Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 454: Fake is better than real
Eric, who was thinking with his eyes closed, suddenly heard a voice coming from deep inside his heart. The voice was low and angry, with a hint of fear:
"what are you?"

Eric chuckled, "Me? I'm Eric."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this answer, the voice became even more angry: "You are a fake, a liar, I am Eric, and you have taken over my body."

Eric did not deny it, but said softly: "I am you, there is no doubt about it. I come from your heart and your dark thoughts. Haven't you always wanted to get rid of me... How do you feel now that I am gone?"

"Ah... I almost forgot. Now you are suppressed by the Revelation Tree Virus. You can only watch your body being controlled by me. It must feel very bad."

"But, think on the bright side, at least you got what you wanted now, right?"

"As for your family and friends, I will of course help you take good care of them. Oh, while I was talking, your boss called."

Hearing the fake say this, the real Eric was really panicked.

If what the impostor said was true, and he really was an evolution of his dark side, then Eric really didn't dare to imagine what he could do.

However, he was powerless in the face of such a situation.

Trapped in numerous seals, he could only watch as the fake Eric connected the terminal with familiarity.

Hope rose in Eric's heart.

A fake is a fake. Perhaps he has just been born and his memory organization is not yet perfect.

The terminals all have identity authentication functions, which can directly verify the identity of the person who makes the call, especially if his terminal is a military terminal. Once there are any clues, an early warning will be triggered and reported directly to the higher authorities.

Although the routine examination at the Magic Injury and Sickness Hospital did not reveal any problems, if a specific examination was conducted, something would definitely be found.

As if responding to Eric's thoughts, the terminal triggered a retry as soon as it was connected.

"There is an abnormality in your identity authentication. You need to re-verify your identity..."

Right, that is it.

Eric waited nervously for the result.

The fake Eric was not panicked at all. He attached the diagnosis just issued by the doctor to it and added the reason for the review: "The soul is created into mental fluctuations. It is recommended to conduct an iterative review."

After reading the material, the terminal identity quickly gave feedback:

"The data verification has passed, the iterative review has passed, and the iterative review and re-entry of identity data will begin soon. The terminal will verify the key nodes soon."

"Identity verification in progress..."

"The soul's nature is consistent through..."

"Data refreshed, terminal login request approved."

Eric's consciousness fluctuated violently and he couldn't believe his eyes.

why?
Why did the review pass when it was clearly not me? !
This is absolutely ridiculous.

The fake Eric was not surprised by this. He said to Eric who could not accept it, "Haven't you figured it out yet? The place that binds you is your soul. I was born from your soul. You and I are two sides of the same coin. It's normal for me to pass the inspection. If I can't, that's abnormal."

Not only that, the fake Eric seemed to have thought of something and continued, "Moreover, you have constructed the template field, which will also affect your soul. Now I may be more compatible with the body than you."

The fake Eric answered the question as he connected the terminal.

"Hey, Captain."

"Eric, how are you now? Are you feeling better? I just received a notification that you woke up."

When the sealed Eric heard the captain's voice, hope flashed in his eyes again.

On weekdays, when they were on a mission, all the team members were together day and night, even closer than family. If the captain could find something unusual, maybe he could be saved.

……

Eric heard the question in the terminal and said, "I'm fine. It's just a pity that this mission failed. It's a shame for our team."

"The objectives of this mission are a bit tricky. I am no match for them."

The person at the other end of the terminal hummed and said, "I've learned about it. There are serious errors in the mission intelligence as well."

The fake Eric immediately said, "The intelligence did contain a large error, but the main problem is that our opponents are not simple. Our targets this time are four people: Fernando, Daliuzhu, Andre, and the newly joined Sinclair."

"The Great Flow Master has completed the domain advancement and developed a new ability that allows him to transform into a flesh-and-blood creature that is completely unafraid of lightning. Not only will my enhanced lightning be unable to harm the other party, it can even be used by the other party to recover from injuries."

"Sinclair is suspected to be a self-constructed domain user. His abilities are unknown, but he can use space magic. It is difficult to hit him with magic, so he is a bit difficult to deal with. He also masters several kinds of black magic, which is very lethal."

"Many teammates were killed by the opponent in one blow..."

"As for Fernando and Andre, they are not domain wizards, so they are not a concern. If it weren't for the Great Flow Master and Sinclair, these two guys would be easily destroyed with a wave of their hands."

The captain at the other end of the terminal said after hearing this: "Well, when you have recovered from your injuries, you can go to the database to supplement the corresponding information. Although the mission failed, Wanxiang City's Security Investigation Department has a high opinion of us."

"If you hadn't sacrificed yourself to delay and rescue the others, I'm afraid there would be heavy losses this time."

"Just take good care of your injuries first, and don't worry about other things."

Eric chuckled and replied, "Captain, are you talking about the news content published by major media now..."

The captain was silent for a moment, and then seemed to be relieved and said, "Well, have you seen it..."

Eric smiled and said, "Of course, Captain, you are really not good at acting. Just by listening to your good words, I knew something must have happened. I just opened the terminal and saw it."

Previously, the Wanxiang City Wizard Association identified the Emerald Thieves as the real murderers of the "Assassination of Visser" and focused on reporting the tragic price of eleven deaths and seven injuries during the underground gathering to arrest them.

It also shows that the Emerald Thieves are a real criminal organization, or even a terrorist organization.

Soon, the Emerald Demon Thieves issued a response announcement on the Demon Network.

In response to the wanted order and reward issued by the Wanxiang City Wizard Association in the previous article.

[The Emerald Thieves publicly stated: They did not murder Visser and will not remain silent in the face of slander.] In this content, it is also emphasized that the Emerald Thieves will never take action against righteous people, and Visser is an official who truly works for the people and will not appear on the Emerald Thieves' hunting list. They deeply regret his death.

The murder charges against the Wanxiang City Wizard Association listed in detail the crimes committed by the eleven people they killed.

Eleven dead people, but their crimes took up twenty pages.

"Secretly participating in forbidden experiments", "abusing power to frame and murder innocent people", and "tampering with or destroying important evidence" are the three most common items. Of course, there are also many other crimes such as "leaking secrets" and "conducting illegal transactions", but they are not as common as the first three.

Each of these eleven dead agents was responsible for the deaths of more than ten innocent people.

Especially the leader Virno, more than 200 innocent wizards died at his hands, not including many criminals who were lynched.

What is most shocking is that the source of each accusation against the death agent can be clearly stated.

Some people were eyewitnesses of the accusations and came forward to prove that some of them were true. There were also curious people who looked up the relevant information and found that many of them actually matched up.

Many media outlets even immediately set up a column to count the authenticity of these sensational cases.

The Emerald Thieves and the Wanxiang City Wizard Association each held their own opinions and competed with each other in the media, which quickly attracted the attention of the Magic Network Wizards.

It also sparked discussions on many other extended topics.

For example, does the Ombudsman have too much power?

What can you do if you are in the position of the Emerald Thieves, or if you are a suspect who has been slandered after the evidence has been tampered with?
Anyway, the incident created quite a stir, and the murder of Visser was the one that started it all.

Various media outlets also took the opportunity to start polling and investigate public opinions.

But surprisingly, in this incident, a large number of people expressed their support for the Emerald Thieves.

"What the Emerald Thieves said makes sense. If there is evidence that proves he did it, then make it public. It's a bit strange to identify the murderer without any reason."

"Can the evidence be trusted? Eleven dead, each of them has tampered with the evidence and arrested the wrong murderer, tsk tsk."

"The Emerald Thieves only execute those who are guilty. They always state the reason for each execution and do not hide anything. This alone is better than the Inspectorate that abuses lynching. If I really have to choose, I trust the Emerald Thieves more."

"As a student sponsored by the Emerald Thieves to attend Wizard Academy, I can only say that I hope the Supervisory Office can provide sufficient evidence before making accusations."

There are also many wizards on the magic network who are concerned about another thing:

"Two domain wizards, eighteen high-level wizards, captured four wizards, but ended up with eleven of them dying... Aren't they just useless?"

"I heard that there were war wizards involved, but this is the result?"

"Don't be so mean. Have you read the report? If you want to criticize someone, just criticize the useless people in the Supervisory Office. The domain wizards in the Supervisory Office are very good at killing innocent people, but they were killed by the fugitives in one encounter. If it weren't for the protection of the war wizards, none of the idiots in the Supervisory Office would have escaped. If I were someone from the Supervisory Office, I would kowtow to Eric."

"No wonder they tamper with evidence and kill innocent people. It's because criminals can't be caught, right?"

"That's all a war wizard is?"

Such remarks are endless, and the questioning voices are no longer just directed at the Wanxiang City Supervisory Office, but have spread to the security investigation departments of all cities.

It also forced the wizard associations in many cities to come forward and say that they would conduct self-inspections to prevent such incidents from happening again.

Of course, there are other people who say:

"The murderer needs to be tracked down. The damage on the other side is already very serious. Can you come up with a solution quickly?"

"With Visser, we thought we had hope for disaster relief this time, but now that Visser has fallen, there is no news anymore."

There are constant controversies online, and topics related to Visser and crimes committed by Ombudsman agents are emerging one after another and remain high on the hot searches.

But one thing is certain, the Wizarding Association is now at a disadvantage in terms of public opinion.

No one could have imagined that a simple statement from the Emerald Thieves would cause such an uproar and launch a massive attack on the Wizarding Association.

The captain said in the terminal: "Ignore them. There are scum in the Wizard Association, but they are definitely a minority. We will investigate these guys who are jumping for joy now later."

Eric chuckled and said, "I don't care. Whether they scold or thank me, it has nothing to do with me. I just need to do my job well."

The captain breathed a sigh of relief on the other end. Seeing that Eric was not affected, his tone became much lighter: "You are different from before, Eric. I am very happy. You used to care a lot about other people's opinions."

Eric pursed his lips and looked at the questions that kept coming out of his mind: "Why, are these the people I risked my life to protect?" "Why would they sympathize with criminals?"

It seems that the captain understands Eric. Fortunately, I don’t care about these unimportant things like him.

"Perhaps it's because of what I've been through that I've gained some new feelings. Being an agent is also a profession, and there's no distinction between high and low professions. Recognition comes from oneself, not from others."

The captain's happy voice came from the other side, and he said gently: "I'm glad you think so. Our profession is destined to endure a lot of misunderstandings, but this is normal. If you pin your beliefs on others, it will be too unreal."

"Fortunately, you have realized it now. It's not too late. I even think that this incident is not a bad thing for you."

"Oh, by the way, you should rest well. I just need to make sure you are alright."

The captain hung up the terminal.

Along with it, the hope of sealing Eric also ended.

He thought the captain understood him, but he didn't expect that he really noticed the change. After discovering the change, the captain even felt that the fake was better.

The fake Eric closed his eyes and said to Eric in the depths of his consciousness: "Feeling a little sad?"

"Is it because you feel that the captain's affirmation of me is a denial of you?"

Eric snorted coldly and did not answer. He was indeed a little disappointed.

His domain was cut off, his abilities were taken away, and apart from being able to sense the outside world, he was now like a ghost possessed by this body.

The fake Eric appeared in front of Eric, showing a half-smile, and said softly:
"I think you have been misunderstood. There is no distinction between high and low professions. The agents of the Supervisory Office are not respected because of their profession, but because of the power we hold and our strength."

After hearing this, Eric couldn't help but retort: ​​"Ridiculous, this statement is simply ridiculous."

(End of this chapter)