Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 612 The Truth About the Confusion Spell
Hussein placed the claw of a chaotic bird and the tongue of a burgundy bull on either side of the magic circle.

Immediately afterwards, a red vertical line appeared in the sky and fell.

Then came a burst of laughter, as if from some sharp, shrill source, and a metal dome shaped like a grotesque red-nosed clown appeared out of thin air.

The demon clown's eyes were covered by a black cloth.

Then, the clown on the metal dome, which looked like a relief, started to move, as if it had crawled out of the manhole cover.

"Wizard, in the name of the King of Indifference and Lies, I have come. Ahahaha..." the clown demon relief chuckled mockingly, "Which rule do you intend to confuse this time?"

"As a price, you need to offer enough sacrifices."

Hussein remained indifferent. He found himself even more adept at dealing with these beings who were even more unruly and indifferent than the White Wizards.

He pointed to the two offerings on the table.

The demon clown remained silent for a moment, then revealed another wicked grin. "That's not enough. This is just the basic sacrifice. I need more."

Hussein coldly asked, "What additional offerings do you need?"

The demon clown's eyes darted around before fixing on Locke, who watched with curiosity as the demon manifested from the power of the world from the ninth level of hell.

Clearly, the nine levels of hell are very special.

Never before has the will of a plane been so thoroughly integrated with its primary life form.

This demon, at this moment, can represent the nine levels of hell... or at least the world's will power of a certain plane.

All of this may be related to the Origin Contract Masters. In any case, the Lord of Hell on that level must have made an agreement with a certain Origin Contract Master.

The Demon Clown shifted his gaze away from Locke, who exuded two auras he loathed, one from the natural force plane.

That's one thing, I can tolerate it.

But that abyssal aura almost made it vomit.

Its eyes darted around, then it pointed at the witch Camilla and said, "I want her soul as a sacrifice, and I also want at least ten thousand pure human souls. I also want..."

A cold glint flashed in Camilla's eyes. "You mere demon from hell, I'll kill you."

Hussein reached out to stop it. "Ignore it. It's now the representative of the world's will in the seventh level of hell, the Hell of Lies. It's a feature of the nine levels of hell."

"These demons are now the representatives of the world's power, and the representatives in Hell are in an oversupply. Therefore, these representatives are very weak, but in any case, they all have some rules that come with the ritual magic.

"It's deliberately provoking you. According to the rules, if you attack it, it's the same as attacking the Hell of Lies, and you will be devoured by the power of Hell in an instant."

Camilla the Witch frowned.

She never expected that this clown demon had been deliberately provoking her all along.

It has been lying all along!

Hussein replied, "The extra sacrifices are indeed an additional price he can demand. But I have a special way."

In an instant, Hussein activated the Permanent Defense Field, transforming into a primitive vampire. A blood moon appeared behind him, and his magical pressure intensified, giving rise to three pairs of blood-red eyes and four pairs of bat wings.

After three years apart, Hussein's vampire transformation seems to have undergone a remarkable change, becoming more powerful and closer to the progenitor vampire.

Hussein opened his primal vampire maw and bit down on the clown demon, who immediately screamed in agony.

Hussein's blood curse spread through biting, temporarily turning the demon into a vampire.

Hussein laughed and said, "I'm enhancing its power, not attacking it or directly controlling it with my mind. Instead, I'm enhancing its power, so it won't trigger a counterattack. However, it can't maintain the vampire form for very long, but even if it can only be maintained for ten minutes, it will be enough."

“As his superior, I can command him.”

"Under the condition of offering only the basic offerings."

The clown demon became extremely respectful. "Blood Lord, what are your orders?"

Hussein pointed at Locke and said, "I want you to use the power of lies to confuse this wizard's identity and make him appear to be a wizard from the Nexus for the time being."

The clown demon let out a shrill laugh. "Blood Lord, of course. It's very simple."

The clown demon ran up behind Locke, and a strange energy enveloped Locke.

Hussein said, “You can make the deal now. Hurry up, or the confusion will wear off.”

The witch Camilla laughed and said, "I've really learned something new today. I never knew that contract masters could have such methods."

She quickly tossed her precious porcelain piece to Locke, and Locke, in turn, pushed the thing he had promised her onto her.

The two quickly completed the transaction.

The next moment, a strange power seemed to descend upon this place.

Camilla frowned, for that was the power of the Eye of Truth.

Did it cause an anomaly in the Eye of Truth, and discover that a wizard had violated the agreement?
The Eye of Truth appeared as a phantom golden triangular magical eye in the sky, which lasted for about five minutes.

None of the three spoke.

To prevent the Eye of Truth from noticing anything amiss, the Eye of Truth quickly disappeared.

Hussein skillfully dispelled the magic circle, ending the ritual magic, while the vampire transformation on the demon clown vanished instantly. The clown demon was furious. "Hussein, how dare you treat me like this!"

"Damn wizard, how can you have... otherwise, how could your curse work on me!"

The clown demon seemed completely unable to mention anything; whenever that thing was brought up, it was forcibly silenced by some force.

The clown demon resisted the call of hellish power, trying to remain in the prime material world. "Damn it, damn it, how dare you toy with the demon representative of the seventh level of hell!"

"How dare you play me for fools... I'm going to enter the Prime Material Plane, all of this is mine, all of it is mine."

The next moment, the clown demon was sucked into it.

It vanished instantly.

Hussein returned to normal and dusted off his clothes. "Confusing spells carry a high risk. But for some reason, the cost is very low for me."

Camilla the Witch was completely convinced, believing that Hussein was a genius on the same level as her. After all, the devil's representative had just been bitten by Hussein and cursed into becoming a vampire, and then manipulated by him to do things.

By using this method, Hussein could greatly reduce the cost of casting spells and eliminate the possibility that the devil's representative would use trickery to forcibly remain in the wizarding world.

That's why he's not going to take Locke's money this time.

For him, using the Confusion Charm is far less costly than for an ordinary Contract Master.

The witch Camilla said to Hussein, "Handsome, let's add each other on the Water Hyacinth Network system. Maybe we can cooperate in the future."

Hussein glanced at her and said, "Okay."

Camilla the witch asked tentatively, "Handsome, you just gave Augustine the wizard for free. Can you give me a discount next time?"

"Anyway, it seems like you have a very low cost to cast spells."

Hussein was blunt. "Impossible."

"If that's your point, then we shouldn't continue."

Camilla the witch's face turned pale and red; she hadn't expected Hussein to show her no respect whatsoever.

Only then did she notice that Hussein's gaze towards her was... extremely cold, devoid of much emotion.

It was as if she were looking at wizards who weren't part of the proper social circle.

The witch Camilla suddenly thought in surprise, 'I am a genius of the Nexus, my magical pressure is so much higher than his. Could it be that in his eyes, I am not even a first-ring wizard of his caliber?'

'How could that be! Maybe I'm overthinking it.'

Camilla the Witch chuckled and said, "I was just joking. Let's add each other as friends in the Water Hyacinth System."

After the two added each other, the witch Camilla quickly left.

One is being an inappropriate third wheel.

The second point is to minimize the time spent alone with Locke, since the Nexus and Mount Golden Crown don't get along.

Moreover, they secretly made deals that betrayed the interests of the Demon Scythe City.

Staying any longer would do her no good.

After she left, Hussein glanced in the direction she went, then said to Locke, "Long time no see. Your magical pressure is almost at the limit of the first ring. You should know about the soul decay period before the second ring, right?"

"I have a colleague who also entered a period of spiritual decline, but he's been in this decline his entire life. He's never escaped it, sigh..."

Locke nodded slightly. "I know. But I still appreciate you sharing this information with me. I once witnessed a wizard fail to break through to the second ring."

Hussein said, "Then I wish you good luck. It will probably be a few more years before I approach the stage of soul decay."

The two exchanged their understanding of magic for a while longer before saying goodbye and parting ways.

Locke was mainly eager to enhance his Full Moon Growth, while Hussein was not out on his own this time. He was now a lawyer at Mithril Law Firm, working with his mentor.

Then it's impossible for them to wander around outside freely.

Two old friends reunited after a long separation, but due to their busy schedules, they could only exchange a brief greeting before parting ways again.

But neither of them seemed to feel anything about it.

Simply because they both knew that the other was a fellow traveler on their own path.

Locke arrived at Joseph's Golem Shop and used the last five thousand magic stones he had to rent a medium-sized first-level testing room.

The magic stones from Arthas haven't arrived yet; they can only be settled after this sports festival ends.

However, it will only take two days.

I'm only poor for these last two days.

Inside the testing room, Locke looked at his natal magic porcelain in his hand, sensing the powerful magical energy within. "Let's try it out. Let's see what kind of power the magical moon created using this as its core possesses."

(End of this chapter)