Reunion with Seflin and Hassan

More than thirty Second-Class Wizard Apprentice Black Wizards died just like that beneath Locke's overwhelming bombardment.

Even the three First-Class Wizard Apprentice Black Wizards among them had no time to react before Locke forcibly killed them.

"Bang~"

In the end, Locke finished off the last First-Class Wizard Apprentice Black Wizard with a Mayfly Firework from the King Rotten Soil Konjac, blasting him to death in a single shot.

Locke glanced at his right hand. The three Omen Mandrake Vines on it were still entirely red.

That indicated there were still enemies nearby.

Locke thought, Looks like I can't stay hidden any longer. But this should be enough. We really did infiltrate the research institute, and we stalled them for a long time, helping Wizard Gabriel and Wizard Sophia get closer to the target.

"Next, it'll be up to Teacher and the others."

"From the moment Teacher entered this research institute, this infiltration mission was basically a success."

"Bang~"

A massive explosion erupted somewhere within the research institute, and huge magical tides tore through the entire space.

Wizard Gabriel and Andy had done something—or perhaps it had been Sophia herself. It seemed they had directly blown up some device within the research institute.

The enormous tremor made it impossible for Locke and the others to keep their footing. For one moment, the shaking ground of the research institute was like a slab of tofu constantly quivering and swaying, leaving Locke, Albert, and the others unable to stand steadily.

The furious voice of Senior Curse Master Rashid Tariel rang out through the curse spirit threads.

"The research institute's Curse Energy Core has been destroyed. Most of the defensive arrays have failed, all external communication arrays have been destroyed, and a special magical system is blocking the notification signals we're sending outside. This