Kumu Village was a small village with very few people.

The commoners in the village were similar to other ordinary commoners in this world. Although they were oppressed by nobles and lived a difficult life, they could still survive.

However, what happened about a month ago broke the originally peaceful village. One person in the village disappeared, followed by a second, and then a third.

When Fang Cheng and his group entered the village, Kumu Village was left with only rows of low, dilapidated thatched huts, without a single person in sight.

"Aiven, when did they disappear?"

Morton got out of the carriage and looked at his Knight Commander.

"My Lord, about half an hour ago, the two knights I sent out to investigate never returned."

After hearing Aiven's words, Morton pondered for a moment, looked around the empty village, and had a plan in mind.

Fang Cheng stood beside Morton, silent. Although he didn't know what had happened, he did feel that the atmosphere in this village was a bit strange.

"You guys retreat three hundred meters and wait for me. Remember, don't get close."

Morton's expression was very solemn.

Seeing Morton's expression, Fang Cheng's heart sank slightly. The situation must not be simple if it could make Morton so serious.

Aiven led everyone back more than three hundred meters, and the team camped in the woods.

Morton nodded when he saw everyone retreating outside the village, and walked into the dark village alone.

In the team.

The torches held by the crowd crackled.

Occasionally, a gust of wind blew, and the swaying flames illuminated people's shadows crookedly.

Wait!

Crookedly?

Fang Cheng suddenly looked at the ground, where were the shadows?

Except for the shadows of the trees in the forest, the shadows of the entire team, including the carriages, were all gone.

Instantly.

Fang Cheng's back was dripping with cold sweat, his hair stood on end, and his heart was pounding like a drum.

"Aiven!"

Fang Cheng shouted, but there was no response from outside the carriage, only the sound of the wind and the crackling of the burning torches.

Fang Cheng's heart began to sink.

"Come out, stop pretending!" Fang Cheng roared. He never believed in ghosts, whether on Earth or in another world.

Jie jie jie.

A sound that seemed like a woman crying and a child screaming entered Fang Cheng's ears.

Fang Cheng felt a chill down his back, as if someone had lifted the clothes on his back and poured a basin of cold water over him, icy cold to the bone.

Fang Cheng turned his head sharply, but it was the wooden board of the rear compartment of the carriage. Fang Cheng's hanging heart relaxed.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something.

He slowly turned his head.

"Aiven!"

Duke Morton's voice entered Fang Cheng's ears.

"My Lord, you're back."

Aiven's voice rang in Fang Cheng's ears, but why didn't anyone respond when he called him just now?

Fang Cheng was full of doubts and simply pushed open the front door of the carriage and walked out.

At this time, Morton was walking over. When he saw Fang Cheng, Morton frowned and hurried up to him: "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so pale?"

Before Fang Cheng could speak, Morton's face changed drastically. He held out a finger and said, "How many is this?"

Morton's right hand tightly gripped Fang Cheng's shoulder, shaking him constantly.

"One, it's one!" Fang Cheng endured the pain in his shoulder and said.

"Who am I?" Morton stared into Fang Cheng's eyes, his eyeballs almost popping out.

"Duke Morton, you are Duke Morton!" Fang Cheng's mind began to be confused. What's going on? What's going on?

Suddenly.

A woman's head rested on Morton's shoulder.

The woman's hair was disheveled, lines of blood flowed from her eyes, and she grinned, revealing a terrifying smile at Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng's heart felt as if someone had grabbed it. He reached out and pointed at Duke Morton's shoulder, muttering, "There's someone on your shoulder."

Hearing Fang Cheng's words, Morton immediately chanted strange tones, it was Mobius language!

"Purification!"

As Morton's voice fell, a white light shone on Fang Cheng's body.

Fang Cheng immediately felt the chill on his body dissipate, and his whole body was warm. The woman on Morton's shoulder also disappeared.

"Just now..." Fang Cheng opened his mouth, not knowing how to express himself.

"You were cursed," Morton said after a moment of silence, "The curse of a Wraith."

Fang Cheng didn't know how to respond. Just now, he felt an unspeakable chill.

"You're lucky, you were only affected by the curse, otherwise..." Morton shook his head.

"Fang Cheng, remember, before you become a Wizard Apprentice, when you encounter a Wraith, run as far as you can," Morton's face looked a bit ferocious in the firelight, "Don't look at its figure, don't listen to its voice, don't be alone, and most importantly, stay away from places that make you feel strange."

Although Fang Cheng had many doubts in his mind, he still remembered Morton's words firmly.

The next day.

The group, who had rested for a night next to Kumu Village, set off again.

Inside the carriage.

"Senior Brother, what is a Wraith?" Fang Cheng couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart.

Morton laughed: "A Wraith is a precious potion material. I don't know how it is born, but ordinary people who encounter a Wraith are almost certain to die."

Potion material? Fang Cheng was puzzled.

"Don't think too much, when you get to the Black and White Tower, you will learn all this knowledge." Seeing Fang Cheng's puzzled look, Morton comforted him.

"Did Senior Brother go to catch the Wraith last night?" Fang Cheng could see that Morton was in a good mood.

"That's right, I was lucky last night, I actually encountered such a precious material on the road." Obviously, Morton was very satisfied with last night's harvest.

The following week, everyone spent on the road, without encountering any other strange things.

The Black and White Tower, located in the heart of the Eastern Saint Empire, is the master of the entire empire, deterring the surrounding principalities, and is one of the undisputed overlords in the northern continent.

The continent where the Eastern Saint Empire is located is called the Northern Continent. The Eastern Saint Empire is one of the five major empires on the Northern Continent, with a territory of approximately 3 million square kilometers, about one-third the size of China, and a population of nearly 100 million.

As the master of the Eastern Saint Empire, the Black and White Tower gathers more than 90% of the wizards and apprentices in the entire empire. It can almost be said that as long as a wizard is found in the Eastern Saint Empire, without guessing, it is from the Black and White Tower.

Although Wizard Apprentices are extremely rare compared to ordinary people, in the Black and White Tower, they are servants, laboratory assistants, and even experimental materials.

After all, compared to ordinary people, the powerful souls of Wizard Apprentices are more suitable for experimentation.

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