"Why did you agree to it? Don't you think there's something strange about this? "
As soon as the middle-aged witch left, Alice couldn't wait to rush up to Grimm and interrogate him.
Grimm was stunned.
"Didn't … Didn't you ask me to agree?"
"When did I ask you to agree? I've been trying to persuade you not to sign this contract. You said you were confident … "
The two of them were arguing, but suddenly, they quieted down.
"I might know which faction this witch belongs to!" Alice said, gnashing her teeth in hatred.
"Deceiving Witch …" Grimm's mind worked quickly. All the strange abilities of the major Witch factions flashed through his mind, and he quickly found the crux of the problem.
"Only they have the ability to deceive us and trick us into taking the bait. Looks like that fellow just now had disguised both our spiritual frequencies at the same time and fooled both of us! "
Even spiritual frequencies could be disguised … For the first time, Grimm felt terrified of these Deceiving Witches.
After all, a person's spiritual waves and frequency were like their spiritual 'identity card'. They were unique and difficult to fake. Most of the time, eyes and ears could deceive a person, but spiritual waves and frequency could not be deceived.
This was something that the Magi had already acknowledged!
Therefore, Magi relied on their unique spiritual waves to distinguish each other, and not their easily deceived eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
But now, even these were not as reliable as before!
That damned witch had communicated with Grimm and Alice with a fake psychic wave in front of them. In the end, she had tricked Grimm into signing that damned witchcraft contract.
Since this Witch was in disguise, there was no guarantee that the damned contract was not fake …
Grimm's young and handsome face was full of worry. "Then … this contract …"
Alice's brows sank. "Helen, hurry up and prepare the astrological ritual. I need it immediately!"
The magic sprite that had been obediently perched on her shoulder immediately agreed and flew out.
Half a day later, the result of Alice's divination came out.
As expected, there was a serious problem with the contract!
Firstly, the Level 2 Lord of the Flames did exist. There was no doubt about this. Otherwise, the Witchcraft Contract would not have been formed. Secondly, the world waymark of the Fire Elemental Plane pointed to the location of the Flame Lord. There was no doubt about that.
However, what the middle-aged Witch didn't tell Grimm was that this Tier 2 Flame Lord wasn't an ordinary little Lord. She was a newly promoted Flame Lord that the Flame Monarch, Grom, valued.
The Flame Monarch, Grom, might not be considered a powerful figure in the fire elemental world, but in the plane world, he was a powerful figure whose creature level was as high as level-5. Of course, apart from its own shocking strength, it also had a 3,000,000 Fire Elemental Army under it.
And this was the reason why the Flame Monarch Groms was so confident!
Of course, most of the fire elementals in the 3,000,000 fire elementals were still the ones that had yet to advance. However, one should not underestimate these low-grade fire elementals that even beginner acolytes could easily deal with. Once someone gathered them together, they would become a terrifying force that could kill any man or god.
Meanwhile, the Deception Witch had coaxed Grimm to snipe the Flame Monarch Grooms' most capable subordinate, a Tier 2 Lord of the Flames.
This time, Grim had a headache!
Kill … The opponent's strength and influence were too great, and it would be easy for him to attract powerful enemies.
If he didn't kill … The Witchcraft Contract had already been signed. If this dragged on, he would be stuck at mid-level-2, unable to advance any further. Although Grimm was very confident in the Crimson Family, if the family leader's strength stagnated for a long time, his control over the family would be greatly weakened.
After all, most Magi respected strength!
Although they also valued knowledge, if knowledge could not be converted into strength, then it was better to not have it!
"Why?" Grimm asked in a low voice.
He found it hard to understand. If the opponent really wanted to harm him, a single Tier 4 Witch could easily wipe the entire Crimson Family off the map. However, the opponent had used such a 'clumsy' and 'troublesome' method to lock up Grimm's strength for 200 years?
Alice thought for a moment, then said to Grimm with a sorrowful expression, "I'm sorry … I might have dragged you down this time …"
Grimm was surprised, "Why do you say that?"
"We might have been too close recently …" Alice sighed and explained, "The Northern Witches have always been a system of their own, and they hate the interference of external forces. After all, I'm the leader of the Destiny Witches. Although the Destiny Witches have not recovered their strength, they still don't want me to be too close to an outsider … "
"That's why they came up with such a gentle method so that you won't turn against them, and at the same time, they can attack an outsider like me … What a scheme!" Grimm quickly sorted out his thoughts and understood the story behind Alice's words.
The only thing he didn't know now was who in the Northern Witches' faction was involved in this conspiracy!
Of course, the leaders of the Witches would not stoop so low as to scheme against a Tier 2 Wizard, but as long as they revealed their intention to teach Alice a lesson, there would naturally be a large number of subordinates to arrange and plan for them.
So in the end, Grimm was still tricked by these Northern witches!
"The opponent was able to conceal my Fate Perception beforehand. My initial guess is that a False Witch was involved. Today, the one who lured you into signing the contract was a Deceit Witch. Don't be fooled by her outward appearance. I've already verified that the one who left the Origin Aura on the contract was a Tier 2 Witch. She lied to us so miserably … "
The one just now was a Tier 2 Deceit Witch?
Grimm's eyes widened, and after a long time, he slowly let out a sigh.
Damn, these Deceit Witches were too good at deceiving! She was actually able to disguise herself as a Tier 4 Witch without anyone noticing. Even thinking about it now, Grimm still felt that it was inconceivable!
It seemed that setting up a family structure in the territory of the Destiny Witches had still violated the Northern Witches' taboo. Previously, when the Faern Plane had helped Alice without hesitation, the Northern Witches had turned a blind eye to it and treated Grimm as a Wizard under Alice's control.
But now, Grimm's Crimson Family had swaggered into the territory of the Northern Witches, putting up a tiger's skin. This clearly dissatisfied many of the Witch Bosses, and they began to feel that the Wizards from the outside world were slowly infiltrating the Witches' territory.
That was why these big shots had inexplicably made this move against Grimm, giving him a venomous look. Grimm knew that he had suffered a loss, but he could only grit his teeth and silently swallow this bitter pill.
Everyone knew how important one or two hundred years was to a Tier 2 Wizard. Even with Grim Zhuo's talent and terrifying advancement speed, he would be half crippled after being locked up for one or two hundred years!
"I'm sorry …" Alice's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
At the end of the day, Grimm had been the victim of Alice's undeserved misfortune. Therefore, it was no wonder that Alice was so sad and resentful!
"Don't give up so quickly!" Grimm quickly regained his composure after his anger subsided. "Tell me first, is there any other way to break out of this situation?"
Alice looked at Grimm in surprise. When she saw the resolute and calm light in his black eyes, she realized that he had not been knocked down by this accident, and was still calmly thinking about how to break out of this situation and counterattack.
This was probably the quality that a person who could do great things had to have!
Inwardly impressed by Grimm's calmness, Alice wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and began to calm down as she began to make plans for Grimm.
A while later …
"I've combed through the entire situation again, and there are only three paths in front of us."
"First, don't do anything. Just wait until the contract expires, and that's it. I've divined that this witchcraft contract can suppress you for 139 years. As long as the contract expires, given your talent, you still have a 90% chance of advancing to grade 3 before your vitality runs out … "
Grimm shook his head slightly, and Alice could only continue her analysis.
"The second path is to find a way to force that Deception Witch to voluntarily give up on this witchcraft contract …"
Grimm closed his eyes and thought deeply for a long time, but in the end, he shook his head with difficulty.
Since the other party had come prepared, they would naturally be on guard against this method. Kidnapping a grade 2 Deception Witch in the territory of the Northern Witches was almost impossible, even with Alice's full cooperation. Thus, Grimm could only grit his teeth and give up!
"Then there's only the last one left! Find a way to kill that grade 2 Lord of the Flames … As long as it's dead, the witchcraft contract will be mostly complete, and the remaining power won't be enough to restrict your strength. "Alice decisively took out the last path.
This path seemed the simplest, but it was actually the most dangerous of the three!
Since the other party did not want Grimm to complete the source contract, there was no guarantee that they would not do something to the Flame Lord.
In this way, when Grimm calculated the strength of the Flame Lord, he could no longer treat it as a pure grade 2 Lord of the Flames. Perhaps if Grimm followed the coordinates given to him, what awaited him would be the endless army of the Flame Lord's terrifying fire elemental army.
However, a Flame Lord was just a Flame Lord. At best, it was just a slightly stronger fire elemental creature. How high could its intelligence be …
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