The black chains were burning with roaring flames, yet the flames were not hot; instead, they were as cold as the chains.

After binding the Toad, the chains kept sliding quickly, emitting a crisp sound of metal friction and collision.

The Toad glanced at the black chains binding it, shook its head, and said, "Is this all the strength Wizards have these days?"

The black chains suddenly tightened, pulling straight, and one could tell that the chains contained immense power.

But such power had no effect on the Toad at all, and the black flame seemed to have no impact on it either.

These chains couldn't even leave a single mark on the Toad's skin.

The Toad's body swelled, and the black chains instantly shattered and then vanished without a trace, as if they had never appeared.

"Which plane are you from, creature? Even a mere projection possesses such power," Fran asked solemnly.

He couldn't sense any aura from the Toad, only seeing that it was just a projection, not the real body.

Normally, projections don't possess much strength, and various means are greatly restricted.

However, this Toad's projection was very strange; its defense was practically invincible, and even Third-level Spells couldn't harm a hair of it, which seemed quite ridiculous.

Fran also didn't think the Toad was from the Abyss Plane, as the Abyss Plane had once invaded the Wizard Plane, making it nearly impossible for Abyss Plane entities to project into the Wizard Plane due to the self-defensive mechanism of the World Will.

So Fran naturally assumed the Toad must be from another plane, not the Abyss Plane.

Herag had previously asked the Toad this question, and the Toad speculated that it didn't fully belong to the Abyss Plane, thus it wasn't restricted.

This further confirmed Herag's earlier conjecture: the Toad was most likely Nicholas himself.

Nicholas was originally a wizard from the Wizard Plane, but for unknown reasons had become a demon from the Abyss Plane.

But considering the Toad could successfully project, the World Will hadn't imposed any restrictions on it.

Since the Toad was once a High-tier Wizard, it must have been through the Level 3 Wizard stage and thus received recognition from the World Will.

Herag suspected that this might be the reason the Toad could successfully project.

Generally speaking, such a situation wouldn't occur—a High-tier Wizard suddenly turned into a demon from the Abyss Plane while retaining traces and auras from both planes.

Herag thought about it and realized he was in a similar situation, except he could switch by manipulating his Bloodline Mark.

The Toad glanced sideways at Fran without answering his question, instead opening its mouth to reveal a space akin to a black hole.

...

Herag strolled around the study, discovering that the books here came from various races and were written in numerous different languages.

The material of these books varied too; there were only a few genuine paper books, while most were made from animal hides and bones.

Some book materials Herag couldn't even recognize, not knowing what they were.

Due to being in a different space, Herag couldn't sense the outside situation and had no idea how the battle was going.

However, he wasn't worried, as Fran, a Level 3 Wizard, likely couldn't handle the Toad.

Even if the Toad couldn't defeat Fran, it wouldn't be captured by him, considering its defenses were maxed out.

Herag merely wandered around the study and hadn't even finished a book when he got teleported out.

Upon landing, Herag found himself on a piece of land in the polluted area, with no traces of the airship's wreckage around, indicating a considerable distance from the original location.

He turned to see the large body of the Toad sitting on the ground and asked, "Is it resolved?"

The Toad nodded and spat out a corpse, "I kept the body; do you need it?"

Fran now looked extremely miserable, with limbs twisted and bent in odd angles, clearly having broken bones.

There was a terrifying huge hole in his chest, looking as though something had pierced through it.

Herag assessed that it was likely pierced by the Toad's tongue, as the shape matched.

He calculated that only a few minutes had passed since he went in, and Fran was already in such a state.

It seemed the Toad's combat power exceeded his expectations; although it claimed its offensive means were only at the Level 3 Wizard level, it was probably at the top tier among Level 3 Wizards.

Herag asked, "Does he have a Space Ring or anything like that?"

"No Space Ring; I've already checked. Wizards at his level probably use their own small space for storage, which is more convenient and doesn't fear being lost," the Toad said.

For a Level 2 Wizard to advance to a Level 3 Wizard, they need to comprehend most of the rules and gain recognition from the World Will before they can advance to Level 3.

The Spatial Rules are generally required comprehension for advancing to Level 3 Wizard, and Fran's understanding of Spatial Rules was definitely much higher than Herag's.

Herag also knew there were spells that could create small spaces through Spatial Rules and use these as personal spaces for storing items freely.

A Space Ring is always just an item, easy to lose or damage.

Once damaged, the contents inside the Space Ring would also be destroyed, as the space exists inside the Space Ring, relying on it to exist.

However, spaces created through Spatial Rules are different; these spaces truly exist within the Endless World, being a genuinely developed space.

Theoretically, such spaces exist forever.

Unless someone accidentally breaks into and damages the space, but the probability of this is nearly zero.

Some Wizards, to prevent even this slight chance, would arrange Witch Arrays as protection within the space they developed.

Herag looked at Fran's body on the ground, feeling a sense of pity.

Wizards of this level surely have valuable things, and finding a Space Ring would be a significant gain.

Unwilling to give up, Herag checked again but found no space storage artifacts.

Fran only had two Witchcraft Artifacts on him; however, they had been damaged beyond recognition, having been spoiled in the fight with the Toad.

Herag couldn't determine the level of these artifacts, but judging by the residual aura, they were at least Level 2.

"If he wanted to escape, he could have, right? Why did he die in your hands so quickly?" Herag was curious about the process, so he asked.

The Toad said, "He wanted to capture me for research, so he didn't leave right away. By the time he realized he couldn't beat me, the surrounding space had been silently sealed by me, and he didn't notice."

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