Another World: The Failed Magician

The boy didn't answer the guard's question, but kept his head down tightly.

The guards were extremely anxious upon seeing this.

"What happened? Are you injured somewhere?"

The boy still didn't speak.

The guard quickly called to his other companion.

"Quickly go and ask Dr. Li to come and take a look. We don't know what's wrong with the child; he might be sick."

Upon hearing this, another guard got up and prepared to leave.

"I'll go too."

The little girl's clear and melodious voice also rang out through the light screen.

Just then, the boy suddenly raised his head.

"Uncle, has anyone ever told you that you're annoying? You chatter on and on all day long, it's driving me crazy."

Hearing this, the rear guard was somewhat puzzled.

But before the guard could say anything, a red sword aura came and cut the guard in half at the waist.

Fresh blood gushed out instantly.

Seeing this, another guard rushed towards the crystal's holder, shielding the little girl behind him and using his body to block her from view.

Then the screen began to shake violently. For a moment, darkness enveloped everything, and the image became unreadable.

However, the sound still came through the light screen.

"Iss, run! Don't look back."

Then you can hear a series of hurried footsteps rushing forward.

The screen then returned to normal, and the little girl ran back to town shouting for help.

Just then, a painful wail echoed through the light screen.

It was the voice of the guard who had spoken to the little girl earlier.

At this moment, the light screen began to tremble.

The little girl then continued running into the town without looking back.

She saw the nearest fruit stand owner.

Instinctively, he ran over and called for help.

Upon seeing the little girl's anxious and distressed appearance, the fruit stall owner immediately stopped what he was doing and was just about to ask her anything.

A blue sword aura descended from the sky, cleaving the boss in two.

Blood instantly splattered across the entire street.

The once lively crowd suddenly descended into chaos.

A boy appeared at the place where the boss had died.

Then, the camera on the screen switched to the sky. It seems the little girl must have knocked the crystal down.

Through the remaining perspective, it can be seen that passersby quickly picked up the little girl and ran away into the distance.

The boy did not give chase, but stood there laughing loudly and making a perverted sound.

"Hahaha! None of you can escape. Blame it on your weakness. Yes...yes, this is how painful it is, how you wail."

Then, various wails came from the light screen, and countless drops of blood splattered into the sky and finally dripped onto the light screen.

The light screen in mid-air slowly went out. The crystal in Li Mengyu's hand also gradually turned black, indicating that the content inside had finished playing.

After reading it, Li Mengyu was overwhelmed with sadness and grief.

Then she looked up again at the four boys who were being tortured and bound to the pillar. From their mangled bodies, one could vaguely make out that two of them were the same boys who had appeared in the light screen.

Li Mengyu understood what was going on, and she slowly sheathed the long sword in her hand.

Looking at the four boys wailing in pain, a strange anger surged within him.

White looked at her in silence for a while before speaking.

Do you still feel sorry for them?

"..."

"And that man you called the devil before was actually the little girl's teacher. When he returned to the town the next day as agreed, it was littered with corpses."

Li Mengyu asked in a trembling voice.

"What happened to the people in those towns in the end? And what about that little girl? Did she survive?"

Looking at Li Mengyu's trembling body, her eyes were filled with tears, but there was also a trace of expectation in her gaze. It was as if she hoped to get news from him that they were still alive.

White slowly shook his head.

"The town of Lurni had a total of 4006 people. None of them survived. If it weren't for this crystal left in the pile of corpses, we might not have found the murderer."

"What's most infuriating is that when they were caught, they had gone to another small town and acted as if nothing had happened, blending into the local life."

Upon hearing this, tears streamed uncontrollably from Li Mengyu's eyes.

At this moment, the man in the suit who had been sitting slowly stood up, and then he clenched his fist tightly. The four boys tied to the pillar instantly exploded, turning into four clouds of blood mist that dissipated into the air.

Then he stood up and glanced at White.

White looked at him and asked.

"Is this enough?"

The man's once handsome face now appeared so pale and weak.

"Tormenting them won't change anything. I'm going to kill all those beasts from Darkshine."

The man then walked out.

Li Mengyu was still immersed in grief.

White continued.

"Actually, we have captured Anyao a few times. Most of their members are young, and no matter how you interrogate them, they will not tell you anything."

"However, this step was still retained and given to those who are connected with the victims."

Li Mengyu said, her voice choked with emotion.

"Is what the dean did really the right thing?"

White shook his head.

“I don’t know if this is the right thing to do, but it is indeed the best comfort for the families of the victims.”

White watched the man leave and continued speaking.

"Some people broke down in the process, some were determined to take revenge, and some chose to give them a quick death. Some felt it was cruel and chose to give up the opportunity."

Only then did Li Mengyu slowly ask, "Why are all the members of Dark Obsidian so young?"

"Although their operations have always been very secretive, we still managed to get some information from our inside sources in the Silver Dragon Empire."

"Dark Radiance is actually part of the card art. Speaking of which, you know about card art, right?"

Li Mengyu nodded.

“Lu Xuan told me about this. He said he used to stay in Katu. He said Katu would collect orphans from all over the continent, train those with talent, and send those without talent back to their original countries to be spies.”

White nodded and continued.

"The origin of Katu can be traced back to a man named Lokak. As you know, there are many people in this world who are born with special physiques, such as your innate sword physique."

"Lokak's physique is very special. Generally, to know if a person has the talent for cultivation, one would have to wait until they are over six years old and undergo a fixed test to get the results."

“But Locas is different. He was born with eyes that can see through human talents. At first, he just used this physique to open a welfare home and collect some talented orphans for his use.”

"But then, the silver dragon found him and gave him dragon blood. It was discovered that his eyes could not only regenerate after being gouged out, but also that others who possessed gouged-out eyeballs had the same ability to identify them."

"And so, under these conditions, an organization called Katu was born in the Silver Dragon Empire."

“Lokak and his men have infiltrated many other countries. After discovering a gifted child, they would stage an accident to orphan that child and then take those children back to the Silver Dragon Empire.”

"Then Katu will gather those children together, train them into the most terrifying weapons, and then secretly send them back to their original countries to infiltrate among ordinary people."

"Then we'll make them take action when necessary. And Dark Radiance is a general term for the people they sent to our side."

Upon hearing these words, Li Mengyu's anger intensified. Then, as if she had thought of something, she wanted to ask but hesitated to speak.

Dean White, who had lived there for two years, immediately knew what she was thinking.

"Don't worry, Lu Xuan is fine. Although I don't know how he did it, he still maintained his humanity in that environment and wasn't influenced by Katu. That's an important reason why I chose to bring him back."

Hearing this, Li Mengyu breathed a sigh of relief.

"I brought you here to tell you something: most of the enemies we're about to face are just teenagers. Your kindness and indecisiveness will sometimes only kill more people. And you should be prepared to kill them."

“I know this is a difficult thing for you, so I’m giving you one last chance to choose. You can choose to withdraw now. No one will blame you if you go back to Frunze Academy.”

Li Mengyu recalled the scene in her mind: the four boys' still-childish faces turning into a bloody mist in the air. Reason told her those four deserved to die. But could she really bring herself to harm such young children?

"To be honest, I don't want you to go. Your generation is different from ours. You didn't experience that terrible era, and I don't want a child like you to be tainted by such sins."

“Those of us who survived that terrifying era already have blood on our hands, so a few more wouldn’t really matter. So, whether as a senior or as the dean, I actually hope you won’t get involved in this. With you guarding Carlos Town, I can rest assured.”

Li Mengyu wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.

"You don't need to answer me now. Take a few days off, think it through, and then tell me."

After saying that, White turned and walked out.

Li Mengyu was left alone in the room, the whole room filled with the smell of blood, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

But at this moment, her brows were furrowed, and she didn't seem to care about her surroundings. Instead, she seemed to be struggling with something very important.

……

At this moment, Lu Xuan also arrived at the trial site.

An elf dressed in a green robe and resembling a young girl was already standing in the same spot, as if she had been waiting for a long time.

Lu Xuan greeted him politely upon seeing him.

"This is troublesome, Sister Birus."

Although Bilus was old enough to be Lu Xuan's grandmother, after spending so much time together, Lu Xuan knew that this elf was very particular about how she was addressed. And calling her "sister" was what she most wanted to hear.

Sure enough, Bilus smiled slightly after hearing this address, and her mood improved considerably.

"Prepare yourself, I'm about to begin the trial."

Lu Xuan nodded.

Then, Birus spoke in the language unique to the elves.

Lu Xuan couldn't understand it, but he could roughly deduce that it was a rather ancient elven magic.

Then, a verdant magic circle appeared beneath Lu Xuan's feet.

The instant the magic circle was formed.

Bilus took a small cloth bag from her hand and threw it into the center of the magic circle.

Then, a large number of magic crystals and many strangely shaped materials were revealed inside the small bag, scattered across the magic circle.

Then, the emerald green magic circle emitted a green light, forming a pitch-black gate on the spot.

The moment the gate was formed, Bilus shouted loudly at Lu Xuan.

"Now! Go inside quickly."

Without saying a word, Lu Xuan appeared in front of the gate and pushed forward with both hands.

Then the pitch-black door slowly opened, revealing a completely dark interior where nothing could be seen.

Before Lu Xuan could even step inside, an extremely strong attraction drew him into the doorway. Then, the dark door slammed shut.

The moment the door closed, the entire pitch-black door vanished in an instant.

The instant the door disappeared, Bilus felt a terrifying magical force. She looked back at the spot where she had just been, still shaken.

"I wonder if White's judgment is correct, and whether that person's legacy really exists."

“I’m not entirely sure either, but based on my and Karl’s investigation, it’s highly probable. This place is very likely what that person left behind. As for whether it’s a legacy, I don’t know.”

At that moment, White appeared behind her.

Bilus crossed her arms in displeasure upon hearing this.

"So after investigating for so long, the two of you still haven't figured this place out. Just pray for your student's luck. Hopefully, he'll come out alive."

White slowly shook his head.

“People like us don’t pray. Even if it’s something left behind by that person, if they want to harm my students, I will personally shatter the trials they left behind.”

Upon hearing this, Bilu was somewhat stunned, a wave of memories washing over her. The elderly man before her seemed to have transformed back into his youthful self.

Time rewinds to the past. Back then, he was nowhere near as old as he appears now.

She clearly remembered the ever-present confidence shining on his young face. And when the two of them faced countless powerful elves, he showed no fear, just as arrogantly as he did now, utterly disregarding those long-established powerhouses.

A moment later, she came to her senses and looked at the elderly man with white hair in front of her.

She felt that time had changed many things, yet it also seemed that nothing had changed.