Age of Adepts

The invasion of many powerful forces led to severe turmoil throughout Morrian Plane.

This turmoil that embroiled the entirety of the planar world might only be a crisis for the almighty arcanists, but it was an apocalypse for the common man.

Over the past ten thousand years, the arcanists had built a convenient and effective system of training new arcanists within Morrian Plane. It was a system that was intimately connected to ordinary people. This system clearly distinguished the arcanists and adepts as two separate factions of casters.

A Great Adept had once made a fair evaluation of most existing caster systems in an adept tome that Greem had once read.

During the early stages of their evolution, humans could only choose to approach the incomprehensible forces of nature with caution and reverence. This attitude towards supernatural powers continued to evolve over time. In the end, those who revered the elements as equals became shamans, those who bowed down before the elements became clerics, and those who enslaved the elements became arcanists.

From this perspective, there was a certain uncompromising aspect to the arcane arts.

Perhaps this was also a general characteristic of all arcanists!

He, the golem master, was the only adept of the four of them that was suited for a task like this– to charge and breach enemy lines. If they were to execute the plan according to what Greem had just mentioned, he would probably have to take on the most tiring and challenging part of the work!

“A forceful breach is not a good idea!” Greem shook his head and said, “This tower is small and not much of a threat to the few of us. However, taking it by force will exhaust us substantially. We still have many targets to attack on this mission. We can’t be wasting our strength in such an inconsequential place!”

The color in Adept Holly’s face looked better when he heard this.

“Then why don’t you tell us what we should do?” Dark Witch Shani still had an ice-cold expression on her face.

“We can create some small trouble in the city, something of the likes of a refugee riot, to draw out the arcanists from the tower to suppress the commotion. This way, we can launch our attacks during the chaos.”

Everyone lowered their heads and thought for a moment. Though they were still full of doubts and dissatisfaction towards Greem, the strategy he had just suggested was indeed the most suitable plan for their current situation.

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

“There might be arcane facilities monitoring the entire city in the arcane tower. The enemy might very easily detect spillover magical flux in the city; it’s best if we do not use any spells. If anyone has any innate abilities suited for this situation, now would be a good time to use them.” Greem brooded for a moment and patched up some of the potential gaps in their plans.

“Let me do it!” Adept Mangus couldn’t help but betray a wicked smile, “My sister is more proficient in mind magic. She also has some unique mind powers. We won’t alert the arcanists at all.”

“Good. Once we enter the city, Mangus, you will be in charge of agitating the refugees and citizens into a riot. It would be best if you could send some of them to surround the arcane tower. Holly, you and Shani lie in ambush near the entrance of the arcane tower and wait for my signal. Charge straight into the arcane tower once you receive my signal. Remember, you absolutely must destroy their elementium pool first!”

“I understand!”

“Mm!”

Those who could stand here in Morrian Plane were all powerful individuals among the adepts who had survived through tens of thousands of bloody wars. They did not require excessively specific plans and strategies for a mission like this. They only needed to know the rough outline of the operation, and they would naturally know what to do.

“Let’s enter the city, then!”

Greem lifted his head and smiled. He took one last look at that looming arcane tower. It was then that he drew up his hood, tightened his cloak, and walked out of the clearing into the bustling mass of people as they headed towards the human city in the distance.