Wizard Earl

Even though De Zelby and his arbitrators were in such dire straits, it still seemed insufficient to the Blood-Striped Evil Spider. With a thought, it commanded its subjects, and all the Evil Spiders erupted in shrieks, instantly increasing the power of the mental attack on Connor and his group by half!

"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!"

As the mental attacks of the evil spiders intensified, all the intermediate-level wizard apprentices among the Arbitrators succumbed, collapsing to the ground unconscious. The remaining two advanced-level wizard apprentices and Dezelby were also bleeding from their mouths and noses, and were on the verge of collapse...

Feeling the presence of these "comrades" from the Church of Storms around him, Connor resisted the mental attacks of the evil spiders while quickly assessing the scene before him in his mind.

For a mental wizard like Connor, who is used to launch mental attacks on others, although enduring mental attacks from others is a unique experience, it would be an exaggeration to say that he would have no problem facing these shrill mental attacks that caused Dezelby and the arbitrators unbearable pain. But to be honest, it really doesn't pose any threat.

Although Connor could escape unscathed on his own, if he were to run away now, abandoning De Zelby and his group of Storm Church arbitrators, it was foreseeable that they would become food for these evil spiders, torn apart and devoured bit by bit...

And just as predictably, Connor, who was escaping alone, would face the wrath of the Church of Storms. Connor could run away with Varga, but his entire Ferguson family in Frosinone could not escape no matter what. So even for the sake of the Ferguson family, Connor could not run away alone unless absolutely necessary.

The current situation is dangerous, but it's not without a solution for Connor. However, this solution requires Connor to take certain risks, which could prevent him from leaving as smoothly as he has now. That's why Connor is hesitant. But if he runs away without trying, he's somewhat unwilling to let the Ferguson family bear the wrath of the Church of Storms.

As Connor pondered, the two high-ranking wizard apprentices beside Dezelby finally succumbed and collapsed to the ground. Left alone and tormented by the shrill mental attack, Dezelby finally thought of Connor, his only remaining hope. With pleading eyes, he looked at Connor and struggled to say, "Save...me!"

Upon hearing De Zelby's cries for help, Connor knew he couldn't delay any longer and had to make a decision as soon as possible. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and he made his decision!

Connor took a deep breath and carefully took out a fist-sized crystal ball from his spatial ring. On the surface, the crystal ball looked no different from an ordinary crystal ball, but Connor looked at it with the same fear as if he were looking at something extremely dangerous.

A flicker of pain crossed Connor's eyes, but he resolutely cut his finger, letting the blood drip onto the crystal ball. As Connor's blood dripped, the transparent crystal ball rapidly changed, radiating an extremely brilliant blue-black light and exhibiting extremely violent energy fluctuations.

Such a sudden energy fluctuation immediately attracted the attention of the highly intelligent Blood-Patterned Evil Spider. However, just as it was about to do something, Connor waved his hand, and the crystal ball immediately flew towards it and the group of evil spiders around it.

"boom!"

The crystal ball, radiating a bluish-black light, which had just flown to the side of the evil spirit spiders, immediately exploded. The explosion generated a massive shockwave that instantly tore more than a dozen evil spirit spiders to pieces. Their continuous shrieking mental attacks came to an abrupt halt. Even the blood-patterned evil spirit spider had two legs broken off by the shockwave. The damage Connor's crystal ball inflicted on the evil spirit spider swarm was greater than the damage their group had inflicted on the swarm during their long battle with the spiders.

Despite inflicting significant damage on the swarm of evil spiders, Connor showed no joy. He kept a close eye on the distant swarm of evil spiders, secretly activating his black magic robes. As soon as the remaining evil spiders charged at him, Connor would immediately abandon everything and run away!

There's a reason why Connor didn't use the crystal ball, such a terrifying alchemical artifact, right from the start.

Firstly, although this crystal ball is in the shape of a crystal ball, it is actually just another form of alchemical bomb. If these evil spiders had not gathered together as they are now, even if this crystal ball had been used, it would not have caused them such great damage. On the contrary, using it when the two sides were in close combat and fierce fighting just now also carries the risk of accidentally injuring these arbitrators!

Secondly, this crystal ball was crafted using the highest level of alchemy Connor possessed, and with the alchemical materials emptied from his spatial ring. It was incredibly precious, Connor's most prized possession. He had even considered using it to take Reyes down with him if they were ever in a hopeless situation. Therefore, Connor was understandably reluctant to part with such an important item for the use of these Storm Church Arbitrators…

Thirdly and most importantly, in the wizarding world, there are many debates among wizards about their views on magical beasts, but there is one characteristic that everyone agrees on: magical beasts are vengeful!

Connor's use of the crystal ball inflicted such significant damage on the horde of evil spiders that they would undoubtedly harbor deep hatred for him. There's a strong possibility they would abandon De Zelby and his Arbitrators, relentlessly pursuing Connor to the death. Facing a group of evil spiders determined to kill him in this forest, even with his confidence in his abilities, Connor couldn't be certain he could escape unscathed…