When Garry finished his transformation, William understood why his body was the way it was. That familiar scent, and also the strength, was almost the same as Azrauth's scent. William's first thought was that Garry had made a contract with Azrauth. Would it be the same if he made a contract with it? Would he be able to benefit from the energy of Purgatory just before death and get a second chance? Or was this the second phase of an ordinary boss? Still, Garry's situation made him even more excited, but also a little worried. Because now he had the feeling that Garry could hurt him. While William was thinking about this, he met Garry's sword arm. With almost an inch between them, William managed to escape. 'Too fast!' William thought. William had not used his full power yet, but the [Wind Rider] spell was still active. However, he narrowly escaped. Even though it was a surprise at

The next day, Galen and his team arrived at the meeting point one kilometre west of the camp. Everyone was dressed in armour and ready for battle. In addition to their team, there were nearly fifty apprentices at the meeting point, most of them second-rank. There were almost no first-rank apprentices, and the number of third-rank apprentices was close to twenty.After the team arrived at the meeting point, Galen gathered the team in a circle and they checked the magical tools and potions in their dimensional bags one last time. The five magical tools given to Galen as team leader were distributed evenly among the members of his team. Among them were tools that provided a strong defensive barrier and a magical tool that made him lose his sense of direction.After everyone confirmed that they were ready, Galen walked over to the other team leaders a few feet away to go over the plans one last time.While the team leaders met, Seren watched them. Especially the apprentice named Cabal. Th

" Boom!" "Crack!" The sound of Galen's bones breaking echoed through the cave. But he could still move. He dragged himself over to the Cabal, crawling with difficulty. Meanwhile, the five creatures around the Cabal lay motionless on the ground. They were not dead, but they seemed paralyzed. Just as he tried to stand up in front of the Cabal and grab the Cabal's neck, a whistling sound was heard in the air. " Swooooshh!" With that whistle, an arrow pierced Galen's right shoulder. "ARRRGGHH!" With that arrow, Galen was paralyzed in the position he was trying to hold his arm, and remained in the same position, motionless. He was not dead, but he could no longer be said to be alive. Meanwhile, two more arrows went in two different directions. One for Beck on the other side of the cave, the other for Cora in the centre. The arrow to Cora wasn't the only one. Andre's dagger was pointin

Returning to the cave, William found the trio in the same position. He then took some wood from his dimensional bag and tied them together. Finally, after placing all four on this primitive stretcher, he carried it with both hands and left the cave. Lying next to the Cabal was disgusting to Cora, but she needed some rest before she could move. William soon passed the apprentices collecting the dead and reached the Blood and Sword Tower campsite. Here he let the trio rest and waited until they were able to walk. The trio did not talk until they had recovered, and William accompanied them when they decided they could come to their senses and walk. No one even asked why he was in that state, even though the Cabal was still tied up beside them. The journey took a little longer, of course, as William's teammates were still tired. During this time, William asked them what had happened. Cora was the most willing to talk and she explained without leaving anything out. Some of Cora's words w