Chapter 17: Black Magic Again!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Young Eagle Elementary School was located in a place even further away from Barren Hill Mental Hospital.

The present school looked dilapidated.

Due to the frequent bullying incidents in the school and the interference of some local hoodlums, the sound of the wind could no longer be changed, so it was abandoned.

As for the shops and houses around it, they were also deserted. No one could be seen on the streets either.

A voice suddenly sounded.

“Young man, what are you doing here?”

Marcus turned around and saw a white-haired old man on a chair, smoking a cigarette and looking at him.

“Old man, my name is Marcus. I’m here to learn about this Young Eagle Elementary School,” Marcus said. “I’m a university student. I want to learn about the things that took place here and eradicate campus violence.”

“Hello, young man. My name is Zeli.” The old man took a deep puff of smoke and said solemnly, “Marcus, I’ve heard this name before. It was you who solved the serial killing incident in the fish grounds, right?”

“Uh, yes, old man.”

“There’s nothing to learn about this school.” The old man turned around. “The reason it closed down had to do with a single person, an evil man with scars all over his body. He often wreaked havoc on this street. He formed a group of violent fellas and robbed people all day long. 

“It was a common thing to collect protection fees from the school. What’s worse, some students followed him.

“Later, when the police officers were chasing after the evil man, he accidentally injured a little girl. In the end, he was caught. Unfortunately, he had a few connections, and some people bailed him out.

“Unexpectedly, he had fallen in love with that girl at first sight and stopped committing his previous deplorable acts. As such, he went to look for the girl he had accidentally hurt.”

“…”

“What happened after that, old man?”

“He didn’t manage to find that girl and disappeared.”

“How is that girl?”

“Hehe, she doesn’t go to school anymore,” replied the old man.

The old man fell silent, so Marcus asked, “What’s the man’s name?”

“I don’t know.”

“Then, what’s the girl’s name?”

“Chelsea!” The old man said slowly, “She’s my daughter. How could I not know her name? It’s all that bad fellow’s fault…”

Marcus was a little confused. “Old man, did you give your daughter for adoption to someone else maybe?”

“Yes. Given my ability, I couldn’t raise her. Hence, I had to hand her over to a rich family.”

The old man pointed at his two thighs, and when he revealed them, Marcus found out they were two mechanical legs in their stead. “I can’t move easily, so I can’t visit her yet. Sigh… She only replied to my letter recently.”

“What did the letter say?” Marcus said.

“She just said that she’s living well and that I don’t need to care about her…” Zeli suddenly began to cry. “I heard from others that my daughter was bullied there. You must have come here to take me to my daughter…”

Marcus was silent for a long time.

The timeline didn’t seem to match. Things were getting more and more chaotic.

Nonetheless, Marcus was sure that the old man in front of him was lying!

It could be said that from Chelsea onwards, Marcus could not believe everything he saw!

The old man wiped his wet eyes with his hand. 

Marcus was surprised to find that there were no tears in the old man’s eyes but… blood!

Marcus began to use magic.

Upon seeing this, the old man stood up shakily. “You-you don’t want to take me to find my daughter?”

The old man’s throat began to rot, making his voice sound eerie and hoarse. Then, his clothes were stained with sticky blood.

[The Heart of Nightmare has absorbed the evil energy. Current progress is 60%!]

Marcus quickly cast the Lightning Strike Spell, and purple lightning bolts escaped his hands, flying toward the hideous monster.

Then, the monster’s body began to twitch.

Soon, a few more Wind Blade Spells sliced the old man into pieces.

At that moment, the entire street shook, the sky darkened, and the earth cracked with Marcus at the center!

Marcus quickly used his Shadow Flash and reached the top floor of a building that was about to collapse.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The raging wind was howling, and Marcus couldn’t open his eyes.

“Break!” 

Marcus immediately cast the Explosive Fireball Spell. A fierce, hot, and destructive fireball appeared, and it was nurtured with magic power.

The world seemed to hold its breath as the fireball flew across the sky, creating a piercing noise.

A burst of dazzling red light flashed, followed by a resounding ‘boom’ as the fireball hit the ground!

…

Marcus suddenly woke up and found that he was still in the mental hospital. Then the disgusting smell of feces and urine attacked his nostrils. 

[The Heart of Nightmare has absorbed the evil spirits. Current progress is 65%!]

Marcus saw that the police officers had fallen to the ground and were unconscious, so he got up and walked toward them. He was surprised to find that they were no longer breathing!

“Dead!?”

Marcus was at a loss.

There was a strange smell of feces and urine below them. They were probably dragged into a mental magic field just like Marcus.

Clang!

The sound of clattering keys suddenly, followed by the sound of an opening door.

Marcus immediately found a suitable spot to look at them before lying down, his eyes a small slit.

Two people in medical personnel attire slowly walked toward Marcus with keys in their hands in the distance.

A young man with a slightly short stature said to a burly man, “Tony, go in first and check if they’re breathing.”

“It stinks.” Tony unlocked the door, went in, and casually found a policeman to check.

“Ah… Big Brother Andy. They-they are all dead!”

“What should we do?”Andy was a little annoyed. “It was not easy for someone to save us, and now they are dead.”

“This hospital is going to be finished!”

Marcus suddenly stood up and said to them coldly, “I am not dead yet.” Upon seeing them stare at him in surprise, he added, “Who are you two? What happened to this hospital?”

“We-we are the doctors here…” Andy replied weakly. “You are a mage, right? Please save us!”

Tony knelt and begged Marcus, “Save these doctors! Otherwise, this place will become hell!”

After leaving the detention center, Andy brought Marcus to a more remote place and began to talk about their experiences.