Back to Its Original Form

No one had expected this turn of events.

The ghost had not only taken control of the bird's corpse, but also possessed some ability to cast spells. And after regaining its freedom, its target was obvious—the mage who had imprisoned it for so long.

At that moment, Benjamin summoned an Ice Wall in front of himself. The ugly bird slammed into it, and amid violent ripples of dark elements, it was not knocked back. Instead, it slowly began to pass through the Ice Wall.

But that was as far as it got.

The Ice Wall bought him time. Benjamin continued casting, summoning stream after stream of water toward the ugly bird. In the blink of an eye, they formed an extremely dense compressed bubble.

The ugly bird was trapped inside. Just as it tried to fire dark elemental missiles, the Anti-Magic Bubble cut off its connection to the elements outside. It struggled frantically within the bubble, but in the end, it still failed to break free.

"Whew... What the hell is this thing?"

The surrounding mages recovered from their shock. Seeing that the situation had been brought under control, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Benjamin nodded as well.

He had worked so hard to attain his current strength. If he could not even deal with a mutated ghost, how could he talk about taking on The Church?

He carefully observed the ugly bird inside the bubble.

"What exactly is going on here?" he asked inwardly. "Hurry up and scan the condition inside this bird. Has the ghost fused with it? Why did something like this happen?"

"What do you take me for, some all-powerful being..." the system complained. But after a moment, it still gave him an answer. "According to the data I observed, this bird is already