Elite Mages' Academy

Chapter 155: Possession

Xiao Lin got more and more engrossed as he translated, to the extent that he ignored Lilith when she asked him about his progress. Lilith was obviously annoyed at the lack of a response, but she knew she could not interrupt Xiao Lin at the moment, so she left a bowl of water in front of him before leaving.

Lilith had not been idle. She managed to find a water source nearby. The garden had various plants in it, and some of the plants had pearls of water on them. Lilith plucked off the leaves to gather water, which at least ensured they could endure for a while longer with sufficient hydration.

Xiao Lin only noticed there was a bowl of water in front of him after two hours. He had more or less been finished with the contents of the wall in front of him, and was just about to change spots when he saw it and he stayed glued to the walls as he consumed the water.

What he did not notice was that every time he was done with one section of the walls, the words within would slowly disappear, possibly never to be seen again.

Xiao Lin’s attention was extremely focused, to the extent that he forgot everything else. It was a strange feeling, as if he was in a limitless spring; his curiosity surged from the bottom of his heart, making it impossible for him to stop. He was unsure if it was just his own feelings, but as he read the words, he felt that his understanding of Ancient Normese got progressively stronger.

At the start, there were a lot of places that needed guesswork, but then, he seemed to speed through the reading. He understood those strange tadpole-like words instantly with just a glance.

The castle was very big, and Xiao Lin had long since abandoned his original intention of not completely translating everything. In his eyes, those strange words were no longer a challenge. Even if he did not eat, drink or sleep, he would be able to maintain his strange obsession.

Lilith sensed that Xiao Lin was acting strange, so she tried to pull Xiao Lin away, but a sudden and strong surge of energy pushed her away. Xiao Lin’s expression turned ice-cold, without a shred of feeling. His eyes did not even look human anymore.

Lilith opened her mouth, but could not find the words. In the end, she shook her head and left the castle herself.

Lilith’s departure finally caused a reaction in Xiao Lin’s spiritless eyes. His face wore a shred of doubt, as if he did not understand what was happening. When he wanted to get up and go after her, a voice in his consciousness told him, ‘Read and understand these words!’

The voice had an extremely alluring power, and Xiao Lin’s eyes quickly turned cold again as he once again sat next to the crystal wall.

As the days passed, Xiao Lin did not feel the passing of time at all, nor did he realize his body was getting weaker by the day. His entire being was still filled with that exciting obsession, so his consciousness constantly told himself he could carry on.

Xiao Lin’s reading speed got faster and faster, and everytime he was finished with one piece of the wall, not only would the words on the crystals disappear, the skies outside the castle would turn darker and the plants in the garden would slowly decay. The entire castle was shrouded in shadows.

After seven whole days, Lilith finally returned. This time, she was very imposing as she raised her battle scythe, and swung the back of it at Xiao Lin’s back, careful to control her strength.

Clank!

The scythe was stopped by a dagger as Xiao Lin turned around. His skinny yet hardened face revealed a sinister smile, as he said in a hoarse voice, “No need to rush. It’ll be done very soon.”

“Asabanor! I knew it was you!” Lilith smiled coldly.

Xiao Lin, or rather the man with Xiao Lin’s appearance stood up. “I should actually thank the two of you. I gave up on the physical body that took me so long to form to catch you, and my soul ended up being sucked in by that darkness. Who knew it would be a blessing in disguise. I’ve finally entered the true Land of the Beginning! I’ve been in the Final Land for more than nine hundred years, and I’ve been constantly looking for a way here. Who knew the chance would present itself like this!”

“Isn’t this the Final Land?” Lilith asked.

“Ignorant demon! How could you understand the greatness of God! There are two parts to The Final Land. Creation and destruction are opposites, beginning and the end, darkness and light, all of them are opposing existences. I’ve been dwelling in the representation of darkness and the end for countless years, but how could that man so easily reach this place!”

He was referring to Ivanovich.

“You will never know the answer!” Lilith raised her battle scythe once again.

“Hahaha! No matter! As long as I finish with these texts, I will be able to open up the way back. You never expected that, did you? These words will be the beginning of the end for you demons!”

Lilith furrowed her eyebrows. “Open up the way back? What is this text? Who wrote them down? You or Ivan?”

“I suppose there’s no harm in telling you. This is the Law of Creation.” Xiao Lin’s face wore a strangely respectful and devoted look. “God used this power to create Norma from the Final Land, but the Law of Creation was lost in the chaos after God left. That demon might have boundless power, but it was only enough to find this tiny fragment out of a boundless ocean. He probably would never have expected that I would use the power he found to destroy all of you!”

“Tiny fragment?” Lilith looked at the huge crystal wall around her with a strange look before mockingly saying, “Thanks for answering my questions. You can go ahead and die now.”

“Oh? Are you really going to fight me? This is your companion’s body!” Xiao Lin’s mouth smiled mockingly. “I will return soon, but you will be trapped here forever. No, you don’t know astrology. You won’t even be able to survive here!”

“You talk a lot! So annoying!”

With that, Lilith swung here flaming scythe, but Xiao Lin did not even move to dodge, letting himself get stabbed in the right shoulder. Seeing Lilith take a few steps back, he laughed wildly. “Hahaha! So you do care about him! You didn’t even aim for any vitals. Come on, aim for his heart…”

Asabanor suddenly stopped as his expression suddenly froze in place. His entire body stood unmoving as the wound on his right shoulder still burned with flames, but the strange thing was that those flames did not cause any harm to his skin or flesh.

“I can only help you this much. Don’t make me kill you!” Lilith muttered to herself.