Joachim had written in his diary that he hoped he could reshape his Seed of the Mind.
This showed that the Seed of the Mind could still affect him even in his ghostly state.
In fact, that much was clear from the way he and the villagers had all become ghosts, yet still acted according to the restraints of the Seed of the Mind.
Joachim's wand had been knocked away by Murphy, leaving him unable to resist, and Serika's spell struck him.
Unlike other spells that passed straight through his transparent body, this spell hit him solidly.
Joachim's movements froze. His translucent body suddenly flickered several times, then he let out a sound like a sigh and gradually dispersed, vanishing just like that.
Murphy also saw Serika standing outside on a section of collapsed wall.
Big sis, you finally came.
However, casting that spell seemed to have taken an enormous toll on Serika as well. Her body went limp and toppled backward, and she was about to hit the ground.
Murphy immediately used the last bit of magic he had left to fly over, grabbed Serika, and Apparated straight into an already empty house. The instant he appeared, his vision went dark. He could no longer hold on and passed out.
Murphy had a dream.
In the dream, he returned to the past again.
He was a graduate from a second-rate university, living in a city so bustling it felt alien, doing a job that kept him fed, chatting with coworkers about topics he had no interest in, commuting through packed crowds, and going home along streets where no starlight could be seen.
The everyday routines of life filled every corner, and the dreams that had once been out of reach had long since grown mottled and rusted.
Music,