Age of Adepts

The stranger who stepped into the cave with Italiel was unusually tall.

A thick black hooded cloak covered most of the other person's body, with not even half an inch of skin showing on his hands, feet, and face.

Under the shadow of the low hood, a pair of eyes filled with strange 'power' were burning so brightly that all the witches who looked at them had to avert their eyes. Individual weaker witches even had stinging eyeballs and tears streaming down their faces, their eyes blurred so much that they could barely see.

Although they were somewhat horrified inside, the witches' reactions were surprisingly calm, and they could even vaguely perceive a hint of joy.

Although the identity of the visitor was still unknown, the power used by the other party was clearly a witchcraft system.

That was the main reason why the witches felt a little bit at ease!

"Sisters, put away your wand! Please allow me to introduce to you a distinguished guest... "Italiel was usually an old and middle-aged witch, but now her face clearly wore a hint of excitement and excitement.

However, without waiting for her to continue, the tall and slim Tess Witch had already lined up and said calmly, "This is His Excellency Grim from the Crimson Family, right?"

In the shadow of the hood, the visitor had a strange smile on his face and said in a loud voice, "It is an honor to meet you, Sir Tess!"

As the visitor whipped off his hood, a pair of handsome and tough male face was revealed to the crowd.

The well-defined facial lines, the slightly upturned mouth, the heavy eyebrows, the black and intimidating strange eyes, and the long dark red evil hair behind the shoulders... On the whole, the visitor's face was not considered handsome, only ordinary.

However, the powerful eyes, and the powerful confidence at the corners of his eyebrows gave this face an otherworldly beauty.

Tess, as a 3rd rank witch, naturally saw and perceived much, much more than other witches.

She 'saw' very clearly that the other party had a pair of powerful black pupils, while around the black pupils were densely covered with tiny dark red spots, as if they were tiny fire diamonds. Even with Tess's spiritual resistance, she would still mentally perceive a slight burning sting when gazing at her, indicating that the powerful flame power in the other party's body had been able to rely on consciousness projection to transmit power.

The other party's long dark red hair was also not his original hair color, but was the result of the power of the flame in his body being too strong and unintentionally dispersing. If the other party was able to transcend the elemental stage and enter the rule level, these outward appearances would naturally be eliminated one by one.

However, those who are able to use the rule power flexibly are great sorcerers who have crossed the limit, and they need to be at least at the 5th level to be able to do so. In the world of wizards, the 4th level wizards are only able to touch some of the rules, and there is still a long way to go before they can truly control the rules.

It was only after hearing Tess call out her name and seeing her face that it dawned on all the witches.

Five years ago, when that Lena crossed the rift in the plane, she was accompanied not only by the Itariel Witch, but also by a guy invited from the outside world, who seemed to be the legendary fire witch in front of her.

According to Tess's private analysis, 70% of the reason for the failure of their rescue operation might fall on this legendary fire witch. The witches became more and more convinced of their assumptions, especially after Italiel's detailed description of the great war that had broken out in Hessas City.

During their escape, the witches had heard of the strange events that had taken place on the side of the Gonsas Volcano.

The only problem was that the Paladins were pursuing them too closely, and the area around the Gonsas Volcano was tightly sealed off by the Zambis Empire, so it was difficult for the witches to penetrate there, and they were unable to investigate the situation in detail.

However, through the capture or seduction of a few Paladins, the Fraudulent Witches were able to figure out what was going on in the Gonsas Volcano. Several witches who had crossed the border had fought there, and they were unable to do anything about it, so they had no choice but to face each other.

Hearing such news, the hearts of the fraudulent witches were resentful and stifled.

They did not understand the reason, they could also faintly guess that this 'unprovoked disaster' might be related to these strange witches who came from across the border. The legendary fire witch who had attracted them had naturally become the target of the witches' hatred.

Therefore, when they suddenly saw this 'master of affairs' today, the faces of the several fraudulent witches present couldn't help but become ugly.

"Your Excellency Grim, seeing the current situation of our fraudulent witches, I'm afraid you need to say something, right?" The Tess Witch was gloomy and cold.

Grim rubbed his nose in embarrassment and laughed bitterly, "Sir Tess, I'm a victim in this whole thing too!"

Tess was outraged and was about to open her mouth to say something, but she was intercepted by the nearby witch Italiel.

"Tess, the past is the past, and now is the time when we need to be on the same page. Lord Grim has brought back some good news for us, and I think you'd better listen to it first!"

"What news?"

"... "Grim looked around and hesitated.

"You can say it right here, we're all sisters here who share the same life, there's nothing to carry behind their backs!" Tess snapped.

Italiel, who was standing on the side, once again showed a look of shame but helplessness.

Grim was fine with that, simply looking around at the witches and whispering, "I have a way to leave the Enwek bit... but there are only four places!"

The air within the cave was suddenly frozen.

When they heard the first half of Grim's words, all the witches couldn't help but have a look of surprise on their faces. But when they heard that there were only four slots, they all revealed a look of loss and grief again.

"You have a disposable inter-dimensional teleportation array in your hand?" The Tess Witch was clearly an experienced and seasoned witch, and had roughly guessed the truth from Grim's mere words.

"Yes! There are only four transmission slots, and I need to take up two on my side!" There was no need to hide much about this, so Grim was honest about it.

To return to the Wizard World, he himself would need to take up a quota, while the other quota was reserved for the old poisonous woman that Remy had transformed.

Remy was part of Grim's soul armor, and it was perfectly fine to take it in when teleporting and not take up a quota. But that transformed old poison woman was an actual 3rd stage plague creature, and couldn't possibly enjoy the same treatment as Remy.

This also meant that Grim could only take at most two fraudulent witches with him this time when he left.

Seeing how enthusiastic Italiel looked, it was obvious that she was self-confident that she was a rank 3 witch and had already decided on one of the slots in her heart. Culling down, there was actually only one slot left for the witches in front of her!

Moreover, with the selfishness and self-interest of the witches, how could they give two life-saving slots to the fraudulent witches for free.

According to Grim's original idea, the ones who could return with him would naturally be the two 3rd rank witches. This was the only way to minimize the damage that the loss of the War of the Planes would bring to the Fraudulent Witches.

As for the witches left behind, they only need to scatter and hide until the next rescue team from the Fraudulent Sorceresses arrives, and then they can return to the Sorcerer World. However, the highest level of the witches left behind were only at the 2nd level, and it was unknown whether the family was willing to pay such a high price to bring them back.

Therefore, if this opportunity was missed, the witches left behind would be at great risk of ending up on the Enewick plane.

No interdimensional rescue, no one to communicate with, and a lifetime of never-ending hunting by Paladins... this would be the dreadful future they could foresee!

"Lena's over there..." and Tess lifted her hand, pointing far to the east across the gloomy cavern.

"Lena?" Grim questioned in confusion. He really didn't expect that the 2nd rank witch, who was the first to fall into the hands of the Zambis Empire, was still alive.

Next to him, Italiel explained a few words in a low voice.

It turned out that Lena was currently being held in the eastern Black Mountain City.

She had now become a most biting lackey traitor in the hands of the Paladins, and there was a steady stream of information and internal secrets about the fraudulent witches being leaked to the Paladins. It is with the information she has revealed that the Paladins are able to follow the Witches of Fraud in such a targeted manner.

In order to hunt down the remaining witches, the Paladins brought Lena from the capital to Black Mountain City, and with her familiarity with the life habits and daily interactions of the fraudulent witches, they squeezed the witches' living space bit by bit.

It could be said that the witches' hatred for Lena was second only to the Paladins who were hunting them!

After a heated discussion between the witches present, a mutual aid agreement was finally reached.

Grim vacated two teleportation slots for the Fraud Witches, and the Fraud Witches needed to assist him in hitting the Paladin team hard once. However, much to Grim's surprise, the two teleporters discussed by the witches were, in addition to one of them being an Itariel Witch, the other one turned out to be a rank 1 witch with good talent.

That Tess witch actually refused to leave!

Furthermore, she proposed to gather the power of the witches and Grim to go to Black Mountain and rescue that Lena witch.

This, of course, caused all the witches to protest, but when Tess gave her reason, all the witches were silent again.

Tess didn't leave, naturally, to add to the weight of the remaining witches.

Otherwise, with only a bunch of 1st and 2nd rank witches left on the Enwick Plane, whether they could withstand the pursuit of the Paladins was one thing, whether the family was still willing to pay a huge price to take them back was another!

If Tess stayed, then the possibility of the family rescuing would increase, considering the value of a 3rd rank witch. Of course, if that Italiel would stay, the witches would be more confident.

But everyone knew that would be impossible!

As for rescuing Reina, the same considerations apply.

Although Lena was abominable and should be killed, she was, after all, the daughter of the current clan chief, Angelina. If she was on the team waiting to be rescued, it would undoubtedly be an important bargaining chip for the clan leader when considering a rescue.