Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 4: The Red Mage
Gnolls are evil humanoid monsters that believe in Erythnul, the god of hatred and slaughter. They worship power and are bloody and cruel.

As nocturnal carnivores, gnolls often attack humans in the wild at night, skinning and removing their bones to store as food.

How could such a ferocious monster live in peace under the leadership of humans?

Nemesis thought for a moment and decided to go and scout the situation first.

The scroll dragon stretched out his slender and flexible fingers, constantly changing his gestures, and the mysterious dragon language was deafening in his mouth.

Second-level illusion spell——[Invisibility]!
The next moment, the body of the scroll dragon seemed to merge into the air and disappeared, but if you look closely, you can still see the traces of the slight pressure on the floor and the heat generated by the creature itself.

As a sorcerer of the conjuration and prophecy schools, Tome Dragon's powerful spellcasting ability allowed him to master all the spells of these two schools without a teacher. However, conjuration and prophecy schools only accounted for a quarter of the eight major spell schools, and illusion school was obviously not among them.

"Luckily, the book 'Must-Learn Spells for Red Robe Mage Apprentices' that I found earlier contains the spell of invisibility." Nemesis turned around with satisfaction and tested the effect of the spell.

Although Nemesis's warlock bloodline only allowed him to cast spells and prophecies, he learned three other types of magic from a spell book he found in the tower.

First-level evocation spell - magic missile.

A first-level protective spell - shield.

Second-level illusion spell - invisibility.

The invisible Nemesis spread its wings, and the broad wings carried the Scroll Dragon up into the sky. This phenomenon that was not in line with dynamics became a reality under the influence of magic.

The yellow eyes of the Volume Dragon were like deep gems, flickering faint light in the sky above the forest. He flew all the way towards the werewolves, but as silent as the air, disappearing among the dense branches and leaves like a ghost.

Suddenly, Nemesis stopped abruptly and hovered in mid-air.

He saw it.

In the forest not far away, six gnolls marched in a powerful rhythm, and their footsteps left a series of firm footprints on the forest path.

Each of them had a wild and fierce look in their eyes, and the sharp claws and rough leather armor in their hands proved that they were the real hunters of this forest. The black-robed man behind them looked extremely mysterious, with a thin layer of shadow covering his face, as if blending in with the surrounding night.

As the gnolls went deeper, the forest became more eerie and silent. Occasionally, branches would sway slightly as they passed by, making rustling sounds, which was the only sound that could break the dead silence.

As for Nemesis, the residual warmth of fire in his breath did not even cause a trace of wind. It was like an invisible shadow, watching everything closely.

The black-robed human seemed to know the area very well. He led the gnolls through the trees, avoiding all obstacles that might reveal their whereabouts.

Nemesis couldn't help but become confused. How could that human really coexist peacefully with a group of gnolls?

He looked at the burly monster leading the group of gnolls and became alert.

They are the "barbarians" among the gnolls, the leaders of the gnoll settlements. Each barbarian is the largest and most violent gnoll in the gnoll tribe.

It would be fine if the barbarians did not exist. The leaderless gnolls could possibly be tamed, but even the barbarians could coexist peacefully with that human?
This is probably not easy.

Nemesis immediately realized that the black-robed man was probably the most difficult to deal with among these uninvited guests.

The strength of the barbarians is equivalent to that of a fifth-level professional warrior. They will only submit to strength, which proves that the human being is at least able to subdue a fifth-level warrior. "Mind, tell me their information." Nemesis called out in his heart.

As the embodiment of mental power, the mind can penetrate into the spirit of any living being and obtain information about the other party's strength.

"Five level 3 fighter-level gnolls, a level fighter-level gnoll leader, and a level red robe wizard."

Nemesis' eyes widened. A red-robed wizard? Why would a red-robed wizard come here?
He immediately thought of the dilapidated tower where he was hiding, which contained quite a number of books introducing the red-robed wizards and the country they came from - Cyre.

I'm afraid this red-robed wizard came here for that tower.
Nemesis recalled the information in those books and his eyes became serious.

The so-called red-robed wizards are the ruling class of Sel, a country not far from the Kingdom of Imbutu.

They are evil and cruel, and have a strong possessiveness for all magic and things related to it.

In fact, the tower in the forest once belonged to a red wizard, a khazark.

Khazark is a nickname for officials stationed in overseas outposts of Sel. A long time ago, part of the Kingdom of Imbutu was taken away by Sel for a period of time, and this wizard tower was the product of that time.

"But what's so special about an abandoned wizard tower that would make a red-robed wizard come here with so many troops?" Nemesis frowned deeply, and his entire dragon face became distorted.

In fact, he was not afraid of a sixth-level wizard. Although the body of the Volume Dragon was weak, its scales also had the ability of all true dragons, strong resistance to magic.

In addition, he was at a high altitude, so even a third-level spell could not pose enough threat to him.

What's more, a sixth-level wizard normally only has two third-ring spell slots, so he has enough ways to kill him.

But what he was worried about was the power behind this red-robed wizard.

Sel is one of the most powerful countries in the continent of Faerun, all because of their powerful magical power.

The Red Coven, as the ruling class of Cyre, has eight major factions, with hundreds of red wizards ranging from level 6 to level 13.

Not to mention the chiefs of the eight major factions, seven mages whose spellcasting abilities have reached the ninth ring level, and a legendary wizard!
If it were a normal scroll dragon, even if it reached the extremely old dragon stage, it would probably not dare to walk around in Cyre.

Nemesis shook his head. It was too late to escape back to the tower, but he couldn't give up the gold coins, gems and Pumbaa. Well, the gold coins and gems were more important.

"A sixth-level wizard? Let me see the charm of a third-ring spell." The Scroll Dragon looked forward to it.

Second-ring prophecy spell——[Hunting Mark]!
A bright red rune appeared behind the black-robed man and merged silently into his body. From Nemesis's perspective, the other person's body immediately emitted a red halo, which was particularly conspicuous.

The vast majority of low-level wizards are glass cannons. Due to the limited spell slots, they only have a few protective spells, if any at all.

[Hunting Mark] allows Nemesis' spells to track the opponent until they are one kilometer away and lose their effect.

Standing high in the sky, he will let the red-robed wizard know what a spell turret is!

(End of this chapter)