Chapter 94: Reunion
"How's the situation over there?" asked Benjamin.
"There's nothing wrong on my end. I was lucky. I was very close to Victor when I came in. Now we've reunited and I'll be able to find you soon!"
Amy's voice came from the communication device, and then Victor's voice could be clearly heard from beside him.
"But you have to be careful, Ben. Just when we met, there was an explosion nearby. If we hadn't used protective magic all the time, it would have been dangerous." Amy's voice was filled with lingering fear.
"I didn't expect this plane to be so dangerous. We still have to be careful."
Just now?
explode?
He clicked on the screen of the communication wizard, looked at the distance between the two sides, and gestured at the trajectory of the energy bomb's flight just now. Jieming's eyelids twitched.
"Jereming?"
After not hearing a response for a long time, Amy asked in confusion.
Glancing at the crumbling corpse of the giant beast beside him, Benjamin coughed dryly and pretended nothing had happened.
"Let me go find you. I can move faster. Is your area safe? If it's safe enough, stay where you are and don't move. I'll come find you right away!"
"It should be fine. The explosion just now seems to have scared away all the wild animals around..."
"Okay! I'll be there right away!"
Without waiting for Amy's response, Benjamin decisively hung up the phone, activated the mobile talisman magic device and flew towards the direction of the previous coordinate point.
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The primeval forest in the eastern part of the Elosia continent is filled with a wild and complex atmosphere.
Today the jungle is much more lively than usual, with new screams and explosions coming from the distance from time to time.
Jemin wasted no time and quickly locked onto two familiar spots of light - Amy and Victor - through his glimmering eyes.
They were not far from him, leaning against a giant tree, looking around vigilantly, obviously waiting for something.
"Amy! Victor!"
A familiar voice echoed through the chaotic forest, causing Amy to turn her head sharply.
Seeing Benjamin walk out from the shadow of a huge old tree, the two men's tense nerves finally relaxed.
"Jeremy, you're okay! That's great!" Amy rushed forward quickly with surprise in her eyes.
Victor also staggered over, his face pale, and it seemed that he had just been affected by the explosion: "You are finally here!"
After the three of them reunited, Benjamin glanced at the two of them. Amy's clothes were a little messy, and it was obvious that she had just experienced a battle.
Victor was in a rather disheveled state. The wizard robe on his back was torn and there was a lot of dust on his body. Fortunately, he did not have any injuries. It seemed that he had fallen to the ground unexpectedly.
"We shouldn't stay here for long. We're too conspicuous." Benjamin nodded to the two of them and said quickly, "Let's leave here and find a place to stay."
Naturally, the two had no objections and nodded in agreement.
With the help of the real-time map provided by the Eye of Twilight, Benjamin guided the two through the dense forest and avoided most of the dangerous areas.
Along the way, they could occasionally hear the roar of witchcraft and the wailing of monsters in the distance, indicating the chaos the apprentices were experiencing.
After walking a short distance, the three found a secluded cave to rest for a while.
The original owner of the cave was easily eliminated, and after slightly covering the entrance of the cave, a fire was lit.
The dim firelight illuminated their faces, and the atmosphere relaxed slightly.
"What should we do next?" Victor spoke first.
Among the three, Amy and Victor were both good at working with others, so they took the initiative to propose it.
"This plane is far more dangerous than we imagined." Amy lowered her head and thought, "And we haven't fully mastered this plane yet. Higher-level creatures may appear at any time. We are all third-level apprentices now. Our strength is too dangerous in this world."
Benjamin leaned against the rock wall and nodded in agreement. "That's right, so there are two top priorities."
He held up two fingers. "First, we need to find the main force of wizards. You should have seen what happened just now. All the external passages of this plane must be controlled by those gods. Therefore, in an emergency, our only possibility of leaving is to rely on the stable teleportation array established by the main force."
"I agree. Rushing deeper would only cut off our retreat, which is the most foolish thing to do," Victor agreed immediately. "Besides, with our current strength, we could get killed in this dimension if we're not careful. If we find a large group, we can at least have some support and get supplies."
"The second point..." Jieming changed his tone, with a hint of caution, "is to be promoted to a first-level official wizard."
Because of the restrictions of the contract they signed when they joined the academy, in order to improve themselves as much as possible, the students will basically maintain the level of third-level wizard apprentices until the end of ten years, when they will choose to be promoted.
Therefore, all the apprentices who took part in the assessment this time were third-level wizard apprentices, and they had all been at this level for many years.
Amy was stunned for a moment, then she understood: "Promotion? That's right..."
Victor didn't react much after hearing this. It was obvious that he had already thought about this matter a long time ago:
"It is true that the restrictions of the contract prevented me from being promoted to a first-level official wizard. However, in this environment of total war, the restrictions of the contract are not inflexible."
Benjamin nodded. "The workshop's assessment lasts a whole year, so they've obviously anticipated this. We're all third-level apprentices now, and being promoted to first-level wizards will significantly increase our combat effectiveness."
Even without the addition of new knowledge, there is still an insurmountable gap between a first-level official wizard and a third-level apprentice.
The influence thresholds of mental power reserves, control strength, elemental activity, and the natural evolution of the witchcraft model...
These are advantages that the apprentice level cannot match.
Even for Jemin, his combat effectiveness has greatly improved after being promoted to a first-level official wizard.
When facing a real war between two planes, your own strength is the most important thing.
"So, the direction of our next tasks is clear," Benjamin concluded. "One is to find a wizard's stronghold or large group, and the other is to advance to the first level of a formal wizard... Are you ready to advance to the potion level?"
"I did prepare it, but I didn't bring it with me." Amy looked a little distressed.
After all, they are going to a new plane. Without a space ring, the supplies that each wizard apprentice can carry are limited.
What's more, most apprentices had already thought about the possibility of the assessment being about plane war before coming here, so it was even less likely that they would bring promotion potions.
However, no one expected that the assessment would last for a whole year, so many apprentices were indeed unprepared.
(End of this chapter)
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