Age of Adepts

The male head opened his mouth as if he was about to say something. However, he was interrupted by his sister’s head, which had abruptly opened her eyes and shoved him to the side.

The eyes of the male head shut after losing control over the body. The expressions faded from his face as if he had suddenly fallen into a deep slumber. The sister’s head moved to the center of the neck and opened her eyes to take a good look at Greem.

“You must be Greem! My brother was a little rude earlier. He did not properly introduce ourselves. My brother’s name is Mangus, and I am Cherisha. We are also participants in the upcoming Arcane Empire Extermination mission!” The sister’s voice was soft and gentle. Obviously, she had a much more friendly personality compared to her brother.

“Oh?” Greem lifted an eyebrow. The look he was giving the two-headed adept turned much friendlier.

“As I’m sure you know, we who have been chosen for this mission are practically cannon fodder. Once we enter the Arcane Empire, there won’t be many companions around us that we can trust, let alone the actual danger that those Great Arcanists will pose to us. Therefore…”

“You wish to establish an alliance ahead of the mission?”

“Yes!” Cherisha smiled casually. “Rather than sit by idly and wait for Fate’s arrangement, why don’t we form an alliance? It will allow us to defend ourselves better. At the very least, we should be able to intimidate the monsters from the World of Disasters. Otherwise, they might just treat us as prey, along with the rest of the Arcane Empire!”

[Individually, they are only at peak Third Grade, while the combined form is at the level of a beginner Fourth Grade.]

“Which is to say that their usual combat prowess is below Fourth Grade. They can only achieve the might of a beginner Fourth Grade by using magical means to combine their powers. No wonder they are in such a hurry to make allies. It was because they were the weakest among all the participants! With how vulnerable they are, they would probably have been the first to be eliminated in the mission if it wasn’t for that oath contract!”

Greem put away the Seven Hearts Herb and properly examined the fire coral staff. After ensuring that there were no suspicious marks left on the item, he put it away into his Elder’s Ring.

The reason he had chosen the staff was that it was more compatible with the image he wished to portray to others.

Since he was to form a party with others, then he would designate himself as an elementium adept only capable of using fire magic from a distance. Taking the staff would help establish this designation of his. He could then use this as an excuse to avoid the more dangerous melee fighting.

After all, hiding a portion of his abilities while joining a group of unfamiliar adepts was not a bad idea!

…………

Outside the tower.

The two-headed adept sibling pair flew across the sky, communicating with each other using magic as they did so.

“What did you think about that legendary fire adept’s power?” It was the elder brother Mangus who spoke first.

“He is more powerful than us. More importantly, he doesn’t seem to care whether there is an alliance!” Cherisha calmly analyzed.

“This might have something to do with how he has had a smooth journey of development so far. Otherwise, how does he expect to match the competitors from the other planes on such a dangerous mission? Speaking of which, what do you think about the Northern Witch. Do we still need to make contact with her?”

“Judging from what information we have, the Northern Lands are sending a Fourth Grade Dark Witch on this mission. She will also be the only intermediate Fourth Grade among us all. Do you really think she will accept the terms of our alliance, given how arrogant and prideful the Witches are?”

Mangus couldn’t help but curse in silence in response to his sister’s questions.

“Those damned lunatics. I hope she runs into those disaster creatures the moment she enters the plane!”

“I don’t know if she will run into those disaster creatures, but one thing is for sure. We will most definitely run into those disaster creatures. That’s because we are probably the greatest treasure trove in their eyes for this mission!”

Mangus couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh before falling silent.

The stronger individuals would never be in a hurry to accomplish their objectives on a mission as dangerous as this. Instead, they would first eliminate their weaker ‘competitors.’ No matter how you looked at it, this party of rookie Fourth Grades sent out by the adept faction was the belly of the fish, the juiciest and easiest target of them all.

And as the belly of the belly, they were naturally going to be the target of many powerful enemies.

No wonder these siblings were so anxious and worried!