Chapter 156 - 152: The Secret Room Beyond the Flipping Gate
Chapter 156: Chapter 152: The Secret Room Beyond the Flipping Gate
Lis glanced at the assassin in gray in front of him, feeling a bit intrigued.
After all, even with Joyce around, the guards of the Kane family, led by Welf, were all quite simple-minded, and recruiting an assassin didn’t seem like a bad idea, since he was also talented.
Having him guard the door at the White Dove Chamber of Commerce would be perfect!
However, the primary concern was to ensure this Silver-level Assassin wouldn’t betray him, especially considering how adept he looked, as he must have done this sort of thing before.
Lis nodded and asked,
“What is your name?”
...
The gray-clad assassin quickly replied,
“At your service, sir, my name is Lister.”
Lis smiled, took out the Jade Wand again, placed it on Lister’s forehead, and said,
“Don’t move.”
Then, a faint white light glowed from the Jade Wand and slowly entered Lister’s body.
Lister’s body tensed, sensing that something bad was happening, but he soon relaxed again and stopped resisting.
Surviving was more important than anything else.
Six-Circle Magic “Confusion Control Mark”!
This spell was something Lis had only recently mastered, but its effects were quite potent.
This spell was somewhat similar to “Confuse Humans,” but the “Confusion Control Mark” could affect more powerful professionals.
It implanted a mark in the target’s body, using continuous suggestions to make the recipient loyal to the caster from the depths of their heart.
This powerful spell naturally had its shortcomings. First, it couldn’t control those with strong minds, and the recipient could not resist during the spell-casting; second, once the recipient’s strength surpassed that of the caster, the mark inside would dispel automatically; third, there was a usage limitation, and Lis could only control up to three professionals whose strength did not exceed his own.
So the conditions for using the “Confusion Control Mark” were quite strict.
This was a unique spell created by Fran Stephens, and the dean had admonished Lis not to spread this spell carelessly.
After all, the effects of this spell were indeed somewhat horrifying!
Seeing that the mark had been successfully implanted in Lister’s body, Lis nodded and said,
“My name is Lis Kain, you will stay at the White Dove Chamber of Commerce from now on.”
A glint appeared in Lister’s eyes. Recently the White Dove Chamber of Commerce had been very active in the Lower City District, and naturally, the Eagle Brother Society had investigated a bit and knew that the actual controller was the current hot figure in the Royal Capital, Viscount Kane.
Looking at this, it seemed not bad at all, much more promising than staying with the Eagle Brother Society.
Lister silently straightened up and positioned himself behind Lis without being told to.
It was unclear whether this was his true thought or an effect produced by the “Confusion Control Mark.”
Mo Yun and Zhao Zhao stared in disbelief at Lis’s display. Had a Silver-level Assassin just become Lis’s subordinate that easily?
Could Lis be a Gold-level powerhouse?
…
Ignoring the reformed Lister, Lis headed towards what had once been Kutena’s stronghold.
Upon entering, Lis noticed that while the exteriors of the house seemed ordinary, the internal decorations were quite luxurious.
Expensive Cedar Wood furniture and exquisite red carpets, seldom seen even among the Noble houses of Bright City, unfortunately, were now gathering dust.
It was probably due to the furniture’s size being too inconvenient to move; otherwise, it would have been taken away like everything else.
Lis looked around and asked Lister, who was behind him,
“Has the Eagle Brother Society ever arranged to send anything in here?”
“There shouldn’t have been any; I haven’t seen any during the days I was here.”
Lis nodded and began to carefully inspect the surroundings.
He had a premonition that the secret of the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony must be hidden somewhere in this room.
However, after inspecting the entire room, Lis found nothing out of the ordinary.
Looking around in confusion, Lis finally said helplessly,
“It seems that there’s nothing unusual here, I must have guessed wrong.”
After speaking, he left with Lister and Zhao Zhao.
Zhao Zhao and Mo Yun were still puzzled by how Lis seemed to start off strong but end weakly, just as they saw Lis, who had already walked to the alleyway, stopped, and turned back to glance at the house they had just left.
In his expression, there was none of the confusion and disappointment from before, he almost started laughing!
Lis was indeed in a good mood, having noticed something amiss near the basement as soon as he approached it, yet he pretended to have found nothing.
Seven-Circle Magic “Flipping Gate”!
This was the spell Lis had discovered on the door of the basement in Kutena.
This spell is very peculiar as it can only be used on the door leading to a secret chamber’s sole exit. If an outsider enters and simply opens the door without using a specific counterspell, they would only see a pre-arranged normal room instead of the hidden chamber concealed by the “Flipping Gate”.
This is also a rather rare yet extremely practical hidden spell.
Theoretically, the magic fluctuations of the “Flipping Gate” are extremely weak and hard to detect.
But Lis, being an Arcanist, realized at first sight of the basement door that a “Flipping Gate” had been cast here.
This was only possible with his past life’s extensive experience combined with the keen elemental perception of an Arcanist in this life, not something a Gold Mage could easily achieve.
However, Lis remained calm afterwards, checked the normal room after the “Flipping Gate” had been activated as usual, and pretended to be quite disappointed as he left the house.
Upon approaching the “Flipping Gate,” Lis felt as if he was being watched.
It must have been the strong entity hiding behind the “Flipping Gate,” at least a Gold Level.
Alright!
The target is confirmed!
For Lis, discovering a secret location of the All Beast Church was already enough.
Given the style of the All Beast Church, the other two locations must be even more concealed and Lis definitely couldn’t find them out in a short time.
Now, it’s time to raid the All Beast Church’s place!
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Behind the “Flipping Gate,” inside the secret chamber.
Petar stood silently in the darkness, but he was relieved in his heart.
Indeed, this Mage, just like the previous City Guards, had not discovered the secret chamber.
Petar thought about it; a bunch of Gold Levels had failed, how could they possibly see through a Seven-Circle Magic.
Petar felt more at ease, stayed silent for a moment, and thought this was a minor hiccup, nothing special, and decided it wasn’t necessary to inform Kaiser.
Shaking his head, Petar sat down on a nearby chair, silently watching ahead.
Only such a long-prepared major plan by the All Beast Church could make the usually fiery-tempered him so docile.
The crimson blood flowed continuously on the empty chamber floor, forming a sinister and bloodcurdling ritual array, extremely evil yet strangely eerie.
Next to the array, were the magic beasts lying unconscious, the count already reaching over a hundred.
“Soon.”
Petar murmured as if comforting himself,
“It won’t be long before I don’t have to endure anymore.”