Chapter 569: Dawn to Dusk for Dark Demon (4k)
“Surely everyone here is familiar with today’s experimental topic. That’s right, it’s the ‘Illusionary Worm’ Directed Conjure.”
Professor Kazel wrote the Directed Conjure formula for the “Illusionary Worm” on the blackboard and turned around.
“The Directed Conjure is still challenging for you, but the ‘Illusionary Worm’ is one of the easiest types to conjure. It has always been a beginner’s practice, and the requirements for Mana Language are not high.”
Next, I will spend half an hour carefully explaining the method of conjuring the ‘Illusionary Worm.’ Afterward, we will start the experiment.
Feel free to ask any questions during the process. There’s no need to fear failure; it will become valuable experience for future success.”
The second-year students were already familiar with Professor Kazel’s teaching style, so they immediately picked up their pens and began taking notes diligently.
Half an hour later, the students took out the materials and started the procedure step by step.
Professor Kazel also descended from the podium and patrolled the classroom.
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“Indeed, Directed Conjure is much more complex than basic conjuring.”
Dark concentrated and began making the ‘Illusionary Worm’ Golem card.
Even though Professor Kazel called the ‘Illusionary Worm’ Directed Conjure a “beginner’s practice,” its complexity was not low.
Perhaps the main reason it was used for teaching was because it required very little Mana Language.
Usually, during the Directed Conjure of a Golem, Mana Language is used to assist in compiling, and this process varies from person to person, requiring real-time adjustments based on the environment and personal mana. Thus, it demands a high level of Mana Language proficiency from a Magus.
However, the ‘Illusionary Worm’ has a fixed format, where only the Mana Language needs to be filled in according to the format.
In addition, the conjuring of the ‘Illusionary Worm’ involves a variety of materials, each with detailed regulations for inclusion. Any mistake could lead to failure.
Essentially, the formula for Directed Conjure is like this.
Only by meticulously pruning away all the side branches of the conjuring process can the entire process be streamlined from a lush tree to a straight trunk without branches, ensuring accurate results.
To develop a Directed Conjure formula for any Golem, one must have a deep understanding of the creature and the necessary materials, then undergo countless experiments before achieving success.
This requires extremely high knowledge standards from a Magus.
Of course, not every Magus is interested in self-research.
Magi who specialize in combat prefer to use existing formulas directly, selecting those that fit them best and adjusting them for immediate use.
Even heroes like Claire, who are renowned as Sages, only truly invest in research after the war ends.
Thus, there are distinctions between “academic-type” and “combat-type” Magi.
Of course, most Magi possess both qualities but focus on different aspects.
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Dark did not encounter many troubles during the conjuring of the ‘Illusionary Worm.’
Although the steps for conjuring the ‘Illusionary Worm’ were more cumbersome than those for ‘Spell Cage’ or ‘Fusion,’ the overall difficulty was lower.
Even when he deliberately slowed down to deepen his understanding, he completed the final step within less than forty minutes.
Professor Kazel paused briefly beside him and then turned towards Wit and Robert.
Dark smiled slightly and cut open the Light Cocoon enclosing the Golem card.
Immediately, a warm aura emanated from it.
That was the light attribute aura of the ‘Illusionary Worm.’
As the Light Cocoon dissipated, the light attribute ‘Illusionary Worm’ appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Dark used tweezers to remove the slimy Golem card, rinsed it under the faucet, and then held it up.
The students in the classroom were very focused, and no one noticed that someone had already completed the experiment in the corner.
Dark infused a small amount of mana and observed closely, seeing that the edges of the ‘Illusionary Worm’ emitted a faint purple glow.
“It’s a standard purple card.”
Exactly as expected.
On the card face of the ‘Illusionary Worm,’ a glowing larva was drawn.
Perhaps due to its light attribute, the larva’s body was very transparent, giving off a slight translucent feeling.
On its back, there were tiny transparent wings emitting light.
The core material, ‘Adler’s Worm Eye,’ did not appear in its appearance.
There were no spots resembling eyes on either side of its body; it was completely flawless white.
“Two-star.”
Dark infused more mana and quickly received feedback.
[Card Name: Illusionary Worm]
[Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: ??]
[Race: Insect Type]
[Attributes: Bug Type/Light Type]
[Mana: 800]
[Attack: 300]
[Defense: 300]
[Ultimate Skills: Illusionary Gaze, Dawn to Dusk]
“Insect Type, dual attributes of Bug Type and Light Type, below average attack and defense, barely acceptable mana, hmm…”
“As a support-type Golem, the primary focus of the ‘Illusionary Worm’ lies in its ultimate skills.”
“Let me see what the other ultimate skill besides ‘Illusionary Gaze’ is?”
Dark looked further down and furrowed his brows slightly.
“Dawn to Dusk?”
A completely unheard-of ultimate skill.
Apart from ‘Illusionary Gaze,’ the ‘Illusionary Worm’ usually has another ultimate skill corresponding to its attributes.
But this ‘Dawn to Dusk’… Is it playing the role of a mayfly?
Dark couldn’t help but scrutinize it closely.
[Dawn to Dusk: The Illusionary Worm is born in the morning and dies at dusk, coming with the light and departing with it.]
“What does this mean? Could it be some kind of passive skill?”
Dark couldn’t resist pouring more mana into the Golem card, trying to get more detailed information.
But clearly, this was all the information he could obtain from this Golem card.
“Let’s summon it and see.”
Dark lightly tapped his finger and cast a regular summoning spell.
After a few seconds, a special summoning array appeared on the card face, with the outer circle inscribed with the Mana Language used during conjuring. A hand-sized winged larva flew out.
Dark stretched out his hand, and it landed in his palm.
After pondering for a moment, he whispered, “Use the ultimate skill—Dawn to Dusk.”
But nothing happened.
…
Professor Kazel had somehow returned behind him and said kindly, “What’s wrong? Have you encountered a difficult problem?”
Dark took a deep breath and said, “Professor, my ‘Illusionary Worm’ has a second ultimate skill called ‘Dawn to Dusk,’ and I really can’t determine its effect.”
“‘Dawn to Dusk’?” Professor Kazel pondered upon hearing this.
Clearly, even Professor Kazel didn’t have a particularly strong impression of this ultimate skill.
But after a short moment of contemplation, Professor Kazel said, “The ‘Illusionary Worm’ is a light attribute insect type. Occasionally, a rare individual of this species is born.
Just as the name of this ultimate skill suggests, it is born with the sunrise and fades away with the sunset.
Then, if the sun rises again the next morning, a new ‘Illusionary Worm’ will be reborn in the place where the previous one faded away, and then fade away again after sunset. This cycle repeats.”
“Is there such a species?” Dark couldn’t help but say, “Since it is born in the same place, would the ‘Illusionary Worm’ reborn after fading be the same one?”
Professor Kazel frowned and murmured, “Do you mean it is reborn at sunrise rather than laying new offspring?”
“I don’t know.” Dark shook his head. “It’s just a guess. Hasn’t anyone confirmed it before?”
Professor Kazel said, “The ‘Illusionary Worm’ is naturally rare in nature, let alone the ‘Dawn to Dusk’ individuals. Before you told me about this ultimate skill, I always thought it was merely a writer’s fabrication.”
Dark sighed, “Unfortunately, my ‘Illusionary Worm’ is just a Golem and cannot be used to verify this theory… Not entirely.”
At this point, Dark suddenly brightened, having an idea.
Professor Kazel was also intrigued and couldn’t help but ask, “Have you thought of a way to verify it? If proven, this would be a major discovery!”
“I understand.” Dark nodded immediately.
This hypothesis might only be enough for a scholarly paper.
And because not many people care about the ‘Illusionary Worm,’ this paper might likely be ignored.
But if one expands their thinking and considers it from a broader perspective,
One would realize how important this proposition is.
Because it involves ‘death-rebirth’.
…
“At eight o’clock tonight, on the clock tower.”
Dark and Professor Kazel agreed on a time and then put the ‘Illusionary Worm’ back into the card, delving into deep thought and recording the problems encountered during the conjuring process.
Afterward, he directly gave the remaining materials to Diana and Rose.
The four different attributes of ‘Illusionary Worms’ share most of the same materials.
If Diana and Rose do not have enough materials, they can take from this.
If they want to try conjuring the ‘Illusionary Worm,’ they also have materials available.
Diana and Rose were naturally overjoyed.
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Time flew swiftly, and only a few students managed to complete the conjuring experiment before class ended.
Most students exhausted all their materials after repeated failures.
Thus, successfully conjuring a ‘Illusionary Worm’ became the homework for the week.
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Dark did not use the ‘Capital Sin Card’ on the ‘Illusionary Worm’ after class.
He spent more time in the library researching to gain a deeper understanding of the ‘Illusionary Worm.’
Among the four types of ‘Illusionary Worms,’ the fully feathered ‘Feathered Illusionary Worm’ flies extremely fast.
The greenish-blue ‘Toxic Illusionary Worm’ has tiny poison horns.
The Fairy-type ‘Dream Illusionary Worm’ is a pale pink color and can create illusions while possessing ‘Illusionary Gaze.’
The ‘Illusionary Worm’ typically should have the ability to ‘Purify Abnormal States,’ which mostly appears in the second ultimate skill.
The rare individual mentioned by Professor Kazel indeed falls under the category of ‘Secrets,’ and it is likely only found in a few rare manuscripts.
Dark searched for a long time but could not find it.
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At eight o’clock at night.
Night had fallen completely, and the castle exuded a faint, cold atmosphere.
Dark welcomed Professor Kazel in the office of the Magical Animal Club.
This was Professor Kazel’s first visit to the clubroom, and upon entering, he immediately noticed the plump Guhu bird being fed, causing him to feel surprised.
Perhaps he hadn’t expected the Magical Animal Club to live up to its name.
“Good evening, Professor.”
After Dark made Professor Kazel a cup of black tea, they continued their in-depth discussion on the ‘Illusionary Worm.’
Then, Dark led Professor Kazel to the open space between six classrooms.
Curious club members naturally followed.
“Can we start now?” Professor Kazel was somewhat eager.
Dark nodded and took out the ‘Illusionary Worm’ Golem card, summoning it first.
In the blink of an eye, a short-winged glowing larva appeared before everyone.
“Life is born to die. This rare individual ‘Illusionary Worm’ demonstrates this to the extreme. Eevee, come here.”
As Dark spoke softly, the fluffy-tailed little Eevee came over quickly.
Dark took out ‘Arrogance II’ and softly chanted.
Eevee transformed from a one-star to a two-star in the light.
Its skill list also added a new field spell called ‘Bright Sun.’
Everything was ready, and when Dark turned to the ‘Illusionary Worm,’ he hesitated for a moment and said, “Professor…”
Professor Kazel nodded and pointed his wand gently at the ‘Illusionary Worm.’
This two-star Golem disintegrated layer by layer like withering petals, and eventually, its mana dissipated, embracing death.
This was why Dark did not activate its consciousness.
He needed to conduct an experiment on ‘life and death.’
“Now it’s your turn.” Professor Kazel put away his wand, his gaze fervent.
Dark crouched down, gently stroking Eevee’s head, and commanded, “Eevee, use Bright Sun!”
“Eevee!”
Eevee let out a friendly call, slightly lifting its head and releasing the unique field spell—’Bright Sun (Arrogance)’.
With a small “sun” rising into the sky, the dim space was illuminated by orange light, as if dawn had arrived when the sun rose.
And at the spot where the ‘Illusionary Worm’ faded, a sudden flash of light appeared.
More light gathered toward the center, condensing into a small light ball.
The limbs of the ‘Illusionary Worm’ extended from the light ball, its tiny, thin wings gently spreading, emitting a colorful glow.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the ‘Illusionary Worm’ completed its transformation from death to life—reborn!
