I Hate Sain 20

My name is Aide Jia, and I hate the Zane Dungeon right now.

From a young age, I displayed extraordinary magical talent, and the legend of my magical genius spread far and wide.

Later, I successfully improved my magic skills with this talent. I don't know where the end is, but I will keep moving towards it.

Magic is my everything, my pride and my dignity. But those old-fashioned bastards who stick to tradition think that if I had been born in another country, I would have achieved far more than I have in the Warrior Country!

As an adult, I was accepted as a disciple by my teacher Yuenka, because of my ability to understand and teach magic to others. Even among the many disciples, my talent was the greatest.

Although it doesn't quite reach the level of being called Unique Talent, I possess the special ability to Magic Analysis, a talent far exceeding that of ordinary people.

The teacher is amazing. He has lived for an unknown amount of time but still maintains his love for magic. He is practically a magic fanatic. In order to spread magic more widely in this country, he constantly researches new magic and improves existing magic. Magic that has been made by the teacher is very powerful.

Disciples like myself are responsible for spreading his magic and bringing good news to everyone who wants to learn magic. This is something I consider sacred.

However, since the beginning of this year, the teacher's research into magic has suddenly slowed down significantly, with a considerable decrease in both new and improved magic.

I know the reason; it's because of the Zane Dungeon.

To be more precise, it's because of the magic in the Zane Dungeon.

The teacher was passionate about thoroughly researching various forms of magic and then modifying them into improved versions suitable for the physical constitution of the Warrior Country. When the magic of the Zane Dungeon was first revealed, he devoted himself to researching and improving the Glintstone Magic.

However, the teacher failed.

A complete and utter failure.

He couldn't completely deconstruct or improve anything, whether it was the so-called Glintstone Magic, Crystallization Magic, or anything else that appeared in the Zane Dungeon.

When the teacher saw the footage from the Black Eagle Rebellion and witnessed the moment when the arrow struck the Black Hawk Iliphis, to the ground with Gravity Magic, he became obsessed with it. However, he was unable to study it, and there was no magic related to Gravity Magic in the Zane Dungeon, so there was no template to be found.

The teacher is still researching that thing to this day, and it looks like he's putting in a lot of effort.

But I find teachers like that boring.

What's the point of relentlessly battling the magic in the Zane Dungeon? It just adds unnecessary trouble for yourself.

It was at that time that I had the idea of surpassing my teacher. My magical knowledge was very solid, far exceeding that of other disciples. Why couldn't I surpass my teacher?

Now is a golden opportunity.

The Zane Dungeon has appeared in Black Rock City. Given the teacher's personality, he will definitely come to take a look, and it's not impossible for him to stay here for a long time.

However, because of that "War Festival," he can't be distracted right now, so he had to call me over to find materials that can be used for magical research.

Very good. Now I have the resources of the entire Zane Dungeon, while my teacher is preoccupied with trivial matters like the War Festival, which he could have ignored. This is my moment to prove my abilities.

The first thing to do is to get more pure sapphire from the Sellia's Magic Array. The sapphire materials there seem to be of much higher quality than those in Lake Liurnia.

The Zane Dungeon, Caelid.

"Is this the place, the Sorcerous Town of Sellia?"

Aide Jia looked up at the ruined town, a faint light appearing in his eyes, before a look of joy spread across his face.

"That's right, the place where I can sense the presence of a very large amount of radiance stone is here."

Perhaps it was because the town was filled with an overwhelming magical aura. Not only were there luminescent stones inside the town, but even outside the town, and on the steps leading to the gate, tiny clusters of fluorescent crystals had grown. The soft fluorescence dispelled some of the ominous atmosphere that lingered around Caelid.

Aide Jia picked up a few crystal clusters and examined them carefully.

"The quality is acceptable, and the magic contained within is quite concentrated, but it is slightly inferior to the brilliance stones in Magic Town. Well, let's send these to the teacher as research materials."

With a smile on his face, he collected some crystal clusters from outside the town, then looked into the Magic Town and muttered to himself:

"The rest of these are all mine."

He took out a cloak from his backpack and put it on. He infused it with a little magic, and the cloak emitted a barely perceptible wail. Then it quickly changed color and blended into the surrounding environment, thus achieving the effect of invisibility.

This is one of the magical artifacts he created. It's Invisibility Cloak made by completely peeling off the skin of a living, Invisible Giant Demon and then soaking it in a series of magical rituals. To make the invisibility effect even better, the soul of the Invisible Giant Demon that was used as the raw material is still alive inside.

The crafting techniques were learned from my teacher, Yuenka; they were less magic and more a combination of magic and alchemy.

At first, he wondered if this production process was too cruel, but he got used to it after a while.

Although a teacher may be preoccupied with worldly matters, what he teaches is unlikely to be wrong.

After donning the invisibility cloak, Aide Jia waved his wand and cast several invisibility spells on himself, instantly disappearing from the world without leaving a trace.

A certain magician also named Luo Jieer was skilled in using invisibility magic, but compared to Aide Jia's, his invisibility seemed much more rudimentary and lacked any real effort.

"According to intelligence, the monsters here are mages who are good at stealth and teleportation, so I will use the same method to counter them."

In a battle between mages, Aide Jia didn't think he would lose to anyone, especially since the intelligence mentioned that the mages here, apart from their powerful and fast attack spells and teleportation, were as slow as Living Dead.

But he had no intention of engaging in a complicated battle, as that would be neither elegant nor in line with his self-perceived scholarly identity. So he used invisibility to sneak into the Sorcerous Town of Sellia.

He planned to carve out a few pieces of pyroxene and leave.

However, as we all know, people's desires change in real time depending on what they see. When Edgar actually entered the Sorcerous Town of Sellia and saw the dazzling array of radiant stones that almost filled the place, Aide Jia immediately changed his mind.

Such a rich atmosphere of pyroxene magic is extremely rare and hard to come by. It would be a waste to just take a few pieces of pyroxene to the outside world for research.

He's going to stay here to conduct research!

With this in mind, Aide Jia quickly began wandering around the town, searching for the most suitable place to serve as a temporary research site. The concentration of magic energy here even made his body react, making him incredibly excited.

"A monster that can turn invisible? It seems my invisibility magic is still superior."

Walking through the Magic Town, you can see monsters dressed as magicians everywhere. Although their exposed skin is as thin as Living Dead, they are full of murderous intent. No wonder they were able to kill Te Pi and the group of adventurers so badly that they ran away in a panic.

However, because Aide Jia used invisibility magic, none of the magicians could detect him, so they did not activate their combat stance and thus did not become invisible. Instead, they wandered aimlessly through the town.

Aide Jia loved the feeling of being invisible to others, as if he could do whatever he wanted, feeling both free and unrestrained—it was so exhilarating.

"Let's choose this place."

He Backstab and killed the two mages who blocked his way, dragged their bodies into a side path, and chose a convenient spot as his temporary research site for the day.

As he began his research, he muttered to himself, "In the end, magic is still more convenient and versatile. If Warrior had entered this place, the assassin would probably have been killed long ago. How could he have achieved the same results as me?"

He used magic to crush a large piece of brilliance stone, leaving behind shimmering powder.

"There's no need to worry about the War Festival at all. The teacher is just overthinking it, which is why he turned out that way. This year's 'Champion Warrior' will definitely be on our side."

As Aide Jia said, his teacher Yuenka was preparing for the upcoming War Festival.

What he was doing was actually improving magic, creating powerful magic that would allow his faction to win in the festival!

The so-called War Festival is a ritual that has been passed down from ancient times in the Warrior Country. In addition to the routine activities of worshipping the spirits of ancestors and reenacting several earth-shattering wars in the past, the most important thing in this festival is the selection of "Champion Warrior".

Simply put, it's a tournament where anyone from the Warrior Country can participate. The person who wins the championship after several days of intense battles will be awarded the title of Champion Warrior, which means that he will be the strongest Warrior in the entire country.

Traditional War Festival were very pure.

It's just a group of tough Warrior who like to fight get together to fight and kill each other. Finally, the one who can stand and endure the most beatings is selected Champion Warrior, and everyone celebrates the festival happily together.

However, considering the current state of the Warrior Country, this War Festival may be the least pure one yet.

Because the two forces will stir up trouble during the festival.

The Reformists, represented by King Bontou and the Magic Sage Yuenka, and the Traditionalists, represented by the old King Fred and a group of elders, will clash here. Where the Champion Warrior are born will determine the future direction of the Warrior Country!

Because of this event, the War Festival, which was originally scheduled to last only two or three days, has been expanded to an unprecedented scale this time. Not only has the event been postponed, but its duration is also estimated to be very long.

Both Reformists and Traditionalists have made considerable preparations for this.

The Reformists have Yuenka working tirelessly on magic research, and Bontou is also cultivating talented individuals. Moreover, the Reformists enjoy higher support within the country.

The Traditionalists Fred formed an envoy with his most valued promising players and Warrior worth training, and sent them to the Arnor Kingdom to learn, hoping they could learn something from that country that had experienced turmoil and was now reborn.

"It's all in vain."

Aide Jia thought to himself as he sensed the magical properties contained within the pyroxene powder.

"No matter how powerful your Weapon Skill are, they can't reach the level of magic and the unpredictability of gods and ghosts."

Although this statement seems to overstate the praise of magic.

But from his perspective, if he doesn't praise magic, should he instead extol Weapon Skill? He can be wrong in his words, but he absolutely cannot be biased in his stance!

"Hiss"

As he attempted to infuse magic into the pyroxene powder, the powder suddenly hissed, clearly indicating that he had made a mistake at some point, rendering the materials unusable.

"Let's get some new ones."

He put his invisibility cloak back on and walked out of the temporary research institute, which was built with a lot of magic and was absolutely safe. He walked briskly past the lingering mages and even had the leisure to admire the scenery of Sellia.

Aide Jia selected a piece of fine sapphire and began to cut it. Even the magic used for cutting was imbued with an invisibility effect, so everything was done without anyone noticing. Even a magician passing by him did not notice anything amiss.

He was very happy about this, even a little smug, and even made a face at the passing magician.

But just then, he suddenly heard faint voices.

"Um?"

He looked around and saw a white spirit kneeling on the ground behind the radiant stone, and immediately his tension subsided.

So it was just a white spirit that could only repeat itself. I thought a magician had discovered me.

The white spirit was muttering something, Aide Jia, intrigued, leaned closer to listen.

"Please spare me! Why have I become your target, assassins?"

The spirit's voice was filled with despair.

"Why do the assassins of Sellia turn their blades against me, a fellow mage?"

Sellia's assassin?

Aide Jia suddenly had a strange feeling and subconsciously looked around. There was nothing around him except for the seemingly foolish magicians.

Am I overthinking things?

He breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the research institute, pondering what exactly Sellia's assassins were. Just then, he saw a broken stone tablet on the ground, with automatically translated magical runes lighting up on it.

[It is said that the sorcerers of Sellia were assassins, and their targets were fellow sorcerers; this is the reason for the birth of the Night Comet.]

What are all these things?

The feeling of unease intensified, and he could no longer bother teasing the passing magician, hurrying back to the research institute.

As soon as he arrived there, his breath caught in his throat.

There stood a swaying magician at his research institute!

"How is this possible?" he said in disbelief. "I clearly set up an invisible barrier, as well as dispelling and suggestion spells. How could someone still break in?"

It was just an unarmed mage, but recalling the assassin Sellia he had just seen, Aide Jia suddenly felt pressured and fired a fireball from a distance, blasting the mage to pieces.

He paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Hehehe, it turns out it really was a mistake. I was just scaring myself."

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, chuckled awkwardly, and lifted his leg to clean up the mage's remains.

"Ugh." A muffled sound, like that of a Living Dead, suddenly rang out from behind.

"Ah!"

Aide Jia jumped back and saw another unarmed magician standing behind him.

"What's going on?" His expression was rather unpleasant. "My barrier magic is ineffective against them?"

He drew his short sword, intending to give his opponent a quick death. He was still invisible, and his opponent hadn't noticed him at all.

"Go to hell!"

However, the short sword missed its mark.

"Huh?"

Aide Jia staggered, and the magician vanished into thin air right in front of him?

Wrong!

He turned around abruptly and saw that the magician had reappeared behind him, still swaying and about to fall over at the slightest touch.

"!"

Even a fool would have realized something was wrong by now. He immediately moved away from the mage, and the fireball flew out quickly.

The mage he had targeted suddenly stopped swaying and slowly raised his head.

She gave him a creepy smile.

"Boom!"

The fireball exploded, kicking up thick smoke. It was unclear whether it had hit its target, but Aide Jia didn't care and quickly ran out of the makeshift research facility.

However, what awaited him outside the research institute was a large group of staggering magicians.

His steps stopped, and his body gradually stiffened.

The magicians blocked his only way out, and their eyes were also on him.

"I... I was clearly wearing an invisibility cloak, wasn't I?" Aide Jia looked a little stunned. He touched the cloak, and the invisibility effect was still there.

So, why did these magicians suddenly see him?

Meeting his puzzled gaze, the mages pulled out magic wands with one hand and daggers designed purely for assassination with the other!

They were no longer as Living Dead as they had been before; their movements became terrifyingly agile in an instant, even able to cling to the walls like spiders.

The "Assassins of Sellia" swarmed towards Aide Jia, leaving him nowhere to escape.

Behind him, the mage who had been hit by the fireball earlier—no, who hadn't been hit at all—also rushed over with a grin.

"Don't come any closer!"

"I went to Sellia several more times after that, and each time I cast a stronger invisibility spell on myself, but I was seen through every time."

"It was only after that I learned that those magicians were all so-called assassins, and that my invisibility magic was completely ineffective in their eyes, who were masters of stealth."

"They saw through me from the very beginning, but they just didn't expose me. That's what they were doing to me."

Aide Jia gritted his teeth and said with a contorted face:

"You're making fun of me!"

Before You Fei and the others could comfort him, he exhaled a breath of stale air and muttered to himself:

"I still hate the Zane Dungeon."