Age of Adepts

Fahssn showed up to the battlefield on the shoulders of an exceptionally colossal Fungal Giant.

It was a terrifying Fungal Giant who had reached beginner Fourth Grade.

His entire body was covered in furry green fungi, and several squid-like tentacles split off from his two upper limbs. These appendages constantly squirmed and stretched, making for an unsettling sight. A half-meter tall sporeperson covered in strange tattoos stood quietly on the Fungal Giant’s shoulder. His hands and legs had assimilated with the Giant’s body.

From a distance, anyone would have treated this sporeperson as an accessory on the Fourth Grade Fungal Giant’s body. It was hard to imagine that such an insignificant and tiny person was controlling such a massive creature.

Another equally massive giant stood at the Fungal Giant’s side.

This Giant’s body was covered in green moss, parasitic seaweed, and many bulbs and sores. At a glance, the Swamp Giant didn’t look too different from the other Swamp Giants that Greem had seen so far. However, upon sensing carefully, Greem could pick up on the violent and vicious aura of strength within the Swamp Giant’s body.

The few powerhouses of the Marsh Wetlands that stood before Greem were all glowing bright red underneath the Chip’s scan. Greem could fall at any one of their hands if he were not careful.

Even the ogre chieftain, who Greem had already defeated, had the ability and power to kill him if he had the opportunity.

“I hope you can help us draw Fahssn away from the battle temporarily when the fighting reaches a climax.”

Greem finally understood something when he heard this. He whispered back, “You want me to create trouble at the sporepeople’s sacred land and lure Fahssn back. That way, the enemy will be missing an important individual in the fight. The other two will no longer be threats to you!”

“Indeed, that is my intention!”

Greem couldn’t help but shake his head after he mulled over the idea for a moment. “I don’t like this suggestion. Fahssn is very obviously a difficult opponent. If I lure him back, it could cause disastrous consequences for my own plan. I don’t want to fight a Fourth Grade on his home territory.”

“Your actions will gain you the goodwill of all the leaders of the Marsh Wetlands.”

“Who knows if I will come to this place for a second time. Your goodwill isn’t exactly worth much!”

“The heart of a thousand-year treant.”

“Treants live for an average of four thousand years. A thousand-year treant heart is worth a Third Grade item at the very best.”

“And a Starfell gem.”

Starfell gems weren’t products from material planes. Instead, they came from deep between the boundless space.

These gems naturally possessed unique powers that could not be found in material planes.

However, the power of each starfell gem could only be confirmed after appraisal. Prior to the evaluation, their powers were unknown and mysterious!

As such, starfell gems were often strange items of indeterminate grade in the World of Adepts’ value system. If the appraised gem has sufficient power, it could be a true Fourth Grade item. However, if its attributes were weak and inconsequential, then it would only be a Third Grade item.

Greem couldn’t help but hesitate.

An item that could possibly be at Fourth Grade was enough value to move him.

However, this mission concerned Alice’s life. Greem might be moved, but his rational mind still made him shake his head.

They had not been hiding their conversation from Rauluns.

All of a sudden, he interrupted, “I have a Watersoul Jade in my hands. It can provide its contractor with two full-power attacks. There should be no problem if we throw this Watersoul Jade into the deal, is there?”

The Watersoul Jade. Two full-power attacks from Rauluns.

It was important to know that Rauluns was an advanced Fourth Grade powerhouse. If Greem could summon a full-power attack from Rauluns, he could easily kill any opponent of beginner Fourth Grade if they were caught unaware!

Having this Watersoul Jade on his person was like having two extra lives.

Any intelligent person would not reject this deal.

Greem agreed without any hesitation!