Chapter 60

"What are you trying to do?"

Following Adam's death, the illusion once again shattered into pieces and reformed in an instant. It was still a familiar scene. There were no changes, only Adam had changed.

Then …

Passion, loyalty, justice, bravery, humility. Every attempt of the virtual persona was defeated and replaced by despair. Adam's virtual persona became more and more numb. When he finally rushed to the Wizard's mansion and was caught by the soldiers, he was then tortured by the Wizard's ancient magic for seven days and seven nights, turning into another monster of despair. The illusion was completely shattered and Adam returned to the Sea of Soul.

The Sea of Soul was pure and white, but there were two ugly grey monsters of despair living in Adam's soul.

They began to fight for the soul, not caring about the damage. They only wanted to kill each other. Every time their sharp teeth bit, every time their claws tore, all the information of the body was greedily devoured. At this time, it was no longer clear which one was Adam's soul and which one was a monster mutated by magic.

The real persona was hidden in the dark, only keeping records and letting the monsters tear it apart.

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In the outside world, the trial of Moldova College was coming to an end. Wizard Ryan and Master Kino removed the Runic Barrier and dispelled the effects of the magic potion. Then, they gathered the surviving apprentices together.

A month ago, nearly a hundred people had entered the trial grounds at the same time, but now, only less than forty people had survived. Everyone's emotions were indescribable. It was a mixture of joy after surviving a calamity and hope for the future. Everyone was looking everywhere for familiar companions, and every familiar face would cause great joy.

William survived. In the few months in Adam's laboratory, his strength had improved greatly. In addition to his excellent aptitude and affinity with the fire element, his magic was one of the best among the apprentices in the same batch. In the trial, he gathered a team of more than ten people and showed his outstanding leadership ability. He successfully brought his companions out of the trial ground.

"William, what are you looking for?" A female apprentice looked at William with admiration and asked politely.

William forced a smile at her. "I'm looking for someone."

He asked himself frantically in his heart, "Where did he go? Where did he go? How could he have died? "

William was looking for Adam. He did not believe that such a dazzling person would die in a trial that was like a game to him.

Soon, William's gaze swept across everyone present, but there was still no sign of Adam. His behavior attracted everyone's attention. His companions in the team gathered around him worriedly and asked, "William, what's wrong?"

"Have you seen Adam?"

Adam? Everyone looked at each other. Only then did they realize that Adam was not among the survivors. Someone said, "I don't see him. Maybe he died inside?"

After a moment of silence, someone said with schadenfreude, "I thought he was very powerful, but he still died in the trial. Haha, with his personality, no one would be willing to be his companion, right? I reckon that it has already become the excrement of some magical beast. "

William felt that it was a little harsh, but he did not say anything about it. If Adam was already dead, this kind of argument would be meaningless. If Adam was not dead, then the person who spoke would naturally pay the price.

At this time, two mages walked in front of everyone and said, "Congratulations on passing the trial. When you return to the academy, you can choose to become a free apprentice or sign a contract with the tower. But no matter what you choose, you have all become qualified apprentices."

"I'll give you an hour to recover your physical and spiritual strength. After an hour, we will return to the tower through the teleportation circle. Then, you can start your real life in the academy."

After the two mages finished speaking, they turned around and entered the mobile house. William hesitated for a while and finally could not help but cautiously walk up and knock on the door. He said to the mage, "Honorable mage, good day."

The door of the mobile house opened automatically. Mage Ryan looked at William and said, "Good day, apprentice."

"Sir, may I ask, are we all the apprentices who survived?"

Mage Ryan said, "Of course."

William's face stiffened. He bowed respectfully and took his leave. He kept muttering to himself, "Adam is really dead?"

Master Kino looked at him and suddenly said, "You know that apprentice called Adam?"

William raised his head abruptly and nodded at Master Kino.

Master Kino gestured for William to come in. William did not have time to appreciate the living environment of an official mage. He followed Master Kino inside.

When William saw Adam's condition, his pupils shrank unnaturally, and he exclaimed in shock, "He, how did he become like this?"

Adam's condition was not good. His body was so haggard that only skin and bones were left. His eyes were tightly shut, and his body kept twitching. But the most terrifying thing was the gray aura that kept spreading out from his body.

William muttered to himself, "Negative energy aura, anti-mage?"

Master Kino looked at William in surprise, "You're quite knowledgeable."

William looked away from Adam with difficulty and turned to Master Kino, "Adam and I once fought with anti-mage apprentices. Adam killed all four of them and saved Bran Town."

Master Kino clapped his hands and said to Mage Ryan, who was sitting outside, "So that's how it is. No wonder that big rat would take such a big risk to come to the Mage Continent to kill a little apprentice. The one who died before should be his descendant. "

William listened quietly. Then, he mustered up his courage and asked, "Sir Mage, can you tell me what happened to Adam?"

"An official level anti-mage snuck into the trial ground. He was hit by a level one ancient spell, Soul Rend. The negative energy aura has taken over his soul. Well, I have to say that this little guy is very powerful. He has been fighting against Despair for almost a month and has not shown any signs of defeat until now."

However, as soon as Master Kino finished speaking, the gray aura swept out like a storm. Adam's face could not help but contort ferociously. Master Kino threw William out of the room and said to Mage Ryan, "This, is his soul about to be destroyed?"

Mage Ryan got up and leaned against the door frame. He looked at Adam who was in pain and said, "Obviously, this little guy can't take it anymore. Do you still not want to kill him?"

Master Kino frowned and stared at Adam. The metal particles in his hand rose and fell with his guilty conscience. Obviously, he did not know if he should kill Adam to reduce his pain. After a moment, he gave up on the idea because he noticed something different.

"Soul Rend is an ancient spell. It gathers human Despair and Soul Energy to destroy the target's soul. The effect of this spell should be destruction, but look at him." Master Kino pointed at Adam. "He's resisting in a way that I don't know. Have you ever seen such a phenomenon?"

Wizard Ryan's eyes turned into a sparkling red color. Layers upon layers of runes appeared in his eyes. His gaze penetrated Adam's body and went straight into the depths of his soul. He said in surprise, "Huh? This is strange. What did this little guy do?"

The mage's curiosity saved Adam's life. They decided to keep this special 'sample'. Maybe they could research something interesting.

The runes in Mage Ryan's eyes appeared in the air and then covered Adam's body. The gray storm was restrained within a certain range. The outside world could no longer feel the negative energy. The mage said, "It seems that we have to seal him temporarily. Otherwise, he won't be able to enter the range of the tower. The law enforcers of the academy are not so easy to deal with."

William returned to the open space where the apprentices were gathered with a frown. He was still digesting the news he had just received and the scene he had seen.

He knew why Adam couldn't walk out of the trial ground. However, he couldn't imagine that Adam had actually fought with an official mage and survived.

But in the situation just now, Adam was clearly on the verge of death. He might not have died, but he might have been captured by the negative energy. He knew better than anyone else that Psychokinetic had a strong bearing capacity. In addition to Adam's talent, he didn't doubt this at all. After the previous incident, he had looked up some simple information about Anti-Mage. He also knew the mainstream mages' attitude towards Anti-Mage. If Adam had really fallen, there would be no chance of survival.

Now, he didn't know how to describe his feelings. He had a deep conflict with Adam. Although it was one-sided, from this point, he should feel relieved. However, he had also become strong because of Adam. If Adam died, he would have no one to guide him on the path of practicing Psychokinetic Meditation.

Moreover, there was a faint trace of a strange thought in his heart that he didn't want to admit. A person like Adam shouldn't die so quietly.

The apprentices consciously sat a little further away from William. Everyone could see that he wasn't in a good mood. At this time, no one wanted to anger this person who was probably the strongest apprentice after Adam.

However, they couldn't help but take pleasure in other people's misfortune and whisper to each other. Based on a very strange thought, 'The more geniuses that fall, the better. That way, I will have fewer enemies, and I will be able to obtain more resources. I will be able to reach higher heights.

William coldly looked at them and listened to their conversation. He felt that it was very funny.

This kind of person would never think about what kind of talent they had, or how much effort they had put in. They would always attribute their failure to reach higher achievements to others, and then be surpassed by more and more people.

He shook his head and tossed his complicated thoughts to the side. Adam's matters were no longer something he could participate in. All he could do was silently give his blessings. What he should be thinking about after returning to the academy was what he should be thinking about.

An hour passed, and the mages walked out of the mobile house on time. The house quickly shrank and disappeared from their hands, leaving behind a floating teleportation circle.

After a month, everyone, including Adam, returned to the academy once again.