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The Undying Magician - Book 5 - Chapter 15

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Year 2851 | Month 5 | Day 4

“After the first trial, the second trial for this year will have every trial taker entering the mana infested lands, where they will hunt beasts,” the First Tower Master continues with a very faint smirk on his face. All while everyone in the banquet hall goes silent out of nowhere, with the hall itself growing tense. “And the 10 trial takers who bring back the beasts with the most mana in their bodies will move onto the third trial.”

The silence stretches on after that announcement, growing tenser and tenser.

I frown at the tense atmosphere in the hall. Mostly because I have no idea what a ‘mana infested lands’ is. Or what they mean by beasts with mana in their bodies.

Does he mean monsters?

“There aren’t any mana infested lands on the abandoned continent,” Serena answers my unasked questions. “They are lands corrupted, or in other words, infested by mana by a Class S magician. Generally through a battle that’s occurred between multiple Class S magicians. And the beasts are simply animals of those lands that have also been infested by the mana.”

Ah. That explains it then.

Serena takes a sip of her wine before continuing, “The beasts can range all the way to Class S in their power, with a few of them even mutating to develop some natural magic powers.” She pauses while swirling the wine around in her glass. “Needless to say, the mana infested lands are the most dangerous places in the world, and they are barren of any people. But they are filled with priceless materials for any magician worth their salt.”

“The explanation is appreciated,” I tell her with a nod before returning my attention to the First Tower Master again as he continues speaking.

“All trials after the second trial will be explained once the trial preceding them is over,” the First Tower Master says without saying anything else about the apparent danger of the second trial. “The second trial itself will last for one month’s time. And all trial takers must return by the deadline with their prey lest they be disqualified.”

The silence grows even tenser at that.

And it just gets worse when he continues again.

“The trial must be taken alone without any aide from others, trial takers are not allowed to leave the trial site until they turn in their prey and if they attempt to do so then their trial will be declared over,” he says without batting an eye to the dark atmosphere in the hall. But I’m guessing the people in the hall are staying silent because it’s always dangerous every time the trials are held. “The exact rules will be sent to every trial taker in detail once the first trial is over. But I will end tonight’s banquet off with the exact mana infested lands chosen for the trial.”

I take a sip of my wine while watching everyone tensely keeping their eyes on the First Tower Master as he draws this out.

There are very few people in the hall that are completely indifferent to this like me and the Voltanian Republic president. Both amongst the nation rulers who aren’t attempting the trials themselves and the ones that are.

Almost everyone is tensely watching him without blinking.

As for me, I couldn’t care less how dangerous this place is since I can’t die. So it isn’t really an issue either way.

The only potential problem is killing the beasts myself. But I can probably do it with my blades.

At the end of the day, I’m not all that worried.

“The Toxic Frosts,” the Tower Master declares, making his words echo throughout the hall as the various people in the hall show shock in response.

I frown before glancing at the president, only for her to answer my question without me even needing to ask. Again.

“The Toxic Frosts are located in a small section of the Trelah continent, and they consist of both a forest and a mountain range that are covered in toxic snow,” Serena explains for me. “Magicians must constantly be protected by a barrier just to survive in the Toxic Frosts. Otherwise the toxic snow falling from the skies will poison them, degrading their body and mind until it eventually turns them into beasts themselves.”

Huh.

That doesn’t sound like a pleasant place to be, but it won’t hurt me still. So it doesn’t really matter.

Well, unless it’s just extremely painful or something.

Then it might be a bit of an issue.

“That is all for today’s announcements,” the First Tower Master continues while raising a glass of wine into the air. “I wish you all luck in these upcoming trials. Because those of you participating will need it.”

The man then vanishes in a swirl of blood. Easily showing his incredible skill as a magician.

And the moment he disappears, silence once again spreads across the hall. Only for said silence to shatter within ten seconds as the people in the room begin to speak with each other all at once.

With the majority of them not being very happy with everything the Tower Master just finished saying.

Hmm…

It really goes to show just how much power the First Tower Master, Crimson, has that none of them said a word of complaint in front of him. Just for all of them to immediately begin speaking once he leaves.

I can’t help but wonder just what techniques I might be able to steal from him about magic if I try…

That thought has me tapping my glass for a few seconds before taking another sip.

There’s also that Chrono guy. Since I can probably learn a lot from him as well.

But the most important thing I need to do here is pass these trials. Which will be a lot easier for me even without my being Class S.

So while the others are preparing gear for the second trial, I can just focus on reaching Class S.

It’s not like the gear will be of much help to me after all. Not when most of the gear I end up using gets destroyed within a single battle.

I take another sip before turning to look out over the city again.

Regardless, there’s one thing that is certain.

These trials will be interesting at the very least.