Chapter 195: The Dissipation of the Lost Fog [Extra for Alliance Leader dsf23dd]
The chaos in Greenrill City lasted for three whole days before it barely subsided.
It was inevitable, as the range of the "Doomsday Domain—Descent of the Divine Kingdom" was simply too extensive. Although it had not yet reached its limit, it had already enveloped a good portion of Greenrill City. Furthermore, the news of the legendary Wizard Fayez's death caused even more panic throughout Wizard City.
Fortunately, the return of Harrov and others stabilized the situation in Greenrill. The instigator, August, had been locked up in the magic core, preventing the situation from worsening further.
On the evening of the third day, a meeting reconvened amidst the ruined Corona Tower in the Sky Realm.
By the time Lynn arrived, the meeting room was already full. To his surprise, Luo'er was also present, looking somewhat dazed. At that moment, he sat silently to one side with manacles on his wrists that restricted his magic power.
As August's disciple, Luo'er luckily avoided the direct impacts of the conflict in the Corona Tower, but his extremely awkward position meant that he was detained immediately upon being rescued.
After three full days of interrogation, memory retrieval, and various other methods, Luo'er's spirit was clearly at its limit. However, the more fatal blow was from the revelation of August's true identity…
Unlike the insiders like Lynn, most of the council members were still unclear about the whole affair, so upon seeing the heads of the council enter, they eagerly began asking questions.
"Council Head Harrov, what on earth is happening?" "Did Master Fayez really get killed?"
"I refuse to believe that Master August did this, it must be a mistake… How could that star of magic ever do such a thing..."
The meeting room was filled with noise and clamor. Whether it was the news of the legendary Wizard's death or the Doomsday Domain that nearly spread to the entire Greenrill City, everyone's capacity to absorb the shock was being severely tested.
Moreover, the news that the alleged mastermind behind everything was none other than August, known as the star of magic, was even harder to believe!
"Everyone, please calm down!" Harrov's grave voice echoed in the council hall,
"The situation is far more complicated than you imagine, and it is also a severe oversight on my part. According to Luo'er, the current star of magic, August, is probably no longer the person you think he is."
Harrov's words left the attending council members confused, prompting them to ask,"What do you mean, Council Head?"
Without offering further explanation, Harrov turned his gaze to Luo'er, as letting August's disciple speak for himself seemed more credible.
Under the scrutiny of scornful and perplexed gazes, Luo'er gradually began to explain, leaving nothing out, whether it was the documents they had previously found or his conversation with 'August' in the main control room. After all, his memories had been examined, and he couldn't conceal anything.
"Master August is actually the Evil Mage Merck?" Tic was inexpressibly shocked. He simply couldn't believe that the star of magic from Wizard Land, who was daily polite and highly esteemed, could be Merck, the cruel practitioner of Spiritual Magic who had massacred thousands.
"But wasn't Merck supposed to have died long ago?" a council member asked in confusion. After all, the council had dispatched three grand wizards to exterminate the Spiritual Magic sect, mobilizing over a hundred people in total, many of whom had witnessed the opponent's death!
"That was just a ruse by the teacher… no, Merck had planned long ago to fake his death and escape," Luo'er answered, explaining that the enemy's goal was to harvest enough souls and then assume a new identity to join the council under a different appearance.
The attendees were all immersed in the shock of this revelation.
Lynn didn't find it surprising, having already deduced the rough course of events after consecutive encounters with Kahimo and Merck.
Merck must have intentionally made it so easy for Helram to find the materials of the Spiritual Magic school in the first place.
No wonder, after receiving Tic's message, this Star of Magic volunteered to petition the council to come to Yiyeta Harbor, likely to retrieve the other party's research results.
"And what about Audessa, isn't he Lord Fayez's disciple? But I seem to have heard Merck call him Kahimo before? What exactly is their relationship?" Rafael was utterly confused.
Luo'er hesitated for a moment and then shook his head, admitting his ignorance.
"The Audessa you saw is Kahimo, who was once Merck's right-hand man. Clearly, they played the same trick…" Harrov sighed, as before leaving he had instructed 'August' to send more people to protect Fayez, which clearly backfired. Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire
Harrov felt extremely guilty for the death of his old friend, thinking that if he had taken that doomsday cult more seriously, matters might not have escalated to this point.
After a pause, Harrov continued with a grave expression, "If I'm not mistaken, Kahimo is probably from the Church!"
The Church?
Rafael and the others couldn't help but pause; to them, wizards, the Church was both a familiar and a strange entity.
Apart from Lynn, none of the council members present had had any interactions with the Church, but they were very clear that the existence of Wizard Land was to resist the Church's invasion.
It was as if a herd of shivering sheep had confined themselves within fences to ward off the wolves outside, seeking constant tranquility.
This could only be described as humiliating. They had all felt this way in the past, even quietly resenting the council leaders' cowardice and timidity. However, this incident with the doomsday cult allowed them for the first time to directly grasp the threat posed by the Church.
A shadow couldn't help but cloud their minds…
"Might I ask, Lord Councilors, what is the true purpose of Kahimo?" Lynn, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
Three days ago, the memory of Kahimo's ferocious smile when the Corona Tower was attacked was still fresh in Lynn's mind.
Surely such a grand display wasn't simply to cause some damage, was it?
"It's likely to dispel the legendary spell 'Lost Fog'." Vittorio was the first to explain.
Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately became tense, as 'Lost Fog' was undeniably the most crucial barrier, covering the entire sea surface and separating Wizard Land from the Sekas Empire.
If that magic were dispelled, it would mean the Church could launch an attack on them at any time.