Versatile Mage: Choose one of three Hexes at the start

Chapter 139 I Don't Like This Kind of Food

After dealing with Hong Jun, Su Chi led the group to a hotel where they could stay.

"Alright, there are no outsiders here, you don't need to pretend anymore," Su Chi said to Zhang Xiaohou with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaohou's previously somewhat dazed gaze instantly cleared.

"Brother Chi!!"

Zhang Xiaohou's eyes were red-rimmed, clearly indicating that he was losing control of his emotions.

Actually, a few days ago, the moment he saw Mo Fan and Su Chi in Huacun, he almost couldn't hide it anymore, but he held back because of some concerns in his heart.

Now that Su Chi had exposed him, and with no one else around, Zhang Xiaohou instantly lost his guard.

"I'm sorry, Brother Chi."

Zhang Xiaohou clearly felt guilty about faking amnesia and didn't know how to face his older brother who had traveled all the way to the Land of the Dead to find him.

"I know you must have had your reasons for doing that back then. I'm not going to dwell on this. Anyway, I'm just glad you're alright." Su Chi patted Zhang Xiaohou on the shoulder.

"Brother Chi."

Afterwards, Zhang Xiaohou told Su Chi about his previous experiences.

From receiving the mission assigned by Wei Fang, to the entire team being chased by the axe-wielding zombies until only he remained, escaping under the cover of the rest of the team.

Later, they inadvertently stumbled into a territory containing the Abyss of Evil and unexpectedly discovered that members of the Black Church were active near the Abyss of Evil, seemingly plotting something.

Finally, he was accidentally discovered by the Black Vatican and had to flee again. Fortunately, he arrived in Huacun before losing consciousness and was rescued by Su Xiaoluo.

"I saw a figure at the time, but he was wearing a mask and a long robe to cover his body, so I didn't recognize who he was. But his voice sounded very familiar to me, like I had heard it somewhere before," Zhang Xiaohou said.

You must be familiar with him, right? You used to call him Master Mu.

As the second most important person in the Mu family of Bocheng, Mu He actually had more contact with Zhang Xiaohou and the others than Mu Zhuoyun. Therefore, among the children in the old neighborhood, Mu He was also known as Master Mu.

"You don't need to worry about this anymore. Now that you're safe, you should call He Yu as soon as possible," Su Chi waved his hand.

Oh, right, He Yu!

Upon hearing Su Chi's words, Zhang Xiaohou immediately realized what was happening, then left the room after saying a few words.

"Brother Chi, I'll go back to my room and make a phone call first."

Time slowly slipped into the dead of night.

Boom~~~
Boom~~~
Boom! ! !
The hotel where Su Chi and the others were staying was not far from the north city wall, so he had already woken up when the magnificent bell rang for the first time.

As the chimes gradually subsided, several milky-white lights shimmered in the night sky.

This scene was witnessed by Su Chi, who had already arrived at the window.

A short while later, there was a knock on the door.

When Su Chi reached the door and opened it, he saw Zhang Xiaohou looking anxious and saying, "Brother Chi, it's the assembly signal. Notify all the unaffiliated mages to assemble at the North Gate Tower."

As Zhang Xiaohou spoke, the doors on both sides of Su Chi's room opened one after the other.

Liu Xian, dressed in a black bodysuit, and Mo Fan, who looked like he hadn't woken up yet, came out separately.

“The North District security forces have issued four signals in a row, indicating that it is a very urgent matter. Brother Chi, I want to go and take a look,” Zhang Xiaohou said.

"What do you say?" Su Chi asked Liu Ru and Mo Fan first.

"no problem."

"It's all right."

After receiving their replies, Su Chi nodded, "Then let's go together."

Through Zhang Xiaohou's explanation, he now knows that the signal is a generalized gathering signal, and four of them were sent in succession. This means that all universities, magic associations, hunter alliances, and aristocratic mages must go there.

The main gate tower is located on the outer city wall on the north side, just like a sword pavilion standing on the city wall.

When Su Chi and his group arrived, the place was already very crowded.

Clearly, many mages had come here after receiving the rally signal. However, judging from the mage badges on their chests, Su Chi realized that the vast majority of these people were beginner mages, and there were very few intermediate mages.

Not long after, a loud voice came from the Sword Pavilion.

"Mages of intermediate or higher rank, please come to the main city tower!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sparse mid-level mages on the city wall began to gather in a large hall on the city tower.

Are these the only people there?

Su Chi looked up and saw a bearded man coming down the stairs leading to the upper floor.

At that moment, everyone else in the hall showed a very respectful expression upon seeing this extraordinary man.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Of course, there are three exceptions.

Su Chi and Mo Fan recognized the person in front of them as an old acquaintance from the previous Hangzhou crisis, while Liu Ru simply didn't want to pay him any attention. What a load of crap, a councilor! In her heart, only Su Chi was the most important person, and everything else was secondary.

"It's you? Why aren't you at the academy preparing for the National Championship? What brings you here to join the fun?" Zhu Meng recognized Su Chi at a glance.

His trip to Hangzhou back then was a huge embarrassment for him. Not only was he manipulated by that cunning old man Luo Mian, but when he tried to interfere in the war of monarchs, he was slapped to the ground by the Silver Sky Lord in front of everyone. He was seriously injured, and his once domineering figure became extremely disheveled.

To be honest, if the Totem Serpent hadn't repelled the Silver Sky Lord, the people of Hangzhou would have suffered heavy casualties.

In addition, Su Chi was involved in all the crucial and important events, including uncovering Luo Mian's conspiracy, using the thorny red grass to cure the plague, and enabling the totem snake to molt ahead of schedule. That's why Zhu Meng cast both of his votes for Su Chi afterward.

Therefore, he naturally had a very deep impression of Su Chi.

"Long time no see, Uncle Zhu Meng."

Su Chi greeted him with a smile, after all, without Zhu Meng's two votes, he wouldn't have been able to secure a formal member of the National Team so smoothly in advance.

"I came to the ancient capital on some business, and I originally planned to leave after I woke up tomorrow."

Zhu Meng nodded after hearing Su Chi's words and didn't ask any further questions.

Immediately afterward, Zhu Meng looked away from Su Chi, glanced around at everyone in the hall, and said slowly, "First of all, I'm very happy that everyone was able to come here to help as soon as possible, but I have some bad news to tell you."

"That is, a Fiend Abyss has appeared thirty kilometers due north of here."

These words immediately threw the entire hall into chaos.

"What!!"

"How could the Fiend Abyss be so close to the city? Could there be a mistake?"

"We're doomed!!" "Thirty kilometers...it seems our ancient capital really can't escape the plague of the undead!!"

Almost everyone in the hall paled, for Sha Yuan was truly terrifying.

As its name suggests, Sha Yuan is a hellish abyss filled with boundless malevolent energy.

Once someone falls into the Abyss of Evil, no matter how powerful a mage is, they are basically sentenced to death, and it is the most tragic form of death punishment.

"Zhang Xiaohou!!"

Just then, a strong voice came from the stairwell.

Immediately afterwards, a mage wearing a black cloak appeared in Su Chi and the others' line of sight.

"Chief Instructor!!"

This person was Zhang Xiaohou's immediate superior after he was transferred to the Central Guard District for training, and also the chief instructor of the ancient capital guards' magic—Feijiao.

"Good lad, I'm relieved to see you're alright." Feijiao quickly walked up to Zhang Xiaohou, patted him heavily on the shoulder, and couldn't stop smiling.

"Chief Instructor, our mission has failed. Qin Hu and the others have all perished."

As if recalling the events of that time, Zhang Xiaohou's eyes instantly reddened.

It is said that men do not easily shed tears, but there are always some things in life that can bring tears to their eyes.

the other side.

Some of the monks present had already begun questioning Zhu Meng.

"Your Excellency, have we been summoned here to fight against the Abyss of Evil?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room fell silent.

After all, in their understanding, there was no way to resist the Abyss of Fiends, and if this councilor asked them to go and resist the Abyss of Fiends, it would be a clear invitation for them to go and die.

As a veteran, Zhu Meng could discern some clues from the eyes of these people.

"Don't worry, I, Zhu Meng, won't arrange for anyone to go and die."

Zhu Mengxian set the tone with a loud shout, which also served to reassure people.

"As everyone knows, after the Abyss of Fiends appears, an exceptionally dense mass of death energy will appear around it. This mass of death energy will attract a large number of warrior-level and even commander-level undead to gather there. Therefore, I hope that everyone present will guard the city walls tonight. Once any high-level undead approaches the city walls, please be sure to eliminate them immediately."

Upon hearing Zhu Meng's words, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they're not going to explore the Abyss of Fiends or wandering around its vicinity, they can accept it completely.

They were already used to defending the city.

However, before they could relax for long, an exceptionally piercing roar came from the distant sky.

The roar made everyone present feel a slight pain in their eardrums.

Subsequently, Zhu Meng, Fei Jiao, and Lu Xu, the commander of the North City Wall, all changed their expressions drastically and turned around to look at the distance from the edge of the hall.

A gigantic, black, ghostly figure soared through the night.

"It's that again. It seems that this Ghostly Tyrant wants to use the undead gathered by the death energy of the Abyss to break through the defenses of the North City Wall in one fell swoop." Councilor Zhu Meng said angrily.

"We must request reinforcements, otherwise, with our current defensive strength, the north city wall will likely fall once the undead army has assembled," Staff Officer Wei Fang analyzed.

“It’s already very difficult to allocate personnel,” Lu Xu said.

“Then let’s proceed with our previous plan. Otherwise, if the north city wall falls, what will happen to the residents living in the north city?” Zhu Meng frowned.

"But...wouldn't that be too dangerous?"

"Hmph! I, Zhu Meng, am not afraid of danger. It's decided then and there, I'll lead the charge!"

Seeing Zhu Meng interrupt him with such righteous indignation, Staff Officer Wei Fang was not angry. Instead, he looked at Zhu Meng with immense respect.

As the originator of the hidden danger strategy, Zhu Meng's high position in the Magic Association is not due to any strength or background.

Of course, there are some factors involved, but the most important one is that whenever there is a hidden danger, this bearded man is always the one who takes the lead. This extraordinary courage, which makes him indifferent to his own life and death, has led to Zhu Meng's current status.

However, despite their admiration, the staff officer still objected to Zhu Meng's decision.

After all, Zhu Meng alone definitely couldn't deal with the Ghost Tyrant, so he would definitely bring along several other super-level mages to fight him.

However, if an accident were to occur, the North City Wall would be left leaderless, and the command would likely face serious problems.

However, just as Zhu Meng and the staff officer were each sticking to their own point of view and refusing to back down, a voice interrupted their argument.

"Since you're not confident in their abilities, then add me to the mix!!"

A man dressed in a black robe stepped into the hall, his usually composed face now beaming with a confident smile.

Su Chi also looked in the direction of the sound.

Unsurprisingly, it was another 'old acquaintance'.

This person is none other than the Hunter King, Du Xiao, whom I met once at the Shanghai Stadium!

The mages who belonged to the Hunter's Association present all showed surprised expressions when they saw Du Xiao's figure.

"Hunter King!!"

"I didn't expect that even experts from the Xuan Ranking would come to the ancient capital."

"Hahaha, Du Xiao, you've come at just the right time!!" Zhu Meng laughed as he greeted him.

Du Xiao first exchanged a few pleasantries with Zhu Meng, who came to greet him, before turning to his advisor and saying, "The appearance of Sha Yuan indicates that the Ghostly Tyrant intends to take advantage of the situation to breach the northern city wall. If we don't eliminate him quickly, the consequences will be dire."

Upon hearing Du Xiao's words, the strategist compromised, as this was indeed the best course of action at the moment. Moreover, with Du Xiao's involvement, their chances of hunting down the Ghost Tyrant had increased.

the other side.

A flamboyant man in a leather jacket, who was following behind Du Xiao, did not approach them, but instead turned around and went to find Su Chi.

"You're a real freak."

The demon man had a good relationship with the Azure Sky Hunters, so he knew quite a bit about Su Chi.

"I don't know if I'm a pervert or not, but you're definitely not up to par, you freak." Su Chi raised an eyebrow at the freak.

The two have been friends for many years. Su Chi met the demon man through the little girl Lingling not long after she joined the Hunter's Den. Therefore, they can still make some jokes, and the demon man won't mind.

"Huh? Why can't I do it? If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I'll beat you up." The effeminate man was getting impatient.

"Don't hug me, I'm not into that kind of thing."

(End of this chapter)