Chapter 27
Greem needed time to grow.
Though he firmly believed that, with the experience of having lived a life before this one, and help from the Chip, his growth speed should not be less than those geniuses who were born with extraordinary innate talents, he needed time in order to grow. Just like a juvenile beast, even if Greem was given a pair of wings, his growth would still require a huge amount of time and the investment of a vast amount of resources.
Currently, he was weak. If he had someone to protect him, he could grow much faster in the safety provided by that person. Therefore, when Mary took her own initiative and spread her wings to offered him shelter, although troubling in the way she did so, he now happily accepted this protection.
But Greem wished he could show his value, trying his best to make this ‘relationship’ appear more like a form of alliance that benefited both partners, rather than just himself.
Greem took a long look at Sinbad’s head, which was sitting in his hand. If he was right, Sinbad’s soul was still trapped in this head, and, if he didn’t properly manage it, perhaps the quality of his prize would be reduced.
Anyway, this was the head of a Ghost Nanny’s Leader who could be compared to some Advanced Apprentices. Thus, no matter how he might use it, this was an excellent material for experimenting on.
There was a total of three outsiders who had intruded on the Magical Swamp. Although they didn’t kill Alice, at least they had made her suffer. At this moment, that arrogant and cocky girl was either dead or in really bad shape. As for the other two intruders, Madwoman and Hawkeye should be dealing with them, so it was not something Greem needed to worry about.
As for Mary, clearly she was more interested in the blood of the other two intruders, because, without saying goodbye to Greem, she transformed into her bat form and shot away, into the misty fog. In the end, Greem was left standing by himself in the swamp. After recovering from the shock of finally having a calm moment in this hectic day, he snuck his way back to the Adept Tower, wanting to safely get his loot back to his room.
“Because you have shown respect, I’ll not keep you here. But, as you have intruded on my garden and wreaked havoc, I can’t let you go without punishing you. This will serve as your lesson!” Adept Anderson gently pointed his staff into the air and unleashed a tiny glowing green dot, which shot right into Alice’s empty eye socket.
At the same time, a bizarre looking ring suddenly appeared under Alice’s feet. After blinking a few times, a bright light flashed, and Alice disappeared from the stone room.
At almost the same time Alice was expelled, the same teleportation ring also appeared under the feet of the other two Apprentice Adepts, who were still searching through the depths of the swamp. With a flash, they were expelled from the Magical Swamp as well.
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At the entrance of Magical Swamp.
It was a small, desolated, miserable looking hillside.
Facing the hillside was the Magical Swamp, covered with a thick fog. When looking out from the hilltop, besides the numerous muddy ponds, one could only see some light mangled foliage. Otherwise, nothing seemed abnormal.
After a dazzling flash, Alice was thrown to the ground from empty space.
Before she could struggle up, another two light flashes occurred, and two familiar figures appeared in the space around her.
While whining, Alice stood up from the ground, hastily taking out all sorts of bottles from her waist pockets and beginning to restlessly heal herself. Although she had left the boundaries of the Magical Swamp, she dared not utter any curses toward that Adept.
Who knew if that damn Adept had some way to spy on them. If he heard her say anything bad, perhaps he would strike them down where they stood…