Wizard Earl

Although Dezerby's response sounded somewhat unconvinced, it was enough to satisfy Milik. As long as Dezerby could make up for not properly dealing with Firo, he didn't care what Dezerby was really thinking. A bright smile immediately appeared on his scarred face, and he waved his hand, pointing northwest, and said, "Firo is in that direction..."

Milik had only spoken halfway through his sentence, before he could finish, when Connor, who had been sitting silently to the side, interrupted him coldly and said, "Stop!"

Although Connor's voice wasn't loud, it was just enough for everyone present to hear it.

Milik, annoyed that Connor had interrupted him, suppressed his anger but, given Connor's level one wizard status, spoke slowly and deliberately to Connor: "Connor Ferguson, what's the problem?"

"Of course! You want to go hunt down Philo? Fine! Whoever wants to go can go, but I'm not going!" Connor calmly stated his decision, meeting Milick's angry gaze.

DeZelby, who was standing aside watching Connor and Milick clash, didn't seem to change much in appearance, but he seemed to be relieved. Ever since he had discussed the matter with Connor last night and hadn't received a clear answer from Connor, he had been thinking about it. Only now that Connor had spoken did a huge weight lift from his heart.

Because of the Storm Token, which symbolized Hummels' power, De Zelby, despite being unwilling to oppose Milik's plan, did not dare to confront it directly. However, with Connor, the dark wizard, taking the lead and De Zelby adding fuel to the fire, there was still room for maneuver.

Upon hearing Connor's provocative words, Milik's expression visibly turned to surprise. He seemed surprised that Connor dared to oppose him. However, he quickly flew into a rage, glaring fiercely at Connor and saying in an icy tone, "Connor Ferguson, do you know what you're doing?"

"Christant asked me to find the ruins, not to hunt down Filo! Since it's not my job, why should I clean up your mess!" Connor, unfazed by Milik's threat, spoke in an equally unfriendly tone.

Connor's words "clean up your mess" undoubtedly provoked Milick's somewhat fragile heart. He stopped arguing with Connor and immediately attacked in anger. A sharp blue ice spike, a full meter long, appeared three meters in front of Connor, heading straight for Connor's waist. Judging from the spot Milick aimed at, he didn't seem to want to kill Connor, but rather just wanted to teach Connor a lesson.

Since Connor dared to speak against Milik, he had naturally made thorough preparations. So even though Milik launched a surprise attack without warning, Connor did not panic. With a flash of his black robe, he narrowly dodged Milik's ice spike attack.

"Bang!"

The ice spike that Connor dodged struck a giant rock. The moment they made contact, a muffled thud was heard, and the rock shattered into pieces. If that spike had hit Connor's flesh and blood, his fate would have been predictable.

Having dodged Milik's sneak attack, Connor's eyes flashed with a cold light. With a slight thought, he unleashed an invisible and colorless mental storm aimed directly at Milik. It was not Connor Ferguson's style to let someone sneak up on him and not fight back.

Just as he was surprised that Connor dared to oppose him, Milick was also very surprised that Connor dared to fight him. However, this guy was indeed skilled. Faced with Connor's mental storm, Milick's mental power instantly solidified, resisting Connor's mental attack and not being harmed by the mental storm in the slightest.

The two sides made their initial probing moves with remarkable speed. Before the Storm Church's arbitrators could even react, Connor and Milick had already finished their exchange. However, after this exchange, knowing that neither of them was easy to deal with, the two tacitly refrained from making another move, both watching each other with great vigilance.

The five church arbitrators, after the fight between the two ended, also realized what was happening. Without any instructions from De Zelby, they immediately surrounded Connor, waiting for De Zelby's order to swarm him and dismember him.

Seeing this, knowing it was his turn to step in, Dezerby immediately stood up. He waved to the Storm Church arbitrators surrounding Connor to disperse, and said insincerely, "Mr. Connor, you were invited by Christant to work with us. Now that the situation has changed, you should also assist us. How can you say you're afraid to do it...?"

Having received a signal from Dezerby, the five Storm Church Arbitrators, though somewhat hesitant, chose to obey Dezerby's orders and return to his side. All of this was witnessed by Milik.

Milick wasn't stupid; he could see that although De Zelby was saying he wanted Connor to assist them, the fact that he had his men dispersed revealed his true intentions, which infuriated Milick.

Although Milik has no evidence, he can naturally see from what he sees that Connor Ferguson, who had been silent at the beginning, suddenly stood up to oppose helping him hunt down Fero. There must be someone behind this. As for the person who instigated Connor to oppose him, there is no doubt that it is no one but De Zelby.

Realizing that Connor was merely a tool pushed forward by De Zelby to oppose him, Milik naturally didn't bother arguing with Connor any longer. He directly took out the Storm Token, a symbol of Hummels' power, from his spatial ring, and, holding the token, sternly rebuked De Zelby:

"Dezel, you have some nerve! I was wondering why you insisted on delaying all night and coming back this morning to give me a decision. So you were in cahoots with this dark wizard, conspiring to secretly disobey Cardinal Hummels' orders. Don't you think about the consequences of your actions?"