"Who's sneaking around there!" Stephanie seemed to have sensed something and shouted.

Since Richard and Stephanie were still marching in a two-person team with Stephanie in front and Richard behind.

Stephanna in front was actually quite confused and surprised. If she hadn't keenly noticed that the scene in front of her seemed a little wrong and shouted, she would not have expected that such a large group of wizard apprentices would suddenly appear under her nose.

You know, her perception is sharper than most third-level wizard apprentices.

The group of wizard apprentices not far away were extremely surprised that the graceful beauty could discover them, because they were covered by a low-level wizard weapon of Donato - the concealing cloak.

All the way here, even though they had entered the territories of many powerful monsters, they had not been discovered.

How did this beautiful woman in front of them find them? In fact, they also relied on the concealing cloak to find Stephanie before Stephanie found them.

But they didn't expect Stephana to be so sensitive. They just planned to get a little closer and observe Stephana, but they were immediately noticed by Stephana.

The concealing cloak has only one function, which is to hide the figure and breath of the user and all teammates within a few meters around him.

As a low-level magical weapon, it only has this one function. One can imagine how strong the concealing effect of this concealing cloak is.

This is also the reason why Stephanie was unable to discover the other party's wizard apprentices in advance.

The leader, a Level 3 wizard apprentice from the Ring of North, glanced at the extremely beautiful Stephana and stammered, "Which academy are you from? Why are you here alone?"

"Hmph! What do you care which academy I'm from?" Stephanie rolled her eyes at the third-level wizard apprentice and said with disdain.

"You! I am not qualified, but the members of the rescue team sent by the three major academies must be qualified, right?" said the third-level wizard apprentice with a red face.

Donato, with a smile on his face, slowly walked forward from behind the crowd.

Donato was very interested in the graceful beauty who could see them through the concealing cloak. She was much more attractive than the several female apprentices in the team.

The moment Donato walked out, Richard immediately recalled the scene he had seen in Robert's memory.

He thought to himself that it was not good, how could he suddenly meet this person - Donato, the son of Gildas.

"This is the official member of the rescue team - Lord Donato." An apprentice wizard of the Ring of North introduced solemnly.

Donato bowed politely and said to Stephana, "Beautiful lady, I am a member of the rescue team sent by the three major colleges. Please tell us which college you are from. This is very important."

Damn it, it's important. Do you think I can't see what you're thinking? Pervert! Stephanie cursed inwardly.

But the other party's question made Stephanie not know how to answer it for a moment.

This was mainly because she didn't know what attitude her master Richard had towards the so-called official representative in front of him.

Richard saw this, thought for a moment, used his mimicry wristband to conjure a mask and put it on, then walked up from behind to help Stephanie and said, "We are wizard apprentices from the Ignis School, and we plan to go to the front to look for a friend of ours."

Donato originally thought that the beautiful lady in front of him was alone, but he did not expect that a companion would suddenly appear, which made him quite unhappy.

Moreover, when Donato saw Richard wearing a mask, he was full of doubts. After all, who would wear a mask as a proper wizard apprentice? With a flash of his eyes, Donato turned to several Ignis School wizard apprentices in the crowd and asked, "These two people said they are from your Ignis School. Have any of you seen these two people?"

Several people shook their heads, indicating that they had no impression, which made Donato even more suspicious.

It was a bit abrupt to ask the other party to take off his mask directly, but it seemed that he could give it a try. After thinking about it, Donato spoke again: "I am Donato, a formal member of the rescue team of the three major colleges. Now is a temporary sign. The two of you should come with us and go to the rendezvous point to meet up with the rescue team."

When Donato asked the others, Richard felt that the other party might not let them go easily, and it turned out to be true.

After hearing what the other party said, Richard frowned even more.

Although it was unclear whether Donato had guessed his identity or there really was such a conscription order, it was obvious that he could not follow him to the meeting point.

Because Richard knew very well that if he went to this so-called meeting point, he would encounter Gildarts's werewolf clone.

Although he was not afraid of him, a conflict was bound to break out at that time, which was inconsistent with his expected goal.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Donato, the two of us have received a request for help from a good friend, and now we must go and rescue him." Richard politely declined.

At this time, many wizard apprentices beside him interrupted and said:

"There are only two of you. Can you rescue them?"

"Yes, you'd better come with us and reunite with the rescue team as soon as possible. We can make plans after we reunite."

"Two people, if they encounter members of the Demon Spider Knights, they will just die."

“I really don’t know what these two people are thinking.”

"Perhaps you don't know yet, but the direction you are heading to is an area heavily guarded by the night elves. You should come with us."

Very few people advised Richard and Stephanie out of good intentions, but most of them just watched coldly or even laughed at them for overestimating their own abilities.

Richard's refusal made Donato more certain of his guess. He said, "Sir, can you take off your mask? Because I heard that there are night elves in the secret realm who are disguised as our wizard apprentices, luring and ambushing others."

As soon as these words were spoken, the wizard apprentices around Donato were horrified and glared at Richard and Stephana.

It was as if Richard and Stephana had been identified as spies sent by the night elves to infiltrate their own side! Richard had not expected that Donato would actually defeat him directly.

Now, if I don’t take off the mask, I will definitely be targeted by everyone.

Richard sighed, exchanged a glance with Stephanie, and in an instant, the two of them quickly flew backwards.

As Richard's experience and mental strength increased, he became more and more able to control his emotions. Basically, as long as he set a goal, he could move towards it step by step.

So even at this point, Richard didn't want to have a direct conflict with the other party.

One reason is that as a member of the human race on the surface, he does not want to fight to the death with his own wizard apprentices in the Norman secret territory surrounded by enemies.

Secondly, as Donato was the son of Gildarts, an official wizard who entered the secret realm, to be honest, Richard did not want to have a head-on conflict with him.

Because if he kills the other party, he will inevitably face Gildarts head-on. After all, the other party was assigned by the three major academies to rescue the many wizard apprentices trapped in the Norman Secret Realm.

Even if he could kill the opponent's clone by chance by using the explosive strength he gained when he was promoted to a formal wizard, he would be completely standing on the opposite side of the three major undead wizard academies.

Not to mention that it was only Gildarts' werewolf clone that entered the secret realm. Once the werewolf clone died, the original body would definitely sense it or rely on some secret connection to directly identify himself as the murderer.

Secondly, Gildarts's werewolf clone was the commander of the rescue teams of the three major academies. The commander being killed was such a big thing, Richard was almost certain that the second-level wizard would definitely intervene.

As for the power at the level of a great wizard, even if Richard is promoted to a formal wizard, he currently has no chance of competing with it.

But who would have thought that Donato would not give in, mistaking Richard's retreat for fear. When he saw Richard and Stephania retreating quickly, he immediately shouted, "Everyone, attack! These two must be spies of the night elves!"

At this time, the official effect was reflected. After all, Donato represented the rescue team and the official at this time.

Most of the wizard apprentices began to chase Richard and Stephana, and only a few of them just stood there looking at each other in confusion and did not catch up.

Donato quickly took out a low-level wizard weapon in his hand that looked like a pair of shackles, the War Shackles, which he had secretly prepared.

At the same time, he quickly chanted a short spell and threw the war shackles towards Richard with force.

The shackles expanded rapidly in the air, emitting a dazzling purple light. The shadow at one end of the shackles shot towards Richard, while the other end shot towards Donato.

Suddenly, Richard felt his whole body tremble, as if his soul was trapped by something. No matter how he ran, he could not distance himself from Donato.

"Haha, don't waste your energy. These are low-level wizard war shackles. Even for a formal wizard, it's not easy to break free, not to mention that you are just a wizard apprentice." Donato smiled proudly.

At this point, Donato was certain that even if the masked man opposite was not Richard, he was obviously a questionable person, otherwise, there would be no need for him to run away.

Could it be that the other party was really a spy from the night elves? You know, this was just something I made up just now.

It seems that I can earn a lot of points before meeting my father.

Richard sighed deeply. It was impossible for him to be promoted to a formal wizard here.

Because if he were to be promoted here, he might be squeezed out of the Norman Secret Realm before he could reach the supply point and defeat the night elves.

So. He had no choice but to Richard suddenly took off the mask he was wearing, revealing a handsome face.

When Donato saw it, he was overjoyed. He didn't expect that he would get it without any effort and meet Richard, whom his father had asked him to capture alive.

I was quite suspicious when I looked at the other party just now. It seems that my premonition was very accurate.

I couldn't help but feel happy!

But Donato certainly didn't expect that although he had never met Richard, the other party had already recognized him before he recognized him.

And Richard's avoidance was not at all because he was afraid of him.

But Richard was still struggling in his heart at this moment, and he sighed deeply and said: "Why do you force me, especially you, Donato!"

"Wouldn't it be better to keep your life?"

Richard's words immediately made all the wizard apprentices furious.

"Traitor! What are you talking about!"

"How dare you! How do you speak to Monsignor Donetto?"

"Stephanie, hold on for a moment!" Richard's face was as gloomy as water.

"Yes, Master!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the ground under Stephanie's feet suddenly exploded. In an instant, Stephanie disappeared from the spot. The next second, when she reappeared, she was already behind a third-level wizard apprentice.

"Puchi!" Stephanina's extremely sharp pair of blades pierced the unfortunate wizard apprentice's lungs and abdomen at the same time, making him lose his combat effectiveness on the spot.

"This is indeed a spy of the night elves!"

"This is Spider-Woman!"

The seven or eight wizard apprentices who were chasing after them suddenly screamed in fear.

The name of a man is like the shadow of a tree, and the name of the Spider Woman is something that all wizard apprentices have heard of. This is a powerful fighting force that is comparable to that of official wizards!

Donato's heart was also filled with alarm bells. He didn't expect that Richard was actually protected by a Spider Woman.

However, the next second, he reacted and said:

"Why are you panicking? This is the Norman Secret Realm. Even Spider Girl can only exert the strength of an apprentice to the limit!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the remaining few people suddenly realized and their frightened expressions immediately improved a lot. They became much more organized when dealing with Stephanie's attack.

At this time, Donato's brain was thinking quickly about a question. Could it be that this Richard was really colluding with the underground race? It seemed that he might have caught a big fish this time! Richard frowned and immediately waved the mutant summoning staff in his hand. An abomination that was over 2.8 meters tall and extremely fat was immediately summoned out by him.

After looking around with his eyes of hatred, he fixed his eyes on Donato, took a step with his short and thick legs, and rushed over with a "dong dong dong". Every step he took made the ground around him tremble slightly, and his momentum was extremely fierce! "Disgusting! As expected, you killed that loser Joachim."

"You also got his broken magical weapon!"

Donato's eyelids twitched violently!

Because he found that the abomination summoned by Richard was much stronger than the abomination summoned by Joachim, and seemed to be infinitely close to the summoning level of a formal wizard. - Just as Richard and Donato were clashing, Gildarts's werewolf clone and the other two team members came to the cave where the golden-scaled lizard was.

As if sensing that something bad would happen if he continued to move forward, Gildarts slowly stopped.

Harley continued to move forward carelessly, assuming that it must be Robert inside.

After all, this guy is famous for his lust. He has already imagined the whole story. It is likely that Robert met a beautiful female wizard apprentice on the way to meet him, and then the two of them were having sex in the cave! When Harley thought about how he was almost killed by the Spider Knight when he was teleported into the secret realm, while Robert was enjoying his life here, he immediately became upset and shouted at the entrance of the cave: "Robert, you kid, get out of here quickly!!"

Gildarts stared at the deep cave not far away, and a sense of doubt and worry arose in his heart for no reason.

Something is wrong! Because it's so quiet around here! Oh no, this seems to be the territory of a powerful monster! (End of this chapter)