Wizard: I'm leveling up by AFK in another world

"Shut up!"

Simon rushed over, grabbed Garrett by the collar, and roared, "All those years of interdimensional conquests you've participated in were for nothing! Saving someone in this situation is a major taboo! If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"

"Let me go!"

Garrett suddenly unleashed a burst of energy, catching Simon off guard as he was pushed away, not expecting the seemingly frail mage to possess such power.

"That's my brother! Damn it, how did he end up here!" Garrett cried out in anguish, clutching his hair.

Shortly before setting off, Luke had just been promoted to intermediate apprentice.

He was delighted that his younger brother, whom he had always taken care of, had done so well, and threw a party to celebrate. He also promised to take the younger brother to train after completing this campaign.

Unexpectedly, Luke disobeyed him and joined the campaign without permission.

As luck would have it, they chose the same campaign as me, which had resulted in a "major accident".

Was she being misled? Or was she secretly following me out of spite...?

Garrett didn't think that far ahead.

He watched as the orcs lashed Luke with their whips, his sanity nearly collapsing.

"Isabella!" Garrett roared angrily.

The blue-haired witch remained unmoved.

"well……"

Garrett turned around and looked at the members of "The Rock Hand".

"You know my situation. Whoever helps me rescue Luke, I will share the resources of the candidate wizard sequence with him!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the seven intermediate apprentices instantly became quite interesting.

The candidate wizard sequence is a program that only wizarding families and wizarding academies with a certain level of strength can apply to the Wizard Tower for, which provides funding to qualified advanced apprentices.

Those who are selected for the candidate sequence are basically one foot in the door of becoming a full-fledged wizard.

If conquering other worlds is fraught with danger, then the path of a formal wizard is even more perilous, with nine deaths and one life lost.

Seeing that he had captured seven people, Garrett turned to the larger group.

"If you all come as well, and there aren't enough resources to go around, I'll transfer the rest of the resources to you until you're promoted to advanced apprentice!"

As he spoke, Garrett flicked his sleeve, and several lines of dark blue text appeared in mid-air—the Spirit Realm Contract.

Many of the intermediate apprentices were stunned when they saw this scene for the first time.

"Hey, that's enough..." Simon reached out to stop him, then his pupils contracted and he took a sudden step back.

Suddenly, several yellowish-brown rune stones appeared in Garrett's hand, and a terrifying energy wave emanated from them.

"Stop! You're insane!"

Garrett ignored him and hurled the runestone in his hand toward the pit.

The runestone, imbued with witchcraft, flashed through the air and lit up at the dark entrance of the cave in the blink of an eye.

boom!

A deafening explosion approached from afar, accompanied by a dazzling pillar of light shooting into the sky.

Garrett waved his wand, and everyone present, except for Isabella and the other two, was enveloped in a thick, earthy-yellow halo.

"I have cast an energy shield on each of you, enhanced by amethyst, enough to withstand one high-level apprentice level spell." Garrett's voice was somewhat weak, clearly indicating that such a large-scale group buff had taken a toll on him.

But he quickly took out a few more magic stones and swiftly absorbed all their magic.

"Those who want resources, follow me."

With a single step, Garrett appeared several hundred meters away.

Whoosh whoosh!

After a brief silence, the seven members of "Hand of the Rock" followed, while the Gray Ravens were also eager to make their move.

This is the drawback of team collaboration.

While it's possible to bring together wizards skilled in different fields, it's simply impossible to get these guys, who aren't even mercenaries, to completely obey orders.

I've heard that Wizard Towers and major wizarding families all have their own private armies, which are essentially formalized military operations.

I wonder what a disciplined and obedient wizard legion would look like...

As Claire was lost in thought, someone else was already getting impatient.

"Isabella, things have come to this, shouldn't we try to save our compatriots?" Silva approached tentatively. "Otherwise, I think this mission will have to end prematurely."

Isabella looked at her.

Silva is actually right.

Without Garrett's magic, not only is a significant portion of power lost, but worse, many tasks requiring it cannot be carried out.

Moreover, with Garrett making such a big fuss, the orc army guarding this place will definitely strengthen its vigilance, and it would be wishful thinking to try to sneak in for reconnaissance.

The penalty for mission failure is not pleasant in the current war situation...

"Prepare for battle."

Silva's lips curled up slightly, but quickly returned to their normal shape.

"As you wish." She gave a perfunctory bow and retreated.

Soon, the crows took flight.

For Silva, who was teetering on the edge of entering the order, Garrett's promise was naturally very tempting.

Moreover, with so many people around, even if she were to attract a Saint-level expert, escaping wouldn't be a problem.

This risk is worth taking!

Claire disagreed.

But Isabella and the other two had saved his life, and it would be quite shameful for him to back down now.

If they return victorious, I won't have to stay in the base anymore.

The wizards understood each other's situation, but they were never polite when they started cursing.

"Keep up."

Isabella said a few words briefly, then transformed into a streak of blue and white light and sped away into the distance.

The silent Barton immediately followed, while Simon looked helpless but could only nod to Claire before hurrying after him.

"Rhodes, stick close to me," Claire said. "If this is a trap, things could get very bad."

"Don't worry," Rhodes laughed, "this isn't the first time we've escaped death together!"

By the time the two arrived at the cave entrance, the battle had already reached a fever pitch.

Garrett went completely mad in his attempt to save his brother.

His robes were torn by the orc's spear, and his left shoulder was even slashed by a battle axe, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound.

But he seemed oblivious to the pain, desperately unleashing his magic as he tried to push towards the prison van holding his brother.

"Luke! Hang in there! Your brother's coming to save you!"

"Get out of here! You filthy beasts!"

The giant python formed from the soil rolled and writhed within the orc formation, devouring lives.

The addition of four other advanced apprentices relieved his stress.

Countless sharp ice blades sliced ​​through the blood of the charging golden beastmen warriors.

Many orcs who approached the prison wagon were frozen into lifelike ice sculptures before they even had a chance to swing their weapons.

Furthermore, black halos enveloped the orcs, causing them to become chaotic and even turn on each other.

Although they were at the same level of life, the wizard apprentices easily gained the upper hand against the orc soldiers who could only fight by relying on their fighting spirit and physical abilities.

The small group of wizard apprentices, numbering only a dozen or so, quickly tore a gap in the battle formation of hundreds of elite golden beastmen.

Garrett had already rushed to the prison van where Luke was being held.