It only took the shortest time for Alice's disturbance to subside.
Even most of the tower apprentices hadn't figured out what was going on, and the turmoil passed silently. Not to mention that wizard Anderson who rarely showed up before the apprentices, even the evil bug Entik who watched the whole process became taciturn and much quieter.
Regarding Greem's performance, except for Mary who was not surprised at all, the other two were extremely surprised. Entik, in particular, has even risen to the point of restlessness.
Although Greem has never publicly shown hostility towards him, as a blood apprentice with abnormal development, he should give priority to attacking all potential enemies and strive to create a dominant aggressive position in his circle of life. Tik has always adhered to the personal code.
In the past, due to the limitation of his personal strength, he had to maintain a relative balance with the other two. However, the breakthrough of this trial mission made his nature no longer restrainable, and he "surrendered" Mad Girl and Hawkeye early on.
If he hadn't witnessed that weird boy's battle, he might still think that the balance of victory is more inclined to his side. Apart from running faster, that Mary was useless in attack and defense, so she couldn't possibly be his opponent. And that Greem, how big a wave can a mere senior apprentice make
However, the battle between Alice and Greem's birdcage deeply touched Entik.
From that day on, he kept asking himself, if he was the one fighting Greem in the birdcage, would he be able to break through the defense of the group of elemental puppets and attack Greem? And the answer was obviously something he didn't want to hear.
Since that day, he has become silent!
...
In a dark secret room.
Entik sat silently in a dark corner in a black robe, meditating without saying a word.
In the entire secret room, only a magic torch was lit on the far wall. The dim and jumping light not only failed to illuminate the space, but rendered it even more eerie.
There was no furniture in the secret room, not even common tables, chairs and benches, and even Entik sat cross-legged on the cold floor. And behind him, in the dark corner where the light cannot reach, a group of mysterious worm cocoons that are constantly swelling are hanging there.
This place is not so much a secret room as it is a bug nest.
Just beside Entik, countless black beetles surged on the floor like a tide. They ran east and west for a while, and the sound of twittering and limbs rubbing against the floor could be heard endlessly.
It seems that under the influence of these beetles, Entik's body covered by the black robe also became unsteady, as if there were thousands of beetles trying to dig out and blend with the same kind outside. Just when these black beetles were making a fuss, Entik finally raised his head, and two clusters of dark green fireflies lit up under the shadow of the hood.
A sharp insect hiss sounded in the secret room.
Entik opened his mouth wide, and a strange insect head protruded from his overlapping lips. The insect hissing just now came from its mouth.
Hearing the hissing sound, the restless bug swarm became stable again. Those black beetles gathered around Entik, like subjects worshiping their own monarch, quietly crawling, waiting for the master's order.
Entik picked up a black beetle and threw it into the mouth. It creaked and bitten crisply, and the stinky green insect juice overflowed from the opened lips. The pungent smell made the air in the secret room even more polluted.
"This is the path you chose for yourself? It's really strange!" An old voice suddenly sounded in the secret room.
"Master Anderson, you are finally here!" Entik raised his head slightly, as if he was not surprised by the sudden appearance of this voice.
"You knew I would come?" The old voice was a little surprised, it was the voice of Anderson, the owner of the Swamp Tower.
"Of course! As long as you are still the owner of the tower, you will contact me sooner or later!"
"Then you should have guessed the purpose of my coming, right?"
"You want me to help you deal with that Greem!"
"Hmph, smart boy, you guessed right! I really need you to come forward to kill that nasty boy now. I believe this is what you are very happy to do!"
"Then respected Lord Anderson, may I ask, do you need help from others if you want to kill a senior apprentice? Could it be that if you kill him, will it bring you some unbearable consequences?" Evil Insect Entik is obviously not a fool either. If he doesn't understand this key issue, he is not willing to be a gun in the hands of others!
"That's because I still want to continue to control that little vampire. She is the key sample for my next blood research. However, given the relationship between her and that kid, if I make a direct move, I'm afraid it will become very difficult to control her again. Wizard Anderson was silent for a moment, and finally gave his reasons.
"Based on that kid's fighting ability yesterday, do you think I can surely beat him?" Entik didn't care about Wizard Anderson's reasons, but quickly turned to the next question.
"Based on my judgment, it is very difficult. If you rely on you alone, you will definitely die. But you seem to have formed some kind of evil insect alliance. If you add the power of this alliance, maybe it will be about the same."
"But what good is doing all of this to me? It will make me provoke Mary, a quasi-witch, for nothing!"
"What if I say I can make you stronger?"
"..."
"Your contract partner is that worm mother, right? A worm mother of a carrion beetle, hehe, you can meet such a good opportunity. It seems that your luck was really good!"
"..."
"You are probably worrying about how to improve your strength now. You have bound your life to that worm mother. You not only need to bear your own promotion needs, but also the carrion worm mother's promotion needs. In this way, although the half-worm body allows you to take advantage of opponents of the same level, it will hinder you a lot in terms of advancement speed."
"..."
"Did you swallow one or two quasi-sorcerers in this mission trial? If you didn't have such an adventure, you wouldn't be able to be promoted to quasi-sorcerers smoothly. What about later? In order to be promoted to a wizard, you are going to devour a few more wizards." No?"
"Master Anderson, I already understand what you mean. Then, do you have any better suggestions for my current situation?"
"Of course it is to strengthen yourself!" Anderson reprimanded disdainfully: "Although you and that worm mother are contracted creatures and share life, there is also a problem of dominance. When you become stronger, it will naturally It is your best servant. But if it evolves faster than you, although you don't have to worry about your life, the real master of this body will probably be dominated by it most of the time!"
"So how can I quickly strengthen myself?"
"Jiejiejie... boy, you probably forgot how I made Mary what she is today! As long as you join my witchcraft experiment, I promise to give you a strong physique that will never be weaker than Mary!"
"I agree to this condition. So what do you need from me?"
"First of all, I need a drop of your worm mother's blood! Only by obtaining its blood can I accurately prepare the alienated blood that suits your physique."
After thinking for a long time in silence, Entik finally nodded in agreement.
And as soon as Entik agreed, the Anderson wizard immediately urged him to hand over a drop of the worm mother's blood.
Entik gritted his teeth and opened his big lotus petal-shaped mouth, and the worm head revealed its small half body again. The insect hissed shrillly, and even the black carrion beetles around Entik became violent and restless. However, under Entik's persecution, the worm's head still opened its mouth, spitting out a drop of fishy and sticky weird juice.
The void in the secret room trembled slightly. As soon as the drop of juice left the insect head, before it landed, it was supported by a void ripple that opened at the right time. The transmitted light flashed, and the juice disappeared inexplicably.
Entik's dense compound eyes shone with light, and he was obviously secretly startled by Wizard Anderson's tight control over the tower.
"Boy, you are very wise! Well, with this thing, I will be able to concoct alienated blood soon. When you also have vampire blood, then will be your moment to shine!"
Sensing Wizard Anderson's powerful mental power slowly exiting the secret room, the evil bug Entik hid himself in the boundless darkness again. In the shadows where no one could see, the chirping worms kept chirping, and it was unknown what he and the worm mother were having a heated exchange with.
The whole space is full of eerie atmosphere!
...
After returning to the residence, Greem entered that closed life circle again.
Deep meditation, reading books, witchcraft experiments... These unshakeable and boring activities have become his basic daily routine. Somehow, a deep sense of crisis enveloped Greem's body and mind, urging him to continuously accumulate knowledge and strengthen himself.
He had a feeling that something terrible was going to happen to him if he didn't run with all his might. Although it was difficult to explain where and who this sense of crisis came from, Greem firmly believed in it and took action.
Moreover, the consecutive days of studying witchcraft also brought him great benefits. Those witchcraft books accumulated in the past were summarized and organized by the chip, one by one, they were transformed into mystical knowledge that he could understand and call in his mind at any time, filling in the basic gaps in his fire magic.
So, before he knew it, the flame shield and the high-temperature force field became his possessions, and the mastery of the body in flames also increased from 37% to 41%.
Seriously speaking, at the moment Greem, the basic theory of the fire element is no less than that of any official wizard!