Lord of Mysterious Wizard-Chapter 174 - : The Sealed Witch Iron Box

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: The Sealed Witch Iron Box

“Sigh~”

Silently, a powerful soul was extinguished in Tang Qi’s hands.

“An angry granny isn’t that terrifying after all.”

Tang Qi withdrew his palm and responded belatedly as if on a long delay.

A witch who had strived her entire life to become a formidable Transcendent met her demise just like that.

She didn’t even get the chance to cast some of her signature witchcraft, nor did she share a few inspiring stories with Tang Qi. In less than a few exchanges, she generously offered herself up as a premium quality fuel for Tang Qi’s Crucible.

She shouldn’t have let Tang Qi get close to her. Had she fought him across a swamp, even if Tang Qi was willing to dive into the foul stench of the mud, he might not have been able to handle the Sovereign of this territory.

Unfortunately, perhaps ruling over so many dead had overly inflated her confidence.

“Hum”

Thinking of the dead, Tang Qi immediately turned his head.

Above the swamp, those Resentful Corpses, Ghosts, White Bones, and several Extraordinary Creatures still maintained their dazed postures.

At the moment of the old witch’s death, the control over them fell into Tang Qi’s hands.

Of course, it was only temporary.

Tang Qi could control them at this moment, but as time passed and his spiritual power was exhausted, they would gain their freedom.

But Tang Qi didn’t intend to grant them that freedom.

What he was giving them was release.

These “Dead”, although controlled by the Witch Crocodile, surely committed many evil deeds. They were meant to pass on, and remaining on Earth in the form of the dead wasn’t a good thing.

Furthermore, Tang Qi needed fuel.

He resettled on the giant crocodile’s head and scanned over the bodies of the dead, finally resting his gaze on the White Bone Giant Python.

In its hollow eye sockets, green phosphorus fire leapt fiercely.

Then, as if given a command, the Python suddenly dove deep into the swamp.

As the Python moved, Tang Qi fulfilled his previous promise.

He released each of the controlled dead, and before their final moments, they saw the Sun, a warm and incomparable Sun.

Soon, only the massive body of the crocodile remained over the entire swamp.

It was a pity that the highest value of this Puppet Crocodile, something like a brain made of flesh, had already been destroyed by Tang Qi.

Now, it was just an ordinary corpse of an Extraordinary Monster.

At this moment, under the dark veil of nightfall, the swamp emitted an extremely foul odor, with black mud occasionally bubbling up large pockets of air, toxic gases churning, forming abnormal patches of mist above, with the murky moonlight struggling through gaps to land on Tang Qi.

He waited in silence until suddenly, he seemed to sense something and immediately looked ahead.

Gurgling!

Accompanied by a surge of black mud, a White Bone Giant Python emerged from the depths of the swamp.

In its mouth, it conspicuously held something.

An iron box!

It looked quite normal, square and of an old-fashioned style, similar to those commonly found in many civilians’ homes.

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Yet when Tang Qi’s gaze swept over it, a strong ghost light immediately burst forth.

The iron box turned out to be a Curio of no low level.

Of course, what was more valuable was the content inside the iron box.

[Curio: Sealed Witch Iron Box.]

[State: Sealing.]

[Information Fragment One: Its original owner was a Black Witch, and it contains her legacy left behind at the time of her death. It was later obtained by the old woman, thus becoming her collection box.]

[Information Fragment Two: It is subject to a double seal, one from the original owner, the other from the old woman, and the decryption method is…]

…

After quite a while, Tang Qi finally came to.

The reason was that the iron box was subject to a double seal, and the derived decryption methods were not just two, with too many information fragments absorbing Tang Qi’s attention for a good moment.

However, after finishing reading, his mood immediately became cheerful.

“Indeed, there’s nothing quite as joyous as opening a box.”

Tang Qi smiled faintly, then took down the iron box from the mouth of the White Bone Giant Python.

At the same time, a hand wrapped in light flames also landed on the python’s head, likewise granting this Extraordinary Creature its release.

As the python turned to powder rustling into the swamp, Tang Qi did not linger; with a light tap of his foot, he soared up like a large bird, gently landing outside the swamp, while the carcass of the crocodile that had served as his foothold gurgled into the marsh.

A vile stench of wind blew by, and after some bustle, the swamp returned to peace.

If nothing unexpected happened, this place would remain tranquil for a long time.

In fact, any area that Tang Qi had “hunted” would end up so.

Originally, Tang Qi planned to expand his hunting territory tonight as much as possible, hoping to fill up the final “two percent” progress and directly enter the next phase granted by the Master of the Crucible. That would be ideal.

But now, after acquiring the iron box, Tang Qi could no longer do so.

Whether it was the Witch’s “inheritance” that might be obtained, or the collection of the old woman’s crocodile, both were worth looking forward to. If he lost the box due to combat and missed the chance to open it, Tang Qi would likely feel so heartbroken it would become hard to breathe.

With that thought, Tang Qi simply took the iron box and headed back towards the school district.

Transforming into a Fog Arrow, he returned to town at top speed, casually bought a suitcase on Midtown Avenue, then placed the iron box in it, hailed a taxi, and leisurely made his way back to the campus.

However, once he entered the campus, he immediately felt a strong sensation.

It was now deep into the night.

Typically, Thorns Campus should be at its quietest moment.

But at this instant, Tang Qi could faintly hear from the other end of the campus a mix of deafening music, screams, and jumping noises coming through.

“Is someone having a party?”

“And, by the sound of it, a lot of people.”

Tang Qi didn’t go to that side to investigate, and continued towards his own building.

But in his mind, he couldn’t help recalling the group of rich second generations he had seen during the day.

Back at his building, Tang Qi placed the sealed Witch Iron Box into the deepest part of the safe. Although he was eager to experience the joy of unboxing, the conditions just didn’t allow it. The iron box was sealed twice and the decryption method was more complex.

Tang Qi knew the method, but it was not something he could handle right away.

After putting everything away, Tang Qi quickly entered a Meditation State.

A special Witch!

A heap of Dead!

These Extraordinary Souls quickly became golden light points within the Crucible Tang Qi had turned into.

After the refinement, Tang Qi woke up and first checked himself.

Indeed, as he expected, although the gains tonight were not bad, they were obviously not enough to push him into the next phase, with the current progress lingering around twenty-nine percent.

It seemed like it was just a step away, but clearly, it would still take at least one more high-quality hunting to possibly receive the next boon.

“Phew”

Exiting meditation, Tang Qi washed up a bit; he should have been practicing the Chaga Fighting Technique or continuing to concoct some secret medicines.

But he didn’t, the noises he felt upon entering the campus gave Tang Qi a premonition.

Would there be excitement to see tonight?

With this thought, Tang Qi silently turned off the main light, switched on the lamp over his workbench, then sat there, took out the “Mysterious Hair Tie,” and continued to challenge the next puzzle.