Before West could think further, he saw Mind Flayer Mentar raise his hand and reach towards the five of them.
Including West, Shadow Priest Olist, and even Colonel Tessa, who was stealthily nearby, everyone was instantly grabbed by an invisible force, suspended in mid-air.
Westâs face turned red as he desperately kicked his legs trying to break free, but it was to no avail.
Just as Mentar sneered at West and his group, suddenly, he frowned and muttered lowly:
"Someone has opened the nursery? But why are my little ones so quiet?"
Upon hearing the Mind Flayerâs murmuring, West seemed to grasp the last straw and shouted loudly, flushed:
"We are just small fry!"
"Our main force went directly to the core area!"
Even the knights beside him turned their heads, unable to listen anymore.
And Tessa, who was also struggling, was so angry her chest ached!
She had been thinking about how to break the situation, but now she felt that going on a mission with West was a disgrace and blemish in her career.
"Lord Mentar, leave this to us." At this moment, beside them, Lilith in a red mage robe bowing respectfully to Mentar, said.
The White Dragon Mage Aiel, who had been transformed into an undead, also bowed his head and said, "Yes, Lord Mentar."
"No need, weâll do it together." Mentar shook his head, reaching out his right hand and grabbing at West and his group.
"Crack!"
The bodies of Westâs group, including Tessa, twisted unnaturally, some bones snapping.
"Ah!!!"
Screams echoed continuously.
But soon after, a flash of blue light enveloped Mentar and his four followers, along with Tessa, West, and the others, making them all disappear from the scene.
Meanwhile.
In the nursery.
As time passed by.
Suddenly, at the center of the room, a flash of blue light emerged, and a group of people suddenly appeared before Raine and the team.
Facing this situation, although everyone including Raine had anticipated it, the appearance of the Mind Flayer leading his subordinates still caused everyoneâs heart to skip a beat.
The only one whose expression remained unchanged was naturally the Transcendent Strong Person Lunflier, whose gaze immediately locked onto the Mind Flayer.
"Itâs Colonel Tessa and her team!" Laisa blurted out.
Tessa and West appeared limp on the ground, evidently almost completely incapacitated.
"Itâs you!" Elise exclaimed.
With Eliseâs reminder, those who had experienced the Olsen Castle battle, including Raine, turned pale!
The Mind Flayer, with his four octopus-like tentacles, commanded the roomâs focus, but Lilithâs striking red low-cut mage robe was far too eye-catching.
Beside her, the middle-aged blond man with a large stitched forehead was clearly the very White Dragon Mage Aiel whom Raine had previously dealt a fatal blow.
Similarly.
Upon seeing Raine, Lilith and Aiel were first taken aback, neither expecting the intruders to be these familiar faces.
Though soon after, a surge of anger welled up seeing old enemies, for Lilith, the Olsen Castle fight was a notable failure.
Otherwise, she wouldnât have been sent to this wretched Valley of Dead Water to assist Mind Flayer Mentar.
For Aiel, the Olsen Castle battle was his lifeâs greatest disgrace!
If not for Necromancer Magillerâs intervention recently, he wouldnât have returned to this world.
Yet the problem lay in his appearance, emitting a corpse-like stench, body marred with stitches, with hardly any resemblance to a human.
The young men responsible were the root of all this!
Mind Flayer Mentar, after taking a closer examination of Lunflier, another Transcendent Strong Person, upon hearing Lilithâs cry, asked with mild curiosity: "You know them?"
"Yes, Lord Mentar. Aside from this Transcendent Strong Person, the others here caused the troubles for Aiel and me."
"Hmm." Mentar nodded indifferently, still focused on Lunflier, saying, "Well, ever since I came to Valley of Dead Water, finally, a worthy opponent."
"A transcendent caster, what a rare specimen."
As he spoke, Mentar gestured in the air, and suddenly at the center of the room, a seam opened on the ground, and a spherical eyeball-like vanity emerged swiftly from below.
Upon seeing this device, the usually composed Transcendent Strong Person Lunflierâs expression changed drastically, shouting loudly: "Itâs the eye of the Beholder! Thereâs an anti-magic field! Be cautious...."
While speaking, Lunflier suddenly acted, pointing his hand towards Mind Flayer Mentar!
In an instant, the startled Mind Flayer Mentar vanished, along with Lunflier.
Both Transcendent Strong Persons disappeared simultaneously.
Originally, Lunflier, as a Transcendent Strong Person, had mastered a refined banishment spell that allowed him to send any transcendent and lower targets into sub-space, lasting around 5 minutes.
This effect greatly exceeded the usual Fourth Level Spellâs banishment duration of one minute, albeit with more consequences, linking his own body to the teleportation.