This letter had been sent by Jerome's most respected teacher—Quillras, an elder of the Ice and Snow Goddess Church.
Unlike their usual routine correspondence, Quillras had actually sent Jerome a plea for help in this letter!
This greatly shocked Jerome.
In Jerome's memory, his teacher had been an exceptionally powerful Divine Art Master, perhaps even one who had stepped into the legendary realm.
What kind of difficulty had such a Divine Art Master encountered? What terrifying enemy had he faced that he had lost his calm judgment and chosen to seek help from a useless disciple like Jerome?
Jerome had initially suspected that the letter was forged, but after carefully comparing the handwriting, he discovered that it had indeed been personally written by his teacher, Quillras.
The only thing that made him somewhat suspicious was that the letter bore no date. It seemed to have been sent a month ago, and from Lookout Fortress to Wildfire City, that was considered quite fast.
But considering his teacher's situation, Jerome did not hesitate for long before immediately setting out north.
Black Cat was inseparable from Jerome, while Ge Lei was a bodyguard Jerome had hired by sheepishly emptying out all his life savings.
There was no helping it. Although Jerome was a devout believer, he had little talent as a Divine Art Master. Otherwise, the church headquarters would not have thrown him into a godforsaken place like Wildfire City to expand its influence.
His combat ability was practically nonexistent. He was probably only slightly stronger than Black Cat, who was equally useless but skilled at card games.
Of course, weak as he was, Jerome still had a brain.
Setting out north at a time like this was undoubtedly risky. After the Winter Solstice Festival, even the lands south of Wildfire City had