Versatile Mage

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

“How dare you suspect us? Is this a joke? Everyone here holds a high position, how can we possibly be someone from the Black Vatican? You’re overestimating them!” said Li Yujian furiously.

“The people of the Black Vatican will react soon, looking for the Necromancer called Fang Gu in this city too, so we have to find him before they do. Otherwise, with the undead active both in the day and at night, we won’t have any chance of locating the Ancient King’s imperial tomb,” said the mysterious man.

“Let’s not waste any time, I’ll notify the Imperial Magicians now.” Han Ji chose to believe the mysterious man. The truth was, he had been wearing a poker face throughout the conversation, and he would at times exchange glances with the mysterious man.

If the Magic Association did nothing to stop the Black Vatican from acting freely, he was no longer worthy to be the president. He would also be ashamed to face the few millions of civilians of the Ancient Capital.

He had arranged for the mysterious man to show up here.

It was time to reveal the truth, to find the key to this huge conspiracy, and crush it all at once.

“It seems like my man has found him,” the mysterious man wore a smile.

“Mm, let’s get our hands on the Water of Kun first,” Zhu Meng could not come up with a better suggestion.

“I’ll go ahead and meet my man first. Please wait here,” said the mysterious man.

The crowd nodded and waited patiently for the man’s return.

When the guy left, Councilman Zhu Meng, who had noticed something, asked Han Ji softly, “One of your men?”

Han Ji slightly nodded without making it too obvious.

“The Enforcement Union?” asked Zhu Meng further.

Han Ji shook his head and said, “The Enforcement Union is most likely being watched. I’ve appointed someone from the outside to do it. Someone noticed the conspiracy before, but we didn’t expect it to be so sudden and troublesome to handle. The Black Vatican is going all out this time.”

“The city is suffering such a great disaster, and yet there is someone betraying us from the inside. We’ve let out guards down,” Zhu Meng sighed.

The two whispered while scanning the people surrounding them.

There were two elders from the Hunter Union, two Senior Hunters, three presidents of the Magic Associations, two Commanders, Chief Military Instructor Fei Jiao, and two experts from the Li Clan. Everyone here held great power in their hands. If the Black Vatican had already extended their influence to this level, it would be utterly terrifying!

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The rain kept on falling, tapping on the buildings of the city. Its chill passed through the concrete and penetrated human bones unbearably.

“We’ve found a corpse in the alleyway to the south of the Clock Tower. It resembles the mysterious man that was here just a moment ago,” an Imperial Magician dropped down from the sky and said to the people in the tower, his face drenched in the rain.

“What!?” The people were stunned, and immediately asked the Imperial Magician to lead the way.

They arrived at the alleyway not long after and found a man covered in tight clothes lying on the ground. His body was covered in a faint ghastly aura, leaving an empty shell behind.

“This…this…how dare they kill him right in front of us! Those scum of the Black Vatican are way too ruthless!” snapped Zhu Meng.

Someone had finally learned the truth and was sorting a way to resolve the situation, yet he had died just a few minutes later. Didn’t that simply mean the Black Vatican was right around them? How shocking was this truth!

“President, what do we do now?” asked General Lu Xu.

“We’ve seriously underestimated the Black Vatican,” added Elder Ling Xi.

“Now that we’ve lost our only hope to find Fang Gu, how are we going to find him now? The city is so big, and in such a chaotic state. If the people of the Black Vatican found him before us, all hope would be lost,” said Chief Military Instructor Fei Jiao.

As the people were lost in their thoughts, a man in gray-white clothes slowly walked out from the side. His eyes were looking at the corpse on the ground sadly.

“I really don’t want to believe this, but as I mentioned to everyone, someone here is in fact on Salan’s side, or Salan himself is here. Therefore, please forgive me for sending people to keep everyone here under surveillance, just so someone won’t leak the information about our next step to the enemy!” the man said from behind the crowd. His voice was exactly the same as before.

Zhu Meng was stunned too. He looked at the corpse, before looking at the mysterious man that was alive behind him.

“You’re not dead?” Ling Xi was stunned, before collecting her thoughts quickly.

“Before revealing the truth to you, I asked my man to wear the same clothes as me. As I left the Clock Tower, I remained hidden and asked him to collect the information in my place. I really hoped that he could return safely, but the outcome left me disappointed,” the mysterious man walked past the crowd and approached the man that was now an empty shell.

The saddest thing was the fact that you knew someone would die walking out there, even though he was willing to take the risk…

The patriarch of the Li Clan was the most shocked among the crowd. Even now, he had yet to recover from it. He had only accused the mysterious man just a moment ago, yet the truth was right before his eyes; someone among them was actually one of the Black Vatican!

Who could it be, then?

“If I’m not mistaken, the person hiding among us is most likely Salan. Without feeling confident, I wouldn’t have sacrificed my man like that. President, I’ll let you give the order instead,” the mysterious man saluted at Han Ji respectfully.

Han Ji nodded. He was well aware of the arrangement.

“The Ancient Capital is now in grave danger. I, as the president of the Clock Tower Magic Association am only doing this since we’re left with no choice. What he said was all true, we don’t have much time left…so, I apologize in advance!” As soon as Han Ji waved his hand, purple figures immediately appeared from the corners of the alleyway.

The Imperial Magicians quickly surrounded the group of authorities. Everyone was so stunned that they had no idea what to say.

“I know that there’s only one Salan, but for the sake of our operation, I can only ask you to bear with me. Once the disaster is resolved, I’ll apologize to you in person!” Han Ji waved his hand again. A purple Soul Chain flew in his direction and swiftly tied the people together.

Elder Ling Xi from the Hunter Union took a deep breath and looked at Han Ji with a firm gaze, “President, I hope you didn’t make a mistake. Without us, there’s no one that can handle the eight undead rulers.”

“Without taking this risky step, the Ancient Capital will face elimination. My men will try their best to find Fang Gu as quickly as possible, and send the army of undead back to sleep temporarily…”