FWOOSH—!
These mages—whether ranged fighters or close-combatants, shooting icy blue light arrows or blue-green light arrows—for a time, the school building flashed continuously. It was very exciting.
And that large pot was a living warrior, made by a professional craftsman.
They live in the Village of the Albinaurics in Liurnia of the Lakes. But most Albinauric warriors go out and are born to fight.
This large pot was no exception. It had come to the Magic Academy specifically, perhaps to gain new combat skills through knowledge of sorcery.
After Nidhogg had, in turn, killed a group of mages who shot glintstone light arrows like machine guns, and the spinning warrior pot, Nidhogg relaxed and drank from his Flask of Crimson & Cerulean Tears to restore health and focus.
After replenishing his stock, Nidhogg climbed to the second floor of the school classroom. He killed several more mages who had heard the commotion, and then he saw a gate.
The gate emitted an ominous aura.
"This power is very familiar to me." Little Ranni thought for a while and quickly uncovered the source. "This is the power of my father, Radagon of the Golden Order. It seems his red wolf is guarding here."
"Ironically, he chose to marry my mother to consolidate and strengthen the power of the Erdtree's forces in Liurnia of the Lakes. But later, he abandoned her and went to unite with Marika."
"My mother was devastated by this and has been confused ever since. And even so, he left behind a red wolf, which he called protection, but in reality, it was watching over my mother."
She pointed to an empty bookshelf nearby.
"There's a hidden door here. Go in. In the Magic Academy, there are no shelves without magical books. That means there's a hidden secret room behind it. I remember there was a sorcery that could be learned there."
Nidhogg stepped forward, struck, and shattered the empty bookshelf. Sure enough, the ghostly bookshelf slowly vanished, revealing a secret room.
Entering the dimly lit secret room, the surrounding candlesticks automatically lit up. The room illuminated, allowing Nidhogg to see a portrait of Rennala, the "Full Moon Queen," hanging on the wall.
Rennala wore a moon-shaped magic hat and a loose magic robe. She held the Carian Scepter. She looked so beautiful, noble, and sacred.
Beneath the portrait was a treasure chest. When Nidhogg opened it, a light of sorcery shone upon him. He immediately gained new knowledge of sorcery, which was imprinted into his mind.
Sorcery: Star Shower
"One of the glintstone sorceries of the Raya Lucaria Academy. Can release a shower of stars, equivalent to a magical comet. It can be used both for movement and continuously. Its power can be increased by charging."
"High-level sorcery taught in the Kaleros classroom. Very few people in history have mastered this sorcery."
The so-called "Kaleros" refers to the faction that follows Azur, one of the "Primeval Sorcerers." Naturally, they study comet-like sorcery within glintstone magic.
There was a second floor to the secret room. Nidhogg could climb a long staircase, from which he would find a cave leading down, and then enter another secret room.
After Nidhogg dismantled a few small pots from a large pot, he picked up a talisman beside a glintstone crystal.
Talisman: Graven-Mass Talisman
"Increases the potency of sorcery (increases magic damage by 4%)."
"This is the academy's nightmare—known as the Graven-Mass Talisman. A talisman created in its image can enhance the power of sorcery."
"In glintstone sorcery, there is a taboo called 'primal glintstone.' It gathers mages into balls and transforms them into seedbed stars—for the primeval faction, this is a means of research."
Since Nidhogg's talismans, like his spirit ashes, have no limit on the number he can use, if he picks up a talisman, he can use it directly. This talisman remains the same.
The image of this "Graven-Mass Talisman" actually shows that mages who continue to study the origins of glintstone sorcery eventually discover that they can only achieve their ultimate goal by transforming into "graven masses."
However, the Carian royal family and some mages were quite taboo about this. So they expelled the two "Primeval Sorcerers" who planned to study how mages transform into inorganic spheres.
But the Primeval Sorcerers in the Magic Academy are all students of the two Primeval Sorcerers. Their teachers were expelled by the Carian royal family, so naturally, they would be dissatisfied.
This is also one of the many disagreements between the Magic Academy and the Carian royal family. As time went on, the Carian royal family had fewer and fewer supporters within the Magic Academy.
Little Ranni watched Nidhogg put away the "Graven-Mass Talisman." She didn't object to Nidhogg taking a talisman that could enhance the power of sorcery. She just felt a little strange.
"I have a feeling that you seem to know more about the Magic Academy than I do. During your last journey to become the Elden Lord, did you take advantage of my absence to ransack the Magic Academy?"
"Hahaha..."
Nidhogg didn't answer directly, because Little Ranni was right—he had indeed ransacked this place before.
He just laughed, pushed open the door beside him, and returned to the first floor of the school building's classroom. It turned out to be behind the wall on the first floor.
By the same path, Nidhogg climbed back to the second floor and stood before the door emitting an ominous aura.
Before opening the door, Nidhogg began to prepare to face a strong enemy, as always. He took out his Golden Halberd and Grafted Blade Greatsword respectively, and received the buffs "Golden Vow" and "Oath of Vengeance."
After drinking from his Flask of Cerulean Tears to restore focus, Nidhogg still wondered whether to use his Spirit Calling Bell to summon one or two spirit ashes. But thinking it wasn't necessary, he pushed the door open and entered.
Beyond the gate was a rather chaotic hall, full of debris from chandeliers.
At the far end of the hall, a tall, fierce red wolf turned around and let out a threatening low growl towards Nidhogg.
This was the "Red Wolf of Radagon"!
The hall had become the red wolf's territory. Even the mages who had taken control of this Magic Academy school dared not easily step in here.
Faced with a long-lost intruder, the red wolf showed no contempt and did not hold back.
Growling at Nidhogg, it condensed an icy blue "Carian Greatsword" in the air, aimed it at Nidhogg, and shot it at him with a loud CRASH!
Yes, this red wolf had mastered the Carian royal family's "Carian Greatsword." And not only that, it also knew the Carian royal family's "Greatblade Phalanx," the Magic Academy's "Star Shower." It was a powerful beast mage.
This wasn't the end. Its original ability was the red wolf's close combat. It was a red monster that could engage in physical close combat, could use magic at range, and possessed extremely high mobility!
Nidhogg lunged forward, dodging the attack of the "Carian Greatsword," which pierced the ground!
At the same time, the red wolf also pounced on Nidhogg. In an instant, it was before him. A crimson curved sword condensed between its fangs, cleaving at Nidhogg's head from close range!
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