Wizard Earl

Seeing that Connor remained silent, only his eyes flickered, DeZelby assumed that Connor had been swayed by his words. Furthermore, he had already spent a considerable amount of time meeting with Connor, and further delay might arouse Milik's suspicion. Therefore, he bluntly stated, "Connor, you're a smart man; you can certainly figure this out!"

"If I agree to Milik's demands, we'll all be in trouble, but Connor Ferguson, you'll definitely be the first one to suffer! You'll be the one doing all the sniping, covering the rear, and all that!"

"Even if we do manage to catch up with Philo, we'll definitely kill you because of the mission Christant gave me. You'll then be facing me and Milik, along with five Church Arbitrators. Connor Ferguson, you are powerful, but do you think you have a good chance of surviving in that situation?"

"If you, Kang, step in and sabotage Milik's plans, we can continue with the original plan. This would greatly reduce the risks we face in the Navas Forest! Cardinal Hummels may be very powerful in the church, but you are a dark wizard, so you don't need to care about him at all."

"Besides, as things stand right now, if Connor you step in and ruin this, given Milik's personality, he will definitely not stay here. Even if he's alone, he will certainly continue to hunt down Firo in the Navas Forest to make amends for his mistakes."

"Even in the worst-case scenario, if we don't find the ruins and trigger the mission Christant gave me, Connor, you only need to face me and the five arbitrators beside me. Your chances of survival are undoubtedly greater than facing me and Milick together. Connor Ferguson, you should know which plan is better." After laying out all his plans and bargaining chips in front of Connor, De Zelby focused his attention on Connor, waiting for Connor to give him his final answer.

Feeling the gaze De Zerby was giving him, Connor had to admit that De Zerby's words were indeed very appealing and, at the moment, the best way to deal with the current predicament. If it weren't for having Philo as a backup plan, he might have readily agreed to De Zerby's plan.

However, after discussing it with Filo, Connor is now unable to give Dezelby a definite answer...

After a moment's hesitation, Connor said, "It's true I'm a dark wizard, but offending a cardinal, especially one like Hummels who could be the next pope, is no small matter. I need to think this over carefully. I can't give you an answer right now. How about this: you'll definitely agree to Milik's proposal by tomorrow morning anyway, and then you'll know what I'm going to do!"

After saying that, Connor ignored DeZelby and headed straight for Milick's camp. Seeing Connor's attitude, DeZelby wanted to say something, but the words stuck in his throat. He could only watch Connor walk away with resentment, comforting himself that Connor hadn't explicitly rejected him, so he still had a chance.

On the way back to camp, Connor walked very leisurely and slowly. Not only that, but a metal ring engraved with countless runes had appeared on his right thumb at some point. Under the cover of darkness, this metal ring was emitting a faint energy fluctuation that was not easily noticed by others.

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The next morning, as the sun rose above the horizon, its warm rays illuminated every corner of the Navas Forest. Milik, who had been meditating all night, slowly opened his eyes. Not far from him were the five remaining arbitrators of the arbitrator squad. His gaze swept over the five arbitrators and landed on a black-robed figure not far away.

Upon seeing Connor meditating, a cold glint appeared in Milik's previously calm eyes. He then turned his head away with obvious disgust. Although Milik's entire action was performed silently, Connor, as a psychic wizard with extremely keen intuition, saw it all. This undoubtedly strengthened Connor's resolve, which he had already made in his heart.

Ten minutes after Milik opened his eyes, Dezerby, having finished his night watch, returned from the nearby grove. Although his appearance remained unchanged, his expression clearly showed extreme fatigue. As for the source of this fatigue, it was unclear whether it was from the exhaustion of the night watch or from having preoccupied with worries all night…

Upon seeing Dezerbi's return, Milik's gaze immediately locked onto him. Not only Dezerbi, but also the five church arbitrators looked at him, awaiting his decision. For these Storm Church arbitrators, who were only wizard apprentices, it was no exaggeration to say that their lives depended on Dezerbi's decision.

Under the watchful eyes of so many people, De Zelby did not immediately speak to tell everyone what his decision was. Instead, he glanced around at everyone. Although it seemed that his gaze lingered on each person for the same amount of time, Connor could feel that De Zelby's gaze lingered on him for a second longer. Connor, who had already made up his mind, sneered inwardly.

Milik, eager to hunt down Philo, was clearly impatient with Dezerby's dawdling and unwillingness to give a prompt answer. In his view, Dezerby lacked the courage to oppose the Storm Token belonging to Cardinal Hummels, and his current actions were undoubtedly a waste of time and resentment. Therefore, without hesitation, Milik directly questioned Dezerby: "Dezerby, I've agreed to give you a night to consider. Now tell me, are you prepared to carry out Cardinal Hummels's order?"

Faced with Milik's questioning, Dezerby remained silent for two seconds before slowly saying, "Since Cardinal Hummels has given you the Storm Token, we will naturally help you bring Firo back."