“ ‘I’m not interested,” Katie said firmly, her punches echoing through the courtyard as the wooden puppets continued to taunt her. The sound of flesh meeting wood reverberated around her, but she remained undeterred.“ Come on, you must have realized by now that these outdated puppets can never match up to your power, They won’t help you understand your strength any better,” Pale pleaded, attempting to persuade her.“ Just listen to me first, My offer isn’t as bad as you think, It could even help you improve your battling skills,” he urged.“ You’ll have to defeat me first before I even consider listening to you,” Kate snapped, her anger evident. With a swift jump, she pushed herself against the puppet’s chest, propelling herself towards Pale.Caught off guard, Pale hurriedly cast an ice shield to protect himself. But his reflexes were slow, and Katie’s qi-infused fist shattered the hastily created barrier before reaching his face, slamming him away.Pale skidded on the ground, q

Alec stretched his body, feeling every joint stiff from staying in the same position for three days straight. Luckily, he had managed to reach the peak of the Tier 2 Mage Realm on the second day. However, because he still wore the arcane crown, he had to wait another 24 hours before he could come out, in order to avoid Agnes discovering it. The Whole gang was still unaware about the benefits of the crown, so if they saw Alec with the crown they would think he was some kind of freak who enjoyed having his Mana locked. During this time, Alec decided to self meditate and try to better understand his innate spell. And luckily for him, His knowledge of his innate skills had reached a new level opening new options for him . Opening his door, he was surprised to see the whole gang waiting on his doorstep. It was clear they all believed they had broken through before him. “Pay up, brother,” Arthur said loudly, extending his right hand towards Brandon, who looked helpless as he passed

The news of Alec’s adventure in the Abyss has inspired many first-year mages to seek permission to enter the Abyss themselves. However, most of them were still denied by their Instructors. When they attempted to protest, their masters issued a challenge to all mages who wanted to enter the Abyss passage without a Tier 3 Mage as their leader. The task was to retake the entrance test and outperform Alec in the test of the Fighting Pavilion Tower. If they were successful in clearing it, their masters would have no objections to letting them into the Abyss passage, as it would mean they could take care of themselves . Despite this opportunity, many of them felt it was unfair for Alec to receive special privileges and be allowed to explore the Abyss, especially when they heard from senior mages about the significant rewards that each members have obtained through shared power stones. And this was For James’ group in particular, as Alec wasn’t particularly interested in selling his ow

[Spirit Meal consumed, detected to have a poisonous attribute][+5% poison resistance acquired.]As soon as the meal went down Alec’s throat, he could already feel his stomach churning.When he looked up, he was met with Agnes’s eerie smile.Despite the discomfort he felt , he still mustered up the courage to swallow another spoonful, grunting in the process.“This is one of the best meals I’ve ever tasted, I don’t think we even deserve to be tasting your gracious meals that are now infused with spirit energy, This should only be eaten by royals,” Alec complimented Agnes with such enthusiasm that even Arthur wondered if they were eating the same meal.Thinking quickly, Arthur stealthily swapped his plate with Alec’s plateWhile he was still trying his best to maintain a straight face and lie about the taste of the meal.After the swap, Arthur realized that Alec’s plate had more meat, and he nodded to himself, thinking,‘This little lady, favouring Alec and giving him the one that tast

The gang quickly packed after discussing which region to move to. Just as they were about to head in the direction of the Beast King Region, they heard shouting and saw someone waving frantically. Looking over, they could see a group of mages being chased by Orcs.The slowest mage was eventually caught when a battle axe that was threw lodged itself in his back, causing the mage to fall to the ground. Without hesitation, the Orcs tied him up while the rest continued to chase the mages, who were still shouting for help in the distance.“Isn’t that Pale Zero?” Arthur joked, recognizing the mage at the back holding most of the Orcs back with his ice magic. “I can’t believe they’re already being chased just a few hours after entering the abyss!”“Alec, I detect three Peak Tier 3 Orcs in the crowd , and the sub captain coming from behind seems to be a very strong Tier 4 Orc. No sign of the shaman yet, though,”Agnes said, quickly transforming her wand into its staff mode and casting a s