Though they'd just experienced a prolonged and dangerous battle, leaving both somewhat fatigued, they were now in the outside world where magic was abundant and available for their use. Glenn and Hermione quickly adjusted their condition through the breathing techniques from Dragon Kingdom's Battle Magic curriculum, alleviating their physical exhaustion.
With their current state, they might not dare claim they could serve as the main force against dark wizards, but helping out on the side wouldn't be a problem.
Moreover, if they hadn't seen wrong just now, Glenn and Hermione had sensed very familiar magical fluctuations on their way back to the temporary camp.
Those were magical fluctuations unique to the three Unforgivable Curses.
Hermione had been wondering why they hadn't seen Death Eaters at the dark wizards' blood sacrifice headquarters. Turns out those Death Eaters had all run over here to join other dark wizards in attacking the main force.
That wouldn't do. Though everyone used magic or magical arts, there were still significant differences between British magic and Dragon Kingdom magical arts. Some young cultivator might suffer because of this.
To deal with them, they needed people familiar with British magic to be safe.
Urgent, urgent—Hermione could no longer contain her desire to go out and help.
But before that, they still needed to find Pei Heng to see what exactly he wanted to tell them.
Walking quickly to where people along the way said Pei Heng was waiting, Glenn and Hermione spotted him at a glance.
He was currently sitting cross-legged on a high platform, surrounded by various objects, with mysterious patterns extending outward across the ground that looked somewhat like Dragon Kingdom's "Eight Trigrams."
Pei Heng's eyes were slightly closed, but his hands never stopped moving—one forming unknown hand seals, the other moving through empty air as if manipulating something. Talismans radiating brilliant light flew from his sleeves, rushing toward the sky, passing through the invisible protective barrier and disappearing from sight. Pei Heng's complexion also grew somewhat paler.
Sensing approaching footsteps, Pei Heng opened his eyes.
Seeing the arrivals were Glenn and Hermione, his eyes immediately became resentful.
"I thought according to my divination results, arranging you two at the rear and myself in front of you, I could safely slack off this trip. But who could have predicted you'd be teleported away while we got restricted by the anti-magic formation? How could I, a physically weak chicken who majors in Curse Arts and minors in Divination, possibly handle rear guard duties... Fortunately, Lin Yu and Teacher Wan later broke the anti-magic formation, so I could help and contribute my meager strength... but in the end, I still can't rest..."
Pei Heng caught the two youngsters and poured out his grievances, but even so, even as he spoke of wanting to slack off and be lazy, his hand movements never stopped, and his complexion grew increasingly haggard. Glenn, who often overused magic, recognized this as a sign that the magic power in his body was nearly depleted.
"Here, magic restoration potion. It can restore the spiritual power you've consumed."
Glenn opened his left hand, and a deep blue potion appeared in his palm. He handed it to Pei Heng.
"Ah, thanks. I won't be polite then."
Pei Heng also knew this wasn't the time for courtesy. Without refusing Glenn's kindness, he took the magic restoration potion and gulped it down in two swallows. As the medicine took effect, his complexion gradually became rosier, and his manipulation of talismans clearly became much smoother.
"You should thank us. If we hadn't been at the rear and you had been instead, you would have been teleported to an underground space suppressed by an anti-magic formation and surrounded by over ten dark wizards wielding weapons. No wonder your divination result was like that."
Hermione crossed her arms and looked up at Pei Heng with disdain. She'd been wondering why Pei Heng's divination result was like that, but thinking about it, it made sense. If anyone else had been teleported to such a scenario, it would have been truly dangerous.
They could relatively easily fight their way out of the dark wizards' headquarters because they possessed firearms—cross-generational killing weapons. Without this advantage, the outcome might have been completely different.
Well, except for Feng Lian. That guy's physical strength and battle magic abilities were terrifyingly powerful. Not only could he wield such a heavy halberd single-handedly, he could even tear a person apart with just physical strength. To put it bluntly, he was a muscle monster wearing human skin.
Speaking of which, Feng Lian's position in the team also seemed to be calculated by Pei Heng.
Well then... that meant Pei Heng's divination had calculated even this point. Though he himself might not have known so clearly before this happened, in any case, the current result was good.
Hearing Hermione describe the scene inside the dark wizards' headquarters, Pei Heng broke out in a cold sweat. He also clearly knew that if he, who basically only specialized in Curse Arts, had encountered such a situation, the outcome would inevitably be certain death.
Having a person who, without magic, was basically equivalent to a weak scholar with no strength to truss a chicken face over ten vicious dark wizards wielding terrifying weapons alone—what difference was there between that and a sheep entering a tiger's den?
So he cupped his hands toward Glenn and Hermione in thanks:
"Mm... that makes sense. I didn't expect the situation on your end to be so dire. Thinking about it this way, you two helped me ward off disaster. After this incident ends, I'll definitely fulfill my duties as host and treat you to a proper tour of Dragon Kingdom."
"Well, that's easy to say. Last time I came here, I still hadn't eaten enough... er, ahem, played enough. This time I definitely want to taste... travel all over the country!"
When it came to playing, Hermione's eyes lit up. If asked what she looked forward to most about this Dragon Kingdom journey, first would be finding adorable divine beasts, and second would be tasting cuisine from all over Dragon Kingdom.
Hermione was well aware that Dragon Kingdom's territory was vast with diverse regional cuisines, and she particularly anticipated this.
"But speaking of which, for you to break out of such a perilous situation without any injuries is really impressive."
Pei Heng praised them thus, genuinely believing in Glenn and Hermione's formidable strength.
However, he clearly underestimated the two youngsters and the weapons Glenn possessed.
"We killed all the dark wizards in their headquarters, rescued the divine beast imprisoned inside, and though we didn't see it personally, whatever those people were secretly plotting in the underground area of their headquarters should have failed too, since the entire underground cavern collapsed."
Glenn corrected Pei Heng's statement. Hermione beside him nodded in agreement and asked in confusion:
"Didn't Feng Lian... Senior tell you about these things? He should have returned before us."
Pei Heng didn't reply. He fell into silence.
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