This wizard only wishes to be a teacher

Wizard Heli’s puppet body had become incredibly ethereal, to the point where it no longer resembled a real creature but rather some kind of flickering illusion that looked as though it might dissolve at any moment.

Panting... panting...

Wizard Heli watched, somewhat in disbelief, as Lucien, now shrouded and protected by the hazy moonlight, seemed untouched even though Heli had just passed right through him. The sharp, blood-colored magic claws hadn’t touched Lucien at all, as if they had merely pierced through an illusion created by Lucien.

Immune to witchcraft...

Wizard Heli had completely given up hope. He could feel the core drop of blood within the Mysterious Puppet being rapidly "purified." The disintegration of the Mysterious Puppet’s body even began to blur his consciousness gradually.

Am I going to die...

Many thoughts seemed to flash through Wizard Heli’s pupils.

In his youth, he was inconspicuous within his family, merely a common third-level talent member. Even his parents were merely weak Second-level Wizard Apprentices. In a family overseen by Formal Wizards, they were hardly noticeable, and even access to the family’s resources rarely extended to him.

He was neither a genius in Pharmacy nor in witchcraft. Without adequate acquired Talent or powerful innate advantages, the family would never focus on him.

Everything had been up to him.

It wasn’t until he found a scroll and stone carvings in a relic within an ancient battlefield that he managed to contact that strange being, using the wizard formation engraved on the special stone and, through the sacrifice of souls and certain special conditions, received the bizarre and powerful Puppet Master heritage.

To climb higher, he spared no expense.

Family? Kinship?

They were merely tools, significant or not, that could be exchanged in the face of greater interests.

I give meaning to everything by living; I don’t care about the overwhelming floods when I’m dead!

Wizard Heli’s eyes gradually became frenzied as he opened his mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of red, sharp teeth. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Hahaha... hahahahaha..."

The bizarre laughter erupted from Wizard Heli’s mouth, transforming into an acoustic wave that spread, causing discomfort and goosebumps among the Wizard Apprentices who were watching cautiously from afar.

Lucien, however, was vigilant. He was not affected by Wizard Heli’s laughter. After quickly increasing the distance between them, he silently began to construct a spell, preparing to make the source of the laughter disappear forever.

But in the next moment, Wizard Heli’s body completely vanished, turning into a fast-moving blood light that flew towards Lucien.

"Block it!" Wizard’s Notes flipped quickly, and immediately three pages flew out, bursting into three Ice Shields, positioned in front of Lucien.

However, the blood light passed through the shields without hindrance, as if its essence was illusory and non-existent.

"Block it!" Lucien’s pupils contracted, not daring to gamble and only able to bring out the last page sealed with "Moonlight Protection·Modified," reentering the state of Moonlight Transformation.

Yet Lucien hadn’t expected that the blood light wouldn’t be affected by the protective effect of "Moonlight Protection·Modified" and directly assaulted him, easily permeating his body. The strange blood rapidly infiltrated and gradually formed a bizarre, blood-colored rune on his chest.

The rune kept twisting and transforming until it turned into a red snake, which moved continuously on Lucien’s skin, finally settling on Lucien’s left arm and forming a bizarre tattoo.

"Ah..." An indescribably severe pain struck, causing Lucien’s consciousness to tremble slightly.

Afterward, Lucien felt his body become incredibly weak, as if all his strength had been drained away.

He shook his body, quickly took out several Recovery Potions from the Space Ring, and then poured them into his mouth.

Gulp gulp...

The potion quickly took effect, replenishing his body’s deficits, and after a while, his feeling of weakness began to improve.

"Hahaha..." At this time, Wizard Heli’s eerie laughter still echoed in the air.

"Damn it!" Lucien’s face turned somewhat pale, understanding that this was Wizard Heli’s "parting gift."

However, now was not the time to deal with this "parting gift." Lucien quickly walked into the entrance of the Greybone Academy.

The gate was still the same old gate, but now, inside the gate, those greeting Lucien had either radiant or respectful, humble faces.

"My lord."

"My lord..."

"Lord Lucien, congratulations..."

A trace of congratulations even came with some "gifts," instantly making Lucien the center of attention within the crowd.

Even at a certain moment, Lucien almost doubted whether he was still in the dark and cruel Wizard World, inside the academy where apprentices undercut each other.

But this was just the beginning.

Hum---

With bursts of spiritual power erupting, the faces of the Wizard Apprentices who had been clustering around Lucien turned somewhat pale, and they began to leave, bending their bodies in all directions.

Following the direction of the release of spiritual power, Lucien saw three distinct wizards approaching him.

And among them, one who looked more congenial was smiling and nodding at him. Although the smile was not very warm, it was filled with equality and respect.

"Congratulations, Lucien, welcome back." The congenial wizard smiled and extended his hand, "I am Hawson, the current chair of the academy committee. Oh, and this is Wizard Kate, and this... this is Wizard Horin, an expert in Pharmacy..."

The other two wizards also looked at Lucien with kind eyes, even Wizard Kate’s gaze carried a hint of subtle respect, and the Pharmacist, although calm, did not carry the usual air of superiority or aloofness.

They even dared not display any air of seniority that might demean Lucien the newly risen wizard.

After all, Lucien had risen to his position stepping over the body of Wizard Heli—perhaps in terms of life-and-death battles, Lucien might even surpass them!

"It really is all so real..." Lucien sighed inwardly and greeted Carly and the others; then, he was escorted by the three Formal Wizards toward the core structure inside the Greybone Academy.

Yet in his heart, Lucien was silently plotting his own plans.

"Lucien, now that you have been promoted to a Formal Wizard, according to the rules of the academy, you automatically become a member of the academy committee..."

Hawson began to introduce Lucien to the various rights of a Formal Wizard at the academy, and Lucien couldn’t help but hold his breath, suddenly understanding why those third-level Wizard Apprentices dreamed of being promoted to Formal Wizard.

The difference in treatment was just too vast!

It could even be said that the whole Greybone Academy was a tool controlled and served by the Formal Wizards.