Necromancer of The Shadows

"What do you need?" Anastasia asked Ashley while observing Zalthorak, who was waiting for Alistair in front of the teleportation Hall of the Dragon Islands.

"I need to create a teleportation formation here to connect this place with the other space nodes I installed across Utopia."

"If you need a teleportation formation, there is already one right over there..." Anastasia pointed toward the teleportation formation she had used to enter the Dragon Islands. "See if it is useful to you."

Ashley walked over to the teleportation formation Anastasia indicated and after examining it carefully for a while, she nodded her head.

"I can use this, but I need to make some changes in it to connect it with the space nodes and the other teleportation formations I installed across Utopia."

Hearing this, Anastasia didn't ask any further questions and simply instructed Ashley to finish everything she needed to do quickly so they could leave.

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Didn't you say this place is completely isolated and no one can find us here?" Ashley asked, her voice tinged with confusion.

"If it were just dragons, I wouldn't care," Anastasia replied calmly, "But I heard Alistair is also coming here, and his target is most likely me."

Ashley froze when she heard Anastasia and asked in disbelief. "Alistair... Are you talking about the Blood Monarch?"

"Who else, other than that tricky bastard, do you think can make me want to leave as soon as possible?"

Hearing this, Ashley quickly worked on the teleportation formation, making changes with increased focus.

"Is he stronger than you?" She asked while adjusting formation.

"I have never fought him seriously, so I don't know his exact strength," Anastasia said, her tone calm. "But if I had to guess, I don't think it would be difficult for me to beat him."

Ashley raised an eyebrow at Anastasia's confident response. "Why are you so sure it wouldn't be difficult for you to beat him?"

Anastasia smiled at the question and replied in an arrogant tone. "Because I am stronger than him."

Ashley nearly made a mistake modifying the formation when she heard Anastasia's bold statement and gave her a deadpan look, but Anastasia paid no attention to it. Instead, she urged Ashley to speed up, warning that Alistair would arrive soon.

"If you just wanted to act pretentious, you could have said so from the start instead of making it a whole thing," Ashley muttered under her breath as she continued adjusting the teleportation formation.

"By the way, if you are so sure you can beat him, why are you so eager to escape?" Ashley asked suddenly, placing a space stone in the centre of the formation.

"Why fight when there is no need?" Anastasia replied. "First of all, I won't gain anything by fighting him, and most likely expose my identity completely. Second..." She hesitated before continuing.

"Zalthorak and Drozon already know about your identity as a Dryad. If I fight here and cause damage, it's possible that, just like the Elves, the Dragons will start hunting for you and other Drayds bringing a host of unnecessary problems."

Ashley paused to consider Anastasia's words before nodding in understanding.

In less than half an hour, Ashley completed the modifications to the formation and connected it with the space nodes and other teleportation formations.

"I am done," She said, turning to Anastasia. "We can leave anytime."

Anastasia didn't respond immediately. She stood in thought for a moment before finally speaking. "We will leave after that guy arrives."

Ashley was startled when she heard Anastasia and asked in a confused voice.

"Why do you want to stay now? Weren't you just urging me to hurry up so we could leave?"

"I just want to make sure that guy won't be able to find this place," Anastasia explained. "If he can, we will destroy everything here and leave immediately."

Hearing this, Ashley turned her attention to the black, shadowy energy covering the cave walls. She stepped outside the cave and tried using all her abilities to sense the cave.

However, the shadowy power concealing the walls was so effective that, even standing right in front of the cave, she couldn't detect its presence. If Anastasia hadn't allowed her to see it, she wouldn't have known it was there.

"You said this concealment formation was made using your scales and other body parts. Considering your control over the shadow element, I don't think anyone in the world can find this place," Ashley said as she re-entered the cave.

"I know," Anastasia replied, "But just to be safe, we will wait for him. I don't want the dragons to find this place. If they do, and they realize that the Core of the Dragon Islands can't detect this place, they will immediately understand that I have some level of control over the Core itself."

Ashley didn't say anything upon hearing this and quietly waited for Alistair to arrive.

Time passed, and about an hour later, through the holographic screen floating in front of them, Anastasia and Ashley saw movement near the teleportation hall of the Dragon Islands.

"It seems he is here," Anastasia said, narrowing her eyes as she saw Zalthorak entering the teleportation hall.

Ashley also watched the screen intently, curious to see Alistair for the first time.

As she focused on the scene, she suddenly felt a vibration and pulled out her communication crystal, noticing that she had just received a message from Sylvan.

Curious, she opened the message, and a look of surprise crossed her face.

"Oy, Dragon Lady, he is back," Ashley said, tapping Anastasia on the shoulder.

"I know, I am not blind," Anastasia replied, her gaze fixed on the holographic screen, watching a man walking alongside Zalthorak emerge from the teleportation hall.

Ashley rolled her eyes and pushed the communication crystal in front of Anastasia's face.

"I am not talking about that vampire," She said. "I am saying Evan is back."

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