Fifteen days later.
Grimm began to panic. He had searched several cities that were conducive to the growth of Black Sorcerers, but there was still no trace of Lafite.
According to Nina, these Black Sorcerers apprentices were unusual. They seemed to have appeared suddenly during a certain period of time.
They did not have any contact with each other and could not get any clues from each other. They did not even exchange experiences or learn from each other.
These Black Sorcerers apprentices were easy to deal with. Although they were dangerous, they were not a problem for an official sorcerer. They could only hide in the blind spots of the sorcerer academy like parasites.
However, the terrifying Black Sorcerer, Hattori the Hidden, was different.
Not only was he the source of the spread of Black Sorcerers apprentices, the Holy Tower of Seven Rings also recorded that this Black Sorcerer had killed six official sorcerers. One of them was even a Demon-Hunter Sorcerer.
But these days, Grimm had found out that the Bone Bell Tower Sorcerer Academy was simply trying to cover up their scandals by falsely reporting the numbers.
The actual situation was much more serious than what was recorded.
Therefore, Grimm could not help but be more cautious.
Back in the Shadow World, Grimm had been collecting Amonro's Despair. With a wave of his hand, he could inflict hundreds of degrees of damage on Amonros. At his peak, he had even faced a Level 2 Amonro several times. Of course, Grimm knew how terrifying it was.
As a Black Sorcerer who specialized in the Arcane of Life and Death, he had been collecting Human's Despair in the Sorcerer World for a long time. The upper limit of the number of degrees was definitely not as low as Grimm's.
Furthermore, Hattori the Hidden's Tracking Ability during the Academy's Newcomer Trials made Grimm even more cautious.
At this time, Grimm and Nina were patrolling in a large swamp area called the Withering Swamp.
The Withered Swamp was shrouded in clouds all year round, and visibility was less than twenty meters. The rolling clouds contained substances that could make people hallucinate and excited. The creatures here would often kill each other when they were hungry, and it was extremely cruel.
In this unique food chain, there was a creature called the Flower-Scale Lizard that was at the top of the food chain.
"Whoosh, whoosh."
Grimm and Loana flew close to the ground, trying their best to find clues about the Dark Wizards.
A group of Dry Leaf Butterflies flew past Grimm and Nina York, disappearing into the thick fog in the blink of an eye. With a sigh, Grimm suddenly stopped moving forward.
"What happened?"
Turning around, Anna looked at Grimm with a puzzled expression.
Shaking his head, Grimm said, "None of us are good at sensing this kind of environment. Searching like this is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"But this swamp is very likely to be a place where black sorcerers are hiding. It's said that Bone Bell Tower Sorcerer Academy has listed this area as a key area and implemented a strict investigation system. It's also one of the places where we are most likely to find traces of black sorcerers."
Grimm lowered his head and remained silent, as if he was deep in thought.
After a while, Grimm suddenly called out, "Little Eight."
The space on his shoulder twisted, and a beautiful fat Myna with red and green feathers appeared. Myna stuck out its tongue like a puppy and said, "Caw caw, Young Master, what's the matter?"
As it spoke, Myna opened its eyes wide and teased Soran.
Grimm glared at Myna under the Mask of Truth and said, "In this environment, what's the range of your senses?"
With a sigh, Grimm had come up with a plan for the second phase of the Mask of Truth to complete the Eagle Eye and Endless Eye as soon as possible.
"The great Steel Emblem Myna family senses through the aura of living beings. This kind of environment does not hinder the great Steel Emblem Myna at all."
Myna proudly tapped its tail and slowly turned its head. It seemed to notice that there was a female sorcerer beside it and exclaimed, "Caw? Young Master, this, this … this female human, La … Lefay? "
Myna asked in a slurred voice.
Anna York looked at Myna on Grimm's shoulder in shock. Her cloudy eyes were filled with shock. Soul partner?!
Seeing that Myna was so shocked that it suspected that she was Lefay, she could not help but shake her head and smile. "Hello, I am Grimm's friend, Anna York."
As she spoke, Anna took out a magic stone and placed it in her hand.
After Myna heard that the old witch in front of it was not Lefay, it gave a faint "oh" and was a little disappointed. However, when it saw Anna York placing a magic stone in front of it, it was stunned. "What is it?"
For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Anna York looked at Grimm and then at Myna. She was also stunned. "Aren't you going to eat it?"
"Pfft! You're the one who's going to eat the stone. I, Lord Myna … sob sob … "
Grimm knocked on Myna's head and said fiercely, "If you don't want to eat it, then don't. Cut the crap. Help me check if there are any humans nearby."
After that, Grimm said to Anna York apologetically, "Don't mind this guy. It's like Dean Norris' Garnigel, a glutton."
Anna York smiled awkwardly and kept the magic stone.
The more she looked at this Myna, the more she felt that it was unusual and mysterious.
On the other hand, Myna covered its head with one wing and pointed to the left with the other. "There are a few humans over there."
"Let's go."
As soon as Myna finished speaking, Grimm and Anna York both flew over.
Half an hourglass later.
Anna York and Grimm stood respectfully and performed the sorcerer's etiquette.
The sorcerer in front of them, wearing a straw hat and standing on a giant beetle, was a Level-2 sorcerer. Grimm and Nina York could not help but lower their stance.
Behind the Level 2 sorcerer, there were seven or eight sorcerer-apprentices. They were surprised to see Grimm and Anna York, the two sorcerers who appeared out of nowhere.
Buzz buzz buzz …
The giant beetle's wings flapped at an extremely high frequency, causing the surrounding clouds to roll violently. The sorcerer in the straw hat looked at Grimm and Anna York and said in surprise, "Demon-Hunter sorcerers? You're also here to hunt Black Sorcerers? "
Other than sorcerer's barriers, the best way to identify a Demon-Hunter was to collect the Despair Energy of unknown creatures from the foreign world. The Amonro's Despair Energy that lingered around Grimm's body was the best proof of a Demon-Hunter sorcerer.
Of course, this was a high-level sorcerer probing a low-level sorcerer.
"Master, both of us are from the Black Isotta Academy. We're here to look for a fallen comrade. If there's a need, we hope to see him one last time, "Grimm said respectfully.
The sorcerer in the straw hat said, "For the past three years, this area has been searched by the Bone Bell Tower Sorcerer Academy. We've hunted a total of four Black Sorcerer-Apprentices. See if you can find the one you're looking for."
After that, the giant beetle that the sorcerer in the straw hat was riding on spat out four pieces of black ice crystals.
Grimm and Anna York's hearts almost jumped out of their throats.
Bang! The four pieces of black ice crystals fell to the ground. Three of the heads of the male Black Sorcerer-Apprentices were automatically ignored by Grimm. The head of the female Black Sorcerer-Apprentice was in her forties. She was not Lafite, so there was nothing to pay attention to.
Quietly, Grimm let out a sigh of relief and said calmly, "Thank you, Master. My comrade is not among them."
"Oh, that's good."
The sorcerer in the straw hat ordered the giant beetle to collect the heads of the four Black Sorcerer-Apprentices. He said with a serious face, "Actually … if it's your comrade, you still have a chance to save his life."
Grimm and Anna York, who were about to leave, trembled at the same time.
Grimm could not believe it. He said in shock, "Master, what do you mean? Can they repent and atone for their sins through other means? "
"No, no, no!"
The sorcerer in the straw hat shook his head. After saying "no" three times, he said seriously, "Under normal circumstances, once an Elemental Sorcerer degenerates into a Black Sorcerer in the Sorcerer Continent, he will definitely be hunted down by the sorcerer academies and the Holy Tower. However, there is one exception, and that is when the sorcerer degenerates without his own will. "
"You mean …" Grimm asked nervously.
The sorcerer in the straw hat held the head of the last Black Sorcerer-Apprentice that was not swallowed by the giant beetle in his hand. He pointed at the back of the head, where there was a throbbing tumor.
"They … were actually enslaved by Hattori the Hidden. Their path of degeneration as a Black Sorcerer was not of their own will."
The sorcerer in the straw hat shook his head and said regretfully, "I didn't expect him to be able to combine the Symbiotic Bug and his own innate talent to create such a powerful sorcery that can enslave Sorcerer-Apprentices with high intelligence and spiritual force. This is a genius that only appears once every ten thousand years in Bone Bell Tower! Unfortunately … he chose to degenerate himself. "
"This is a secret I discovered three months ago. I'm preparing to report it to the Holy Tower of Seven Rings and start a real demon hunt!"
Grimm's pupils shrank. He could not believe it!
A Black Sorcerer who enslaved Sorcerer-Apprentices?
Sorcerer-Apprentices were the bridge between ordinary humans and official Sorcerers. Due to their high intelligence, high spiritual force, and the protection of the Sorcerer World's Principal Will, the difficulty of enslaving them was no less than a Level 1 Sorcerer trying to enslave a Level 3 Soul Slave!
However, this new Black Sorcerer from the Holy Tower of Seven Rings' 12th District Bone Bell Tower …
Throughout history, the Sorcerer Continent had produced several terrifying Black Sorcerers with similar abilities. These Black Sorcerers had all become terrifying legends of their time. The degree of harm they caused was second only to the few evil Black Sorcerers who had betrayed the Sorcerer World.
* Creak … *
The sorcerer in the straw hat covered the Black Sorcerer-Apprentice's head with a black crystal and threw it into the giant beetle's mouth.
"I've named these malignant tumors the Hide-Away Bug. Their function is to enslave Sorcerer-Apprentices and transmit the power of despair to the Hide-Away Bug Queen. In other words, these Black Sorcerer-Apprentices were actually Hattori the Hidden's' Humanity's Despair 'collection devices, while he hid himself. "
With a sigh, the sorcerer in the straw hat continued, "There's only one way to save your companion. Let Hattori the Hidden control the Hide-Away Bug Queen and retrieve the child bugs from your companion. Remember, don't take them out on your own. Otherwise, you won't even be able to claim your reward … "
After that, the sorcerer in the straw hat smiled sadly. He ignored Grimm and Nina York and left with the group of Sorcerer-Apprentices.
"Young Master Grimm …"
"Grimm, there's still hope. As long as we can find the Ghost Thief and exchange a portion of the reward, who knows …"
Grimm stopped Myna and Nina York from comforting him. He was terrifyingly calm and said, "Continue. We must find Lefay!"
Of course, Grimm understood what the sorcerer in the straw hat meant when he said that he couldn't claim his reward. He meant that the Black Sorcerer-Apprentice's head would explode with a bang.
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