Fire Mage

Chapter 126: Real Identity

A few minutes later, Charles stood in front of an old house and soon furrowed his brows.

'She is not here.' He took out a blank white card from his space ring and casually threw it towards the sky.

The card tore through the air and soon reached more than fifty meters high. A moment later, the card changed its direction, started falling in a curved angle, and soon entered the house bedroom through the opened window!

Then, it made a circle in the bedroom and directly landed at the center of the soft bed.

Meanwhile, Charles took a deep look at the house and then started to walk towards the Groove Street Junction while covering his head with a hood.

…

In the meantime, a young blonde-haired man entered Hope Street and started walking towards the end of the street. He appeared around 20 years old and wore a grey robe. He had short, whirly hair and a heart-shaped face.

The young man was none other than Lydia in her disguised form!

She moved with steady footsteps and soon appeared in front of a three-stored house.

The architecture designed the three levels of the house in a perfect shape. The yard surrounding the building appeared neat and full of greenery. Lydia soon appeared next to the compound gate entrance and stared at the building for three seconds, 

The outer building appeared shiny and neat. Polished wood floors and a graceful banister that curved up toward a soaring second-floor gallery. At level 2, there were two bedrooms with a view and looked bright and airy. And at last, at the 3rd level was a rooftop, followed by a patio.

Velvet drapes framed the windows; the inner curtains remained drawn, allowing the street light to enter while rendering the heart-stopping view over the city a blur.

Furrowing her round brows, Lydia unlocked the metal gate and started walking towards the house on the concrete path. But whenever she took a step, her body would suddenly disappear for a moment and reappear 10 feet in the front!

In two seconds, she appeared in front of the building entrance door and pulled the thread hung on his left side.

A moment later, a bell sound rang from inside, followed by fast footsteps.

Then, the wooden entrance door opened with a creaking noise and revealed a deep blue-haired man in his late forties.

The blue-haired man wore a grey nightgown, had a slightly wrinkled rough face, thin mustache, monolid blue eyes, and pale skin.

He was none other than Professor Robert!

Upon seeing the blonde-haired young man, a smile appeared on Robert's rough face.

"How did you find my house, Pierce?" He asked in surprise.

In the meantime, Lydia curled her lips upward and responded in a male voice.

"Miss. Rebecca told me about your house address, Professor. I heard from her that you got sick and didn't come to the tower for the past two days, so I just thought of checking up on you."

Hearing those words, Robert let out a chuckle, opened the wooden door completely, and invited her in.

"Come in,"

Then, he turned around and started walking to the reception hall.

In the meantime, Lydia nodded her head, followed after him with fast footsteps, and soon both appeared in the reception hall. 

Small with clean white walls, two sofas at the center, a desk with a blank blotter on the corner, and a coffee table in-between the sofas.

"Please take a seat," Robert gestured her to sit on the camelback sofa and then asked.

"Would you like to drink something?"

"Soft drinks, please."

Saying so, Lydia sat comfortably on the sofa and let out a relaxing breath.

On the other hand, Robert went to the kitchen and returned with a bottle of champagne and two empty glasses. Then, he placed them on the coffee table, poured the champagne in two of those glasses, and gave one to Lydia.

Meanwhile, she took the glass from Robert's hand, leaned her back against the sofa, and took a sip.

At that moment, Robert also sat on the opposite sofa and asked with a frown on his face.

"Why did you come here?"

Upon hearing his question, Lydia didn't reply, though. Instead, she moved the glass towards her mouth, took a large sip, gulped it down, and spoke while placing the glass on the table.

"Before I tell you the answer, could you please give me answers to some of my questions?"

For a second, confusion appeared on Robert's face.

Soon, he didn't put much thought into it and spoke while waving his hand.

"Go on."

Nodding her head, Lydia took out a small trinket from her void pouch and asked with a mysterious smile on her face.

"Do you know Eve Nightwind, Professor Robert?"

But to her surprise, she only saw confusion and puzzlement on Robert's face!

'Why is he acting so calm? Did he already learn about me?' She raised her eyebrows and soon changed the question.

"Then, do you know anyone named Charles Nightwind?"

"I don't know any of them." Robert shook his head and soon asked in concern.

"Are they your family members? Are you searching for them?"

The next instant, the smile on Lydia's face disappeared!

'Why is he reacting like he really didn't know anything about them?' An uneasy feeling appeared on her face.

Soon, she shook her head and took out a blue crystal ball from her void pouch.

'Hehe, you can fool me, but you can't fool this artifact, Charles. 'His Highness' personally created this artifact and it has the ability to distinguish your real identity by analyzing your unique soul power. As long as you appear in a 100-meter radius, this crystal ball will directly shine in red color.' A twisted smile crept on her face as she placed it on the wooden table and waited.

But to her astonishment, the crystal ball didn't produce any light at all!

She sat there dumbly for a whole ten seconds and soon squinted her eyes.

'Sh*t, I forgot to activate it.' She placed her hand on her forehead and hurriedly activated it with the other hand.

The next instant, the crystal made a dim red glow and soon started to shine in a bright red color!

…

In the meantime, Charles finally reached 78 Hope Street and stared at the three-storied building with a smile.

Then, he took out another blank card and was about to throw it inside but stopped.

At that moment, he heard an arrogant young man's laughter from inside.

"Haha, you can't fool me now, Charles."

A moment later, a sudden ripple appeared in the surrounding, formed into a large cubic structure, and completely sealed the area around a 100-meter radius!

'Space Lock.' A shock appeared on Charles's face.

Before he could think further, his eyes turned completely white, and soon tens of images appeared in front of his eyes!

'Future Vision!' Charles instantly skimmed through those images in a second and squatted down as he understood his current situation.

A moment later, an invisible blade-like spatial shockwave appeared from inside and cleaved the whole building, the compound wall, the surrounding trees, and the nearby street lamps into two!

If he were one step late, his body would have sliced into two!

The shockwave even went to the nearby buildings and cut them like butter.

Charles didn't even dare to delay any longer as he dismissed his [Face Change] skill and returned to his original appearance.

Following that, a small ball of fire came out of his forehead and soon formed into a crimson mask!

Then, he rolled down from where he squatted before and evaded the falling street lamp posts and the compound wall.

Rumble! Creak! Clang!

Continuous creaking and rumbling noises echoed all over the area, and soon the half sliced three-storied building flipped on the other side, revealing three humanoid figures.

Robert's face appeared completely pale, and he was staring furiously at the blonde-haired man.

On the other hand, Lydia licked her lips and stared at the third figure with a surprised expression on her face.

The humanoid figure wore a pitch-black cloak and held a large black scythe in its hand. But what made Lydia's eyes squint sharper was the bony hands and skeleton face.

"Necromancer?" She muttered out loud as she tilted her head in puzzlement.

Soon, the smile on her face widened as she took a step back and spoke in a female voice.

"You are indeed a tricky opponent, Charles. If not for the crystal orb, I would still be in confusion."

"Who are you?" An icy voice emerged out from Robert's mouth as he stared at her with daggering eyes and took out a long black sword from his space ring. Then, he waved his hand and chanted in a nether language.

Whenever he finishes a verse, a mysterious magic circle would appear on the broken floor, and humanoid skeletons would crawl out from it!

Upon seeing his action, Lydia's mind went blank for a moment!

'Wait… How the hell is he summoning skeletons from Underworld? His Highness said that Charles is a Fire Mage class Mystic, right? Then, what is happening in front of me? Wait… Could it be he is also a dual-class Mystic like me?' An understanding expression appeared on her face.

"Interesting. It seems you hid this other class even from His Highness." A sinister smile appeared on her face as she snapped her finger and then disappeared!

The next instant, she directly appeared behind Robert, placed her hand on his back, and muttered in a chilling tone.

"Fate Change."