Volume 5: The Great Plains Chapter 134: Decision

  Lei Luo looked at everyone with an awkward expression, rubbed his hands together, and said somewhat nervously: "Actually, I didn't mean to drag you all down. This matter is quite difficult, and whether or not you participate is entirely up to your own free will. Although I know the reputation of necromancers isn't very good, especially with what the vice-president did during my teacher's absence from the guild... it really has made many people even more disgusted with necromancers. But I truly didn't expect things to have gotten to this point where they can't be salvaged. It seems that in order for necromancers to regain recognition from others, we'll have to start all over again."

  Xī Lù snorted and said: "As long as you know..."

  I hastily stopped Xilu from saying what she was about to say: "Xilu, don't say that. After all, the Necromancer's Guild isn't entirely composed of evil mages. Although necromancy is a bit strange, it's still a branch of magic. Besides, Lelou is a good person, not like you think he is. And since I'm friends with him, it would be too embarrassing for him, and I wouldn't feel good about it either. Let's hear what he needs our help with first." After finishing, I nodded at Lelou, indicating for him to continue speaking.

  Lei Luo sighed and said: "Everyone is the elite of various forces, I suppose you all should know what happened to the Necromancer Guild."

  Evan nodded and said, "According to intelligence, there is a power struggle between the president and vice-president of your guild for control of the guild. You should be one of the president's students, which means you are on the side of the president of the Necromancer Guild. Fortunately, it's like that. The forces led by the vice-president have been making trouble all over the continent of Aqin recently. If it weren't for the fact that various major powers are brewing a big event, they would probably have joined forces to eliminate the Necromancer Guild long ago."

  Furei said calmly, "What we know is probably about the same. If you weren't a student of the Necromancer's Guildmaster, we probably wouldn't even be able to enter this door, let alone have the chance to talk here."

  Lei Luo nodded and said, "That's right. At present, the deputy chairman has been driven to desperation by us, so he is seeking a final showdown with my teacher. Judging from the current situation, we have already defeated the deputy chairman and his subordinates, and they are surrounded in a small valley. We will likely win. Therefore, in order to prevent the deputy chairman from escaping unexpectedly, our teacher sent me and fifteen other undead mages to set up an ambush here. Once the deputy chairman desperately escapes, this is where he must pass through, and our mission is to lay traps ahead of time, delay his pace, and wait for the teacher to lead people to come and annihilate them."

  "This plan is good, but what about the people with you? Why are you alone?" I asked curiously.

  "He's dead," Lelouch said.

  "Dead? What kind of person can take out so many undead mages at once?" Evan asked.

  "We came here in a small group, leaving the main team behind. Everything was going smoothly at first, but then something unexpected happened." Raylo shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "It's not just him who has this idea, the vice president also thought of it. In order to prevent his own retreat from being cut off and to have someone to pick him up in case of failure, he also sent an elite team here to wait for him. If he wins, he can naturally use this place to wipe out any remaining enemies at once. If he loses, there will be people waiting here to pick him up, and he can escape smoothly and find a place to accumulate strength before making a comeback."

  Leilo took a sip of his drink and continued, "The two teams met not far from here, and the battle unfolded between the two sides who were completely unprepared. The one leading their team was Vice President's most favorite student, Delyak, known as the most talented genius in the Wraith Magic Guild for nearly a hundred years, a 21-year-old wraith grand magician."

  "Our overall strength was slightly stronger than theirs, when there were only Driak's people left, we had seven people on our side, including me and four undead mages. We all thought the battle would end soon, but unexpectedly, Driak used the forbidden technique of the undead mage, 'Punishment of the Underworld', this magic once cast, within a radius of 30 meters, any existing substance will be decomposed into pure death energy. Except for me, because at that time I was on the outer circle holding back Driak's undead puppet, and in the moment the magic took effect, I happened to be knocked out five meters away by his undead puppet and narrowly escaped, all the others were brought into the world of the god of death by this magic, their lives hanging in the balance."

  Can one move eliminate three undead great mages? What kind of magic can achieve this? I looked at Evan and Freya in surprise, their eyes also turned to me, filled with shock.

  "What about Deriak himself? How did he let you go?"

  A pale smile spread across Lelouch's bloodless face: "Heh heh, the reason why 'Hell's Punishment' is called a forbidden spell is that once it's cast, the caster themselves will instantly be drained of all their energy and turn into nothing but dust. It's almost like a suicidal spell that leaves no chance for revival."

  Lei Luo nodded and said, "Although we eliminated the elite team sent by the vice president, but this time the people who came out with us have also disappeared. I alone can't stop the escaped vice president and his subordinates. Just as I was worried, I met Alick and you guys, so I asked for your help in a hurry to complete the teacher's entrusted task."

  I looked around at everyone and said, "You all have important responsibilities, whether or not to help Lelouch is the right thing to do, so I absolutely won't force you to stay behind and take this risk. However, I will stay behind to help him, and how you choose to proceed is up to you, I absolutely won't force you."

  After hearing the story, Evan stretched and said, "You're going to stay here anyway, what can I do? I'll have to reluctantly help you for free again."

  Fure said: "Since your remaining task is also to kill the undead mage, I am willing to help you."

  Frey's words made Lelouch's facial muscles twitch involuntarily, but since Frey had offered to help, he could only force a smile.

  Xī Lù said with disdain: "I'll just go with the flow, anyway I'm still with Yàlìkè for now, so of course I won't be able to delay what he wants to do, humph."

  Dakuru also said: "I'll count as one too, just right for some practice."

  I looked at everyone and said: "Since that's the case, let's design it well, and strive to annihilate the deputy director and his remaining minions in one fell swoop!"