Rock Kingdom: Why is black smoke coming out of my star chart?

Chapter 17 The Black Wizard, the Traitor Within the Faraway Merchant Guild

"Fugui, we have to go quickly."

Lin Feng didn't know if this magic in his star chart would attract the attention of the magic academy, so he had to hide it until he had the power to overturn the table.

Duck Gigi followed behind Lin Feng with its head down, as if it had done something wrong.

As it walked, it bumped into Lin Feng's leg, "Giggle?"

Lin Feng looked at the jungle before him, so unfamiliar, so completely lost, that he couldn't find his way back. He said awkwardly, "Fu Gui, do you know which direction we came from?"

"Gaga? (Me?)"

Duck Gigi was somewhat incredulous and actually asked a duck for directions.

Seeing that even Yajiji didn't know, Lin Feng said with a half-laugh, half-crying expression, "Fugui, do you want to hear good news or bad news?"

"quack?"

"The good news is that I can condense my third magic heart. The bad news is that we're lost and can't keep wandering around. Continuing to hunt in the wild is too dangerous. We have to go back."

When using the spell in the star chart, the descending magic expanded the magic pathways within Lin Feng's body considerably, indirectly helping to improve the stability of some of his uncontrollable magic.

If he can condense a third magic heart, his magic power will increase significantly, and he will also have an extra life to spare.

However, he was able to accept the result of successfully completing the timed mission during this expedition.

Just as Lin Feng was about to put Duck Gigi back into the Gulu Ball and use teleportation magic to return directly to Lorraine's cottage, he heard a strange sound.

"Huh? Someone's here?"

Lin Feng stopped what he was doing and stealthily crept toward the direction of the sound, using the bushes as cover to carefully approach little by little.

An older man was covered in wounds and was bandaging himself, but the contaminated energy inside the wounds was constantly eroding them, and the bandaging couldn't stop the bleeding. If left untreated, the wounds would only get worse.

Beside him, only a sonic dog stood guard beside the broken trailer, the topaz ore it was transporting scattered all over the ground.

The trailer still had the emblem of the Faraway Merchant Guild on its tarpaulin, so it must be the caravan that had returned in the last few days. It looked like it had been attacked.

The man kept muttering to himself, "As long as Big Yellow gets stronger, he can earn more money."

"Is he the only Locke? What about the other Lockes? Are they all dead? This is bad."

Lin Feng's expression turned serious. A caravan usually has at least six Lockes! The only thing that could reduce six Lockes to one is a dark wizard!

Lin Feng quickly refuted this idea, as the uncle sitting on the ground bandaging his wounds was actually wearing a purple-black cloak!

This Locke is actually a dark wizard!

No wonder!

The black wizard is inside. No wonder the merchant caravans have been attacked by the black wizard so accurately recently. It turns out that the old man tipped them off!

Lin Feng was somewhat glad that he hadn't gone out rashly. His duck, Gigi, had only just reached level 19, while the Guardian Dog would need to be at least level 27 to evolve into a Sonic Hound!

Even if the opposing Sonic Hound hasn't been trained, and he and DuckGigi win the battle, who knows if this dark wizard has any other Pokémon?

He quietly backed away.

The situation is bad, let's get out of here.

Before I could take two steps back, I bumped into something soft.

Lin Feng froze, a bone-chilling cold rushing from his feet to his head.

I think I bumped into someone behind me.

He swallowed hard, his brain racing, and soon he came to a conclusion.

Who else could be here at this time but the black wizard's accomplices?

Done!

"Hey! Little student, we meet again."

A gentle voice rang in his ear, and Lin Feng shuddered. Just as he was about to resign himself to his fate, he suddenly realized that the voice sounded familiar.

That voice sounds a bit like Iris?

Lin Feng turned around and saw Iris in all white. He breathed a sigh of relief, his tense body relaxing instantly.

He turned around and complained in a low voice, "Professor Iris! You almost scared me to death!"

"Haha, really? Looks like I'll have to work on a cool entrance next time."

"Professor Iris, what are you doing here?"

Iris chuckled and leaned down to ask Lin Feng, "Of course I'm here to investigate the Nightmare Contamination incident! I've been working very hard to protect the little Rockers!"

"By the way, little student, you got here before me. Did you notice anything unusual?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment before speaking, "That black wizard is a member of the Faraway Merchant Guild's caravan. I strongly suspect that the previous attack on the caravan was related to him."

"Furthermore, I noticed contamination on this person's wounds, suggesting that the contaminated spirits may not be entirely under their control."

Iris nodded and said, "Information is very important. Actually, you're right. Corrupted elves will become berserk and attack everyone indiscriminately. Only some Star Chart Masters with Nightmare Power can perfectly control them."

Lin Feng replied without hesitation, "So this person is just a minor character, he doesn't even have a star chart, so naturally he can't control the pollution spirit."

Iris looked at Lin Feng with satisfaction and said, "You're very clever, young man. So let's wait here for a while, and if any dark wizard leaders appear, we'll work together to subdue them!"

"Shouldn't we go back and get reinforcements?"

"I am the kingdom's grand magician, don't worry, just watch my performance!"

Just as Iris had guessed, this dark wizard was waiting here for other dark wizards, intending to transport the topaz ore away together.

"Boss, after we rob this batch of goods, will it really help upgrade my Big Yellow's stats?"

The older, dark-skinned wizard asked expectantly to the shorter, stouter dark-skinned wizard who approached, and the shorter, stouter dark-skinned wizard chuckled sinisterly, "Of course!"

A person who would harm even his own companions for personal gain is a menace to the dark wizards! We'll deal with him when the time comes.

The short, stout, dark-skinned wizard thought to himself.

"This dark wizard must be one of the Chicken-Bull Special Forces."

His physique was so striking that even the black wizard's cloak couldn't conceal it. As a prominent villain in the game, Lin Feng recognized him at a glance.

Upon seeing the dark wizard leader appear, Iris immediately jumped out from behind the bushes, giving Lin Feng no time to react.

"Dark wizard, surrender!"

Seeing Iris charge forward so recklessly, Lin Feng felt a headache coming on. He could have easily succeeded by launching a sneak attack from the shadows, but instead he insisted on going out for a direct confrontation.

However, he forgot one thing: pure unicorns disdain using underhanded methods.

"Ee-hoo!"

The short, stout, dark-skinned wizard was startled by Locke's sudden appearance and let out a strange cry.

He angrily took out the Gulu Ball, waved it around excitedly, and threw it out, yelling, "Where did this fool come from! Come out, Demon Ding! Let's teach him a lesson!"

Iris threw out a Goo-Goo Ball, releasing a little unicorn. "Who's going to teach who a lesson is still up in the air! Little unicorn, go!"

"Ugh!"

"Little Unicorn, use Skylight!"

"Hmph, Demon Ding, use 'Take Advantage of the Crisis'!"

A beam of light descended from the sky and struck the Demon Ding on the head. The Demon Ding endured the pain and viciously scratched the little unicorn twice.

Soon, the demon Ding and the little unicorn were entangled. Evil and light are mutually restraining, and each attack could deal multiple times the damage!

It looks like the short, fat, dark-skinned wizard will soon be defeated.

The middle-aged dark wizard, on a sudden inspiration, summoned his Sonic Hound, pointed at Iris, and said, "Big Yellow, go, use Fire Chariot on that magician!"

"Hmph, I've been keeping an eye on you for a while now. How could I let you influence Professor Iris!"

Lin Feng took in the man's thoughts, rushed out of the bushes, and caught him off guard with a flying kick, slamming him hard into the face!

In mid-air, Lin Feng threw out the Gulu Ball, "Go, Fugui! Use the Wishing Star!"

Previously, in order to save Jiji's stamina, this move had not been used. It only has a power of 110, but consumes 3 times the power of Sonic Bomb. With Jiji's special ability, Sonic Bomb's power can reach 90!

However, this attack is a sneak attack, so the first strike must deal the highest possible damage.

Before the ball even landed, DuckGigi burst out of the air and launched a giant star at the Sonic Dog with its back to him.

"Bang!"

An explosion was heard.

"Ugh!"

"Woof~"

The old black wizard and the Sonic Hound were both knocked away. Lin Feng quickly condensed a star magic spell, raised his hand, and struck the old black wizard, knocking him unconscious.

Sonic the Hound, fearing the consequences, dared not continue.

Seeing the situation was turning against him, the short, stout, dark-skinned wizard put away his demonic dart, threw a smoke bomb on the ground, and said viciously, "Hmph, I'll let you off the hook this time, but we'll see!"

The black smoke dissipated, and the short, stout black wizard disappeared into the smoke, leaving behind the unconscious middle-aged black wizard.

Iris used healing magic to treat the little unicorn, then put it back into her ball. Smiling, she said to Lin Feng, "Impressive, little one! What do you plan to do with this dark wizard?"

"Take him back to the Faraway Merchant Guild and make him give those who killed Locke an explanation!"

"Excellent suggestion!"