Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Without a doubt, judging from both the fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from him and the life force emanating from him, the person in front of him was indeed Katarja himself.

Seeing this, Hector was relieved and walked toward Kattega.

"Something came up unexpectedly, so I was delayed for a while."

Seeing that Hector hadn't noticed anything amiss and was walking towards him, "Katega" breathed a sigh of relief.

"The mission is complete. What about the promise you made to me?"

Hector did not respond. He stopped about five meters away from "Katgar" and then glanced around at the other party.

"Where are your men? I want to see Hughes Craig's body first."

Seeing that "Katega" wanted to say something more, he immediately interrupted:

"Don't forget your current identity. You're just a stowaway wizard who will spend your entire life cowering in the shadows, scavenging for the meager resources that slip through our fingers!"

It's unclear whether it was because she was publicly humiliated by a "champion" or because Minata's alluring veil wasn't completely removed.

Since that battle, Hector's disgust for those outsiders has been gradually deepening.

He had mocked the other person in the same way last time, but the person in front of him remained unmoved and showed no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.

Even today, this only fueled his anger.

In contrast to Hector, "Katgar" remained calm. He glanced at the other man and replied indifferently:

"The body is with me, or perhaps—with the Oath of the Coral."

The moment the words were spoken, the atmosphere between the two became tense.

"Hehe, good...very good."

Finally, Hector was the first to relent, his face grim as he said:

"This is proof of residency for residents in the central mainland area."

After saying that, he took out a scroll.

The intricate gold markings on it clearly indicate that it is a genuine "identity" document.

As long as this mark is imprinted on one's soul or carried on one's body, one can officially become a legal resident of the center of the continent and freely enter and exit places throughout the country.

Of course, this is on the premise that the wanted identity is not discovered.

"Is that enough? Hurry up and take that guy's body out!"

"Hector said impatiently."

Upon hearing this, "Katega" first leaned closer to "take a look" at the scroll in Hector's hand.

He then nodded and said:

"No problem, I will deliver the target to you immediately."

After saying that, "Carterga" took a few more steps closer and reached into the storage bag.

At that very moment—

"Whoosh—!"

The next moment, a beautifully crafted dagger shot out from his sleeve at lightning speed, becoming a beam of light.

"you--!"

Hector's pupils contracted sharply, clearly shocked that his opponent would attack at this moment.

"Whoosh—!"

Before he could react, the black dagger had already grazed his neck and embedded itself heavily in the mountain wall behind him.

"laugh--!"

Instantly, a cloud of blood erupted from Hector's neck.

"Hiss!!"

Immediately afterwards, scalding hot blood gushed out from the wound, and the blood splattered on the ground, making a strange sound like burning flames.

"Thump—"

Everything happened so suddenly that Hector felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then his body fell straight to the ground.

"Why—!"

He wanted to say something more, but the black liquid from the wound had already taken away all his life force.

Hector's eyes widened, and his pupils suddenly dilated, losing their luster.

He was probably still confused before he died.

Confused as to why the leader of the Black Pact Nest had betrayed them, and—why their own magical artifacts hadn't worked.

"It was originally meant to be stabbed in the heart."

On the other side, "Katgar" slowly withdrew his hand, then stepped over Hector's corpse and went to the wall to put the dagger away.

"But then I thought about it, and it seems that the heart of your Heruno family is quite valuable."

……

"Waaah..."

After transforming Hector's soul into nourishment for the Sighing Bone Flute, "Katega" took out a bottle of specially made black liquid from his storage bag.

Then he poured the black liquid from the bottle onto Hector's body, which had "had its heart removed."

"Sizzle..."

In an instant, the corpse's flesh and bones dissolved, turning into a pool of black substance that would naturally degrade over time.

Only after completely destroying the evidence did Hughes dare to remove the disguise of the "Phantom Blood Armor".

He glanced down at the black substance on the ground, his eyes somewhat dazed. He hadn't expected that he would personally end the other person's life on their second meeting.

"Hmm... I reckon the death of Hector has already occurred within the Heruno family."

Hughes smiled wryly.

"I hope this complicated relationship won't lead people to think of me."

Although Hector was not the most core member of the family, he did join the High Rings organization.

Therefore, Hughes was certain that his family must have used some means against the other party.

At this moment, they probably already sensed the other's death...

Fortunately, Hector made the deal with the Black Dice Nest without authorization.

Once I complete the final step of my plan, even if the Heruno family discovers something amiss later, they will probably find it difficult to uncover any useful clues.

"boom--!"

—Buzz

Finally, Hughes blew up the abandoned mine and then teleported himself back to his temporary shelter in Tum Town.

……

And sure enough, at the very moment Hector lost his life, on a platform somewhere far away in the Heruno family's territory...

"Bang—crash..."

A soul crystal shattered into pieces without warning.

……

"Buzz—"

At the temporary shelter, a flash of silver light appeared, and Hughes' figure appeared in the room.

Now, the assassination of the leader of the Black Pact Nest and the assassination of Hector have been completed.

The final step is to wipe out all the members of the Black Pact Nest.

However, Hughes didn't need to do this himself; he had powerful "helpers" to solve it for him.

Before that, he needed to sort through his spoils and prepare his speech for the Coral Oath soon.

Unfortunately, Hughes couldn't keep the old wizard Kent's storage bag for himself.

He needed to report back to the organization, and the prepared explanation couldn't hide the storage bag, not to mention that the other party's body also had to be handed over to the organization for disposal.

He could take all of the remaining items, including Kattega and Hector.

Katga's storage bag contained many magic stones, which Hughes estimated to be the income their organization had earned over the past few years.

In addition, there is some knowledge about the Illusionary Spell faction, the method of depicting the leader "Druni's Black Contract", and information about the members of the Black Contract Nest.

The leader's black pact is naturally different, which is why Katja has been considered mysterious by the organization's members for so many years.