Wind Sprite dismissed the others, telling them not to come in unless there was an emergency.

However, before her orders could be carried out, she was interrupted by a subordinate who suddenly burst in.

“Lord Wind Sprite, there’s a headless knight outside who killed Brent as soon as he arrived!”

Brent was a first-rank wizard patrolling below the cliff.

His strength was outstanding even among first-ranks.

“Headless knight?” Wind Sprite first frowned, then thought of someone. “Brando?”

The others hadn’t seen Brando and couldn’t give Wind Sprite an accurate answer.

Wind Sprite looked down at what she had just obtained, somewhat surprised and suspicious about why Brando would suddenly appear and kill someone without saying a word.

Could it be that he had discovered something?

Wind Sprite turned to ask her maid, “How many second-rank wizards are still here?”

The maid, who usually helped Wind Sprite handle miscellaneous affairs, was very clear about this. “There were originally four. After you took three second-rank wizards and left, only Lord Baron returned. But Lord Baron later went somewhere unknown. Now, the entire cliff has only one second-rank wizard—Lord Johnny.”

“Why so few?” Wind Sprite frowned.

Though second-rank wizards weren’t common in the Borderland either, Wind Sprite’s place had once simultaneously had nine second-rank wizards. That was also when Wind Sprite’s power was at its strongest.

But later, in struggles with Firefly Lord, the second-rank wizards gradually suffered casualties and losses, eventually leaving only six.

Of these six, two were away.

Plus the unexpected loss of two in the attack on the Purity Wizard Tower a few days ago, and Baron who had disappeared.

This resulted in Wind Sprite now having only one second-rank wizard!

Only now did Wind Sprite have a sudden realization—her subordinate forces had actually dwindled to this extent.

But the more urgent the situation, the deeper Wind Sprite’s determination to quickly complete the magic reservoir!

It didn’t matter that she temporarily had few second-rank wizards among her subordinates. As long as she herself was powerful enough, one person could become a major force!

Thinking of this, Wind Sprite made her decision. “Have Johnny take more people. Whatever methods he uses, kill Brando and bring back his corpse.”

The maid said worriedly, “Lord Johnny’s combat ability isn’t outstanding among second-rank wizards…”

She actually hoped Lord Wind Sprite would act personally—then whatever knight it was would have to become Lord Wind Sprite’s collection.

Seeing the maid’s hopeful eyes, Wind Sprite knew what she was thinking.

But how could she possibly go out at this time?

“Must I personally act every time an enemy appears at the cliff? What use are you then?”

After Wind Sprite finished speaking, she didn’t give the others any chance to persuade her and directly left with a wave of her hand.

The remaining people looked at each other. Thinking of the urgent situation outside, they had no choice but to helplessly find Johnny, the only second-rank wizard still at the cliff.

Not mentioning how this group helplessly found Johnny, Wind Sprite had already left her room and was hurrying toward the deeper parts of the cave.

When she passed through the long passage and came to a place where there were absolutely no other people, she suddenly stopped and casually placed a mark with her personal mental power characteristics on the wall beside her.

A miraculous scene appeared—what had just been a wall actually revealed another passage.

After Wind Sprite entered the passage, the entrance became a gray, dusty wall again.

Not long after Wind Sprite went in, an unnoticed silver butterfly fluttered near the passage.

“Strange, why does it feel like Wind Sprite’s fluctuations have disappeared?” Penny said puzzledly.

She didn’t dare follow too closely for fear of being discovered by Wind Sprite, so she always maintained a distance of over thirty meters.

But in such winding, rugged mountain caves, there might be a corner every ten meters. When Penny stayed far away for concealment, she couldn’t see Wind Sprite’s figure.

However, she was very good at tracking the unique magical power and mental power fluctuations of wizards, so she wasn’t worried about losing track.

But she celebrated too early, she suddenly lost Wind Sprite trail, and she didn’t even know where Wind Sprite had disappeared.

Looking at the increasingly deep valley tunnel, Penny felt very melancholic.

She had no choice but to ask Saul for help.

Hearing Penny’s news, Saul immediately said to the Old Witch, “Brando indeed didn’t draw out Wind Sprite. She’s worried she can’t beat Brando, or that winning would be too strenuous and expose her flaws.”

The Old Witch sneered. “Looks like she’s anxious now.”

“The more tense the situation, the more urgently she’ll want to restore her strength. So her sudden disappearance now must be…”

“She went to the magic reservoir!” The Old Witch jumped high. “Let’s go, let’s go, hurry! If we’re late, she’ll return to third-rank!”

Saul immediately moved with the Old Witch.

Though he wasn’t quite so anxious.

His magic reservoir was built for advancing to second rank. Even if Wind Sprite improved it after getting her hands on it, it couldn’t possibly allow her to immediately restore her strength.

She’d need at least three days and nights of soaking, plus preparing all the more precious magical materials.

The two took advantage of Brando attracting others’ attention and entered the cliff’s interior.

Following Penny’s guidance, Saul dodged all early warning magical arrays and patrolling apprentices along the way. After expending considerable effort, he finally reached the place where Wind Sprite’s mental power fluctuations had disappeared without major incident.

Looking at the long, deep passage ahead, Saul said quietly to the Old Witch, “Should be a secret passage. Wait a moment, I’ll look for it.”

Saul squinted his eyes and began observing flaws in the passage under his meditation method’s enhancement.

If this method didn’t work, he could also use the Eye of Banishment to observe power convergence areas in this place.

However, before Saul could begin his performance, he saw the Old Witch had already stopped in front of a wall.

“The entrance is here.”

Saul was stunned. “How do you know?”

The Old Witch smiled proudly—finally a chance to show off.

“I’m someone who once stole Wind Sprite’s things! Don’t underestimate me!”

Seeing Saul’s immediately expectant gaze, the Old Witch proudly turned around, thought for a moment, and sent out a mark that merged into the wall.

Then…

No reaction whatsoever.

The wall remained a wall.

The Old Witch was embarrassed. “Uh, maybe she changed the password. But this is definitely the passage to Wind Sprite’s secret chamber!”

Seeing the Old Witch so certain, Saul prepared to directly take out the Eye of Banishment for careful observation.

The Old Witch beside him suddenly raised her hand and released another mark.

This time, the wall disappeared, revealing the passage behind it.

The Old Witch almost immediately stepped into the passage the moment it appeared.

Saul followed closely, his gaze fixed on the Old Witch the entire time.

His doubts were growing. “The Old Witch stole Wind Sprite’s things, so she might know the route to the secret chamber. But when the other party changed the mark, could she still figure it out?”

This newly appeared passage was very narrow. When Saul had just walked four or five steps inside, two arms suddenly emerged from the soil and nearly knocked down the somewhat absent-minded Old Witch.

(End of Chapter)

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