Chapter 83 The Ride Down

"Sorry for laughing, but Penny stopped so fast, and then you just kept going! I thought you were going to get hurt, but you only bounced once and then landed on your feet, sliding like a Cat Folk! The look you gave Penny is what really got me! Instead of looking hurt, you just looked annoyed!" The guard said, and I rolled my shoulder as I walked up and pushed my head into Penny's.

"I know that she didn't mean to do it; I was just annoyed that my shoulder popped out. I need to start putting on some more weight," I said as I pet the back of Penny's neck, then I turned back to the guard. "We are heading to the south wall, but we will be back around lunch."

"Thank you for letting us know! It can be dangerous out there, so it is good to know when you will be back. That way, we can send someone to look for you if needed, not that your two will need it," The guards laughed, and I smiled as I climbed back on Penny's back.

I made sure that I grabbed onto her fur tight this time and tapped her side with my foot. Penny knew the signal and took off again, but this time, she moved even faster than I could run without enchanting myself.

I was glad I had my head down, or a bug would have been like a little missile.

I looked to the side, and we ran along the forest, heading south, but the trees were just a blur. I turned my head to the other side, and it was all open plain most of the way over, but I could see the mountains off in the distance.

There were also some craters and large scars on the land where nothing grew. I couldn't be sure, but it looked like they were caused by Undead and, or Dark Magic.

I guess that I should expect every manor of undead creatures to be in this World Graveyard. If this is where all the dead corpses came, there could be anything here, but that raised questions.

Why? Why did they all come here? Shouldn't they all just die like normal people?

My attention was drawn forward as we started to near the wall, but it was the top of it that drew my attention. There were high-level spells being chanted up there by groups of people, creating massive magic circles in the sky.

Penny started to slow down, but I spoke up.

"I will make steps to the top; you just have to jump on them! Is that okay?!" I yelled since it was starting to get really windy.

"No! We have to talk to Karla first! The girls are fine up there. It will help more if you do things by the rules. Karla is a stickler for them, and she already knows about you and you helping at the north wall. Please try to make a good impression," Penny told me as we reached one of many doors that ran along the bottom of the wall.

The wall was much bigger than the north wall, and it looked even more sturdy. Not that the other wall wasn't impressive, but this one was over one hundred and fifty feet, and it had a curved shape.

"I will do my best not to do anything to annoy her," I said as I climbed off Penny.

"We just have to wait here until Karla comes and gets us. She said that she would come as soon as we got here," Penny explained, and I nodded with a sigh.

"Can I use enhancement enchantment rings?" I asked as I thought about ways to fortify myself.

"You can use whatever magic you want, but just for your first test, you are asked to do it barehanded. Weapons can break, and you don't want to use an Undead's weapon," Penny explained as she transformed back into her cute girl form.

"The weapons are okay as long as you don't hold them for long, so just throw them if you need them. I will be using Light Coating, so I should purify most weapons unless they are magical," I explained, and Penny nodded.

"That sounds handy, but won't that spell take all of your Mana? I am going to have to drink a potion before we go out because of my first transformation. Blood only activates it, but holding it like my other form consumes Mana. Did you bring potions?" Penny asked.

"I have an extremely large special Mana reserve that isn't detectable. You don't have to worry about my Mana, but if you want, I can enchant you before we start," I suggested.

"Sure. I would like to see you use some of your strange magic. You are a very powerful wizard, from what I can see. I don't know anyone that can cast without speaking like you," Penny said, and I nodded, looking at the door we were waiting beside.

"What is taking Karla so long?" I asked.

"Hm? I am not sure. I am sure that she will be out soon," Penny said, but I was starting to get perturbed.

,m I wanted to just scale the wall, but every time I thought about it, dread. I was starting to question this feeling, but each time it came, I tossed the idea aside.

After almost an hour, I was starting to get frustrated, and I wasn't even thinking about climbing the wall. This was clearly just a waste of time, and I was being played for a fool.

"I am going to go and fling some spells. I can't sit around here like this when I know there is a fight waiting for me on the other side. I came today for that, not to sit around," I said, turning, but Penny grabbed my arm.

"Don't leave! I am not sure why Karla is taking so long, but I am sure there is a good reason!" Penny begged, giving me the most adorable face that melted my frustration like butter on a hot plate.