Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In the deep, pitch-black cave, one could not see one's own hand. Furthermore, the air was rather damp, and there was moss on the cave walls. It seemed that no one had come in for a long time.

Although it was still dry and hot outside, there was a faint, cool draft in the cave.

Damsy let Fury take the lead. Not only did he have powerful Defensive spells but he also possessed an Enhancing casting tool. It was safest to have him defending up front.

Next came Giado and Damsy with Merlin at the rear. They had neatly categorized Merlin as the weakest, and he was even like a “burden”.

However, even with this “burden”, Damsy did not complain at all and treated Merlin as an actual comrade. This moved Merlin deep inside, and simultaneously reminded him of his days in Fort Udon on the Kurdmansla Islands.

Only when he was in Fort Udon had Merlin felt such a warm, fuzzy feeling.

“Everyone, be careful. The cave is getting more dangerous with each floor, and we must be prepared to wield our strongest attack from now on!”

Damsy was a competent leader, having integrated the small team completely. Their battle prowess was nearly at its peak. In particular, the Occult Mind Spell of the three was even stronger when combined.

This was a huge advantage of being a Mind Power Master. Occult Mind Spells could be utilized together, multiplying its might to a terrifying stage. There were even certain rumors. A lone Mind Power Master could not compare to a Legend no matter what.

However, if ten or more Mind Power Masters at the very peak joined forces to cast their ultimate Occult Mind Spell, they might be able to contend against a Great Legend.

Nevertheless, this was merely hypothetical. Mind Power Masters at their peak were relatively rare. Even among numerous dimensions, there was no guarantee that one such Mind Power Master would appear, to say nothing of combining ten or more Mind Power Masters at their peak. This was totally unrealistic.

Still, this indirectly demonstrated that if Mind Power Masters joined forces to unleash an Occult Mind Spell, it was unknown how powerful they would be.

“Hoo…”

Suddenly, in the pitch-dark cave, a strange sound rang out. The listeners were not Normies, and naturally, they could perceive that there were bat-like spirits, stronger than the ones before. These spirits seemed to have detected Merlin and the rest, flying viciously toward the group.

They filled the entire area, making one's heart palpitate in apprehension.

“Mind Storm!”

As before, it was Damsy and the other two who had joined forces, casting Mind Storm. It must be said that the might of Mind Storm was formidable indeed, having a marvelous effect on these spirits. Wherever it went, the spirit monsters were defeated soundly, leaving only white sparks behind, which glowed and twinkled in the darkness like stars.

Damsy turned around and smiled at Merlin. “Wizard Merlin, the absorption of the white sparks this time shall be based on each of our own abilities. It's up to us how much we can absorb!”

With that, Damsy and the rest led the way into the caves, and began to absorb the white sparks left behind in the black spread of night.

Merlin smiled. Strictly speaking, these spirit monsters were killed by Damsy and the other two. It was rare enough that they would allow Merlin to absorb the white sparks without any effort on his part, increasing his Mind Power.

Nonetheless, Merlin did not act immediately but shrugged instead, saying to the black cat Didimoss, “Go on, it depends on you how much you can get!”

In a half-asleep state, the black cat Didimoss leaped suddenly into the cave, following which he spat out a Runic Magic Circle, and began to absorb the white sparks furiously. His speed was naturally faster than Damsy and the other two.

There were more spirit monsters in this cave, so there were plenty of white sparks left behind. Merlin joined the rest and began to absorb the white sparks. His Mind Heart was constantly strengthening, almost reaching its limit.

Once Merlin's Mind Heart had reached its limits, then he would have to work on breaking through to the Eighth-level. Nevertheless, since he had condensed a Mind Heart, breaking through would not be so easy as it required Mind Power which was ma.s.sive to the extreme to explode within the Mind Heart. With that, the bottleneck of the Mind Heart would “explode”, breaking through to a higher realm.

In the deep, dark underground, the dusky glow of candlelight illuminated the entire the secret underground chamber. This secret chamber looked more like a tomb, and there were people in strange clothing within.

These individuals wore rough hemp garments and black hoods under which hidden their faces.

“Hoo…”

There were many candles lit up in the secret chamber. Suddenly, as if the wind had pa.s.sed by, countless candles were extinguished. On a high platform, a black-clothed individual with an aged face looked at the extinguished candles with a stupefied expression.

Soon, rage had taken over the black-clothed old man's face, and he said sharply, “It's that d*mned group of Spell Casters again! The last time, a powerful Great Wizard had come forward, so we overlooked the matter to prevent causing extraneous trouble. As a result, the awakening of the n.o.ble Sky G.o.d was affected. Now, such a tiny group of Spell Casters dares to come here. We can't let them go on like this. We've placed many spirits in the cave to hide the Sky G.o.d's force. If they wiped out all the spirits, the Sky G.o.d's force will immediately spread beyond this point. Then, there would be great trouble if we're discovered by Yatho.”

After a pause, a flash of murderous intent crossed the black-clothed old man's face as he said softly, “Etru, Omir, the both of you have only believed in the Sky G.o.d for a short time. Now is the time to prove your faith! Go and slay these Spell Casters who had barged into our sacred place without permission. Be rest a.s.sured, they're only casting Occult Mind Spells. I'll pray for the n.o.ble Sky G.o.d to grant you the protection of divine energy. Their Mind Power would not be of much use against you then.”

The two Spell Casters who were called upon by the black-clothed old man exchanged a glance and nodded in a.s.sent. They were Spell Casters at the peak of the Eighth-level but because they had no hope of progressing further, they followed the Sky G.o.d to obtain tremendous power. Therefore, they believed in the Sky G.o.d. There were many Spell Casters like them but their abilities were the strongest.

Following that, the black-clothed old man knelt to the ground and began praying toward a wall in the secret chamber that was as clear as a mirror. After he had started praying, wisps of white light gradually appeared over his body.

Although the white light was faint, it caused one to feel a boundless sense of awe. Etru and Omir stared at the white glow, their faces turned zealous. This was the divine energy they had sought for. It was just that with their current faith, they had no way of communicating with the Sky G.o.d, let alone receiving the support of divine energy.

“Swoosh.”

The black-clothed old man suddenly pointed with one finger. Instantly, two beams of white light flew toward Etru and Omir respectively, burrowing into their bodies rapidly. Both did not feel anything as if nothing was out of the ordinary at all.

The black-clothed old man stood up and stared at Etru and Omir. “Alright, the n.o.ble Sky G.o.d has given you support. You'll no longer be affected by the Spell Casters' Occult Mind Spell. Based on your abilities, without the Occult Mind Spell, it should naturally be easy for you to handle them.”

Etru and Omir nodded and said in unison, “We shall slay the invading Spell Casters, preserving the safety of the sacred place!”

With that, both turned around quickly and vanished from the secret chamber.

“That half-spirit pet is really impressive. The number of white sparks which was absorbed by us isn't as many as Wizard Merlin's half-spirit pet.”

Wizard Fury's face was full of gloom as he looked back once again at the black cat Didimoss on Merlin's shoulder as he spoke.

Each of them had their own ways of absorbing the white sparks but how could they compare to the black cat Didimoss using a Runic Magic Circle to swallow directly? Therefore, when the white sparks were all absorbed, they counted carefully, only to discover that even with all of them put together, they did not absorb as many as the black cat Didimoss.

Merlin grinned sheepishly but said nothing.

“Alright, we'll forge further ahead.”

Damsy waved her hand and the group began to walk deeper into the cave. In general, the deeper they went, the more spirit monsters they should encounter, and more powerful ones too. Thus, Damsy and the rest were very cautious in progressing further.

Soon enough, they reached a deep part of the cave. This should be the second to the final floor, and they had heard Wizard Ossais mentioned that there was a powerful spirit monster on the final floor which was comparable to a Spell Caster at the peak of the Eighth-level. Therefore, they had to be careful and prudent.

“Huh? Why aren't there any more spirit monsters?”

When Damsy and the rest stepped into the s.p.a.ce, they found out that this cave was bare and empty. The more formidable spirit monsters which they had imagined would flood the s.p.a.ce did not appear.

“How could this be?”

Damsy furrowed her brow. Under such circ.u.mstances, she did not know what was going on. She only felt that something was not right, and was on her guard.

Merlin observed his surroundings, keenly noticing that not long ago, there were still spirit monsters in this cave. The spirit monsters' unique force remained in the air, and they must have left just a moment ago.

With so many spirit monsters leaving, they could not possibly have left the cave. Otherwise, Merlin and the rest would have encountered them. However, they truly did not see any spirit monsters. The only explanation was that these spirit monsters had entered the deepest level of the cave.

Perhaps something unforeseen had happened in the cave, causing these spirit monsters to leave this s.p.a.ce and go into the deepest level. As soon as she considered this, Damsy no longer hesitated and said cautiously, “Perhaps the spirit monsters have entered the deepest floor. We'll continue to that floor but we must be very careful. I keep feeling like something's off.”

Even if Damsy had surmised that those spirit monsters had moved to the deepest part of the cave, they still had to be cautious. Something unexpected had happened to the spirit monsters, which was not good news for them.

They had just gotten ready to head toward the deepest level of the cave when suddenly, from the depth shadows of the cave, two mysterious figures walked out slowly.

“You're trespa.s.sing on sacred ground. Die!”

One of the figures had a raspy voice, whose tone revealed his icy, murderous intent.