Necromantic wizards transformed after a wizard's death generally existed only in spirit form. Some used certain special items as vessels, attaching their spirits to them.
Many supposedly powerful wizard artifacts came about this way, though their numbers were extremely scarce.
Over the next two days, Duke also began joining the team on missions, mainly recording the unique plant species here, retrieving samples, cataloging and sealing them away, and so on.
The work was simple, but not just anyone could do it. Both the environment and the vegetation here carried a certain degree of danger. Ordinary wizard apprentices truly could not handle such work.
After the team completed its mission, they set off back to the Seventh Outpost, preparing to submit the materials.
With the others traveling alongside him, the journey went much more smoothly. Most of the time, Duke did not even need to act before the troubles along the way were dealt with.
Two days later, when they were still several dozen kilometers from the Seventh Outpost, Hela suddenly stopped. The gear in her left eye spun without pause.
At the same time, an incredibly powerful energy fluctuation came from dozens of kilometers away, accompanied by an overwhelmingly strong aura that reached them.
The energy fluctuations suggested that it had happened far away. Yet for them to spread dozens of kilometers, one could imagine just how powerful the energy was at its source.
At the same time, Duke received a message from Brandon through his Wizard Mark: "The Seventh Outpost has come under enemy attack. All wizards below Level Two, move away immediately!"
Hela's expression turned grave. Turning back to Duke and the others, she said, "Get away from this area first and wait for further notice. I'm going back to provide support."
This attack had come far too