Another World: The Failed Magician

Karl watched as Lu Xuan gradually disappeared from his sight.

He suddenly said to the empty space behind him, "Can't you be a little more accommodating?"

As the words fell, a dark figure slowly appeared behind Karl.

"My duty is to protect your safety. As for other matters, they are not within my purview. Also, the meeting is about to begin, so you should leave now."

"I see."

After saying that, Karl turned back for one last look at Frunze Academy before heading towards the exit of Carlos Town.

……

The girl stood blankly in front of the flower shop, looking around with a dazed expression, all alone like a kitten that had been abandoned.

At that moment, a black magic circle flashed past the girl, and then a figure appeared in the center of the magic circle.

Sensing the familiar presence, the girl turned around abruptly. Upon seeing that familiar figure, a flicker of emotion appeared in her empty eyes.

Like an abandoned kitten suddenly seeing its owner.

Lu Xuan looked at Li Mengyu, who was still somewhat dazed, and gently stroked the top of the girl's head.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Li Mengyu then stepped into the magic circle, and with a flash of white light, the two disappeared from the spot.

……

In a desolate desert, the figures of two old men intertwined.

With a loud bang, the white blade in Polier's hand shattered.

A mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth.

His gaze slowly moved downwards, and a hand had already pierced through his chest.

He could clearly feel that his life was coming to an end.

As the hand was pulled away from his chest.

Polier collapsed onto the sand instantly, his blood staining the spot where he had just been standing.

The old man, enduring the excruciating pain, looked at White, who was still standing on the sand, and couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

"I can't believe you still won after all this. You're a monster."

White looked at his old rival lying on the sand.

"Of course you can't beat me. You left yourself an escape route from the very beginning, but I'm different. From the moment I stepped into this place, I never thought I could leave alive."

Polier gave a wry smile.

"Being able to take this monster with me before I die isn't a bad deal, is it?"

Subsequently, hundreds of figures suddenly appeared in the desert, most of them being high-level martial artists, with the three leaders even reaching the level of Martial King.

These people all had one thing in common on their clothes: a jet-black eye was etched on them.

It seems these people are all members of Obsidian.

Despite the dark mass of figures, White remained unmoved and stood calmly in place.

Have you ever heard of the Wheel of Fate?

"A forbidden secret technique; I suppose what you just used was the Wheel of Fate."

"Ah."

"From what I understand, this is a secret technique that uses mental energy to activate. Your mental energy and life force are already at their lowest point. Even without these Obsidian people, you wouldn't live much longer, would you?"

"It's precisely because I know I don't have much time left that I came here alone. Not only can I take care of you, but I can also remove all these cancerous growths. Isn't that enough?"

“You’ve already used up all five of your spiritual flames, what makes you think you can solve this situation?” Polier was already struggling to speak.

Just as the two were talking, the members of Obsidian had already surrounded the area.

Then, a deep red magic circle enveloped everyone's feet.

All magical energy in the surrounding area was severed at that moment.

This eliminated White's possibility of escaping using the teleportation scroll.

Despite threats from all sides, White remained firmly rooted to the spot.

"I didn't expect you to still try to stall me for time. Don't worry, I'm not like you. I said I wouldn't leave, and I won't leave."

"From ancient times to the present, magicians have believed that the body is a prison for the mind, and they firmly believe it. But has anyone ever thought that the mind is also a prison for the body at the same time?"

After he finished speaking, White's vitality and mental strength had already plummeted to rock bottom. However, the surrounding atmosphere became increasingly terrifying.

Polier was speechless at this point. He took one last look at the old man who was now standing on the sand.

He could feel his vision gradually becoming blurry.

On his deathbed, he seemed to see a pure white figure.

Fino, I have repaid your kindness.

This was the last thought in Polier's mind.

Then he closed his eyes.

This old man, who ruled the Silver Dragon Empire for 500 years, ended his final journey in this desolate desert.

Hundreds of Dark Radiance members dared not take a step forward in front of an elderly man whose life was nearing its end.

At this moment, White's mental energy was completely burned out.

The deep red wheel of fate that had disappeared reappeared on the old man's back.

The atmosphere of terror reached its peak at this moment.

White suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Then, screams of agony echoed through the crowd.

The Dark Radiance group reacted quickly, forming a strange array led by three Martial Kings.

A giant black dragon appeared, and the group surrounded it, attempting to hold off White.

However, the black dragon, whose aura was equivalent to that of a peak Martial King, was torn to pieces by White after only three breaths.

Seeing this, the members of Dark Radiance couldn't help but take several steps back.

The leader, King Wu, noticed something amiss.

At this moment, White no longer showed any fluctuations in mental energy; he was more like a puppet who only knew how to fight than a human.

But the last vestige of life force in his body was rapidly fading away, indicating that White couldn't maintain this state for long.

Upon discovering this, King Wu roared.

"Hold on, he'll break down on his own in a little while."

As he said this, White charged into the crowd, like a heartless killing machine, ruthlessly reaping the lives of the Dark Radiance members.

After exchanging glances, the three Martial Kings appeared at the edge of the group.

Their intention was clear: they wanted to use the others to exhaust White's last bit of life force.

But reality surprised them; White's harvesting speed was clearly faster than the rate at which lives were being lost. These people in front of them simply couldn't hold him off.

After glancing at White, the three Martial Kings, under the influence of his terrifying aura, could not muster any confidence to fight him.

The three Martial Kings, along with the others who were still alive, retreated to the edge of the magic array.

The magic circle originally intended to stop White from escaping now became the final straw that broke their backs.

A one-sided massacre was taking place at the edge of the magic circle. Some tried to resist, but when they unleashed their magic and martial arts on White, they couldn't harm the already battered old man in the slightest.

Even the three Martial Kings were no exception.

Finally, with the fall of the last Martial King, the crimson magic circle collapsed.

Blood stained the silent desert red, and the old man stood motionless in the sea of ​​blood. But his eyes had lost their light, and his last breath of life had vanished in that instant.

Even so, White remained standing in the same spot.

A woman dressed in a silver-white robe appeared in the desert. This woman was none other than Anviel, the chief court mage of the Silver Dragon Empire.

She looked at White, who, though lifeless, still stood on the desert, and hesitated for a moment to approach him.

After a while, she realized that White had indeed lost all vital signs before she dared to slowly walk over.

She looked at Polier, who was now lying on the ground, and remembered his parting words.

Polier told her to wait until the Darkshine people made their move before acting. At first, she thought Polier was being overly cautious. But now it seemed he was the one who understood White the most.

With a casual wave of her hand, Anviel conjured a pure white staff in her palm.

Since things had already come to this, she decided to take the remains of the two elderly people away.

In particular, White's terrifying final act sparked her interest in research.

It seems that the legendary forbidden curse, the Wheel of Fate, is even more terrifying than described in the book.

Just then, a sword aura attacked her.

Anwier casually waved her hand, and a silver-white light shield appeared out of thin air, blocking the sword energy.

As she looked toward the direction from which the sword energy had come, a boy in a black magic robe and a black top hat, whose face was obscured, and a girl in a waitress's uniform suddenly appeared on the sand where no one had been before.

The girl held a pure white longsword in her hand.

It seems that the sword energy just now was the work of this girl in front of me.

Judging from the sword energy just now, this girl should be at the early stage of Martial King realm, while the aura of the boy next to her is very strange, and even she can't sense what realm he is.

Anwiel casually waved her staff at the two of them, and a terrifying aura belonging to the peak of a Grand Magister instantly enveloped them.

Four stone figures, composed entirely of earth elements, surrounded the two.

Each one was tens of meters tall, and the magical aura emanating from them was at the level of a Grand Magister.

Seeing the two surrounded by stone figures, Anviel prepared to take away the remains of the two old men.

With a casual wave of his hand, a magic array appeared out of thin air beneath the two corpses.

Just then, the boy appeared out of thin air in front of Anwier.

After the boy struck a blow, a strange black flame flashed by out of thin air, completely incinerating the magic circle that had already formed beneath White's feet.

Throughout this process, Anviel did not sense a single fluctuation of magic.

This made her wary of the strange young man in front of her.

She glanced again at the girl surrounded by stone figures; of the original four stone figures, two had already been destroyed.

It seems I can't hold the girl back for long.

In a short while, Anviel weighed the pros and cons.

With a wave of her staff, she stored Polier's body into her spatial ring.

He then crushed the spatial scroll in his hand and disappeared from the spot.

Just then, Li Mengyu also dealt with the two stone figures that had trapped her.

At that moment, Lu Xuan removed his black top hat. He stood there, stunned, staring at White.

“Old man, I have completed the trial as you wished. I have also granted your request.” After saying this, Lu Xuan stood quietly in place, as if waiting for White’s reply.

Unfortunately, the old man was destined to be unable to answer his question.

Li Mengyu walked to Lu Xuan's side.

She stared blankly at White, who stood lifeless on the sand.

In fact, when Dean White did not come to see her, Li Mengyu had already considered the worst possibility.

But when the result was actually presented to the girl, Li Mengyu seemed to find that she could do nothing but feel sad.

After a long silence, Lu Xuan approached White.

"Let's go! I'll take you home."

After saying that, he carried White on his back and headed towards the Loca Federation.

Li Mengyu followed behind Lu Xuan as if she had lost her soul.

……

Enlosk, the capital of the Loca Federation at this time.

A city known as the capital of magic.

Besides the magnificent buildings that can be seen everywhere, magic circles are also ubiquitous in this city.

Magic circles can be clearly seen in the carriages coming and going, and in the houses on both sides.

Beneath this bustling city lies a massive prison.

Carl looked at the familiar prison before him and walked in without the slightest hesitation.

The prison was enormous, but completely empty.

Karl walked for a long time without encountering a single person, but he didn't find it strange. He walked effortlessly to a stone gate, took out a token from his spatial ring, and placed it inside.

Then, the enormous stone gate slowly opened.

Carl went inside.

The dimly lit corridor was only illuminated by a few magic lamps.

Carl had no trouble traveling the entire way.

He walked to an ordinary wooden door, and without knocking, pushed it open and went inside.

What came into view was a narrow room, which was empty except for a bed, a wooden table and a bookshelf full of books.

An elderly man dressed simply sat in front of the wooden table, holding a book that looked rather worn.

"You're still so rude." An old voice reached Karl's ears.

"White is gone."

Upon hearing this, the old man in front of the wooden table was clearly stunned.

After a while, the old man put down the book he was holding.

“Cultivating forbidden martial arts is already going against the heavens. To be honest, it’s already quite remarkable that he’s survived this long. You probably didn’t come to see me just to talk about this, did you?”

"Someone has already cleared the secret realm of Frunze Academy."

"What?" The old man's tone was full of doubt.

"White's student, a boy named Lu Xuan, passed through that secret realm."

The old man sat there, silent.

“He has already passed through the secret realm, and some things will come to light sooner or later. There’s no point in you continuing to hide it.”

The old man looked at Karl and thought for a long time.

He sighed and slowly said, "I didn't expect that after so long, someone would finally pass through that secret realm again."