"Boom!" the ancient castle that had existed since the time of chaos finally collapsed, and the strong tremors inevitably affected the nearby area, like a real earthquake.

Luckily, Bernie and Reed, members of the Garic Magical Society's branch, had left the dark castle with the group of apprentice magicians.

Seeing the castle collapse in their eyes, and a large part of the ground in the entire area caved in, the children felt a little heavy, because their team was two members less than when they came...... "No, Soth will be fine, and so is Senior Sister Dia!" Perhaps seeing Lavia's frustrated and worried expression, Lisa cheered her up loudly.

"How could something happen to that guy!" Pouting, Alan said with a little resentment, infinitely yearning, "It's not that you haven't seen that guy's current strength, maybe you have already left from the other exits, this bastard...... The gentle Sister Dia may also be with him, and she may even stage a scene to rescue the hero and save the beauty, tsk! Why can't I touch this kind of good thing...... Oops!" As he spoke, he suddenly felt his foot be stepped on, and when he turned his head, he saw Lisa pouting and looking at him.

"Stupid!"

Glancing at Lisa, and then at Lavia with a lost expression, Alan smiled, scratched his head, and said with a haha, "Actually, it's all made up of novels, where are so many good things, but I'm sure they must have left from another exit......"

"Yes," Lavia said with a long sigh, glancing deeply at the crumbling castle, "and not mentioning him, that bastard better never come back!"

"Hee-hee!" Lisa snickered at the insincere words.

"Haha, I've got your back!" Laughing, Alan turned his head and looked at Scott and said, "So what do we do now?

Before Scott could speak, Bernie preemptively said, "Yes, you have to go back to Alicock, Connell's business, you better not interfere......" As he spoke, he glanced at Lavia and said with a smile, "I appreciate your kindness, I don't think we will have a conflict with him when we meet him, maybe he will be cooperative when I mention your name!"

Obviously, Bernie still has lingering feelings about what happened just now, not to mention anything else, Scott's identity alone is enough to give him a headache, that is the only grandson of the lord of Count Garrick, in case something happens, not to mention the old earl, who is the head of the Magic Branch, may also swallow him alive, after all, the current situation of the Galik Magic Branch is already very bad.

"Okay, then let's leave first, he ......" Sighing slightly, Lavia's face showed a little obvious loss, and said softly, "Maybe that guy will come back when he's tired, so let's go back and wait for him......"

"Hey, don't you just leave that guy alone?

"Ivey is right, Soth will come back when he's tired of playing, he's so lazy......"

"Giggle......

At the same time, near the cemetery, about half a mile away from them, Father Andrew and the old dean were also turning their heads to look in the direction of the castle.

It is evident that the battle here is over, and the four lichs here, like their brethren, have inevitably accepted the fate of returning to the realm of the dead.

After all, these two old men are not ordinary people, one is one of the two most famous and powerful Imperial Archmages in the Empire, and the other is one of the twelve cardinal archbishops of the Holy See, and when the two of them join forces, perhaps even a powerful guy like Argus can only choose to turn around and run away, not to mention the existence of six Holy Inquisitioners.

The White Magic of the Holy See is more effective against dark creatures like the Lich than the Empire's Black Magic.

"Looks like there's something going on here that we don't know......" Looking in the direction of the castle, the old dean sighed slightly.

"My lord is above...... I hope my scruples are wrong," said Father Andrew, shaking his head and whispering, "Thank you, Parvas!"

After hearing Father Andrew's words, the white phantom body attached to the priest gradually faded and then dissipated into the air.

The white phantom looked like an angel, an angel with a spear in one hand and a sword in the other, his eyes were determined and showed a certain desire for battle, and the fly in the ointment was that his eyes were a little strangely dull.

【Angel of Force--Parvas】

Glancing up at the angel who had disappeared into the air, the old dean playfully said, "The Holy See's divine arts...... How do I always think it's a kind of anthropomorphic magic? It's incredible, it's just a holy light without a will......"

Father Andrew smiled slightly and said mysteriously, "The mystery of the Holy Light, you dark magicians will never understand!"

"Come on!" said the old dean, blowing his beard, "we have been friends for at least ten years, and you think this crappy mimetic magic can hide from my eyes......?"

"It's faith!" said Father Andrew, seemingly praying reverently, clasping his hands, "the Lord is everywhere, and we are only using the power of the Lord......"

"Yes, including you alternative anthropomorphic magic," the old dean shook his head with a smirk, and then whispered, "But I'm curious, how did you do it? Divide your soul and use part of it to create this so-called angelic ...... out of thin air."

"It's not about dividing souls, it's about coexistence!" it's a spiritual connection," Father Andrew shook his head and corrected, "just as you never stop studying forbidden spells, we in Salonia also need to have enough strength to resist the attacks of your empire, this is the purpose of creating this magic, even if we die one day for various reasons, our power will still guard that holy land and protect our people from the invasion of the empire's iron hooves!"

"A Heroic Spirit-like being?"

"You can say yes, or you can say no, it's a new life, different from human ......"

"Is it like inheriting power? In this way, you can always ensure that your Holy See has enough power, right? Even if it is an ungifted child, as long as his body and soul can be synchronized with those angels, he can use this power...... From the power of your ancestors?" asked the old dean curiously.

Andrew was silent for a moment, perhaps this had already involved the secrets of the Holy See, and after a while, he sighed and said, "It's a pity that Salonia doesn't have so many gifted children, take a step back, even if you have extraordinary talents, you may not be able to become a qualified white magician, compared to you, we value the children's tenacity and will!"

"Oh?" the old dean smiled faintly, then touched the brim of his hat and laughed in a low voice, "Isn't your Holy See going to cooperate with us?

Father Andrew glanced at the old dean in amazement, and said angrily, "Of course, if you are willing to donate a few lost forbidden spell materials, we don't mind sharing the results of our research with you!"

"The information of the forbidden spell...... the old dean smiled and snorted, obviously unwilling, after all, compared to the research results of imitation souls, those forbidden spells that are not circulating in the magic world and have not been weakened are the most powerful and final weapons of the black mage, for hundreds of years, the empire has relied on the forbidden spell to suppress Salonia in the war, how can it be leaked?

Although the two countries have recently started to cooperate, they don't actually trust each other, after all, hundreds of years of grievances are not so simple to resolve.

At this moment, with the sound of slight footsteps, several figures faintly walked in the distance.

The old dean subconsciously turned his head to look, and when he saw it, he was immediately shocked.

It's not ...... "Kids, why are you here?"

"Hmm?" Alan was talking to Lisa about something, and when he heard the words, he glanced at him and muttered, "Who is this old man?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Scott shouted in surprise, "Dean Keynes, why are you here?"

"Dean?" Alan gasped, looked at the old dean with a smile, and said, "Hey, dean, you look good today!"

"Hehehe," the old dean smiled, looked at Alan and nodded, "Hmm-I know you, your name is Alan......, right?

"How is it possible!" Allen said with a righteous face, "You know, I, Allen, have always been the most obedient to the rules and regulations, what fights, absence, impossible, I have always tried to be the pride of the academy!"

"Oh, yes!" said the old dean, smiling playfully, shaking his head, "Funny little fellow, maybe I'm mistaken...... he said, glancing at the children's team, frowning, "That...... Isn't that little fellow named Soth with you?"

"This ......" Alan hesitated for a moment, and then told the old dean everything that had just happened, only to hear the old dean frown.

"Nonsense! It's nonsense!" frowning, the old dean said with a straight face, "You are still young, and the path of life you have to take is still very long, wouldn't it be a pity if you lost your precious life so easily?" Professor Hodd thought you had gone to Opeirios, but he didn't expect it...... Twenty year-end points will be deducted from each of you as punishment for deceiving the professors of the academy!"

"Twenty points?" Allen's eyes widened, and he gasped, twenty points was almost equivalent to the number of points he could get in a year.

As if he had seen through Allen's thoughts, the old dean said solemnly, "Twenty points, there is no room for negotiation! I know that Garrick is affected by the rebellion, but he dares to come here, and he still comes to this kind of place...... You should learn this lesson and think more before you do it......"

"Yes!" Alan replied weakly.

Looking at Alan and shaking his head, the old dean turned to Bernie and Reed and said, "You two are members of the branch of the Galic Magic Society, right?

"Yes, Your Excellency the Archmage!" Knowing the identity of the other party, Bernie and Reed treated the Empire's famous Archmage with the utmost respect possible.

"Don't be so restrained," the old dean waved his hand, then glanced at the children, and said, "Argus, let's talk about it at the branch, please take these children back to Alicock first......"

"Dean," interrupted the old dean, Lavia hesitated, "Soth, Soth, he may still be near the castle......"

"I know," the old dean nodded, and said softly, "I will go with Father Andrew to find ......"

"Can you take us a......long? We were worried about his ......"

"No!" said the old dean with a shake of his head, and said in an irrefutable tone, "I wouldn't mind taking you with me if it were somewhere else, but there are terrible lichs here, and with your current strength, you can easily be injured in battle—I don't want that to happen! Believe me, go back to Alicock with the two national magicians, and I'll find that little one!"

The children glanced at each other, nodded helplessly, and said, "Okay, Dean-in addition to Soth, Senior Sister Dia is also there, probably with him......"

"Is there another student?" said the old dean with a frown, nodding, "I see, I'll find them—all right, you should leave, right now!" he said to Bernie and Reed, "Please take care of these students in my house for the time being......"

"Great magician, you're too polite......"

"This is what we should do!"

Looking at the backs of the children leaving, the old dean shook his head secretly, and then frowned and said, "That little guy actually killed a lich easily...... What do you think?"

"Not surprising," said Father Andrew, smiling slightly, "that child was born with a terrifying dark power that ordinary people cannot match, and I think you should also be aware of the fact that the seal has been loosened in this state of affairs—don't worry, the one who carved that seal for him is the most outstanding magician of our Holy See......!

"I seem to have said, students of my academy, don't even think about it......"

"That child is different, he has the mark of our Salonia on him - there is a man who is bent on atonement, and with all his strength he carved that seal, and it is only natural that this child will become his heir and belong to our Salonia!"

"Haha, yes!" the old dean snorted, pretending not to know anything, "Why didn't I find any seals?" Andrew, I don't know you yet, you just see many talented children in our academy, envy you, don't you? I won't give these lovely children to you, even if it's a ......."

"You, you don't die, I bet you knew it a long time ago, but you just don't say it, right? You can perform black magic and white magic, and you must be such an outstanding student and you will leave it with a dead face, and I will not say anything if I were me...... But I'm going to take this kid back with me!"

"I just won't let you take it - the students of my academy, why did you take it?"

"With the Light of our Salonia in him!"

"Haha, this joke isn't funny at all, Andrew, do you think I don't know what the Holy Light is? The Holy Light is nothing more than a combination of light and faith, you are just plagiarizing the ideas of the dwarves of the hills who worship thunder and lightning in magic, you ......"

Looking at the two old men, who were at least sixty years old, staring at each other and arguing, the assistant friar, Ives James, said with a wry smile, "That...... Your Excellency the Archmage, Your Excellency the Archbishop, shall we go and find those two children first?"

"Hmm......"

"Ahem, let's do it!"

At the same time, on a small hillside three or five miles away from here, Argus was saying something to Jiang Zhe...... "How is it, little ghost, come with me!" Holding out his hand to Jiang Zhe, Argus said sincerely, "It's a pity that your outstanding talent is buried here—the stage you need should be bigger, and the world you live in should be wider...... And I can help you, as the strongest, to stand at the top of this world of the jungle!"

Glancing at Argus, Jiang Zhe said lightly, "I'm sorry, I'm not interested in anything!" Besides, I just said that I don't want to help you, I just think that you are slightly more credible than that lich, that's all......"

"It's just a little credible," Argus said with a smirk, shaking his head helplessly, "I don't think you're very optimistic about me...... But even then, it would be a shame to refuse without thinking about it, wouldn't it - come with me!"

With a faint smile, Jiang Zhe turned his head to look at Dia, who was standing beside him, and said in a low voice, "What do you say?"

"Me?" Diya obviously didn't expect Jiang Zhe to ask her opinion, and after being stunned for a moment, she said calmly, "This...... It's good that you have an idea, and I'm alone everywhere I am anyway - I'll follow you as long as you want!"

"Yes......" Glancing at Dia deeply, Jiang Zhe turned to Argus and said, "Now that I've thought about it, I refuse!"

"That's a pity," Argus let out a long sigh, then glanced at Dia beside Jiang Zhe, and said playfully, "But I can understand, if it were me, I would also refuse, because we are the same kind of people!"

With that, he turned and beckoned to Connell and Poole, saying, "It's time to leave, my dear companion—we still have a lot to do!"

After performing a ritual between magicians to Jiang Zhe, Poole followed Argus away, and Jiang Zhe, who killed a lich alone, apparently gained Poole's respect.

And Connell only glanced at Jiang Zhe and Dia and left, without saying anything.

"What kind of person......" Squatting down and sitting on the hillside, Jiang Zhe glanced at the six-pointed star magic array on the back of his left hand.

"What are you thinking?" asked Dia, sitting next to the boy, curiously.

"No, nothing...... What about you?"

"I, it should be the year-end assessment every year, I'm not as talented as you - I really should go to the royal magician's examination, if I pass, there will be a big subsidy every year - you should also go to the Soth, if you want to......"

"If I'm not mistaken, you're fifteen, aren't you?"

"yes...... Why do you mention this again, it's two years younger than me...... I'm an adult by the laws of the Empire, but you haven't ...... yet."

"yes, that's still troublesome......"

"Hee-hee!" With a slight smile, Dia secretly glanced at the boy next to her, hesitated, and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

"There's a lot of trouble—I'll help you as much as I can......"

"There's going to be a lot left......"

"yes, giggle......"

(To be continued)