Warlock Apprentice

Angor retreated back to the gentle slope along the end of the trench. He believed the giant creature wouldn’t be able to get in here since it was narrower.

He decided to return to his body. And since there was no time to recover soul energy, he ate a Soul Orb and let it slowly replenish his soul before he dragged Keely further away.

Along their way, Keely managed to regain some strength, which allowed her to move just a little. Her face still looked pale, and her lips were of a sick purple color that indicated her terrible condition.

“Are you really alright for losing that duel?” Angor was getting worried now. “Maybe you should rest more.”

“No… I’m fine. I only lost a Blaze and I can always try to capture another one.”

She sounded relaxed, but she knew it was more than difficult to catch a Blaze of Purgatory.

Angor didn’t insist and let Keely move on her own.

Angor didn’t even have time to question why his Infinite Reticence failed so many times when another attack that smelled like blood came after him.

He evaded it with a side-step and looked back, only to see Yethew standing on top of the tower while a number of blood-red bubbles floated around him.

Angor’s body slowly materialized under Yethew’s attention.

“You again!”

Yethew looked a little surprised. He then gave Angor a mocking grin. “So the beloved student of Mister Sunders enjoys eavesdropping on other people? I let it pass last time when you did it outside our shelter. So, what’s your excuse this time, huh?”

Angor just realized Yethew found him for more than once despite his Infinite Reticence effect. He decided not to trust this ability too much from now on.

It was natural for sea dwellers to smell his tracks in the water, but for an apprentice to see through his trick before coming to the Sea of Purification meant that his Infinite Reticent wasn’t very reliable.

“I saw a light from afar and wanted to check out. I didn’t listen to your conversation on purpose,” Angor replied. He chose to lay low for now, and he would like to avoid fights and conserve stamina.

Yethew felt a little relieved since Angor didn’t come to attack. He didn’t wish to offend Sunders’ student as well as someone that saved his life from the Lord of Tentacles.

“Well, you can leave then.”

Angor nodded and turned around.

Luna suddenly showed up nearby and pressed its paw on something beside Angor’s foot.

Angor was a little startled by the black cat. Then he saw Luna moving away from a small bug with a triangular head and colorful spots on its back, which was just caught under Luna’s claw.

“This is… a Tri-Poison Leech!” Angor didn’t know much about insects, but he heard about this particular deadly poisonous little killer that could easily murder apprentices with powerful bloodlines.

If Luna had not discovered it, the bug would do an easy job killing his untrained body.

Angor slowly looked up at Yethew again.

“What’s this supposed to mean?”

Yethew checked the black cat beside Angor and frowned. This means that girl from Lilith’s Clan is somewhere around…

“Nothing, just a measure of safety. I didn’t order it to attack you, did I?” Yethew shrugged.

A semi-transparent shadow suddenly appeared from the tower and interrupted them, “Don’t trust him. He knows you’re carrying a Meraid’s Sword!”