Without a doubt, these beetles were sent by the evil bug Entich!
Save me?
Could he be asking me for help?
Devour Mary?
Why did he betray his best possible plan to me?
These questions were analyzed by the A.I. Chip, and they quickly formed a terrifying plot that chilled Grimm to the bone!
Entich was probably already under Magus Anderson's complete control, which was why he couldn't help but ask for help from his enemy.
As for how a quasi Wizard who was completely under the control of a Magus could hide his soul from Anderson, it probably had something to do with his unique bug body!
Although he was lucky enough to retain his consciousness in Magus Anderson's plot, it was obvious that he was no longer able to break free from Anderson's control. That was why he revealed Anderson's plot to get Grimm to intervene.
But knowing this, what could Grim do about it?
Could he complain to Wizard Cogan of the Salubo family about Magus Anderson's audacity? This might cause Magus Anderson to be punished, but it would be difficult to change the situation. If Anderson was willing to give up his control, the Salubo family would be more than happy to take over a family Magus who was completely under their control.
That way, Mary would still not be able to escape her pitiful fate!
Defeat and kill Anderson? This was something that was even more impossible to accomplish!
If the 4 powerful magic puppets that Grimm had envisioned were all completed and Wizard Anderson was lured into some special place, along with Mary and Entich, there was a slight chance that they could kill him. But the success rate of such a plan was less than 12%, and Grimm was not willing to take such a huge risk!
In the past, he only had a vague idea of how powerful a Magus was. But after more than half a year of training, Grim finally had a rough idea of what it would be like.
Take Grimm's beginner acolyte as an example! Their bodies were no different from normal humans. The only difference was that they had one or two spells of average power, and they had very few of them. During this period, if apprentices went out on missions, they would rather hire mercenaries to protect them from mortal attacks, such as crossbow arrows, throwing knives, and mechanical traps.
Once they became intermediate acolytes, their power would start to show. At this stage, they would either have chosen a direction for their development, or they would have some powerful methods that normal humans would not be able to match up to. Even the militia of an ordinary town would find it hard to provoke such a terrifying character. However, with the right methods, it was still possible for an ordinary person to kill an Intermediate Apprentice.
However, once they reached the higher ranks, the secular army would find it hard to match them. Imagine, a person with the powerful vitality of a bison, the running speed of a cheetah, and the powerful strength of an adult strong man. Such a person could turn the secular army upside down even without the help of witchcraft. If supplemented with powerful witchcraft, it would be a piece of cake for him to destroy an army of one to two hundred people.
Of course, if a human noble was willing to pay a huge price. Relying on superior military equipment and fearless soldiers, if they were to sacrifice the lives of more than 300 soldiers, they would be able to defeat a high-level acolyte.
By the time a sorcerer-apprentice becomes a Quasi Wizard, the armies of ordinary nobles would no longer be effective against them. In fact, if this Quasi Sorcerer was willing to engage in guerilla warfare, he could even drag down some small dukedoms. To deal with a Quasi Sorcerer, they would have to sacrifice the lives of at least a thousand elite warriors. As for whether or not he could kill him, that would depend on his luck during the battle!
Of course, the power estimates above were based on the situation where there was no mysterious power to support the power of the secular world. In the current Sorcerer Continent, if a dukedom did not have the protection of a Sorcerer family, it would be impossible for it to survive. Many human kings and Grand Dukes were all representatives of Sorcerer families, mortals who were good at managing their territories, or apprentices who had no hope of advancing.
In short, the power of the secular world would always be used by Sorcerers, but it would never be the other way around.
To deal with a Sorcerer, relying on the power of the secular world was no longer enough.
The only way to kill a Sorcerer was to kill another Sorcerer!
This famous saying had been deeply engraved into the bones of all mortals. Even the nobles who had the protection of a Sorcerer family would not be willing to offend even the most inconspicuous Sorcerer. After all, the power of a Sorcerer was extremely terrifying!
Therefore, after estimating the strength of the enemy and himself, Grim had long given up on the stupid idea of fighting Wizard Anderson head on.
Although Sorcerers were dangerous and scary, as long as they had the right method, Sorcerers were still very weak!
Every year, there were many Sorcerers who accidentally died in dangerous experiments, and there were also many who went deep into the wild forest and never looked back. Most of them perished in the wars of the Sorcerer Clans.
Sometimes it was a territorial war between Sorcerer families, and sometimes it was a colonization expedition within a Sorcerer family in another plane. In short, if Grim and the others successfully became Sorcerers, they would not be able to avoid participating in one bloody war after another.
However, the idea of waiting for Wizard Anderson to dig his own grave was also ridiculous. Wizard Anderson had been staying in the Swamp Tower all year round, almost never taking a step out. It could be seen that he was also a research-type Sorcerer, and he was not very good at fighting.
But even so, Grim still did not want to fight him head on!
Since he did not want to fight him head on, he could only rely on schemes.
Therefore, during these days, apart from working hard to improve his strength, Grim was silently planning and preparing for something. However, the target of his scheme was a Sorcerer, so Grim could only plan for the long term. In any case, Entik still needed more than three months to reach the peak of Quasi-Wizard, so there was still time for Grim to plan.
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Demonic insect Entik's residence.
This place was already dark and damp like an insect nest, and the ground was covered in white cocoons. Some were already broken, and larvae covered in yellow mucus were crawling out of them. Some were still in good condition. When the runes of the spell formation etched on the floor lit up, they could see the densely packed insect swarm inside.
In the corner of the room, there was a mutilated bison carcass with traces of ants and insects gnawing on it. Black cow blood flowed all over the floor, accompanied by a pungent stench.
The air in the room was extremely dirty, filled with strong acid, blood, and the stench of decay. Entik did not seem to notice it at all. He sat on the floor with his legs crossed, his body hunched and motionless. Although his body did not move, the grey robe draped over his body was faintly wriggling, swelling up from time to time and then disappearing.
This also indicated that Entik's seemingly calm body was not as calm as it seemed on the surface.
Ever since he returned from Anderson's bloodline fusion ceremony, Entich had spent most of his time sitting there like a dead man. He didn't move at all, just like a dead man. But inside his body, a bloody war that was devoid of smoke and shouts had just come to an end.
The half-insect bloodline dominated by the Corpse Devouring Insect Queen and the Vampire bloodline dominated by the Bloodthirsty Heart used his body as a battlefield every day, fighting for dozens of rounds. Both sides wanted to devour the other and turn it into nourishment for their own growth. Therefore, when faced with this bloodline war where the winner would live and the loser would die, neither side was willing to compromise or coexist.
If two different bloodlines were so easy to fuse, Bloodline Sorcerers would have been everywhere long ago. Would there be a need for so many Sorcerers to hide in dark and damp towers, carrying out terrifying experiments that mostly yielded no results?
If the potential of two bloodlines was not balanced, then one would definitely devour the other. If the potential was balanced, then both sides would definitely suffer, and the host's body would collapse. In short, in order to let two incompatible things coexist and prosper together, there seemed to be a lack of a crucial neutralizer in the middle, which made it difficult for the bloodline fusion experiments to achieve the desired results.
If this trend continued, the demonic insect Entik would not be able to escape the fate of having his body and soul destroyed.
Originally, in his body, the half-insect bloodline had an absolute advantage in the battle against the Vampire bloodline due to the favorable timing, geographical, and human conditions. However, every time the Vampire bloodline was about to be destroyed, Wizard Anderson would summon him to the secret room on the fifth floor and inject him with a new source of blood.
Relying on this endless supply of blood, the Vampire bloodline was able to infect an important organ and transform Entik's heart into the Bloodthirsty Heart. With the help of the Bloodthirsty Heart, the Vampire bloodline finally gained an advantage in the bloodline war for the first time. Externally, Entik's half-insect body had regressed, and his skin had turned dark red.
Entik's head hung low. Even when the two bloodlines were fighting to the point where his life force was greatly damaged and he was on the brink of death, he still did not move. However, in the depths of his sea of consciousness, above the origin of his soul, an even crueler battle was going on.
The consciousness imprint formed by the soul blood contract was etched onto Entik's origin of soul. However, the strange thing was that the part of the origin of soul that carried the soul blood contract was faintly cracking, and it was about to separate from the rest of the origin of soul.
By hiding most of his consciousness on the body of the Corpse Devouring Bug Queen and avoiding the control of Wizard Anderson's consciousness, the demonic insect Entik could barely maintain his consciousness. At this time, he did not dare to let his main consciousness return to the origin of his soul. Once he returned, the fact that he still had an independent consciousness would be sensed by Wizard Anderson through the soul blood contract.
Therefore, in his body, what was completely controlled by Wizard Anderson was only his split second consciousness. His main consciousness was peeking to the side, waiting for an opportunity to regain control of his body.
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