Chapter 1543 - 531: Sudden Upheaval and Chaos

"Heh heh, Stuttgart, you’re still so impatient."

A slightly sinister voice came from all directions!

Suddenly, the ground at the center of the Isodre School plaza collapsed, revealing numerous densely packed holes.

These holes varied in size, with the smallest the size of a palm, and the largest over two meters in diameter. Following this, a large number of black-striped spiders of various sizes emerged from the ground.

A thin man dressed in a black robe with a hood also stepped out from one of the larger holes.

Rein had just felt from multiple angles a vague sense of surveillance. However, this surveillance was quite discreet, and with the presence of many Isodre School wizards around, it was difficult to pinpoint.

Now he finally understood the other side was using these exotic spiders to create an effect similar to a surveillance network.

Therefore, he had preserved a significant portion of his strength in the previous battle, such as not using his Bloodline Transformation or Shadow Shifting.

Moreover, the moment he saw this hooded man, Rein immediately matched him with the information he had seen before.

Months ago, after Staven failed to assassinate him, he had looked into the Tutkash School.

This man was indeed Graham, the leader of the Tutkash School, a rare undead Dawn wizard. Most importantly, it was suspected that he had already been corrupted by the Evil God Nael Breccan.

Unlike Rein, who remained calm.

The two elderly Isodre School wizards exchanged a deep glance, both seeing anxiety, shock, and disbelief in each other’s eyes.

"That’s Graham from the Tutkash School!" exclaimed a school Liquidized wizard.

"Sect Leader... The Sect Leader is really colluding with the Tutkash School!" someone said in complete disappointment.

"No wonder! No wonder the reports we submitted during patrols were never addressed. Turns out the Sect Leader was in league with the Tutkash School!"

"Damn it, Yuri, you died in vain. Who would have thought the traitor was the Sect Leader!" a Fog Wizard said through gritted teeth, as if his girl died in the conflict with the Tutkash School.

As predicted by Rein, most of the Isodre School wizards had been deceived by Stuttgart and Deputy Sect Leader Malcolm.

"Tsk tsk, so young yet already a High Rank Wizard in the Dawn Late Stage. Lord Rein, you truly surprised me!" Graham lifted his hood, revealing a slightly pale, thin face. He smiled slightly at Rein and said.

"Thank you, but I don’t need the admiration of someone who enjoys lurking in holes like a rat," Rein said calmly.

"You!" Rein’s words immediately froze Graham’s smile.

"What a pity, though, someone with such extraordinary talent like you will fall on the Shirendil Plateau." Graham no longer pretended to put on a smiling face but looked at Rein with considerable malice.

"Oh? With just you?" Rein glanced askance at him, then looked at the fallen Gorlon Giant’s corpse, and continued:

"It was you helping with the resurrection of the Gorlon Giant, wasn’t it? I guess you didn’t disclose the truth to Stuttgart. Even if the Gorlon Giant was ultimately completed as an undead, I fear its master wouldn’t be Stuttgart, but you!"

"Or should I say, the entity you worship."

Hearing Rein’s words, Graham’s pale and sinister face stiffened slightly.

"Graham, is this true?" Stuttgart’s expression darkened, his eyes fixed on Graham as he asked.

"How could this be, Stuttgart? Can’t you see that Rein is trying to sow discord between us?" Graham immediately retorted.

Graham’s words made Stuttgart hesitate for a moment. After all, there was some truth to what he said, and Rein hadn’t provided any solid evidence about the Gorlon Giant matter.

"Truly pitiful." Rein couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh, "Stuttgart, look around. Those exotic spiders have already surrounded this place, and I’m afraid they’ve long since plotted against you and the Isodre School."

"Nonsense! These exotic spiders are meant to kill you."

"Go!" With a wave of Graham’s hand, the densely packed exotic spiders swarmed toward Rein.

Before Stuttgart could carefully consider Rein’s words, Graham pulled out a dark carved wooden box from his chest and quickly opened it. Inside was a heart-like object radiating intense yellow light, appearing before Stuttgart’s eyes.

"Stuttgart, look what I’ve brought you!" Graham said in a temptingly enticing voice.

"The Earth Core?" Stuttgart’s expression immediately softened, his gaze towards Graham becoming significantly more gentle.

"You finally found the Earth Core!"

Stuttgart’s eyes, filled with surprise, were fixated on the wooden box, unable to look away.

The Earth Core is a treasure of a higher level than the Earth Element Essence, only found within creatures like Mountain Giants, Hill Giants, and Gorlon Giants, which naturally possess an exceptionally high ability to manipulate earth elements.

For High Rank Earth Wizards, it holds an exceptionally strong allure; not only can it be used to enhance power, but it can also be used to create various High Rank Witch Artifacts.

However, as these epic or even demigod-level creatures went extinct, the Earth Core became exceedingly difficult to find.

"Of course, I promised you that once the exotic spider nests were evenly distributed across the Shirendil Plateau, we would surely find an Earth Core."