A Wizard's Secret

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Merlin who was cloaked in a long black robe was trailing behind the guard in Count Selin's castle.

Count Selin still looked the same. He might have been worried about Prakash City recently, so he seemed rather exhausted.

Meanwhile, there were two middle-aged men beside Count Selin. Merlin squinted his eyes slightly and noticed that these two men were different. They were the same as Merlin; they were Spell Casters!

"Haha, it really is Baron Merlin! When the guards informed me, I didn't believe it at first. Little did I thought Baron Merlin will be back so soon. You're back right on time, and are a great aid to Prakash City!"

Count Selin immediately stood up. After making sure the black-robed man was indeed Merlin, he burst into a laughter. The more force he possessed at the moment, the higher the chance to resolve the danger of Prakash City.

Upon noticing that Merlin was glancing at the two Spell Casters, Count Selin then introduced them. "Baron Merlin, these two wizards have just come to Prakash City a few months ago. This is Wizard Freyr, a Three-Elemental Spell Caster."

After a pause, Count Selin took a glance at another Spell Caster and said, "This is Wizard Baires. He's a Four-Elemental Spell Caster and is extremely strong. He even escaped with ease from a First-level Spell Caster. It's truly Prakash City's blessing that Wizard Baires can join us."

Count Selin obviously regarded Wizard Baires as an important person. As a roaming wizard, it was extremely difficult for him to construct Four-Elemental spells.

Merlin squinted his eyes and shot a glance at Wizard Baires. Meanwhile, Wizard Baires revealed a prideful expression. A smirk played on the edge of his mouth as he said in a calm tone, "I've heard of Wizard Merlin's name numerous times in Prakash City. To meet Wizard Merlin now…"

Before Wizard Baires had finished his words, Merlin interrupted him and asked calmly, "You're Baires?"

Baires frowned slightly, but he was not enraged. He simply nodded.

"Swish!"

At the instant Wizard Baires nodded, Merlin waved his hands and a pitch-black mist instantly appeared out of thin air. Not only did it shroud Wizard Baires, even the other Spell Caster, Wizard Freyr, was also enveloped by the mist.

"Dark Mist!"

Merlin had cast Dark Mist. Baires had only escaped from a First-level Spell Caster. Merlin did not even concern himself with a First-level Spell Caster, not to mention Baires.

These two Spell Casters were simply roaming wizards. Their Mind Power was not strong; they did not even have the Mind Power of a Second-level Spell Caster. Thus, both easily fell into the illusion of Dark Mist.

Count Selin was shocked and quickly yelled, "Wizard Merlin, stop quickly…"

However, Merlin did not care about Count Selin. Five fist-sized fireballs, releasing scorching heat, appeared in front of him.

"Go!"

Merlin pointed to the front. At once, these fireballs rapidly dived into the mist, then Merlin's gaze revealed a hint of cold killing intent.

"Explode!"

The fireballs exploded and the furious flame almost blew the mist away. Even from afar, one could feel the scorching heat of the furious flame.

Merlin turned around with an unchanged expression. He said in a calm tone, "Count Selin!"

Count Selin wore a complicated look as he took a glance at Merlin. After Dark Mist had dissipated, Baires' body was already unrecognizable.

The strong Spell Caster whom Count Selin had high hopes to defend against Lebis City could not even take one hit from Merlin. At this time, Count Selin seemed to recall the strength of spellcasters' organization.

The current Merlin was much stronger than that when he fought against Merilung!

"This…"

Count Selin was full of bitterness. Looking at Merlin, he was speechless.

Another Spell Caster, Wizard Freyr, was also shrouded by Dark Mist. He looked at Wizard Baires' body, dumbfounded. Following that, he looked at Merlin, his gaze filled with shock.

Wizard Freyr clearly knew how strong Wizard Baires was. Thus, even though Wizard Freyr did not like Wizard Baires, he kept it to himself because he did not dare to take any action.

Wizard Freyr also knew about the things Wizard Baires had done to the Wilson family after he arrived at Prakash City. After witnessing Merlin killing Wizard Baires effortlessly, he understood that Merlin who had joined the Dark Magic Region was much stronger than he had imagined.

"Wizard Merlin, I'm also dissatisfied about what Baires had done before. I hope that Wizard Merlin will understand!"

As a roaming wizard, Wizard Freyr naturally knew what he would have to say at this time.

Merlin waved his hands and took a thoughtful glance at Wizard Freyr. A smile played on his face. "Of course I understand, otherwise, Baires won't be the only body on the ground."

A chill went down on Wizard Freyr's spine. At the instant he was shrouded by Dark Mist, he completely lost his sense of direction. It was as if his whole being was drowned by an endless darkness. He knew that he had fallen into an illusion, but there was nothing that he could do.

If Merlin wanted to kill him, it would only take him a spell to do so.

Count Selin appeared rather awkward now. Merlin's strength had overcome his expectations. Initially, Wizard Baires kept showing off in front of him about how strong he was. He showed some of his spells and they were indeed impressive. Even Wizard Freyr was willing to obey Wizard Baires.

However, he did not expect the strong Wizard Baires to be easily killed by Merlin. In fact, he knew all about the things Baires had done at Wilson Castle. He could still use Baires, so he did not stop him.

However, upon witnessing Merlin's strength now, Count Selin regretted his actions.

"Baron Merlin, Wizard Baires willingly joined Prakash City. I can't stop some of the things he did…"

Before even finishing his sentence, he was interrupted by Merlin. Merlin glared at Count Selin and warned him in a cold tone, "Count Selin, for whatever reason, I hope this is the first and the last time!"

Count Selin was not pleased as Merlin was seriously warning him now. He was the count who controlled the large Prakash City-state…

However, Count Selin also noticed that Merlin was not the same as before. The terrifying aura from Merlin made his skin crawl with fear. Merlin seemed to be much stronger than Merilung back then.

Thus, although he was rather displeased by Merlin's threatening tone, he still flashed a forced smile. "Baron Merlin, please be rest assured that the matter with Wizard Baires won't happen again."

After having Count Selin's promise, Merlin nodded. He did not pressure Count Selin further. After all, these things were difficult to avoid. If the Wilson family wanted to stay in Prakash City, they would still need to rely on Count Selin to completely adapt here.

After this, Count Selin would feel threatened and fearful. In the future, even if Merlin left Prakash City, Count Selin would not allow such matter like that with Baires to happen again.

"Alright. When I returned, I noticed the tension in Prakash City. Count Selin, what's the matter?"

Merlin asked with doubt.

Upon mentioning of the matter of Prakash City, the displease in Count Selin's heart rapidly disappeared. Although Baires was dead, the stronger Merlin had returned - this was a great news to Count Selin.

Thus, Count Selin explained in detail about the dispute between Prakash City and Lebis City.

"All these years, although Lebis City has small disputes with Prakash City, we're still rather peaceful. However, half a year ago, after Count Talon had died and his son Longardi had inherited the count's title, he began to expand his army without restraint. He even intentionally caused some frictions between the two city-states.

"Then, Longardi became even more reckless. He began to send spies to hide sneakily outside of Prakash City to monitor the people coming in and out of Prakash City, rendering many merchants to avoid Prakash City out of fear.

"I can still take it if it's only this. However, a month ago, Longardi sent his army to forcefully invade a small town of Prakash City-state. He was obviously starting a war!"

It could be seen that Count Selin was extremely enraged. Anxiety flashed in his eyes, albeit he tried to hold it in. He was afraid that his force could not stand against Lebis City.

"If there are disputes between city-states, why didn't you ask for the King's judgment?"

Merlin asked Count Selin. Although he had not spent a long time in Prakash City, he still knew of the unruly system of city-states in the Kingdom of Blackmoon. However, since the force of the royal family of the Kingdom of Blackmoon was too large, all city-states did not dare to oppose the order of the royal family.

Thus, if there were disputes amongst the city-states, they could ask for the judgment of the royal family. This was a great solution to many issues between city-states.

"King's judgment?"

Count Selin smiled bitterly as he shook his head. "I've already done that but Longardi is serving the eighth prince of the royal family now. My request was held down by the eighth prince as soon as it reached the royal family. So, I can't rely on the King's judgment."

Merlin suddenly felt annoyed. He was too lazy to mind about such a complicated relationship. Whether there was the influence of the royal family, Merlin would not let the Wilson family move again. The entire Wilson family had already had a hard time previously, travelling to Prakash City from Blackwater City.

They had a stable life now after much difficulty hence Merlin would not allow such matter to happen again.

"Count Selin, tell me honestly. Longardi is so confident with his actions. I'm afraid there are other reasons besides having the advantage of army strength, isn't there?"

Merlin stared straight into Count Selin's eyes. He knew that Count Selin would have his reasons to think so highly of Baires. It might have something to do with the dispute between Lebis City and Prakash City.