The black sun hangs high

Chapter 209 Unnecessary Pity
Faced with the pressure exerted by a mage, the disheveled man immediately panicked. As those eyes, shimmering with dark light, drew closer, his will to resist quickly crumbled under the pressure. He instinctively turned his head and looked towards a corner of the shop.

At the same moment, a "brain spike" that Hugh had already practiced to perfection was completed, and its target was a survivor hiding in a corner of the store and trying to move towards the store's exit.

However, this time, the "brain spikes" intended to launch a mental attack on the target failed to work directly. Hugh clearly felt that his magic struck a tough protective barrier, and the two magical forces collided and disappeared invisibly.

Hugh immediately took a step forward, and the intricate magic runes reappeared and formed, creating a solid wall made of deep blue magic that stood directly in front of the shop, completely blocking the only exit.

At that moment, the Black Sun Society mage hidden in the crowd launched a fierce counterattack. A stream-level destructive spell appeared in the room, which was none other than "Flaming Whip," a spell very popular among stream-level mages. However, this society mage had obviously made some "modifications" to this classic spell. The flames that rose up were actually tinged with a heavy black light and shadow, and it seemed to be mixed with a part of the power from the Dark Abyss.

The extremely violent fluctuations of magic immediately triggered the magical alarm set up in the shop, and the ordinary people who remained in the shop fled in panic. Only Hugh stepped forward to face the blazing whip that swept towards them.

As the Black Sun Scepter swept, several thick, powerful black tentacles emerged from the void, blocking the extremely dangerous flaming whip. To Hugh's surprise, the black keratinous shells on Karl's tentacles, which were strong enough to withstand ordinary stream-level magic and violent magical explosions, showed signs of softening under the scorching heat of this strange magical flame!
This phenomenon indicates that the magic, which has clearly been modified by the Black Sun Society, may have completely surpassed and broken through its original magical prototype in terms of actual power.

Faced with enemies and magic that exceeded his expectations, Hugh's strategy was always simple and brutal.

That is, when conditions permit, to directly defeat and crush the opponent using the most violent methods.

Thus, under Hugh's manipulation, the Karron's Touches, which were intertwined with the Flaming Whip, shook violently with the support of a vast amount of magic power, pushing aside the deadly flames that blocked their path. At the same time, the wolf fang tattoo on Hugh's right wrist began to tremble violently, and the Hound's Fang, which had been "resting" for several days, appeared directly in his palm.

This mage from the Black Sun Society clearly had some connection with the Dark Abyss Historians within the society. After the revolver containing the power of the Dark Abyss Hounds appeared, surprise and confusion immediately showed on his face. He seemed to want to speak, but in the next instant, Hugh had already pulled the trigger.

Accompanied by the distinctive and terrifying howl of the palace hounds, the power from the Dark Abyss immediately rushed towards the mage's lower body. The protective ritual that the mage had set up in his panic was easily destroyed, and his left leg was also torn to dust by the hounds' bites.

A bloodcurdling scream immediately rang out, but the next instant, Hugh's Brain Spike Technique struck the fallen figure directly.

Immediately afterwards, a series of brutal spells used to control prisoners, such as Limb Destruction, were also cast on him. By the time Hugh removed Karron's Touch and Hound's Fang, the Society mage was already in a pitiful state, completely at the mercy of others.

The officers and soldiers of Iris Street immediately took over the situation. All those present were temporarily detained, while the sorcerer who had suffered such a terrible fate and the man were taken away. They would be detained and dealt with together with the other Black Sun Society members that Hugh had captured that morning.

Of course, the "right to dispose of" some of these individuals rests with Hughes, a result of his agreement with General Boots.

After the officers and soldiers left, only Hugh and Gerald remained in the shop.

Gerald, who had ogre blood, sat back down in his large chair. He squinted and looked Hugh up and down twice before slowly saying, "Well... Mr. Hugh, I never expected that we would meet again. This is truly... a pleasant surprise."

"Me too, Gerrard."

Hughes stood opposite Gerald, leaning on his cane, and chuckled, "I never expected to hear about you on Iris Street from someone else."

Gerald was somewhat surprised: "Others? Who else has mentioned me to you?"

Hugh pulled up a chair and sat down across the long table, replying, "The Tricolor Brotherhood, they were carrying the simple cipher you sold them, planning to use it to ambush me."

"Oh, well, that's exactly what those jerks would do. What happened to them?"

"A few died, but I let the rest go."

"Good."

Gerald waved his hand dismissively, stared at Hugh for two seconds, and then sighed: "Mr. Hugh, you came here because you joined Iris Street?"

"It's not joining, it's cooperating."

Hughes corrected, “To be precise, I showed General Boots some of the real troubles and threats facing Seren City, and then did some simple ‘magic show.’ In short, he has agreed and hopes to use me to clean up the hidden dangers in Iris Street.”

Gerald didn't seem to care much about how Hugh persuaded Boots. He blinked and then said, "On the day of the armistice celebration, I went to find Schubert and Sally, only to find that they had already left."

As Gerald spoke, he carefully observed Hugh's expression. When he saw Hugh's calm demeanor, his face began to tremble involuntarily. He asked in a low voice, "Did you do this? You took them away?"

"Ah."

Hughes nodded: "To be precise, he led them out of the city. Old Schubert has settled down in Borden, but unfortunately he's missing a leg. Sally... she's entered the Alchemist Medical Academy and is now with the Voltel army on the front lines."

Upon hearing Hugh's words, Gerald's expression became incredibly interesting. His fat face became even more unsightly, and Hugh finally discerned some of the grotesque characteristics of his ogre bloodline.

After a long while, he finally came to his senses and nodded heavily: "It's good that we were able to escape. Losing a leg or being sent to the battlefield is better than staying here and waiting to die."

Gerald stared at Hugh for a long while, his expression constantly shifting, as if he were pondering many complex and profound questions.

Finally, he spoke again: "So, you came back from outside Seren City...? You've already escaped, why did you come back?"

"Something went wrong with the magic." "Ha, I bet it's teleportation magic! That kind of thing is never stable; nine out of ten people who research teleportation magic will die because of it, and that's a conservative estimate!"

Gerald shook his head: "Then, may I ask what you plan to collaborate on with Iris Street?"

"It's about escaping, of course."

Hugh replied very seriously, "I'm not talking about the escape of one or two people, but... the escape of the vast majority of people in this city."

"Are you still asleep?"

……

Hugh's conversation with Gerald did not go too smoothly. As a former alchemy shop owner, Gerald was not a mage, but his understanding of concepts such as magic, magical power, and arcane arts far surpassed that of ordinary people. In this respect, he could even crush many ordinary mages.

Therefore, Gerald appeared quite pessimistic after hearing Hugh's idea.

He believed that the monsters within Seren City far exceeded the understanding of the outside world, including Merlinler's knowledge of dangerous magical creatures. In addition, there were indeed unstable factors in the town, such as members of the Black Sun Society. He thought that sealing off Seren City completely, or even taking the most extreme measures to "clean out" all the living things in it, was probably the only feasible and reliable method.

As for what Hughes said, he remained skeptical.

However, Gerald still offered his advice to Hugh, his "friend," believing that General Boots was not a suitable or reliable partner—this guy, who was heavily biased towards the plains people, was essentially an extreme and insane madman, an extreme opportunist, and he was entirely capable of betraying everyone at the current stage due to changes in the situation and interests.

Hugh humbly accepted Gerald's reminder and advice, and also accepted Gerald's personal gift—a bag of specially made crystal bullets.

Through his special modifications, the magical energy stored in this bag of bullets is more abundant than that of ordinary crystal bullets, and the impact and explosions they can produce are also more intense. Gerald even imitated some basic magic runes and made a small amount of magic rune inscriptions on those bullets. This action enabled these special bullets to generate a certain amount of magical flames while triggering an explosion.

These bullets would be very useful to ordinary people, but their effectiveness was limited for Hugh. However, this allowed Hugh to witness the amazing creativity of these alchemists in extreme environments.

After saying goodbye to Gerald, Hugh returned to the vicinity of the embassy under the guidance of a sorcerer from Iris Street. In a rather special enclosed room, Hugh saw the members of the Black Sun Society who were controlled by the Silver Shackles of the Demon and various restraining spells.

Yes, after a whole morning and afternoon of effort, all the Black Sun Society members in Iris Street who could be sensed and located by the Black Sun Scepter were captured by Hugh and General Boots' men.

Among these people, the vast majority were grassroots members of the Society who had infiltrated the city of Seren before the disaster. Most of them had already blended into the ranks of soldiers and officers in Iris Street. As for the Society mage who was captured by Hugh in the shop, he was the temporary leader of this group.

This mage was also a key target of Xiuge.

After obtaining General Boots' permission, Hugh quickly left the Deland Embassy with a huge cloth bag. Along the way, blood kept seeping from the bag, a sight that caused passersby to back away...

After leaving Iris Street, Hugh rode his Rampage alone to an extremely remote and dark street ruin. The buildings here were severely collapsed, and very few people lived here. The collapsed walls and roofs had now become an excellent resting place for the Dark Abyss children.

"Shug, are you sure you want to do this?"

Alexandra expressed her concern to Hugh at the right time. This time, she did not use the term "child" but called Hugh by his name directly.

Because through the magical connection between them, she already knew that Hugh was about to do something completely contrary to his principles.

"yes, I'm sure."

As he spoke, Hugh took the bag off the back of the running rat. The mage's hand moved slowly, carrying the bag, which clearly contained a human body, a short distance away until it was placed in the center of a pile of building ruins.

“We will support your idea, but before that, you must convince yourself and not feel guilty about it, otherwise it will have a long-lasting impact on your thoughts and choices.”

Alexandra said in a gentle voice, "Sometimes, in order to achieve certain goals, we do have to set aside some unnecessary compassion."

Hugh did not respond to Alexandra, but silently used his mage hand to untie the bag, exposing the Black Sun Society mage, whose wounds had been treated but who was still unconscious, to the sky.

"Madam, you're wrong about one thing."

Hugh replied softly, "I am indeed not in a good mood right now, but it is not because of pity or compassion, but because I really resist feeding my own kind to a group of monsters that I despise."

"However, in this city, we are about to face the most intense moment of struggle and conflict, so for the survival of more people, I must do this..."

"Monsters devour the mages of the Society, and I devour monsters... Only in this way can I truly understand the Society's arrangements in this city, and only in this way can I further mobilize the Tricolor Brotherhood and other groups closely associated with the Black Sun Society."

At this point, Hugh pursed his lips tightly, then raised his palm, and a transparent blade made of magic lightly sliced ​​across the skin of the unconscious Society mage, causing blood to flow out immediately.

(End of this chapter)