The Necromancer in the Wizarding World

Lieben walked closer to Matthews, his eyes fell on the peculiar stick-like object in his hand, a confused expression appeared on his face, and he was obviously puzzled by Matthews' sudden discovery.

Matthews was secretly surprised. He thought that Instructor Leben would be able to tell at a glance that this was a rare Cordyceps. "Instructor Leben, please take a closer look." He said anxiously, pointing to the lower part of the Cordyceps, hoping to give some clues.

Taking the Cordyceps handed to him by Matthews, Lieben began to observe it carefully and finally realized that it was a rare creature: "Oh, it seems that this is a strange insect that lives in this special environment." He said with emotion.

Matthews corrected in shock: "Instructor Leben, didn't you notice? This is not an ordinary bug, but a fungus is growing out of it!"

After a careful inspection, Lieben suddenly realized: "I see, I thought it was an insect's antennae. I didn't expect it to be fungi growing out of its body. The mysteries of nature are truly amazing, there are so many strange things!"

Matthews said to Teacher Lieben expectantly, "Don't you think this might be a rare medicine?"

Teacher Lieben thought for a moment and replied, "I have never seen this plant before, nor have I heard anything about it."

"Teacher, you remember I have read related records in ancient books. I can be sure that this is the legendary Cordyceps. We have to look for it quickly. If there is one here, there may be more hidden nearby." Matthews said anxiously.

Although Lieben knew nothing about Cordyceps, seeing Matthews's excited and excited expression, he realized that this might be something special. So he nodded in agreement, and the two began to search together. Soon, they both found something. Matthews and Lieben became more and more focused on the search, so much so that they crawled around on the ground, completely ignoring their status - a distinguished nobleman and a formal knight.

At this time, a strange voice rang out: "******" (What are you looking for?)

Matthews and Leben were startled by a string of words they didn't understand, and the voice seemed to be right next to their ears. They immediately felt a chill, because they had no idea that anyone was approaching until the sudden words broke the silence around them.

Lieben asked vigilantly, "Who are you?" They looked up and found two people standing not far away, a burly knight and a young man with extraordinary temperament, who were obviously from a noble family.

Lieben's question surprised the other two people as well. They seemed to be oblivious to their surroundings and continued to talk to each other.

Matthews quickly identified the language used by the other party and explained to Lieben, "Teacher Lieben, they are speaking Byronic. Butler Vincent taught me a few basic Byronic sentences before."

After hearing Matthews' explanation, Lieben was stunned. "Byron language? Are they from the Byron Empire?" he asked.

Matthews nodded. "Very likely."

Matthews secretly put away the Cordyceps, and then he and Instructor Lieben quietly began to retreat slowly. They did not want to attract the attention of the other party, especially when the other party might be from the powerful Byron Empire. Considering the strength of the Byron Empire warriors, Matthews and Lieben chose to act cautiously.

Suddenly, a deep and threatening voice sounded: "Stop!" The owner of the voice quickly rushed towards Matthews and Lieben, but another strong man followed closely behind them but got there first.

Matthews and Leben hastily drew their knightly swords and tried to explain the situation through words, but the two enemies did not give them any chance. The big man went straight for Leben and launched a fierce attack, while the young man rushed towards Matthews. Obviously, there was a serious communication barrier between the two sides, and the conflict could not be resolved through words.

Although Lieben was an outstanding knight, he gradually lost the upper hand under the continuous attack of the big man. The big man's attack was as fierce as a storm, and he seemed to not care about his own fighting spirit consumption, which made Lieben only able to defend with all his strength and could not find any chance to counterattack.

Matthews was in a more worrying situation during the battle with his opponent. He was injured after a few rounds. A deep wound was cut on his arm by the long sword, and blood stained his sleeves red. The enemy's swordsmanship was extremely superb, both smooth and sharp. Every strike contained a deadly murderous intent, which was obviously a practical skill honed through countless life-and-death battles.

Matthews originally intended to use his ghostly footwork to dodge the attack, but the opponent's footwork was equally unpredictable, making it difficult for him to break free. Thanks to the many defensive and breaking techniques taught by Professor Lieben, he was able to avoid the fatal blow at the critical moment. However, the long period of passive defense had made him unable to do anything, and the situation became increasingly precarious.

Lieben was extremely anxious when he saw Matthews' predicament. He wanted to rush forward to support him immediately, but the opponent was so strong that he could not protect himself. He could only barely maintain the situation and could not get away to Matthews.

Leben shouted anxiously to Matthews: "Retreat to the dense forest!" At the same time, he himself quickly moved to the dense forest next to him, hoping to find an opportunity to escape or counterattack with the cover of the trees.

After hearing the reminder from Instructor Lieben, Matthews fought and retreated. He skillfully used a side roll to avoid the enemy's attack and took the opportunity to successfully enter the dense forest. Under the cover of the dense forest, he began to give full play to his ghost step skills and flexibly dodge in the narrow space.

Despite this, Matthews found himself helpless in counterattacking. Lacking training in the spinning slash and the difficulty of performing this technique in the dense forest, he was unable to effectively inflict damage on his enemies.

At the same time, the opponent chased him relentlessly, using unpredictable swordplay, forcing Matthews to retreat continuously. Matthews was originally full of confidence, thinking that since he had mastered the joint lock fighting technique, few people could pose a threat to him. However, today, he met a truly powerful enemy.

Little did he know that he was facing the famous young master of the Byron Empire, Benjamin Sochin. Benjamin was not only proficient in swordsmanship, but also excellent in footwork and close combat. Under the sword of this master, many strong men could hardly last more than a hundred rounds.

The young master swung his sword again, intending to decide the outcome in one fell swoop. Matthews reacted quickly, rolled over and landed steadily, barely avoiding the almost fatal sword strike. The tip of the young man's sword sank deeply into the tree trunk beside him. This brief pause gave Matthews a moment to counterattack. He threw his long sword without hesitation, aiming directly at the young man's wrist. Faced with this sudden and swift attack, the young man subconsciously let go of the sword and hastily retracted his arm to protect himself.

Matthews had been waiting for such an opportunity. In a flash, he quickly approached his opponent, stuck close to him, and chose close combat without hesitation.

Matthews had to sigh, this was his true love!