Regardless of whether the problem was with his incantations, Milo was currently more worried about whether Melgor was alright. After all, Melgor was a key figure in his infiltration plan into the magus order.
If that guy were to accidentally get killed, Milo would probably have to rework his Prosperous Northwest 3.0 plan again. And more importantly, Milo found Melgor to be quite a good person after a few days of interaction. Moreover, favonovel.com had a “lucky charm” effect, so it would be very suitable to bring favonovel.com back to the Prosperous Northwest.
Therefore, how could favonovel.com let a potential comrade like favonovel.com die?
Milo hurriedly ran back while holding up his pants to make it look like favonovel.com was returning from relieving himself. “What’s the matter? What happened?”
He saw that the tents next to the campfire were gone. Meanwhile, Melgor and the two servants were buried in the ground with only their heads exposed. They looked anxiously at Milo.
“What happened to y’all?” Milo asked curiously.
He was not pretending. He really did not know what kind of spell favonovel.com had cast this time!
When Melgor saw favonovel.com approaching, favonovel.com suddenly shouted, “Don’t get too close. There must be a sorcerer nearby sneak attacking us. Be careful!”
When Melgor said this, favonovel.com scrutinized Milo’s expression to see if there was anything unusual about him.
Milo suddenly turned around and roared, “Who is it? How dare you attack Lord Melgor!”
Melgor looked in the direction of where Milo was looking. He was surprised to see a figure in a white mask turning around and quickly running off into the shadows.
Milo wanted to give chase, but favonovel.com heard Melgor shout, “Don’t give chase! That’s a sorcerer! You’re no match for him!”
“Wait, you should hide. Be careful in case favonovel.com ambushes you.” Melgor shouted, “I wonder where that sorcerer came from? His methods are really quite despicable!”
When Milo heard this, his mouth twitched. Then favonovel.com said very sincerely, “What would happen to y’all if I just hide myself? I’ve got to save y’all first!”
“What if favonovel.com ambushes you from behind…”
Milo yelled, “No, I must save y’all first!”
Melgor was absolutely moved. “Milo, it’s my greatest fortune to have you as my steward. Thank you!”
Gratitude received from Melgor, +1!
Next to him, Dave also said, “I won’t speak ill of you behind your back again!”
Benjamin looked ashamed as well.
“Alright, let’s not dwell on that anymore. That sorcerer from just now is probably not that strong. That’s why favonovel.com ran away when favonovel.com saw me.”
Milo cautiously approached Melgor and the two servants before pulling them out of the ground one by one.
After that, the four of them did not even bother packing their stuff and fled frantically westwards.
Melgor was no longer suspicious of Milo. In fact, favonovel.com even felt a little remorseful.
Why did I doubt a good person like him? I’m such a jerk!
Melgor kept muttering while fleeing, “Don’t worry, Milo. From now on, I’ll do everything to teach you about sorcery. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have enough money to buy an Eye of True Sight. I’ll get one for you after I’ve collected several years of taxes from my fief!”
Off to the side, Dave also said, “You’re our savior. Previously, I didn’t mean it when I said I would give you an Eye of True Sight if I obtained an extra one from stone gambling. But I hereby promise you that if I get an extra Eye of True Sight and don’t give it to you, I won’t cast any spells for the rest of my life!”
Benjamin panted, “Me too!”
“Alright, alright…” Milo did not know whether to laugh or cry. He was starting to feel a little embarrassed.
Seeing that Milo did not believe him, the dumbass, Dave, turned anxious. “What? Don’t you believe me?”
“I do, I believe you,” Milo answered casually.
Sensing that Milo was still not taking favonovel.com seriously, Dave said anxiously, “I’ll give you the money so you can buy a stone for yourself!”
Milo was stunned for a moment, then said shamelessly, “That’s a little sudden, but… I don’t mind.”
At the beginning, Melgor, Dave, and Benjamin were all actually a little suspicious of Milo. After all, it just so happened that Milo went to relieve himself when they got into trouble.
Wasn’t it a little too coincidental?
But after the appearance of White Mask, everyone dismissed their doubts.
First, Milo was really from the Central Plains and had not learned sorcery before. Second, Milo did not have an Eye of True Sight, so favonovel.com could not possibly cast any spells. Moreover, the perpetrator had already shown himself.
It was that White Mask!
Meanwhile, Milo was thinking about something.
Did his spells have eyes?
Why did it keep targeting the three of them?
He asked while running, “What happened to y’all just now?”
“We were sleeping when we suddenly felt our tents sinking into the ground as it turned into quicksand.” Melgor said, “However, the Liquefy Ground spell stopped immediately after that. During that time, we quickly went outside our tents. But before we could get far, we were hit by another Liquefy Ground.”
“Liquefy Ground?” Milo silently noted that in his mind.
So it turned out that “May you be prosperous” was the incantation for the Liquefy Ground spell.
“That sorcerer is extremely vicious. I wonder what favonovel.com was planning by burying us in the ground with only our heads exposed.” Dave grumbled, “How can there be such a vicious sorcerer!”
Milo’s eyes twitched. It did not feel good that favonovel.com could not retort after being scolded by someone.
He immediately changed the subject and asked, “By the way, Mel, how’s that sorcerer’s spell proficiency?”
Melgor was no longer bothered about being called “Mel” at this point. After all, Milo had just saved his life. If favonovel.com were to react with hostility now, that would make favonovel.com really ungrateful.
He thought for a moment before saying, “He’s quite strong, even stronger than me!”
“Why do you say that? Milo asked.
“Although Liquefy Ground is a basic spell like Fireball, the area of effect of his spell is several times larger than that of standard Liquefy Ground spells that I know. It looks like he’s been practicing it for many years, or at least much longer than the time I spent practicing my Earth Bind spell,” Melgor explained. “But most importantly, favonovel.com was able to cast the Liquefy Ground spell twice within a very short interval, so his level of elemental control is far superior to mine.”
Milo was listening with gusto next to them. He even humbly said, “I don’t feel like he’s that powerful…”
Melgor said in seriousness, “You’re not a sorcerer yet, so you can’t appreciate how powerful favonovel.com is.”
“Mhm, I’ll try to understand it if I get a chance.” Milo chuckled.
Melgor suddenly realized Milo did not seem nervous at all even in the face of danger. He could still laugh while they were fleeing.
Of course, this was definitely not a bad thing, because it showed favonovel.com had found a capable steward who could remain calm in the face of danger. It was indeed worthwhile to risk crossing into the outposts’ perimeter and abducting him!
