novelhk Chapter 72 The Mark of Flexible Revenge
Chapter 72 The Mark of Flexible Revenge
Feeling the mark that had been integrated into his spiritual power, the Crimson Wizard's eyes almost bulged out.
Why did this mark end up on her?
She activated her mental power—and then the dissipating feather-shaped mark reappeared on her face.
It seems that the mark will appear as soon as one uses mental energy.
"It is a mark of flexible revenge."
Something very interesting.
Some wizards always have a preference for certain apprentices.
But the apprentices, as they wandered around, would inevitably encounter some dangers.
In order to accurately find their "enemies," some wizards will plant a "revenge mark" on their apprentices whom they value.
If an apprentice dies unexpectedly at the hands of another, the mark will appear and fall on the person with the strongest spiritual power nearby—whether they witnessed the apprentice's death or participated in it. Wizards can always use this method to find the truth, while also preventing the person who murdered their apprentice from using unique methods to evade the mark of revenge.
But as time went on, the wizards discovered another problem.
That is, the person who killed his apprentice, or someone passing by nearby, is likely someone he can't afford to offend.
Sometimes, when you follow the trail of revenge to find your way back, it's not about seeking revenge, but about actively delivering yourself to someone's doorstep.
As a result, some wizards stopped adding the mark of vengeance to their apprentices.
However, once the apprentices learned about the Mark of Revenge, they would inevitably think that their mentors were not doing enough for them if they found out that they did not have the Mark of Revenge on their own bodies. At the same time, the wizards were also worried that if word got out that they dared not plant the Mark of Revenge on their favorite apprentices, they would be seen as cowards.
So, some clever wizards improved this mark of vengeance.
It can still be used to locate enemies, but its existence is far less stable than that of the Mark of Vengeance.
Wizards will set a threshold on this mark. Once the 'enemy's' mental strength exceeds this threshold, their own mental strength will gradually wear down the mark of revenge, causing it to dissipate little by little.
Using this method, wizards can accurately determine the level of power of their enemies.
If the mark is still there, it proves that the enemy who killed his apprentice is still within his control—so he can naturally track him down, find the real enemy through him, and then kill the enemy.
Conversely, if the mark is erased, it proves that the enemy is beyond the wizard's ability to handle, and in that case, there's no need to search for the enemy's whereabouts...
At the same time, the erased marks are also a reasonable reason not to seek out enemies.
In addition, the mark itself has a two-way sensing function—it allows the wizard who applies the mark to locate the person who bears the mark, and it also allows the person who bears the mark to confirm the location of the wizard who applied the mark.
This is also a two-way "wake-up call".
This can prevent those who bear the mark from actively avoiding the wizards who add the mark when they are weak.
It also allows the wizard who adds the mark to actively avoid the powerful enemy that carries the mark when they realize that their mark is being worn away, so as to avoid being found and eliminated by the enemy.
That is why this mark of revenge is called the "flexible" mark of revenge.
It is truly very 'flexible'.
—Just like now, even though it was Loon who killed Winnie, when Loon used his mental power to cover himself, the mark did not seek out Loon's presence at all, but instead landed on the Crimson Wizard next to him.
When the Orchid Archipelago was discussing the agile vengeful mark with the Orchid Wizard and Loen, the nearly 300-year-old Orchid Wizard couldn't help but feel like laughing.
In short, this "flexible mark of revenge" can be said to be something that truly embodies the survival wisdom of wizards.
For Loon, the manifestation of this 'flexible vengeance mark' also solved a major problem for him.
Winnie is a wizarding apprentice with a powerful background, backed by other wizards—and Loon is unwilling to rashly make enemies with such a person.
Therefore, after killing Winnie, he had to consider the others on the Moby Whale.
If we don't deal with them, they'll spread rumors everywhere after they come ashore, telling everyone they killed Winnie, which will be a huge problem.
If it comes to dealing with them, Luo Ang is unsure how to handle them—whether to kill them directly or imprison them, both conflict with Luo Ang's own understanding.
But now, with the appearance of this 'Flexible Revenge Mark', the true nature of the wizard behind Winnie was immediately revealed to Loon and the others.
Even if the passengers of the White Whale make a fuss after they leave, it won't cause any trouble for Loon.
"Definitely not a third-rate wizard apprentice." The Crimson Wizard carefully sensed the power within the mark.
It was slightly stronger than her mental strength, but only by a very limited margin.
This suggests that the wizard behind Winnie was merely a relatively powerful second-class wizard apprentice.
With her and Luo Ang's strength, they are absolutely capable of handling it.
……
"Winnie is dead." At the same time, in a wizard's tower in the central continent, the Black Raven Wizard, who was conducting experiments, suddenly looked up and sighed.
Winnie has a very good talent for meditation.
At first, he genuinely treated Winnie as a disciple and trained him to be his apprentice.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have planted the Swift Revenge Mark on Winnie.
—The flexible mark of revenge, though 'flexible', is ultimately a mark of revenge.
For a wizard's tower, this mark is equivalent to authority within the tower, symbolizing the Black Raven Wizard's high regard for him and Winnie's superior status among the other apprentices.
But despite having a prestigious status, Winnie never took his job seriously.
He somehow found a fragmented spell, and in his efforts to figure it out, he even neglected his meditation.
The Black Crow Wizard reminded him several times, and Winnie verbally agreed each time. However, as soon as the Black Crow Wizard stopped watching, he immediately abandoned his meditation and focused his attention on the incomplete spell.
After several years of this, the Black Crow Wizard, unable to bear it any longer, finally drove Winnie out of the Wizard Tower.
Even so, the Black Crow Wizard still had some expectations for Winnie.
He hoped that Winnie would truly realize, while he was "traveling" outside, that mental power was the foundation of a wizard!
Blindly pursuing magic while neglecting meditation is putting the cart before the horse.
At that time, Winnie will still return to the Wizard Tower.
With this expectation in mind, although the Black Crow Wizard drove Winnie away, he did not remove the agile vengeful mark on Winnie's body.
pity……
"Sigh..." The Black Raven Wizard sensed the direction of the vengeance mark and the 'pressure' on it. After a moment, he refocused his attention on the experiment in front of him.
But he didn't notice at all that the other apprentice who was his experimental assistant next to him suddenly moved his eyes after hearing the news of Winnie's death, and a look of unwillingness flashed across his pupils.