Chapter 1232 (1/2)
Chapter 1232: 392. Warm and hospitable_2
The leader of the Pure Light team spoke in an indifferent and unconcerned tone:
“According to the Law of Pure Light, surprise inspections and investigations do not require prior notice.”
“But according to the regulations of the Deep Sea Branch, visitors must make an appointment in advance.” With a snap of her fingers, Selena activated the Miniature Ocean, pointed, and said:
“Please leave now; I don’t welcome uninvited guests here.”
The leader of the Pure Light team took a step forward and said:
“Perhaps there’s a misunderstanding. We are not visitors, so we don’t need an appointment.”
The leader raised his hand and waved.
His team members, getting the signal, scattered, throwing glittering powder into the air, and together they set up high-power detection spells.
The leader lifted his hood and took off the mask, revealing his true face:
“I am Lamont, tasked with investigating a wanted criminal. Now, please answer my following questions directly.”
“I refuse to answer any questions.”
Selena acted decisively, drawing her magic wand and pointing it at herself.
A thick water curtain instantly enveloped her body, wrapping her entirely and forming an almost impenetrable magic barrier.
Seeing Selena resist the investigation, Lamont’s mouth curled into a smile; he couldn’t have been happier about her lack of cooperation with his work.
“Unfortunately, Miss Selena Williams, you are under arrest for opposing an investigation by the Pure Light Court. Please come with us to the Tribunal, we will…”
Lamont hadn’t finished speaking when a cold sensation unexpectedly surfaced in his heart.
At the same time, three of his team members shuddered, their eyes glazed over, their faces clouded with confusion, and their casting interrupted.
The sparkling fine sand fell to the ground, trickling over the smooth surface.
Lamont wanted to do something or say something, but he found he couldn’t move at all.
Just as he realized something was seriously wrong, boundless darkness suddenly took over his entire field of vision.
He could only watch helplessly as he was taken into the pitch-black sub-dimensional tunnel, traveling through a dim and lightless area.
About ten seconds later, Lamont came to his senses and abruptly discovered he was locked in a cage covered in mysterious runes.
Where is this?!
Lamont looked around in panic.
He tried to cast spells to escape the cage, but couldn’t muster even a trace of mana, as if he had degenerated into an ordinary person.
He reached out to touch the bars of the cage, a jolt of electricity flashed, and a strong electric shock traveled from his fingertips to his heart, knocking him to the ground.
“Hello!! Is anyone there?!! Where is this place!!!”
Lamont yelled out, but he found he couldn’t make a sound.
Utter silence surrounded him.
All he could see were the mottled stone walls and the solid rune pillars of the cage.
A voice that was indistinct in gender and age spoke into Lamont’s ear:
“You are arrested for impersonating a wizard of the Pure Light Court. You cannot leave this place until you prove your identity.”
Me?
I’m impersonating a Pure Light wizard?
Lamont was flabbergasted.
He was a genuine Pure Light wizard; where did the talk of impersonation come from?
His clothes, his badge, the Pure Light magic within him—weren’t all these proof of his identity?
But then, Lamont looked down…
He was only wearing the simplest of robes, with nothing underneath the robe.
His clothes and badge were gone.
Moreover, he now realized that not only had he lost his spellcasting ability, but also the Pure Light mana in his Spiritual Ocean had vanished completely.
Missing the uniform and badge was still tolerable, but without Pure Light mana, and also unable to collect Pure Light magic from the Natural World through the Meditation Collection Method, he indeed became no different from an ordinary person.
Under such circumstances, how could he prove his identity?
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Inside Miss Selena Williams’ study room.