Chapter 104: One Spell for Another

In the house at night, under the dim light, two warlocks stared at each other.

The young Jess was expressionless, while the much older Gakin, obviously having just been beaten up and then saved by the person in front of him, appeared much weaker in momentum.

"We are all people on the path of dark art. And I know that your understanding of spells is no less than mine, Jess." Gakin's tone was quite dejected. He said in a low voice, "I really like the new spell you found. Can you tell me where you found it?"

Jess said, "Anyway, it's not obtained from the Dark Iron dwarves. But you've also seen the effect, Gakin. Even a fighter like Erlan can be taken down. And look at my condition. This spell doesn't consume much either. I think I can even cast it twice more without a problem."

"The perfect spell against thugs." Gakin nodded. He took a bottle of rum from the cabinet beside him, took a sip and said, "This spell is very valuable, Jess. When you asked me when the gathering would be held, did you want to reveal this spell to the entire group?"

"Yes." Jess said. "Unless you have other ideas."

"I don't have any other ideas. If I get it from you, I will also reveal it." Gakin took a booklet from the cabinet beside him and flipped through a few pages. He said, "As a reward, look here... Jess, I still have three spells obtained from the Dark Iron dwarves. They have never been revealed within the group because I think that among those warlocks, except for you and Galdes, no one is qualified to obtain these spells. Letting them practice would be a desecration of these precious secrets."

Jess watched as Gakin got more and more excited as he spoke. It seemed that his goal in pursuing dark magic was different from that of Erlan, Surenna, and even Galdes.

Many people who practice warlock magic are actually like Jess. They missed the opportunity to enter the Wizard's Sanctum for various reasons. Rejected by arcane magic and wanting to become stronger and master magic, they seek the path of warlocks.

But Gakin seems to pursue darkness just for the sake of pursuing darkness. When facing various spells, he always shows an obsession with dark magic itself.

"The first spell is called the Magic Eye Curse by the Dark Iron dwarves." Gakin said. "This magic is very powerful and extremely difficult to learn, Jess. It requires extremely high control over shadow. I haven't mastered it well. Specifically, it was created by a very high-ranking orc warlock. It can use the power of shadow to create an eye that lurks in the darkness and helps you spy on everything."

Eye of Kilrogg. Jess knew this warlock magic. In the game, there are not many occasions where this magic can be used. But here... Undoubtedly, this is a rather useful thing.

Gakin continued, "The second spell is called the Reckless Curse. It can turn a person into a complete lunatic. Do you know why those orc warriors fight so crazily? I suspect that they are all under the Reckless Curse of the warlocks behind them. This spell is very effective. I have already used it on Surenna. You understand what I mean... Perhaps one day we can try it on Erlan... Ha!"

Looking at his expression, Jess could more or less guess why Gakin cast the Reckless Curse on Surenna.

However, Jess was not interested in either of these two magics. Eye of Kilrogg... What does he need to control an eye for? If it were a thief, spy, or intelligence agent, they might need to use this little eye to do some secretive work.

As for the Reckless Curse... At present, he doesn't need this spell from any perspective. The Reckless Curse makes people extremely brave and crazy, but at the same time it increases their combat effectiveness. In this world, perhaps it can be cast on one's friends to let them exert their maximum combat potential.

But Jess would definitely not cast it on Gerred. Because Gerred is already reckless enough. If he were given a Reckless Curse again, it might turn into a curse of death.

"What about the third one?" he asked.

Gakin flipped a page and said, "I haven't been able to learn the third one. I must admit. But the dwarves showed me this spell, Jess. The dwarves call this spell the Blood Extraction Curse."

"Blood Extraction Curse?"

Jess thought, Life Drain?

"What's the specific effect?" he asked.

Gakin said, "This spell can extract the blood of the enemy and turn it into one's own blood. Doesn't it sound terrifying? But in fact, the effect is not as strong as imagined. I saw that dwarf master cast this spell on a goat. The spell lasted for a while. The goat began to lose its hair in large patches and its skin became wrinkled. But for almost a minute, the goat didn't die. After the spell ended and it was untied, it struggled to stand up again. On the contrary, the dwarf master became very tired."

"In other words, the extracted vitality is not even as strong as the lost spirit. Jess, the reason why I think this spell is extremely valuable is that it is qualitatively different from other spells, isn't it? This is extracting the blood of a living person... Just as fascinating as the vampires in legends. But... It's such a pity. Perhaps its inventor was striving towards the vampires in legends, but the result didn't achieve the desired effect."

Although Jess didn't know who created the Life Drain spell, he knew that every Nathrezim dreadlord in the game was a master of blood sucking, and their Life Drain was extremely powerful.

That is to say, it's not that the spell itself is so weak, but that Gakin and that dwarf may have encountered the same problem as Jess with the Weakness Curse - the spell source is inaccurate, so the cast effect is very poor.

That is to say, even the Dark Iron dwarf warlocks are only a bit more authoritative than the warlock group here, not an absolute authority.

It doesn't matter. Jess can almost be sure that this spell is a demon language spell. After going back, he can ask Saeuno to help proofread and see where there are problems.

"Let's learn this one." he said.

"Are you sure?" Gakin asked doubtfully.

"Sure."

"It seems that you and I are on the same path, little brother Jess. After all, unhesitatingly pursuing practicality is undoubtedly a desecration of art. So this Life Drain Curse... Undoubtedly the best interpretation of dark art, isn't it? So sometimes what Erlan said is also correct. Some spells really don't have enough power."

Jess nodded, although he didn't want to agree at all.

If magic is useless, then what's the point of calling it magic? Why not set off fireworks?

After reaching a trading intention, Jess wrote down the spell of the Weakness Curse in common language letters and gave it to Gakin. Then he explained the casting gestures and precautions for chanting the spell to him. Gakin read it very carefully.

After that, he gave Jess the page of Life Drain in that booklet.

"Don't you keep it for yourself?"

"This is just a copy. You can take it and keep it yourself." Gakin said. "For other spells, Jess, if you want to exchange them, bring valuable things or spells, just like today. After all, we are a group with a spirit of sharing."