Versatile Mage

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The woman in black silk spoke for the first time as the group was weaving through the packs of undead.
Her voice was so pleasant that it felt like a melody descending from the sky.
The only thing lacking was emotion, or perhaps her otherworldliness was the reason why it was so alluring.

”Is it always like this here? ” she asked.

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Shorty was surprised by the question, and quickly answered.
”Not quite, but since the Drifting Sand River became restless, the presence of death here has grown stronger, too.
Some say that the new era of the undead has arrived.
It ’s possible, since if the undead has a new ruler, it ’s reasonable for this to happen. ”

”A new ruler? ” asked the black silk woman.

”No one has seen him before, but everyone knows he exists… they call him the Undead Emperor.
Rumors say he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ” Shorty replied quickly, showing off how knowledgeable he was.

”How many years has it been since your Tang Dynasty? ” asked the black silk woman.

”Our? ” Shorty was startled.

Mo Fan ’s eyes flickered too.
He finally noticed something from the woman ’s speech.
First, she was not a local; no wonder her Chinese sounded unnatural.

”Over a thousand years, ” Shorty did not specify the actual year.

”A thousand year emperor… ” the woman mumbled to herself, without asking any further questions.

The woman did not ask further, but Shorty was trying to show off.
He added, ”Exactly, the undead ’s strength is dependent on the years they have lasted.
The longer they exist, the stronger they are.
It is impossible to tell what kind of monster will be born after being nurtured by the presence of death for a thousand years. ”

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The history of this world was the same as the world he came from.
The knowledgeable Mo Fan immediately recalled that the Tang Dynasty ’s capital was here at Xi ’an, too.
If this whole place had turned into the Land of Undead, it was possible for the emperors during the ancient times to turn into undead too…

”These goddamned emperors in ancient times.
They have been dead for so many years, yet they still want to conquer the underworld and our world at night! ” cursed Mo Fan.

”It ’s common to build an emperor ’s tomb at places deemed favorable through feng shui, so it ’s not a surprise that they would turn into undead after absorbing the energy of the Heaven and Earth.
Everyone is saying that the undead has a new ruler, which I find very amusing.
It sounds like they knew who the ruler was before.
I bet even the undead don ’t know, let alone us humans, ” replied Shorty.

”Is there really no one that has seen this ruler of the undead before? ” asked Liu Ru.

Shorty shook his head and said honestly, ”Even the strongest Magician has never met him before.
Speaking of which, a few foreigners who claimed to be from the Holy Judgment Court, each of them a strong Magician, did not come back alive.
I heard that they all ended up turning into undead… those foreigners only know how to add to our misery! ”

Shorty suddenly realized that the black silk woman was not a local, too.
He corrected himself with a hollow laugh, ”I ’m not referring to you. ”

”It ’s fine, I ’m happy to hear jokes about the Holy Judgment Court. ” The black silk woman ’s eyes flickered with a hint of gloating.

Holy Judgment Court?

Mo Fan felt like he had heard the name before; a Magic Organization in Europe, an existence similar to the Enforcement Union in China.

The Enforcement Union was responsible for arresting and executing evil Magicians.
However, the Holy Judgment Court ’s purpose sounded like Ultraman: to protect the world ’s peace.

”I will probably meet some of the people from other countries ’ organizations during the World College Tournament, ” Mo Fan mumbled to himself.