Black sorcerer

Chapter 7：Tasks

Outside the eastern gate of Tachira City, past some woods, you can see a clear lake. This lake was once an important source of water for the people of Tachira City, but ever since a certain creature hatched from the lake a dozen years ago, people, afraid of drinking poisoned water, have been afraid to come here.

Soon, the lake became a paradise for a certain type of plankton. The weak plankton evolved slowly, and only with time were they able to wriggle on the bottom. But no matter how they evolved, their thinking was always very slow.

One day, a guard unit from the city of Tachira came to explore the area around the lake and finally came across these extremely resilient creatures.

Due to their lack of intelligence and low combat effectiveness, the guards were unable to deal with the creatures. In order to eliminate the unknown threat in the lake, the lord of Tachira City specially arranged for some powerful adventurers to come and eliminate them, but unfortunately these creatures were difficult to eliminate.

Not long after this incident, these monsters appeared all over the world. Fortunately, they can only breed in clear water, and apart from their large population, they are not very harmful.

Humans call them slime, and they are gentle and relatively non-aggressive. However, if someone or some other creature enters their habitat, they become very aggressive. For this reason, warning signs are placed around known slime habitats in human territory to warn people to enter with caution.

Jarou and the others have been assigned to eradicate the slime. It is just after midday and, as they are still some way from their destination, they all take a break under the shade of a tree.

Jarou has not brought any food on this journey. While the other four eat their lunch, he stands there looking foolish. Seeing this, Shu quickly approaches and hands him a hard-boiled egg: 'No, I'm not hungry yet, keep it for yourself. Don't mind me, just eat.

Hearing Jaro's words, Xia Er, who was buried in his food, couldn't help but say, 'Jaro, I didn't see you eat anything last night, and now it's noon and you're not even hungry. You're not trying to lose weight, are you? That's not enough, you're a bit thin, you need to eat more!

Exactly! Jaro, I haven't touched this chicken leg yet, come and eat it!

Honglian's enthusiasm made Jaro feel that she had an ulterior motive. He repeatedly rejected everyone else's good intentions, and then sat quietly under the tree.

In fact, he really wanted to taste the food they were eating. Before accidentally arriving in Tacila City, he had tried many ways, but unfortunately the airtight and strange mask had baffled him.

Water could not get from the mask to his mouth, and fire could not burn the mask, which would not come off no matter how hard he pulled. If he could not feel his heartbeat and hear his breathing, he would truly feel like a dead man.

After accepting reality, he no longer felt distressed about this matter. However, when he saw the happy smile on Char's face while he was eating, he felt an urgent desire to destroy the mask.

It was difficult to destroy the mask with ordinary means, so what if he used magic?

Jaro felt he could give it a try. But just as he was about to cast the spell, an inexplicable feeling of fatigue came over him: 'Am I suffering from heatstroke? No, how could I be sick?

Jarod, what are you talking about? Huh? You look a little tired, maybe...'

'No, I'm fine, I'll just rest for a bit. Xiu, you're the one who took on this mission, what exactly is it about these monsters?

Xiu simply replied, "Sorry, I only managed to find out some basic information, but it should be enough for us!

It is said that slime is the weakest monster in the world. If we can't even defeat them, it will be hard for us to survive in the Adventurers' Guild. The mission requires us to kill 10 slime. Anyway, there are five of us, so I think we can do it.

Although he said that, the other four could see that he was actually very nervous: ''Xiu, what's wrong? Are you afraid of slime? Relax! Since we've all eaten, let's continue on our way!

Honglian, can you really fight like that? "Hey, are you worried about me? Or... are you interested in me?

Jaro didn't have the heart to answer Honglian, and took the map Xiu handed him. He thought, 'Is this the lake? It's about 1,000 metres away. Next... we could run into slime at any time, so we can't be careless!

'Oh? Jarro, can you read the map?' 'Of course... I can. The map isn't too complicated. Even if I can't read the markings, I can guess what it is.

After a short rest, Jarro had regained his strength. Eager to see what a slime looked like, he quickened his pace as he set off again. As he walked, however, Alice made him feel a little uncomfortable: 'Was she spying on me? I don't think so.

My mother once said that women are the most unpredictable of all creatures. Wait, I'm getting too close!

Jaro slowed down and began to assess the overly cautious Xiu. Just as they were about to leave the forest, Xiu suddenly raised his hand to signal everyone to stop. This is strange. This path shouldn't be so safe. Xial, come with me! Honglian and Alice, keep a lookout. Jaro, if a monster appears, remember to use your magic!'

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a strange noise in the area. Although the team had only just been formed, in this atmosphere, everyone around them was on guard in tacit agreement.

Jaro was protected in the middle by the other four, and listening to the swishing sounds coming from many places, he knew very well that several life forms were approaching.

Noticing movement in the grassy mound not far in front of him, Xial decided to swing his long sword decisively. But his movements were too rusty and he missed his target. Luckily, he was a novice warrior, otherwise he would have killed someone by mistake: 'Don't kill me! I'm almost finished, can you save me?

It was a small boy with purple hair who had barely dodged the blow and was now lying helplessly on the grass. Jarro recognised him as a fellow recruit, and when Xiu saw the injury to his leg, he immediately put down his bow and arrow and quickly unloaded his pack.

Just as he was about to get his medicine, Alice, who had been silent the whole time, approached the little boy: "Don't move, I'll heal your wound.

When Jaro saw the white light shining from Alice's right hand, he knew it was light magic. Not only did it heal the boy's injury to his right leg, it also took away the pain.

With his mobility restored, the boy looked at Alice with gratitude: 'Thank you, big sister, for your help!

You are Wolf, aren't you? Didn't we meet yesterday?' 'Oh, that's right! I never thought I'd be saved by you!

As he handed the canteen to Wolf Cub, Jarro asked curiously, 'Wolf Cub, why are you alone? Where are the rest of your team?

After drinking half the bottle of water, Wolf Cub whispered, 'They left me. No, I wasn't abandoned. I was the one holding everyone back! They were just trying to survive, and I don't blame them. Damn it, I shouldn't have chosen to be a fighter!

Seeing Wolf's dejected expression, Xiu comforted him, "Don't say that! There are no weak professions, only weak adventurers. We may be beginners, but we are not weak. Wolf, if you don't mind...'

You want me to join you, don't you? Sorry, I have to hurry back to my teammates. Please forgive my refusal! Thank you for saving me. I will thank you properly when you return to Tacila City.

As he watched the young wolf disappear into the distance, the envious Red Lotus sulked, 'Damn, that kid's speed is just too fast, isn't it?

'Maybe he has some kind of talent!' 'Okay, let's continue on our way.

As Zixiu packed his backpack, Jialuo stopped him: 'There are strange creatures around here!

His warning alerted the group, who immediately went on the defensive. Noticing strange movements under a tree, Honglian deftly threw a dagger: 'Is that the sound of water? No, it must be a monster!

Meanwhile, Xiu shot an inferior feather arrow in the other direction. Not bad, but neither of them hit the target.

Seeing that the attack had failed, Honglian was excited and wanted to go up and fight. But someone stopped her. Alice, who had drawn her long sword, seemed to have a strong desire to fight.

As a warrior, the seemingly clumsy Shal did not want to join the fight, but instead stood guard over Jaro.

Jaro looked carefree, but was actually very busy. Eventually, he discovered that the last enemy was hiding in a tree, and then used magic: 'Black Flame Technique!