Chapter 42 - 42. They Are Not Ordinary People
Chapter 42 – 42. They Are Not Ordinary People
The atmosphere in a village not too far from downtown Phyllony was very quiet, maybe because of its location in the middle of the forest. The houses of the residents, which are only made of wood and rattan, stand irregularly with a number that can be counted on fingers, given the very small number of residents.
The cold air at night has reached its lowest point, there is no adequate lighting, only armed with a torch that occasionally wants to dim because of the wind. Being surrounded by wilderness makes the village less like a village in general and more like an association of a group of people who only stay temporarily.
A tall girl was sitting in front of a campfire. Her house is located in the middle of the village, seen staring blankly at the roasted meat in front of her, no one knows what she was thinking, the girl occasionally rubbed her palms together to get rid of the bone-chilling chill.
Krieekkk…
The sound of the door crackling open made the girl turn around and find a middle-aged woman walking towards her carrying a glass made of bamboo.
"Drink, this will warm you a little," said the middle-aged woman, handing her the glass she was carrying.
"How are they Grandma?" she said then downed the contents of the glass
"The open wound on the young man's skin has started to heal as well as the deep wound he suffered, maybe in a few moments he will be conscious."
"Good, how about the other one?"
The middle-aged woman was silent while exhaling roughly. You could see the water vapor that managed to escape from her lips indicating that it was indeed very cold.
"Calm down, they will be fine, it's just a matter of time and And they will soon come to their senses," she said then sat next to the girl.
They just sat in silence without anyone making a sound, lost in their thoughts, only the sound of the night animals shouting to one another to fill the silence of the night.
"They are not ordinary people," the middle-aged woman's voice suddenly broke the reverie of the girl who was sitting right next to her.
"'Who do you mean grandma?" The girl turned towards the source of the sound, there was a bonfire shadow in her eyes.
"It's late at night, you should also go in and rest," replied the middle-aged woman then stood up and went into the house. But when her hand was just about to open the door she turned back and said "In the future, I hope you won't cause trouble with them." And then disappeared behind the door.
While on the other hand, the girl who heard the middle-aged woman's words frowned in confusion, who did she mean by the word "they"?
Suddenly her memory spun on the incident this morning, the incident where she witnessed a girl who was almost the same age as she finishes off a witch and her followers with a single flick using her bare hands, it made her shudder with horror.
"Who are they?" she asked again, exhaling rough breath that who knows how many times, the smell of ripe roast meat bursting and jostling into her nose, the meat is rabbit meat that she got while hunting this afternoon. Slowly but surely she ate up the meat, not because she was hungry but just wanted to eat it.
Those in Artland World were able to neutralize hunger and thirst using the mana in their bodies. They eat food and drink not because they are really hungry, but just want to taste it, unlike the human race which has to eat two to three times a day to maintain its survival.
Finished with her activities, the girl put out the bonfire which had started to dim and entered her house.
Standing staring at the young man and a girl who was still unconscious, she wanted to re-examine the condition of the two people before going to rest. She then turned and looked at a girl wearing men's clothes, her face that looked so peaceful made her doubt what she saw this morning. If other people saw the girl's condition now, maybe they would not believe it if she told all the things she had witnessed with her eyes.
Standing for a few seconds in such a position, she then left the room to the rattan chair in the corner of the room to rest and it didn't take long for her to feel sleepy and then fell asleep.
The number of torches lighting up several houses looked like they were dancing and a moment later dimmed, a gentle breeze that blew slowly managed to make a rustling sound of leaves rubbing against each other. Everyone in the village was asleep.
But suddenly the wind that blew stopped blowing as well as the disappearance of the sound of the nocturnal animals which a few moments ago were still shouting to each other. The atmosphere became very quiet and tense.
Without anyone noticing, the light that formed the little stars that came from nature (animals and plants) forming tendrils of life energy (mana) spread towards the body of a girl who was still unconscious. Not only that, but blue light also came out of the bodies of the people in the village without them knowing it and joined with other light that was absorbed by the body of a girl.
A crescent-shaped mark appeared on the girl's forehead, it gave off three colors of light, green, brown, and blue, and enveloped the body of its owner. The blue light indicates which color the Wizards are. It only lasts a few seconds and then returns to normal as if nothing had happened.
The sleeping middle-aged woman suddenly opened her eyes, a faint smile etched on her lips, and then closed her eyes again.
***
The nighttime atmosphere in downtown Phillony was unusual, to be precise at the Phoenyx Academy. If normally the students, teachers, and elders had already rested at that time, but this time was different. Shouts and groans could be heard filling every corner of the academy. Several buildings were destroyed, roads and some parks are now out of shape.
The rubble of the building and the still billowing smoke could be seen everywhere. If you observe it, it seems like there was a fight just a moment ago. Several students with different colors of robes were seen lying around, some were covered in wounds and not a few of them had lost consciousness.
Today is the day when the pury test will be done, but it seems like something untoward has happened.
Elder You was the one who was going to do the test found missing right before the test started causing chaos at the test site, some people who claimed to be representatives of their race did not accept and felt that they were being mocked.
They then incited several people, conspired, and attacked the people of phoenyx academy. Not to forget the elders and teachers were also affected.
Even though they are the strongest race after the Demon race, if all of the races attack them together then it will be quite troublesome for the Wizard race. The attack took a lot of casualties, imagine how the destruction will be caused when the Vampire, Fairy, Werewolf, Mermaid, and Lucifer races unite. Even some of them no longer care about the wounds suffered by people who come from their race.
However, after the raid. Those who were masterminding the attack were knocked down by Elder Bao and the others, even though it was very troublesome. But come back again. They are still the strongest race after the demons.
Other people might think that those people were injured because of Elder Bao, but not to Elder Chen who accidentally saw the dark red rose mark on the neck hidden behind the collar of one of them and it had already turned black. Like a stamp.
"Mind magic?"
Mind magic is magic that can control one's mind and self through the medium between the controller and the controlled, generally, this magic is very weak because it has a very short time duration, but if used at the right time it will be very dangerous.
Just like this time, those people were hit by mind magic through the stamp on the back of their necks and managed to turn the Phoenix academy into chaos. Many students and teachers are victims, as well as those from other races who will take the test.
Elder Chen suddenly had a thought, that Elder You's disappearance had something to do with this mess.
'Did someone plan all this?'