Since he had chosen the mission he wanted, he had to hurry up and sign up.
After all, the number of people who had signed up and the required number of people were marked at the end of each mission. Once the number of people was full, the mission would immediately disappear from the mission list and enter mission execution mode. If he was too slow, the mission that he wanted would slip away right in front of his eyes.
Once the tower's Wizard Anderson finished giving out the mission, he returned to his residence without saying anything. All the follow-up registration work naturally fell on the head acolyte Alan.
As expected, the only green mission to guard the swamp tower was instantly taken by Alan, and even a few acolytes who were close to him became victors. As for the remaining few spots, they were obviously still empty, but they were all monopolized by him. He was sitting on the ground and raising the price, and the highest bidder would win.
The beginner acolytes who were the weakest surrounded him, but they did not dare to say anything. They could only lower their voices and bargain with him. Some of the more attractive female acolytes were even more flirtatious, surrounding Alan in an impenetrable manner. More beginner acolytes were gathered around the 3 strong acolytes, and were chattering about something. It was obvious that they could not make up their minds.
Mary brought Grim out of the crowd. Her pretty eyebrows raised, and those soft-spoken acolytes immediately moved to the side, giving way to the head acolyte Alan who was surrounded.
Although Alan looked arrogant in front of others, he could not be tough in front of the 3 strong acolytes and Mary.
The 3 strong acolytes were publicly acknowledged as the strongest acolytes. If there was a direct confrontation, Alan, who had barely become an intermediate acolyte with the help of a wizard weapon, would not be able to deal with the 3 strong acolytes no matter how many helpers he had.
As for Mary, Alan was really scared out of his wits.
Even though he had become a head acolyte, whenever he thought of Mary's blood-soaked and terrifying appearance, Alan's heart would tremble. Also, after Wizard Anderson took Mary away, he put her back in the same place. It was obvious that he was letting her live in the high tower. Therefore, without a good excuse, Alan would not want to have a direct confrontation with Mary.
Seeing Red Dress Mary getting closer and closer, Alan forced himself to remain calm, but his pale face and wandering eyes betrayed him. He was truly fearful of this bloodsucking female ghost!
"I want to sign up for the mission to explore the Dark Crypt. Help me register!" Mary didn't care about him at all. She still had a domineering look on her face.
Alan silently took out a protective spell amulet that represented his identity as a head apprentice. He inserted his mental power into it, and a small light screen appeared on it. The content on the screen was the mission that Mary had chosen to explore the Dark Crypt.
Mary also took out her magic amulet and pointed it at the light screen. In an instant, the number of participants on the light screen changed from 4/10 to 5/10. It seemed like there were already 4 acolytes who had chosen this mission before her.
Next, it was Grim's turn to choose his quest.
"I choose the Krag's alchemy apprentice mission!" Grim said calmly.
Allen glanced at him and silently adjusted the contents of the light screen. As the screen flickered, the mission that Grimm needed appeared on it.
Grim didn't say anything. He took out his magic amulet and pointed it at the screen without hesitation. However, to his surprise, the moment the magic amulet touched the light screen, the content of the mission on the light screen shook strangely and changed to the mission that Mary had chosen.
Caught off guard, Grimm's protective talisman touched the light screen.
In the next second, the number of participants for the Dark Crypt mission changed from 5/10 to 6/10.
Such an unprecedented event stunned everyone present. Even Allen was baffled. He forced a smile.
"Ahhh … What's going on? Why did the magic artefact suddenly break down? Look at this mess … Why don't you go to the Lord Wizard and ask if he can cancel this mission? "
While everyone was still stunned, Mary was the first to explode.
Without a sound, Mary's sharp fingernails were covered in a layer of dim light. They cut through the air and pierced towards Alan's heart with a piercing whistle. At such a close distance, coupled with the great difference in agility between the two, Alan would probably only realize that he was being attacked after Mary dug out his heart.
However, just as Mary's deadly hand was about to stab Alan, a large hand with shiny black scales suddenly reached out from the side and collided with it.
The two hands seemed to have only clashed once in the air, but for no reason, the hand that resembled a monster's claw instantly disintegrated and was crushed into powder by Mary's sharp fingernails. It seemed like Mary had the upper hand in this first exchange, but not a single drop of blood or flesh flowed out of the opponent's hand after it was crushed into powder. The fragments that were flying in all directions suddenly transformed into countless black scorpions with black bodies, black scales, and black tails. They all hung onto Mary's slender hand.
Mary took a step back and waved her slender hand, quickly killing the scorpions that were chasing after her. At this moment, the demonic insect Entik, whose entire body was covered in a robe, was already standing next to Alan.
The large hand just now was his.
The flying scorpions buzzed and swarmed into Entik's drooping sleeves like a swarm of bees returning to their nest, and then there was no more movement. Such a strange scene only served to accentuate the terror of the demonic insects.
Grimm took one last look at the light screen with a pale face, then turned around and pulled Mary, who was like a spiked female cat, away silently. Mary, who was usually fierce, did not act rashly at this moment. With her sharp senses, she also noticed that the other two of the three powerhouses had also quietly stood up and were silently approaching the battlefield.
Those who could become acolytes were not stupid, and those who could become high-ranking acolytes were even more so. Apart from a few who had a particularly strange temperament, most high-ranking acolytes already knew how to restrain themselves. It was obvious that Mary, who had suddenly become a high-ranking acolyte, had seriously threatened the position of the three powerhouses. Thus, intentionally or unintentionally, the three of them had begun to group up and ostracize Mary.
… …
When they parted at the entrance of the residence, Mary wanted to comfort Grimm, but he smiled and rejected her.
Grimm strode into his residence and gently closed the wooden door. He stood silently in the darkness for a long time.
He could clearly see what had happened today. Mary did not have much to do with it. If they wanted to investigate the mastermind, Grimm was certain that it was that demonic insect Entik. Although he could not be sure if it was because he had stolen Entik's prestige last time, or if the three powerhouses wanted to put Mary in her place, Allen's actions today must have been incited by Entik.
When immortals fought, imps suffered!
Such a situation was actually the sorrow of the weak.
That was why Grimm did not want to investigate the root of the matter. Instead, he worked hard to plan for his future.
The red mission to investigate the Dark Crypt was a standard dangerous mission. If he had the strength of a Quasi Wizard, it would have been more daunting than dangerous. If he had the strength of a high-ranking acolyte, he would not have to worry about protecting himself. But he was only a low-ranking acolyte!
Although Mary would definitely take care of him if he mingled with a group of high-ranking acolytes with such strength, he still needed to have some tricks up his sleeve. Red Robe Mary might be grateful for the kindness he had shown her when she was down and out, but it was not enough for her to risk her life to save him.
At the end of the day, Grimm had to have the ability to protect himself.
In the darkness, Grimm took out the Earth Puppet that he had just refined from his waist pouch. The crystal core that was the size of his thumb flickered with the light of the earth element. The four energy nodes etched on it could continuously absorb the earth element in the air and store it as battle energy.
Two of the four energy nodes had been lit up, and the earth element was half filled. It should be time to try it out.
Grimm listened to the movements outside the door, then gently opened the wooden door and left the residence.
At this time, most of the acolytes were probably still gathered in the lecture hall, worrying about the mandatory mission. That was why Grimm did not see a single acolyte along the way.
A quarter of an hour later, Grimm was once again walking on the familiar stone path outside the tower.
The battle between the high-ranking acolytes yesterday had obviously caused many of the swamp monsters to die. Along the way, looking at the sparse figures of the monsters, Grimm felt a rare sense of desolation in his heart.
Normally, these monsters looked terrifying and evil enough. However, once they encountered an even more powerful Sorcerer-Apprentice, they instead became shivering pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. They could only futilely hide in all directions.
Perhaps in the eyes of those monsters, they, Sorcerers acolytes, were more evil and cold-blooded monsters!
Following the stone path, Grimm directly arrived at the place he had chosen — the Silt Swamp.
Simba was dead and had become the Earth Puppet in his hands. These Demon-Hags were now without a leader, so it was the best time for him to practice his skills.
Standing at the periphery of the Silt Swamp, Grimm saw a filthy and smelly pond five steps away. He could faintly sense the weak soul waves of three Demon-Hags in the murky pond water.
Grimm casually threw the summoning crystal core of the Earth Puppet to the side of the pond. As soon as the light yellow crystal came into contact with the mud and water, he could feel an indescribable wave coming from it.
Under the guidance of Grimm's soul waves, a large amount of yellow dust began to gather near the crystal without the need for any incantations. The soil on the ground began to distort under the influence of a strange force, and then a humanoid Earth Puppet was formed.
Grimm closed his eyes and sensed that the crystal core he had refined was on the chest of the Earth Puppet.
He opened his eyes and looked at it.
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