Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

"It's Master Shuster!"

Before Luna finished reading, Senna beside her cried out in surprise. She said happily:

"I knew Master Shuster wouldn't die so easily!"

Luna also saw Xuster among the apprentices. The blond boy seemed to have become a high-level apprentice. He had a strong aura and even his expression had become much more stable.

She is worthy of being the most outstanding bloodline of this generation.

"Before you start your fangirling, take a look over there."

She turned Senna's head and looked in another direction.

"Hey? It's Jie Li! She's here too!"

Senna was happy at first, but then she became confused:

"Why are they all here?"

"Just go and ask."

The blond boy Xuster was talking to the chubby Dole. These two noble apprentices who had disagreed with each other in the past have now become high-level apprentices and are still the center of attention among the crowd.

Luna and Senna went to find Jie Li first.

She had changed a lot. She used to have a bit of aristocratic lady vibe, but now she had a sharp and calm temperament. She was wearing a light and close-fitting hunter outfit, and she didn't look like a wizard.

"Luna, Senna... both of you!"

Jie Li also saw the two of them. There seemed to be a few tears in her eyes, but she quickly held them back.

"Great, everyone is still alive."

"It looks like you guys aren't doing well."

Luna said with a sigh. She had encountered some enemies during this period, but they were basically not particularly dangerous.

Jie Li looked at the two of them with a complicated expression and said in a low, hoarse voice:

"All the apprentices in my team are gone."

After a brief conversation, Luna learned about her general experience.

As a civilian apprentice, Jie Li was assigned to a small town to assist in garrisoning. There was only one senior apprentice and several mid-level apprentices in the area, so the team she led naturally played a very important role.

The first two months were relatively stable, but then they were targeted by the vampires, and apprentices continued to be lost in the repeated attacks.

"Thanks to the potions and alchemical items you gave me, I was able to hold on. But in the last week..."

The core of the area where she was located was a main city called East Ring City. There were also official wizards stationed there. But just a week ago, the official wizard was killed by the vampires, and the entire city was invaded by the vampires.

The main city was destroyed, and the surrounding towns also lost all support, becoming prey on the chopping board. The apprentices could not resist the attack and had to evacuate, some died on the way, and some got separated.

Jie Li herself was lucky enough to join up with the Shute team that was also retreating from East Ring City, and came here together.

67. Back Road

Only one person from the entire team survived, which obviously dealt a heavy blow to Jie Li. Her temperament and expression became cold and melancholy, and only after seeing Luna and the others did she look better.

Strictly speaking, her survival was not accidental. Compared with Luna and the others, she seemed very ordinary, but Jie Li was actually the best among the civilian apprentices of this class. She broke through the intermediate level very early and had a lot of experience in field missions when she was at the headquarters.

In fact, Jie Li is the captain of her team.

"At least you made it here safely. Take a break for now."

Luna could only offer a few words of comfort, but this city was never safe. It was unknown how long this fragile peace could last.

"Well, there are too many people pouring in outside now, and I can't find a place to stay. I'll have to bother you later."

Jie Li forced a smile.

"Come to my place! It's more lively here. Luna stays in her room tinkering with potions every day. Whenever I look for her, I can't see her. It's boring!"

Senna immediately interjected, looking somewhat excited.

"You've been taking things from me at cost price, and you're still complaining?"

Seeing the two of them chatting, Luna also interrupted them at the right time. She also looked around quietly. There were already more than a dozen mid-level apprentices in the banquet hall, and there were quite a few familiar faces.

The apprentices of their class were originally concentrated in the eastern province of the Fusa Empire. The fall of a big city caused the apprentices in the surrounding towns to flee.

As more and more people joined, the number of apprentices in the banquet hall had reached nearly thirty.

"Everyone!"

The leader of the Sale family, senior apprentice Xili, came to the hall and stopped the other apprentices from reminiscing about the past.

"I am Sili Saler, and I am temporarily serving as the current Baron of the Sili Family. I have something to tell you all."

"Among you are apprentices from the Dark Ring Headquarters, apprentices originally stationed in East Ring City, some apprentices who have never joined any organization, and there should be survivors of the Pitt family."

Although Xili was only a high-level apprentice, he represented the will of the Sale family and even the official wizards. All the foreign apprentices became nervous, as if they were waiting for the final judgment.

"Let me tell you the conclusion directly. Our ancestors are willing to protect you, but we only ask you to participate in the defense of the city..."

The apprentices immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then cheered, praising the character of the official wizard and the Sale family.

The conditions these exiles need to accept are much more stringent than those of Luna and the others. Basically, they have to work completely for the Sale family and defend in dangerous positions at the forefront of the battlefield.

Even so, having the protection of a formal wizard is much better than wandering alone.

Only Luna and the other five people who came first knew that the so-called formal wizard asylum was just a false name.

After the banquet, Dole gathered the team members in his own residence.

He had already become a senior apprentice, and during this time he often went out on missions alone. Although he was good at potions, his combat ability was also quite good.

"Damn it, what on earth are the Sale family thinking!"

There was no servant in the room, only five apprentices. Luna and Senna, Eld and Haili sat together, and Doler was in the main seat.

The three groups of people usually go on missions separately. They can easily capture the opponent's mid-level apprentice-level vampires, and can also fight against vampires at the equivalent of high-level levels.

In fact, Luna can deal with most high-level apprentice-level enemies by herself, but she didn't say it on her own initiative, just taking care of Senna.

Dole was a little angry. He took a deep breath and said dully:

"It's fine if we are the apprentices of the Dark Ring, but why do we have to keep those wild wizards as well? Do they think the secret is not being exposed fast enough?"

Originally, only the core members of the Sale family and the five of them knew about the official wizard. But with so many outsiders pouring in at once, how long can the secret be kept?

"Brother Dole, they will definitely sign the witchcraft contract anyway. More people means more fighting power!"

Perhaps because they had been on missions together for a long time, the tall young man Ald and Hailey had hooked up with each other without knowing when. At this time, the latter kept holding the former's arm, not saying much, and looked like she was following his lead.

"It would be great if witchcraft contracts were so omnipotent! Do you think the vampires don't have any special methods?"

Dole immediately retorted in a stern tone, shocking Elder.

"When one official wizard dies, there will be a second one! The surrounding vampires will definitely become more restless in the near future, and they want to take over Dark Cliff City as well!"

"Everyone knows this. But you didn't come to us just to warn us, did you? What do you want to do?"

Luna's words immediately made Doller smile.

Compared with the other simple apprentices, it seemed that only this girl was completely incomprehensible to him, whether in terms of combat power or thinking. In every aspect, they could think alike.

Dole wanted to get closer to her, but unfortunately, perhaps because of the bad first impression, she was always quite cold. This made him regret why he said that in the first place.

"We can't interfere in the affairs of the wizards. But we must make plans for the backup plan."

"A way out?"

"Yes, if Collison is killed and the city is destroyed, we can't die with him."

Doller took it for granted that he had to sell out his teammates and run away at a critical moment.

"The city closest to us has been destroyed... If it's our turn, it will probably be even worse. Do you or your family have any channels?"

Luna was curious.

The biggest problem on their side was that the only official wizard, Collison, was completely incapable of fighting. From the apprentices who had escaped in the past two days, they learned that although the official wizard stationed in the East Ring City was killed, he also severely injured the opponent's blood clan baron.

The baron did not take action, and only the untitled vampires under his command were chasing and killing them, which allowed a large number of wizard apprentices to escape.

"If Lord Collison doesn't hold out long enough, or is killed instantly, our situation will be much more difficult."

Luna didn't think that just because she had killed an unprotected regular wizard before, she could definitely kill a blood clan baron again, especially since the latter's physical strength and recovery ability were much stronger.

"That's right. Even if East Ring City is destroyed, they can still escape to our place. If even our Dark Cliff City is destroyed, it will be even farther and more dangerous to go to the next city where official wizards are stationed."

Dole nodded in agreement, then chuckled:

"So, we need a more convenient escape route."

68. Progress

"Even my family couldn't send a formal wizard or a being with similarly powerful combat power at this time. But they sent me a piece of information."

"material?"

"Yes, you should know that there is a wizard resource point called 'Dark Cliff' nearby, and this city got its name from it. Many years ago, my family noticed the problems here. That place might not be simple, perhaps it is a relic."

The others were curious and kept silent. Doller smiled with some emotion:

"My second grandfather once deliberately approached this wizard Collisson, and the two became good friends. Unfortunately, Lord Collisson was very vigilant and ultimately failed to successfully enter the ruins."

"After all, they were all wizards from the Dark Ring. In the end, my second grandfather gave up, but left some information behind..."

......

The so-called fallback is ultimately the most dangerous and unavoidable option in extreme situations.

If possible, it is better not to go to that step.

Because a new group of laborers had arrived, Luna and the other apprentices, who were not subject to many restrictions, had a lot more free time. They were freed from the heavy tasks and were able to take a break.

The sun came out for a long time. In the gorgeously and elegantly decorated bedroom, a small hand covered in black silk lifted the velvet quilt, revealing the graceful body of the girl under the beautiful face.

She slowly straightened up, with her long legs resting on the edge of the bed, and her delicate buttocks, also wrapped in black stockings, slightly sunk into the soft bed.

"Aha--"

The girl stretched, and the pair of black slimes on her chest swayed slightly. She used her fingers to pull the thin silk at her neck forward, revealing the white and tender skin inside.

A pair of white valleys completely occupied the field of vision, and the scenery below could not be seen. On the surface of the dazzling white skin, faint blue blood vessel lines could be vaguely seen. A few drops of sweat slowly slid down the ravine in the middle, and the plump peaks and valleys swayed shallowly with breathing, showing amazing softness.

"It seems like I haven't showered in two days... Come to think of it, has it gotten a little bigger?"

If breasts are described by class, then Luna is now a fourth-class strongwoman, so strong that she cannot be grasped with one hand.

The two girls beside her, Senna and Jie Li, were first- and second-level minnows respectively, and were unremarkable.

"I hope it doesn't grow any longer. Although it's nice to touch a big one, you can also touch other people's."

For example, Claire would not refuse a small gesture of intimacy from her good friend.

Among Luna's peers, she is also the most spectacular one, worthy of being a genius. She has probably reached the legendary strength of the sixth level, so terrifying, so terrifying.

"I don't know how she's doing now. But...she should be better than me, right?"

After taking a shower in the spacious bathroom and changing into spare clothes, Luna, feeling refreshed, came to the bright hall. She enjoyed the steaming steak and coffee that had just been cooked while being served by the maid.

The steak on the plate was covered in a thick sauce, and the meat had a dark red color.

Thinking of what she saw yesterday, Luna frowned slightly and ordered:

"Don't make steak these two days. It's a bit unappetizing."

"Yes, yes! Miss!"

Seeing the panic-stricken look on the maid's face, she immediately waved her hand, indicating that she could leave.

While sipping her tea, Luna picked up this morning's newspaper and gently flipped through it with her slender fingers.

It published some recent news after the blood clan attacked. A nearby village was massacred by blood servants, and a powerful wizard cleaned up the scene. There were also price increases for various commodities, and the president of a certain chamber of commerce called on citizens not to loot...

The largest amount of space is devoted to the praise of the city's guardians, the Sale family, and of course the names of these foreign apprentices are not mentioned.

What was published in the newspapers were just empty words to fool the citizens, and Luna just read them for fun.

What is really important is the internal intelligence sent by the Sale family. It is only provided to apprentices sent by the Dark Ring Headquarters to cooperate with them, and the information contained in it is much more important.