The Wizard Tower

After the demons withdrew from the outskirts of the Wizard Tower, the battle outside slowed down. The fighting soon rotated to Nemesis and Laurenna's group, but Brando estimated that it would take at least another three or four rotations before they could completely clear out these demons.

The wait was a little long, but fortunately, he had something to do. The first floor of the Wizard Tower was as large as a small plaza. Stairs spiraled upward along the outer wall of the plaza, leading to the platform on the second floor. This platform actually hung between the plaza and the third-floor space above. It was ring-shaped, with breastworks and battlements built around it. However he looked at it, it resembled a defensive fortification. Its purpose was obvious: once someone breached the entrance to the Wizard Tower, it was used to attack enemies on the plaza below.

When this Wizard Tower was still operating, the platform must have been packed with wizard guards and young apprentices. But now, it had long been deserted, leaving only the lifeless fortification itself.

Even so, the inside of the Wizard Tower remained fraught with danger. "You must never touch a wizard's things." That was a Karasu saying. As the wizards' most precious possession, the Wizard Tower itself was an even greater forbidden zone for ordinary people.

Especially inside a deserted Wizard Tower like this one, wandering mana, still-active magical traps, magical puppets that had lost their masters' control, dangerous creatures, plants, and even the books on the shelves were filled with mystery and the unknown. For a normal person, the best way to ensure their safety after entering this Wizard Tower was to stay downstairs without moving.

But that restriction applied only to ordinary people.

Brando knew another secret of this tower. He ordered