Age of Adepts

As the war between the Denel Family and the Crimson Family reached its 7th day, it finally reached a white-hot stage.

The Dennel Family's Shattered Face Gallo, at the peak of the 3rd rank, had returned from a brutal siege by the Crimson Family on the outskirts of the Swamp of Sorrow, severely wounded. It was said that his injuries had touched his Sorcerer origin, and he would not be able to advance to the 5th rank in this life!

The Crimson Family's shapeshifter Spala, a 3rd rank senior, infiltrated the Black Rose Manor in a vain attempt to save that Crimson Archduke Antoinelle, got caught up in the illusionary labyrinth of the Mind Warlock Marilyn Mona, and eventually died on the spot.

The gloomy withdrawal of the two 3rd rankers also signaled that the war between the two 4th rank forces had reached the edge of losing control.

The hatred and anger accumulated by both sides could only be doused with ten or a hundred times more blood, and until then, the fireworks of war could never be quelled!

Gallo's serious injuries and Sparrow's death were like two heavy **, instantly destroying the war tacit understanding that the two great families had barely maintained before, and nullifying the intentions of the top brass of both sides who had worked hard to keep this war from heading towards an all-out confrontation.

The intensity and intensity of the battle instantly soared to an unparalleled level, and both sides were no longer holding back, nor could they hold back.

The war began to evolve from a confrontation between low and middle-ranked sorcerers into a battle of high-ranked sorcerers killing each other. Tons of blood flowed outward from both sides, and the fire of war was burning day by day, all kinds of forbidden sorcery and war tactics with endless consequences also began to appear on the battlefield....

The hatred has built up to such an extent that it's no longer just a matter of ceding compensation for defeat in battle!

Cold Mountain City.

Located in the southwestern part of the Alois region, it was also a necessary route from the Dennel family's invasion of the territory into the rich central region.

Here, relying on Cold Mountain Fortress and a solid witch tower, the Crimson Family's army was coldly facing off against the distant Dennel Family's legions. Both sides had an irrevocable steadfastness and responsibility, as well as a bone-deep hatred, so after three days of strife here, there was still no distinction between life and death.

The Crimson Family did not dare to retreat, nor could they retreat!

Behind Cold Mountain City is the richest territory the family has run for two hundred years.

Once this place was lost, allowing the Denel family's forces to trample and foot ravage the core of the family's territory at will. Even if they were expelled again afterwards, the family would lose the foundation to continue to grow and develop.

So, for the sake of the family, for the sake of the individuals, the Crimson Wizards could not retreat!

And the Denel family had good reasons for having to break through this line of defense.

The fact that the war had reached this stage was already far beyond the expectations and estimations of the masterminds involved. The hatred between the two sides had run so deep that it had reached a point where normal withdrawal and reconciliation was impossible.

Unless the Denel family was able to beat Crimson down in one breath, leaving it wounded, it would definitely be in the most disadvantageous position in the ensuing negotiations and reconciliation.

From the beginning of the war, that Clara Witch of the Denel family had no intention of encroaching and devouring the Crimson family, after all, the size and strength of the two sides were there for all to see!

The Denel family only had one 4th rank wizard, while the Crimson family had as many as four or five just in plain sight. Therefore, Clara's original intent was simply to wound and scare Crimson and quickly end the war before its 4th rankers came forward.

In this way, with many central 4th rank wizards on the side of the established party, a reciprocal negotiation would undoubtedly bring rich rewards to the Denel family.

What's more, in order to conduct this war, the various witch families, especially those 4th rank forces, had sent their own family's hidden witch troops to fight, concealing their numbers and badges, posing as the Dennel family's witch troops.

Someone was contributing troops and resources, while they were just making a name for themselves. Once the fight is broken, numerous 4th Order forces will step in to mediate, never allowing Crimson's black hand to reach into the Denel family's territory. And once the fight was won, the territory seized and the resources and population captured would become the wealth of the Denel family....

I have to say, such a great good thing would make that Clara witch laugh in her sleep!

However, once the war began, the intensity of the battle and the Crimson Family's determination to resist was somewhat unexpected by Clara.

Shattered Face Gallo, at the peak of the 3rd rank, that was the most hopeful of the Denel family to advance to the 4th rank of the well-known powerhouse. It was tragically attacked by Crimson Siege, and that wretched Worm Witch Billis in particular was even more brazen in his attack, severely injuring Gallo at the cost of his own great loss of strength.

After Gallo fled back to the Dennell family, Clara witch personally examined the injuries, and even concluded that the other origin was damaged, most likely to live forever with no hope of advancing to the 4th stage.

Such a blow would undoubtedly be huge for the Denel family, and one that no amount of resources or territory could compensate for!

But whirlwind, the 3rd level blood elf shapeshifter Sparrow died in battle at the Black Rose Manor... Not only did this news not make Clara Witch feel comfortable and feel the thrill of vengeance, but it also sent an eerie chill from the bottom of her heart.

The war...seems to be getting out of hand!

The eclipsing exit of the two 3rd rank was like opening a terrible Pandora's Box, the war began to escalate and the situation was no longer under the control of the Clara Witch. Even if she was willing to put an end to the war right now, the war would still burn towards the Dennel family territory, fueled by hatred.

That was what she dreaded and feared the most!

So after hearing the news of the death of the Crimson 3rd Order in battle, for the first time, the Clara Witch began to feel a tinge of remorse at her rashness in starting this war.

Perhaps... herself... had really been wrong!

Sparrow's death quickly spread back to the Crimson Territory, and the high ranks of the family immediately exploded. The vampire group, in particular, were all pounding their chests with anger and could not wait to rush onto the battlefield to fight that Marilyn Mona to the death.

Inside the Cold Mountain City's main residence.

Mary was dressed in bright red armor, sitting on a high-backed chair at one end of the hall, her face cold and stern, her look solemn, her eyebrows and eyes all shrouded in a layer of cold killing intent.

As the only Blood Master, she was the worthy master of all Blood Witches, and even more so, the co-owner of all vampires. Now, one of her direct subordinates was lost in the hands of the enemy, this was a great challenge and humiliation to the entire vampire group, and to her, Mary.

Honestly speaking, if it wasn't for the fact that Grim had explained that she couldn't easily step onto the battlefield as the Crimson Family's marked registered 4th rank Blood Witch, I'm afraid that at this moment Mary would have razed that Black Rose Manor to the ground with many vampires.

After so much effort and sacrifice, she had finally become a 4th ranked witch, but she could no longer fight as brazenly as before... This was undoubtedly a great torture for Mary who had always acted faster than she thought.

So faced with the vampires who were nearly blowing up their nests in front of her, Mary finally couldn't hold back the anger that was churning in her chest and stood up with a cry.

"What's all the yelling here...have the strength and skill to go get that bitch! Dead or alive, whoever brings me back that Marilyn Mona's head, I'll immediately approve her promotion to rank 4..."

To be honest, the vampires present were making such a fierce scene, yet they were all looking at Mary with eyes wide open, just waiting for her to say this.

As soon as Mary said this, the entire City Hall immediately boiled.

Boom boom....

The red mist exploded and the bats flew about.

All the vampires instantly swarmed out from inside the hall, hovering slightly above Cold Mountain City, like a huge red cloud flying towards the southwest.

On the way, they called on their friends and recruited more vampires, and the high rank vampires gathered more middle and low rank vampires, and then brought along the troops of blood slaves that they had raised.

This red cloud continued to expand and grow as it raced forward. By the time it flew out of the range of Cold Mountain City, it had expanded into a vast army made up purely of countless vampire bats, rushing headlong into the distance.

Unknowingly, the Crimson Family's vampire group had grown into a massive group that was feared!

Fifty miles away in the distance of Cold Mountain City was the advancing stronghold where the Denel Family's troops had set up.

At this moment, there were several 3rd ranked Dennel Family Sorcerers gathered within the tent discussing the current military situation. However, before they could discuss the outcome of their deliberations, a few pale family sorcerers suddenly barged in.

"My lord...my lord...it's bad! Outside... outside... outside... the enemy is coming in big time..."

Hearing this, several 3rd rank sorcerers stiffened at the same time and rushed out of the tent.

As expected, when they added on the Eagle's Eye technique, or with the help of the distant Witch's Eye to see the huge red cloud that was raging out of Cold Mountain City, even the 3rd rank Senior Male Witch who was the leader became a little dizzy.

Vampires...all vampires!

And by the looks of it, by the size of it, it should be the Crimson Clan's vampires in full force! I just don't know if that 4th order Mary is among the vampires....

At the thought of most likely soon encountering a 4th rank vampire wizard, the few 3rd rank Denel family witches present swallowed hard and felt their mouths go a little dry.

"Prepare for battle... prepare for battle..." the head male witch was dressed in a dark green robe, brown skin, thin cheeks, a wolf helmet on his head, his body was hard and upright, seeing this, he pulled out his short knife at his waist and loudly Calling out, "All witch troops stop resting at once and come out to prepare for battle! Everyone, you all also make your way back to your own ranks and make sure to hold off this onslaught of the enemy."

"If...I mean if...that Mary appears in the enemy ranks, I give you permission to exit the battle early. Remember, if the ranks are scattered, the next rendezvous point is..."

It was a great pity that the vampire army flying out to battle this time was too fast, leaving them too little time to prepare for battle.

Just as you 3rd level witches were hurrying back to your own wizards to prepare for the battle, the huge red cloud deflected slightly, passing by the side of their advance position and continued flying towards the southwest.

All of the Denel wizards, one by one, gripped their wands or wizarding staffs tightly and were about to save their water, who knew that this army of vampires was just passing by.

One by one, they looked dumbfounded as they watched the army of vampires streak across the distant sky and disappear out of sight again, completely unsure of how they should react.

Should they pursue, or continue to wait, or disband to rest....

All the Denell family witches were dazed!