Chapter 444: Jassim

Perhaps because a great battle was imminent, the words in the diary were brief.

You charged forward.

You died.

You ran away.

You died.

As expected of a Second Rank wizard—Saul seemed to stand no chance before him.

Only now did he truly understand the despair felt by mentors like Anze when facing Gorsa.

So this is what it’s like among true wizards—even a single Rank’s difference could mean such a vast gap in power!

“Looks like I’ll have to use my final trump card!”

Saul put on a terrified expression, as if he was about to beg for mercy. But within his mouth, the miniature spell formation inscribed on his tongue had already begun to shimmer with light.

To drag a Second Rank wizard into the mental realm would likely end in mutual destruction.

The diary hadn’t issued another warning, which at the very least meant Saul could survive this way.

The old man across from him seemed intrigued by the strange magic fluctuations around Saul, pausing his attack with interest.

“My purpose here is already achieved. You and that companion from earlier are both quite amusing. At long last, the Stat Continent has produced some decent magic.”

Yet just as the two were about to unleash their power, someone suddenly appeared at the cabin door, stumbling forward across the swaying deck.

“Lord Jassim!” The one who came was none other than Agu.

He practically threw himself in front of Saul, not even bothering to stand up as he shouted loudly, “My master is the apprentice of the great Gorsa of the Glare Family! Please, show mercy and don’t harm an ally by mistake!”

Saul hadn’t expected that Agu would actually know the other man.

Even so, he didn’t stop channeling the mental battlefield.

“You’re Gorsa’s apprentice?” The old man named Jassim suddenly lowered his head to glance at his own wrist.

The movement looked eerily like someone checking a wristwatch in Saul’s previous life.

Saul sneaked a glance as well, but aside from white, bristling arm hair, he saw nothing unusual.

However, when Jassim looked up again, there was now a trace of urgency in his eyes.

“Fine, whether you’re telling the truth or not—I’m out of time.”

As he spoke, two magic formations—one above his head and one beneath his feet—began to spin rapidly. The ice crystal wings on his back flapped gently, and in the next instant, his figure blurred like an illusion and vanished above the airship.

Sensing the magical fluctuations behind him, Saul immediately turned his head and saw the man already flying toward the horizon.

He was far faster than Kira’s giant bird. Whether or not this compared to Gorsa’s teleportation was hard to say.

After all, Gorsa’s teleportation did seem to have a limited range.

Once he confirmed that the enemy had completely disappeared from view, Saul finally let the magic gathering on his tongue fade.

Though the airship was still swaying a bit, it no longer had that terrifying, near-crash instability from earlier.

Agu was panting heavily, clearly still shaken.

Saul, on the other hand, was doing relatively well. He’d experienced such horrifying situations many times before, and now that he had the mental battlefield—his ultimate weapon—he felt that even if he blew himself up, he could at least drag the enemy with him.

“Who was Jassim?” Saul asked as he walked toward the man Jassim had just killed.

“I’m not exactly sure either,” Agu followed close behind, glancing nervously back as if afraid Jassim might return at any moment. “But years ago, he came looking for Tower Master Gorsa. The Tower Master accompanied him away for half a month before returning.”

“He knows Master Gorsa, and he mentioned the Stat Continent. Could he be from the same continent as our master?”

The man Jassim had killed was already covered in a thick layer of frost, though his posture was rather strange.

Saul lowered his gaze and gave the corpse a kick.

Beneath the body, a corroded round hole was revealed. Around the uneven edges were some scraps of fabric.

Saul peered down through the hole—it led to a storage room. The floor there also showed signs of corrosion.

“Gudo created four illusions to flee, but he himself took the chance to create a large hole and escape, then moved the corpse to cover it.”

Agu’s attention shifted to this discovery, and his mood gradually settled.

He looked down and analyzed Gudo’s actions as well, “Moving that quickly—it must have been a spell scroll.”

Agu hadn’t been present during the battle, but just from Saul’s description, he could piece together most of what had happened.

Saul straightened up, his expression cold. “Either way, we were interrupted by Jassim. Gudo’s definitely gone into hiding.”

This airship wasn’t exactly huge, but not small either. With less than a hundred people aboard, Saul could search it entirely if he wished. But with Gudo on guard, things would be tricky.

Especially since his entire body was toxic—any one of his poisons could seriously injure Saul.

Just then, the silver butterfly reappeared.

“Brother Saul, I scattered phosphorus powder in Gudo’s dream. As long as he’s not too far, I can track his movements.”

“Penny?” Saul was impressed. Ever since this Nightmare Butterfly absorbed enough Veiled Crystal Essence, it had been displaying more and more abilities.

“Where is Gudo now?”

“He’s still on the ship. But he’s probably set up lots of traps, so I can only sense a vague area.”

Saul stroked his chin. “The ship’s interior is cramped, hard to fight in. And if the airship actually gets destroyed, we’ll lose all our luggage, and Marsh.”

Marsh was the name of the mushroom coachman.

But Saul couldn’t just let Gudo go either.

“Agu, work with Penny to pinpoint Gudo’s location, but don’t let him realize we’ve found him.”

Both Penny and Agu immediately understood.

“Make Gudo nervous—force him to leave the ship sooner!”

After that, Saul found Captain Harry, who was still calming the crew, and told him that the escaping wizard might still be hiding aboard.

Harry’s face turned grim.

He both hoped Saul would find the man, and feared that he actually would.

He didn’t want someone that dangerous hiding on his ship, but if Saul did find him and another fight broke out, his airship might not survive it.

In the end, Saul’s search turned up nothing, and he declared that Gudo had likely already left the ship.

Harry breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the best possible outcome.

But seeing the faint displeasure on Saul’s face, he wisely kept that thought to himself.

With everyone on edge, the airship finally descended into Bluewater Bay.

Agu and Marsh disembarked first with their luggage, while Saul followed at the rear, reluctantly scanning the surroundings with his mental power before finally departing.

Then they boarded the carriage Captain Harry had arranged for them and headed toward Bluewater City.

Just as the airship was about to take off again, a small shadow leapt from a window in one of the cabin doors.

Gudo held his hand over his mouth. After confirming that Saul’s carriage had left, he immediately ducked into the airship’s shadow and swallowed a few potions.

His entire body suddenly swelled, transforming from a gaunt man into one tall and muscular.

He rubbed his face and peeled off a mask-like layer of skin, which he quickly destroyed.

His real face was still that hideous new tumor-covered one.

But with a swipe of his hand, he gave himself yet another new face.

At last, staring in the direction Saul had left, he clenched his teeth and headed toward the ocean.

And at that moment, another figure jumped down from the side of the ship—it was Saul, dressed in a crew member’s uniform.

He turned and made a gesture to the anxious Captain Harry on the deck, then quickly took off in pursuit of Gudo.

Captain Harry finally let out a breath of relief.

A crew member nervously asked, “Transporting wizards is just too terrifying… Captain, can we stop taking this route? Too many wizards come through—there’ve been several near-fights already.”

Harry snapped back to himself and smacked the crewman’s head.

“If you don’t want to make money, go back home and farm! If you can’t handle this, you’ve got no business taking risks with me!”

(End of Chapter)

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