Shadow Cloak and Mental Thorn (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

"Shadow Cloak" and "Mental Thorn" (Seeking Follow-up Reading) The core region of the entire Far East Territory covered dozens of miles.

At this moment, over a thousand Dark Guards were spread throughout those dozens of miles, forming layer upon layer of defensive lines.

"Family Hidden Guards! The Golden Lion Family really has made preparations."

Not far from the core region, two people were hidden in the shadows. One of them spoke softly.

"Don't create unnecessary complications. Follow the plan. The Shadow Art inscribed on the Shadow Cloak can only be used by two people. During this time, we must find that brat and kill him in one strike!"

The other spoke sternly.

Forcing their way through the Golden Lion Family's defensive lines would be unwise. Since the Black Robe Pathseekers Society had dared to come, they naturally had made preparations.

Magic Artifacts were what they relied on.

"Begin. After killing that brat, don't linger. Leave immediately. Our people are waiting outside to receive us."

Perhaps feeling that his companion was somewhat unreliable, Nairun reminded him once more.

"I understand. How could knights possibly imagine what a magnificent creation a Magic Artifact is?"

Though the man said he understood, his tone was full of indifference.

Nairun knew that this was simply his personality, so he did not continue trying to persuade him.

He took a pure black cloak from the bag on his back and put it on.

After putting on the cloak, Nairun muttered under his breath. A moment later, black light flashed across the cloak, and Nairun's figure vanished.

This was the wizardry inscribed on the Shadow Cloak: Zero-Ring Wizardry: Shadow Art! The other man took the cloak and repeated Nairun's actions. A moment later, his figure vanished as well.

The two of them disappeared so abruptly, as though they did not exist beneath heaven and earth.

They had truly vanished, as if they had become invisible.

If Chen Mu had seen this scene, he would probably have been greatly shocked.

This was a Magic Artifact! As a Magic Artifact forged by the Shadow School, the Shadow Art inscribed on the Shadow Cloak was a true core Zero-Ring Wizardry of the school.

Once a school's core Zero-Ring Wizardry was inscribed into the Spiritual Sea, it could be upgraded into One-Ring Wizardry after one became a formal Wizard.

That alone showed just how powerful this wizardry was.

To directly cast a Zero-Ring Wizardry of this level, one needed to be at least a Level Three Wizard Apprentice.

Chen Mu was actually rather fortunate. The Black Robe Pathseekers Society possessed a Magic Artifact inscribed with what was essentially an auxiliary wizardry.

If it had been inscribed with offensive wizardry, Chen Mu might as well have washed up and gone to sleep.

Although the Meditation Method cultivated by the Black Robe Pathseekers Society was trash, the wizardries they had learned were truly wizardries of the Shadow School.

"Let's go. First, let's take a look at Golden Lion Manor."

A voice suddenly appeared in the deserted area.

Golden Lion Manor, Chen Mu's room.

Inside the room, Chen Mu lay on the bed, engrossed in a copy of Kingdom Anecdotes held in his hands.

His room was very close to Earl Arthur's, separated by only a single wall.

Earl Arthur had chosen this room out of consideration for Chen Mu's safety.

"This is even more bizarre than Wizards. The person who wrote this book really dared to write anything."

Holding the thick book, Chen Mu sighed softly.

The Kingdom Anecdotes in Chen Mu's hands was somewhat like the novels he had read in his previous life. In this world, books like these were also a form of entertainment.

Seeing the dark sky outside through the window, Chen Mu closed the book in his hands and set it aside.

Ever since transmigrating into this world, Chen Mu had rarely stayed up late.

His routine was something his former self could never have imagined—going to bed early and waking early, extremely regular.

After all, in his previous life, he had found it difficult to fall asleep unless he stayed up late.

He extinguished the oil lamp, and the room fell into darkness. Chen Mu lay on the bed and closed his eyes.

Time passed, and Chen Mu's breathing gradually steadied.

Creak!

Suddenly, an extremely faint sound entered Chen Mu's ears.

Chen Mu, lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

In the dark room, his eyes were exceptionally bright, gleaming with light.

Although Chen Mu's schedule was very regular, he was actually a light sleeper. Even minor sounds could be perceived while he was in a light sleep.

The window creaked? I'm certain it was locked shut.

Thoughts tangled in Chen Mu's mind.

The next moment, he pretended to turn over and casually glanced toward the window.

As a Grand Knight, Chen Mu could see in the night as clearly as in daylight. The pitch-black room could not obstruct his vision at all.

There was nothing unusual! The window was still tightly shut, without the slightest gap.

It was as though the sound Chen Mu had heard just now had been nothing more than an auditory illusion.

But Chen Mu was certain it had not been an auditory illusion. Ever since becoming a Grand Knight, his hearing had improved tremendously.

Though the sound just now had been extremely faint, he was certain that he had heard it.

If he had only been a Formal Knight, he might not have heard that sound.

Could it have been the wind?

Chen Mu pondered slightly, but he had already raised his guard.

Or have the Black Robe Pathseekers Society's people arrived?

Chen Mu was not certain either.

Although more than a thousand Dark Guards protected the manor, Wizard Apprentices possessed all kinds of bizarre methods.

Chen Mu did not dare guarantee that the Black Robe Pathseekers Society had no means of bypassing the Dark Guards and finding him directly.

Creak!

Another faint sound!

This time, Chen Mu was lying on his side, and his attention had remained fixed on the window.

So the instant the window made a sound, he suddenly saw it being pushed open a crack—but in the blink of an eye, that crack vanished.

The crack in the window seemed as though it had never existed, making Chen Mu doubt his own eyes.

An illusion? Or some kind of visual trick?

Chen Mu was greatly shaken. Even his heartbeat quickened slightly in that instant.

Creak!

Another extremely faint sound!

This time, Chen Mu was completely certain.

Because this time, he saw that the window was wide open! There was no figure behind it as Chen Mu had imagined; behind the window was empty! Suddenly, Chen Mu seemed to see a pair of deep eyes beyond the window.

The next moment, he felt his mind shake, as though an enormous sound had exploded beside his ear.

Black Robe Pathseekers Society!!

This is bad!

Zero-Ring Wizardry: Mental Thorn

The Zero-Ring Wizardry Nairun had inscribed into his Spiritual Sea instantly struck Chen Mu's Spiritual Sea. The next moment, the other man made his move as well.

Zero-Ring Wizardry: Shadow Tentacles

Several translucent tentacles suddenly emerged from the darkness, aimed directly at Chen Mu's neck.

But Chen Mu reacted extremely quickly. The sensation of his brain being shaken lasted only an instant before he recovered.

"He recovered that quickly? How is that possible!?"

Seeing the clarity in Chen Mu's eyes, Weina was shocked, and the Shadow Tentacles instantly accelerated.

Seeking follow-up reading. Thanks to Boiled Tomato for the Monthly Pass, love you~