Fire Mage (Web Novel)

Chapter 561: Realization

While Brooks blew himself up, Charles cast the [False Blink] spell on himself, disappeared from where he was standing and reappeared near the entrance.

Meanwhile, the unique ghosts also started to disappear one by one and were pulled into the Astral Realm.

After watching the final ghost disappear, Charles breathed out a sigh of relief and raised his hand. He casually reached out his hand, caught something in mid-air, and stored the Chaos Scroll in his space ring.

He then locked his gaze on the right-side spiral staircase and spoke coldly.

"You can show yourself now, Ezra."

Meanwhile, a wavy blonde-haired young man stepped downstairs through the spiral staircase and entered the grand hall.

He also held an eerie black sword and appeared sweating profusely.

"W-Who are you?" Ezra glanced at the tens of dead bodies and asked with a stiff tone.

On the other hand, Charles curled his lips upward and spoke.

"Don't worry; your death won't be so cruel." Before Ezra could open his mouth, he suddenly forgot what to say!

At that moment, Charles cast the [Burning Consciousness] spell on him and started burning his memories.

Simultaneously, he disappeared from where he was standing, reappeared in front of him, and snatched the eerie black sword from his hand.

"Although I don't like you, you got some precious memories in your head. So, stay alive for a while." He spoke coldly.

After that, Charles raised his hand, released countless invisible strings, and bound his body to the nearby pillar.

Following that, he cut off both hands and legs and turned his gaze towards the center of the grand hall.

At that moment, he seemed to have sensed someone's gaze from the future and curled his lips upward.

"Do you want to know my next target, Mr. Fate Professor?" He paused as he walked towards the left side wall, took out blue chalk from his space ring, and wrote a word in English.

"Asher."

Once he had written the name, he put the chalk back into his space ring, turned his gaze towards the center of the hall, and gave him an elegant bow.

He opened his mouth again and said a few more words before disappearing.

He reappeared outside the building a second later, adjusted his bowler's hat, and took out the silver pocket watch.

Then, he flipped open the outer case, looked at the time, and nodded.

"8.49. A.M."

"As he mumbled, he continuously cast the [Burning Thoughts] spell on the two gatekeepers and left 95A mansion.

Charles stepped out onto the paved road sooner, walked away from the gate, and touched his face.

A second later, he started to shapeshift and soon changed into the appearance of Melody!

Then, he cast the [False Blink] spell multiple times, reached the Dew Street Junction in a few seconds, and appeared in front of the black-colored Hackney Carriage.

At that moment, Oliver got startled by his arrival and gave him a wary look.

But before he could ask questions, Jessie opened the door from inside and asked.

"What is my brother's favorite dish?"

Meanwhile, Charles hurriedly recalled the questions and answers she had given him earlier and spoke.

"Mushroom pasties. Your brother likes veggies most."

"Correct." She opened the carriage door wide and stepped down.

She then moved towards the front and spoke while looking at Oliver.

"I'll do the driving."

Although Oliver got confused by her strange orders, he didn't say anything, jumped down from the driver's seat, and quietly walked towards the carriage cart.

He then allowed Charles to get in first and followed after him.

On the other hand, Jessie also nimbly climbed onto the driver's seat and sat down comfortably.

She then touched her space ring, took out a fedora hat to shield herself from excessive sunlight, and placed it on her head.

"Let's go," she pulled the horses' reins, turned the carriage, and drove it on the opposite road.

...

Abandoned Church Building, Langton Street, Underground District.

At that moment, a black-haired young man stood inside the church building's main hall and looked solemnly at the opposite wall.

He also held a mysterious red crystal in his hand and was in the middle of reciting a strange chant.

A few seconds later, he finally ended the chant and soon managed to decipher the mysterious word written on the wall.

"Brooks! He is going after Brooks next." As Professor spoke, his communication bracelet suddenly vibrated and informed him about the incoming call.

He paused in surprise, tapped on the bracelet a few times, and attended the call.

A second later, a familiar, middle-aged man's voice came from the other side.

"Sir Professor, Lord Brooks is dead! Even Ezra is tied to the pillar and in a half-dead state."

It was none other than Hayden.

"Ezra? Wait, when did he go to Dew Street? We met him just a while ago on Rocky Street, though-" Professor's eyes squinted suddenly.

'Something is wrong. I went to Rocky Street at around 8 in the morning, but Ezra should have been on Dew Street at that time, right? How did he appear at Rocky Street?' He froze for a moment and soon widened his eyes.

'Sh*t! The most likely explanation for this is that Charles fooled us earlier!' At that moment, he shifted his gaze towards the English word written on the opposite wall and frowned.

"But how can he be here at the same time?" He muttered solemnly and soon started to think.

He felt puzzled inside.

'He appears at two different places at the same time, has the power to predict and also shows the ability of a shape-shifter.' At that moment, he reached a daring conclusion about Charles's class and turned grim.

'As I thought, he is indeed a Trickster Class Mystic. Moreover, I'm not facing a single Charles but multiple ones. That explains how he knew about this abandoned church. He must have sent his clones to different places and started gathering information.' At that moment, Professor felt that Charles had been playing with him all this time.

'I now understand why he laughed at me when I was about to undo the 'Time-Loop' spell. If I'm not wrong, he must've gathered enough information about our plans and even found out what the Destiny Conquerors were truly scheming. He doesn't even consider me as his main enemy from the very beginning!' He also recalled Fortune Lady's warning and went solemn.

'Do I have to retreat now?' He started to hesitate at first but soon shook his head.

'He might be a big schemer, but I've got many ways to achieve my goal.' He muttered to himself and then asked.

"Did he write anything on the walls?"

"Yes, My Lord. He wrote a unique word in a foreign language." Hayden responded from the other side.

Professor nodded in understanding and added.

"Wait in the hall for a while. I'll come to Dew Street in a minute." Just as he spoke, he stepped forward and disappeared.