Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

Chapter 117 Before the Battle
Fei Jiao ignored the extremely attentive Jiang Li and walked straight to Lin Ran and Mo Fan.

"I am the person who contacted you, and Zhang Xiaohou is my student." Fei Jiao rarely smiled. He had received news that Zhang Xiaohou was still alive. He really did not expect that the two children in front of him would actually dare to look for Zhang Xiaohou. This friendship was invaluable.

“Ah? Sorry, I didn’t recognize your voice.” Mo Fan smiled awkwardly and then touched his head.

Lin Ran said at this time: "This guy often fights and his brain is all muscle, so it's normal that he can't hear it."

“Get lost, you bastard whose mind is full of women.” Mo Fan said without showing any sign of weakness.

Mo Fan had previously contacted Fei Jiao over the phone, but his voice sounded very old. However, the man in front of him was probably only in his early thirties, so for a moment he felt a little confused. To be able to serve as the chief instructor of the Ancient Capital Military Mages at such a young age, this Fei Jiao must be an extraordinary person!
"It's okay, it's okay. To be honest, I really admire you. Almost everyone would avoid Sha Yuan but you didn't hesitate. You just went there and brought my students back... You are really excellent." Fei Jiao said.

Mo Fan started to show off.

"Have you ever thought that maybe Mo Fan doesn't know that something as terrifying as Sha Yuan exists?" Lin Ran couldn't help but say.

"Get lost, you bastard... Didn't I just say something bad about you before? Do you have to hold a grudge against me like this?" Mo Fan felt that Lin Ran was still upset about what he said about him kissing the fat guy.

"Hehe, I'm not such a stingy person." Lin Ran said.

“Hahaha, I’ve heard my students mention you more than once…” Fei Jiao looked at Lin Ran and said, “Zhang Xiaohou said that you have a monstrous talent, and you’re also very smart and confident in everything you do…”

Fei Jiao then looked at Mo Fan and said, “Zhang Xiaohou admires you very much, even more than me and Zhan Kong. I have to say that he really admires you. I am a little envious.”

The mages here are at least forty if not fifty, and most of them are mid-level mages. Of course, there are also a few high-level mages, but Lin Ran and Mo Fan were the first to speak to the councillor, and then chatted with the ancient capital chief instructor. Everyone couldn't help but feel a little strange. Who are these two bastards? Looking at their mage chapter, they are only mid-level mages. This made others very unhappy because they didn't have the chance to make their names known before the councillor and the ancient capital chief instructor.

At this time, Lin Ran found that people around him were looking at him with dissatisfaction and jealousy. Lin Ran didn't feel anything because these people couldn't beat him anyway.

After Mo Fan noticed these gazes, he didn't dare to continue chatting with Fei Jiao privately, and changed the subject to business.

Fei Jiao continued Zhu Meng's words and said, "The second time Sha Yuan appeared, it was only a hundred kilometers away from the city. Unfortunately, one of my students was there and nearly lost his life. And this is the third time... This time it is only thirty kilometers away from our outer city wall. If it was before, it would have been considered a suburb!"

"Getting closer and closer!" said a mage from the Hunter Alliance at this time.

"Yes, it's getting closer and closer to our current city..."

"Isn't it said that there is uncertainty in the space of Shayuan? It could be a coincidence." Zhong Zishan said.

"I also hope it's a coincidence, but these three times really make us think more about some things." The military commander who had been silent for a long time beside Zhu Meng spoke up.

This military commander is the chief military commander of the northern outer city wall. All the military magicians on the northern city wall that stretches for more than ten kilometers must obey his orders.

"So you gathered us here to resist the Evil Abyss? The Evil Abyss is something we cannot resist at all. Even a super-level being can't stop it." Someone said.

"The area where Sha Yuan appeared will leave a very strong aura of death. It is estimated that it will not be long before the undead at the level of generals and lords will gather together... I hope that everyone here will guard the city wall tonight. Once these high-level undead have the intention of moving towards here, everyone will attack them immediately!" Councillor Zhu Meng said loudly.

"As long as they don't go to investigate Shayuan..." a student couldn't help but say.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Councillor. We may not be able to compete with the huge Demon Abyss, but if any demons use the Demon Abyss to cause chaos, we will definitely expel them without mercy. After all, this is the duty of us mages!"

"That's fine with me. I'm willing to guard all night!"

"Count me in!"

"Count me in too."

When the mages heard that they were not going to explore the Shayuan, they felt relieved and appeared to be particularly active.

Most of the people who appear here have the heart to destroy the undead, and there is absolutely no problem in helping the country to guard the night. There are at least forty middle-level mages here, and four or five high-level mages. With their current combat power, they can even contend with powerful lord-level undead.

"Hooray~~~~~~~~~~!!"

Just when everyone expressed their willingness to fight, a roar suddenly came from under the dim sky in the north, and even the walls began to tremble.

Almost everyone felt a pain in their eardrums, as if a huge shock wave had spread here.

Councillor Zhu Meng, Chief Instructor Feijiao, and North Wall Chief Army Commander Lu Xu's expressions suddenly changed. They all turned around and looked at the huge dark figure in the distance...

Mo Fan also looked over and found that the shadow he saw when he first came to the city wall had appeared again. This time it was closer than last time and he could see it more clearly. Even at such a distance, he could still feel the visual impact brought by its terrifying body!
"It's it again. This bastard wants to use the death energy brought by Sha Yuan to gather more undead souls and then break through the northern city wall in one fell swoop!" Zhu Meng said angrily.

"This is a bad thing. This dead king already rules over an army of tens of millions of undead. Now with the help of Sha Yuan, he will become even more unstoppable. We must request reinforcements." said the military staff officer.

"But it's already very difficult to deploy personnel." Military Commander Lu Xu said in a calm voice.

"No, our military strength is limited, but the undead are endless. If we can't survive this night, the northern city wall will be completely destroyed, and the northern city will probably be a sea of ​​blood." Chief Instructor Feijiao said.

"It seems that we have to implement the plan we made before." Councillor Zhu Meng frowned and said at this time.

"Mr. Senator, but doing so is too dangerous. If we are not careful, we might be trapped in the undead army." said the staff officer.

"Colonel Zhu, the city where I, Zhu Meng, am located will never allow any demon to cause trouble. We do not have enough troops to resist this large-scale gathering of the undead, but we do have a chance to kill this undead monarch!" Zhu Meng said righteously.

The reason why Zhu Meng can hold the highest position in the entire National Magic Association is not because of how many noble families he controls, nor because of how many forces secretly support him, but because he always takes the lead whenever hidden dangers emerge, which is difficult for other members to match.

It is this courage that has made him his current position!

"No, this is absolutely not possible. If you fail, who will command the north city wall? Everything will be in chaos!" Staff Officer Zhu firmly opposed these senior officials who took the risk.

Councillor Zhu Meng likes to lead by example, but he cannot drag others into doing such a dangerous thing just because he is a councillor.

"Then what methods do you have to stop the attack of this ghost tyrant?" Zhu Meng asked back.

“There always is.”

"But within an hour, they will appear less than three kilometers away," said Zhu Meng.

"That won't work either." Staff Officer Zhu had no intention of backing down.

"How about adding me?" Among the many mages who had gathered, a man in a black robe stepped out with a calm but confident smile on his face.

People all turned their eyes to this person. The members of the Hunter Alliance here recognized him at a glance and showed surprise.

Mo Fan also looked at this person. He felt that this person was particularly familiar.

At this time, Lin Ran said, "Have you forgotten that it was this guy who cleaned up the mess when the scaly-skinned mother demon happened?"

“Oh!” Mo Fan suddenly realized.

"Hunter King!"

"When did you come here, Hunter King?"

"Who is this guy? Why do you call him the Hunter King?" A member of the Magic Association pushed the hunter wizard next to him in confusion.

“You don’t even know the Hunting King Du Xiao? He’s a master on the Xuan list…” The hunting mage looked at him with a hint of admiration.

Mo Fan stroked his chin. Back then, when the scaly-skinned female demon was committing crimes in the Pearl Academy gymnasium, it was this guy who rode a giant green horned monster down from the sky. Mo Fan could still remember that domineering look.

His subordinate is a very seductive man wearing a leather jacket, and he seems to have some relationship with Qingtian Hunting Station. Lingling often calls him a seductive man.

Mo Fan glanced back and saw that the demon man with thick skin and a figure as slender as a woman was there. He did not follow the hunting king Du Xiao, but walked over to Lin Ran and Mo Fan and said with a smile: "Why, are you tired of killing demons? Do you want to change your taste to the undead?"

Mo Fan shrugged and said, "I came to this ancient capital, but I didn't expect to meet so many familiar faces."

"Long time no see." Lin Ran said.

The demon man looked at Lin Ran and said, "Lingling said that you haven't contacted her for a long time. I'm going to make you suffer when you go back. Tell me the truth, is there any improper relationship between you two?"

Lin Ran covered his face and said, "She is just a junior high school student, what are you thinking about?"

Mo Fan did not continue chatting with the demon man. His eyes turned to the Hunting King Du Xiao. Although he had seen this revered Hunting King a long time ago, he had never seen his true strength. He should be able to witness it with his own eyes in the battle to defend the north city wall.

As expected, the Hunter King Du Xiao had a great influence. Staff Officer Zhu, who had previously firmly disagreed with several leaders taking risks, relaxed a little.

"Hahahaha, you're here at the right time!" When Zhu Meng saw Du Xiao, he immediately went up to greet him with a smile.

“If I knew that one call could summon the famous hunting king Du Xiao, I would have issued it long ago.” At this time, the chief instructor Fei Jiao also smiled.

"Colonel Zhu, although I, Du Xiao, cannot guarantee that everyone will be safe and sound in hunting the undead kings this time, my chances of winning can be increased a bit. At worst, I can bring them back alive... With the appearance of Sha Yuan, the Ghost Tyrant will use this opportunity to command all the undead. If we don't kill it immediately, and more commander-level undead and general-level undead awaken, then there will definitely be a big gap in our northern city wall!" Hunting King Du Xiao said to Counselor Zhu very seriously without saying much.

"Since you have joined..." Staff Officer Zhu finally compromised. In just an hour, he could not think of any other way to break up the gathering of undead of the Ghost Tyrant, so he could only activate the killing plan that he had prepared before!

"Okay, now we have enough super-class mages, it all depends on the next deployment." Chief Instructor Feijiao said.

"There is a group of bone generals, corpse generals and ghost generals around the Ghost Tyrant. The bone generals and corpse generals are just like small fish to us. We can just step on them. However, if the number of white yin ghosts commanded by the ghost minister is very large, I am afraid it will cause us a great mental shock. Besides, none of us have cultivated the mental system." Military Commander Lu Xu said.

"So this is the biggest obstacle for us to kill the Ghost Tyrant. We must eliminate them no matter what. This is also the most difficult item to overcome in our original plan, but..." Zhu Meng said, stroking his beard.

Councillor Zhu Meng turned around and looked at the more than 40 mages who could be mobilized at will. "I'm sorry, everyone. The current situation is more serious than we said before. I need everyone to help us kill the Ghost Tyrant. Of course, the Ghost Tyrant is dealt with by us super-class mages. What you need to do is to clear the biggest obstacle for us, which is the White Ghost Minister and its group of white ghosts!" Councillor Zhu Meng said.

No one said anything. In fact, they heard all the conversations of the leaders just now. However, guarding the city wall is one thing, and going out of the city wall to fight with the undead army is another matter. If you are not careful, you may not be able to come back!

"Everyone, we have a careful plan for this operation. If this entire defense line did not need to maintain a certain number of guard troops at all times and we could not draw out other teams, we would not have issued four consecutive calls for everyone to come for support. But don't worry, you don't have to deal with commander-level creatures, nor groups of warrior-level undead. Just make sure our light magic circle can be activated, and then eliminate these mentally and psychologically disturbing White Yin ghosts in one go..." Seeing that everyone was wavering, the military commander hurriedly explained the specific details.

"Since Senator Zhu Meng has taken the lead, how can we retreat?" Soon, a tough retired military mage stood up.

"Behind this wall is a city where my parents, wife and children live... So, count me in as one. I don't feel comfortable handing such a difficult task to others." A hunter mage with a scar on his face stood up with full courage.

Of course, the students were the most enthusiastic. Fighting alongside super-class mages was an unparalleled honor for them, and soon many students requested to join.

"I'll join in too!"

"If you want to back off, I turned around and left when I saw the assembly signal, so count me in."

Team leader Zhong Zishan glanced at the students he was leading. He originally wanted to ask for their opinions, but he saw that Zhou Min was very enthusiastic.

Mu Bai hesitated for a while, then chose to join.

The handsome student didn't say anything. It seemed that he didn't want to take any risks.

This cannot be forced, so the team leader Zhong Zishan did not say anything. He patted the student on the shoulder and signaled him to leave the tower immediately if he did not want to join.

"Zhong Zishan, what about you?" Zhou Min couldn't help but ask.

"I promised your teacher that I would keep an eye on you, so naturally I have to go with you." Zhong Zishan smiled.

"You're quite attentive, but our teachers may not think highly of you." Jiang Li sneered.

"It doesn't matter anymore. You have to do what you promised to others." Zhong Zishan didn't think much of it. His gaze then fell on Mo Fan and Lin Ran.

Mo Fan looked at Lin Ran and shrugged, saying directly: "We are here to travel, so I wish you a safe journey."

"No way, Mo Fan, you guys aren't going to participate?" Zhou Min said in disappointment.

Mo Fan did not want to explain. He had no obligation to save the world anyway. Moreover, although the city walls were guarded by soldiers, they would be short of manpower. So he only needed to perform his duties as a mage. He could leave the adventure to these brave warriors who wanted to achieve great things and protect their homes.

“Hmph, I thought you were so powerful? I didn’t expect you to be just a coward. You are not worthy of being a wizard at all!” Jiang Li became arrogant when he heard Mo Fan’s words. In an instant, he felt that he was more than one level nobler than Mo Fan and Lin Ran.

“Idiot, if you don’t scold me again, I won’t need those undead to dig out your intestines. I can twist off your pig-like head and hang it on the city wall to ward off evil spirits.” Mo Fan, who never indulged anyone, said to Jiang Li coldly.

"Okay, okay, everyone has their own ideas, so don't force them." Zhong Zishan hurried out to dissuade them.

At this time, the demon man next to him let out a strange laugh.

"What are you laughing at!" Jiang Li's face turned pale and blue at this time, and he said to the demon man very unhappily.

The demon man was still laughing. After a long while, he finally said to Jiang Li, "Little Fatty, if all the people you scolded to save were standing here and each of them spit at you, it would turn into a mid-level water magic storm and drown you."

Jiang Li looked at the weird man and cursed angrily, "Who are you?"

“I’m the demon man, and little fatty, you’d better be careful with your words. Otherwise, what Mo Fan just said would be just childish pranks to someone like me.” The demon man said with a smile.

At this time, several super-class mages had already deployed their strategies, including when to take action, when to send out the Light Mage Corps, and when to eliminate those White Nether Ghost Ministers!

"High-level mages are responsible for entangling the commander-level undead. There are many undead ministers around the Ghost Tyrant. You must not fight them to the death. All you have to do is delay them..." said the military commander Lu Xu.

There are four to five high-level mages gathered. Of course, for this operation, almost half of the inherent high-level mages responsible for guarding the city walls will be mobilized, so the number of high-level mages dispatched this time will definitely be more than 20. The remaining mages will have to continue to guard the city walls to prevent other undead from taking advantage of the situation and breaking in!

There are the largest number of mid-level mages here. If the military mages are included, the number should exceed 200. The task of these mid-level mages is to cover and disperse the undead army.

The most critical part of this mission is to eliminate the White Ghost Minister and the White Yin Ghost Legion around him.

"Yao Nan, this time you will lead this group of assembled mages. You must ensure that the Light Mage Corps will not be attacked by any undead before completing the magic circle." Councilman Zhu Meng said to Yao Nan.

"No problem, but I have a small request now." The demon man smiled and bowed.

"What's the request?" asked Councillor Zhu Meng.

"Just bring Mo Fan and Lin Ran in for me." The demon man's eyes flashed with a sly light, even with a hint of teasing.

When he heard this, Mo Fan couldn't help but curse.

“Sorry, we didn’t tell you that we were going to participate in this operation.” Mo Fan was not afraid of being embarrassed and said very directly.

Councillor Zhu Meng immediately blew his beard and glared, then pulled Mo Fan back from the group that was about to leave.

“Boy, let me tell you, this is not Hangzhou. Without the Black Snake, you are an easy target for me to bully. Don’t act like a coward here and get in line right away.” Councillor Zhu Meng was just seeking revenge for his personal gain. As a councillor, he would not force or interfere with others whether they were willing or not. But for Mo Fan... Zhu Meng really didn’t think he should be polite to him!
"Take this and use it as you like. If he dares to escape, I will immediately send a letter to Mingzhu Academy and ask the principal to expel him!" Councilman Zhu Meng pushed Mo Fan towards the demon man without any hesitation.

"Thank you, Senator, for your help..." The demon man suddenly burst into laughter, with a terrifying demonic aura emanating from his entire body.

“Hahaha, come on.” Lin Ran patted Mo Fan on the shoulder to cheer him up.

Mo Fan said unhappily, "You want to go too."

"Lin Ran, don't think you can stay out of this..." Zhu Meng started to say, but was interrupted by Lin Ran.

"Hehe..., so what if I don't want to help? What can you do to me?" Lin Ran said. In fact, he is stronger than Zhu Meng, so Lin Ran is not afraid of him at all.

As for the letter of withdrawal from school, it was of no use to him. The worst that could happen was that he would follow Teacher Tang Yue every day, which would be very comfortable.

Zhu Meng exhaled and said, "I know it was wrong of me to be in Hangzhou, but are you really willing to watch millions of people being killed by the undead?"

"Hehe, I'm not someone who will be threatened. Remember when we were in Hangzhou, there was a woman crying and begging you, but what did you do?" Every time Lin Ran thought of Tang Yue's grief-stricken look, he got very angry.

Zhu Meng remembered Tang Yue kneeling on the bank, grief-stricken.

Zhu Meng opened his mouth and said, "I'm sorry..."

"Is saying sorry useful?" Lin Ran said, tilting his head.

At this time, the atmosphere had begun to become solemn.

Although Lin Ran is only a high-level wizard, the super-level wizards here all sense the danger.

Zhu Meng took a deep breath and then knelt in front of Lin Ran in an instant and said: "I'm sorry... I know everything is my fault. You don't have to forgive me, but you are willing to fight for the millions of people in Hangzhou. I know you are also willing to fight for the millions of people in the ancient capital..."

To be honest, Lin Ran was surprised. He didn't expect that Zhu Meng would kneel down and beg for forgiveness in front of him, his student. There are many mages here!
At this time, the military magician beside Zhu Meng wanted to say something, but was stopped by the Hunting King.

Lin Ran looked at Zhu Meng for a while before speaking: "You have to agree to one request of mine later."

Zhu Meng nodded, and then said: "I know I'm very sorry Tang Yue..."

……

I have to say, this is Mo Fan’s first time participating in a “war”, and it’s a battle with the undead, so he feels a little uneasy.

Mo Fan doesn’t like war, not because he doesn’t want to defend the people behind the city wall, but because he doesn’t like the feeling of being insignificant... Even if you are a mid-level mage, you are just an insignificant existence in this war, and he doesn’t like this feeling.

And there are as many as 200 mid-level mages taking part in this mission. He would make no difference whether he is included or not. The victory or defeat would definitely not change because of him, but he himself might very likely die in the chaos of war.

This was a battle situation that he could not change...so Mo Fan himself was very opposed to it.

Noticing Mo Fan's worry, Lin Ran said, "Don't worry, don't you still have the Devil Element?"

After hearing Lin Ran's words, Mo Fan said, "I feel that if I don't have enough spirit to use the Demonic Element this time, the demon will take my soul away, and then a real demon will be born..."

This is also what Mo Fan is worried about. He is worried that after he is replaced, he will kill Lin Ran.

Lin Ran patted Mo Fan on the shoulder and said, “There are a lot of undead here. If you need me to, I can kill 90% of them.”

Mo Fan couldn't help but smile. He was very touched, but he couldn't express his gratitude to Lin Ran, so Mo Fan said, "Then give me some of your spirit in the future."

"Get out." Lin Ran said without hesitation.

The boat of friendship can capsize at any time.

……

The continuous black clouds bordered the land ruled by the undead in the distance, and at the border a huge black shadow was constantly approaching here. Just as everyone thought, there were undead swarming towards it around it, just like a new king who rose up in rebellion and ordered his hungry, wandering, and homeless subjects to overthrow the kingship and then live in the warm city walls.

The longer Sha Yuan appears, the greater the resentment and death energy it creates. The undead that originally needed a while to advance have now all advanced together, and the undead that have been sleeping for a hundred years or just ten years are also gradually awakening.

(End of this chapter)