Chapter 176:

"Ahem... Ahem..."

The violent coughing made Richard's head shake constantly.

After a while, a black-green liquid came out of his mouth.

As if coughing up the liquid made Richard feel better, his deep-closed eyes slowly opened.

"Here it is..."

The pure white pupils scanned the unfamiliar surroundings, but when Richard saw Ron standing opposite, his pupils suddenly shrank.

"It's you!?"

"Teacher, you're awake. ”

Seeing Richard who opened his eyes, Ron lowered his head and showed his previous respectful look.

"I don't know how I can help you?"

Not paying attention to Ron's words, Richard's old face showed a complicated expression.

"I didn't expect to see you last, it's... Forget it, this may be fate..."

After a pause, he looked directly at Ron and continued in a calm tone.

"Ron, you should see that I'm running out of time right now, right?"

Hearing this, Ron didn't answer, still looking down at the other party silently, but the palm of his hand gently touched the hilt of the sword next to him.

For his small movements, Richard looked at it.

After a pause, he sighed, a bitter smile on his calm face.

"You don't have to be so wary of me, my strength has dried up, and I can't do anything to you, although you have been my student for the shortest time, but... Since you are standing in front of me at this time, then I have something I want to give you, I don't know if you are willing to do it. ”

Richard's words seemed to be his last words, which made Ron frown slightly.

He didn't choose to agree, nor did he refuse directly, but slowly raised his head and said expressionlessly.

"Speak, please. ”

"Ahh

"As an evil crow wizard in the Decayed Lands, I have gained insurmountable power for mortals while paying the price, and although your wizard qualifications are very low, if you really want to become a wizard, I can help you do it now, of course, the result may not be as good as you imagined... Two hundred years ago, fifty years after I became a Raven Wizard, I vowed to be free from the shackles of the Decayed Land, because a life should not be completely corrupted in that place, and no existence has the right to imprison the mind of a life, this world, above the blue sky, there is a wider sky, a brighter star... And I just need you to help me do one thing, one insignificant thing, and that is to perpetuate my will, my philosophy, and my traces of existence in this world!... Freely. ”

After listening to the other party's words in silence, Ron nodded lightly for a long time.

"I see. ”

"Good. ”

Seeing Ron nodding, Richard had a relieved expression on his face.

"As my last student, I want you..."

But before he could finish speaking, Richard's voice stopped abruptly, and his white eyes slowly turned gray.

Then, as if weathered, his skull quickly turned into gray powder and fell onto the table.

And at the same time that Richard's skull turned to powder, puffs of gray smoke quickly emitted from it.

The gray mist seemed to be self-conscious and surged towards the back of Ron's hand and seeped into his skin.

For this strange phenomenon, because there was no malicious intent, Ron did not defend against it.

'Hiss...'

With a slight sound, as the gray mist gathered, a pure white eyeball gradually formed.

The pupil of the eyeball shrank slightly, and then froze on the back of his hand.

Without looking at the extra eyeballs on the back of his hand, Ron looked blankly at the pile of ashes on the table.

Finally, when the ashes had dissipated into wisps of black mist, he slowly got up and walked to the window.

Through the open windows of the inn, Ron could clearly hear the noise coming from the town outside.

In the clear blue sky, several black, crow-like birds flew gently across the sky.

A gentle wind whipped through the trees in the distance, making a 'rustle' sound.

He looked at the birds in the distance, and he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

At this moment, he seemed to see Bakar who had died in front of him again, the powerful warrior with the lava demon.

Although the two have nothing to do with each other, they have an indescribable significance for Ron.

"Is it freedom?"

Whispering, he looked down at the back of his right hand.

The pure white eyeballs did not cause any discomfort to him, and when the eyeballs appeared, a stream of information automatically transmitted to his mind.

He knew that this eyeball was Richard's contract mark, called the Eye of the Raven.

In addition to the secret of becoming a crow wizard, it is also the key to Richard's last legacy.

And since Richard gave him this last thing, he will also fulfill this last request.

In fact, regardless of all factors, what Ron pursues is also freedom.