Stephen returned to the Fifth Ring Tower on the third day.

Compared to before he left, the change in the academy didn't seem to be very big, but after approaching the Demon Willow Forest, Stephen clearly felt the surge of leyline energy.

It seems that this magic willow forest has also arranged a protective spell, and it should have been completed recently.

At this time, it has been almost a month since the events of the death mire, and of course a reasonable excuse is needed to be missing for such a long time, and the excuse that Stephen prepared is that the teleportation spell has an accident, and he has been teleported to the Black Coast before returning after several twists and turns. Anyway, Stephen had visited the area the last time he killed the Flesh Corruptor, so it should be fine to deal with possible inquiries.

"Mentor Stephen!"

"You're back...... We thought you ......" A fifteen or sixteen-year-old apprentice wizard couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised when he saw Stephen walking in at the main entrance.

Stephen smiled and nodded without speaking.

Because he didn't remember who the boy was, there were still quite a few wizard apprentices who had taken his class, and there were hundreds of them in each class, and he basically didn't remember his name.

The atmosphere in the academy was a little tense, and everyone looked like they were in a hurry.

Stephen noticed that many of the buildings showed signs of being damaged and restored, and there were more armored golems in various places than before, and the Elemental Pool, the Astrological Observatory, and the Botanical Garden had significantly increased the number of apprentices, and Stephen saw that many wizard apprentices above the third level wore their respective insignia.

As he passed through the entrance to the sewers, he saw two battle wizards wearing the insignia of the elemental pool guarding there.

"What's going on? Is the academy under attack again?" Stephen felt a little uneasy.

He made his way back to the Botanical Gardens.

But just after he entered the botanical garden, looking at the large field of cold flowers, Stephen couldn't help frowning.

"What about Queen Betty?"

"Why can't a little fairy see it? Where have they gone?"

The whole flower field is quiet, and if you look closely in the past, you can always see the little fairies busy in it, they are like industrious little bees, and they will take care of the sea of flowers every day to make nectar. But now Stephen didn't see a little fairy, nor did he feel the breath of these natural spirits.

On weekdays, when he came back, if Queen Betty saw it, he would definitely fly over and be intimate for a while, but now it was cold and cold.

"What's going on?" Stephen grew uneasy.

He couldn't help but quicken his pace and hurried towards the treehouse. The closer Stephen got to the treehouse, the more uneasy Stephen's heart became, because the noisy Pico Spirits of the past were gone, and the whole botanical garden was very cold.

The treehouse appears in front of you.

But he didn't see anyone else, and it was covered with a layer of dust, and it seemed that no one had lived in it for a while.

Stephen chuckled in his heart!

Is something wrong?

He walked briskly towards the pumpkin house, but soon he sensed a man approaching.

"Where did you die!?" said Witch Liana with a hint of annoyance, unease, and worry, and when she landed on the ground, she jumped up and touched Stephen's head directly with her skull, as if to vent her emotions in this way.

Stephen didn't care about this, and said in a somewhat anxious tone, "What about Her Highness Betty, and what about Avella and Emily?"

"Why didn't I see them?

At the Botanical Garden, Stephen had the best relationship with Queen Betty, and then the twin sisters, and as for Liana Witch, it was good that the two of them could get together without bickering.

Hearing Stephen's words, Witch Liana's expression froze, and then her expression seemed to be a little dissatisfied, her big dripping eyes turned, her tone suddenly became a little heavy, she lowered her head and looked sad, and said slowly: "After returning from the quagmire of death...... The academy was attacked by a large number of monsters...... We lost a lot ......"

"Betty, Avella, and Emily...... They ......"

"They ......"

When Stephen heard Witch Liana's words, her whole body was shocked, and she grabbed her arm and said in a deep voice, "What's wrong with them?......"

"Pain, pain, pain!" Witch Liana jumped to her feet, broke free of Stephen's palm, and pushed her head against him, then turned and ran, saying in a cheerful tone as she ran......, "Of course they're all right!

Stephen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face turned blue and his anger rose.

- "Shadow Tentacles!"

Pitch-black energy tentacles suddenly ejected from the ground, and the Witch Liana, who had a triumphant expression one moment ago, sounded a flustered exclamation the next moment, and said in a slightly embarrassed voice: "What kind of ghost spell is this...... Hurry up and let go of my ......"

"Don't ...... It's so itchy...... Woo...... It's so uncomfortable...... Hurry up and let go of ......"

"Why do I have no strength in my body......"

"Boom ......"

"I was wrong...... I was wrong!...... I'm not supposed to tease you...... Hurry up and let go of my ......"

It's just in the blink of an eye.

Liana Witch was entangled in place by more than a dozen shadow energy tentacles, Stephen forgot to hide his spell casting ability in anger, although the shadow tentacles cast without suppressing the strength were only five-ring spells, but the energy-absorbing characteristics of negative energy still made Liana Witch suffer enough. This spell was improved and optimized by Stephen, these shadow energy tentacles are not only very tough, but also can use negative energy erosion to absorb the opponent's physical strength, making them quickly enter a weak state. Witch Liana was not prepared at all, and when she reacted, she was already entangled by more than a dozen shadow energy tentacles.

"Stephen!"

"Stephen, you're back!"

Two girls who looked almost identical appeared not far away, their expressions full of joy, but when they saw the Witch Liana next to her, who was wrapped in some strange posture by the tentacles of shadow energy, the twin sisters' expressions of joy turned to consternation, and they said a little dazedly, "You guys...... Mentor?...... What's wrong...... What's going on?......"

"It's fine. Stephen smiled softly at them, then walked over and crackled her shadow energy tentacles at Witch Liana's ass.

Soon!

Liana Witch's voice rang out in a shameful and almost frenzied voice: "Stephen !!"

"Let me go...... I'm going to be angry...... Damn it!...... Hurry up and let go of my ......"

"Oops......"

"It hurts...... I was wrong!...... Stop it!...... Didn't everyone admit that they were wrong......"

Jacob was standing right behind the twin sisters, and he was stunned as he looked at everything in front of him, and his eyes were already full of adoration when he looked at Stephen.

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