Mage Manual

Chapter 125: Chapter 114: Dazzling Star Descends

Sonia’s lips moved slightly, and she soon smiled with a shrug, “I just thought these two books had interesting titles when I passed by, so I picked them up to take a look, nothing special. If they aren’t interesting, I’ll return them later.”

Celia nodded thoughtfully, “You don’t need to explain so much to me…”

Realizing Sonia seemed a bit unsettled, Celia changed the subject, “Actually, it was quite surprising to see Sonia at Sen Hall. I thought you had joined the extermination mission, too.”

“Extermination mission?”

“Yes, didn’t you hear about it from Professor Trozan? Ah, I guess your progress is just too rapid, the professor probably prefers you miss this opportunity rather than putting you at risk.”

“What is the extermination mission?” The term completely hit a blind spot for the village girl.

Celia thought for a moment, “I’m not very clear myself, as it’s a private commission by the school for genius students. Those who lack sufficient strength wouldn’t receive an invitation, and students who sign the contract aren’t allowed to disclose any information about the mission.”

“The reason I know is that Lauren also signed up for the extermination mission… I heard Reonie is involved, too. I thought you wouldn’t miss it.”

Pausing for a moment, she added, “It seems to be a special event involving young Mages from all over Jiale City, even the genius Mages from Truth University have participated!”

Not only Senior Reonie but an event even the ultimate beings from Truth University are willing to join!?

Sonia suddenly felt she had missed out on a massive opportunity, but she understood it was normal—just from the name, it was clear this was a ‘mission’ that involved danger and combat.

Even though she was a Mage with fully spread Silver Wings, she was also a ‘novice Mage’ who had stepped into the Void Realm less than a month ago. Whether to protect her or prevent her from holding the team back, Professor Trozan would never allow her to partake in such risky actions prematurely.

‘I need to get the professor to recognize my strength soon, or else I’ll miss out on many opportunities,’ thought Sonia.

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Kingdom of Blood Moon, outskirts of Kaimon City, halfway up a small mountain.

“Changing shifts, all is normal.”

It was now 10 AM, and the two adventurers responsible for observing the Void Realm passage tapped the back of their necks and reported in a low voice. Soon, two adventurers walked out of a tent at the hillside camp, swapping shifts with the others.

Not standing for long, the younger adventurer complained, “Uncle, how long do we have to stay here? The weather is getting hotter, and although I can bear the lack of air conditioning, these mosquitoes are too much, even the strong repellent doesn’t work!”

“We have to wait another 12 hours. If they haven’t returned in 72 hours, it’s safe to assume the ‘rabbit’ is dead.”

The adventurer next to him in a cloak emitted an emotionless mechanical sound. If one observed closely, they would notice his arms, legs, and even one eye was not organic but mechanical.

“If it wasn’t for the high merit of this mission, I’d rather be in the war zone killing water specters.” The young adventurer muttered, “In my opinion, the person who caused the Void Realm passage truly deserves to die. It adds to our workload and poses a security risk of invasions from the Foreign Domain…”

“Only a Mage can cause Void Turbulence.” The older man said, “There are currently 86 unknown Void Realm passages surrounding Kaimon City, meaning there are 86 Mages who have triggered the Void Turbulence, and you might be one of them. Others might find it logical to complain, but you’re a Mage.”

The young man’s voice suddenly quieted, “I was just ranting… Don’t you ever complain, uncle?”

“Just as I’ve accepted my lack of talent to become a Mage, I’ve also accepted these natural disasters caused by Mages.” The older man shook his head slightly, “As for complaining, I grew tired of it before I was forty.”

The conversation shifted, “Uncle, what do you plan to do with the merit you earn this time? I’ve saved almost enough to exchange for a ‘Blade’ Technique Spirit, so I could even contest knowledge creatures.”

“You hardly ever spend; your gear is several years old, out-of-date. Are you saving your merit to exchange for the latest upgrades? If I wasn’t too harsh to undergo physical enhancements, I’d also like to purchase a ‘Silver Wolf Arm’ to play with.”

The older man glanced at him, and his cold mechanical eye made the young adventurer shudder. However, the older man quickly looked away, focusing on the Void Realm passage about thirty meters away that looked like a space indentation.

“I plan to use the merit to buy some information.”

“What information?”

“Information about my child.”

“What child—That’s illegal, isn’t it?!”

“I know, that’s why I’ve been accumulating so much Merit these years, otherwise, they wouldn’t take the risk.”

“You’re crazy!” the young man exclaimed, “Why would you do something so thankless? You told me you wanted to raise your child. If someone finds out, both of you will end up exploring the Waterway Abyss in a pig cage!”

The uncle shook his head, “Of course not, that child was born 31 years ago, I’ve even forgotten what the woman looked like. I just want to see him once.”

The young man could not understand, “What’s the use of seeing him once? With so much Merit, you could spend it on yourself and raise your Combat Power by two levels; you could binge on Moon candy, gamble, or have fun with it for a year; why use it just to see a stranger?”

“He’s not a stranger, he’s my child.”

“But what’s the difference between him and a stranger? You have to pay to even know what he looks like or his name.”

“But he is my child. He exists because of me.”

“I can’t understand you; you might as well give the Merit to me.”

“You’re a Mage, you’re young, you don’t understand. When I was young like you, I’d spend money on Moon candy, gamble money at the First Blood casino, and have surgeries on myself. But as I got older, these entertainments lost their thrill for me, and I lost interest in tomorrow.”

“Until one day I remembered, when I was young, to earn a childbirth fund, I had a child with a woman. It was like the sky suddenly lit up, and I found my life’s purpose—to see that child.”

“You’re a Mage, you can explore the Void Realm, you can study Magic. But I can’t. If not for 70% full-body mechanical modifications, I would have never qualified to join the battle zone as an adventurer. Even the easiest entry-level gun technique was a barrier I couldn’t cross.”

“I heard Mages pursue Miracles. That child, he is my Miracle.”

The uncle pointed to his left eye, “I didn’t replace my left eye with a prosthetic one, just hoping to see my child with my real eye.”

The young man muttered softly, “Still can’t understand…”

The uncle let out a mechanical laugh, “Don’t try to understand me, this is illegal.”

Bang!

Suddenly, a young man who was struck flew and crashed hard, he cursed, “Uncle, what are you suddenly doing—”

In the next second, all his words were stuck in his throat.

Because he saw a girl with orange hair, wearing deep blue battle armor, standing where he just had been.

The girl was standing on the uncle’s body, her long sword stained with red and blue liquid. The uncle’s head had already flown off, his mechanical spine snapped directly, releasing red blood and blue machine fluid!

The young man’s pupils dilated, and a Light Screen popped up before him: “Scouting detected—”

Snap!

When Lauren decapitated the young man’s head, two resting adventurers in the camp were also dealt with by other extermination team members.

In a short time, one hundred sixty-three extermination team members assembled in the camp. Everyone wore deep blue battle armor, and all their weapons were special alchemy products, even the Boxers wore knuckle guards! But within just a few seconds of their arrival, a circle of flashing blood-crafted collars appeared on their necks, making them look like human-shaped light pollution.

“There are four rules of the game.”

“First, when you kill, you must deliver the final strike with a celestial weapon, otherwise, you won’t score points during the kill.”

“Second, try to last 48 hours without dying.”

“Third, try to kill as many targets as possible. Human-shaped monsters have priority, followed by others. Mage monsters have priority over others.”

“Fourth, everyone must activate the Miracle of Transfer in their battle armor to return here after 48 hours, and Dazzling Star will automatically destroy this Level 2 Void Realm passage.”

“The holy Star Cluster connects us, Starlight will guide our path, the game starts!”

Everyone’s pupils glowed with purple-blue light, and upon hearing the command, they saluted in unison, then dispersed simultaneously!

From the sky, one could see only a few blue dots moving towards villages in the north and south, while most blue dots headed towards Kaimon City in the west!