Versatile Mage: Summon eight demons at the beginning

Chapter 142: Ancient Capital
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Meanwhile, in the Magic Palace.

The scourge of the undead in the ancient capital had indeed been resolved, but now, a bigger problem had arisen.

"Demon, what is that?"

In the spacious conference room, Shao Zheng, who had returned to China, promptly organized an offline meeting. Han Ji and several senior executives who survived in the ancient capital also participated.

Since the disappearance of the demon, the undead around the ancient capital also disappeared, or rather, they all returned to their tombs and rarely left their homes.

The last time this happened was hundreds of years ago.

But whether all this was because the Black Church's plan to revive the ancient king was successful, or because of the summoned demon god, no one knew.

Moreover, what the attributes of the demon god are is now a complicated issue.

The appearance of the demon god did save the ancient capital, but it also brought a new problem.

"The statistics are out. Under the huge fireball called the Devil's Wrath, nearly 30,000 people in the ancient city fled the barrier out of fear and died tragically at the hands of the undead."

"Nearly 500,000 people had their souls burned, with varying degrees of severity. Nearly 50,000 had the worst of them, and nearly 7,000 of them were burned into idiots."

"After our inspection, we found that those people's minds seemed to have been cleansed. They remembered nothing. They were even more terrifying than the Black Church's forgetfulness bugs."

"In addition, there are nearly two thousand people who were directly burned into the soul state."

As he spoke, the reporter put the photo of the so-called "soul state" on the big screen.

"This……"

Looking at the screen, the "soul" that was kneeling on the ground, twisting and struggling to look up at the sky, like the image of an evil ghost in a horror movie, the expressions of everyone present changed a little.

"These souls cannot be touched, cannot be transferred, and can be seen even by ordinary people," the reporter said.

"Whether it's a psychic mage, a curse mage, or a necromancer mage, none of them can touch these souls. They look like images, but they are incredibly real. When you get close to them, you can even feel the fear that the soul was feeling. According to eyewitnesses, they saw with their own eyes those people being burned alive by the flames into that state."

"At present, we can only ask the earth magicians to build a layer of earth wall around those souls to enclose them and minimize the subsequent impact."

"However, the people of the ancient capital... they are all against hiding those whose souls were burned."

"Why?" Shao Zheng asked.

Why would anyone object to something that can make one feel creepy just by looking at the photo?

"Because they are worried that it might bring down the wrath of the devil." Han Ji said.

"In the eyes of the people of the ancient capital, those souls that were burned are all people who disrespected the devil and deserved to die. Instead of hiding them, we should let everyone know that this is the consequence of disrespecting the devil."

"..."

The conference room suddenly became quiet.

Even Han Ji, who said this, had an unnatural look on his face.

This kind of reaction is too much like the state of being brainwashed by a cult!

However, this is not just one or two people, but the entire ancient capital, nearly a million people, are like this!
It was the devil who saved the ancient capital, not the wizard or the government. In fact, no one knew who spread the news, but the authorities had already abandoned the ancient capital.

The atmosphere in that city is now very strange. Any disrespectful remarks towards the devil are not tolerated. Even foreign wizards who come to help with post-disaster reconstruction will be driven out by the locals in minutes if they say something like that.

There have even been many incidents of conflicts between the ancient capital mages and the foreign aid mages!

"We originally suspected that the fireball might be some special magic that could brainwash people, but..." The reporter unconsciously looked at Han Ji and several other high-level officials who had witnessed the Ancient Capital incident.

"No." Han Ji shook his head.

“It’s not mental brainwashing.”

"That is the fear brought by absolute power." Zhu Meng said.

He was also burned for a while at that time. After all the disrespectful thoughts towards the demon god in his heart disappeared, the burning feeling that seemed to have set his soul on fire slowly dissipated.

The reaction of the people in the ancient capital today is not because of some tricks of the devil, but the fear after their psychological defenses were shattered by such a direct and shocking power!
The people of the ancient capital are not defending the devil, they are doing it out of awe!

Even he couldn't even raise the slightest doubt towards the devil in his heart.

dare not!

"Human mages' understanding of the dark plane is still too superficial. I have also investigated a lot of information in this area during this period, but to no avail." Shao Zheng said.

"The Dark Demon God who was able to repel the millions of dead soldiers led by the dead kings of the eight directions is undoubtedly an emperor. Moreover, judging by the changes in the world caused by the Dark Demon God, he is no ordinary emperor."

"For now, I am prepared to classify the Demon God as a resurrected ancient king."

"I'm afraid this doesn't make sense," said a middle-aged congressman.

"The magic that the ancient king Ying Zheng controlled during his lifetime did not include fire magic. Moreover, the method of burning the soul should be curse magic. In addition, the storm..."

"It may be the revival of the ancient king. Could it be that you are planning to tell the whole world that we have summoned a dark demon?" Shao Zheng interrupted.

"What about the people in the ancient capital?"

"We were not able to detect the catastrophe in the ancient capital in advance, nor could we provide timely support. We even almost watched the ancient capital being devoured by the undead. Now that the ancient capital has survived the disaster, are you planning to hold them accountable for using the forbidden dark technique?"

Forbidden techniques, at least on the surface, are expressly prohibited by the magic associations of the five continents. This horrific forbidden technique that involves millions of people summoning an emperor-level dark demon will cause huge international public opinion. Once it is used by someone with ulterior motives to label the survivors of the ancient capital as evil believers of the demon, what should they do?
Destroyed the ancient capital?

The preparation of the forbidden technique was ordered and supported by Han Ji, and he also approved it. They couldn't save the ancient capital, so could they not allow the ancient capital to save itself?
"But……"

"Now that I have finished speaking, who objects?" Shao Zheng asked.

"..."

There was silence in the meeting room. If they objected at this time, it would be equivalent to advocating to send the millions of people in the ancient capital who had just escaped from the gates of hell to their doom again. No one here had the courage to do so. They tacitly agreed that after the matter was exposed, it was Shao Zheng and Han Ji's responsibility and had little to do with them.

"Then...what about Lu Cheng's treatment?" asked a middle-aged congressman.

"He threatened the National Magic Association and secretly researched forbidden techniques. Also, the two strange dark creatures around him, the vampires, and the Black Church, Hu Jin Grand Deacon Mu He. According to our investigation, he took good care of Lu Cheng when he was in Bo City. Although we don't have direct evidence to prove his relationship with the Black Church, he is highly suspected."

"So?" Shao Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

He took advantage of my absence to stir up trouble and almost brought a space storm to the imperial capital!

Now that I'm back, do you still want to cause trouble?
"..."

Noticing Shao Zheng's change in attitude, the middle-aged congressman tactfully shut up.

Didn't he just mention it casually?

What does this murderous look mean?
What? Could it be that Lu Cheng is your Shao Zheng’s illegitimate son?

Isn't that Su Lu's nephew?
Or when did you become in-laws?
……

"How is Lu Cheng doing?"

After the meeting, Shao Zheng specifically sought out Pang Lai.

According to Han Ji's report, Lu Cheng had entered the Evil Abyss at that time, and when he appeared again, he had fallen into a coma. According to Ling Xi, the elder of the Hunter Alliance, after they entered the Evil Abyss, they got lost and separated, and were then brought out by the two people who broke into the Evil Abyss.

Being able to freely enter and exit the Evil Abyss is no longer a skill that a super-class magician can possess.

Forbidden curse!

And it’s a space system!

"It should be fine." Pang Lai said.

"Otherwise, there would be a space storm hanging over our heads while we were having the meeting."

Shao Zheng lowered his voice, "Didn't you go and take a look?"

Pang Lai's eyes twitched slightly, "Am I crazy? Going there now, asking for a beating?"

Song Qiming is in Shanghai, even that old guy doesn’t dare to go!
He dares?

"Go and take a look and find out his attitude." Shao Zheng said.

"The training for the World Academy Competition is about to begin. If he is still interested, I will try my best to convince these people and reserve a spot for him. If he is not interested, I will not force him."

The nature of the World Academy Competition is somewhat special. It is a competition among domestic families' strength, and also an exhibition match for countries around the world to show off their muscles. Therefore, Lu Cheng's situation is indeed a bit troublesome.

Chinese people are very sensitive. If this matter gets out of hand, it will become a question of national dignity.

"No need to ask." Pang Lai shook his head.

"He will definitely go."

"Why?" Shao Zheng asked puzzledly.

"Because someone doesn't want him to go." Pang Lai said.

"If this incident hadn't happened, he probably wouldn't have had much interest in the college competition. At most, he would have just treated it as a trip, and there's a high chance that he would just work without putting in any effort. But now someone doesn't want him to go."

"Then he must go."

A rebellious streak passed down from generation to generation!

"By the way, you'd better deal with the previous incident." Pang Lai reminded.

"This is not something that can be decided with just one word from me." Shao Zheng sighed.

It was such a big event in the ancient capital, involving the lives and deaths of millions of people. Although the beheading plan was radical, it was the only thing they could do at the time.

As for adding a high-level mage like Lu Cheng, it only took a word. So many super-level mages, even Zhu Meng, were involved. Could it be said that it was a personal vendetta? Who had a grudge against Lu Cheng?

"Besides, this matter is not groundless." Shao Zheng lowered his voice.

"According to the news from the Inquisition, Lu Cheng does have a special connection with the Black Church. He even had many contacts with Saran."

Pang Lai's expression changed slightly, "Where did you get the news from?"

"There are undercover agents from the Black Church among our people, and naturally, there are also our undercover agents in the Black Church." Shao Zheng sighed.

“I couldn’t object to this before because of this news.”

The undercover agent of the Black Church risked his life to spread the news that Saran did have a special connection with Lu Cheng, so the Supreme Court instructed Han Ji to keep a close eye on Lu Cheng.

Even if there was no incident in the ancient capital, Lu Cheng had already been a person of great importance by the Supreme Tribunal!

Even in the ancient capital's beheading plan, the Supreme Court initially intended to use Lu Cheng to lure out Saran, and the others were just a cover.

But they didn't expect the Black Church to create such a big scene. Even Sha Yuan was controlled. Millions of undead troops surrounded the ancient capital, causing communication to be interrupted. What happened afterwards could only be decided by Han Ji himself.

However, at the beginning of the beheading plan, he had asked the Supreme Court to give Han Ji a hidden order. If the plan failed, no matter whether Lu Cheng was from the Black Church or not, he could not really do anything to him.

It’s not that he is being partial or breaking the law, it’s just that reality is so fucked up!
Lu Cheng is the Black Church?

and then?
kill him?

Then let millions or tens of millions of people across the country turn into bubbles in Su Meng's space storm?
Unless Lu Cheng really does something blatantly against the law, they cannot take action. Even if that kid really goes astray, they cannot kill him but can only restrict him!

This doesn't mean that he is afraid of things, he is not afraid of Su Meng either.

This is a compromise that must be made for the safety of life and property of millions or even tens of millions of people across the country!
This is reality! Fucking reality!
(End of this chapter)