the event.
However, according to the news sent back by the monitor, there are only two teams heading to the Old World.
One is Yi Chen's team, and the other is the team that chose Black Pus and was led by female captain Norma Kopet.
The third team that chose the climbing route - Sepsis, that is, the team of the white robe Yinskalion Lotson, did not reach the entrance of the passage, and the observers never saw them.
The team completely disappeared in the Holy Grail Mountain.
Since Lotson is a member of the Magic Association and is valued by the association for his mastery of rare ancient magic, he has considerable strength and should not be lost in the mountains.
Considering the value of Lotson and the potential threat in the mountains, Zion immediately sent elite gentlemen to the Baron's mansion where the sepsis incident occurred to search for the team's traces.
However, the gentleman in charge of the investigation discovered that the Baron's mansion had been completely cleared, and the back half of the mansion was even completely destroyed by a small meteorite, leaving behind a huge black crater.
The end result was that the team had eliminated the sepsis and continued climbing.
This is strange.
Now that the main danger has been eliminated, why did the team disappear during the climb
Just as the gentlemen were about to search up the mountain road behind the baron's mansion,
A man walked down the mountain road covered by gray fog. It was none other than Lotson in white robe... But his physical condition was quite bad. He was weak and his eyes were dazed because he had not eaten properly for many days.
More importantly, his skin was covered with blood holes, and blood kept oozing out.
He was sent to the Seagull Clinic at the stop on the way for treatment, and after he gradually regained consciousness,
According to his account, the team successfully eliminated the source of sepsis in the Baron's mansion.
However, at the last moment, they were cursed by Baron Francis at the cost of self-sacrifice. Although Lotson used magic to effectively remove the curse for the whole team,
However, during the subsequent climb, the concentration of the gray area increased, which induced the curse to erupt.
Based on the bleeding conditions of the individuals, they analyzed that the essence of the blood curse was a filamentous virus that could not be eradicated with their existing means.
The team decided to give up the event and return to the halfway station for treatment, but they suffered a full-blown illness on the way down the mountain.
Only Lotson managed to survive by relying on the high leather content (13%) of gentleman's clothing and constantly washing his body with purification magic.
Lotson's statement was confirmed by the Seagull Clinic.
The blood cells they extracted exploded and died within a minute, and only by injecting a unique "Seagull Secret Medicine" could they gradually suppress and eliminate the filamentous virus in Lotson's body.
Lotson, whose condition was stable, was sent back to Zion for follow-up treatment at the General Hospital to completely eliminate the virus from his body.
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Lower Street
After strolling around for a while, Yi Chen discovered an important problem - it was expensive.
The restaurant located in the lower area doesn't even have a sign, but the price of the food there is ten times higher than that in the college cafeteria.
The reason is that some ingredients are explicitly banned by the organization.
Being so hungry and feeling like he might faint at any moment, Yi Chen found a small shop with acceptable prices, ordered a large portion of seafood noodles and started gorging himself on it to replenish his body's nutrition.
We became more and more excited as we ate, so we ordered a few more expensive dishes until we were completely full.
Even if you don't have enough money, you can use Professor Chamberson's business card to buy on credit.
Looking at the empty plate in front of me, stroking the abdominal muscles pushed up by the balls, an unprecedented sense of satisfaction filled my body.
Yi Chen leaned back in the chair, enjoying a moment of comfort.
"Next, I have to go to Master Zed to train my body. I estimate that it will take less than a month to reach the limit. I can already clearly feel the corresponding limit of my body.
However, just being full of body is not enough.
According to the setting of "The Madman's Box", after I pass the physical level, there must be a third level to decrypt, and by then I will need to push my perception to the limit.
The only way I can think of to improve my perception is through the principal.
Let’s try to get it done within a year…”
Logically speaking, for someone as young as Yi Chen, who had just arrived in Zion a year ago and had obtained the right relic, he could completely relax and give himself several years to slowly adjust.
But Yi Chen didn't show any intention of relaxing.
After seeing the old world, meeting the Duke himself, meeting the three monks who were chasing him, and having a deep conversation with Yue Hen in the clinic,
Yi Chen just wants to seize every available time and break through his limits as quickly as possible to reach a level where he can confront open source patients head-on.
Able to pass the organization's supervisor assessment and roam the world with one's own strength,
Able to travel to the depths of the Old World to conduct more interesting transactions with the Duke.
He just lay down in his seat for five minutes and immediately stood up to pay the bill at the counter.
As soon as the bill was paid, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a white figure passing by the restaurant door out of the corner of his eye... Most people might not be able to see it clearly, but Yi Chen captured it accurately. The white figure that flashed by was none other than Lotson in a white robe.
This is the second time I have encountered him, and it feels quite strange.
Instinct urged Yi Chen to chase after him, but the moment he was about to go out, he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"William Behrens! It's you!
Before, because I was going to inspect a batch of special magic materials, I was in a hurry and didn't pay much attention to it. I just felt that the smell was familiar.
Later, I thought carefully, isn't this breath you, William? So I went to look for it, but I didn't expect it was really you.
Are you also purchasing materials that do not comply with the organization's regulations? "
Yi Chen turned around and was not influenced by the other party's preconceived ideas. Instead, he carefully examined the white-haired young man with the vision provided by Little Grape.
Nothing unusual happened, but I felt that Lotson seemed a little different from the last time we met.
Yi Chen immediately switched to a smiling expression, "My clothes were custom-made here. I just came back from the old world, so naturally I need to repair them."
"Oh! Is it Mr. Yin Wan's nameless clothing store? No wonder... I heard that the old man used to be a senior tailor in the organization, but later resigned due to injury."
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
"Wait a moment, Mr. William, please accept my business card. If you are free, we can talk about ancient magic in person.
After all, you are mainly intelligent. When you graduate from the academy, you can choose to join our Magician Association. I will be your recommender, and the president will definitely be very happy then.
The Magicians' Association occasionally issues some special tasks related to magic. These tasks will be accepted internally by us first, and only tasks that are abandoned internally will be delegated to the Gentlemen's Hall.
If there is a suitable mission, Mr. William doesn't mind, you can team up with me temporarily."
Yi Chen took a business card with gold letters on a white background and asked, "Where are your teammates?"
"The Baron route we chose last time was actually more than five stars in difficulty, and I was the only one who barely survived... Things are unpredictable~ Remember to contact me if you have time."
Such an answer made Yi Chen stunned for a moment. In his impression, the team led by the white-haired Lotson was very strong. He didn't expect that two people died before reaching the passage.
He put the business card into his breast pocket and turned to leave.
However,
As Yi Chen walked away from the street, the white-haired Lotson remained standing still, waving at a fixed frequency.
(End of this chapter)