For the Zambeis Empire, this past month was the toughest period of their lives.
Most of the empire's high-ranking knights were gathered in the Dabiri Highlands. Under the command of the powerful grade 4 Holy Knight, Roland, they were bravely attacking the evil witch's tower.
At this time, some powerful and evil Sorcerers once again broke into the Envik Plane and began to wreak havoc in the northern part of the empire.
These outsiders did not seem to belong to the same faction. As soon as they arrived in the Envik Plane, they fell into a frenzy of attacks and battles. Compared to them, the natives of the Envik Plane were too weak and insignificant.
Not to mention expelling these outsiders, even getting a little closer to them would cause them to perish in the doomsday-like battle between Sorcerers. The man and woman, two Magi from another plane, attacked without restraint. They had already destroyed two small towns at the border, and created several terrifying death zones in the Cedrac Mountain Range that no one dared to approach.
As the two Sorcerers left the Cedrac Mountain Range and entered the inner parts of the empire, their reckless actions caused the empire's personnel and resources to increase exponentially. They even caused a disaster in the northern part of the empire.
It was neither Grim nor Katie who caused the disaster. It was the Plague Poison Spirit.
As a peak grade 2 Plague Poison Spirit, it did not have the right to participate in the battle between two grade 3 Sorcerers. That was why Grim almost never summoned it during the day. He would only send it out at night to harass Katie.
The Plague Poison Spirit's only way of fighting was to use poison!
It poisoned the air and land that Kathi might pass by, the water source that Kathi might rest at, and even the jungle creatures that Kathi might feed on … In short, it released a large amount of biological toxins and plague spores to everything that Kathi might come into contact with.
It was a pity that Dagger Girl Catie had come prepared. In addition, her poison resistance was shockingly high, so she did not fall into the Plague Poison Spirit's traps. Instead, the ordinary jungle creatures were caught in the crossfire and fell victim to the traps.
Those who were poisoned to death on the spot were considered lucky. There were also some tenacious jungle creatures that carried the spores out of the mountains, spreading the terrifying plague toxins to a wider area.
For a time, the plague was rampant in the northern part of the empire, and the epidemic spread at an alarming rate.
It was another starless and lightless night. Two bonfires lit up the entire wilderness once again.
Although it was already the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the nights in the wilderness were still so cold.
Grimm sat beside the bonfire, skillfully roasting the venison in his hands. The translucent amber-like sauce was smeared all over the surface of the venison, and it made a slight sizzling sound as it roasted over the bonfire. From time to time, one or two drops of golden grease would drip into the fire below, causing a series of light crackling sounds.
The strange puppet-like Plague Poison Spirit sat quietly on Grimm's shoulder, supporting his chin with his hand as he pondered. On its palm-sized wooden body, clusters of green fluorescent light would appear from time to time. They circled around its body a few times before disappearing into its body.
Grimm, who was very close to the Plague Poison Spirit, could sense it very clearly. Every time a ball of green light lit up, there would be wisps of strange energy spreading out from the surrounding void and fusing with the Plague Poison Spirit's body. The energy aura on its body would also increase slightly.
In truth, this increase in energy was practically negligible. If not for Grimm's soul connection with the Plague Poison Spirit and the A.I. Chip's meticulous scanning, he would not have been able to detect this small increase in energy.
However, even the weakest energy would accumulate to a considerable amount if it was continuous!
Hence, over the past few days, Grim could clearly sense that the Plague Spirit was frantically accumulating energy in an attempt to break through the unbreakable barrier of Grade 3.
The weak energy it absorbed actually came from the life forms it had poisoned to death.
The weak forest creatures such as centipedes, lizards, snakes and the like had all died to the Plague Poison Spirit's poison, and the amount of life force they provided to the Plague Poison Spirit was negligible. However, as the poison spread to the human kingdoms, the Plague Poison Spirit's life force immediately began to rise.
Under the effects of the strange laws of life, any life form or plant that died to the poison would indirectly increase the Plague Poison Spirit's strength!
Hence, the Plague Poison Spirit was undoubtedly the one who had gained the most out of this strange party, and was also the one who had the most. Grimm, on the other hand, had gradually developed his own battle style and methods with the help of the months of training and tempering, and had gained a lot.
However, in contrast to them, Dagger Girl Katie seemed to be in a sorry state and was in dire straits!
In a wasteland less than 200 metres away from Grimm's bonfire, Dagger Girl Katie had also started a bonfire, and was facing off against them from afar.
Due to some unknown reason, Dagger Girl Katie was unable to hunt large carnivorous or herbivorous creatures. Hence, she could only choose to eat rats, snakes or lizards that could be found anywhere.
In truth, if one ignored the distinct lines of flesh and metal on Dagger Girl Katie's body and face, she was still a petite and beautiful woman. Her face was extremely beautiful, but her tightly pursed lips were as thin as two sharp blades. Her brows and eyes were filled with a biting cold killing intent.
At this moment, she was staring hatefully at Grimm who was leisurely enjoying his meal in the distance. She twisted and squeezed her hands, and the Black Scaled Snake in her hand dislocated all the bones in its body, causing the fine scales on its body to fall off like snowflakes.
She stuffed the snake into her mouth one after another. She didn't even need to chew before she swallowed quickly. This two-meter-long black-scaled snake was swallowed by her in a few bites. In the end, only a short snake tail that was about an inch long was left trembling and swaying at the side of her mouth.
She stared coldly at Grimm and the puppet monster on his shoulder, and took a deep breath. The last part of the snake's tail disappeared into her scarlet mouth.
No normal person could become a Grade 3 Magus!
The famous Black Scaled Snake's venom was a joke to Dagger Girl Katie. Her inhuman stomach could even digest energy crystals when necessary. Therefore, after eating one or two Grade 2 Magic Beasts' elemental crystal cores, the magic energy in Katie's body was quickly replenished.
As for devouring flesh-eating creatures, it was mostly just absorbing their flesh and tissues to maintain its strange half-human, half-machine body. On top of that, Katy had to take the bioactive mixture every day.
It was a black, viscous potion that looked like oil and lubricant.
Only by relying on the bioactive potion could a Mechanic Wizard avoid the irreconcilable conflict between their flesh and their machines. Because of the strong taste of the Bioactive Blending Potion, their taste buds had almost completely disappeared.
Mechanical Sorcerers would not be able to distinguish any smell!
In their eyes, food could only be differentiated by its energy and blood activity. They could not distinguish the basic tastes of bitter, sweet, salty, sour, or spicy. Therefore, Grimm still had to cook, roast, and cook his food. However, Katy often skipped these steps when she ate and swallowed the food whole.
The two Grade 3 Magi, a man and a woman, were about 200 meters away from each other. They were adjusting their condition while facing each other coldly.
If possible, a new battle could break out at any time.
With Katie's full strength, it only took her 3 seconds to cover the distance of 200 meters, just enough for Grimm to cast a powerful Grade 3 spell. As for the Grade 3 Elemental Magic Machine, it was completely useless due to its terrible speed.
As soon as Grimm released the Elemental Magic Machine, Katie would run without hesitation.
With the Elemental Magic Machine and Grimm's speed, it would be impossible for them to catch up to her.
Grimm did not want to expose the fact that the Magic Furnace was hidden in the Elemental Magic Machine. Therefore, he pretended to scare her away with the Elemental Magic Machine and quickly put it away, as if he was worried about losing too much energy.
Only when Grimm was tired and needed to meditate to recover his mental strength would he release the Elemental Magic Machine for a long period of time, so he could sleep peacefully.
The battle with this Tier 3 Mechanical Sorceress was obviously going to be a long one. Grimm had to do his best to maintain his mental state and strength. When Katie was tired, she would run away without hesitation, looking for a hidden place to eat, drink, and sleep.
Grimm had tried to send low-tier Wind Elementals and Earth Elementals to chase after her, but they were all shaken off.
While Dagger Katy was not around, Grimm had managed to run three to four hundred kilometers away in one go, but the strange half-human, half-robot creature still chased after him unhurriedly, as if she could clearly sense Grimm's movements.
After trying a few times, Grimm was completely speechless. He gave up on the idea of shaking off his opponent and focused on the battle.
Hence, the awkward scene before him where neither side could do anything to the other appeared.
Peaceful coexistence? In a situation where they belonged to different factions and had different missions, this was impossible.
A bloody battle to the death? As Tier 3 Sorcerers with grand ideals and beliefs, neither Grimm nor Katie were prepared to die in this filthy, low-grade plane.
Hence, if there was a risk of dying together, they would not hesitate to give up on the seemingly perfect opportunity and wait for the next opportunity to appear.
They still had a long life ahead of them, and there were many beautiful things waiting for them to experience and enjoy. It was not worth it to bury themselves in this ugly world for a few resources and a mission.
However, just as the two Sorcerers were resting and eating while facing off against each other, a strange, formless chill suddenly swept past their bodies.
It was not a change in the environment's temperature, nor was it a disturbance in the magical energy. Instead, it was a strange, indescribable feeling in their hearts. It was as if … as if they were being stared at by some strange, powerful creature. Their bodies and souls subconsciously contracted and palpitated.
Damn it, this feeling came again …
Every time this feeling appeared, nothing good would come out of it!
As expected, just as the two Sorcerers were cursing inwardly, a commotion broke out in the darkness in the distance. Lights were lit up, and the sound of galloping horses could be heard.
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