According to Rosen, the strongest among that group was a first-level wizard—the leader who had previously injured Helen with his pressure. The rest were ordinary apprentices. So when Rosen found them, he had nearly crushed them beyond recovery by himself.
During the suppression, Rosen had also gleaned some information from their mutterings.
Angel's guess had been correct. That group, whose every other word was "Sprout God above," were undoubtedly Budding Believers. One could even call them fanatics.
Although they had not revealed where they came from, after Rosen returned, he and Antonio discussed the matter and confirmed that their accents seemed to originate from the Wizarding World of the Northern Territory.
This also matched Angel's earlier speculation.
The spindle-shaped flying vehicle that group had ridden used a material called Cypress Chillwater, whose place of origin was in the Wizarding World of the Northern Territory.
"They were undoubtedly Budding Believers from the Wizarding World of the Northern Territory. Moreover, based on our probing, we can confirm that the Budding Believers in Paladova were also subordinates they had developed." As Rosen spoke, a rare trace of regret flashed through his icy eyes. "It is only a pity that they did not reveal the crucial answers. Aside from the group in Paladova, whether there are any more Budding Believers in the Wizarding World of the Southern Region remains unknown."
Angel had previously kept wondering how Rosen would ultimately deal with that group. Would he kill them to eliminate future trouble? Or, to avoid escalating the conflict, would he make them sign a contract never to set foot in the Wizarding World again, effectively banishing them?
Yet in the end, it was neither.
Before Rosen had time to kill them, or to speak of banishing them, those Budding Believers had thrown themselves into the