Warlock of the Magus World 1-596

by Wen Chao Gong

In these past few days, Leylin had given a little demonstration of his power, and that had been enough to instill fear into these acolytes.

  All the dark Magi who had come to provoke them were easily taken care of by Leylin within a few rounds, whether they were acolytes or official Magi.

  Just the number of Magi taken captive was enough to fill the fort’s jail to the seams. Leylin had no choice but to notify the defense squad. They worked out a schedule where they would take the prisoners away every few days.

  “This power isn’t something that an ordinary Magus could even hope for! This Lord Leylin must be some amazing, important person!” the acolyte roared madly in his heart as he lowered his head.

  Leylin cared little about this acolyte’s mental activities, and he cared even less about the female prisoner Magus, who was cursing hysterically. He shook his head and left the underground dungeon.

  “Just wait! My uncle absolutely won’t let you off!”

  From within the dungeon, Jocelyn was hatefully saying, “My uncle became a semi-converted Magus twenty years ago, and entered the secret plane with me. The moment he finds out what happened to me, he’ll definitely come save me! When that happens, I’ll—”

  “That’s enough, Jocelyn! Can you be quiet?”

  A helpless voice that held a hint of bitterness sounded from the opposite jail cell.

  A curly haired middle-aged man appeared from the shadows and awkwardly greeted Jocelyn.

  “Uncle-Uncle Luge, why are you here?”

  Jocelyn covered her mouth, completely stunned.

  “I was actually captured and brought here three days ago,” The curly-haired man called Luge forced a smile.

  “The Magus guard in charge of this fortress, Leylin, seems to have reached the peak of a rank 1 Magus. I felt the terrifying undulations that could only belong to Magi who have reached the top.”

  Jocelyn was stunned. The sole person she was counting on had long since been captured, and thinking back to how she had been cursing incessantly, she had looked as foolish as a clown.

  ……

  “These are the Black Mandara Flower’s petals that we gathered today. They have had spells cast on them to ensure their freshness for at least fifteen days.”

  Leylin pointed at a pile of materials that had been piled neatly to the side, and then at a few Magi who were in black robes and had their hands and legs cuffed, “These are the dark Magi caught recently. Take them away as well.”

  “Yes, my lord!”

  The one taking the petals and Dark Magi for Leylin was also an official Magus who was followed by a few team members of the same rank. In front of Leylin, however, he could not help but lower his body and spoke with honorifics.

  In the Magus World, whether one was a light or dark Magus, the basic principle was that power was everything.

  The team leader was only a semi-converted Magus, and Leylin had passed several dark Magi of that strength to him.

  In battle, taking an official Magus captive was obviously much more difficult than simply defeating or killing them.

  Hence, after being made aware of Leylin’s abilities, the team leader was unable to treat Leylin condescendingly and looked like he was meeting his boss every time he came.

  “Hm! Three are official Magi, of which one is female, and thirteen are acolytes…”

  This female Magus was naturally Jocelyn, whose complexion was deadly pale as if she had been dealt a serious blow and did not dare to provoke Leylin.

  The team leader quickly recorded this information down and signed his name on a form.

  Afterwards, he couldn’t help but greeting him using Magus etiquette.

  “Lord Leylin! Your accomplishments in the field have far surpassed mine. Once we return to the main headquarters, your rewards and contribution points will be given to you all at once!”

  As it was basically a war in the secret plane, the prisoners that Leylin had taken captive could be turned into merit points.

  Not only could merit points be used to exchange for special items that could only be found within the Eternal River Plains’ secret plane from the large light Magi organisations, it could also be used to obtain unique items from other academies.

  This included advanced knowledge, improved spell formations, precious potions, and the like.

  “Alright!” Leylin nodded.

  Based on his estimations, if the merit points he had gained could be converted into magic crystals, he would have least several million. This meant that soon, he could leave this place behind.

  As a better method for harvesting had been provided, about half of the Black Mandara Flowers had been picked, and only a relatively small amount was left.

  At the rate they were working at, the Black Mandara Flowers would be completely harvested in less than four days. And at that time, Leylin and the others would be able to leave this damned place.

  Every time he saw the defense squad coming in fully armed, Leylin was filled with annoyance!

  ……

  As the goods that were to be transported were of extreme importance, the means of transportation provided to the transportation team was the Toucan.

  This type of bird had a large body, and when matured, could grow up to ten metres tall.

  Its beak drooped downwards, forming a large space that was basically a room that could store many items and even humans!

  The team leader split up his team evenly and directed them into the beaks of three Toucans, leaving the best spot for himself. On top of the box full of Black Mandara Flower petals, he began to rest.

  At the thought that he was sleeping on top of several million magic crystals, his heart began to burn involuntarily.

  If not for the almost abnormal strictness that the light Magi alliance had at the entrance checks, and the fact that it was impossible to smuggle things out, even he might have harboured some terrible thoughts.

  It was warm in the Toucan’s beak, and even when it was flying high in the sky, not a current of air came through. It was very comfortable, and as the team leader shut his eyes, he began to fall asleep.

  *Crash!*

  All of a sudden, the surroundings rocked and several boxes were overturned and fell to the ground.

  “What’s happening?”

  He exclaimed in shock.

  Immediately after, a secret imprint by his ear brightened. “Leader, it’s an enemy attack! It’s the dark Magi!”

  The voice of his subordinate travelled from the imprint, and he sounded fearful.

  “Those wretched things!” He cursed, and shouted through his secret imprint, “Prepare for landing; all members, get ready for war!”

  *Boom!*

  Before he had finished speaking, an intense explosion sounded, followed by squawks of pain from the Toucan he was riding in.

  Flames swept through in a horizontal line, burning through the Toucan’s tough beak and revealing the blue sky.

  *Whooosh!*

  Large amounts of cold wind flowed in, and the boxes filled with Black Mandara Flower petals were strewn across the floor.

  “Despicable! Land quickly!” The team leader hurriedly yelled.

  If he lost these resources, all the blame would be placed on him. How could he not be anxious?

  The Toucan was calling weakly.

  Finally, as if the flying Toucan could no longer take on any more attacks, its entire body lost balance and fell from the sky like a rock.

  *Rumble!*

  The Toucan’s huge body smashed into some shrubbery and left a deep indent on the ground. Various little animals revealed themselves and quickly escaped in the opposite direction.

  “Pah! Pui! Pui!”

  Covered in dirt and grime, the team leader emerged from the Toucan’s beak and attempted to spit out the grass and leaves in his mouth.

  “I swear I will learn a flight spell when I go back this time!”

  The leader vowed vehemently. It honestly felt terrible to be hurtled through the air.

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  An ominous voice sounded, and several people in dark Magus attire with green light shining in their eyes surrounded him.

  “Oh my! It seems I’m quite popular, eh?”

  Looking at this scene, the team leader looked to be extremely dumbfounded, and just stared blankly at the opposing the dark Magi.

  “Woofter magic arrows!”

  A shrewd light flashed in the leader’s eyes, and his clothes exploded, countless fine needles flying towards the surrounding Magi.

  “Go!”

  He howled, and streams of lights and shadows flashed, rushing out in all directions to break out of the circle of people around him.

  At this moment, he could clearly the state around him.

  The Toucans, which served as a mode of transportation, had all been brought down, and were being surrounded by numerous dark Magi!

  Chapter 211 – To Return

  In this situation, even though he was the leader of the defense squad, he had no other options but to flee.

  *Woosh!*

  A figure moved extremely quickly, with energy waves fluctuating about him.

  The surrounding dark Magi had been stunned while he used a spell to launch himself away, and the leader took this opportunity to dash out of the circle, flickering every now and then.

  At the very last second while he was attempting to escape, all he saw was his squad members being torn to pieces by colourful bursts of dark magic.

  “Beta, Gogu… I’ll definitely avenge you!”

  Gritting his teeth, a spell formation began to flicker, as if he was about to activate some spell.

  *Peng!*

  Suddenly, black hands extended from the shadows and grabbed his ankle!

  “Thinking of running?”

  A mass of green fog rapidly drew close, and he could vaguely see a huge figure.

  The large figure raised his right arm, grabbing towards the team leader’s head!

  “Damn it! I don’t care anymore!” The leader’s face turned red, and a necklace around his neck exploded, sending out immense magic undulations that formed a Knight’s lance technique, which thrusted towards that huge figure!

  *Tssss!* The dragon lance actually produced sound as it streaked across the sky, and even sparks were generated on it.

  *Ka-cha!*

  The dragon lance collided with the giant’s large hands.

  Under the disbelieving eyes of this team leader, the spell that he had spent a huge sum on to protect his life was slowly torn apart in the grip of those large hands.

  The large hands didn’t stop moving, and they grabbed ahold of the leader’s head!

  “Ah!” He screamed, a translucent crystal helm appearing on his head.

  *Crack!*

  The hands cracked the helm easily, and his skull was subsequently crushed, producing the ear-piercing sounds of breaking bones.

  *Thud!* The now headless corpse fell to the ground, blood gushing out from its neck. Within ten seconds, the floor was dyed red.

  “Have they been rescued?” The giant surrounded by fog asked.

  “Reporting to my lord! They have all been rescued. Three official Magi, and thirteen acolytes! Not one more or less!” A dark Magus respectfully gave an account to the giant.

  At the same time, beside the two other dead Toucan bodies, several Magi who had been captured by Leylin were rescued from their confinement.

  “Listen up. I don’t care who you used to be, but based on the dark Magi’s rules and regulations, you are now our prisoners. Now, you have two options. One is to pay a ransom, and the other is to service us for thirty years for free! After thirty years, we will let you go…”

  A dark Magus announced loudly in front of these prisoners.

  Jocelyn and her uncle’s faces turned ashen. For dark Magi like them, rather than being saved by these people, it was much better to be sent to the light Magi!

  After all, the light Magi were more trustworthy and easier to talk to.

  The moment they fell into the hands of other dark Magi organisations, it became impossible to tell what their fates were going to be.

  However, their shackles had not been undone, and while they had their magic and spiritual force, they were unable to activate and use it. They were akin to regular people and were unable to resist.

  In front of the giant surrounded by green fog, a faint black gas condensed, forming a cloaked black figure.

  “How is it? The numbers are right! What about my rewards?”

  “Don’t worry, we won’t count you out!” The giant tossed a black pouch to him.

  The figure caught it and looked at it closely before keeping it, looking satisfied.

  “But what’s the point of catching them, and then offering us this information for us to save them? What are your plans?”

  The giant asked.

  The cloaked person pulled off his cloak, revealing a crimson, masked face. This was naturally Blood Rogue, Leylin’s disguise.

  The organisation before him was the Thousand Meddling Hands, the dark Magi organisation that Leylin had joined not too long ago.

  “It’s obviously so I’ll get two portions of rewards! One from the light Magi, and another from you!”

  “After all, at the light Magi’s end, after these prisoners are handed over, it matters little to me whether they live or die. If they dare to dock my merit points because of this, I’ll inform the elders!”

  Leylin grinned, pointing at the prisoners who were unwillingly signing contracts.

  “There’s something you get out of this as well, isn’t there? I doubt you’ll let these Magi go so easily…”

  “Haha…” The giant nodded in agreement, not looking the least bit sorry.

  “Though we’re all dark Magi, they’re from small organisations or are wandering Magi. For us, they are unpredictable elements. No matter how many of them die, nobody really cares.”

  “Also, I want 40% of the Black Mandara Flower petals from this batch! That is a part of the rules!” Leylin spoke up.

  Capturing dark Magi and getting Giant to act the part of a good-hearted Samaritan and save them was just a part of the plan. Leylin’s main objective was still to gather resources!

  After all, how could Leylin not be the least bit interested after seeing such a huge amount of resources slip by under his watch?

  “Of course! These are the Thousand Meddling Hands’ rules! For those who provide information and news, they can obtain 40% of profit.”

  Giant nodded, “Do you want the flowers or magic crystals?”