[Beep. Unknown force field detected … Host's spiritual perception is rapidly weakening.]
[Beep. Detected a high-energy magic creature approaching. Dangerous aura … Host, please leave immediately.]
[Beep. External spiritual pressure detected, intimidating Host … Host, please advise whether or not to counterattack?]
[Beep. Discovered …]
"… …"
The old witch's death threat echoed in Grimm's ears, and the chip in his mind beeped non-stop. The continuous warnings of danger almost drove him crazy.
However, the more critical the situation was, the more focused and sensitive Grimm's spiritual force became.
Grimm was surprised to find that the whole Mushroom Hut was covered in red through his Element Vision. All the red dots representing the enemies were connected together, but the old witch's short and stooped figure projected onto his retina was … a big yellow dot!
Red represented hostility, and the darker the color, the stronger the hostility. Green represented friendliness, while yellow represented neutrality, which meant that the target did not have any prejudice against him.
How could this be possible!
The old witch was so determined to force him into a corner, as if she was going to kill him the next moment, so how could he possibly remain neutral?
Just as Grim was bewildered and did not know what to do, the yellow dot representing the old witch turned from yellow to red and showed signs of turning red.
It seemed that Grimm's hesitation had angered her, causing her to gradually show hostility!
No, this old witch's goal was not so simple. When she found out that Alice had signed a slave contract with him, she did not seem to have much killing intent and remained neutral. However, when he was forced to hesitate, her murderous intent was aroused instead …
Grimm's mind raced, and some of the traditions and secrets of the Witches of Despair quickly flashed through his mind.
Grimm tried to probe, "If I give up this contract, will you let me go?"
Although the old witch's ability was strange and could force a contract to appear, she could not change the content of the contract.
After all, a contract was a basic rule protected by the laws of the plane. Unless the two parties who signed the contract were willing to give up the contract, it would be impossible to nullify an already effective contract. Otherwise, even a Great Wizard would not be able to override the laws of the plane to nullify or change the content of the contract.
As soon as Grimm showed his intention to give up the contract, he could sense that the old witch had become a hot topic in his mind.
"Very good, very good!" The old witch's sharp voice suddenly softened. "You can now give up this contract. As long as this contract disappears, I'll stay and you can take the Soulless Water with you! "
If not for the A.I. Chip's meticulous detection ability, Grimm might have been deceived by the other party's facade. Although the old witch spoke nicely and even squeezed out an ugly smile, Grim felt a chill in his heart. He instantly understood the other party's true position.
Since he understood the other party's intentions, Grimm made his move without hesitation.
“Uelr
Ar！” With a loud shout, Grimm made a grabbing motion with his left hand, and the Secret Voodoo Poison Scroll silently appeared in his hand. The thick spell book opened with a bang, and the sturdy vellum pages began to flip rapidly. Soon, it stopped on a certain page.
Red light burst forth from the spell book, and the runes, marks, lines and images on the page began to light up one by one. The image of a rolling fireball was quickly outlined in the air above the page. As the red light filled the air, the image of the fireball solidified and quickly turned into a terrifying fireball with a diameter of one metre.
With the guidance of Grimm's spiritual force, the fireball immediately locked onto the sneering old witch and shot towards her.
The distance between the two was less than five metres, and the fireball's speed was incomparably fast. The moment it was activated, it had already reached the ugly witch.
At the same time, Grimm waved his right hand and pushed Alice towards the door of the mushroom hut. He quickly and stealthily shouted, "You go first, I'll be right behind you. Hurry … "
Alice was obviously confused by the scene in front of her, and she turned around and ran towards the door in a daze.
This series of actions seemed incomparably complicated, but in the eyes of the people present, it only took a few seconds.
Magi had always been known for their spiritual force, and the activity and speed of their thoughts far exceeded that of ordinary people. Coupled with their meticulous spiritual perception, they had already thought of seven or eight thoughts in the time it took for others to be distracted, and they had also put them into action.
Grimm used the A.I. Chip to observe the old witch's reaction.
There was a strong forcefield disturbance outside her body, and the A.I. Chip could not pry into her body at all. However, when the other party's spiritual force completely suppressed Grimm's spiritual perception, the A.I. Chip was able to quickly analyse the other party's basic intentions through the subtle changes in the surrounding spiritual force and elemental energy.
This ability to investigate the minute details might not be very useful in an official battle.
With the frightening abilities of the other party, Grimm might not be able to withstand any of the rank 2 spells. So what if he had analysed the other party's intentions in advance? He could not block the attacks that he should not be able to block, and he could not dodge the attacks that he wanted to dodge.
The difference in strength was obvious!
His battle techniques and experience could only be used against opponents of the same rank. As for fighting someone of a higher rank? That was purely courting death, an act of suicide that brought about one's own destruction!
Hence, Grimm used the A.I. Chip to monitor the old witch's hostility, not because he wanted to fight her, but because he wanted to verify if his guess was correct.
As expected, when Grimm 'courageously' attacked her, the old witch Leona's hostility somehow faded a lot. When Grimm tried his best to 'protect' Alice and leave, the old witch's hostility completely disappeared. She even changed her stance from neutral to friendly.
Bingo, I've made the right bet!
Grimm's spirits rose, and he immediately turned and ran without hesitation.
The stage had been set, and now it was time to see how the old witch would deal with it!
A moment later, Grimm and Alice were brought back by the terrifying black python.
What Grimm did not expect was that the terrifying black python was also a rank 2 magical creature, and it was the old witch Leona's pet. With a flick of its long, black tail, which was covered in black scales, extended over ten metres, and easily wrapped around Grimm and Alice who had lost the ability to cast spells.
As for the fireball that Grim had ignited using the Secret Scroll of Voodoo Poison, it was sucked into the Black Python's stomach. The fireball then exploded, and a faint black smoke came out of the Black Python's nostrils.
After digesting the Bursting Fireball, the Black Python was completely unscathed. This caused Grim's expression to change. The confidence Shi Feng had built up after defeating the Tier 2 Radiant Knight in an Otherworldly Plane was instantly smashed to smithereens.
Damn it, why was there such a huge difference between a rank 2 Magus from another plane and a rank 2 Magus from the Magus World?
"You're not bad! Kekeke … "The old witch's face revealed a rare and terrifying smile," You actually dared to attack a rank 2 Magus for this lass. No wonder this lass was willing to become your slave! Not bad, not bad … "
Grimm and Alice's faces were filled with confusion, as if they were confused by the scene in front of them.
However, one was pretending, while the other was really confused!
Seeing the two of them staring at her in confusion, the old witch Leona jumped off the tall wooden stool with difficulty and walked to the front of the wooden table. She held her staff in one hand and a corner of her black robe in the other. She squinted her eyes and looked at the two of them again, before nodding in satisfaction.
"I know you're full of doubts. But I don't have time to explain anything to you. Hey, kid, your little maid needs to stay with me for ten days. After ten days, you can come and take her away! Before that, I need to teach her how to be a real witch! And you … can leave. "
As Leona's staff trembled, Grimm saw a flash in front of him.
In the next second, he found himself standing alone at the entrance of the Dark Swamp.
He was holding a black clay pot in his arms!
Grimm raised his head and looked at the Dark Swamp where the fog was getting thicker and thicker, making it difficult to distinguish the scenery inside. His eyes revealed a complicated expression.
After a while, he finally shook his head and left.
… …
Seven days later.
Gulliate Arena.
As a specialized arena for arcane sorcerers, Gulliate was famous in the Outer Ring. Many Arcane Sorcerers who encountered disputes also liked to come here to resolve their conflicts by means of competition.
Today, the Byron family from the scattered Taryn Dagon region and the Gretto family from the northern part of the Silver Alliance would decide their residency rights through a magic puppet battle.
If the Gretto family won, it would mean that the Byron family would lose their last foothold in Sky City and would no longer be able to participate in the internal resource purchasing rights of the Silver Alliance. If the Byron family won, as the challenger, the Gretto family would have to pay a large amount of resources.
It was said that the amount of resources they would have to pay was enough to empty a small family's treasury!
Hence, this magic puppet battle attracted the attention of many shopkeepers and sorcerers stationed there.
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