That's too fast.
Everything happened too fast.
When Bivis and his group appeared, Maureen was fighting Beck, but in the blink of an eye, it had already reached this point.
Morin killed Freya, who had appeared in the shadows and was about to ambush him, and was also close to defeating Beck.
"Really..."
"That's amazing."
Dulin and the others exchanged glances, all seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
They had all heard of the pseudonym Maureen used, Jack the Ripper, but hadn't paid much attention to it. Now, seeing Maureen actually make a move, they were truly wary.
Sieg was genuinely shocked by Morin's appearance. Then, he saw Morin insert the alchemical grenade into Beck's body.
"No, no, Jack, please don't..."
boom!
An explosion was heard.
Beck vanished completely.
The flames spread outwards, and countless pieces of iron were scattered around, making the surrounding area look like a mess.
It was very quiet all around.
The wizard apprentice beside him stared blankly at the scene, and couldn't help but swallow hard, making a gurgling sound.
"What?"
Morin turned around.
Just now, he heard someone calling him.
"N-nothing...it's nothing." Sig trembled, shook his head, and quickly said.
"It's you, Sig, the wizard apprentice of the Bone Tower."
Morin recognized Sieg. He glanced at Sieg and then looked to Sieg's side.
There stood several wizard apprentices, each with a different aura, but their wizarding energy surged, indicating that they were by no means weak.
Beside them were some wizard apprentices, but these apprentices instinctively kept their distance from them.
"The most powerful apprentices in different wizarding organizations…" Morin thought to himself.
"I never expected that our Dark Forest would have such a powerful wizard apprentice." After a brief silence, Bivis stepped forward and said, "I am Bivis. I think you are already familiar with me."
Morin didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.
In the dark forest, Bivis was a prominent figure. Whether it was Richard or Anthony, they would always talk about Bivis at their gatherings, their words filled with unspoken envy.
Welcome.
Bivis was clever and tactful enough not to ask about Morin's identity. He smiled and let Morin join them, making him one of the strongest wizard apprentices in the secret realm.
Dulin and Carter exchanged a glance but said nothing.
After all, Morin's strength has already been demonstrated, so he is definitely qualified to join.
"But this Jack is really strong."
"Even that madman Baker died at his hands..."
Dulin and his companions had different thoughts swirling in their minds, but none of them showed them.
After a brief introduction, Dulin and Carter Sieg went their separate ways.
Maureen and Bevis got together.
"Jack, we are so glad to have a wizard apprentice like you in our Dark Forest," Bivis said to Morin.
Morin gave a brief response, and at the same time, learned a lot about the secret realm from Bivis.
"The area around us is experiencing fluctuations in wizarding energy, with the most noticeable fluctuations occurring in the center of the valley."
Bivis led Morin to the central area of the valley, a place only a few powerful wizard apprentices could visit.
He pointed ahead to a place shrouded in thick white fog, making it impossible to see anything, and said, "It's here. This place is completely undetectable. Even when we used various forms of witchcraft to explore it, we found nothing."
A self-deprecating expression appeared on Bivis's face.
They weren't from a wizarding family, yet they fought and killed each other endlessly over something they couldn't even see clearly, and in the end, they didn't even know what it was. It was truly a cruel joke.
"Chip, scan and test it using the previous data!" Morin appeared to be observing inside, but a thought struck him, and he issued this command.
"Ding! Mission established!"
"Testing!"
"Task completed, test results as follows!"
"Skoll Soul-Hunting Fruit..." Morin's pupils contracted slightly, his expression remaining calm, but he was inwardly shocked.
He talked to Bivis without showing the slightest sign of anything unusual.
Bivis had originally intended to ask Maureen if she had made any other discoveries, but after seeing the indifferent expression on Maureen's face, he didn't bother to ask any further.
"Jack, we're all wizarding apprentices from the Darkwood, so we should be closer to each other than others, right?" Bivis smiled and said, "Anyway, let's hope we don't harm each other."
"certainly."
Morin nodded.
He wasn't familiar with Bivis, and out of caution, they couldn't possibly team up, so that was the only way things could be.
Their seemingly simple agreement was actually a tacit understanding formed between them based on their similar strength and safety, and their familiarity with each other.
In any case, to some extent, this means one less opponent, making him much safer.
After all, for a dark wizard apprentice, reaching this point is pretty much enough.
Morin frowned as he watched Bivis leave, then looked away and gazed ahead.
"Interesting, there's actually such a thing."
"If other people knew, they would definitely go crazy."
Morin thought to himself, "That's right. This is something that can improve the mental strength of formal wizards, thereby helping them to advance in rank. Just think about how much of a role it plays for wizard apprentices."
However, obtaining the Skol Soul-Hunting Fruit is not easy. Not to mention other wizard apprentices, even getting their hands on the Skol Soul-Hunting Fruit is almost impossible for a wizard apprentice.
"We need to make some preparations." Morin smiled and quickly made a decision.
His mental strength hasn't reached the standard for advancing to an ancient wizard yet, so it's impossible for Morin not to be tempted by the Skol Soul-Hunting Fruit.
The chip's database contains a wealth of ancient information, something impossible for other wizard apprentices, but not necessarily for Morin.
Morin turned around and walked towards the back.
The wizard apprentices around suddenly realized that the mysterious Jack the Ripper had not appeared since he first appeared, as if he had vanished into thin air.
Not only them, but even Dulin and Carter didn't see Morin.
This relieved them somewhat, because there were two powerful wizard apprentices in the Dark Forest, and if Jack and Bivis joined forces, they would be a great threat to them.
Regardless of what others thought, Morin was doing his own thing, and the fighting continued within the secret realm.