[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-diary-of-a-dead-wizard":3,"chapter-diary-of-a-dead-wizard-diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-110":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Diary of a Dead Wizard",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1380331,1828,"Chapter 110: Second Rank!","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-110",110,"\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if a towering structure had suddenly been erected in Saul’s mental world, shaking the very foundations of his entire spiritual body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First-Tier spell, Soul Borer, successfully constructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul slowly stood up, feeling the change from a First Rank apprentice to a Second Rank…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, truth be told, there wasn’t much of a difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mentor had said before that the distinction between a First and Second Rank apprentice lay only in the strength of their spell mastery—there was no fundamental transformation in their body or spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he concentrated, Saul could indeed sense something subtly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the influence brought by the First Rank spell inside his mental body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Borer, whose final form was still a mystery, was continuously affecting Saul’s mana and mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when that time came, Saul would have to find a way to resist it. If not, both his mind and body would start to deteriorate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the only truly effective method would be to find a locator of his own—to dispel and resist the inevitable corruption brought by spellcasting and to stabilize his mental body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Locator…” Saul glanced at his left shoulder and thought, How can I convince the diary to move?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The locator could wait a bit longer. Saul stood up, and when he turned around, he found Penny already fast asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled and shook her awake. “Penny, wake up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Saul also realized—Penny wasn’t really relaxed enough to fall asleep here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more likely that his earlier battle with Shelly, and the standoff with the wraith, had affected her mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an ordinary person, sleep was the best form of protection when their mind couldn't cope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penny groggily raised her head, her eyes still murky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul helped her up. “I’ll take you out of here. But be mentally prepared—once you leave, you and Ada probably won’t be able to stay in this town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penny stood with Saul’s support. The thought of leaving their stable home crossed her mind, but her expression stayed relatively calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take Ada and go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really did act like Ada’s older sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul searched through Shelly’s remains one last time, taking anything valuable and discarding the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never found the book that supposedly allowed the artificial creation of vengeful spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he copied down the entire ritual array from the ground, and based on his memory, restored the parts he had destroyed earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he leave the room on the third floor of the tower with Penny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as they stepped onto the spiral staircase, Saul heard the sounds of wailing, crying, and killing from outside the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul immediately grabbed Penny and dashed down the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance of the tower had been sealed by Shelly’s spell—he clearly hadn’t wanted anyone interrupting his casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which also meant that when things went south outside, no one could call upon him for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul pressed Penny against the wall. Then he threw the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What lay beyond was a scene straight from hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses of Grind Sail Town’s residents littered the ground, and everywhere, wild barbarians were hunting down the living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the way, the fruit-grinding fields had their stone walls completely toppled, the inside a chaotic mess. Severed limbs lay draped over stones—dead or alive, it was impossible to tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the true battlefield had shifted toward the town’s outer wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbarians were trying to climb the not-too-tall wall, while the guards did everything they could to push them back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Saul scanned the situation, two barbarians spotted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t care about his stunned expression. With gleaming blades raised, they charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their sharp weapons screamed through the air, slashing at Saul from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians’ wide mouths exhaled frosty breath, as if already imagining Saul sliced into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before their blades could fall, one barbarian’s body suddenly twisted—his limbs snapping together as though clutched by a giant invisible hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft flesh surrendered first, twisted and snapped by the invisible force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rigid bones stubbornly resisted, until they cracked one by one, breaking through his skin in jagged black-red spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other barbarian had to stop his assault as well. A black smoke began seeping from his seven orifices, and patches of his skin started to char.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came flickers of red flame—creeping from his ears, licking at his eyes, catching his hair...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the first barbarian died swiftly—albeit horribly— The second suffered much longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He howled in agony, stumbling backward on failing legs. He only managed a few more steps before his charred feet collapsed, bringing down his massive frame in a cloud of black ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul followed the fleeing barbarian’s path with his gaze—only to lock eyes with a new figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scrawny barbarian, face painted with some unknown substance, was riding on the shoulders of another massive tribesman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had a priest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this wasn’t some minor raid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the local wizard apprentice… had just died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul stepped toward the priest, raising his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mental body stirred—the First Rank spell model carved within was instantly activated, ready to unleash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transparent phantom worms—Soul Borers—formed in Saul’s palm, writhing slowly around his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarian priest squinted at the sight and spoke word by word: “New… wizard apprentice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t recognize Saul but could tell he wasn’t from Grind Sail Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priest stared hard at Saul, seemingly weighing whether to engage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he opened his mouth wide and, with a vicious yank, tore out two of his own teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped from the corners of his mouth as he summoned two nearby barbarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat… block… witch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two warriors obediently swallowed the priest’s bloody teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came pained roars as they beat their chests with ferocious strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their dark skin rapidly flushed red, gleaming unnaturally like it would burst at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their expressions only grew more frenzied. One charged Saul with a crazed howl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The priest didn’t stick around either. He raised his wooden staff and smashed it down on the head of the barbarian he was riding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attack! Grind Sail!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the two red-skinned warriors heading toward Saul, the rest of the barbarians abandoned their prey and followed the priest toward the town’s crumbling wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul glanced that way but caught sight of two familiar figures in a nearby house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Ada and Jayce!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t fled the town—they had been hiding in an empty building, waiting for a chance to rescue Penny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were now staring at Saul in shock, not even realizing they had been spotted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, the other barbarians had all moved toward the wall, or they’d be dead by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two red-skinned warriors were now nearly upon Saul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul sneered, “Compared to Jayce, I really am the dishonorable one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand—and both barbarians slipped and tumbled to the ground, one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They struggled to rise, grabbing at the ground for leverage, but the greasy earth pulled them deeper as they tried to shift their weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul then cast Scorching Breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames erupted across the barbarians’ bodies, a wave of heat surging forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Saul quickly noticed—though they screamed, the flames didn’t fell them. Their skin was only mildly scorched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The priest’s teeth… boosted their magic resistance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul suddenly snapped his hand—and two Soul Borers flew toward the red-skinned warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s see… what this mutated First Rank spell can really do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1248,"2026-06-05T22:22:08.872Z",1,"novelbin.me","eab5c237d3d3c4f788a8efbea33694f399694ae3ff6b3787b38a6f5ed90b3516","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-111","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-109",1037,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdiary-of-a-dead-wizard-cover.jpg"]