Wizard Earl

"Even the tracking device placed on the guardian wizard apprentice Pedro has stopped working. There is no trace of David Kiria, so we can only do our best to search, but we can't be sure if we can find the culprit. I can't guarantee it..." After saying this, Dezerby lowered his head in great shame.

That day, after Connor deliberately slipped away, Dezelby, who thought he had outmaneuvered Connor, and hoping that Connor might be lucky enough to escape, led the remaining church arbitrators and wandered around the outskirts of Navas Forest for a while, waiting for Connor's return.

After waiting for more than ten days without any news from Connor, Dezerby had no choice but to lead his men back to Frosinone. However, to his utter surprise, the Storm Church in Frosinone had suffered heavy casualties and was in complete chaos due to Reyes's attack. Those in charge were either dead, wounded, or captured alive by Reyes.

De Zelby's unintentional act of waiting for Connor in the Navas Forest unexpectedly allowed him and his men to escape Reyes's sudden attack. If he hadn't waited for Connor in the Navas Forest and had instead led his men directly back to Frosinone, then De Zelby and his men would have ended up like Andrew, Giovanni, and the others, captured alive by Reyes's men.

Just as De Zerby realized the situation in Frosinone and was considering whether to flee with his men and reconsider, Hummels' sudden appearance completely caught him off guard. If he hadn't encountered Hummels a few times within the Church of Storms, De Zerby would never have believed that Hummels could have traveled so quickly from the capital, Bernabéu, to this remote and impoverished place, Frosinone…

Hummels, as the Cardinal Archbishop of the Church of Storms and the most likely candidate to become the next Pope of the Church of Storms, was indeed very capable. As soon as he arrived in Frosinone, he used his strength, tough methods, and high prestige to immediately stabilize the collapsing situation of the Church of Storms in Frosinone and restore order to everything. De Zerbi, who had narrowly escaped with his life, naturally came under Hummels's command and obeyed his orders.

In the past few days, under Hummels' leadership, and with the combined efforts of Dezerby, the reinforcements who arrived later, and the wizard David Kiria, the Storm Church has regrouped its forces after its crushing defeat. It has shaken off the chaos following Reyes' attack and has once again clenched its fist, preparing to retaliate against the Secret Society and Reyes.

After listening to De Zerbi's story, Hummels, who had been resting with his eyes closed, remained silent for a few seconds. Then he opened his eyes and his deep gaze fell on De Zerbi. De Zerbi, who was already bowing his head in shame, felt an even greater pressure when he felt Hummels' gaze. His head drooped even lower.

Hummels glanced at Dezelby, who had his head down, and to Dezelby's surprise, Hummels didn't reprimand him or continue asking about the potion. Instead, he asked a different question: "How's the situation outside?"

De Zerby, whose mood had just begun to calm down, became nervous again after hearing Hummels' question, unsure of what Hummels meant.

To De Zelbi, Hummels' question, "How's the situation outside?" initially sounded like an inquiry about Frosinone, but after careful consideration, De Zelbi felt that Hummels' question seemed to have a deeper meaning...

After quickly discerning Hummels' thoughts, De Zerby cautiously said, "Currently, everything is normal in Frosinone. None of the strongholds have been attacked. Those guys from the Secret Society seem to have vanished from Frosinone overnight, leaving no trace."

"In addition, the captured church wizards, including the two formal wizards Andrew and Giovanni, are also currently missing, with no word on where they've been taken by Reyes and his gang!" De Zelby explained with some helplessness.

After Dezel finished speaking, Hummels remained silent, only giving Dezel a deep look. Dezel hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said to Hummels, "Elena's whereabouts are currently unknown. Someone saw her being severely injured by Reyes and fleeing. As for Margaret, who was with her, she was sent away by Elena at the very beginning of Reyes' attack on Mensaka Manor, and her whereabouts are also unknown."

Although De Zerbi said "I don't know" twice more, which sounded worthless, Hummels' gaze softened considerably upon hearing this. Sensing the change in Hummels' gaze, and knowing what his words meant, De Zerbi couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Hummels didn't press De Zerbi too much and asked him his second question.

"DeZelby, you've known Connor Ferguson for quite some time now, so what's your opinion of him?" Hummels asked, looking at DeZelby in a deep voice.

As soon as Hummels uttered these words, a look of surprise clearly appeared on the face of De Zerbi, who was being questioned, as if he had never expected Hummels to ask him this question.

De Zerbi did not immediately answer Hummels' question, but pondered for a while. Judging from his expression, he seemed quite conflicted about the issue.

"Connor Ferguson is a very cunning man, completely unpredictable. I certainly don't understand him, and I don't have any good feelings towards him!" After pondering for several minutes, De Zelby finally managed to give an answer to Hummels' question.

Having received De Zerbi's answer, Hummels neither confirmed nor denied it; he simply waved his hand expressionlessly, indicating that De Zerbi could leave.

De Zerby immediately bowed to Hummels and quickly left the room. Hummels' aura was too powerful; every second spent beside him made De Zerby feel extremely difficult, even suffocating him…