Fire Mage

Chapter 376: Back-Up Plan

Charles wore a surprised look as he heard Otto's words and silently walked towards the nearby wooden chair.

'This guy is using some mysterious spell to check my response! I've to be careful with words.' While thinking inwardly, he sat on the chair and started to speak.

''I don't care have any ambition to rule this Red Human Domain, Elder Otto. As for my main goal, it has something to do with the Dungeon."

"Dungeon?" Otto raised his eyebrows and stared at him in confusion.

"Yes." Charles nodded his head and threw out a bait.

"In truth, this is the right time for you guys to kill Adur. After all, he is currently in a weakened state."

"Weakened state?" This time, everyone in the hall showed a surprised look on their faces.

"Yes. I heard from an Angel that Divinities borrow faith power from believers and strengthen the user's spells. Yes, the reason Adur is more powerful than any other Rank-5 Warlock is mainly due to the power of Faith. As long as he loses most of his believers, he will turn into an average Rank-5 Warlock." Charles leaned his back on the wooden chair and spoke.

Meanwhile, Scarlet, Otto, and all other Elders suddenly widened their eyes in disbelief.

"So, our Guardian Deity cast the Divine Punishment is not only to punish us but also to reduce his control over Red Humans, huh!" A look of understanding appeared on Otto's face as he sat on the sofa and fell into deep thoughts.

On the other hand, Charles showed a pleased smile and added.

"Currently, Adur lost more than 80% of the Red Human believers. Moreover, I also placed a curse spell on his body and weakened him further."

A frown appeared on Otto's wrinkled face as he heard Charles's words.

"Will you help us during this battle?" He asked.

"Help you? No, this is your battle, Elder Otto. The best I can do now is help you with more information." Charles said calmly and then waited for their decision.

Upon hearing his words, Otto and other Elders glanced at each other and started discussing through telepathy.

After some time, Otto finished his discussion with other Rank-5 Paragons and said with some hesitant look on his face.

"We need some time to think about our next plan."

A look of disappointment appeared on Scarlet's face as he heard his words.

She then shook her head and spoke before Charles.

"Every second is precious, My Lord. If what she said is true, then why are you hesitating?"

Even Charles didn't expect her rebuttal and got startled a little.

In truth, he hadn't affected her Dark Space in fear of some misshapes.

Meanwhile, Otto let out a deep sigh and spoke with a worried look on his face.

"It's not that we are not afraid of confronting Adur, child. We are thinking about the consequence. What if we failed to kill him? Not only will he kill us in return, but he might even put severe restrictions on Paragons. There is a high chance that he might kill anyone who advances to become a Rank-5 Warlock in the future. One single mistake, and there will be no hope for Red Humans. He will rule us for the rest of his life through brute force."

A shock appeared on Scarlet's face.

She didn't expect that all the elders were thinking more about the future of Red Humans!

'As expected, I'm still too naive! Yes, there are many possibilities. We also shouldn't trust this woman too much.'

She soon calmed down and started to ponder.

At that moment, one of the nine Elders suddenly clapped his hands together and spoke as if he got an idea.

"Why not send our Prodigy Batch to the Ember Castle? As long as we agree to give that thing, the Castle Lord will take care of those kids and guide them, right?"

"That's a suicidal move, old Rhett. What if that Castle Lord breaks his promise? Although Ember Golems are trustworthy, I still can't think it's the best choice to place our future on their hands. If we plan to send the Prodigy Batch to somewhere, I think Twilight Land should be the best place." This time, the masked elder said with a solemn look on his face.

"Twilight Land?! Are you out of your mind, Aiden? Isn't that place full of betrayers and sinners of the final war?" Another elder roared as he stood up from his seat and stared at masked Aiden furiously.

"That's in the past, Preston." Otto waved his hand, went silent for a moment, and soon let out a deep sigh.

Although he didn't like Aiden's idea, he felt that this plan was way better than sending those kids to an enemy side.

He then turned his gaze towards Scarlet and asked.

"Can you do me a favor, child?"

Meanwhile, Scarlet also understood his intention and hurriedly nodded her head.

"I'll take care of them, My Lord. But my strength is not enough to protect them."

A weak smile appeared on Otto's face as he heard her words.

"That's why I'm sending Aiden along with you. But he will be hiding his identity and only act when the situation turns serious. You have 30 minutes to prepare for the departure." He said calmly.

Meanwhile, the masked Aiden also stood up from his seat in shock and looked at Otto in confusion.

At that moment, a telepathic voice echoed in Aiden's head.

'I have a vague feeling that we might fail to kill that monster, Aiden. Although this new Champion seems more trustworthy, this arrangement is for the worst possible outcome. Those kids' future lies in your hand. Also, take that thing and search for the rightful successor. I'm telling you, search for the rightful successor. Not the rightful 'Red Human' successor.'

Meanwhile, Aiden widened his eyes for a moment and soon nodded inwardly.

After that, he turned his gaze towards Scarlet and spoke.

"Follow me, lass. We are going to have a long journey."

Watching their action, Charles let out a chuckle and spoke.

"Bring some of my men too. Although most of them are criminals, they'll be helpful when it comes to battling against Rank-4 beings."

"Your men? The Vipers organization?" Scarlet asked.

After monitoring 'Hanna' for more than four months, she had vaguely felt that this newly arrived Champion had some link with the Vipers Organization.

'But I didn't expect that she controls everyone from that organization! Wait. The Vipers Organization members said something about 'Angel of Fire', right? No, they also said that their Angel is a male. Something is not right.'

As if Charles had read her thoughts, he suddenly turned his gaze towards her direction and smiled mysteriously.

Although his smile appeared pure and innocent, her heart skipped a beat for some strange reason!

It was not out of fear but out of some eerie feeling.