Wizard Earl

De Zelby wasn't surprised that Milik had seen through his plans. He had never hoped that his plans could be kept from Milik. However, he was still somewhat surprised that Milik would directly expose him without any mercy after seeing through his ideas. After all, at least on the surface, he, De Zelby, had been advising Connor to follow Milik's plan in front of everyone. If it were an ordinary person, even if they discovered something fishy, ​​they wouldn't be so direct in confronting him.

Surprised as he was, Dezelby, having been a member of the Church of Storms for so many years, was no saint either. He had only been forced to swallow his pride before Milik, who possessed the Storm Token, because he had no other excuse. But now that Connor had taken the matter upon himself and given him a plausible pretext, he was naturally unwilling to back down and coldly said to Milik:

"Milik, stop spouting nonsense! What 'collusion' and 'double-dealing'? I already agreed to go after Filo, what more do you want from me?"

"You haven't handled the Philo matter properly, and I've already promised to make up for your mistakes. What more do you want, Milik? Don't think that just because you have Cardinal Hummels' trust, you can act recklessly and bully others here!"

After giving Milik a scathing rebuke, De Zelby immediately smoothed things over, continuing to feign concern as he said to Connor, "Connor, why don't you just help Milik out? If he fails to accomplish this, he'll definitely be punished by Cardinal Hummels when he returns to our church!"

"I don't care! Christant told me he was only here to find the ruins, not to help you hunt down Philo! Everyone knows how powerful Philo is. If you want to cause him trouble, go do it yourselves. What does it have to do with me, a dark wizard?" Connor retorted without giving Dezel any leeway.

Seeing Connor and De Zelby acting as if they didn't care about him at all, Milick, standing to the side, was undoubtedly furious, with veins bulging on his forehead. However, given that De Zelby was clearly biased towards Connor, Milick didn't have any good options and could only cast his cold gaze at Connor and De Zelby.

"Since that filthy dark wizard Connor Ferguson is unwilling to pledge allegiance to the Church and hunt down Philo, then DeZelby, I hereby order you to kill him!" Waving the Storm Token in his hand, Milick pointed at Connor and commanded DeZelby:

Sensing that Milick was becoming somewhat deranged, before Connor could speak, De Zelby frowned and bluntly stated, "When we left Frosinone, Director Christant gave me instructions: if my mission fails and the ruins are not found, then I should kill Connor Ferguson."

"But our mission is still in progress, and the outcome hasn't been finalized yet. Therefore, Milik, your orders are already contrary to the mission I'm currently carrying out!"

"Milik, if you want me to help you hunt down Philo, I can help you. But if you want me to disobey the mission approved by Cardinal Hummels, then I have no choice but to refuse!" After saying that, Dezelby shook his head heavily to show his firm attitude.

Sensing Dezerby's attitude and knowing he wouldn't gain the upper hand in a fight, Milik gripped the Storm Token tightly, suppressing his anger, and said to Dezerby, word by word, "Since you're unwilling to kill Connor, then let him search the ruins alone. You take men and come with me to hunt down Filo!"

Although it seemed that Milik had compromised, De Zelby wasn't buying it. He shrugged and said helplessly, "Milik, I think you've misunderstood. It's not that I'm unwilling to kill Connor Ferguson. I'm a priest of the Church of Storms, and Connor Ferguson is a dark wizard. How could I possibly be unwilling to kill him?"

"The reason we're not killing Connor Ferguson now is because he's still useful to the Church. We need him to help the Church find the existence of the relics. Once he fails to find the relics and triggers the secret mission Director Christant assigned to me, then without you even telling me, Milik, I'll be the first one to take him out!"

"Another point is that Cardinal Hummels approved my mission to monitor Connor's search for the ruins, ensuring that Connor remained within my sight. So, sending me with men to hunt down Philo while leaving Connor to search for the ruins alone contradicts my current mission!"

After listening to De Zelby's explanation, Connor, who knew what was going on, gave Milik a mocking sneer, then ignored him and walked straight towards the distant forest.

Seeing Connor about to leave, Dezerby knew the matter was settled and was overjoyed. However, he pretended to be somewhat helpless, shook his head at Milik, then turned around and waved his hand, taking the five Storm Church Arbitrators with him and following behind Connor, leaving only Milik, who was holding the Storm Token, behind.

Watching helplessly as Connor and De Zelby's group swaggered away right in front of him, Milik was furious. His scarred face turned a gruesome liver color. If it weren't for the fact that he still had to hunt down Philo to make amends and couldn't afford to waste too much energy on Connor Ferguson, Milik would never have allowed them to leave so easily.

"DeZelby, Connor Ferguson, you two damned bastards, I'll remember this. We'll have our fun!" Milick muttered to himself in a cold, venomous voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Milik carefully put the Storm Token back into his spatial ring and then flew northwest towards where Firo was. He had already wasted a whole night because of Dezerby's deliberate delay, and now he had to speed up to hunt down Firo.

Watching Milik fly alone northwest behind him, DeZelby, having safely overcome this ordeal, couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. He transmitted his voice to Connor, saying, "You truly made a wise choice!"

Upon hearing De Zelby's telepathic message, Connor, who was walking at the front of the group, sneered inwardly. He did not reply to De Zelby's message and continued to lead the group forward.