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White hair, red robe, eyes that gradually turned gray, impeccable appearance and figure...

These elements were quickly assembled in Matthew's vision like fragments.

Immediately afterwards.

All areas are automatically separated.

Where Isabel stood, the whole world seemed to be quiet.

Her voice could not be called gentle, nor was it sulky.

But no one of the three people she questioned dared to answer.

Even Matthew couldn't help but swallowed.

A strange feeling arose in his heart.

The woman in front of me should be Isabel’s true body!

She actually left Ekmund's imprisonment and ran away from the floating city in the far north!

This is of course good news for Matthew now.

But he soon became vaguely worried about the situation of the alliance.

Ekmund once clearly told him that Isabel is an extremely unstable factor. Now that the former has taken the initiative to release the teacher, does it mean that the alliance already needs an unstable factor to protect it?

The answer is self-evident.

But this level of decision-making naturally has nothing to do with Matthew.

He took a deep breath and waited for Isabel's performance.

"You don't even speak, are you pretending to be mute?"

"Then I'll visit them one by one."

Isabel turned her face sideways and waved to Matthew calmly.

Matthew hurriedly walked over.

After a few steps.

He could feel as if he was stuck in a quagmire!

That moment.

Everything around him became extremely dark, and his feet seemed to turn into an endless swamp.

The pitch black color swallowed up everything.

The deepest black, the coolest shadows, and the pale fragments active in the shadows make up everything in the world in front of you.

This is the plane of shadow!

Matthew reacted immediately.

And it's not a shallow area that I've been to several times. This is probably the core of the Shadow Plane, a forbidden place that even legendary mages would be intimidated by!

But he just walked in out of thin air, without any obstruction, without a trace of restraint, not even fear!

"Is this the teacher's area of ​​protection?"

Matthew could feel the protective power in his body slowly taking effect.

In that deep darkness.

There were countless wild beasts and monsters lurking, and they were grinding their teeth and sucking blood in a low voice. A pair of terrifying eyes were locked on Matthew's back and neck, as if they might choose someone to eat at any time.

In such an eerie atmosphere, without Isabel's guardianship, Matthew could not imagine his embarrassment at this time.

But now.

He listened to the roars and dissatisfaction of the shadow creatures, and there was no trace of panic in his heart. Instead, he found them a bit ridiculous.

"Is this what it feels like to be incompetent and furious..."

Matthew could vaguely sense the emotions of the beasts surrounding him.

A few seconds later.

Isabel, in red robe and white hair, appeared in front of him.

The entire shadow world is dull and colorless.

But only Isabel's body was so brightly colored.

not only that.

She even has a special light effect on her body. Wherever she goes, the darkness will be dispelled.

"It seems that you are very adaptable to the environment here. Do you want me to take away the power of protection and experience it for yourself?"

Isabel asked casually.

Matthew quickly shook his head and said:

"No, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on."

Any shadow creature in this hellish place is a quasi-legendary, and it has domain suppression. A fourth-level kid like me should not let it go.

Isabel glared at Matthew with some dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything.

She looked back into the shadows:

"Slug, your achievements in the field are very good. The shadows here have improved a lot compared to the past few eras."

"But domain is never the whole of power. You have limited yourself too much. How can a completely flawless shadow appear deep and profound without a little light to set it off?"

During the conversation.

Her gray-white eyes flashed slightly.

An ordinary mage's fire appeared beside her.

Matthew blinked.

He made no mistake.

This is indeed the lowest form of cantrip: Mage Fire.

Matthew was extremely familiar with this spell. When he was still very poor, he often used this spell instead of candles to meditate at night.

However, even the lowest level of magic is completely different when performed in the hands of a magician.

Matthew could clearly see that the orange-red light of the Mage's Fire was constantly dancing. The small flame seemed to be blown out by a gust of wind, but it forced the surrounding darkness to recede like a tide.

In an instant.

The mage's fire illuminated an area of ​​at least several hundred meters in radius.

All the shadow creatures fled in panic.

Only some white or dark outlines of buildings and natural objects are left.

And a figure with his hands tied behind his back and kneeling on his knees.

"Laila?"

Matthew exclaimed.

Isabel walked over and glanced at the drow warrior casually:

"Your woman?"

Matthew wanted to deny it, but he hesitated in an instant——

With Isabel's indifferent character, if she were just her friend, she would most likely die without saving him.

So he gritted his teeth:

"Yes."

Isabel gave him a joking look:

"But you don't have her breath on you."

Matthew was suddenly speechless.

"However, you are still smart and know how to answer so that I can help save people."

Isabel snorted softly:

"But men should be domineering and decisive. It's not a bad thing to be good at calculations, but over time, they will inevitably become petty."

"Especially considering your background - the profession of Necromancer naturally carries the aura of poverty, which will affect your layout and vision, so sometimes, it is best to be more decisive."

"If you have the chance, get closer to Suriel. I don't mind that. If one day you can make money from her, I'm even willing to give you a small reward."

What else could Matthew say?

Naturally, I could only nod in agreement.
To be continued...