Wizard Earl

Hearing DeZelby's words, Connor sneered inwardly, continuing to feign ignorance. He shrugged at DeZelby and retorted, "Mr. DeZelby? You're really confusing me. What have I schemed against you for? The plan to split up and escape, while I suggested it, you agreed to it!"

"snort!"

Sensing Connor's attitude, De Zelby immediately snorted coldly, giving Connor a chilling glance before saying in a deep voice, "Connor, we both know very well what you've done. You don't need to be innocent here. Once we return to Frosinone, I will report everything you've done!"

After saying that, Dezerby turned around and walked to the side of the waterfall, where he took out a potion and began to recuperate. The Storm Church Arbitrators who were with him followed suit.

De Zelby was not a willful person. If Milik hadn't appeared at this moment, and he had come out to deal with Connor alone, then no matter how much he resented Connor for tricking him, he would never have turned against Connor in public. He would have endured it all and waited until he returned to Frosinone to vent his anger. After all, Connor's strength was above his, and he wouldn't have fared well facing Connor alone!

But things are different now. Although he's decades older than Milik, Milik's presence gives Dezerby a sense of security. He knows very well how powerful Milik is. With Milik's help, plus the several Storm Church Arbitrators around him, Dezerby suddenly has the courage to turn against Connor. He's even starting to consider joining forces with Milik to carry out the secret mission Christant gave him: to kill Connor…

Seeing De Zelby's attitude towards him, Connor showed no dissatisfaction. He simply shook his head, looking utterly helpless. Noticing Connor's expression, the scarred-faced wizard in white robes who hadn't sat down with De Zelby sized Connor up and asked, "Are you Connor Ferguson?"

"If there isn't another Connor Ferguson here, then you're talking about me!" Connor joked, addressing the man.

A dozen minutes earlier, after realizing that the scarred wizard had detected his mental energy, Connor immediately decided to withdraw his mental energy and began to seriously ponder why he felt a slight sense of familiarity towards this scarred wizard he had never met before.

Connor's memory is quite good, so he quickly recalled the negotiation he had with Christant in the Killian Tavern back in Frosinone. Although it seemed that Connor chose the location and time to arrange the meeting with Christant.

However, it's important to understand that Frosinone at that time was practically Cristante's home turf. So, it was actually a "trap" set up by Cristante for Connor. If Connor hadn't handled it carefully, he could have easily fallen into a situation from which there was no way out.

While Connor and Christant were discussing matters, in the next private room, Christant had arranged for a professional wizard to lie in ambush. This wizard was exceptionally skilled, managing to stealthily infiltrate the room just a wall away. If it weren't for Connor's extraordinary mental perception, he would have been completely undetected. Although Connor discovered the ambush and gave the wizard a small warning before leaving, he didn't actually see the mysterious wizard's true face in the next room.

Originally, this matter was neither a big deal nor a considerable amount of time had passed, and Connor had already put it out of his mind. However, the appearance of this white-robed, scarred wizard reminded Connor of it again. In Connor's mind, this person was the one who had secretly ambushed him in the next room of the Killian Tavern that day.

Besides this, Connor has another guess about this person's identity...

According to Firo's account in the forest, the Storm Church's genius wizard named Milik is relentlessly pursuing him, relentlessly hunting him down in the Navas Forest, which is teeming with magical beasts.

If Philo is right, then since Philo has appeared here and come to meet him, then Milik should most likely be nearby as well. In that case, Connor can now have a better idea of ​​the true identity of the white-robed, scarred wizard that Dezerby brought back!

Unaware of his true identity, which Connor had already guessed, Milik raised an eyebrow upon hearing Connor's joke, and looked at Connor with a similarly enigmatic smile, saying, "Do you know who I am?"

"I know, the wizards of the Church of Storms!" Connor nodded, feigning honesty as he spoke:

Ignoring Connor's teasing, Milik said in a deep voice, "My name is Milik. Connor Ferguson, you've probably heard of me and know my style. So, please, you hereditary earl of the Empire, stop your futile resistance and obediently work for the Church of Storms. That's the best choice for you!"

After finishing his sentence, Milik had no intention of wasting any more words with Connor and turned to leave. However, what was interesting was that Milik, who was also a wizard of the Storm Church like Dezelby, did not sit down next to Dezelby like the other arbitrators. Instead, he sat down in a secluded spot by the small waterfall to cultivate alone, which suggested that his relationship with Dezelby was not particularly good.

Seeing Milik's actions, Connor maintained a calm expression, but his heart was heavy. Milik's warning clearly showed hostility towards his presence. In the current sensitive situation, Milik's arrival was likely to disrupt the fragile balance between Connor and De Zelby in the team, which was obviously not good news for Connor.

Although he didn't deliberately observe Milik's arm, Connor, with his keen intuition as a psychic wizard, carefully sensed the faint energy fluctuations emanating from Milik. Judging from the energy fluctuations, Milik was probably practicing the storm energy generated by the authentic Storm Church meditation method. Apart from that, there were no other special energy fluctuations.