Diary of a Dead Wizard-Chapter 136: I Came Out, and Now I’m Back In

Herman kept a close eye on Saul’s movements. When he saw Saul suddenly approach, he quickly stopped healing and teleported to another subordinate.

The subordinate didn’t even have time to escape before Herman threw him toward Saul.

However, Saul pushed aside the thrown apprentice with a slap and confidently walked toward Herman.

Herman quickly teleported again to another location. The other subordinates nearby immediately began fleeing in all directions.

Saul didn’t hurry; he simply changed his angle and continued to approach, walking leisurely as if on a stroll.

Herman wanted to run, but suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his forehead and dropped to one knee.

His spell had been interrupted earlier, and his mental body was already injured. After several high-speed teleports, his mental body was now in disarray, and he couldn’t even continue casting.

Seeing this, Saul was not surprised.

He had seen earlier that Herman and the others had been interrupted during their casting. The higher the rank of the spell, the more dangerous it was to be interrupted.

Herman and the others had definitely been casting second-tier spells to counter the wraith.

Although the damage caused by interrupting the spell could be treated with potions, the mental disarray wasn’t so easily healed.

Saul slowly approached Herman, not in a hurry.

Though he had temporarily regained control of his body, he still couldn’t control it as freely as before.

It felt as if there was a barrier between him and his body, and he couldn’t even clearly sense the five senses from his physical form.

Walking felt like he was a puppet on strings, having to consciously command each movement.

But this did not stop Saul from approaching Herman.

Even though Saul walked slowly, no one came to help Herman escape.

Everyone watched as Saul drew closer to Herman.

Even the head monsters quieted down, each one staring intently, eagerly awaiting the two to meet, saliva dripping from their mouths in excitement.

Just as Saul reached Herman, the seemingly immobile Herman suddenly looked up, drew a rusty dagger from his chest, and stabbed toward Saul.

When Saul saw the dagger, he knew there was no way to avoid it.

He didn’t try to dodge but instead suddenly shrank back, returning control of his body to the wraith, which was about to break free.

Herman thought the wraith would either dodge or resist, but it didn’t move. The dagger pierced through its chest without resistance.

"Thwack!"

Herman’s eyes flashed with joy, and he quickly attempted to activate the array on the rusty dagger using his mental power.

A green light shot out from the dagger, transforming it from a melee weapon into a ranged one.

The green light flashed and the dagger shattered into pieces, falling to the ground.

However, it left a hole the size of a human head in the wraith’s chest.

Seeing this, Bill and Wright, standing nearby, weren’t as optimistic as Herman.

"The wraith not dodging isn’t because it can’t," Bill thought with growing dread. "It’s because it doesn’t need to!" He quickly urged Wright, "Hurry up!"

Wright didn’t respond and continued to lie on the ground, pretending to be seriously injured and dazed.

As they had expected, the wraith advanced again. The large wound on its chest didn’t hinder its movement at all.

However, the wraith was furious.

It had just lost connection for a moment, and when it opened its eyes, it found itself standing before Herman, its chest pierced by the rusty dagger.

The wraith immediately concluded that the disturbance had been caused by Herman.

Enraged, it grabbed Herman by the hair and shoved his face against its wound.

"Idiot! Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to find such a useful body? How dare you injure it?!"

Just as Herman was about to force his way free and escape, a shrill scream sounded in his ears.

The wraith lifted Herman’s head and shrieked directly into his ear.

Herman’s brain exploded with a terrible sound. At the same time, all the silver metal on his body shattered and fell to the ground.

Herman immediately lost consciousness.

The wraith’s other hand gripped Herman’s face, yanked it viciously, and tore his face and his pale soul out together.

Herman’s soul was different from the other apprentices; it still struggled as it was pulled out, attempting to attack the wraith.

The wraith laughed heartily, unconcerned by Herman’s resistance, and pressed his soul into its body.

With the absorption of this powerful third-rank apprentice’s soul, the wraith’s chest wound quickly began to heal.

Around them, the head monsters cheered. They shouted, "Lord Morden is the best!" "Lord Morden is immortal!"

In the midst of the excitement, no one noticed that the wraith’s eyes suddenly changed!

Saul suddenly tossed Herman’s body aside, and with a slightly stiff motion, turned around. His soulless eyes locked onto Bill and Wright in another direction.

He stepped forward slowly toward them, completely ignoring the closer low-ranking apprentices.

The head monsters immediately understood Saul’s intentions and withdrew their defenses, leaving the two remaining third-rank apprentices with no room to resist.

They were excited, eager to see the powerful struggle that would lead to a helpless death.

The other apprentices moved as far away as possible. Although they knew Bill and Wright might be their last hope for survival, no one dared to help.

They feared that even the slightest movement would make them the wraith’s next prey.

Everyone hoped that after the wraith consumed a few more souls, it would be satisfied and leave them alone.

In this small area, the contrast between noise and silence was stark.

At the center, Saul moved steadily, his stiff steps bringing him closer to Bill and Wright.

Bill and Wright had been injured before meeting the wraith. Now, they lay on the ground, their eyes fixed on the approaching Saul, seemingly giving up on resistance.

However, just as Saul was within five meters of them, an unusual sound reached his ears.

Saul immediately stopped.

In the next moment, the ground around Wright, at the center of the spell, suddenly cracked and sank within a five-meter radius.

The two at the center of the spell fell with the debris.

Would a third-rank apprentice be capable of causing such massive destruction?

As they fell, a thought flashed through Saul’s mind.

"This must be a higher-tier spell. And the terrain here adds to its power."

"Could they really escape?"

With that thought, Saul immediately relaxed his control and returned the command to the wraith, who was struggling to regain control.

The wraith seized the body again and immediately saw that he was lying on the collapsed ground.

Sunlight filtered down through the opening above but was obstructed by thick dust.

The head monsters who had fallen with him scrambled to climb up. However, their bodies hindered their movements, and they slowly disappeared into the darkness.

Hidden deep within the wraith’s consciousness, Saul watched this scene unfold, and a new idea formed in his mind.

But the wraith didn’t care about the head monsters’ plight.

He could sense two little creatures scrambling to escape deeper into the cavern.

"Trying to escape underground?" A sinister smile spread across his face. "How foolish!"

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