Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 194: The Battle for Truth (Part )

For a moment, Fair Holden didn't know whether he was dazzled or Kel'Thuzad was crazy.

He stared blankly for several minutes, not knowing what to say as the forum fell silent after the other party sent the message.

"He's a research spellcaster, and he actually asked for a one-on-one spell duel with a high-level battle mage?"

Angry words! Absolutely angry words! An independent spellcaster with limited resources and status, faced with such unfair and biased questioning and opposition, must have been filled with rage. This was why he wanted to engage in a physical exchange of spells with his opponents, using blood and magic to wash away the insult and contempt he had suffered...

Thinking of this, Feier felt that his behavior was understandable and muttered to himself, "Ah... he's angry if he wants to. This guy doesn't even consider his own specific situation. How can you, a weak academic who can be easily blown down by the wind, directly confront us, the magical thugs who have undergone body transformation!"

Of course, the majority of the spellcasters in the spellcaster forum are research-oriented spellcasters who are nicknamed "academic straws" by the battle mages. He would not directly send such descriptive words with slight ridicule and discrimination through messages in the forum to mock them face to face.

Otherwise, what awaits him is that before Kel'Thuzad even starts the duel, he, Fer Holden, will have the honor of receiving a bunch of "Truth Debate" challenges from research-oriented spellcasters in the forum.

After trying hard to organize his words, Fair quickly tapped the keys and began to earnestly advise this impulsive "academic fool" netizen.

Son of Flame: @Mr. Kel'Thuzad, you're too impulsive! Isn't it common knowledge that a research-based spellcaster can't stand up to a high-level battle mage? He won't show mercy in a duel; you'll die on the spot!

[Man in the Mirror: Caution! Caution! Researchers shouldn't confront those lunatics head-on. Academic disputes should be resolved through debate in the Hall of Truth!]

Stormrunner: I understand Mr. Kel'Thuzad's anger. This isn't a battle of pride, but a battle of dignity... I wonder if there's any tradition in the past where a close companion or friend could take over a duel in magic? If so, I can...

[Shadow Knight: No, in ancient wizard tradition, both the challenger and the challenged must face each other in person, and no one else can replace them. This is the only way to ensure fairness and justice!]

This Mr. "Stormwalker", a man Harvey had never met before, actually planned to take on this life-and-death spellcaster duel on his behalf. Although the main reason was that this member was naturally hostile to factions close to the church, Harvey was inexplicably moved by this act of actively offering help and shelter to him.

Of course, this also indirectly proves that this high-level spellcaster who has been stationed in the Evil Moon Mountains battlefield for many years is very confident in his own combat strength and believes that he can completely suppress and defeat the opponent who initiated the duel.

Harvey scratched his head and muttered, "That challenger is also from the Mage Warband of the Evil Moon Mountains. Could it be that they already have irreconcilable conflicts in reality? Is Stormwalker planning to take this opportunity to attack him?"

However, his choice to engage in a magic duel was not a momentary impulse caused by an insult to his dignity, but rather he wanted to take this opportunity to verify the power of his original super-level magic.

Anyway, Harvey had no intention of going to Alayeh in person and risking his life in this completely meaningless duel. He had the secret ability to freely shuttle through the magic web and directly attack the enemy with energy beams. It would be effortless for him to deal with an ordinary high-level combat mage.

He didn't need Shadow Knight or Stormrunner to locate his target. He could simply turn to Mr. Inner Demon once again, having his "devout believers" entrenched near the Evil Moon Mountains stealthily target the active spellcaster and swiftly kill him without revealing their identities. The Church's high-ranking judge in the Evil Moon Mines had died from demonic summoning. A battle mage from the Union and the Wizard Kingdom had died in the same manner, so what was there to suspect? Mr. Inner Demon didn't mind taking the blame, anyway.

What Harvey really wants to rely on are the three strange body puppets that can be hatched and manipulated and stored in his spiritual anchor on the mysterious beach!
Use them to plant spiritual seeds, and then use the ability of soul separation to remotely control the puppets to deal with magic duels. Even if you lose, there will not be any big losses, and you can also gain a lot of experimentally verified data. Why not do it?

Kel'Thuzad is dead, and Harvey still has a lot of unactivated small accounts on the forum that can be used at any time. The worst that can happen is that he can re-establish cooperative relationships with these members.

Kel'Thuzad: Everyone, I understand your concerns and good intentions, but I have decided to accept the duel challenge. Please believe in my ability. I have a way to fight against the battle mage who openly opposes me.

[Magic Shield: This... this is simply too risky! ]

[Frost Giant: Mr. Kel'Thuzad, I suggest you consider this carefully! I don't want to lose a friendly forum member, my friend!]

[Hand of Elements: Should we ask Mr. Turing to intervene and dissuade Mr. Kel'Thuzad? I think he's been blinded by anger and humiliation... Sigh!]

Harvey looked at the members who kept sending him messages to persuade him, and he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and chuckled.

Even the administrator Mr. Turing could not dissuade Mr. Kel'Thuzad. After all, including the observer Neumann, they were all various forum aliases of Harvey, stacked like nesting dolls, forming a trinity of online identities.

[Scorching Overlord: Since Mr. Kel'Thuzad insists on this, we have no other options. Please respect his thoughts and choices! I believe, as he said, there is a way to deal with this duel...]

Harvey raised his eyebrows, thinking that this legendary spellcaster in the forum was really an extremely shrewd old fox. He was very likely to have seen that he might have some powerful trump card, and he might even suspect that the administrator Turing would secretly help him.

After all, Mr. Turing was identified as an ancient secret being of non-human identity. Since he was willing to take action against the church's high-level judge entrenched in the Evil Moon Mining Area at his request, it is understandable that he is now willing to secretly assist a forum member in a magic duel.

Kel'Thuzad: Mr. Scorching Lord, can I obtain a formal commitment from the Union to keep this magical duel secret and only conduct it under the witness of high-ranking members of the Union? I do not wish to expose my anonymity...

[Shadow Knight: This is a completely reasonable request. We previously promised not to reveal your identity. So... I can lend you a legendary magical weapon. It has no offensive or defensive capabilities. Its sole function is to mask your unique magical fluctuations and conceal your true form. It cannot be deciphered by any spell or divine detection.]

[Scorching Lord: I agree to this request. This duel will be held in the closed-door Magic Tower of Alayeh's Sky Domain, under the direct witness of the three leaders of the Federation... All the internal factions involved in this matter will be bound by confidentiality agreements. Apart from the duel results, no additional information will be disclosed!]

(End of this chapter)