Wizards begin with Occlumency.

"Sir, did you see that?"

Flandre's voice rang out, and the view was simultaneously shared.

With the help of vision-enhancing magic, Flandre was able to vaguely see Christina's bound figure through the side window of the shuttle's cockpit.

"I saw it."

Link responded without any change in his tone.

"What should we do, sir? Should we save him or not?"

Flandre then asked.

Christina's predicament can be inferred from her bound posture.

Undoubtedly, she was given to the Tower of the Great Sage Michel by the Shadow City as a hostage, or rather, as a pretext.

The prelude that lured Link into attacking the Great Sage's Tower party.

Anyone with a modicum of intelligence wouldn't need to expend much brainpower to know that there must be a trap waiting for Link.

Based on the two previous instances of danger he sensed and the life-threatening crisis he faced, it's easy to see just how deadly the trap Link was about to step into was.

Therefore, from her heart, Flandre was unwilling for her master to take risks for a witch with whom she had no close relationship.

However, if her master is determined to save the witch, Flandre will not object.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."

Link sensed Flandre's conflicted feelings and offered her a word of comfort.

"That's good!"

Flandre let out a long sigh of relief.

It would be best if my husband could remain rational and avoid taking risks.

After hesitating for a moment, Flandre asked, "Master, is there anything you want to say to her? Flandre can pass it on for you."

"Well……"

Link hesitated for a moment, then said with a hint of apology, "Tell him I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do."

"Yes, sir."

Flandre agreed and immediately used the "Quantum Encrypted Communication" spell to connect with Christina.

"My master asked me to pass on a message to you."

Christina showed no reaction upon hearing Flandre's voice.

Having learned from her previous experience, Christina remained calm and focused, then sent a telepathic message asking, "What is it?"

"The master said he was sorry, but there was nothing he could do."

Flandre mimicked Link's tone and relayed the story truthfully.

No need to apologize.

After a moment of silence, Christina calmly replied, "What happened to me has little to do with your grandfather."

"How so?"

Upon hearing this, Flandre quickly asked before the shuttle entered the Great Sage's Tower team's warship.

"Please tell your master to take good care of my daughter, thank you!"

Christina did not answer, but took the opportunity to say this.

It was as if he had already foreseen his final fate and was giving his last words.

This time, he truly became a guardian of his orphan.

"it is good."

Flandre agreed, severed the "quantum encrypted communication," and voluntarily distanced herself from the Great Sage's Tower fleet's warship.

Her husband had just done some mental analysis and concluded that the Shadow City's otherworldly pioneering team's sudden retreat and the delivery of a cargo hold of supplies were definitely related to the Level 5 Sage who had been secretly accompanying them.

Even though Flandre has strong stealth and mobility, she still can't move around freely under the nose of a level 5 sage.

Just in case.

"Master, master, did you hear that?"

Flandre reconnected with Link and asked him a question.

"Um."

Link gave a brief reply.

He then looked up and quickly surveyed his teammates, who had just accepted the sudden change in the situation, and calmly ordered: "Retreat, detour, and return to the main campus."

"clear."

The battleship tower was the first to respond.

"Yes, Captain."

Lanny Taylor was a step too slow.

"Yes, Captain."

The other three were native to the Wizarding World, with the advanced wizards from the Storm Sea answering next.

"Yes, Captain Grand."

The voices of the remaining seven wizards echoed in response.

However, the whole team reached a consensus and determined their next course of action.

The Lark-class interstellar warships retreated rapidly, increasing the distance between themselves and the Great Sage's Tower and Shadow City warships.

"屮!"

Inside the Great Sage's Tower warship.

The twelve wizards who were prepared to rush to Link Grand's rescue, especially the captain, were extremely unwilling and cursed angrily.

"That's fucking cold-blooded!"

A wizard, so unwilling to accept his fate that he became somewhat delirious, muttered and complained in this way.

The captain and the other team members did not respond.

We are all wizards, so we can all understand the rational, calm, and even cold-blooded nature and behavior of most wizards.

Passionate and loyal types do exist, but they are extremely rare.

The Great Sage's Tower team thought that since Link Grand was willing to help Christina Smith, there might be a slight possibility that he would try to snatch her away under the current circumstances.

Now that "hope" has been dashed, it's inevitable to feel disappointed.

"Alright!"

The captain shouted, trying to suppress the dissatisfaction and resentment of the team members, whose emotions had been fluctuating intensely because of Link Grand.

"Captain, what do you suggest we do now? Should we just retreat?"

One team member, however, defied the captain's anger and asked a question directly.

This team has been preparing for so long, cultivating teamwork and training in combined spellcasting techniques. Their goal for this trip is not only to bring back the legacy of the saint, but also to seize an opportunity to severely injure Link Grand.

"Otherwise what?"

The captain lowered his voice and said quietly, "If he doesn't step into the trap, why don't you try attacking him head-on?"

The team member immediately fell silent.

Are you kidding me? Sending him to directly attack Link Grande?

That would be like someone who's tired of living.

Thus, the Great Sage's Tower team fell silent.

"Alright!"

Upon seeing this, the captain shouted again and gave specific instructions: "Pack up the supplies and prepare to return."

"Yes."

The team members weren't very enthusiastic, and their responses were sparse.

All 11 wizards rushed to transfer supplies from the Shadow City's cargo hold, and no one paid attention to the shuttle docked in the warship, or Christina inside the shuttle.

"Ugh!"

The captain sighed, walked to the shuttle, and opened the hatch.

Looking at Christina who was bound, the captain of the Great Sage's Tower remained silent.

He came here intending to face off against Link Grand, but...

That's it.

It's really hard to describe the complex feelings he had at that moment.

A moment later, the captain of the Great Sage's Tower finally made a move.

He gently hooked his index finger, using force field magic to move Christina's figure out of the shuttle and carry her through the air to the other side of the warship's hatch.

"break."

The captain whispered.

Christina's life support suit, which already had two holes in her abdomen, was completely shattered.

"Don't blame me."

Looking at Christina's calm face and slightly fluctuating eyes, the captain of the Great Sage's Tower murmured and released his control over Christina.

The hatch opened the instant the grip was released.

Christina swiftly drifted into the boundless starry sky, completely unprotected, severely injured, and with her mental and magical powers both imprisoned.

Before long, the airless, radiation-filled outer space will kill Christina, a mere first-level wizard.

The Great Sage's Tower warship's hatch closed, it adjusted its posture, changed direction, and began its return journey.

Since the bait is useless, it can be discarded; there's no need to keep it.

"Am I going to die?"

Drifting in the starry sky, Christina felt her life force waning due to suffocation and weakness, and she was filled with sorrow.

She didn't want to die like this!

The unknown.

"Tsk!"

Principal Leopold exclaimed, "Those who play tactics, they have the mind!"

Are you alluding to me?

Dean Forrest asked quietly.

"Take it personally, or you'll regret it if I'm being sarcastic."

Principal Leopold chuckled and said, "You walked right into this yourself."

Dean Forrest smiled slightly, showing no intention of continuing the argument.

"Tch! Boring!"

Principal Leopold muttered something, his eyes darting around, then asked, "Hey, do you think your Link Grand might fall for it?"

"Won't."

Dean Forrest made his judgment decisively and without hesitation.

"How so?"

Principal Leopold asked curiously, "His elusive teleportation technique is so difficult that even a level two wizard of the same rank, let alone a level three wizard, or even some newly promoted level four sages, might not be able to detect it. Let alone set up a targeted ambush."

As he spoke, Principal Leopold frowned and muttered, "Damn it! How dare he call himself a level two wizard? How dare you say he's still a level two wizard! He's so powerful that he's stronger than many senior level three wizards!"

Dean Forrest ignored Principal Leopold's complaints and criticisms, and said calmly, "That's why Link Grand will definitely not use this trick to rescue that Shadow City witch."

"I don't believe it!"

Principal Leopold shook his head.

"Let's wait and see."

Dean Forrest did not force the other party to believe his judgment.

What Link Grand will ultimately choose will soon be revealed.

There's no need to argue.

"Sir, should we save him or not?"

Flandre, who had only moved away but not completely left the star system near the Great Sage's Tower warship, soon discovered Christina, who had been thrown into space to die.

"Don't act rashly, Flandre."

While Link directed his team to their positions, preparing for a possible surprise attack, he mentally answered Flandre's question.

"Why, sir?"

Flandre asked in confusion, "Flandre is very fast, they can't find her."

"Just because a level 2 wizard and a warship can't detect it doesn't mean a level 5 sage can't."

Link briefly explained why he made this choice.

"oh."

Kind-hearted and unable to bear witnessing the tragedy, Flandre let out a soft voice and turned away.

Perhaps not seeing it with my own eyes can lessen the feeling of sadness.

"屮!"

When the captain of the Great Sage's Tower saw that his second attempt to use Christina's trap had failed, he still cursed, even though he had expected it.

"That's fucking as steady as a rock."

Having found no opportunity to strike, the captain of the Great Sage's Tower finally abandoned his plan to severely injure Link Grand.

Shadow City Otherworld Pioneer Team.

The atmosphere in the warship's cockpit was extremely somber.

This includes the four wizards who, following the orders of the Shadow City team leader, subdued Christina and witnessed the entire process of the shuttle entering the Great Sage's Tower warship and Christina being thrown into outer space without any protection to await her death.

Each of them was filled with mixed emotions, waiting for their captain's explanation.

Even if Christina Smith may have committed one crime or another.

You can make up any crime you want.

According to the rules of Shadow City, no matter how things are handled, the mentality of these 10 wizards will not become like this.

Sending away wizards who haven't committed any major mistakes to other organizations as hostages or bait is truly unpopular.

The scene of Christina being casually abandoned by the captain of the Great Sage's Tower team further provoked the 10 wizards of the Shadow City Otherworld Expedition Team.

Christina Smith can be sent out, but what about them?

Is it true that if the organization, or certain high-ranking wizards within the organization, need them, they will be sent out in this way?

The Shadow City captain noticed the psychological changes in his team members, but he couldn't express his bitterness.

He was acting under orders, and he had already given Christina a chance.

However, the Shadow City captain couldn't voice this grievance.

"Return home!"

After his mouth opened and closed for a long time, the Shadow City captain finally spoke, uttering this order.

Yes~~~

Sparse, lifeless responses rang out.

The team members, preoccupied with their own thoughts, returned to their respective control consoles and listlessly cooperated with their captain and the tower spirit in piloting the warship back to port.

Before long, this star field returned to peace.

Apart from Christina, who was drifting aimlessly waiting to die, there was nothing else.

The Void Realm.

Ragnar Walters glanced at the Shadow City Level 5 Sage not far away, feeling somewhat displeased.

After a fierce battle, although Ragnar had not yet defeated his opponent, he had already figured out the opponent's approximate strength.

Given a little more time, Ragnaros is confident that he will win the final victory, take down the Shadow City level 5 Sage, and imprison him in his own bonded world.

To become a bargaining chip in the negotiations for Michel's Tower of Great Sages.

It's a pity, the teams that came from the perimeter to reinforce the defense played too brilliantly.

In a four-on-four situation, they actually managed to capture the reinforcements sent by the Liejin Trading Company and the White Tower Alliance within half an hour.

Upon learning of this news, the Shadow City headquarters immediately contacted the Level 5 Sage who was secretly escorting the interdimensional pioneering team through special means.

Following this, Ragnaros and the level 5 sage of Shadow City ceased hostilities.

This led to the Shadow City interdimensional pioneer team sending out half of their supplies, and Christina's retreat.

"Let's play again next time we have the chance."

After saying this, the Level 5 Sage of Shadow City glanced at Fletcher Domingo, who was lingering in a relatively safe place outside the Void Domain. Ragnaros Walters then dispelled the Void Domain and disappeared in an instant.

The level 5 sage from Shadow City didn't linger and went on to continue his escort mission.

"Should we do him a favor?"

Looking at the pitiful Shadow City witch, Fletcher Domingo had an idea.

However, he didn't immediately make up his mind. (End of Chapter)