Wizard: Start with Biological Transformation to Grind Experience novel Chapter 104

Chapter 104: 012: Searching

A few days later, Black Rock Town.

"Whoosh!" The sound of wings cutting through the air arose as several flying pegasi descended onto the town square of Black Rock Town.

The square was already under lockdown, with a team of knights surrounding it strictly.

High-level Apprentice Snow dismounted from the flying pegasus, his feet barely touching the ground before he urgently questioned Mid-level Apprentice Gill Ferguson, who had been waiting in the square for some time, "How’s the situation? Can you confirm whether the young lady appeared here?"

"Yes, sir."

Gill responded immediately, then turned to the soldiers behind him and said, "Bring the man up here."

A blood-soaked man was dragged forward. If Lynch were here, he would instantly recognize this man as Iron Helmet, the person he had a dispute with that day.

Gill pointed at Iron Helmet lying on the ground and said, "That day, more than one person saw this man lead his men to block the young lady. He even attempted to use his filthy hands to touch her. They’ve seen the portrait and confirmed it was indeed the young lady herself."

Snow cast a look of disgust at the man on the ground. "Drag him away and execute him."

The man was dragged off.

Snow continued, "Where’s the young lady?"

Gill hesitated before replying, "Um..."

Snow frowned, "Speak."

Gill said, "The young lady was taken to William Heim’s Undead Castle..."

"What!"

Snow’s expression darkened. "That lunatic from the Haim Family? Is this his territory?"

Gill lowered his head and answered, "Yes..."

Snow’s face grew grim in an instant. After all, that Haim family traitor was infamous for his actions. He was undoubtedly a complete madman, operating recklessly based solely on his twisted inner impulses—a pure lunatic.

If the young lady were in the hands of other Black Wizards, revealing her identity might still cause some hesitation on their part. But if it’s this madman...

Noticing Snow’s deepening grimace, Gill quickly added, "Sir, rest assured, the young lady is safe."

Snow’s eyes lit up. "Has she been found?"

"No..."

Gill shook his head and continued, "By the time we arrived, the Undead Castle had already been burned to ruins. We found William Heim’s corpse there..."

Snow paused in surprise. "Huh? William Heim is dead?"

His expression turned peculiar. William Heim might have been crazy, but he did possess considerable strength. He’d advanced to the rank of Mid-level Apprentice years earlier and had created a large number of undead creatures. This was his domain; even High-level Apprentices would struggle against him.

After thinking it through, Snow quickly adjusted his perspective. "Ah, of course—how could I forget—the young lady’s main discipline is Light Element, which has excellent restraint against Necromancy. Haha, how unlucky for that lunatic."

However, Gill quickly interjected, "Uh... Based on our investigation at the scene, it doesn’t seem like the young lady was the one who defeated William Heim."

Snow froze. "Huh? It wasn’t the young lady? Then who could it have been?"

"Wait..."

In surprise, he asked, "Are you saying it was that apprentice who was with the young lady?"

From the intelligence gathered, there was only one apprentice—a stray Outer Ring Apprentice—beside the young lady at the time. This individual’s rank was Low-level Apprentice, although reports suggested he displayed the strength of a Mid-level Apprentice. But to defeat William Heim with that level of power? Impossible.

Despite receiving some information from Adam, who was severely injured, details about Lynch’s capabilities remained unknown because Adam collapsed after roughly describing the Ghost Island incident.

Gill nodded. "Exactly."

"From our investigation into the residual elemental traces at the scene, we were able to reconstruct aspects of the battle. The results indicate that the one who actually fought William Heim was this apprentice traveling with the young lady—it was him who defeated William Heim."

"Moreover..."

Gill hesitated before speaking with a peculiar expression, "The elemental reactions we detected at the site revealed the presence of Fire and Thunder elements."

Snow’s eyes sparkled. "Dual Elements?"

To master two elements at the Mid-level Apprentice rank was exceedingly rare.

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Gill nodded and continued, "Yes, and judging by the battle traces, this Outer Ring Apprentice also appears to possess considerable Body Refinement strength. William Heim’s Bone Shield was forcibly broken by sheer power."

"What!"

This time, Snow was genuinely shocked. Someone who mastered dual elements while simultaneously excelling in Body Refinement—what kind of prodigy was this? Could someone like this really be a mere Outer Ring Apprentice with no family or bloodline background?

Gill’s lips moved; he had more he wanted to say.

During his previous investigation in Gray Town, Gill had detected traces of Earth Element, which, based on the elemental spiritual resonance, matched those found in the Undead Castle and belonged to the same individual.