The vast amounts of vitality those pseudo-wizards "wasted" and "dispersed" while casting spells were actually being "sacrificed" to the true Illegal Wizard behind them through an extraordinarily concealed method.
Since the two sides were linked by a "network cable" that remained connected at all times, the other party could naturally detect the sudden deaths of those "base stations."
He could then notice the wizards' trail of pursuit, make predictions in advance, and evade them.
The wizard squad they had just met had pursued the target all the way from another continent.
As Benjamin and David flew at high speed, they made a final summary of the information they had exchanged with that group and their own discoveries from the past two years.
All the clues, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, pointed to the same region.
"It can be confirmed now." Vast streams of data flickered in Benjamin's eyes. "That Illegal Wizard should be hiding in the middle of the ocean, on some inconspicuous deserted island!"
Benjamin had spent two full years, drawing upon the immense processing power of a Level 2 Wizard and the abilities of the All-Purpose Eye, before finally cracking the bizarre path and trajectory through which the other party transmitted vitality.
What was more, Benjamin had successfully followed that invisible "network cable" in reverse and traced the Illegal Wizard's approximate current coordinates!
With an approximate location, Benjamin and David quickly reached the target sea region.
After crossing a certain climate zone, the weather over the ocean immediately turned vicious.
Storms raged, while clouds like blocks of lead pressed down over the sea.
The two soon arrived at the target area, surrounded by storms and hidden reefs.
Beneath that violent thunderstorm, a pitch-black solitary island radiating an ominous aura flickered in and out of view.