"That's it?" Abel was speechless as he looked around. He had already arrived at the side of the crystal clear lake.
At first, he was looking forward to exploring the ancient sight. He thought he could loot the entire place, but he didn't expect to be teleported out after getting some rewards.
"Too bad!" He shook his head. The next time he entered would be 10 years later. 10 years wasn't a long time for the others, but it was a long time for him.
Maybe his power would increase again in 10 years, and he would be able to explore this place for real.
"Wizard Abel, thank you so much!" Barbarian Ruin stepped in front of Abel and bowed. Afterward, he thanked Abel with utmost sincerity.
"Ruin, we are adventurers. It's only right for us to help each other!" Abel smiled and returned a wizard's bow.
"I hope we can meet again in ten years. Let's explore this ruin again!" Barbarian Ruin continued.
Abel was stunned for a moment. He never heard of an adventurer team being formed again in 10 years. If this was an invitation, it should be from the priest.
"Wizard Abel, thank you so much as well!" Half-elf Leon also bowed with a smile.
"Everyone, it's going to be dark soon. Let's leave this place and find a place to set up camp. We can talk later!" The priest interrupted and pointed at the sky.
Abel was about to decline. Since the adventure was over, he could leave the team and ride a flying mount back to Sland City. He didn't have to walk back slowly with the team.
"Wizard Abel, I have something to talk to you about after the camp is set up!" The priest seemed to have seen through Abel's plan.
"Ok!" Abel nodded and didn't say anything else.
The setting up of the camp was very easy. Since the big battle had just ended, everyone had their own portal items. The 4 tents were set up very quickly, and the priest began to set up some trigger mechanisms again.
On the other hand, Barbarian Ruin excitedly went to hunt a wild boar. He rarely did this when he was adventuring because this was not a safe place. It was dangerous to go out and hunt for wild animals.
But today, Barbarian Ruin seemed to have forgotten the rules of adventure. When he carried the wild boar back, his face was full of smiles.
"Today, Adept Abel, let me give you a taste of our barbarian barbecue!" He said to Abel with a smile as he cut up the boar.
"Ruin, even though I don't really eat meat, I still can't forget the taste of your grilled meat!" Half-elf Leon added.
"Then I'm lucky enough to eat it!" Abel said with a smile.
Although both he and half-elf Leon had drunk the hunger potion, it was not a good time to dispel Barbarian Ruin's enthusiasm.
Barbarian Ruin was very fast. After a while, the smell of barbecued wild boar meat filled the air. As he sprinkled some spices on the meat, the aroma became even stronger.
He first gave a roasted boar leg to Abel and began to distribute the rest of the meat.
Everyone in the team knew what he was trying to do. He was thanking Abel for saving his life, and Barbarian Ruin was trying to show his friendliness.
In the valley where the camp was located, everyone was chatting and laughing as they ate their barbecued meat. The adventuring team had finished their dinner, and no one mentioned drinking. Other than Barbarian Ruin, the rest of them were mainly attacking with spells.
Alcohol had a bad effect on them, and they were not allowed to drink in the wild unless it was too cold.
"My skeletons will be on duty tonight. Rest well!" The priest said when everyone was resting. He then turned to Abel and said, "Wizard Abel, you rest first. I'll talk to you tomorrow morning."
Abel was caught off guard. Didn't the priest say he had something to talk to him about? Why did he change it to tomorrow morning? After a day of fighting, everyone was a little tired, so he nodded.
No one objected to the priest's suggestion. Compared to other summons, skeletons were undead creatures that used soul fire as their energy source. They never needed to rest, and they would never get tired. They were the best choice for night duty.
Abel went to his tent and set up a protection circle outside. He also set up a barrier circle inside the tent. Afterward, he summoned Johnson.
As soon as Johnson appeared, its body began to change. Multiple metal balls began to move around and turned the tent into an iron fortress.
Just when Abel was about to do his daily training and enter meditation, he felt his heart skip a beat.
Although his intuition did not alert him, he would never underestimate this normal feeling. With his body and power of the will, it would not be caused by his body. There was only one possibility, and that was if he meditated, he would be in danger.
Abel's face suddenly turned ugly. The reason he stayed was because the priest wanted to talk to him. Now it seemed like the priest was just stalling for time.
He reached his power of the will into Valaya's ring, and the invisibility cloak appeared on him. His body disappeared from the ground.
At the same time, he used the transformation necklace to hide his presence. As long as he didn't move, the cloak would not reveal him. He could also move in a flash.
Abel remembered that there was a big tree around 800 meters away. That was his target. There was a mysterious headband in the invisibility cloak that could double his power of the will. It was a very powerful effect. Even with his power of the will, he would only use it secretly. He would never expose it in public.
This mysterious headband was a treasure that he had obtained from killing Elf Prince Adolphus. Now, it seemed that this inconspicuous headband was also an item created by a god. It was a divine item.
Abel disappeared from the tent without making a sound. Afterward, he appeared on top of a tree that was about 800 meters away and stood on top of it.
It was very quiet. He could see the 4 tents in the camp in the dark. There were also skeletons patrolling around. Everything seemed very peaceful.
But Abel didn't think so. It was too quiet. It was very strange.
He was in a valley. Birds, beasts, and insects should be making noise, but there was no sound at all.
He ignited his soul speaker ability and gently placed his hand on the tree beside him. The leaves of the big tree began to move without any wind. Then, the branches of the big trees that were further away began to move.
"A big circle!" Abel sensed the message from the big tree through his soul speaker ability. Someone had set up a big circle within a kilometer radius of the camp.
This big circle could isolate the sound and smell of the outside world. The big tree that he was standing on only transmitted the message from the nearby trees. This message formed a circle in his mind. This was the range of the circle.
Because of the big circle, the big tree could not communicate with the trees outside.
"What a big deal!" Abel thought to himself. This big circle was set up just to deal with him. This guy must have paid a big price.
One had to know the value of such a large magic circle. Since it could be moved, it was much more valuable than a fixed magic circle. Activating such a large magic circle required top-level magic gems.
Only an irreconcilable enemy would do something like this, right?
Abel quickly thought of the Blizzards. Other than the Saint Knight, only the Blizzards had this much of a grudge against him in the Central Continent.
Since the Saint Knight was in the Central Continent, there was no way Priest Big Horn would cooperate with them.
He didn't try to use the "instantaneous movement" to get out of the circle's range. If this circle was set up specifically for him, then it would prevent wizards from using the "instantaneous movement" to get out of it.
Luckily, no one knew he was here, so he still had some initiative.
At this moment, a white light appeared outside the camp, and a strong aura of a wizard's crystal body swept across the entire camp.
"Who is it?" Half-elf Leon screamed and flashed out of the tent.
"Ha!" Barbarian Ruin was even more direct. With a yell, he broke out of the tent and appeared in the camp.
They looked at the Sorcerer in a black Sorcerer's robe in front of them, and their eyes flashed with a trace of horror.
"A rank nineteen wizard!" A thought flashed through their minds.
Rank 19 wizards were the elites of most wizard organizations. Wizards at this level would rarely make a move. If there wasn't enough profit, they wouldn't appear.
Normally, wizard organizations would only send out rank 17 or 18 wizards to carry out missions. Rank 19 wizards were much rarer, and most of them spent most of their time training.
Half-elf Leon and Barbarian Ruin glanced at each other. They knew who this rank 19 wizard was.
They looked at Priest Big Horn who was slowly walking out of the tent. Judging from his attitude, he knew what was going on.
Priest Big Horn bowed to Wizard Emir, "Wizard Emir, you're here."
"Where's Abel?" Wizard Emir nodded. Although he asked, he was looking at the direction of the last tent. There was a clear presence of a magic circle there.
Priest Big Horn pointed at the last tent with a smile, "Wizard Abel should still be meditating at this time. His portal item is mine. That's what we agreed on."
Half-elf Leon lowered his voice, "Big Horn, you betrayed your fellow adventurer. Aren't you afraid of backlash from the contract?"
Priest Giant Horn laughed out loud, "Wizard Abel just came to the Central Continent. He doesn't know that he has to sign a contract to join an adventure team, so his life and death have nothing to do with me!" Said Priest Giant Horn as if he heard a joke.
Wizard Emir nodded, "Alright, Priest Big Horn. You can take all of Abel's items. I just want to kill him and bring his head back."
"You're strong, but if you want to hurt Wizard Abel, you'll have to get through me first!" Barbarian Ruin took out his double axes and stood in front of Abel's tent, blocking the way forward and yelled.
Half-elf Leon looked at Priest Big Horn with disdain, "Big Horn, your behavior disgusts me. I'm ashamed to be with you. Ruin, let's work together. We have to wait for Wizard Abel to wake up from his meditation."
Barbarian Ruin laughed as he waved his axes, "Haha, Wizard Abel saved my life. I'm still alive because of Wizard Abel. Now, I'll give my life back to Wizard Abel!"
A cold smile appeared on Wizard Emir's face as he lowered his voice, "Big Horn, these are your friends. You can't blame me for killing them."
A trace of hesitation appeared on the priest's face. It was not easy to find an adventurer team that he could trust. Although he had signed an adventurer contract, it was still not easy to find someone like half-elf Leon and Barbarian Ruin, who were both strong and trustworthy.
Still, he knew that betraying Abel had left a grudge in their hearts. There was no way they could go back to how they were before.
On top of that, he was extremely greedy for Abel's wealth. He knew that Abel had the "melting potion," which was used in battle. It was a potion that could be used against ice elements.
There were more than a hundred light gems. Even though Abel had given him nearly forty light gems, those gems were still very tempting to him.
In the process of his adventure, he gained a lot. Let's not talk about the unknown reward and the 20 training puppet beasts. Just the portal item that could store 20 training puppet beasts was already very valuable.
On top of that, Abel took out a bottle of golden healing potion during the battle. He knew that Abel must have a lot of high-quality potions in his portal item.
Ever since Wizard Emir bought information from the Wizard Union, he knew that Priest Big Horn was in contact with Abel. He went to Priest Big Horn and asked him to set up a trap for Abel.
Out of greed, Priest Big Horn agreed to Wizard Emir's request. As far as he was concerned, no matter how strong Abel was, there was no way he could fight against a rank nineteen wizard.
"Do you two know that I'm a wizard from the blizzard clan?" Wizard Emir didn't make a move right away. He didn't want to waste too much time on Ruin and half-elf Leon, so he lowered his voice and said.
Their eyes changed. A powerful wizard organization. Even the Barbarian family and the elven family behind Half-elf Leon didn't want to offend.
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