Chapter 305: Sevia Claufeel

Xu Xi knew well that wizards were a mad group.

For power, wizards could commune with the Netherworld.

For truth, wizards could reshape themselves.

For transcendence, wizards could discard ethics.

From the current state of the Wizard World and some data from the Supernatural Administration Bureau, Xu Xi knew clearly that guarding against other wizards was the primary goal for survival in the Wizard World.

Therefore.

Even if he was very interested in the "Hero" and wanted to study that strange balance of life and death.

Xu Xi waited patiently.

Guarding against potential risks.

Until not long ago, having witnessed the "Hero's" sacrificial battle with his own eyes, Xu Xi was certain that there was no one behind the "Hero".

Every battle, every action, came from the "Hero's" own will.

Half an hour later.

The rain stopped.

In a remote, withered forest far from the village, Xu Xi sat quietly, his pitch-black robe imbued with a Cleanliness Spell, automatically dispelling the surrounding mud.

Compared to him, the semi-undead girl looked miserable.

Her armor was severely damaged.

A piece of her longsword was broken off.

Her steel helmet was constantly dripping with muddy water.

Xu Xi had already seen the girl's true face, but even so, she insisted on wearing her helmet, not daring to converse with her true appearance exposed.

" L-Lord Wizard? "

She spoke cautiously.

Her face was hidden within the helmet, making it impossible to see her specific expression.

But just by listening to her voice, Xu Xi could imagine a cowering expression.

" Are you afraid of me? " Xu Xi extended his palm, and rainwater dripped from the withered branches above, landing precisely in his palm and splashing with a slight chill.

Xu Xi could be certain that he did not know the undead girl.

In other words.

What she feared was not "Xu Xi".

But rather the wizard named "Xu Xi"?

" It is… no, no, no, not at all. " The girl sat up straight; even while wearing blood-stained armor, a touch of aristocratic temperament could still be seen.

She first nodded, then shook her head in a panic.

After hesitating repeatedly.

She stood up and thanked Xu Xi solemnly: " Thank you for your help. "

Such polite behavior made Xu Xi further confirm that the girl before him had once been an aristocrat.

" Sit down; I accept your thanks. "

Xu Xi tapped the seat, letting the undead girl return to her place.

" Yes, Lord Wizard. "

The girl was very obedient; she seemed to have sensed Xu Xi's goodwill, and her posture was no longer so stiff.

The so-called seat was actually a wooden stump.

Iron armor, bones, and the wooden stump collided with each other.

In the silent, withered forest, it sounded exceptionally clear.

To be honest, facing a skeleton frame at close range, especially one wearing heavy armor, Xu Xi always felt the atmosphere was somewhat subtle.

Quiet and dark.

Silent and serene.

Xu Xi did not waste time and got straight to the point: " Can you tell me your name, and the reason for your body's undead transformation? "

" Do you mean… "

" Everything. "

" … "

Faced with Xu Xi's inquiry, the undead was somewhat silent.

After a moment of silence, she said: " Before I tell you the answer, may I ask you to listen to a story first? "

" It is a story about a friend of mine. "

The undead girl added.

As everyone knows, so-called friends refer to oneself.

Xu Xi nodded slightly: " Very well, you may begin. "

Thus.

Under Xu Xi's gaze, the girl, whose body had turned undead and who was encased in iron armor, began to tell a story from long ago.

That was long before the Undead Scourge occurred.

It was a story from when the Wizard World was still a paradise for the living.

There was an aristocratic Family named Claufeel, ruling over a vast, vibrant territory.

The Lord was gentle and humble, a Great Knight famous throughout the kingdom, whose combat skills could rival power-based races like the Orcs.

The Lord's wife was gentle and beautiful, and they had one daughter together.

Sevia Claufeel.

The girl grew up in happiness, gathering all the love of the Family, and even at a young age, she possessed the extraordinary strength of an official knight.

Platinum hair color.

Emerald eyes.

Known as the "Emerald of Light".

" Sevia, my child, you will become the glory of Claufeel! " If nothing unexpected happened, Sevia would continue to grow, possess the Great Knight strength rivaling her father, and become the new leader of the Claufeel Family.

But, an accident is an accident precisely because it comes suddenly.

Sevia, who was regarded as the rising star.

Suddenly contracted a severe illness that ordinary methods could not cure.

The Lord exhausted most of his wealth to invite a legendary wizard to treat his daughter.

The accident stemmed from here.

" Ignorant Mortals. "

The wizard revealed a contemptuous expression and cast a large-scale necromancy spell.

That was an evil wizard specializing in necromancy; his purpose for coming here was not to treat the Lord's daughter.

From beginning to end, the wizard had been toying with the Claufeel Family.

Like looking at ants.

Mocking the Mortals, taking pleasure in it.

With the activation of the large-scale necromancy spell, all living beings in the entire aristocratic garden were simultaneously transformed into the dead, their self-awareness forcibly erased.

" But Sevia was very lucky. "

The undead girl said this, and inside the helmet where her face could not be seen, it became somewhat silent and desolate.

She said.

In order to treat her illness, Sevia's parents.

Had long prepared various life potions, stacked by Sevia's sickbed.

The existence of those potions helped Sevia alleviate the undead transformation.

Of course, just this alone was still not enough to resist the undead transformation; what truly helped Sevia escape the catastrophe was another terrifying disaster.

A more powerful wizard communed with the Netherworld.

Triggering the Undead Scourge across the world.

One of the outbreak points was right within the Claufeel Family's territory.

The collision of two waves of undead aura, combined with a large amount of life potions, accidentally terminated Sevia's undead transformation process.

She became a monster.

Her body turned into a complete skeleton.

But a monster that retained self-awareness.

More than half of her face remained, yet it was even more sinister and terrifying than not retaining it.

By the time the girl recovered her self-awareness, a thousand years had already passed, and everything she once cherished had become a shadow of time.

Houses collapsed, uninhabitable.

The territory was desolate, with only the village remaining.

Her relatives perished, turning into mindless dry bones.

" Father? "

" Mother? "

Sevia tried to awaken her parents' consciousness, but it was a futile act; the two skeletons, wearing rotted clothes, their Soul Fire surging, launched an attack on Sevia.

Trying again and again, striving again and again.

All she received were beast-like roars.

And the unconscious, final obsession from their lives.

" Kill you… Kill you… Protect… Sevia "

In the end.

Sevia raised her sword with trembling hands.

She personally ended her parents' suffering, allowing their Souls to rest in peace.

She walked out of the decaying mansion, with an undead body and a ferocious face, walking through the Family's territory once again.

Sevia wanted to protect the remaining living people in this land.

But wherever she passed.

She only received fearful screams.

" Monster, it's a monster!! "

Sevia was no longer the light in people's eyes.