Chapter 245: Chapter 245
“Hah, hah, hah, hah”, a fairly large man with a curly moustache was panting hard; his body was in pain, and blood trickled down from his body. “Now, will you talk about it or not?” the man with a black cloak said while bringing his face close to the large man with a curly moustache. “Never”, the large man with a curly moustache said while gritting his teeth. “Hah”, the man with a black cloak sighed, “I did not want to use this on you. But you leave me no choice.” Then, the man with a black cloak took out a small, golden centipede from his pocket. “Do you know what this is?” the man with a black cloak asked while dangling the small, golden centipede right in front of the large man with a curly moustache.
The man with a black cloak let out a wicked smile, “This small, golden centipede will make you feel something you never felt before. After that, you will listen to anything I say, and you will sing all of your hidden desires to me.” After hearing the man with a black cloak’s words, the large man with a curly moustache struggled with his entire being, “No, no, please don’t”, the large man with a curly moustache begged. “Then, tell me!” the man with a black cloak barked, “Tell me, what are you hiding from me!” he shouted. “The seeds of abominations, it’s the seed of abominations”, the large man with a curly moustache yelled, “I have copied one seed of abominations and planted it inside of my subordinates.
“You managed to copy it? How?” the man with a black cloak stomped his foot on the ground. “I don’t know, I don’t know how. I just handed one of the seeds of abominations over to someone, and he managed to copy its properties”, the large man with a curly moustache said while sweat drenched his entire body. “Hmm”, the man with a black cloak crossed his arms, “Who do you give the seed of abomination to?” the man with a black cloak asked while circling the large man with a curly moustache. The large man with a curly moustache was about to answer, but suddenly, his mouth was fuming, and he lost his consciousness.
The man with a black cloak immediately checked the large man with a curly moustache’s condition before frowning, “Fortunately, he did not die” the man with a black cloak observed his surroundings. “Hmm, nothing”, the man with a black cloak scrutinized his surroundings, “It must mean whoever did this to the mayor, it would either be a lingering spell or someone much stronger than me, or it could be both,” he said with a grim tone. Then, the man with a black cloak looked at the large man with a curly moustache that was lying on the floor, “Better be safe than sorry.” After that, the man with a black cloak proceeded to put the small, golden centipede near the large man with a curly moustache’s ear.
However, before the man with a black cloak was able to put the small, golden centipede into the large man with a curly moustache’s ear, the latter’s eyes suddenly glowed brightly. “My, oh my. It seems that I caught the main prey I’ve been looking for” a projection of a silhouette emerged from the large man with a curly moustache’s eyes. “Who are you?” the man with a black cloak asked while furrowing his eyebrows. “Me? Let’s just say I’m a hunter looking straight at his juicy prey”, the projection of a silhouette said with a smile. “A hunter, eh? You’re saying you want to hunt me?” the man with a black cloak said with furrowed eyebrows. “Yes, yes. I’m glad that the prey finally gets my intention” then, the projection of a silhouette’s tone changed, “Wait for a while. I will find you myself.”
After saying that, the projection of a silhouette that was coming out of the eyes of the large man with a curly moustache disappeared. “Oh, before I forget. If you dared touch the mayor after this, his body would explode and engulf you along with him”, the familiar voice echoed throughout the room, scaring the man with a black cloak. “Damn it!” the man with a black cloak stomped the floor before immediately running away from the mayor’s room. The man with a black cloak flew into the large clock tower right in the middle of the business district. Right after that, the man with a black cloak hurriedly ran into a secluded room full of magic circles. The man with a black cloak took out a mana stone, inserting it into the socket right in the middle of the room.
The entire magic circles lit up before the light emitted from them surrounded the man with a black cloak. After a while, the light that surrounded the man with a black cloak finally subsided, revealing a nervous but glad expression on his face. The man with a black cloak removed the black cloak from his face, revealing his red hair and sweat ridden face. “Fuck, damn it!” the red-haired man cursed while throwing down his black cloak. “I did not think that a mage of that level is here in this backwater city”, the red-haired man gritted his teeth. Then, the red-haired man observed his surroundings, “What the—” he said as his mouth was wide agape. “How strong is that mage?” the red-haired man pondered when he looked at the magic circles.
“Only one out of fifty magic circles set up by lady Da Ji remained. This is bad; I need to report it to lady Da Ji immediately”, the red-haired man exclaimed before taking out a crystal ball from his pocket. The red-haired man tried injecting some mana from a small mana stone into the crystal ball, but after waiting for a while, the crystal ball was not responding. “Fuck. Why do you have to choose this day to malfunction?” the red-haired man threw the crystal ball to the wall, smashing it into pieces. “No matter. I just need to report it the old fashioned way” then, the red-haired man walked into the living room before taking out a pen and a paper. “I hope this letter arrived on time”, the red-haired man mumbled while writing his report on the paper.
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“Huh, that brat seemed pretty interesting to me”, a thin, hunchbacked man wearing a lab coat and round glasses rubbed his chin while smiling. “What are you so happy about, boss?” a grumpy and hoarse voice called out to the thin, hunchbacked man. “Oh, Duncan. It’s nothing, nothing. It’s just that I finally found a prey worth hunting for”, the thin, hunchbacked man said with a smile. “By the way, how is the investigation with Davida and Diane? Anything troubling you?” the thin, hunchbacked man asked. Duncan lowered his head, “We did anything we could possibly do, but the stone gate remained unresponsive”, he said. “Hmm, really? Interesting”, the thin, hunchbacked man crossed his arms. “Even after I gave you my artefact?” the thin, hunchbacked man raised one of his eyebrows.
Duncan shook his head, “It just won’t activate even with the artefact.” The thin, hunchbacked man rubbed his chin, “Then, maybe you need someone else to accompany you three. Maybe the raven-haired kid named Eru?” he smiled. Duncan flinched a little before raising his head, “How did you—” The thin, hunchbacked man grin, “How did I know? Duncan, please. You underestimate me. I have ways about finding information.” Duncan slightly lowered his head, “Forgive me, boss. I just thought that—” The thin, hunchbacked man put his palm, stopping Duncan’s words, “Ah, ah, ah. I’m not mad that you guys hide it from me. In fact, I think it was a great decision not telling anybody about it”, the thin, hunchbacked man said.
“Boss, I—” Duncan gritted his teeth, and his body was trembling. “I just told you that the three of you did the right thing. Why are you acting like this?” the thin, hunchbacked man shook his head, “There’s nothing wrong about keeping the secret of your friend. However, since I already knew about it, how about you invite him here?” Duncan shook his head, “I don’t know about his whereabouts, unfortunately.” The thin, hunchbacked man rubbed his chin while smiling, “Oh, you three are so busy dealing with the stone gate that you did not know about the recent buzz around Sylphid City.” Duncan furrowed his eyebrows, “What do you mean?” The thin, hunchbacked man smirked, “Your raven-haired friend had been making headlines all around the city.”
“Apparently, he, alongside Syndra and another few people, managed to stop Sylphid Academy from being destroyed”, the thin, hunchbacked man added, “And right now, he is inside the city, this Sylphid City that we are in.” Duncan’s eyes widened in surprise, “Really? Do you know where he is?” he asked with a small sparkle in his eyes. “Why should I tell you now? Go out there and bring Davida and Diane back here. Then, I will tell you where he is”, the thin, hunchbacked man said. “Yes, boss!” Duncan immediately stood up before quickly jetting away from the room.
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