Full-Time Magister: The Calamity of Fire, the Emperor's Flame Burns the Heavens

Chapter 13 A Despairing Illusion, and the Obedience of the Crowd!
At this point, Hua Yu had nothing more to say but to crush his opponent with overwhelming strength.

The atmosphere between the two became tense, and the military mages present all stepped back, leaving a large open space for their magical duel.

These military mages were straightforward; as long as Hua Yu could prove his strength, they were all willing to serve under him.

They also wanted someone to come and lead them to the city walls to hunt the undead as soon as possible. Hunting enough undead would earn them military merits, which could be exchanged for resources that would benefit their cultivation.

They didn't want to stay at this level forever, since as magicians get older, they become less capable and it becomes increasingly difficult to advance their realm.

Lu Xu looked at the two calmly, unaffected by the tense atmosphere. Seeing that they were ready, he spoke:

"You two, remember to stop when you're ready. Let's begin!"

As Lu Xu finished speaking, an invisible aura pressed down on Lin Yuan, making him feel as if he were carrying a hundred-pound weight on his shoulders, making it hard for him to breathe.

Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and dripped into his eyes.

He blinked, and when he opened his eyes again, what he saw shocked him.

He saw his wife and children dressed in black funeral clothes, and in front of them was a corpse, and the face of that corpse was his own.

"What's going on?" Lin Yuan stared at the scene in horror.

He wanted to move forward, but he couldn't get out; he seemed trapped in this small area.

The scene before his eyes kept changing. His son grew up day by day, was admitted to the No. 1 Middle School of the Ancient Capital, awakened his first magic, and was admitted to the Ancient Capital University in the college entrance examination.

He was very pleased when his son graduated as an outstanding graduate of the ancient capital's university.

The scene then shifts, and he seems to enter a blood-red painting. Before him, he sees his son, and in front of his son stands a man whose face looks familiar.

That man was Hua Yu, and what happened next was the moment that made him despair.

His son was brutally murdered by Hua Yu, and his body was burned to ashes. His wife was also devastated by the death of her child and died of illness.

"Aaaaaah!" Lin Yuan roared.

His eyes were bloodshot as he relentlessly pounded on the barrier that bound him, continuing even as blood streamed down his face.

"Thunderbolt Dance!"

Thunderbolts, like pythons, struck the barrier relentlessly, but to no avail.

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To outsiders, it seemed that Hua Yu had done nothing, yet a dazzling array of flames ignited on Lin Yuan's body.

Lin Yuan then remained where he was, without making a sound, letting the imperial flames burn on his body.

This is one of Di Yan's abilities, which Hua Yu would not use unless in a special situation. But this time, he was determined to give the Thirteenth Army a taste of their power, as this was related to his future command.

Lu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly. He was even more curious about this little guy from the Southern Military Region. Even he couldn't quite understand Hua Yu's methods.

The fire on Lin Yuan's body seemed to ignite spontaneously, without any warning.

If Hua Yu were to use even a little more trickery now, Lin Yuan would be refined into a fire slave, the kind of creature that appears in the Demon Flame Space in "Battle Through the Heavens." "Alright, Hua Yu has done enough. Let Lin Yuan recover," Lu Xu said to Hua Yu, seeing that Lin Yuan was completely defeated.

With a wave of his hand, Hua Yu extinguished all the flames on Lin Yuan's body. As the flames died down, Lin Yuan's body collapsed to the ground without any sign of waking up.

“His mental state is on the verge of collapse, take him to rest!” Hua Yu said to the hundreds of military mages who were still standing there, looking at Lin Yuan lying on the ground.

Then several military mages came out and carried Lin Yuan, who had fainted on the ground, to the medical room.

The remaining military mages stood in orderly fashion. Although they did not know what methods Hua Yu had used to defeat Lin Yuan, they knew that Hua Yu was someone they could not afford to provoke.

"Don't be nervous. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Hua Yu. I come from the Southern Military Region and am currently a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the 13th Army of the Central Ancient Capital Theater."

"In the days to come, as long as you follow orders and fight bravely against the enemy, you will receive military merits, promotions, and resources."

"Alright, that's enough for today. Everyone go and do your own thing!" Hua Yu wasn't one to give long speeches, so he simply said a few words and let them go about their own business.

While Hua Yu was disciplining his subordinates, Lu Xu stood in the corner.

"I didn't expect this Hua Yu to be so unassuming. Not bad at all."

Lu Xu no longer felt the dissatisfaction he had when he first met Hua Yu; now he was filled with admiration for Hua Yu. His Ancient Capital Military Region needed talent like Hua Yu.

If Hua Yu heard these words, he would probably complain that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes could "change his face without batting an eye."

However, Hua Yu didn't have time to argue with Lu Xu right now. His adjutant was on the verge of a mental breakdown because of him. He didn't know what happened to Lin Yuan in the illusion, since the illusion was based on the changes in Lin Yuan's heart.

Now that he's in charge, he still needs to go and visit them.

Following the direction the group of military mages carried him, Hua Yu quickly found the medical room.

"What exactly happened? How could Lin Yuan's mental state have collapsed to this extent?" A very dissatisfied voice came from the medical room.

Hua Yu walked in and saw a male healing mage wearing glasses pointing at the group of military mages carrying Lin Yuan and reprimanding them.

"Hua Juntong!" The military mages rushed to Hua Yu's side as if he were a lifeline.

"You guys go back first, I'll take care of things here!" Hua Yu waved for the group to leave.

The military mages visibly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left the medical room, as if it were a room that would devour people.

However, Hua Yu quickly understood why.

Whenever a wounded soldier is brought in, he will be scolded by this healing mage, whose eyes are covered with dark circles, clearly indicating lack of sleep.

“No wonder they’re so afraid of the medical room.” Hua Yu shrank back.

Anyone would get frustrated if a weary healing mage had to heal a constant stream of wounded soldiers.

This is in a military region, and especially in an ancient capital city filled with the dead, where casualties are several times higher than in ordinary military regions.

Hua Yu looked at Lin Yuan, whose eyes were closed and whose face was pale, and shook his head helplessly.

(End of this chapter)