[{"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-454":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},1380525,1828,"Chapter 454: Whose Luck Is It","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-454",454,"\u003Cp>Saul recognized that black magic blade—it belonged to Jassim, the Second Rank wizard who had nearly ruined Saul’s pursuit of Gudo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately stepped half a pace back, positioning himself within the shadows of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle in the courtyard was far from over. The first servant who had rushed out suddenly let out a shriek, then was split cleanly in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the body hit the ground did the innards slowly spill out, forming a grotesque mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizard Karon, who had just been cleaved in two, reformed perfectly in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he recovered, he instantly threw up seven or eight layers of magical shields and activated several defensive magical tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maken, who had some awareness of these things, immediately realized what was going on when he saw this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His longtime friend was clearly no mere Second Rank apprentice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally intending to check on the situation, the lord turned on his heel and bolted deep into the hall, clearly determined never to step outside again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the piercing voice of Wizard Karon echoed from the courtyard, “Lord Jassim! I’m so close to advancing to a Second Rank wizard—please, just a bit more time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold voice replied from the sky above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deadlines are deadlines. No delay, no excuses. Besides, you’ve already been running for 43 years and 122 days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That merciless voice was accompanied by the repeated descent of the black blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time it fell, one of Karon’s carefully prepared defensive spells or enchanted tools would be destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must know I didn’t survive all these years without paying a price! I swear I’ll succeed this time—please, just a bit longer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, not even a cold reply came. Only the relentless black blade struck down again, shredding all of Karon’s defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a Second Rank wizard, Karon had no hope. As a last attempt, he raised his hands and shouted, “I have a Broken Goblet! If you give me ten more years, I’ll hand it over to you right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a slight pause in the attacks from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon quickly looked around. “Don’t worry. If you kill everyone here, no one will know the goblet ever reached your hands. And as someone already hunted by the Tribunal, I won’t be alive to say anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words sent everyone, servants and officials alike, into a panic. Those with more nerve tried to flee, terrified out of their wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul didn’t move but readied himself internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the black blade fell again—this time chopping off Karon’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a scream, and Saul felt a black shadow suddenly lunge toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a burst of mental power, Saul lashed out with Touch of Torment, whipping the shadow back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black shadow snapped back into Karon’s body, who let out another shriek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Jassim’s next attack landed. Karon had no way to dodge it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage couldn’t be transferred, and seeing that Saul was a true wizard, Karon realized he had no chance of escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see now. The incident in Bluewater Bay was your doing! The Broken Goblet…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With gritted teeth, Karon suddenly separated his soul from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body exploded instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no fire from the blast, but thick smoke spread like a fog bomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the fog, dozens of soul bodies began to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one had indistinct features, similar to the soul-escape technique Gudo had used on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jassim, having seen this trick before, wasn’t fooled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his hands together, and the black blade shattered into hundreds of shards, flying toward the escaping spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any fragment that hit a fleeing soul instantly turned it to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, more than ten shrieked and scattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On their way out, they didn’t even try to avoid normal people—just passed straight through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any unfortunate soul they touched was immediately frozen stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, the black blade shards would pierce through the servant’s body and continue their pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, corpses littered the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, no one in the banquet hall was harmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Saul stood at the entrance, blocking every incoming spirit and blade shard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell that the shards weren’t as deadly as the full blade—likely just meant to identify the real target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he defended, Saul’s gaze remained fixed on the thick fog in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when Gudo had escaped, he had melted through the ship’s deck—could Karon be trying the same trick?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the bricks beneath Saul’s feet bulged upward, and a shadow slithered up his robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Little Algae, having snuck back, passed along a vague message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mischievous brow-wiggle kind of feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s done!” Saul’s heart stirred. He cast Breeze to dispel the fog from the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underneath, where the ground had been flat, now there was a hole. A soul jumped out from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its features were indistinct, Saul could tell this was Karon’s true self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That soul cast a chilling gaze at Saul, and his skin crawled with cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time Saul didn’t look away. He stared right back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier conversation made it clear—Karon was the owner of the Broken Goblet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that was the case, Saul would make sure the man died utterly and completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Karon’s real body surfaced, the blade shards that had chased the false spirits suddenly reversed course and converged on the center from all sides—sky and ground included.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Jassim had been prepared and wasn’t fooled by Karon’s decoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the sound of rain on banana leaves. Saul squinted as he watched the blades punch holes through Karon’s soul like a sieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of energy bled out, and the soul body quickly lost shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul stepped out of the hall and looked up—finally spotting Jassim floating in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was expressionless. It seemed he had never once been tempted by the Broken Goblet—his only goal was to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s still weaker than Master Gorsa at Second Rank,” Saul thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Gorsa always eliminated threats in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jassim was preparing a final strike, he suddenly paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his left hand and looked at his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down below, Karon—his soul already withered—burst into eerie laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahaha… HAHAHA… You’re out of time too! Hahaha—you came to kill me? You should’ve dealt with yo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black blade dropped from the sky and split his soul in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battered spirit deflated like a popped balloon and quickly dissolved into a puddle of black goo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Saul no longer cared about Karon. He now stared at Jassim, burning with curiosity about what this “time limit” meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jassim turned his head to look at Saul. His face had paled, and his smile, compared to last time was oddly gentler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We meet again, Gorsa’s student. Thanks for exposing Karon’s real body. You saved me some time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re welcome, Lord Jassim,” Saul replied with his signature obedient smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You just used a dark element spell?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Lord Jassim.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s your luck you keep running into me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul’s smile froze. That sounded… weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jassim suddenly raised his right hand and stuck his index finger into the back of his own skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My belongings belong to the Tribunal and can’t be given away, but my knowledge can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly withdrew his finger. At its tip writhed a small, black snake, which he tossed at Saul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul’s heart skipped—he reached out to catch it, but the snake slithered straight into his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dove directly into his mental realm and immediately prepared to strike—only to spot the diary floating above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It froze with fear, curled up weakly in the air, not daring to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The diary gave no warning, which meant the snake wasn’t lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saul shifted his attention back to Jassim, now with a hint of hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter if the snake was knowledge—Jassim’s approach was far too overbearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jassim, seeing Saul still standing unharmed, paused for a second and smiled again. “As expected of Gorsa’s student. Impressive talent—your mental strength is outstanding. Perhaps this wasn’t your luck at all, but mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without explaining further, he recalled the black blade, then stabbed it into his own forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His corpse fell from the sky, landing next to Karon’s blackened remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1396,"2026-06-05T22:22:08.873Z",1,"novelbin.me","9a6aaa27067a858a7998d3723b881a64f44ec7875c53b41f720a495d3e73d0df","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-455","diary-of-a-dead-wizard-chapter-453",1037,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdiary-of-a-dead-wizard-cover.jpg"]