Wizard Earl

Perhaps out of guilt, DeZelby didn't retaliate when Connor insulted him. Instead, he led his men and fled into the distance, completely disregarding Connor's life as he was pursued by hundreds of thousands of Blue Shadow Ants.

Whether it was because he couldn't hold on any longer, wanted to conserve his strength, or had some other reason, Dezerby stopped using the pale blue gale. Without the gale to boost their speed, Dezerby and the five arbitrators slowed down considerably. However, the Blue Shadow Ants, who had been drawn to Connor, showed no desire to pursue them and continued to chase after Connor with all their might.

Although Connor immediately used magic to try to dispel the dark brown particles attached to his body after realizing Dezelby's trick, these particles were very troublesome. Connor was also quickly chased by thousands of Blue Shadow Ants, so a small number of black particles that were difficult to dispel still attracted the Blue Shadow Ants to chase after him.

Despite being chased by the swarm of blue shadow ants, and the slightest carelessness could be fatal, turning him into a skeleton by the swarming ants, Connor showed no panic whatsoever. On the contrary, he was quietly observing the distance between himself and De Zelby's group, as if everything was under his control.

Seeing that Dezerby and his group were getting further and further away, reaching a place beyond his mental perception, Connor, being chased by the Blue Shadow Ants, immediately shouted at a nearby boulder, "Attack!"

The moment Connor shouted "Attack!" before the echo had even faded, the boulder shattered, and a spray of crimson blood, reeking of a foul stench, dripped onto the swarm of Blue Shadow Ants chasing Connor.

"Sizzle... sizzle... sizzle..."

This mass of crimson blood appeared to be extremely corrosive. The moment it came into contact with the Blue Shadow Ants, it corroded hundreds of them into dust. Not only that, but this mass of crimson blood also seemed to be the natural enemy of the Blue Shadow Ants. These little guys, who had just chased Connor to the point of having nowhere to run, did not dare to approach the mass of crimson blood at all. They immediately gave up chasing Connor and fled in all directions.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Connor finally managed to escape from the Blue Shadow Ants' pursuit, cleaned himself of all the remaining dark brown particles, and then flew towards a nearby stream.

Connor finally felt completely at ease upon reaching the stream. He took a potion to restore some of the mana he had expended during his escape. He wasn't kept waiting long; ten minutes after Connor arrived at the stream, a figure in grey robes also appeared. Upon seeing Connor, the figure couldn't help but tease, "Honorable Earl Ferguson, how does it feel to be splashed with monster powder?"

"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!" Connor said somewhat dejectedly, hearing the teasing remark from the person in front of him, Philo.

The crystal bottle that Dezerby just threw to Connor contained dark brown particles, a substance called monster powder. It's an essential material for wizards traversing monster-infested areas. In monster-infested regions like the Navas Forest, monsters use things like feces, which have a strong odor, to mark their territory and demonstrate their presence.

Therefore, some clever wizards learned this method: collecting monster droppings and placing them around themselves while resting to reduce the monsters' attacks. Over time, modern wizards naturally no longer use this primitive method of collecting monster droppings.

Wizards now use the excrement and ashes of magical beasts as the main ingredients, supplemented with other magical potions, to create "monster powder" through alchemy. Compared to traditional monster excrement, this carefully refined monster powder is not only far more effective at reducing monster attacks, but it is also odorless. Unlike traditional monster excrement, which has a strong odor and would be truly disgusting to have nearby...

Blue Shadow Ants are typical insect-type magical beasts, primarily relying on scent to pinpoint enemy locations. Therefore, Dezerby's act of sprinkling magical beast powder on Connor was undoubtedly intended to draw the Blue Shadow Ants' attention to Connor, making him a scapegoat for him and his Arbitrators.

DeZelby's plan to escape by stepping on other people's corpses was truly insidious. However, this idea was entirely within Connor's expectations. If Connor hadn't anticipated this, he wouldn't have deliberately led the way, luring him there...

Last night, under the guise of keeping watch, De Zelby told Connor all his plans. Connor, who had noticed the disagreement between De Zelby and Milick, immediately realized that this was a golden opportunity for him to get out of his current predicament.

Having arrived at the Navas Forest, where the ruins of Anduin Genoa are buried, Connor naturally wanted to explore it. However, the presence of De Zelby and Milik was an unavoidable obstacle for Connor. Only by getting rid of these two could Connor do what he wanted to do.

So after his discussion with De Zelby, Connor deliberately kept De Zelby waiting, not giving him a clear answer, in order to have a proper discussion with Philo, who was lurking in the shadows, to see if he could take advantage of the conflict between De Zelby and Milick to maximize his own interests as Connor Ferguson!

After secretly discussing with Firo using a communication enchanted item, Connor and Firo temporarily reached an agreement on their goals, which led to the scene that just happened today. Connor stood up for Dezelby and angrily confronted Milik, then stormed off towards this small mountain, where he encountered this group of Blue Shadow Ants.

Although Dezerby seems to have cleverly outmaneuvered Connor, using him to escape the Blue Shadow Ants' pursuit, little did Connor know that his actions were all part of Connor's plan. However, what surprised Connor was that Dezerby would use monster powder. Although this stuff wouldn't cause Connor any harm, being splashed with it would still be quite disgusting.

The Blue Shadow Ants were first discovered by Philo three days ago while he was hiding from Milick's pursuit. Then last night, De Zelby told Connor about their existence, and they thus became a very important part of Connor and De Zelby's plan.