They came out from the temple and saw several tribal warriors waiting with their horses outside . It was more than 10 kilometers from the tribal village to the temple, so they had to have traveled on horses .
It seemed that Gezer had told these tribal warriors about the goddess looking for a foreigner . Hence they came so hurriedly .
Hessiana stepped out . "Take us to meet the guy," she said .
They returned to Fire tribe and came to a yurt on the fringe of the village . Several soldiers and warriors seemed to be guarding a man in the yurt . The man was wearing a linen robe that did not look like his, and he was restless . He was pacing back and forth under the watch of the soldiers . The man was Baptiste who had disappeared earlier .
His state of mind was very different from the last time they met him . He seemed to be quite unsettled this time .
Baptiste was shocked when they entered the yurt . He quickly scanned them, and he was cautious as well as confused . A holy blade warrior of Fire tribe came behind Vivian explaining to her the situation where they captured this foreigner . "Our night patrol squadron found this person on the nearby wasteland . He was naked, wandering around aimlessly as if he wasn't in a clear state of mind . He injured two of our men with his magic, but the great warrior arrived in time and subdued him . "
"Did you hit your head when you fell?" Hessiana frowned as she looked at Baptiste . Never did she expect to capture the wizard this way . She could not believe the cunning fellow had fallen into the hands of the indigenous warrior! "Baptiste, you look like shit now!"
Baptiste stared at Hessiana cautiously . "Who are you? How do you know my name?"
"Huh?" Lily was wide-eyed . "Don't pretend that you don't know us! Did you not use us like a battery before? Now you tell us you have forgotten?"
Still, on his guard, Baptiste replied with a calm and adulterated voice, "I don't know who you are, but I do have a lot of enemies . If you want to kill me, do it! But don't expect I will divulge anything!"
Hao Ren was stunned . He looked at Vivian and forced a smile . "He has got amnesia? I can't believe it comes out this way . "
Vivian looked at Baptiste carefully, but could not tell if he was faking it or indeed had lost his memory . She pointed at the MDT sprawling on Hao Ren's shoulder . "Isn't this guy having a polygraph function? Test it out . "
"I just happened to have installed such an app, okay? Please don't confuse me with a lie detector!" The MDT scoffed and then hovered over Baptiste's head . "Hello, nerd . What is your name?"
"Baptiste . "
"Do you know these people in front of you?"
"No impression . "
"Well, that is true . This guy has lost his memory . "
They were stunned that Baptiste had lost his memory!
"A powerful wizard lost his memory simply because he fell from above?" Nangong Sanba looked at the others with a big question mark on his face . "This is unbelievable!"
At this time, Gezer suddenly cut in . "He doesn't have any external injury . "
No external injury . That meant Baptiste did not lose his memory by falling .
Vivian circled Baptiste two times and suddenly asked, "Do you still remember why you are coming here?"
"Why should I tell you that?" Baptiste looked back and sneered at Vivian . "I might have lost my memory, but I am not stupid . "
"Why should I tell you that?" Baptiste looked back and sneered at Vivian . "I might have lost my memory, but I am not stupid . "
"If you are not stupid, then cooperate . " Kassandra stepped out and pointed to all the people in the yurt . "There is only one of you; we are many…"
Baptiste stood upright, unperturbed . "So that's what you got? Please try again!"
Kassandra was silent for a moment . She then pointed to the burly male soldiers . "Customarily, they are gays . "
Baptiste said nothing, as if not amused .
"And there are five hundred of them outside; people and horses . "
Baptiste's face instantly turned green .
Hao Ren pulled Hessiana to a side and said, "What's wrong with your people? Has she been talking like this all this while?"
"Well, at least when I rescued her from the street, she was half dead," said Hessiana, shaking Hao Ren's hand off hers . "And, don't touch me! We aren't that friendly . "
Baptiste's expression changed a couple of times . He caught his breath . "I am here looking for someone . "
Kassandra nodded with satisfaction . "Well, looks like you haven't lost your entire memory . So tell us, are you looking for a witch named Beatrice?"
Baptiste was stunned and confused but did not seem to fake it . "Beatrice? Who is that? It sounds familiar . "
Nangong Sanba raised his eyebrows . "You forgot about the most crucial part?"
Nangong Sanba raised his eyebrows . "You forgot about the most crucial part?"
Vivian shook her head . "No really . Maybe it's something else . "
She had been observing Baptiste quietly from the start . She sensed the energy in him and was unsure whether he was human or a phantom . Now, she finally figured it out . "Did you guy not notice that he has grown back his arm?"
"Arm?" Hao Ren was stunned . It suddenly crossed his mind . Now he remembered that earlier, Lily had severed Baptiste's arm, but the wizard standing here had all his limbs perfectly intact .
"When he jumped into the abyssal portal, I saw the space storm smashing him into pieces . The soldiers who found him said that he was wandering in the wilderness, naked . So I suspect that…"
While saying, Vivian put her hand on Baptiste's shoulder . The next moment, a bright light filled everyone's vision .
Powerful magic rushed into Baptiste's body that was extremely weak now . An electric light shrouded him, and in an instance of thunder and lightning, the wizard turned into a charred corpse .
But, this charred corpse, which appeared dead, did not fall but stood wobbly . The ashes slowly disappeared as if the body was absorbing it . Just as when they met Baptiste for the first time where he re-agglutinated from ashes and char back into a human, he rose from the dead .
The moment the resurrected wizard opened his eyes he almost fell to the ground, as he was still frail . He looked at the stranger in front of him with horror and quickly braced himself for battle . His voice was full of confusion . "Who are you people?" he asked .
Vivian gestured at Hao Ren so that he would not say anything . She turned to look at the wizard . "You jumped into Inferno . Let me ask you: what are you doing here?"
Baptiste shook his head and replied in a way as if he was sleep talking, "Is this Inferno? I remember I come looking for someone . . . "
"Do you know who Beatrice is?"
"Beatrice?" Baptiste's eyebrows knit together . "I have no impression of the name . "
"Do you know who Beatrice is?"
"Beatrice?" Baptiste's eyebrows knit together . "I have no impression of the name . "
"He has a magic core in his body . This magic core gives him the ability to resurrect indefinitely . He must have made this modification to himself to cross the gate to Inferno . " Vivian finally answered all the mysteries . " But there's a problem to this resurrection process; he has lost his memory . "
Lily widened her eyes . "So?"
"So he has forgotten everything about himself from the beginning . All he knows is that he comes to Inferno looking for someone . " Again, Vivian let out a sigh . "He doesn't even remember the name of the person he is looking for . "
Hao Ren could not believe it . "Since when this happened?"
"Since we first saw him when he came out from the ashes, he was already a wraith . He had forgotten everything," Vivian said, shaking her head in disappointment . "In the beginning, we only knew that this wizard was hell-bent on going to the second level of Inferno, but he never mentioned why in the manuscripts . Perhaps he has been like this since a few hundred years ago . We should forget about him; we wouldn't be able to get any more information from him . "
Baptiste listened indifferently to their conversation about himself as if the discussion did not concern him . He did not even remember that he was a captive . Sitting down calmly and wondering why his robe had burn marks, he then sank into his empty memories .
Lily poked the wizard with her claws cautiously . "Do you remember who you are?"
"My name is Baptiste . I am an apprentice wizard . "
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for someone . "
"Who are you looking for?"
"I don't know…"
They came out from the temple and saw several tribal warriors waiting with their horses outside . It was more than 10 kilometers from the tribal village to the temple, so they had to have traveled on horses . It seemed that Gezer had told these tribal warriors about the goddess looking for a foreigner . Hence they came so hurriedly . Hessiana stepped out . Take us to meet the guy, she said . They returned to Fire tribe and came to a yurt on the fringe of the village . Several soldiers and warriors seemed to be guarding a man in the yurt . The man was wearing a linen robe that did not look like his, and he was restless . He was pacing back and forth under the watch of the soldiers . The man was Baptiste who had disappeared earlier . His state of mind was very different from the last time they met him . He seemed to be quite unsettled this time . Baptiste was shocked when they entered the yurt . He quickly scanned them, and he was cautious as well as confused . A holy blade warrior of Fire tribe came behind Vivian explaining to her the situation where they captured this foreigner . Our night patrol squadron found this person on the nearby wasteland . He was naked, wandering around aimlessly as if he wasnt in a clear state of mind . He injured two of our men with his magic, but the great warrior arrived in time and subdued him . Did you hit your head when you fell? Hessiana frowned as she looked at Baptiste . Never did she expect to capture the wizard this way . She could not believe the cunning fellow had fallen into the hands of the indigenous warrior! Baptiste, you look like shit now! Baptiste stared at Hessiana cautiously . Who are you? How do you know my name? Huh? Lily was wide-eyed . Dont pretend that you dont know us! Did you not use us like a battery before? Now you tell us you have forgotten? Still, on his guard, Baptiste replied with a calm and adulterated voice, I dont know who you are, but I do have a lot of enemies . If you want to kill me, do it! But dont expect I will divulge anything! Hao Ren was stunned . He looked at Vivian and forced a smile . He has got amnesia? I cant believe it comes out this way . Vivian looked at Baptiste carefully, but could not tell if he was faking it or indeed had lost his memory . She pointed at the MDT sprawling on Hao Rens shoulder . Isnt this guy having a polygraph function? Test it out . I just happened to have installed such an app, okay? Please dont confuse me with a lie detector! The MDT scoffed and then hovered over Baptistes head . Hello, nerd . What is your name? Baptiste . Do you know these people in front of you? No impression . Well, that is true . This guy has lost his memory . They were stunned that Baptiste had lost his memory! A powerful wizard lost his memory simply because he fell from above? Nangong Sanba looked at the others with a big question mark on his face . This is unbelievable! At this time, Gezer suddenly cut in . He doesnt have any external injury . No external injury . That meant Baptiste did not lose his memory by falling . Vivian circled Baptiste two times and suddenly asked, Do you still remember why you are coming here? Why should I tell you that? Baptiste looked back and sneered at Vivian . I might have lost my memory, but I am not stupid . If you are not stupid, then cooperate . Kassandra stepped out and pointed to all the people in the yurt . There is only one of you; we are many… Baptiste stood upright, unperturbed . So thats what you got? Please try again! Kassandra was silent for a moment . She then pointed to the burly male soldiers . Customarily, they are gays . Baptiste said nothing, as if not amused . And there are five hundred of them outside; people and horses . Baptistes face instantly turned green . Hao Ren pulled Hessiana to a side and said, Whats wrong with your people? Has she been talking like this all this while? Well, at least when I rescued her from the street, she was half dead, said Hessiana, shaking Hao Rens hand off hers . And, dont touch me! We arent that friendly . Baptistes expression changed a couple of times . He caught his breath . I am here looking for someone . Kassandra nodded with satisfaction . Well, looks like you havent lost your entire memory . So tell us, are you looking for a witch named Beatrice? Baptiste was stunned and confused but did not seem to fake it . Beatrice? Who is that? It sounds familiar . Nangong Sanba raised his eyebrows . You forgot about the most crucial part? Vivian shook her head . No really . Maybe its something else . She had been observing Baptiste quietly from the start . She sensed the energy in him and was unsure whether he was human or a phantom . Now, she finally figured it out . Did you guy not notice that he has grown back his arm? Arm? Hao Ren was stunned . It suddenly crossed his mind . Now he remembered that earlier, Lily had severed Baptistes arm, but the wizard standing here had all his limbs perfectly intact . When he jumped into the abyssal portal, I saw the space storm smashing him into pieces . The soldiers who found him said that he was wandering in the wilderness, naked . So I suspect that… While saying, Vivian put her hand on Baptistes shoulder . The next moment, a bright light filled everyones vision . Powerful magic rushed into Baptistes body that was extremely weak now . An electric light shrouded him, and in an instance of thunder and lightning, the wizard turned into a charred corpse . But, this charred corpse, which appeared dead, did not fall but stood wobbly . The ashes slowly disappeared as if the body was absorbing it . Just as when they met Baptiste for the first time where he re-agglutinated from ashes and char back into a human, he rose from the dead . The moment the resurrected wizard opened his eyes he almost fell to the ground, as he was still frail . He looked at the stranger in front of him with horror and quickly braced himself for battle . His voice was full of confusion . Who are you people? he asked . Vivian gestured at Hao Ren so that he would not say anything . She turned to look at the wizard . You jumped into Inferno . Let me ask you: what are you doing here? Baptiste shook his head and replied in a way as if he was sleep talking, Is this Inferno? I remember I come looking for someone . Do you know who Beatrice is? Beatrice? Baptistes eyebrows knit together . I have no impression of the name . He has a magic core in his body . This magic core gives him the ability to resurrect indefinitely . He must have made this modification to himself to cross the gate to Inferno . Vivian finally answered all the mysteries . But theres a problem to this resurrection process; he has lost his memory . Lily widened her eyes . So? So he has forgotten everything about himself from the beginning . All he knows is that he comes to Inferno looking for someone . Again, Vivian let out a sigh . He doesnt even remember the name of the person he is looking for . Hao Ren could not believe it . Since when this happened? Since we first saw him when he came out from the ashes, he was already a wraith . He had forgotten everything, Vivian said, shaking her head in disappointment . In the beginning, we only knew that this wizard was hell-bent on going to the second level of Inferno, but he never mentioned why in the manuscripts . Perhaps he has been like this since a few hundred years ago . We should forget about him; we wouldnt be able to get any more information from him . Baptiste listened indifferently to their conversation about himself as if the discussion did not concern him . He did not even remember that he was a captive . Sitting down calmly and wondering why his robe had burn marks, he then sank into his empty memories . Lily poked the wizard with her claws cautiously . Do you remember who you are? My name is Baptiste . I am an apprentice wizard . What are you doing here? Im looking for someone . Who are you looking for? I dont know…
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