Otherworld

Matthew focused his attention on the situation in his mind. A ring-shaped metal disc appeared in his consciousness.

This was actually another world!

The disc was the key to transmigrating to another world.

The red crystal on the disc could store energy, and transmigration required the energy stored in the red crystal. It could automatically recharge, and it would take seven days to fully charge.

"Transmigration that allows for return..." After digesting the information transmitted by the metal disc, Matthew sighed in relief.

Having transmigrated for over a decade, he had once again transmigrated to another world. Fortunately, this time he had a return ticket.

"I can only go back after seven days." Matthew sensed the dim crystal on the metal disc.

"It's already dark. I need to find a place sheltered from the wind first, and then explore this area tomorrow." Matthew felt a bit helpless. Surviving in this icy and snowy environment for seven days would not be easy.

"Awooo—" The faint sound of wolf howls drifted from ahead.

"A wolf pack?" Matthew became vigilant. He waved his wand and cast the Illusionary Body Spell to conceal himself.

After walking forward for a few more minutes, the wolf howls grew louder.

"It sounds like there are other noises too."

In a short while, Matthew saw something emitting a pale blue light moving rapidly in the snowfield ahead.

He observed his surroundings and climbed a thick tree to conceal himself, watching in secret.

Within tens of seconds, the pale blue light grew closer.

He saw a white deer, the size of an adult Hanoverian horse, pulling a sled from a distance. Its antlers emitted a fluorescent light that pierced through the dark forest, like a guiding lamp in the night.

Driving the sled was a red-haired man with a high nose, deep-set eyes, and a sturdy build. His expression was filled with impatience and panic as he urged the white deer to accelerate.

When the sled was about twenty to thirty meters away from Matthew, the right side of the carriage collided with a tree trunk. The sled's lever and reins snapped, and the high-speed sled overturned!

"**!" The red-haired man, who had fallen to the ground, pushed away the carriage board pressing on him.

The red-haired man scrambled towards the sled's carriage in a disheveled state, anxiously calling out, "Tina! Are you alright?"

A red-haired girl crawled out from the disassembled carriage canopy and responded loudly, "Father, Tina is fine!"

The girl was young, about seven or eight years old. She had been hurt in the fall, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she held back from crying out.

The language they spoke was Ancient Runes!

Just then, over a dozen giant wolves, larger than calves and entirely gray-blue, surrounded them. The giant wolves' eyes glowed red, their faces were fierce, and their fangs and sharp teeth were thicker than a human finger.

"These wolves are quite large. I wonder how strong they are." Matthew remained hidden, continuing to observe.

"Awooo—" After a wolf howl, the giant wolf pounced towards the two.

The red-haired man's face greatly changed. He drew the longsword from his waist and slashed at the giant wolf pouncing towards the girl.

The sword blade flashed with azure light, and the giant wolf's skull was instantly cut in half. The huge giant wolf fell to the ground, and after convulsing a few times, it stopped moving.

Before the red-haired man could change his stance, his left hand felt a sharp pain. His left forearm was now fiercely bitten by a giant wolf, and at the same time, more giant wolves were pouncing at him!

At the same time, a cry of alarm came from the girl behind him. A giant wolf had already circled around to their rear!

Hearing his daughter's cry, the red-haired man was burning with anxiety, wishing he could tear these giant wolves to shreds immediately.

He roared, "Get lost!" With a flash of sword light, the giant wolf biting the man's left arm had its head severed by the longsword.

But the giant wolf that had circled behind them had already knocked the red-haired girl to the ground. The giant wolf revealed its fangs and sharp teeth in its mouth, and bit towards the red-haired girl!

"Tina!!!" The red-haired man's eyes were about to split.

He anxiously wanted to go save his daughter, but he was entangled by more giant wolves.

At this moment, the red-haired girl, who was knocked to the ground by the giant wolf, had a face full of panic, but she reacted extremely quickly. She picked up the wooden plank of the sled that was scattered around her and stuffed it into the giant wolf's mouth!

But the red-haired girl's action only delayed it for a moment. The wooden plank in her hand quickly showed cracks and was about to be bitten to pieces by the giant wolf.

Just then, the wooden plank in the giant wolf's mouth suddenly turned into a sharp blade. The blade pierced through the giant wolf's oral cavity, shredding its brain!

The red-haired girl stared blankly at the giant wolf falling beside her, her mind a complete blank.

The scattered sled remains on the ground transformed into vine-like tendrils as thick as a wrist, tightly entangling more than a dozen giant wolves.

The giant wolves entangled by the vines struggled fiercely, but they couldn't break free from the vines at all. Instead, they were wrapped tighter and tighter by the vines.

Then, the vines that entangled the giant wolves turned into sharp blades. More than a dozen giant wolves were instantly cut into several pieces by the sharp blades. The remains of the giant wolves fell onto the snow, and their blood merged into the snow.

Matthew had made his move.

Without magical abilities, they were just slightly stronger beasts.

The red-haired father and daughter were dumbfounded. The more than a dozen giant wolves that had put them in a desperate situation were instantly killed.

"Tina, are you injured?" The red-haired man held the girl in his arms, his face full of self-blame and relief.

Tina buried her head in her father's embrace. "Tina is fine. Father, you're injured."

Matthew walked to the side of the father and daughter, dispelled the Illusionary Body Spell, and waved his wand. The metal blades all turned back into sled remains.

Suddenly, there was another person beside them. The red-haired man was startled, but then he reacted. Holding Tina, who was still shaken, he knelt on one knee, his face full of gratitude, and said:

"Thank you, Wizard Lord, for saving my daughter. I, Chris Watson, will forever remember your kindness!"

Tina's face was full of curiosity; it was her first time seeing such a young wizard.

Matthew nodded, a blue light flashing in his eyes. He met Chris's gaze and said gently, "I am a hermit wizard, and this is my first time here. How do I get to the nearest town?"

Chris Watson was startled, and said in a daze, "We are very close to Whitestone Town, Wizard Lord."

"I am the blacksmith of Gemu Village, but Gemu Village has not been peaceful lately. The nearby animals have become abnormally agitated, with strong aggression, and often attack the village."

"Those animals are like these wolves, with red light in their eyes and their bodies have grown much larger."

"I am taking my daughter to move to Whitestone Town. It will be safer there with guards. You can come with us to Whitestone Town."

Matthew nodded. So these wolves were not in their normal state. He had thought that wolves in this world were just like this...

He bent down and perceived it up close, finding an energy fluctuation on the wolf corpse that was different from wizard magic.

This energy was extremely violent, and perhaps this was the reason the animals had become agitated.

When Matthew touched the wolf corpse, the metal disc in his mind emitted a faint light. A red light floated out from the wolf corpse and was absorbed by the metal disc.

Seeing the new changes in the metal disc, Matthew was startled, and then found that the dim crystal had become somewhat fuller.

Matthew could perceive that the energy stored in the crystal had increased. The metal disc could absorb the strange energy from the magic wolf corpses!

He immediately touched all the scattered wolf corpses on the ground.

Feeling the steadily increasing reserve energy of the metal disc, Matthew's mood improved. The time to return could be shortened!

After touching all the wolf corpses, Matthew could perceive that the energy stored in the crystal had exceeded one-third. It would automatically fill up in less than five days.

Chris thought for a moment, rummaged through the wreckage of the sled, and took out a package, from which he took out a tattered notebook:

"Wizard Lord, thank you for saving my daughter and me.

There were also wizards among my ancestors. This is a notebook left by my ancestor, which records a spell. I hope it will be helpful to you."

Chris did not have wizard qualification, but his ancestors had had wizards. Wizards were not hidden in this world.

He was very grateful to Matthew, and did not even choose to give Matthew the previously copied backup, but gave him the original, to show his sincerity.

Matthew raised an eyebrow, not expecting such an unexpected harvest.

The parchment cover was already tattered, but fortunately, the text inside was still legible. The writing on the notebook was also in Ancient Runes.

He accepted the notebook and planned to follow Chris and his daughter to Whitestone Town.

"Restoration!"

The wreckage of the sled on the ground, as if time had reversed, returned to its state before being damaged.

After a while, Chris led the white deer out of the forest and said with relief, "Fortunately, the deer was not injured and did not run far."

Matthew smiled slightly. That deer had already been controlled by him with the Full Body Restraint Spell.