Edmond stood on the spot for a good while before moving again; he raised his left hand, and a ball of green fire appeared in his palm.
Ghost Fireball.
The green Ghost Fireball emitted a scorching temperature, flickering incessantly in his palm.
Edmond waved his left hand, and that fireball shot out, landing on the ground where the target had previously been stuck.
“Bang!”
Accompanied by a dull explosion, a small pit was blasted directly into the ground, and the surrounding soil was stained a scorched black.
The remaining Ghost Fireball fell to the ground, crackling and jumping a few times before quickly extinguishing completely.
Nowadays, compared to when he first started, Edmond’s Mental Power had more than doubled.
The power of the Ghost Fireball had also increased by nearly double.
The effect of Meditation is to resonate Mental Power with magic power; the more magic power that resonates, and the higher the affinity with magic power, the greater the magnitude of the improvement.
After practicing Bone Spear and Ghost Fireball on the spot for a while longer, Edmond returned to the small building.
However, just as he entered, he saw a figure dressed in black robes standing silently before him.
The moment he saw it, Edmond immediately spoke with delight:
“Teacher, you can get out of bed?”
Arnold ignored Edmond’s question, but upon hearing the term “Teacher,” his cold eyes flickered slightly.
“Leave.”
Although this voice was hoarse and weak, to Edmond, it sounded deafening.
“Half a day…
of time.”
After saying this, Arnold turned and left directly, but his footsteps were clearly somewhat unsteady.
Edmond stood silently on the spot for a good while, finally saying softly:
“Yes, Teacher.”
He was very clear on the reason for Arnold’s situation, yet he also knew that he had no way to solve it.
Looking at the current situation, the Teacher was clearly very wary of him, to the point of directly driving him away.
If he continued to stay here, it was possible the Teacher might even take action directly.
Edmond’s current strength was definitely no match for Arnold’s, and even if it were, he certainly would not take action against him.
Subsequently, Edmond slowly walked up to his bedroom on the second floor and began to pack his things.
First were those few Spell books; Edmond did not intend to take them, choosing only to bring some blank notebooks and pens.
Because with the significant improvement in his Mental Power, his memory had also strengthened a lot; by now, he had already memorized all of these Spells.
Even that thick “Introduction to Mages and Magic Power,” all the content inside had been clearly memorized.
Besides these, there were his clothes.
When packing his clothes, Edmond touched the fabric of those high-quality garments with his hand and once again fell into silence.
After packing his clothes, he specifically took a few extra black robes.
After all, if he were to leave, he would certainly have to take his four skeletons with him, so wearing black robes could serve as a good disguise and wouldn’t be too eye-catching.
Besides this, there were also some necessary daily supplies.
And just as Edmond was packing in the bedroom, Arnold appeared silently at the doorway.
Watching the busy figure inside, his gaze did not change in the slightest.
Finally, Edmond packed everything he wanted to bring into two large bundles, carried separately by two of the skeletons.
Those four skeletons were all draped in long black robes, covering their specific appearance.
From a distance, they just looked like four people wearing robes.
Walking to the doorway, Edmond looked at Arnold outside the door and handed over the six books (as well as one notebook of insights) in his hand.
“Teacher.”
Arnold glanced slightly, then reached out a withered hand to take them.
As Edmond passed by Arnold, he turned to face him and bowed.
“Teacher, thank you for your care these past few days.”
After saying this, Edmond did not expect a response from the other party, but instead passed through the surrounding dense crowd of undead and went downstairs.
Arnold indeed did not respond, his eyes staring at Edmond with extreme vigilance.
To him now, Edmond, this student, was his greatest threat.
Subsequently, he led his subordinates, the undead, and followed, fearing that Edmond might do something before leaving.
After Edmond went downstairs, he took another bag and filled it with food.
After finishing all this, he left the small building with his four skeletons.
On the open space in front of the small building, Edmond turned back to look at the small building behind him.
Arnold was leading his undead, standing silently inside the main gate, staring fixedly at him.
Seeing this scene, Edmond sighed, then reached up to pull up the hood of his black robe, and headed straight into the forest with the skeletons.
Only after confirming that Edmond had truly left did a trace of relief appear in Arnold’s eyes, and then…
“Bang!”
The main door of the small building was slammed shut, and it was never opened again.
…
On Edmond’s side, after leaving the small building, he didn’t know where to go.
Previously, he had only stayed in his own village; he had never been anywhere else at all.
Moreover, this place was about a day’s distance from his original village.
At such a great distance, he certainly had no way to return.
However, even if there really were a way to return, Edmond certainly wouldn’t be willing to go back, because his current identity was that of a Necromancer, and he wasn’t prepared to give up this identity.
“Let’s find a place to rest first.”
Edmond looked at the gradually darkening sky and thought to himself.
Subsequently, he led the four skeletons and walked toward the depths of the forest.
Of course, he didn’t intend to go too far from the Teacher’s small building.
After all, regardless of what the final outcome for the Teacher might be, he certainly had to return; this was his duty as a student.
As he ventured deeper, some animals appeared in the forest, and Edmond even saw a wild boar.
Upon seeing Edmond’s group, that wild boar turned its head and left directly.
Edmond didn’t take this to heart; he was still quite confident in his own safety.
After all, regardless of anything else, he was a mage, and ensuring his own safety certainly wouldn’t be a problem.
Just as it was about to get dark, Edmond finally found a suitable place to rest.
This was a natural cave, and the inside of the cave was very clean; it looked as if no wild beasts lived there.
Edmond was very satisfied with this cave because this place was about three or four hours away from the Teacher’s small building.
He could choose a time to return at any moment.
Furthermore, the surroundings were dense forest, various animals were very active, and at the same time, to the left of the cave, at some distance away, there was a huge pool of water.
There was certainly no need to worry about food and water sources.
Therefore, after thinking it over, Edmond decided to temporarily reside in this cave.