Chapter 118: Good and Evil, What is the difference?



"Time really is a terrifying thing. No matter who you are or what you were in the past, with time, all things are erased." Aur chuckled.

Even if there had been remnants of the power of a peak tier three powerhouse stored here, with time, that power and all the protective spells used to guard the cave against invaders would eventually disappear.

That's why Aur was confident enough to oppose that old monster Hanma so easily.

"However, even after this long has passed, this guy still has so much energy left? This goes against my calculations," Aur said with a strange tone.

He looked around the scorched area of the cave.

"It should be around here," Aur thought as he searched the place.

Finally, after a long time of searching, he found a small circle hidden beneath one of the walls, almost stuck to it.

If there hadn't been a slight crack that gave it away, Aur wouldn't have found it.

He walked up to the stone and pulled it.

The circle imprinted in the stone had a strange shape, with two arcs connecting the circle right at the middle.

Aur touched the stone and started to supply mana into it from his mental space. It soon started to shine with a red light.

Rumble!

The ground shook as the walls of the cave to his left parted ways.

"Found it," Aur chuckled as he entered the cave.

After witnessing the scene, Aur was certain that the village never had a superior-grade talent to begin with; it was all a lie made up to cover the truth.

The village deceived them, using the excuse of not having a recording of the scene. However, in reality, they had clearly utilised recording magic to capture it all.

Aur couldn't help but sneer at the thought. He had never considered the village to be so pure and righteous. In any case, as long as his family was safe, he wouldn't truly care about what happened to the village.

After all, which force in the world would portray themselves in a bad light, regardless of their fault? They would inevitably present themselves as superior.

Approaching the book on the table, he cast his gaze upon it, and in that moment, his crimson eyes glinted with excitement.

"I didn't expect to find it here so easily," he remarked, his eyes flashing with excitement as he looked at the title.

"Tier one magic: Rock skin," he said aloud, revealing the title of the book.

This magic was the same one Aur had witnessed Hanma using before.

The very name suggested its purpose, and given its relatively neutral nature, it was a spell that could be harnessed by anyone without conflicting with hardly any spell.

The defensive capabilities it offered made it particularly valuable for Aur, who relied heavily on physical combat.

Even Hanma, an old monster, had employed this spell, elevating it to his rank. The inherent value of such a defensive spell was evident.

As he flipped through the pages of the book, Aur contemplated, "How many tiers blueprints does this book have for the spell?"

The book was relatively slim, devoid of unnecessary details; it contained only the essential steps for mastering the spell.

"It's only up to tier three."

Aur thought with a glint in his eyes, "Forget it, it should still be useful."

He sighed while holding his storage bag, taking out a thin, small pouch from inside it.

"Hey, squirrel, it's time for you to be useful again," Aur smirked as he rubbed the pouch.

Swish!

In an instant, the squirrel popped out of the bag with an angry expression on his face.

"Why did you even bother me again, human?" the squirrel said with anger, huffing and puffing.

"Well, I finally need your help now. You don't want to eat?" Aur said with a sly smile on his face.

"Oh," the squirrel's ears perked up when he heard this, almost like a bunny. "If it's food, I could complete it."