I am a mage, with an infinite mana bar!

Beneath the full moon, atop the rocks, a figure silently watched them.

She was a young woman dressed in smart hunting attire and wearing a leather triangular hunting hat, with a tall white deer with forked antlers like tree branches beneath her.

Under the moonlight, her golden hair fluttered beneath her hunting hat, and her blue eyes were calm as still water.

Like a hunter in the jungle, a skilled ranger.

But in her hand she held a staff entwined with branches, ancient and wild, full of the magical power of nature.

Druid, Charlotte Fenrir...

Needless to say, Lynn had already confirmed the woman's identity.

Eli looked up and saw her friend whom she hadn't seen for many days. Her green eyes were full of joy. She opened her mouth, about to greet her, but Charlotte gave her a cold, disapproving look.

Startled, she immediately shut her mouth, shrank her neck, and quietly hid behind Lynn like a quail.

"...?" Lynn found it somewhat amusing. Could it be that Charlotte forbade Eli from coming to see him without permission, and Eli acted on his own out of concern?

Indeed, given Elina's adventurous nature, if he hadn't met him, he probably would have gone through several more rounds of trouble.

call out!

Another short whistle blew, and the long-antlered white deer shook its head and leaped down from the mountaintop, its four hooves lightly rising and falling between the stone walls, landing in the valley in the blink of an eye.

He stood side by side with Lynn and the other four.

Eli was so excited that she wanted to rush over and hug her friend immediately, asking her where she had been all these days, but before she could move, she heard a heart-wrenching scream.

"Charlotte!"

It was the dark elf. He had been facing Lynn and the others and hadn't seen the view from the mountain behind him. Suddenly, he discovered that the person he had been longing for had appeared out of nowhere.

He stared incredulously at Charlotte, who stood calmly and spiritedly on the white deer, then turned back to look in confusion at the blonde girl with a veil, trembling and contorted features.

His manic expression worsened, his face contorted in a terrifying grimace, as he roared at the poor girl he had mistaken for Charlotte, "So, you dare to lie to me?"

As he spoke, he grabbed the girl's throat, and as he uttered vicious curses, his hand and his entire arm twisted and melted rapidly.

Thick, foul blood flowed from his flesh, surging into the girl's mouth, nostrils, and ear canals as if it were alive.

The blonde girl's sobs were gradually drowned out, and signs of melting appeared on her skin.

Lynn frowned, drawing the Frost Ring and slashing it straight at the dark elf's neck.

At the same time, Charlotte raised her staff, and after a short incantation, a ray of moonlight rose from the blonde girl in the distance.

The melting marks on her skin vanished instantly, and the foul blood that had been constantly invading her body was cleansed completely. The dark elf, as if attacked, suddenly released her grip and staggered back several steps.

At this moment, the pack of dire wolves that had appeared with Charlotte also rushed down the mountain. The lead, enormous dire wolf pounced on the dark elf and began to tear him apart.

Its terrifying fangs pierced the dark elf's slender neck, which should have torn it apart in one bite, but instead only elicited screams from the surrounding ring of flesh and blood.

"Ms. Charlotte, my name is Lynn Lovell. We are an adventurer party employed by Eli. I want to remind you that the dark elf has begun the ritual, and all the damage he suffers can be transferred to the creatures forming the terrifying ring around him."

Lynn immediately informed the other party of the crucial information.

He could tell from Charlotte's performance that she was at least a near-senior level druid.

The magic that had just saved the blonde girl was a third-circle protective spell called "Dispel Magic." As for the purifying power that cleansed the blood, Lynn guessed it was an additional effect of the staff in her hand.

The addition of such a powerful fighter will undoubtedly greatly increase their strength!

Charlotte's expression didn't change much; she simply nodded slightly to him and then looked at Eli.

Eli instinctively tried to hide behind Lynn, but Lynn quietly moved away. Seeing that there was nowhere to hide, Eli gave Charlotte a guilty smile.

"You shouldn't have come here. It's dangerous here," Charlotte said softly, her blue eyes blinking.

Eli frantically tried to explain, "I... I have the Moon Shadow Necklace you gave me, and I've found a really reliable group of teammates..."

As she spoke, she pointed to each of her four teammates in turn.

Charlotte simply sighed, "If I hadn't arrived in time, that contaminated blood would have corrupted your souls..."

Lynn immediately recalled the dangerous scene of the dark rain obscuring the sky.

Even with the upgraded "Shield" spell given to him by the old man Barton, he couldn't be sure if he could have saved his teammates on his own.

After all, "Shield Spell" is mainly for protection against real attacks, and its defense against magic is very limited.

If only I had [Absorb Magic] at this point.

At this moment, a wolf rushed to the stone platform seat, tore the vines binding the blonde girl with its mouth, then grabbed her clothes and skillfully flung her onto its back, bringing her to Charlotte and the others.

"Eli, take good care of her," Charlotte said clearly, calmly, yet gently.

She leaped off the back of the giant white stag, and then, with Sirin's help, helped Eli and the nearly unconscious blonde girl onto the stag's broad back.

"Charlotte..."

"If you encounter danger, it will take you away from here."

Seeing Eli hesitate, Lynn reminded him, "Eli, this is for the best. Only after your safety is guaranteed can Sirin and the others fight with full force, right?"

Eli thought what he said made perfect sense and nodded seriously.

Seeing this, Charlotte gave Lynn a deep look, a hint of surprise flashing in her blue eyes.

She and Eli had known each other since childhood and understood each other very well.

Eli may appear obedient and compliant, but he actually has his own ideas that are generally beyond the control of others.

This shows how much she trusted the boy named Lynn in front of her.

For some reason, a smile appeared on her lips.

"Are you Mr. Lynn? Could you please assist me with eliminating this man?"

She gently tapped her staff on the dark elf surrounded by dire wolves, and continued:

"That guy's name is Riggle. He's a traitor to our Green Tower. I've been tracking him for several days, but I didn't expect you to find his hiding place ahead of time."

"He was originally just a novice druid, but a powerful magical item amplified him, and coupled with the corruption of some unknown evil, even I found it difficult to kill him easily..."

Lynn naturally wouldn't refuse; he had originally intended to stop Rigel's evil sacrificial ritual.

Who knows what he might summon?

He then looked at his three teammates, and seeing that they all nodded in agreement, he spoke as the team representative:

"Miss Charlotte, we are willing to contribute our efforts to eliminate evil, but the key is that we currently have no way to break the effects of his bizarre ritual."

With the existence of the flesh ring, the dark elf Rigel is virtually immortal.

Charlotte smiled, her blue eyes sparkling. "That's exactly what I wanted to say. I might have a way to deal with his evil immortality."

As she spoke, she raised her staff, and the ancient brown branches wrapped around the staff unfurled as if they were alive, revealing the magical emerald green substance inside.