Chapter 73 Underground Laboratory

Ryan and Pauline quietly stepped into the old site of Green Forest College. The surroundings were deathly silent, and the long-abandoned college buildings were in dilapidated condition.

The library has collapsed into piled ruins, and the ancient witch formation has long faded, along with traces of the once glorious runes and spells that have also dissipated in the wind as time goes by.

However, these dilapidated scenes did not make Ryan feel relaxed. He knew that the decline of Green Forest College was deeply intertwined with the secrets it concealed.

The Green Forest Academy, which has a witch formation and four third-class apprentices, would be destroyed overnight. There must be a conspiracy inside.

Pauline stood beside him, silently guiding the route ahead. There were complex emotions in her eyes, but more of a hint of calmness and alertness. After all, this place held her painful memories.

In order to avoid exposing his whereabouts, Ryan gently raised his right hand, moved his fingers slightly, and performed the unfathomable shadow tracking technique.

In an instant, his and Pauline's figures were shrouded in a dark shadow, as if they had disappeared from this world. The light lost its effect around them, and anyone looking from the outside could not detect their presence.

Although the Shadow Tracing Technique is only a zero-level concealment spell, in the hands of Ryan, a wizard with advanced shadow elements, it can not only conceal the existence of the body, but also conceal all the breath and magic fluctuations on the two people.

No matter whether it is magic detection or naked eye observation, no trace of the two people can be found.

Ryan knew that this place had been invaded by wandering wizards for many years, especially those wandering wizards and their companions. There were probably no less.

The sound of their footsteps completely disappeared in the air, and Ryan and Pauline walked forward slowly, through the jumbled ruins and broken walls, and along the old path of the college.

Pauline tilted her head slightly and guided in a low voice: "The wandering wizard who broke into the academy came from here. I remember that he entered through this road, and the wizard formation was destroyed almost instantly."

Ryan nodded silently, his eyes still scanning the surroundings calmly. The old site of Green Forest College is now in ruins, but Ryan knows that the destruction of the past does not mean that all traces have been removed. He had a vague feeling that the wandering wizard might still be here.

"I smell blood.

"The traces they left are not obvious." Pauline whispered again, a flash of memory flashing in her eyes, "But I can feel the aura of that time, the cold magic, the aura of the wandering wizard is very strong."

Ryan did not respond immediately, but walked quietly beside Pauline, trusting her judgment completely. One-eighth of elven blood gives her a keen sense of these dangerous forces.

They walked through an abandoned garden, bypassed the collapsed teaching building, and entered the core area of ​​the college.

The scene here is becoming more and more desolate, the buildings no longer have their original outlines, and all the spell formations are in pieces. However, in the middle of the ruins, Pauline suddenly stopped.

There, there stood a huge green banyan tree with lush branches and leaves that seemed to have never been eroded by the years.

The trunk of the tree is curved, and the ancient roots penetrate deeply into the earth, as if the life of the entire college was once maintained by it.

Under the tree, there was a group of ordinary people gathering. They looked like civilians, wearing simple clothes, which made Ryan and Pauline feel a little confused.

"This should be the core area of ​​the academy, why are there no apprentices here?" Pauline whispered softly, frowning slightly.

"Let me ask."

Ryan recited the spell in a low voice, his voice was deep and powerful, and then the air in the air instantly became solemn.

A strong spiritual wave was released from his body, condensed into a mysterious aura, and quickly enveloped the entire area.

He used illusion hypnosis, and a powerful mental pressure enveloped these people.

This kind of hypnosis is different from ordinary illusions. It not only allows people to get lost in hallucinations, but also directly controls their thinking.

These people began to slowly stop the movements in their hands, and their eyes became more hollow, as if they had entered some kind of deep hypnotic state.

Gradually, their expressions became dull, and only the figures of Ryan and Pauline were clearly reflected in their eyes.

Ryan walked towards one of the middle-aged men. His face was pale and his eyes were dull. Ryan approached him and asked in a low voice: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

The man's eyes showed no fluctuation, as if everything no longer belonged to him. There was no emotion in his voice, and he just responded mechanically: "We are slaves of the Faber Kingdom, and were left here by a wizard to clean the ground."

"Whose order are you? Who asked you to stay here?"

"I don't know his name."

"How long have you been staying here? Where have you been?"

The man's expression was still numb, but his tone was a little hollow: "We... have been here for four years. The other wizards... were taken away by him and haven't been seen since."

"Take it away?" Ryan frowned, "Take it where?"

The man's eyes began to become confused, and he seemed to have difficulty understanding the question: "I... I don't know."

"Then where is he?"

Ryan's tone became colder and his hands tightened slightly.

"He...he should be in the basement." The man's voice was still dull, as if he was completely controlled.

The man had never seen the wizard when he left, and the wizard was always vague in his eyes.

It seems that some kind of illusion has been maintained.

Ryan asked him to forget this memory and let everyone maintain the status quo, except for Ryan and Pauline.

According to Pauline's observation at that time, there were at least a dozen wizards, but now there is only one.

Ryan stopped and his eyes swept around him like lightning. In his perception, there were no special traces around him.

Ryan walked up to Pauline and whispered: "What can you sense?"

"Here." Her voice was low, almost disappearing in the silence.

Pauline slowly pointed to an inconspicuous stone slab in front of her.

Looking along, you can see an inconspicuous stone slab. It lies there quietly, blending in with its surroundings. If you don't look carefully, you can easily miss its presence.

But when you look closer, you can find that the surface of the stone slab is densely engraved with extremely complex rune arrays, but the runes no longer shine, as if they have lost all their power.

Her fingertips lightly touched the stone slab, and she closed her eyes, trying to recall fragments of memory.

"This... used to be a road from the college to the underground laboratory." Pauline said softly, "The aura of the wandering wizard is under this stone slab, and his spell once occurred here. I once sensed that Although the hidden power has faded, the traces remain.”

Ryan nodded. He walked closer to the stone slab and gently placed his hand on it, feeling the faint fluctuations of magic power.