The robed woman was still a step too late.
The fanged old man was far stronger than she and the white-robed man had anticipated. By the time she joined the fight, he had already subdued the white-robed man.
The fanged old man had come a long way as a Bloodline Wizard.
A Level Two Wizard could fuse with and absorb at most three kinds of Third-Rank Bloodline Power. After fusing with all three, they could attempt to advance to Level Three Wizard.
Something had gone wrong when the fanged old man fused with his third kind of Third-Rank Bloodline Power, leaving him unable to progress any further.
Even so, he was stronger than the average wizard who had fused with two kinds of Third-Rank Bloodline Power. A newly advanced Level Two Wizard like the white-robed man was no match for him.
The fanged old man's body swelled rapidly. His eyes bulged, his mouth grew enormous, and scales spread across his skin. A massive tail extended from beneath his wizard's robe, making him look like a giant humanoid crocodile.
After bringing Eileen into the air, Matthew used the Invisible Hand to hold them both aloft and watched the fight below.
The Gray Fog obscured his view, but this Convergence Node had only just formed, so the fog was not too thick. As long as he did not fly too high, he could make out the battle.
Matthew's gaze sharpened at the fanged old man's transformation.
That change in form was an ability gained only after fusing with Third-Rank Bloodline Power at least once. The old man's body was exceptionally strong.
The fanged old man opened his enormous, tooth-filled mouth and lunged at the white-robed man. The man hastily raised a magical shield, but it might as well have been paper. Those