Time Freeze, also known as Time Stop, was definitely a high-grade spell.
However, with Mary's talent as a vampire wizard, there was no way she could master such a high-grade space-time spell. That was why Grimm soon realized his mistake after he exclaimed in surprise.
This was not a true Time Freeze, but a strange witchcraft with a similar effect to Time Freeze. When Mary began to burn her spiritual force to forcibly increase her speed, her reflexes, thinking speed, and personal speed had already surpassed a certain threshold, allowing her to obtain this strange effect.
However, this spell seemed to consume a lot of spiritual force. Mary had used up almost half of her spiritual force just to break free from Grimm's ice flame trap. If not for the increase in her spiritual force after reaching grade 3, she would have exhausted all her spiritual force and fallen into a coma.
"Can you control this state?" Grimm could not help but ask in a low voice.
"It's very difficult!" Mary's spiritual force burned by half in an instant, and she immediately became exhausted. She even answered Grimm's question listlessly, "Once I enter that state, I can clearly feel the world around me suddenly slow down and become abnormally slow. And my … my spiritual force is also burning very fast … "
"What about your control over your body?" Grimm directly pointed out the crux of the problem.
If Mary entered this state, her speed would surpass the senses and thoughts of other wizards. At that moment, she would be invincible if she could move freely! Therefore, the key was still the degree of control Mary had over her body under the Super Sensitivity state.
Mary thought for a moment and slowly shook her head, "It's very difficult … At that moment, the entire world became still, even the air seemed to have frozen. If I want to move freely in that state, I have to expend hundreds of times more energy than normal. It's very taxing on my stamina … "
"You're using your agility, burning your spiritual force, and exhausting your stamina … It seems that if you want to control this state properly, you'll need to focus on these three aspects in the future."
"Why do I need so much stamina? I'm an assassin with agility! "Mary looked depressed.
"What do you know? Your state of super speed is a good attack method. It's only because your Agility, Spirit, and Physique are not up to standard that you're in this state. If you can improve these three attributes, it will be much easier for you to control your Hypersensitivity state. At the very least, it wouldn't be like today, where escaping from a trap consumed half of your strength … "
"Hmph! If I really had that ability, I'd carve my name on your chest …" Mary was clearly disappointed that she couldn't suppress Grim even after reaching Tier 3.
"Ha … That depends on whether you can break through my defensive spell in such a short time. If you really have that kind of ability, I will definitely raise both my hands and admit defeat … Haha … Ouch … "
Seeing that Mary had lost interest in the battle, Grimm slowly retracted his Burning Domain and Flame Shields. As soon as the layers of fire magic disappeared, Mary instantly appeared by his side. She pinched his waist with her slender fingers and twisted it left and right.
Grim sucked in a breath of cold air. This was the first time he felt that he had withdrawn his defenses too early!
"Bring me back! I haven't bathed in a long time, and I feel like my body is starting to stink … "Just as Grim was grimacing in pain, Mary suddenly released her fingers and whispered into his ear.
"Alright, alright … Go back and take a bath!" Grim's face immediately lit up.
In the next second, flames soared into the sky, and the two figures disappeared.
As the magic flames were extinguished, the surroundings once again fell into a deathly stillness.
… …
News of Mary successfully advancing to Tier 3 caused a huge commotion within the Crimson Family.
The appearance of a second Magus at Tier 3 meant that the Crimson Family's foundation had become even more solid.
In the central part of the continent, in the entire Scattered Tower Forest, other than the super families that were overseen by the old fellows, the Crimson Family could be considered the strongest of the newly risen families.
Yes, even if the Crimson Family had two Magi at Tier 3 and controlled more than half of the Elovis region, it was still established less than a hundred years ago. Hence, in the eyes of many Magi, it was still a nouveau riche. In terms of foundation, the Crimson Family was still a distance away from the truly large families.
No matter how tyrannical and unstoppable they were at the moment, if they provoked a Tier 4 Magus, they would fall apart at any moment!
In the Magus World, if a family did not have a Tier 4 Magus to oversee it, or if they could not find a Tier 4 Magus to back them up, it would be impossible for them to become a powerhouse or an overlord of a region. In this world, the ones who truly had the right to speak were the powerful Tier 4 Sorcerers.
Not long after Mary leveled up, she naturally received an invitation to join the Freedom Wind organization.
According to Grim's understanding, there were only three people in the Crimson Family who had received an invitation from Freedom Wind: Grim, Mary, and Bliss. As for Dragonman Zacha, Gnome Tigule, and the Blood Knights and Blood Elves under Mary, although they were all Tier 2, they had not received an invitation from Freedom Wind.
From this, it could be seen that Freedom Wind strictly followed some ancient rules. They mainly recruited Magi from the central part of the continent, and they rejected outsiders.
Mary had not gone out for seven years, so she was somewhat unfamiliar with the internal affairs and developments of the family.
After learning about it these days, she was surprised to find that the Crimson Family's development was abnormally huge.
The current Crimson Family was clearly divided into four distinct family forces: the Vampire branch, the Gnome faction, the Brain Monster Group, and the local Magi.
In terms of strength, the Vampire team led by Mary was undoubtedly the strongest. They made up more than half of the Crimson Family's Tier 2 powerhouses. Now that Mary had advanced to Tier 3, the strength of the Vampire team would also increase, and they would become even more eye-catching.
However, in terms of the number of members, scale of development, and degree of infiltration, the other family forces could not compare to the Gnome faction. Especially in recent years, with the support of the Gnome nobles and tycoons, the number of Magi who were born as Goblins had increased significantly.
So far, there were five Goblins in the Crimson Family who had advanced to Magic Machinist, and three Alchemists. Their strength might be average, but together, they were a force that could not be underestimated.
Moreover, they had the support of the Goblin War God Tichole and the Goblin Great Sage Kabi. They had quite a bit of influence within the Crimson Family!
Especially in recent years, the Crimson Family had been actively expanding their forces, building their own intelligence and resource collection system. The Goblin Merchants and tycoons scattered all over the continent had provided a lot of support for this. Therefore, the higher-ups of the Crimson Family had intentionally promoted a portion of the Goblins into the core of the family. This was also the key to the rapid development of the Goblin faction.
The other major force within the family was naturally the Brain Monster Group led by the Level 3 Brain Monster, Gaz 'ruvi. Their main area of activity was in the Lance Dimension, and the Eternal Capital was also their main area of activity.
With the protection of tens of thousands of Magic Machinery Army, and the indestructible Eternal Capital as their headquarters, although the Brain Monster Group's strength was not revealed, it was enough to crush the other forces within the family.
All these years, Grim and the Crimson Family had also put in a lot of effort to win over the Brain Monster Group. However, their efforts were not in vain. This free, undisciplined, and astonishingly ambitious Level 3 Brain Monster did not monopolize the Lance Dimension. He still opened the Eternal Capital to the Crimson Family.
From a certain perspective, the Brain Monster Group was not a hundred percent part of the Crimson Family's internal forces. They were more like a neutral force that leaned towards the Crimson Family.
As for the last branch, it was actually the local Magi force that supported the Crimson Family.
However, the nurturing and advancement of Magi was so difficult, so their growth speed could not compare to the other three branches.
However, the Crimson Family's roots were in the Magus World, so the Magi's position was unshakable.
Although this local Magi force was weak, they still held a mainstream position within the Crimson Family.
Whether it was the Head Butler of the Crimson Family Gargamel, Meryl who managed the White Tower, or Descella who oversaw the Goblin Plane, their positions were not high, and their strength was not outstanding. However, they firmly controlled the Crimson Family's words.
Naturally, the one supporting them was the legendary Tier 3 Fire Shaman, Grimm!
All these years, although Grim rarely left the Blazing Flame Monarch in order to protect Mary, his strength was clear for all to see. Although it hadn't been long since he advanced to rank 3, with the help of his powerful elemental equipment, he was one of the more powerful Magi in the central continent.
As for the Crimson Family, they had also encountered some dangers in the past.
However, ever since the Crimson Family had transferred a Tier 4 Metal Puppet Dragon back from a Demiplane, the dangers and undercurrents had vanished without a trace.
What was considered strength in the Magus Continent?
Rank 4 Magi were!
As long as a family had a Rank 4 Magus protecting it, it meant that it would never fall, and no one would dare to challenge its authority.
It was the same for the Rank 4 Metal Golem Dragon!
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