The reason why the Magus War on Mount Gansus did not cause too many casualties was mainly because there were few people in the vicinity of the volcano.
However, ever since the Magi broke into the place, Gangsus Volcano exploded every three days and erupted every five days. The thick volcanic ash that it spewed out covered the sky and the sun, turning the area within a radius of hundreds of miles into a land of death.
The Gangsus Volcano was located in the center of the Zambez Empire, so it was impossible for any abnormalities to occur there without alerting the upper echelons of the empire.
But no matter what the Magi did there, the Zambis Empire seemed to have gone blind, turning a deaf ear to it and turning a blind eye to it. Under the command of the Holy Knights, a large number of the Empire's regular army even moved some of the people near Mount Gansus, completely marking the area as a forbidden zone.
Of course, what they announced to the public was that Mount Gansus had unexpectedly entered an active period, and in order to not cause any casualties to the citizens of the Empire, they moved the local villagers away. As for what exactly happened in Mount Gansus, only a few high-ranking officials of the empire and some high-ranking Holy Knights truly knew what happened there.
Although it sounded a little shameful to allow a group of foreign wizards to fight to the death in his territory. However, considering that the group of evil witches in the southwest had not been eliminated, the empire and the Holy Knights agreed that it was not appropriate to involve this group of witches in the Planar War.
And so, the days passed by …
Five days … ten days … one month … two months … three months …
On the 25th of November, half a year after Grimm and the others passed through the wormhole and arrived in the Envic Dimension, the Witch Tower that stood in the southwest of the Zambiz Empire, Dapere Highlands, finally collapsed!
Grimm had obtained this information through the Plague Poison Spirit Remy, who was wandering outside.
Ever since Grimm had given him the order to roam freely, Remy had chosen to roam around the borders of the Zambez Empire, pillaging and purging a village every now and then in order to maintain and replenish his Plague Corps.
In the past six months, Rémy had managed to raise an army of thousands of plague soldiers. Unfortunately, a tall tree attracts the wind. Very soon, a large group of Holy Knights surrounded and attacked him.
Remy, who wasn't suited for direct combat, ran into the paladins who specialized in purification. Not even a Tier 3 Golden Knight had to make a move to scare him away. It led the remaining hundred or so elites and fled into the wild forest, turning to wreak havoc on the native magical beasts of the Envic Plane.
The native monsters didn't have a holy knight who was good at purifying, so Remy was like a fish in water. Once again, the plague army's numbers swelled.
With an inexhaustible source of troops, Remy used the vast wilderness as his base, and from time to time, he would come out of the forest to harass the human villages around him, slowly honing his skills. In just two months, Remy had created his own Plague Emissary, a Grade 2 Plague Servant of his own.
This was a strange creature that was good at concocting, creating, and spreading plagues. Their individual combat strength was not very strong, and they were even weaker than low-level poison corpses. However, they had the ability to continuously produce plague spores, and could also enhance or adjust the magical characteristics of the plague spores according to the different enemies.
This ability made them the best helpers for Remy to manage and strengthen the Legion of Pestilence!
Many times, a Grade 2 Plague Emissary could be thrown into an area rich in biological resources, and Remy didn't even need to intervene. The Plague Emissary could quickly raise a considerable plague army for him.
Externally, these Plague Emissaries were abnormally ugly.
They had sickly dark green skin, sticky and slippery body fluids, and terrifying bubbles that constantly swelled all over their bodies. Yellow and green plague bacteria could be seen growing inside them. Every time a bubble burst, it would release a deadly plague with terrifying destructive power into the air.
It could be said that wherever the Plague Emissaries went, the air would always be filled with terrifying yellow clouds that wouldn't disperse even after a long time. All lifeforms infected by the yellow clouds would be forcibly modified by the plague. The weaker ones would be decomposed into more plague spores and released into the air. As for those with more unique lifeforms, if they could survive the transformation, they would be modified into carriers.
In other words, low-level poison corpses!
Meanwhile, the plague creatures that were sacrificed to the lives of thousands of natives became stronger and more elite as the slaughter went on. Paladin squads, the empire's regular army, local militia, mercenary squads, and all sorts of local armed forces … Remy's Legion of Pestilence and these mortal enemies launched a frenzied massacre in various towns, villages, wilderness, forests, and swamps.
Eliminate the weak and leave the strong. Slaughter and evolution!
It could be said that any plague creature that could survive in such an environment would become a terrifying elite leader. There were even Lord-tier plague creatures that had evolved four or five times.
It was precisely because of this group of plague subordinates that Remy became a huge hidden danger in the northwestern border of the Zambiz Empire. If not for the Deceit Witches holding back most of the empire's forces, there would have been high-ranking Paladins leading teams to encircle and annihilate him.
However, on the 25th of November, Remy's good days finally came to an end.
The Witch Tower that had been standing tall in the Dabiri Highlands had been breached by a Tier 4 Holy Knight. Even the large group of Deception Witches had fled in all directions, becoming a group of stray dogs.
After Remy received this news, he first sent it to Grimm through their soul connection. Then, he led a large group of subordinates and plunged into the depths of the forest, never to be seen again. If he still dared to cause trouble in the Zambiz Empire's territory, the terrifying Grade 4 Holy Knight would probably appear in the team that would encircle him.
This was a powerful fellow that even his master didn't dare to provoke. As for Grimm … it was better to stay away!
During this half a year, Grimm was trapped in the Gansus Volcano by the four Hunter Wizards. With the volcano backing him, the four Hunter Wizards did not dare to go in and cause trouble, and Grimm did not dare to leave the volcano.
Thus, the two sides confronted each other angrily.
After hearing the news that the Witch Tower had been destroyed, Grimm, who had been restless and wanted to defeat the four Hunter Wizards, finally calmed down and hid in the depths of the volcano.
Since he could not defeat the enemy and did not dare to leave the volcano, there was no point in continuing the battle. It was better to calm down and see how long these damned bastards were planning to stay here.
However, what Grimm did not expect was that the four hunting sorcerers were surprisingly tenacious.
They guarded the crater of the volcano, with at least one Wizard guarding it every day. The rest of the Wizards either hid in small camps to rest or went to the human towns to buy some food and water.
Although a Tier 3 Sorcerer's need for these things had reached an unimaginable level, food and water were still an essential physiological supplement.
Originally, the 4 hunting wizards wanted to use this to force Grimm out of the volcano. However, what they did not expect was that Grimm had a large amount of Fire Dragon meat in his storage ring. If he ate it sparingly, it would be enough for Grimm to survive for 10 years.
As for drinking water, Grimm even had a magic wand. Although there was not much water in the Molten Cavern where the fire elemental energy was extremely dense, it was enough for him to use alone.
Thus, the two sides were in a deadlock, one on the inside and one on the outside!
… …
Since the outside route was cut off, Grimm did not think too much about it.
Taking advantage of this rare opportunity to 'live in seclusion', Grimm hid in the Molten Cavern that he had dug under the lava pool. Using the simple facilities and poor resources, he once again cut his soul and placed a portion of it into the Spirit Gathering Crystal.
This action also caused the aura of his soul to suddenly weaken!
According to the A.I. Chip's assessment, Grimm's soul had shrunk by more than a third, and this had severely affected his battle prowess.
However, the great risk came with the great reward!
The Spirit Gathering Crystal was filled with the pure holy light of hundreds of muddle-headed souls. The portion of Grimm's soul was like a tiger in a flock of sheep. It could devour and dissolve the ownerless holy light at will.
Grimm's soul first devoured the holy light of the Black Iron Knights. Only after its own strength was strengthened did it slowly attack the holy light of the Silver Iron Knights. And its ultimate goal, of course, was the only Golden Holy Light in the Soul-gathering Crystal.
While his soul devoured the holy light, Grimm once again initiated another battle in order to hide the fact that his soul had suddenly weakened by a third. He used a large number of fire creatures to attack the enemy's campsite.
Of course, Grimm's' abnormality 'could not be hidden from the powerful senses of the Soul Warlock. The four Hunter Wizards had different opinions about the sudden weakening of the Fire Shaman's spiritual force.
Katy and the Soul Warlock Beneja both believed that the Fire Shaman's carelessness in meditation had caused a backlash, which caused his soul to weaken. This was the best time for them to attack. However, the Giant Snake Wizard Natagu and the Old Poison Hag both believed that this was a trap set by the Fire Shaman to lure them in.
Otherwise, how could a perfectly fine rank 3 Magus' soul suddenly become so weak?
Natagu and the others could not be blamed for thinking too much. No wizard dared to play the game of cutting souls like Grim did when he was surrounded by enemies.
If he met a few reckless and hot-tempered people who charged into the lava pool, it would be extremely difficult for Grimm to repel the enemy's attack with his weakened soul.
However, Grimm, who had always been bold, had gradually become familiar with and understood the four Hunter Wizards after half a year of 'contact'. Therefore, after the A.I. Chip's in-depth assessment of their personalities, Grimm dared to do something that was almost suicidal.
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