Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 166 Legendary Crimson Lotus, Heart Furnace, Crimson Lotus Breath! (Long chapter, please subscribe)

The White Pagoda has seven stories.

Li Wei finally met Herman, the tower master, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

Rather than a person, the current tower master is more like a spherical monster.

Although Li Wei was not qualified to speak of the Tower Master in this way, after all, he was a "hybrid sea creature" despised even by the ugly, eight-legged sea creature powerhouses.

The tower master has now transformed into a metal sphere about three meters in diameter. The sphere is made entirely of mithril, exuding a heavy metallic aura. Various rivets are embedded in it, and magical runes flicker on its surface, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

Just collecting so much mithril must have taken Levi a tremendous amount of time and effort from the tower master.

It's clear that the Tower Master has been waiting for this day for a long time; he has almost completely become an alchemical being, rather than a human...

Mai Lin stared at all this speechlessly. Although she had expected this day to come, seeing the Tower Master completely abandon his human form and turn into a sphere was still hard to describe.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the middle of the metal sphere, and the tower master's head emerged from it. His neck was also a mithril-forged prosthetic body that could freely stretch and extend, with sections resembling the body of a centipede.

A bald old man's head, like a long snake, appeared at the end of the metal neck and came before Levi and Meryl.

"Malene, Li Wei, it's been a long time. I'm relieved to see you're both doing well," the tower master said with a grin, revealing his large yellow teeth.

"You've turned your heart and skull into metal, why don't you turn your yellow teeth into metal too?" Mylene retorted.

The tower master circled their necks once, then laughed, "There's no more obsidian, otherwise I would definitely have replaced my teeth with a set of obsidian shark teeth, so I could just bite Harland's head off."

After the tower master finished speaking, his mouth widened dramatically, like a mechanical alien, revealing something resembling a cannon barrel inside, before closing again.

Li Wei found it amusing; the small, gray-white tower had actually produced the tower master and himself, two "monsters" in the literal sense.

One is an alchemy monster, and the other is a knight monster.

"You seem to be in a good mood. How does it feel to advance to the third ring?" Mylene asked.

"It's alright. It's different from my teacher's experience when he advanced to the third ring. Because I didn't advance to the third ring through the conventional wizarding path, I transformed myself into an alchemical creature. So, to be precise, I am a third-ring alchemical creature with a wizard's brain, controlled by that brain. Once I master the Death School's soul transfer technology, I will upload my soul and consciousness into a lich-like 'Soul Box,' and replace my brain with a second energy core besides alchemy. At that time, I may have a lifespan as long as a lich and advance to the fourth ring, but this will require a long preparation process," the Tower Master said.

Li Wei clicked his tongue inwardly. The Tower Master was going further and further down the path of alchemy monster, abandoning all flesh and blood to pursue so-called soul and mechanical immortality. He could only be described as a "cyber madman" or "space necromancer" in the Wizarding World.

Li Wei admitted that he couldn't do that.

"Aren't you feeling any discomfort? You're not going to turn into an alchemy fanatic, are you?" Mylene asked. She hadn't expected that the Tower Master wasn't satisfied and wanted to replace his brain with an "alchemy brain" as well. Even if he succeeded, would he still be the Tower Master?

"I'm very successful, and I'm in a better position than I expected, all thanks to Li Wei's Heart of Stone. It's definitely the top-tier Heart of Stone, which gave me a powerful alchemical heart."

After the tower master finished speaking, the upper left corner of the spherical body opened, and a heart jumped out and kept beating, making a "bugu, bugu, bugu" sound, just like an old alarm clock.

The heart vaguely resembles the Heart of Stone, but various alchemical tubes and runes shimmer on it, and the immense energy contained within flows through the tower master's complex and intricate alchemical body.

Li Wei chuckled as he listened to the sound of the cuckoo, never expecting that the tower master would have such a playful side.

Mai Lin rolled her eyes at the tower master: "In that case, what are you planning to do next? The sea monster tide is still ongoing."

"As I said before, I won't show my face. Knowing Harland as I do, he won't let any opportunity to kick someone when they're down slip by. I have a feeling that Harland will definitely take this opportunity to cause trouble, so I'm going to wait for him and give him a big surprise. Hehehe, maybe Harland is also waiting for an opportunity to give me a big surprise."

The tower master rolled around on the ground, laughing happily, which was quite comical and gave Li Wei a sense of déjà vu, like seeing a "funny emoji" from his past life.

"Understood, we'll guard it well. If a regular second-ring enemy comes, with Joelman and me, we should be able to hold them off." Mylin sighed and said goodbye to the old rascal, the tower master.

The tower master called Li Wei back before he left.

"Thanks to you all these days," the tower master said, rolling over and sticking his head in front of Li Wei.

"It's only right. It was the Gray Tower and its master who gave me the opportunity to become a wizard, and everyone has taken good care of me. Doing these things is just my duty," Li Wei quickly replied.

"Do you want to learn alchemy?" the tower master suddenly asked.

Li Wei's expression remained unchanged, but he was suspicious in his heart. Could it be that the tower master also wanted to pass on his alchemy skills to him?

"I...I'm not good enough, I don't have much talent," Li Wei said.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm also a child of chaos, and I still became a third-ringed being, didn't I?" the tower master said.

"But you've turned yourself into a lump of iron..." Li Wei thought to himself, he didn't want to be like that.

"I can see that your talent is not as simple as it seems on the surface. I also have some understanding of the way of chivalry. To become a legend at your age requires a temperament and perseverance that are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Judging from some cases, those legendary knights with wizarding talent, no matter what their talent is, their final achievements are not low. Moreover, although you are called the Child of Chaos, you have only been in the tower for less than ten years, and you have already advanced from a low-level wizarding apprentice to a high-level wizarding apprentice. Such speed is even better than that of those with three elemental affinities."

So, wizarding talent doesn't matter. I can see it; you're definitely capable of becoming a full-fledged wizard. Whatever your opportunities or luck may be, I don't care about the process, I only care about the result. I believe you can become a full-fledged wizard. If you want to learn alchemy, you can come find me. Alchemy doesn't necessarily require modifying your body; you can also make alchemical golems to help you fight or do odd jobs.

Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch. While I won't rigidly adhere to the so-called "principle of equivalent exchange" like some wizards, I still hope that if you achieve something in the future, you won't forget the Gray Tower, and Granny Mai and the others, who offered you a little help when you first entered this world, when you were lost and helpless.

The tower master said with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness, Tower Master, but please allow me to consider it. I'm afraid that if I try to do too much, it will interfere with the normal cultivation of the wizard and the apothecary," Li Wei said with difficulty.

"Hmm, I understand. Let's talk about it again when you advance to a formal wizard," the tower master said.

"Okay." Li Wei nodded.

After receiving permission from the tower master, he left the White Tower.

"Why would the Tower Master suddenly want to teach me alchemy? Could it be that he wants to transform me into an alchemical creature, then turn me into his puppet, or possess me? Of course, it's also possible that the Tower Master has indeed seen my potential and wants to invest in me before I grow up. In that case, I can only say... he has good judgment." Li Wei's mind wandered. The former was too conspiratorial, while the latter was more likely.

He did want to learn alchemy, but he had limited time. His most important task was to break through the barriers of the legendary realm and advance to become a formal wizard. Therefore, alchemy, which required a lot of time and money, had to be put on hold for the time being.

Regardless, with the Tower Master emerging from seclusion and the Gray Tower having a three-ring combat power to guard it, it's practically guaranteed to survive this sea monster tide.

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed a bit.

However, the swarming tide of marine mammals has not completely subsided, so it is impossible to completely relax.

Li Wei continued to practice his breathing techniques every day, hoping to advance to the [Legendary Six-Dimensional State] as soon as possible. At that time, perhaps he would have combat power comparable to a second-ring wizard.

As time passed, the others in the Gray Tower were unaware that the Tower Master had emerged from seclusion; they had become numb to the repeated attacks by sea beasts.

Following the mangrove cabin, another second-ring wizarding organization, the Mirage Tower, was razed to the ground by the Ghost Claw Butcher and the Yellow Flash.

For the first time, the sea creatures displayed terrifying power before the wizards. This organization of second-ring wizards, with only one second-ring wizard in charge, was overwhelmed by their superior numbers and its leader was killed instantly.

This caused panic among the other wizarding organizations in the area. The sea creatures had displayed overwhelming strength, and coupled with their countless sea beast armies, every wizarding organization feared they would be the next to be attacked.

The sea creatures seemed to be targeting specific groups, with their generals working in pairs to attack only the weaker wizarding organizations that only had one second-ring wizard in charge.

Forces like the Sighing Sea Breeze and the Gray Tower, which have two second-ring generals stationed there, have not yet been attacked by sea generals.

The wizards could naturally see that the sea creatures were defeating them one by one, and would only tackle the tough challenges once all their armies had converged.

Even knowing the enemy's plot, the wizards could do nothing. They couldn't abandon their wizard towers, and without the Azure Ark, they couldn't help or communicate with each other between the various organizations. Compared to holding onto their wizard towers, fleeing haphazardly across the vast ocean was far more dangerous.

This is the tragedy of low-level wizard organizations; many of them were abandoned by the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council and became the unlucky ones in this Endless Sea Trial.

……

The year 1024 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of the North Wind.

Compared to the chaos of the Azure Realm.

The world was relatively peaceful.

In the Kingdom of Eternal Night, the Ice Saint gradually grows up under the careful care of the church. As the Saint's mother, the goddess knight Elsa rarely sees her daughter after her birth, and the archbishop's attitude towards her seems to be getting colder and colder.

Reason told Elsa that the saint was not her daughter, and that she was merely a vessel for "He" to descend to earth. She shouldn't be delusional. However, when she thought of the feelings of being a mother during her pregnancy, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

This pain and torment didn't last long before Elsa disappeared...

Elsa, the queen of the Eternal Night Kingdom, daughter of God, and goddess knight, mysteriously disappeared on a cold night.

At first, the church tried to conceal the matter, until Elsa's loyal guard, Knight Cader, leaked it to the outside world, revealing this shocking news:

The Queen has disappeared!

Afterwards, Kader was beheaded for spreading rumors and misleading the public!

Some speculate that he was killed by a snow demon, while some conspiracy theorists speculate that he was killed by the church.

There are also rumors that someone resembling Elsa was seen being taken away by an old man in a black robe using "magic".

In short, opinions vary, but one thing is certain: the Eternal Night Kingdom no longer has a queen.

The Church of Ice and Snow could only allow the archbishop to serve as regent temporarily, awaiting the succession of a new king.

Compared to the chaotic Eternal Night Kingdom, the Emerald Kingdom is relatively peaceful and serene.

The policy of recuperation and restoration has allowed the aftermath of the war in Black Mountain to gradually heal, and the great nobles have gradually recovered their strength, as has the royal family. However, since the White Horse Knight, no more exceptionally talented knights have emerged from the royal family. Some predict that this is the end of the Emerald Royal Family, meaning that the kingdom's fate is nearing its end, and a change of dynasty is imminent. The era of the Emerald Dragon's rule is drawing to a close.

Only the Church of Holy Light remains aloof, observing the myriad changes in the world with detached indifference, and quietly awaiting the birth of its own saint.

In the flower city where spring reigns all year round.

"Chess Master" Anderson and "Losing Master" Andrew are playing chess again.

Because the Owl's Hut in the Azure Realm has temporarily suspended its mail service, Andrew can't send the Breathing Techniques he's recently collected to Levi. And in the entire Emerald Kingdom, Andrew has almost exhausted all the easily obtainable Breathing Techniques. The rest are either with some high-ranking nobles, or with the royal family or the church. Therefore, Andrew is now sending people to other distant lands to find more Breathing Techniques, but due to the long distances, the efficiency is definitely much lower than before.

As for Anderson, he had already successfully cultivated the Blood Beast Breathing Technique given to him by Levi to the Knight level some time ago. With his current level and long lifespan, it was only a matter of time before he cultivated the Blood Beast Breathing Technique to the ninth level limit. As for whether he could break through the limit like Levi, it was hard to say.

Staying in the human world was too boring. All he could do all day was play chess with Andrew or chat with some old vampire friends. Anderson suddenly had an urge to go to the Azure Realm and join Levi.

However, considering that Li Wei was not yet a formal wizard and might even be in danger himself, he thought it best not to cause Li Wei any trouble. It would be better to focus on his job as vice-commander of the Twilight Knights, searching the mortal realm for hidden legendary knights, and helping the Twilight Knights grow stronger as soon as possible.

A knightly order composed entirely of legendary knights—what a powerful force that must be in the mortal realm!

The year 1025 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Primordial Moon.

The marine mammal tide has been going on for almost a year.

Another second-ring wizarding organization has been captured by the sea creatures. To date, three weaker second-ring wizarding organizations have been wiped out in the sea area where the Gray Tower is located, and there are many more first-ring organizations. This is an absolute catastrophe, and the sea monster tide shows no signs of ending.

However, the wizarding organizations that have survived so many sea monster attacks are basically tough nuts to crack. After hitting a wall many times, the sea monster powerhouses seem to have temporarily stopped and started discussing their next plan.

Meanwhile, those few hidden dark wizard organizations are still waiting for the best opportunity. Harland is already itching to teach that damned Herman a lesson. Once the magic array defense of the Gray Tower breaks and the sea creatures and the Gray Tower are both severely injured, Harland will lead these second-ring wizards to storm into the Gray Tower and give that old dog Herman a big surprise.

Inside the Gray Tower, the apprentices were exhausted, and many were injured. In the previous sea beast attacks, some sea beasts had found a weak point in the great formation. With the help of a first-level transcendent creature, these sea beasts rushed in, causing great trouble. Although the sea beasts were eventually dealt with, the losses were significant.

The situation improved somewhat after Marco and Tim personally guarded this weak point.

During this time, Li Wei also hunted down quite a few sea beasts. He now has a special storage room in his house for these bags, filled with various sea beast materials he needs for making potions or casting spells. Normally, finding these sea beasts would be very difficult, but during this period, they were practically delivered to his doorstep. In a way, Li Wei had turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise.

"It would be even better if a sea creature like the Grey Naga were sent up."

Li Wei was still thinking about his first-stage potion, "Blessing of the Naga".

On this day, in the secret cultivation chamber, Li Xiuwei finished practicing the Red Lotus Breathing Technique once. He exhaled a long plume of crimson smoke, which blackened the walls.

"Red Lotus Breathing Technique, eleventh level."

Li Wei muttered to himself, in a very good mood.

Li Wei————

Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique: Eleventh Rank (Limit), Special Effects: Flaming Body (Solid State), Crimson Lotus Blood.

……

After solidifying his fiery body, Li Wei was covered with a layer of hard armor that looked like it had been cast in magma. Crimson cracks spread across it, and scorching magma blood could be faintly seen flowing within it. Li Wei's body then unleashed an even more powerful force.

This is the power of an eleventh-tier Crimson Lotus, capable of contending with Emperor Mu!

This means that Li Wei has entered the [Legendary Three-Dimensional State] stage.

After legendary defense and legendary speed, Li Wei gained legendary power!

Legendary Knights Through Three Paths!

Li Wei dares not say that there will be no one like him after him, but he should be unprecedented.

The Flame Body not only enhances strength, but also resistance to burning spells.

Even without using the defenses of the solidified black scales, ordinary burning spells cannot burn Li Wei now. Only the small fireball spell can make Li Wei, in his Flame Body state, feel the burning effect.

He felt that if he were to encounter Kane and Carter again now, killing them would be much easier than before. Even against the Nightmare Knight, a second-ring creature, Levi could last longer.

After all, apart from being strong and resilient, the second-ring creature didn't have any magical abilities.

In short, after advancing to the eleventh level of the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique, Li Wei's strength increased again.

Following the legend of the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique, legendary organs naturally emerged as well.

Compared to the Black Serpent Breathing Technique's [Black Serpent's Faith] and the Blood Beast Breathing Technique's [Bloodline's Touch], the location of this legendary organ is much more normal.

The legendary organ this time is... the heart. One of the most important organs in the human body, the core of the circulatory system.

Li Wei's heart is completely different now compared to before.

Previously, Li Wei at least had flesh and blood and a heart.

But now, Li Wei's heart has turned into a magma heart similar to Heart of Stone.

The surface of his heart radiates a burning heat, keeping Li Wei's chest always "warm".

If he weren't wearing the flying fish robe, his ordinary robes would have been ignited by the intense heat of Li Wei's heart in no time.

At this moment, a strong and powerful heart was beating, and with each beat, it sent thick, hot blood, as molten as lava, to Li Wei's limbs and bones, making Li Wei feel as if he were on fire.

"I'm burning up," Li Wei said with a grin, feeling the heat coursing through his body.

With each heartbeat, Li Wei's heart resembled a giant furnace, boiling his blood. A mysterious and powerful force surged through his entire body, a state similar to when he activated the [Crimson Blood] effect. Li Wei's strength and explosive power were enhanced without any side effects. This was a normalized power boost, though far less effective than the Crimson Blood, its advantage lay in its duration and lack of aftereffects.

Li Wei's current strength is more than twice what it was before the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique reached its limit. If the amplification from burning Crimson Lotus Blood is added, his strength will reach an extremely terrifying level!

Besides these features, this magma heart also has some special characteristics. With a thought, Li Wei felt an increasing amount of scorching heat gather at the heart furnace, turning Li Wei's heart into a small volcano. The energy contained within it also grew larger and larger, seemingly needing to be released.

Levi left the Gray Tower, exited the barrier, and found a secluded spot. Suddenly, he opened his mouth wide.

The scorching power that had been expanding, burning, and reacting within his heart, finally reaching a critical point, seemed to find an outlet.

boom!

A crimson stream of flame, as thick as a bowl, burst forth from Li Wei's wide-open mouth. Wherever the flame passed, all the trees were scorched and broken, and even a huge rock in front of him was blasted apart by the crimson flame.

"……belch"

Li Wei burped, exhaling a hot, pungent breath with a strong smell of sulfur and gunpowder.

He gazed at everything along the way, destroyed by the crimson flames, and fell into deep thought.

"I'm used to it."

In the end, Li Wei sighed helplessly.

He actually used his own mouth to perform a breath attack similar to that of a dragon.

This is the most significant effect of Livy's legendary heart organification: Livy gained a spell-like ability to breathe.

He named this legendary heart the "Crimson Lotus Furnace" and this breath the "Crimson Lotus Breath"!

The power of Crimson Lotus Breath is even greater than Li Wei's Flame Stream Seal, rendering the Flame Stream Seal essentially obsolete. Li Wei felt that this move was probably not much weaker than the Great Fireball Technique, except that the Great Fireball Technique had a larger explosion range and a wider area of ​​damage, while Crimson Lotus Breath had a longer range and more concentrated power. Overall, each had its advantages and disadvantages, and they could complement each other.

However, the power of the Crimson Lotus Breath can be enhanced as the extraordinary heart advances; it is a power that can grow. If one day Li Wei can become a true Crimson Lotus Beast, the power of his breath would surely be something even legendary wizards would fear.

Given Li Wei's current level of skill, after using the Crimson Lotus Breath, he needs a considerable cooldown period to gather power for a second breath. Therefore, when and how to use this powerful killing move requires precise calculation and analysis.

Li Wei licked his lips with the Black Serpent's Letter and silently returned to the tower.

The Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique has now reached its eleventh level limit.

With the sheer number of power-type breathing techniques Li Wei currently possesses, he could immediately break through the limits of the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique and strive for the twelfth rank. After some thought, Li Wei decided to temporarily halt his efforts to break through the limits of the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique. This was his first time breaking through to the eleventh rank, and he didn't know what would happen next. To be cautious, he should first break through the limits of his own Black Serpent. After the Black Serpent broke through, he would assess the situation and then decide whether to push the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique to its limits.

Next, Li Wei only needs to focus on mastering the Phoenix Breathing Technique and the Black Whale Breathing Technique. He wants to push all his breathing techniques to their limits before the peak of the sea beast tide arrives.

The year 1025 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Month of Flowers.

This should have been a time for the Twilight Knights to have a team-building activity, but due to the sudden "sea monster tide," Levi and Mudi were trapped in their respective organizations and unable to leave, so the matter was dropped.

Li Wei knew that with the power of the Sighing Sea Breeze, surviving this sea monster tide shouldn't be a problem. Although the enemy didn't have a third-ring wizard, there were two second-ring wizards guarding the area. Unless they were extremely unlucky, they should be fine. As a legendary knight, Mu Di had survived the pursuit of the Human Church, so presumably, surviving would be no problem for him either.

A year has passed since the outbreak of the sea monster tide. The entire Endless Sea seems to be shrouded in a layer of gray mist.

In the period that followed, Li Wei led the wizard apprentices to repel another wave of sea beast invasions, and his Phoenix Breathing Technique also successfully reached the tenth level.

The gaseous "Blood Ashes" upgraded to liquid "Blood Ashes," making Li Wei's physique much stronger than before, and his self-healing ability slightly improved. Whenever Li Wei used the Blood Ashes effect, crimson ash would fall from his body in the wind, landing on the ground and turning into sparks, which was quite eerie.

The year 1025 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the month of Blazing Fire.

Due to the repeated high-intensity invasions by sea monsters, the amount of Tai Shi consumed by the second-ring magic array is increasing day by day, and the entire Gray Tower is almost at its limit.

Another month passed, and the second ring magic array finally stopped operating. The tower master directly instructed Teacher Mai Lin to shut down the array, leaving only 10,000 Tai Shi for the final moment.

Not only the Gray Tower, but other wizarding organizations are also nearing their end.

Even Whale Song Island, a third-ring wizarding organization, is on the verge of collapse.

Although the people on Morpheus made a secret agreement with the sea creatures, and no sea creatures went to attack Whale Song Island, Whale Song Island is located relatively close to the inner sea area, where the water elemental power is more concentrated. Therefore, the strength and number of sea beasts that are not controlled by the sea creatures there are more worrying than those in peripheral areas like the Gray Tower.

Inside the deep-sea castle of Beech, the Deep Sea Baron surveyed the current situation with a satisfied smile. The sea creatures hadn't felt so triumphant in a long time.

Van der Rohe has also sharpened his Eight Blades. During the year-long sea monster tide, the power of those wizard towers has been almost completely wiped out by the sea monsters, so it's time to end it all.

"Vanderlust, gather the other three generals and come with me to conquer... Whale Song Island," the Deep Sea Baron said with a sinister smile.

"Your Excellency, didn't you say that the Duke has reached a cooperation agreement with the people behind Whale Song Island?" Van der Rohe thought that according to the plan, they should attack other second-circle wizard organizations, but he did not expect that the Baron would actually target the local tyrants in this area.

"Ha, what does the Duke's cooperation have to do with me? I've already been more than generous by not sending troops to attack Whale Song Island this year. I've had enough of these self-righteous big shots' plans. Do you really think our sea race can cooperate with wizards?"

Van der Rohe, humans love to discard their tools after they've served their purpose. Betrayal, fickleness, cunning, and greed are inherent in human nature. Those Second Ring organizations that have managed to resist to this point are all tough nuts to crack; they each have their own hidden cards. If we attack those Second Ring wizard organizations one by one, gradually depleting our forces, I'm certain that Morpheus will then seize the opportunity to eliminate us, allowing his Whale Song Island to rest easy in this sea.

Now, after a year of harassment by sea monsters, Whale Song Island's defenses are at their weakest. I must eliminate the person who poses the greatest danger to me in this sea before I can confidently and without fear of repercussions destroy the other organizations. Morpheus and his group have betrayed wizards, betrayed humanity, and are even more capable of betraying our sea race. As for humans, I have never trusted a single one.

I only want to do what I want to do. As for the Duke's plans, that's his own business. As long as I don't do anything against the Empire or the Sea God, he can't do anything to me.

Prepare the army.

Target: Whale Song Island.

After we destroy Whale Song Island, our next target will be the Gray Tower.

"The Deep Sea Baron said."

He had made ample preparations for this day.

Van der Rohe thought about it and realized that the Baron's words made sense, so he went to assemble the army.

Meanwhile, in another sea area, Harland, feeling the time was ripe, led four other second-ring wizards, riding his three-headed hell lizard, toward the Gray Tower.

"It's time to settle our score, Herman... This time, you're doomed!"

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