Two fireballs launched, one of which turned into Fire Element mid-flight, while the other headed straight for Hanfley!
As for the cone bullet spinning horizontally, it was the first to slice through the strands of hair that Hanfley was clutching in his hand, holding Anna.
Bang.
Anna fell, only to be swiftly caught by old Jack, who had been tensing his body the entire time.
"Anna sis!" Ante exclaimed joyously.
About two meters in front of him, a light spot with that diameter flickered, revealing a large silver, round platform device crackling with azure electric arcs.
Anna was quickly swept away from the battle by old Jack and brought to Ante, who stood beside the glowing spot.
"Wizard Leonard..."
She frowned and held her head, muttering to Colin through her blood-red field of vision.
"Wizard Leonard is that strong?!" Ante also snapped back to reality, murmuring incredulously under his breath.
He had thought Colin saw the dire situation and had already left them behind!
"Anna sis, we've got to help Lord Leonard..." Drawing his gaze back, Ante whispered, looking at the silver platform before him, flashing with electrical arcs.
Meanwhile.
"Not good!"
At this moment, Hanfley had no attention to spare for the fleeing Anna; his eyes widened as he strained to fend off the enormous fireball attacking him!
"There's another Official Wizard?!"
At the same time, Priest Prit's expression was one of sheer terror and disbelief.
He had never imagined that just half a day's voyage from the Pahama Islands, they would encounter an Official Wizard!
And judging by the witchcraft cast, the wizard's strength appeared to be at least First Rank Advanced!!
Boom!!
The next moment, the exploding fireball hurled Hanfley high into the air, and Priest Prit found himself entwined in battle with the Fire Element.
"Cough cough... we cannot overpower, Prit! We must escape quickly, and report this to the Goddess immediately!" Hanfley struggled to his feet from the ground, coughing and speaking to Prit.
He looked up at Colin, a trace of darkness crossing his face.
Colin made a slight gesture with his hand, and a flood of attacks rolled toward Hanfley and his companion once more.
He wasn't worried about attacking Hanfley and his companion revealing his identity and bringing troubles.
Not all Divine Believers could easily contact the Divine; usually, only Bishops could pray directly, without any ritual, to pass messages to the Divine.
And Priests, apart from a few special cases, generally required specific rituals, devices, or locations to communicate.
So, as long as these two Priests were restrained, there shouldn't be any immediate exposure.
Swoosh!
The fireball's assault was relentless like a fierce storm, continuously shooting towards Hanfley and his allies!
The Fireball Technique might seem simple, but after several Limit Breakings and fully grasping it, Colin had developed many variations.
An explosive fireball, a rapid series of small fireballs, a super-heated fireball, a sticky fireball that could cling and burn on the target...
It was plain but highly effective.
However... Colin, watching Hanfley and his companion persevere under his fierce attacks, still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
Although he was suppressing two Priests equivalent to First Rank Intermediate Wizards with the power of a First Rank Junior Wizard, victory was near.
Yet, if he could advance to First Rank Intermediate, the frequency and power of his Casting would have further increased, and the battle would probably have ended much sooner.
However, at this moment, without the power of the Foolishness Scepter or Rank enhancement, even though he was casting Upper First Rank witchcraft, the power was at best the weakest within the Upper First Rank category.
'But still, the weakest of the Upper First Rank, is Upper First Rank, and it's sufficient to dominate over two ordinary Priests on par with a First Rank Intermediate Wizard.' Colin thought to himself, refocusing his spirit to continue the fight.
Boom!
And just at that moment, the Fire Element was suddenly annihilated by the combined efforts of Hanfley and Priest Prit!
Then, two streaks of dark light shot out with the speed of lightning, so fast it made covering one's ears useless.
One streak headed towards the spot where Anna and her companions were, while the other dashed towards the opening above their heads!
Colin's eyebrows knitted together as he decisively followed the dark light heading upward, and then casually cast a Fire Element in the direction of where Anna and her companions were.
"Now is the time!" Hanfley whispered urgently.
He then swiftly flew towards the tunnel in the distant left rear from where they had come!
As for Priest Prit, who was a beat too slow, his expression changed slightly with hesitation, then he chose another tunnel and raced into it!
The dark light was merely a feint; their true intention was to escape into the ant-like maze of tunnels in the cave walls!
"Seeking death!" Colin noticed the anomaly and let out a cold, contemptuous snort.
The fusion of Mechanical Mind and Superbrain allowed him to make the best decision in an instant.
However, the next second brought about a change that made him immediately alter his plans!
Whoosh! A semi-transparent Spiritual Light quickly spread from where Anna and her companions were, blinking across Colin, the dark light, and also over Hanfley and his companion!
In the end, this semi-transparent Spiritual Light attached itself to the walls of the cave, sealing it off with a firm and airtight membrane.
Bang!!
The dark light that was flying towards the hole above the cave came into contact with the membrane and was also halted.
"No!!" Hanfley and Priest Prit felt the Spiritual Light sweep over them, forming an invisible Protective Shield in front of them.
Then they saw the dark light easily blocked by the shield, and desperation instantly filled their hearts, as they let out cries of despair in unison.
The two instantly stopped in their tracks, no longer trying to escape, but instead instinctively converged together.
At this moment, Colin had already arrived in front of the two of them.
"Esteemed Wizard," Hanfley tried to squeeze out a smile and hurriedly said, "As Priests, we know many valuable pieces of information…"
But Colin had no interest in wasting words with them.
"Boom!!"
A Fireball was hurled directly at Hanfley and his companion!
Startled, Hanfley hastily defended against it.
Meanwhile, Priest Prit looked around and felt as if he was trapped in a cage with no escape.
Thinking that he was about to face death, and that in the hands of a Wizard, not even his soul might return to the Divine Country of the Night Goddess,
he sank deeper into despair and muttered to himself:
"Great Night and Blood Goddess, please rescue your most devout believer!"
Unfortunately… he was neither a Bishop nor a higher-ranking follower, nor did he possess Divine Bloodline.
The Night and Blood Goddess gave no response.
His prayers were in vain.
The next moment, he was engulfed in flames.
Seeing this, Hanfley also completely lost the will to fight.
Caught in such dire straits, seeing no hope for life did not inspire him to fight to the death; instead, it completely sapped him of his will to fight.
Thus, it was only a moment before Colin easily dealt with Hanfley as well.
However, Colin did not kill the two outright, but simply dissipated their Divine Power, broke their limbs, and left them unconscious.
'This way, as long as the two Priests don't suddenly die, they will not be discovered by the Divine for a while.'
Looking at his handiwork, Colin smiled with satisfaction.
As long as he was not discovered by the Divine, he would have more leisurely time for meditation, to advance to a First Rank Intermediate Wizard.
And once he became a First Rank Wizard, all the conditions for activating the Transmission Array would be fully prepared, and he could leave this place as soon as it was activated…
While thinking, he picked up the unconscious bodies of Hanfley and his companion, and approached where Anna and her companions were, next to the light spot.