Chapter 995: 309. Dark Undercurrent Exile_3noveldrama

If one speaks of a Grey Wizard force with a very high level of mastery in Shadow Magic,

it must surely be the “Shadow Deathers” found in many Magic textbooks.

This illegal wizardry group occupies a small piece of overseas continent, self-proclaimed as the Shadow Death Magic Realm.

The term Shadow Deathers is synonymous with the members of this illicit force.

First, they are Undead, then they become Grey Wizards skilled in Shadow Magic.

Their form of existence isn’t that of Skeletons and Zombies but Shadow Dark Souls made from shadow energy, Death Energy, and psychic energy.

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The grey-white figure that just appeared in Magic Vision was a genuine Shadow Deather.

Since the Shadow Deathers are Shadow Souls, Noland Lee, as an Enforcement Wizard of the Death Series, naturally had plenty of ways to track them.

Noland Lee chuckled to himself and reached into his Magic Pouch:

“Wahaha, I never thought I’d get to use the Three Rings of Silence Magic I’ve only recently mastered so soon.”

Noland Lee took out a handful of grey-white powder and scattered it in front of him.

Before the powder hit the ground, he drew “Sword of Silence” from his waist and shot a beam of Silent power into the powder.

Grey radiance swept over the powder.

The powder hovered in mid-air, no longer falling.

Noland Lee used the sword like a pen, drawing curves of magical runes.

The Magic Runes, written in Ulnas Ring Common Language, gathered at the center of the magical runes, forming the phrase “track the Shadow Dark Souls.”

After the magical runes appeared, Noland Lee drew on the Silent power from his Magic Power Internal Organs and, using “Sword of Silence” as a medium, he infused the powder with mana.

The Magic Powder churned wildly as if caught in a gale, forming various patterns.

A squat wine cup, flickering candlelight, gold-encrusted cross pick decorations hanging on the wall, loudly laughing tavern guests…

The grey-white patterns formed by the Magic Powder flashed rapidly, conveying a series of environmental information to Noland Lee.

All this information related to the Shadow Dark Soul nearest to Noland Lee, pointing towards the things around it.

“Gold-encrusted cross pick… Gold-encrusted cross pick…”

Noland Lee stared at the magical patterns, pondering for a moment, then a glint flashed in his eyes:

“Louisa mentioned this to me. Isn’t it a decoration in the Barren Stone Quarry Tavern? So, the Shadow Dark Soul closest to me is in the tavern at the Barren Stone Quarry.

“Since I can find their position accurately with ‘Silent Hunting’, this means their wizard rank is at most Three-circled.”

Noland Lee checked his previous Deconstruction Results and glanced over them quickly.

The Shadow Wizards who set up and controlled the Shadow Magic Array were between the ranks of Five Rings and Six Rings.

The Shadow Wizard who etched the ‘shadow pupa cocoon summoning rune’ was Seven-Ring.

The Shadow Dark Soul pinpointed by Noland Lee was at most Three Circle Strength.

In terms of wizard rank, it’s very likely that this Shadow Dark Soul is a spy planted in the quarry by the Shadow Death Magic Realm, rather than a significant member.

Noland Lee nodded slightly:

“It seems the Shadow Dark Soul I’ve targeted is a low-level intelligence personnel. Although he might not be helpful in finding the real big fish, attempting Deconstruction on him is never a mistake.”

Noland Lee waved his hand, dispelling the Magic Powder and Silent power in front of him.

He gave Nolin the order to clean up the area, then sat down cross-legged and activated the “Tracking Mark” placed on the ground.

Being able to find a Three-ring Shadow Dark Soul in the quarry was enough to raise questions.

By deconstructing him, Noland Lee should have been able to find individuals related to him, or even directly pinpoint the whereabouts of Fifth Ring and Sixth Ring shadow wizards.

With the help of magic vision leap, on a hilltop near the Barren Stone Quarry, Noland Lee found an angle that allowed him to observe the tavern.

Inside the quarry were magic instruments that detected fluctuations in energy, so Noland Lee couldn’t cast “Tracking Mark” or “Mind View” into it.

Moreover, using “Mind View” for extended periods of time to observe the tavern from afar also had a certain chance of triggering the wizards’ mental alertness.

Based on these two considerations, Noland Lee deployed another type of mechanos he possessed.

This mechanos, called “Optical Reconnaissance Apparatus,” was equipped with an optical observation device and used an optical telescope, which did not involve magic, to gather images from afar.

As long as it was positioned more than 3000 meters away, even if there were Tenth-Ring Wizards inside the tavern, they would not be able to detect the snooping from the Optical Reconnaissance Apparatus.

Noland Lee had Nolin operate the ground drilling mechanism to escort the Optical Reconnaissance Apparatus to ground level.

Half an hour later, the Optical Reconnaissance Apparatus reached the designated location and began to monitor the tavern in the quarry.

Noland Lee constantly kept an eye on the magic vision of the Optical Reconnaissance Apparatus, casting Deconstruction on every person entering and leaving the tavern.

This tedious task continued until midnight when he finally got a result.

The shadow dark soul had used some sort of illusion magic to disguise himself as a skeleton death wizard, blending in with the mining team.

He had just come out of the front door of the tavern when Noland Lee saw through his disguise and obtained the panel information and memory fragments.

After obtaining the deconstruction results, Noland Lee trembled with excitement:

“Damn! I’ve hit the jackpot this time! This guy is practically bringing me a new map gift pack!”

[System Message:]

[You have obtained the following memory fragments:]

[Memory Fragment One: “Order Book Received by the Target from an Intermediate Shadow Deather,” completeness 100%]

[Memory Fragment Two: “Shadow Deather’s Voice Development Plan for the ‘Dark Zone'”], completeness 100%]

[Memory Fragment Three: “The Exact Location of the ‘City of Exiles'”], completeness 100%]

[… (Other deconstruction results omitted)]

The “Dark Zone” refers to the area more than 3000 meters underground.

It’s a place utterly devoid of light, inhabited entirely by dark creatures that loathe radiance.

And the “City of Exiles” mentioned in the memory fragments is a stronghold established by the Shadow Death’s Voice in the “Dark Zone,” an enclave of the Shadow Death Magic Realm.

Here comes the crucial part.

The “City of Exiles” is located right beneath Thousand Peak Ridge, at a depth of 6000 meters.

All Noland Lee had to do was to delve down to the “Dark Zone” at a depth of 6000 meters, and then follow the guidance from Memory Fragment Three to find the “City of Exiles.”

Noland Lee rubbed his palms together, his heart surging with excitement.

He was preparing for a big heist.

Eradicate the City of Exiles, raid the shadow magic treasures there, and convert all the illegal gains of the Shadow Deather’s Voice into his own legitimate Spoils of War.

Err…

Would that sound too arrogant, considering that’s the domain of shadow wizards after all…

Noland Lee paused for a moment, then shook his head:

“Arrogant my ass. As long as I have enough time to prepare, blowing up the Baldur’s Gate wouldn’t be an issue.”

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