Out of Control (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone!)

The group quickly ran out of time for idle chatter, as they had arrived in town.

Where is the monster?

David gripped his two-handed sword tightly and asked excitedly.

"At... the mayor's residence."

The sheriff pointed to the most luxurious 'villa' in the center of town.

Compared to the shacks where other townspeople lived, this two-story building could indeed be called a palace.

How did it get there?

"What exactly happened?"

The leader of the White Feather Mercenary Group asked in a deep voice, "You can inquire about my reputation, Karl, as you see fit. I will risk my life to complete any task entrusted to me by an employer, but that does not include concealing crucial clues and intelligence."

Concealing crucial information at a time like this is practically tantamount to forcing someone to their death.

The entire White Feather Squad showed their support for their leader by pointing their weapons at the sheriff.

Aldo's expression changed. "What are you trying to do? Rebellion?"

"No, it's just a negotiation!" Karl looked around. "You don't want the town's lads to go to their deaths, and I have a responsibility to my teammates!"

At that moment, another roar came from the two-story building.

It sounded like the roar and shouts of millions of people, carrying an unsettling tone.

Many ordinary people were already pale and felt so sick they wanted to vomit.

Sulu's expression froze, completely confirming that it was indeed Words of Arrogance!

He even clearly heard what it meant:

"When the seeds of arrogance blossom, the Lord of Madness will return amidst the feast!"

'What's going on? Wasn't the Lord of Madness Sivinardo, already resurrected in the Main World? No... perhaps this is just an unintentional leak of his influence...'

'Did an Arrogant Wizard lose control after hearing this rambling?'

That's very likely.

Since Sivinardo's resurrection, Sulu has stopped using Words of Arrogance, for fear of being influenced.

But the Arrogant Wizard of this world have no idea!

'Even... the Arrogant Wizard of this world provided some assistance in the resurrection of Sivinardo?'

Sulu's mind was filled with doubt, and he almost wanted to rush to Violet Territory immediately to find Silver Eye, Ham and the others to ask them for clarification.

At this point, Aldo could no longer hide the truth and said directly, "The mayor was entertaining a Wizard, seemingly hoping the wizard would solve some problem for him, but..."

He shook his head. "Everything was normal at first, but at night, screams came from the mayor's mansion... Someone saw the monster with their own eyes!"

"Could it be that the mayor invited the Wizard to deal with this monster, but failed?" Karl wondered, then quickly asked, "What about the person who saw the monster?"

"He's gone mad, turned into a drooling idiot!"

Aldo answered with a grim expression.

"This level..." Karl's expression grew even more grim. "It's no longer an ordinary monster, but a transcendent being with mental attack capabilities, requiring Black Iron Knight or Wizard."

He looked at Sulu.

The opinion of a Wizard is extremely important at this time; it may be the key to the success or failure of their mission, or even their own life or death.

Sulu sighed, stretched out his right hand, and gently clapped.

Bang!

It was as if an invisible giant hand was sweeping across the two-story building, tearing off the roof and wooden walls.

--Air Palm!

This is a spell template obtained from the Inner Circle of Green Tree Castle. It would normally require a large number of points to exchange for a third-tier [Mage], but it is free for Sulu.

Splash!

Numerous pieces of wood and bricks fell and flew everywhere.

Although Sulu tried to control it, small fragments still hit the unlucky ones, causing a mess.

Karl ignored the scene and stared at Sulu: "Your Excellency... is not just an ordinary Wizard, is he?"

He was quite knowledgeable and knew that someone who could casually cast a spell of such power must be at least a mid-level Wizard, or even a high-level Wizard.

"It's coming out."

Sulu avoided answering, looking at the gap he had created.

There, the figure of a monster slowly emerged from the darkness.

It was on all fours, resembling a human-shaped spider, with many broken limbs wriggling on its surface.

On either side of the single head grew six enormous ears.

"Vomit!"

Just seeing its image made David feel utterly disgusted; a feeling of revulsion and fear overwhelmed him.

He squatted down and began to vomit.

The ordinary people around him were in similar situations.

"Don't look at it too closely, this monster has the ability to corrupt minds..."

Sulu shook his head.

"A superhuman species! A true superhuman species!"

Karl turned his gaze away and murmured.

The true extraordinary species is a definition that has spread along with the resurgence of the Spirit Tide: ordinary people cannot defeat them with weapons!

For ordinary people, they are Nightmare! They are despair!

"Lord Sulu, although I only glanced at it just now, I seem to see traces of the original fabric on its body..."

Karl reminded Sulu.

"I know..." Sulu nodded solemnly. "This isn't a monster, but a ' Arrogant Wizard ' who has gone out of control!"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Karl's deathly pale face. "He... he's a madman from the Arrogant School!"

Large beads of cold sweat rolled down Karl's forehead, and suddenly his expression turned ferocious. "Susan... you go first, puncture my eardrums!"

'Tsk tsk...'

From his behavior alone, Sulu knew that there seemed to be quite a few out-of-control and Arrogant Wizard in the world, and that there were effective methods for dealing with them that had been passed down.

'But... truly Words of Arrogance can't be resisted by simply piercing your eardrums... However, it seems barely enough to deal with this kind of low-level out-of-control individual...'

However, he wasn't so cruel as to wait until everyone in the White Feather Mercenary Group became deaf before making his move.

"Hurry! It'll be too late if we wait any longer. Do you want to turn into madmen and idiots?"

Karl roared.

But the next moment, he noticed his teammates staring wide-eyed at the field.

Karl turned around and immediately shared the same expression as his teammates.

David, who was retching, managed to lift his head and saw the Wizard Sulu walking forward step by step.

The humanoid spider-like monster trembled and retreated, seemingly... in fear of its opponent.

Tell me, what happened?

Sulu walked up to the monster and asked sternly.

A fifth-tier class is enough to suppress most spirits. While it's slightly less effective against monsters, the monsters themselves aren't particularly strong.

He intimidated me.

The madness and confusion in Spider-Man's eyes gradually faded, leaving only bewilderment. He spoke Words of Arrogance, "I don't know... I just followed what the teacher said, heeded that voice, and actively pursued it... Ah... I heard many people whispering in my ear, I heard a message..."

His words were incoherent, like the ramblings of a mental patient, revealing some mysterious knowledge.

It contains fragments of rituals and information related to [Thaumaturge], but all are very scattered.

"So... I've become a monster... Teacher..."

Spider-Man was speaking when he suddenly looked at his own body, and a pair of eyes grew out from behind his head.

Immediately, his expression turned to madness!