"I’ve long known you were surprisingly strong, but I never expected you to be *this* powerful."

"You’re only Level 4."

"If you were to advance to Level 5, I’m afraid even an average Middle Rank Level Six expert might not be your match," Rosian, the Undead Assassin Tutor, teased as he walked out of the stone house and into the mist with Zorn.

"We’ll have to survive the current situation first. If we don’t, Ogrande City will fall, and no matter how strong I am, I’ll likely end up a wanderer," Zorn said, surveying the surrounding gray mist.

Hearing this, Rosian’s expression turned serious. He looked at Zorn and asked,

"So what’s the plan?"

After a moment of thought, Zorn said seriously,

"We’re going to the third layer."

"The third layer?"

"Yes."

He nodded slightly, then slowly explained.

"They said in the meeting just now that the enemy’s assault is ferocious. The first layer of the Gray Mist World has already fallen."

"I estimate their forces are already exploring the second layer."

"Right now, they’re organizing a counter-attack on this fourth layer. The main battlefield will be here."

"So we’ll counter-attack and harass the enemy’s advance from the third layer."

"On one hand, this will buy the others time to set up on the fourth layer."

"At the same time, I completed a chain of quests at the Ancient Knight statues on the third layer and constructed a powerful Magic Ritual Platform."

"If we occupy that Magic Ritual Platform, we’ll have a tactical advantage. We can lure the enemy there and eliminate them piece by piece."

"And even if the enemy breaks through, we can easily escape."

"A Magic Ritual Platform... isn’t that something only Casters can use effectively?" Rosian, the Undead Assassin Tutor, asked Zorn, his brow furrowed slightly.

"I’ve also devoured the flesh and blood remains of a minor Caster Sequence," Zorn replied calmly.

The Undead Assassin Tutor, Rosian, raised an eyebrow and couldn’t help but smile.

"There are plenty of Evil Spirit Sequence members rampaging through Ogrande City. It would be excellent to kill a few more of them."

"In that case, let’s get moving!"

Zorn immediately guided the gray mist, resonating with his Magic Ring to open a Gray Mist Rift to the third layer of the Gray Mist World.

...

The Magic Ritual Platform is one of the most distinctive Extraordinary Studies structures found in the ruins of the Holy Relic World.

A constructed Magic Ritual Platform itself comes with two or three types of Magic.

By controlling the Magic Ritual Platform, one can cast this Magic.

At the same time, Casters can also use the Ritual Platform to cast their own Magic.

Thanks to the enhancement from the Magic Ritual Platform, the range and power of a Caster’s own Magic are also significantly boosted.

The position Zorn intended to occupy this time was not just a Ritual Platform, but a large-scale Magic Ritual Altar, which was even more effective than an ordinary Magic Ritual Platform.

Deep within the mist!

Deep within a cluster of collapsed Knight statues.

Atop a gray stone altar about five meters high.

Zorn quickly placed three ritual components upon it.

The Soul Helmet of a Gray Mist Knight, the broken tip of a Knight’s Lance, and the Echo Jade Pendant dropped by the Gray Mist Knight boss.

Zorn lit a black candle and chanted an ancient, secret ritual incantation.

WHOOSH...

A vortex of gray mist swirled up, and the three ritual components rapidly weathered away, their essence pouring into the surrounding whirlwind.

When the vortex subsided, a thick, hidden Ritual Curtain had already formed around the altar.

[Knight’s Lance] [Gray Mist Wind Blade]

The names of two ordinary Magic Spells surfaced in Zorn’s Perception.

For a Fighting Master, having these two Magic Spells was better than nothing.

But for a Caster, the Magic Ritual Platform itself was far more useful than the two ordinary Magic Spells it came with.

And for a Caster like Zorn, who had mastered a top-tier Ancient God Curse, he needed the Magic Ritual Platform to conceal his own casting Abilities.

He would use the Magic Ritual Platform to unleash his powerful Perception to its fullest extent.

Across the third layer of this World, the auras of one Transcendent after another bloomed with perfect clarity in Zorn’s Perception.

After sensing them in detail for a moment, Zorn looked to the Undead Assassin Tutor beside him.

"The enemy is scouting faster than we thought. A group of Level Three, Level Four, and Level Five Knights has already entered the third layer of the Gray Mist World."

"There’s a group of Knights in this direction, led by a Level 5 Grand Knight Commander."

"There are some Level Six Transcendents who have entered as well, but they’re all acting alone and are quite far from us."

"Let’s deal with this nearby Knight Order first."

"Lure them to this gray mist ritual area. Once they’re inside, they won’t be able to get out. We can kill them without causing too much of a disturbance, and we can use their bodies as offerings to strengthen this Ritual Altar."

As Zorn explained, Rosian surveyed the surroundings and nodded in satisfaction.

"I’d heard from Madam Mable that you possessed astonishing skill in Ritualism."

"And that your Extraordinary Knowledge is as vast as the sea. Having you stationed here is very reassuring."

Then he raised an eyebrow and said,

"Get ready. I’ll go lure them over. If a Level Six Transcendent shows up..."

"Then we’ll work together to kill them," Zorn said flatly.

Rosian chuckled lightly, then his figure vanished into the gray mist.

Soon, Rosian, Concealing his Aura, found the Knight squad. He launched a Surprise Attack, taking out a Level 3 Knight.

This immediately sent the squad of more than a dozen Knights into a furious pursuit.