Chapter 277 - Wavier Must Die! (1/2)
Chapter 277: Wavier Must Die!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Scorched Ridge Camp
The secret meeting was held in the parliament hall within the newly-built Mage Tower.
The people present in the meeting were Dean of the East Cove Higher Magic Academy Anthony, two masters of the six-man council Master Grenci and Master Ferdinand, High Elf Princess Milda, promising High Elf Magician Romilson, and lastly, the owner of the Mage Tower, Link.
There were a total of six people. Three of them were established and respected members of the Magician world, while the other three were budding Magicians, looked favorably upon.
The Mage Tower was newly-built. Naturally, all the equipment inside was new as well. The hot summer sunlight became extremely gentle and pleasant after passing through the crystallized exterior of the Mage Tower, which served to refract the sun rays at an optimized angle. The temperature magic circle in the hall made sure that the interior of the Mage Tower was always at a comfortable temperature. There was also a wind magic circle that constantly brought a cool breeze to anyone within the tower.
It was a very comfortable environment, though it did not seem to help ease the atmosphere in the hall.
Everyone stepped into the hall with extremely heavy hearts.
Anthony sat in the main seat of the long table and listened intently at Link’s report of the incident in the Girvent Forest. When Link was done, he knocked the table lightly as he frowned, his eyes full of disbelief. He then said, “Is Wavier truly so strong now? He can defend against a level-9 spell?”
Grenci, Ferdinand, and the two High Elves also turned to look at Link, waiting for his answer.
Link recalled the battle scene and nodded his head before saying, “He is indeed terrifying. However, he still has weaknesses.”
Upon speaking, Link pointed his wand into the air. A hologram then appeared in the air and displayed a blurry image. It was the exact battle scene when Aymons, Wavier and he were engaged in a fight.
As this image came from Link’s memory, it was somewhat distorted, as Link’s focus was purely on his spellcasting and the battle at that time. However, this did not affect the details that he intended to show.
“Take a look. In this entire battle, Wavier cast four spells. These spells looked no different from any ordinary dark magic. However, after closer inspection, I realize that Wavier’s exterior undergoes major changes every time he cast a spell. As he uses up more energy, he becomes more like a corpse, especially so after defending against my Level-9 spell. Wavier’s looks seemed to change dramatically at that point. There is still one more important detail.”
Link then displayed another image in the air. This image was a lot clearer than the previous one. Wavier’s expression and Aymons reaction could be clearly seen from the image.
This image still came from Link’s memories. The clarity of the image suggested that even during the most intense of battles, Link still had a subtle and delicate perception of his surroundings. Everyone present showed an expression of shock and awe, especially Romilson, whose face seemed completely horrified.
Originally, he thought the only difference between Link and himself was their battle experience. However, he was proven wrong yet again. Link could easily squash him with his adept control of the battlefield.
“What a monster!” He could not help but mutter.
Link then pointed into the deceptively real image in the air and said, “I have tried to recreate the scene from the battle. Look carefully, before I cast my Level-9 spell, Wavier looked like an ordinary person. However, the moment he cast the blood crystal shield, his life force was rapidly depleted. When the collision of the two spells reached a climax, this shield was once shattered. Following which, Wavier did not hesitate to sacrifice four Undead Knights and use their life force to reform his defensive spell.”
At this moment, Romilson frowned as he asked, “Are you saying that Wavier is using life force to maintain his spells?”
“Exactly. The spells that he used after this are also based on the same principle. These spells neither a limit to their power or a certain magic structure. As long as there is enough life force, it can become as powerful as it wants. However, the moment the amount of life force depletes, these spells will be nothing more than child’s play!”
Upon hearing those words, everyone exchanged glances as they had already come to a conclusion.
Milda then said the thought that was in everyone’s mind, “That is to say Wavier is using a Demon God Divine Skill!”
A Demon God Divine Skill was a branch of Divine Skills, as it originated from a god. They were extremely perfect as well and could do what mortal Magicians deemed impossible.
For example, reviving spells, complete recovery spells and prophecy spells were all power that ordinary Magicians were unable to achieve. However, priests could accomplish all of those easily. The reason for that was the use of Divine Skills.
“Then, isn’t it simple? We merely have to stop Wavier from absorbing life force in the middle of a battle,” Romilson said casually.
However, the moment those words escaped his mouth, everyone stared at him with a strange gaze.
“This… is there a problem?” Romilson felt that his train of thought was accurate.
Princess Milda patted her forehead and felt extremely embarrassed. She then rebutted, “Do you think that he would not store excess life force? Furthermore, he has 30000 Undead Knights under his command. Their life force is completely open for his absorption. How are you going to stop him?”
“This…” Romilson’s face immediately turned red. This was indeed a huge problem.
This was only a small interlude to the main topic. Anthony then patted the table lightly before saying, “Simply because Wavier possesses such qualities, we will have to destroy him before he becomes stronger. If we continue to let him run wild, no one would be able to defeat him. Link, what do you think?”
This young man excelled at creating miracles. One could simply find him in times of trouble.
Link already had a plan. He said, “There is a problem with an undead army. It is too reliant on the Necromancer. This is an organization that is extremely centralized. As long as we can defeat the central figure, everything else will fall apart naturally. By this logic, we do not have to deal with the Undead Knights; we only need to form a small group and head straight for Wavier.”
In fact, everyone present could come up with this plan. However, they lacked the resolve and determination. They were afraid that this small niche group would end up making a mistake, causing the mission to fail.
On the other hand, Link seemed to be able to see through the mist and guide them onto the correct path.
“But you mentioned that he has an indestructible soul,” Grenci said.
Link nodded and said, “Indeed. Therefore, we will need the help of the Holy Knights, just like how they helped us imprisoned the soul of Blood Demon Talon 200 years ago.”