Chapter 37: The Wish Maker
The Undead Race?? Zane was taken aback.
Can a person really turn into someone from the Dark Faction? The freedom in this game is too high!
But— they would never let such a thing happen!
“Don’t come over!” Starry, just escaping the bone prison’s restraints, hurriedly shouted as she sensed Zane’s intentions.
Although it was disheartening, the fact was that in this kind of battle setup, the injured Zane couldn’t help at all. If he got hit by even a bit of the aftershock, he would have to return to town… no, perhaps turn into an undead wolf. Starry was practically dancing on the edge of a knife.
Zane understood what he needed to do and turned to run back to Alna’s side.
“解除!” (Release!)
It felt good to be in human form again.
The Mysterious Person smiled playfully, “Even the Gray Wolf can be a human? I’m growing more and more interested in you all. Little girl, you keep dodging, but that won’t save your companion~ Show me your true power to please me!”
“Hmph, as you wish!” Upon saying this, Starry’s aura surged as if she had transformed into a different person.
That was… Star Mark!
Starry raised the Qiu Yue Sword aloft, and the point of the sword turned into a blue beam of light, a surging energy that almost burst through the sky!
However, after a few seconds, before Starry could attack, the beam dissipated on its own.
System Notification: Self-created skill’s perfection level reached 78%, self-created skill failed!
Failed again!
Not only that, but Starry seemed to have exhausted a huge amount of energy, sweating profusely and looking pale.
“I thought there would be some incredible move, but it seems you haven’t trained enough?” The Mysterious Person said helplessly.
“Still not working…” Starry mumbled.
…
“Alna! Something big has happened, wake up!” Zane shook her shoulder.
“Brother doesn’t want me anymore… Brother doesn’t want me anymore…” Since just now, Alna had been repeating this phrase, like a malfunctioning puppet.
“I have no choice, I have to force it!”
“Brother is here! Look, Brother has come to save you!” Zane shamelessly said.
“Bro… Brother?” Alna’s gaze regained a bit of focus.
“Yes, Brother has brought a powerful big sister to fight the monsters! You’ll be saved soon!” Seeing hope, Zane quickly added fuel to the fire.
To his surprise, Alna denied, “Brother… it’s not like that.”
Damn, this girl is quite clever.
“That’s because… Brother thought he wasn’t handsome enough, so he went to find the best doctor for plastic surgery. Don’t you think I look much cooler now? Nana?” Zane tried to address her affectionately.
However, the moment Alna heard the word ‘Nana’, her eyes became wet, even though there shouldn’t have been any moisture left.
“Brother, is it really you? Have you come to take Nana home?”
“Of course! But before that, there’s a big bad guy we have to defeat.”
…
No, not only the Star Mark, but even the slightly higher-level martial arts like the Rewind Slash couldn’t be used.
It felt like you remembered how to use them, but your level was too low to do so.
“I’m bored.” This statement seemed to seal Starry’s fate.
The Mysterious Person’s gaze became serious.
Soul Prison!
This was bad; it was a comprehensive undead magic attack that covered the entire map with a forbidden spell!
“…” Starry didn’t know how to evade anymore. After multiple failed attempts at skills, the side effect was a severe drain on her stamina. Facing the vengeful spirits, she might just be devoured… and then become one of the undead.
The trust Alna placed in them would also come with consequences, dragging Zane into becoming undead too.
This kind of despair had already been experienced many times, hadn’t it?
Starry closed her eyes.
Starry! Starry!! Use the Heart-Piercing Sword! Zane shouted desperately.
The Heart-Piercing Sword… no, it wouldn’t work; it had failed when tried before.
Trust me! Hurry, it’s now or never!
Though he thought it wouldn’t work, the moment he heard Zane’s voice, her body involuntarily moved.
Because he was another version of herself!
Separated by at least 20 yards.
Starry’s crimson pupils were filled with blood vessels, repeatedly overdrawing her body, almost at her limit!
In fact, the Heart-Piercing Sword was a technique that contained sword energy at the tip of the blade, using a simple piercing action to conceal its intent, directly destroying the enemy’s heart.
At the moment of the attack, she still hadn’t managed to brew the sword energy.
So it really was like this…
“Wish—Spirit Heart!” It was Alna’s voice!
A wonderful feeling, as if breaking through some limit, Starry used the Heart-Piercing Sword fluidly.
With a killing intent, the invisible sword energy pierced through layers of souls and reached in front of the Mysterious Person.
He smirked, seemingly looking forward to Starry producing some more tricks, completely unaware of the danger approaching.
“You…” he wanted to say something but suddenly let out a mouthful of black blood.
Slowly lowering his head, he found his heart completely pierced through!
Moreover, all his strength was gradually fading.
His body grew increasingly cold, to the point where he could scarcely speak.
He couldn’t die; he had things that must still be accomplished. Before that, no matter what happened, he had to survive!
“Swish, swish”
The Mysterious Person’s body transformed into a swarm of bats, fleeing in panic.
Starry’s vision went dark, and she lost consciousness.
Zane, taking over Starry’s body, felt an overwhelming ache all over; she was completely unable to move. Just how much had she exhausted herself, fool!
But he had no time to care for Starry.
If one were to ask why, it was—Alna had become even weaker.
Unlike Starry who was forcibly using her abilities, it was likely due to the Mysterious Person’s dispersal that her undead form lost its source of power. Once her remaining strength was depleted, she would probably die.
Alna’s withered arm reached out to caress Zane’s cheek.
“Thank… you… I… can finally… be free…” Alna’s voice was intermittent.
“Although… you’re not… my brother… I… am still… very happy that you don’t… dislike me… as this… monster.”
“…”
“Does… Brother still… remember me?” Alna asked herself and answered, “He probably… doesn’t remember… anymore.”
“…” Zane momentarily didn’t know what to say.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck. If he used that… perhaps it could work.
“Alna, do you want to see your brother again?” Zane asked.
Alna weakly shook her head, “I… don’t have… any more… time.”
“Do you want to!?” Zane asked urgently again.
“… Mhm!”
“Then relax and cooperate with me. Although I’m not very confident… but, I believe in your self-created Wishcaster, the rumored ability to bring the dead back to life.”
“I… can’t… use that on myself…” Alna said painfully, her voice growing weaker, seemingly reaching her limit!
“Trust me! I will save you.” Zane took off the necklace, an item whose power had always been a mystery. It was because of its ability to transform into the Gray Wolf that Zane and Starry had made it this far.
Unexpectedly, in the end, they still had to rely on its power.
However, he didn’t know what would happen when the Soul Transition was used on the undead. It didn’t matter, “Soul Transition!” Zane aimed the necklace at Alna.
A white mist similar to that of the Gray Wolf was drawn out from Alna’s body! It entered the ruby of the necklace.
The ruby changed colors, sometimes turning white, sometimes purple.
This step… was different from before; Alna wouldn’t have an accident, right?
About ten minutes passed.
The light of the ruby finally dimmed. Its form slowly revealed a blonde girl.
This is!? Alna before she died?
The white mist was released, flowing back into Alna’s broken body.
“How strange… it feels…” Alna said.
With no time to chat, Zane, seeing that nothing went wrong at this step, hurriedly activated the necklace’s second special skill, “Transformation!”
The necklace erupted into intense white light, engulfing Zane completely.
As the brilliance spun rapidly, the form inside gradually began to take shape.
When the light faded, there was smooth, flowing golden long hair, bright green eyes, delicate features, rosy lips, and casting aside the eerie remnants of a broken body, she looked like a girl stepping out of an anime.
Alna slightly parted her lips, stunned in astonishment.
Zane quickly checked his information, he had to find the resurrection skill quickly; Alna couldn’t hold on much longer!
System Notification: Congratulations, you have obtained the hidden profession “Wishcaster.” As the second player to acquire a hidden profession, you receive a reward of “Evolution Stone” *2.
System Notification: Congratulations, you have successfully changed to ‘Wishcaster,’ gaining one opportunity to reset stats.
Wishcaster: One who prays to their heart.
Strength: ★★
Agility: ★★
Intelligence: ★★★
Spirit: ★★★★
Stamina: ★★★★
This star rating… utterly crushes mainstream professions!
But there was no time to look at the panel now; he needed to check the skills. The only ones usable were:
Wish—Blazing Fire: Requests a fire curtain, which can block flying attacks and inflict continuous burn damage on enemies within the fire curtain. Lasts 5 seconds, cooldown 20 seconds. Toughness and stamina relate to effectiveness.
Wish—Frost: Requests an area of frost that slows down hostile targets, no damage effect. Lasts 5 seconds, cooldown 20 seconds. Slowing effect relates to spirit.
Wish—Mud: Requests moist soil, ensnaring hostile targets in the area, no damage effect. Lasts 5 seconds, cooldown 20 seconds. Duration relates to spirit.
Wish—Vines: Requests resilient branches to entangle the target, no damage effect. Lasts 5 seconds, cooldown 20 seconds. Duration relates to spirit.
Wish—Revive: Can be cast on complete remains and spirits, consuming all mana; can bring the target back to life. Cooldown 1 day.
This was it, Wish—Revive!
He could sense the magic draining from his body, a terrible feeling, but fortunately, he originally didn’t have much mana anyway.
The magic formed a blue ripple and flew to Alna’s side on its own.
Alna bit her lip tightly, seemingly unable to believe this scene.
Penetration.
The covered area was reborn, smooth and white skin like that of a newborn baby; the ominous aura that once surrounded her disappeared.
This process was very slow, and Zane was greatly shocked. This revival was too powerful! They could bring the undead back!
About half an hour passed, and the blue ripple completed its mission, dissipating into fragments.
“I… sniff” Alna realized she had regained vitality and immediately hugged Zane, who looked like another version of herself.
“Wuu, wuu, I’m not dreaming, right?” Alna’s tears flowed uncontrollably.
“Nope, this is reality; you’ve returned.” Zane gently patted her head and said.
Their voices sounded a bit strange, like twin sisters; it was quite magical.
At this moment, Zane finally sighed in relief.
The Mysterious Person’s escape seemed to have disabled the map’s communication blockade.
Zane also finally saw a long list of unread messages in his friend list.
“Achen, have you heard? The Rain Flower Guild has settled in Yunshui City and got into conflict with some random players, killing them back to level 10.”
“The ID seems to be something like Nangong Gong, Zanny’s cousin; I feel like I’ve heard these names somewhere.” Brother Shiu said.
The first volume, complete.
