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墨書 Inktalez
Chapter 311:
During the analysis process, Freya quickly dissected the White Mouse with a knife.
It seemed that within these five minutes, this creature had undergone severe mutations, with some of its mammalian organs completely transforming into those of reptiles.
Although some aspects were still incomplete, a change in species had indeed occurred.
Looking at the dismembered White Mouse on the Experiment Table with an incredulous gaze, Freya pulled out a white handkerchief to wipe her hands.
"The level of contamination from this Ancient Bloodline is almost identical to that of true Ancient Beasts."
She knew from the inheritance of the King Cobra that most ancient species possessed a special parasitic or contaminating ability.
They could transform their prey or similar organisms into their subordinates through their own blood and other means, serving them.
Ultimately, this would lead to the formation of a large group or force.
However, this common ability of Ancient Beasts was not present in the King Cobra, as it was itself a mutant; it was more akin to a new powerful species than an evolved Mud Python.
Yet Freya vaguely felt that the powerful contaminating ability of the Crimson-Eyed Lizard bore striking similarities to that of Ancient Beasts.
The nearby snake lizard seemed to be terrified; its previously struggling movements had completely ceased, its red eyes tightly shut, and its life force had diminished to a minimum.
Freya gently lifted the head of the Lizard Snake with the Silver Knife, yet it remained completely still, appearing as if it were truly dead.
"Huh, playing dead?"
Observing the creature's instinctive defensive behavior, Freya lightly snapped her fingers.
The vines binding the Lizard Snake's limbs and tail quickly receded, forming a birdcage shape that secured itself to the Experiment Table.
Just as she was about to study this creature further, a faint and rough Spiritual Message suddenly reached her mind.
"Mother eats mother."
She abruptly turned her head, furrowing her brow as she looked at the Cultivation Tank covered with black cloth.
With her powerful perception, she immediately sensed that this message was emanating from within.
After a moment's pause, she approached the Cultivation Tank and lifted the black cloth.
Inside, the gray-black Mud Python was gazing at Freya with a human-like expression, then its Snake Head turned toward the trapped Lizard Snake.
"Mother."
Seeing this scene, Freya was momentarily taken aback before a hint of joy appeared on her face.
"Oh? Is your intelligence already sufficient for rough communication?"
She knew that the King Cobra was an intelligent being like humans, but she didn't expect the Mud Python to possess such a level of intelligence as well.
Communicating with the Mud Python would undoubtedly be a great help for her experiments.
After pondering for a moment, she responded using Spiritual Message.
"You want to eat it, why?"
When this message reached the Mud Python's mind, its originally human-like gaze suddenly showed a look of confusion.
Seeing its reaction, Freya frowned slightly. "Is the information too complicated?"
After thinking for a while, she sent a similar message again, but this time it was more straightforward and simple.
This time, the Mud Python seemed to understand Freya's meaning and sent back a confirming message.
She gently shook her head.
"No. You can't eat that for now, but you can eat this."
As she transmitted the message, she pointed to the dissected White Mouse, which immediately flew into the Cultivation Tank.
The entry of the corpse immediately turned the Green Nutrient Solution red.
The head of the Mud Python, which had been staring at the White Mouse, suddenly moved, and then the freshly thrown White Mouse vanished in an instant.
This caught Freya's interest.
"This speed is almost comparable to that of the Agile Knight; truly a Living Swamp Predator."
After swallowing the White Mouse, the Mud Python emitted a message of pleasure. However, this feeling of joy was soon replaced by pain.
The two-meter-long Mud Python thrashed violently in the Cultivation Tank, its Gray-Black Body striking against the glass walls, with streams of Gray Blood flowing from its mouth and nose. It looked quite tragic.
Freya observed all of this calmly.
"Secondary Pollution Power? It seems that this Bloodline's contamination ability is not yet strong enough to affect the Mud Python, which also possesses an Ancient Bloodline."
As she cultivated the Mud Python, Freya continuously planted Sensing Runes on it. These runes allowed her to clearly perceive all changes in the Mud Python.
Now, she could understand that the Mud Python was suffering internally; the two Ancient Bloodlines were subtly consuming each other.
The external manifestation of this consumption was reflected in the current state of the Mud Python.
Just as Freya sensed that the Mud Python's spirit was about to be driven mad by this pain, she slowly extended her hand.
A wisp of black energy flowed into the mouth and nostrils of the Mud Python through the Cultivation Tank.
A large number of bubbles erupted from the green liquid, causing the entire Mud Python to convulse and bend, its mouth wide open and its black eyes slightly bulging.
'Puff!!'
A mass of red, mud-like disgusting substance slowly oozed from its throat; it was a partially digested corpse.
Under the influence of Freya's black energy, the corpse was rapidly decomposed and neutralized, ultimately transforming into the most primitive liquid that merged with the Green Nutrient Solution.
At this moment, the Mud Python seemed utterly exhausted, lazily sinking to the bottom of the Cultivation Tank, curling up and soon falling into a deep sleep.
However, due to Freya's influence, this Mud Python, which was originally only as thick as a baby's arm, had noticeably grown larger, and its black ash-colored scales had become increasingly sharp.
It seemed as if this Mud Python had experienced several months of growth in just this short time.
Watching the still feigning death Crimson-Eyed Lizard on the Experiment Table, Freya slightly squinted her eyes.
"Although it managed to spit out the corpse in time, it seems to have absorbed part of this Bloodline Power. However, this Bloodline Power seems a bit too powerful."
The issue of the Mud Python absorbing this unknown Ancient Bloodline was not too significant; however, she was very interested in the Bloodline present in the Crimson-Eyed Lizard.
And this issue was something that a wizard named Buckley clearly knew some details about.
Thinking of that brainless fellow, Freya's eyes flashed with a faint green light.
...
While Freya was contemplating some matters, the apprentice competition of the Witch Exchange Meeting gradually progressed.
Although some conflicts occasionally arose, they did not escalate significantly under the control of the Guardian Wizards.
In a large competition arena, two apprentices dressed in Gray Robes were engaged in a fierce confrontation, with bursts of intense light erupting between them.
Waves of energy surged across the arena, triggering the surrounding invisible defensive runes.
In the VIP section for Official Wizards, a Silver-Haired Wizard clad in a white robe with red edges calmly observed the apprentices' performance in the arena, his cold eyes revealing no emotion.
Beside him stood several members of the Red Robe Guardians, all indifferently positioned behind this wizard.
These Guardian Wizards were surrounded by strong mental waves; they were all Second-Level Wizards.
The battle in the arena seemed to have reached a boiling point. The two combatants, who had been fiercely fighting, now paused in unison to prepare for their final strike.
Watching the temporarily halted duelists, one of the Red Robe Wizards stepped forward with a smile. He approached the Silver-Haired Wizard and respectfully said,
"Lord Kage, although that apprentice Landri is quite impressive, it seems that young Master Rafael has already secured the championship of this exchange competition."
The Silver-Haired Wizard is the Deputy Director of the Guardian Corps.
"That guy is still far from it," he said, shaking his head lightly with a hint of dissatisfaction. "Although his combat skills and sorcery are already quite proficient, he still lacks battle experience. After this competition, I will personally train him!"
"Haha." The Red-Robed Wizard simply chuckled and said nothing more.
Having worked with Kage for over a decade, he had long understood the Deputy Director's character—strict on the surface but very fond of his only grandson, Rafael, especially after Kage's son tragically died on the battlefield against the Sea Tribe.
Moreover, because of this grandson, he had even considered retirement in recent years, wanting to focus entirely on nurturing Rafael.
As everyone anticipated, the two apprentices in the Arena suddenly moved.
Two bursts of energy collided fiercely. This simple low-level apprentice sorcery unexpectedly erupted with a strength no less than First-Level Sorcery.
Blazing White light erupted between them, splattering like liquid energy across the ground.
Boom!!
A loud muffled sound echoed. The entire Arena was instantly enveloped in thick smoke and dust.
All the spectators, including Kage in the stands, watched intently for the outcome below.
After a long while, as the smoke cleared, Rafael, dressed in a Gray Robe and pale-faced, stood in the center of the Arena. His frail body was covered in numerous fine wounds.
A clear streak of light ran down the right side of his face, accompanied by flowing blood.
His opponent lay half on the ground, with one arm completely gone, propping himself up with one hand while staring intently at Rafael, his face twisted in a grimace, mouth moving as if cursing something.
But the states of both were evident.
Just as a wizard acting as the referee was about to step onto the Arena to announce the victor, the cursing apprentice suddenly pulled out a piece of Black Crystal from his chest, eyes filled with malicious hatred, and then stabbed it into his own chest.
'Sizzle!'
With a faint sound, the apprentice's body quickly shriveled up, but an evil and cold aura emanated from him.
This sudden scene made everyone feel as if time had come to a standstill. The apprentice pointed a finger sharply at Rafael, and a wisp of black energy shot out from between his fingers directly toward Rafael's left eye.
"No!!!!!!!"
Kage, standing in the stands, vanished in an instant.
'Bang!!!!!!!'
A violent roar followed, and then the Arena collapsed with a thunderous crash.
The reinforced runes inscribed on the Arena had completely vanished, leaving only a dark gaping hole.
Kage gently cradled Rafael's head, his gaze filled with intense disbelief.
Rafael's youthful face was marred by black cracks, from which wisps of black smoke were seeping out, while he stared blankly into space, his life force long extinguished.
"Landri!!!" Slowly turning his head, Kage's eyes transformed into silver, his fierce face directed at the apprentice's body, which had already been shattered into pieces.
"You dare to kill my only descendant!!! Then face my wrath!!!"
...
In the laboratory, while analyzing the red-eyed Lizard Bloodline, Freya suddenly noticed a glow of Azure Light between her fingers.
A red Eagle Head on her fingernail began to flicker, and soon a message flooded into her mind.
Freya paused for a moment upon receiving the message, then her expression shifted to one of shock.
"What? The Crimson Eagle is going to war with Landri!?"
This Eagle Head represented the mark of the Crimson Eagle's high command, which all Crimson Eagle Official Wizards could receive.
However, Freya still found it hard to believe this information.
Cloud City had always been a symbol of peace; aside from occasional conflicts, the major Wizard Organizations generally coexisted harmoniously.
In the three hundred years since the establishment of Cloud City, there has never been a war between the Wizard Organizations.
However, today the higher-ups of the Crimson Eagle have released such information, and the war documents have already been sent to Landri.
After the shock, Freya frowned slightly.
If two Wizard Organizations go to war, it means that the Official Wizards from both sides are now on each other's hit lists.
Given her current situation, although she really wants to capture that wizard named Buckley for questioning, it should definitely not be in the form of war.
Moreover, this would also affect the Bloodline Experiment scheduled for a month later.
"This is really troublesome."
After a brief contemplation, she turned and walked over to the Cultivation Tank, directly opening the seal on top.
The Mud Python was still asleep, its size seemingly increasing at a slow pace visible to the naked eye.
However, Freya did not pay it any mind; she suddenly reached out and grabbed the head of the Mud Python.
The snake's head, about the size of a man's fist, had a slippery texture. As if awakened by Freya's touch, the Mud Python's body twisted slightly.
"Sasrakafis (Abyssal Magic: My child), come to me and enter my body to become my eyes, my body, a part of me."
The obscure incantation flowed from her lips, and at that moment, Freya's gaze became unusually gentle. A grotesque goat head mark slowly illuminated in her palm.
It was her own Secret Mark, glowing with a Crimson light as it gradually pressed against the forehead of the Mud Python.
A hissing sound echoed, like that of a branding iron, and then the entire Cultivation Tank seemed to boil.
The Mud Python appeared to be in more agony than when it had swallowed the White Mouse, its serpentine body thrashing violently.
A large amount of white smoke rose from within, and Freya felt a familiar mental force being slowly pulled from the Mud Python's forehead, merging into her own consciousness.
After a long while, as the mark was deeply engraved on the Mud Python's forehead, its struggles gradually subsided.
"In return, you have also gained my knowledge, a portion of my memories, and the learning abilities of my companions." (To be continued)
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