Versatile Mage

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

“The Sea Skeleton King is severely injured. Our experts believe it only has a fifth of its strength left. We should be able to kill it if we work together,” Mo Fan told them.

“Even if that’s the case… forget it, it’s an order from our country. We just have to obey it,” Mu Bai sighed.

The others knew what Mu Bai was trying to say.

It was not like the Magic City did not have any powerful Mages left to go after the Sea Skeleton King. The city still had strong Mages after losing the three Top Seaters, but they were all wary of the Emperor behind the Sea Skeleton King.

“As a matter of fact, I don’t think the Emperor is going to show up if we go after the Sea Skeleton King, considering our number and strength,” a voice added in.

The group turned around and saw Lingling, Jiang Shaoxu, and Apas.

“In simpler words, the Emperor will not risk exposing itself to a potential trap just to take out little shrimps like us,” Lingling added.

“Lingling, do you know the rule that says vehicles must give way to pedestrians? Even though there’s a rule like that, sometimes, the pedestrians should give way to the vehicles too, because you never know what the drivers are thinking. What if they just ran you over? You can’t risk your life just to challenge their ethics. Similarly, we don’t know whether the Emperor is a reckless maniac. What if it did show up? We will end up as bait and cannon fodder. None of us is going to survive!” Zhao Manyan complained.

“Zhao Manyan is right, too,” Jiang Shaoxu nodded.

“Yeah, he can be quite convincing when his life is at stake, but it won’t change anything. I’ve already asked General Dong. The Sea Skeleton King has yet to escape to the deep sea. It’s currently resting on Mist Island around fifty kilometers from here. Its injuries must be very serious since it did not dare enter other sea monsters’ territory. We must go after it at once, before it recovers from the injuries,” Mo Fan said.

“What about those people who were with you?” Mu Ningxue asked.

“They are just going to provide us with assistance. We will have to do the mission ourselves,” Mo Fan replied.

Mo Fan purposely called Mu Ningxue here because he was unable to fight with his full strength when he was away from land. Mu Ningxue’s fighting capacity was on par with his. It would increase the odds of them accomplishing the mission!

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Everyone in the group often went on adventures. They had everything they needed in their Space Bracelets at all times.

They were now waiting for General Dong to provide them with the route they should take.

The sea monsters from the Pacific Ocean had taken over the East China Sea. Not only were they invading the humans’ territory, they were wiping out the native species in the East China Sea. They had occupied the islands, coral reefs, and caves.

As a result, the group needed a safe route to bypass the sea monsters and reach Mist Island. Otherwise, the sea monsters were going to wear them out before they even found the Sea Skeleton King.

“General Dong, haven’t your men finished surveying the routes?” Mo Fan was starting to feel impatient.

“Even if the mission has a low chance of success, we can’t let you guys die for nothing! We must figure out the best route!” General Dong shot back.

“From what we know, the Sea Skeleton King is able to heal itself with seawater. Even if it’s severely injured, it only needs ten days to fully recover!” Lingling had analyzed the recent battle thoroughly.

“Damn it, every day we waste is letting it recover ten percent of its strength!” Zhao Manyan whined.

Mo Fan nodded. They could not drag it on any longer. The earlier they moved out, the greater their chance!

“General Dong, where are your men now? We’ll continue from there. We can’t wait any longer!” Mo Fan said.

“Our target is the Sea Skeleton King, one of the strongest Ruler-level creatures. How can we afford to be so reckless?” General Dong protested.

“Chairman Shao Zheng has ordered you to support us, not order us around. Enough with your conservative ways. I have my own standards!” Mo Fan snapped back.

General Dong’s face darkened. He wanted to say something, but Zhang Xiaohou came up to him and pulled him aside.

“General Dong, trust us. Besides, he did catch a Red Cardinal alive,” Zhang Xiaohou told him softly.

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The group set out without wasting any more time.

The sea monsters who claimed to be the Ancient Sea Gods did have some extraordinary capabilities.

They had surrounded the waters they were controlling with a strange mist. It looked like thick clouds hovering above the water. Not only would people lose their sense of direction when traveling on the surface, the creatures in the sky were struggling to tell what direction it was, too!

They either had to go into the mist or fly above it at a great height. Traveling into the mist was like trying to find the way out from the center of a maze. There were no points of reference available.

“The sea monsters are so annoying. We just got ourselves a Flying Dragon that can travel to all places and fly over other demon creatures’ territory, but we have to probe the way carefully because of this mist,” Zhao Manyan grumbled.

They had to enter the mist and follow the markings along the way to find the Mist Island’s exact location. The military only knew the island was somewhere inside the maze.

“I already told you we would be wasting more time if we didn’t figure out the route first!” General Dong commented.

The strange thing was, the mist was no longer that thick after they went inside. They could even see the blue sea and the clear sky in the distance, even though there was white gas floating above the sea occasionally. It did not look like a maze.

However, they began to fly in circles halfway into the maze.

General Dong had only discovered the route up until a certain point. The sea ahead was like a calm lake. There were no signs of reefs, sunlight, and currents that would help them identify directions. They had no idea where to look for Mist Island.

“Someone is floating over there,” Apas pointed into the distance.

Everyone was puzzled. They did discover a man floating on the calm sea after going closer. They were confused. How did Apas see him from so far away?

Why would a man be floating on the water here? Was he involved in a misfortune while he was searching for the island?.