Afterward

Abel did not continue watching what was happening in Frost City. He already knew that the Ice Wind Faction would be unable to trouble him again for some time, so he had plenty of time to cultivate.

Now he was considering one thing: should he return to the Lightning Faction? He felt a strong sense of belonging there, and all the senior wizards there had been extremely friendly toward him. Although he had not spent much time with his team members, their bond was already like that between brothers.

But he was also worried. Wizard Malon had been tempted solely by Johnson's mining ability and had directly captured him, forcing him to hand over Johnson.

If there was one Rule Wizard Malon, could there be others? Forget Rule Wizards—even a Level 20 senior wizard was someone he could not defeat. Although his strength had increased, at most he could guarantee that he could escape from such an opponent.

The Lightning Faction was indeed powerful, but he could not remain in the Land of Thunderfall forever without venturing out. He regretted it. He regretted revealing Johnson's ability. He had never expected anyone to recognize that Johnson was a stone giant and know what abilities stone giants possessed.

In fact, his best option now was to hand Johnson over to the Lightning Faction and have its Rule Wizards publicly declare that Johnson was in their hands. That way, he would no longer be in danger.

But this would be difficult. Moreover, he did not want to hand Johnson over. Johnson held too many secrets. If abilities such as "Special Speed" and "Burn Mana," along with those other hell-enhanced abilities, were exposed to the Rule Wizards, far too many unexpected problems might arise.

It was merely Johnson's most inconspicuous ability—mining ore—that had driven