Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 392 Wartime Command

In just half an hour, with the charge of the summoned beasts and the assistance of various forces, thousands of Netherworld minions were wiped out.

At the invitation of Staff Officer Binwei, Wang Teng brought Lingling to the conference room at Zhenbeiguan, accompanied by Zhao Manyan and Staff Officer Binwei's adjutant.

"I am very grateful for Councilor Wang Teng's help this time!"

After ordering the remaining mages to clean up the battlefield, Staff Officer Bin returned, as receiving the councilor was clearly more important than that matter.

"You're too kind. I only learned about this crisis in Kitahara after receiving a notification from the chief."

"However, the actual situation is a bit beyond my expectations. This matter may only be the beginning." Wang Teng took the hot tea handed to him by his adjutant and took a sip.

"You also think this matter is not simple, right?" Lingling seemed to have found a kindred spirit; she had always had a very bad feeling.

"Councilors, please feel free to speak your minds about this matter. We are the highest-ranking officials here."

Staff Officer Bin suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, a very bad premonition. She felt that what Wang Teng was about to say was definitely not a good thing.

"Let me ask you a question: In the demon world where bloodlines are absolute, what kind of being can use a monarch-level Netherworld Frog as a slave?" Wang Teng put down his teacup and looked at the group of people.

This……

Binwei seemed to have thought of something, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt sweat pouring down his back, with fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.

"You mean... an emperor?!?"

Zhao Manyan's expression turned serious at this moment, his eyes darting around as if he were considering the possibility of this situation.

Wang Teng looked at Zhao Manyan with surprise. He hadn't expected that Zhao Manyan would know about the existence of emperors. He thought this guy hadn't even reached that level yet.

"Don't look at me~ I just heard some rumors from the family's ancestral tablets." Zhao Manyan quickly waved his hand to explain.

Wang Teng smiled and didn't care whether what he said was true or false, and then continued, "There are very few pyramids of this size in the entire Egyptian tombs. If nothing unexpected happens, it is the Great Pyramid of Giza."

"Pyramids of this level don't usually move around randomly, so those lurking rats must have used some method to lure it here."

"This kind of behavior is just like that madman Salam's—it reeks of shit!"

After Wang Teng finished speaking, he took another sip of tea and thought it tasted pretty good.

He was too lazy to play guessing games with this group of people, so he made his own deductions based on what he saw and heard.

"This... can't be right?"

"If that's the case, let's run!" Zhao Manyan's voice trembled. He didn't think Wang Teng could handle a monster like Khufu.

"You can leave whenever you want. We won't leave, and we can't leave!" Staff Officer Bin said firmly.

Behind the fortress, millions of people are being evacuated. If the fortress fails to hold, the consequences will be unimaginable.

You got a refund this time, but what about next time? Will you get another refund?

There will come a day when there is nowhere left to retreat. On that day, will you still have the courage to fight back?

"Wang Teng~ You should have a way, right~" Lingling asked softly, her face full of worry, afraid of hearing an answer she didn't want to hear.

Others might have doubts about Wang Teng, but she wouldn't.

She already had a premonition, and now that Wang Teng had spoken, she understood where her worries came from.

"There are solutions, of course..." Wang Teng maintained a confident and composed expression, as if even an emperor could not sway him.

"Tell me quickly, tell me quickly..." Lingling asked impatiently, even coming up and grabbing his hand.

Staff Officer Bin and her adjutant, along with Zhao Manyan, also looked over with hopeful expressions.

Wang Teng hesitated slightly, then began to consider whether he should bring this up in public, since he needed the ancient king to come and drive Khufu out of the pyramids.

Only in this way could he have a slight chance to steal a chicken; otherwise, there would be no chance at all, as the other party would be sitting inside the pyramid, watching the undead under his command mindlessly push forward.

"I can't tell you about this for now, and you shouldn't mention today's conversation outside, otherwise it's uncertain whether that thing will even work out."

"Chief of Staff Bin, you can arrange for the non-combat personnel to evacuate in advance. Moreover, there is no need for mages below the mid-level to stay here. This fortress doesn't have much time left."

"Based on past experience, it should take at most four or five days..."

"Whether we can hold them off or not, the aftershocks of this battle will easily destroy this fortress."

"If you can't make a decision, you can use my name, and I'll take responsibility for it afterwards," Wang Teng said calmly.

With his current status as a former member of the Royal Court, he is already qualified.

Even in such major national security incidents, his wartime command authority is higher than that of the garrison's staff commander.

"Yes, Councilor Wang Teng!" Staff Officer Bin immediately understood Wang Teng's meaning; this was the other party exercising supreme command authority during wartime.

She turned and left the meeting hall with her adjutant. It would be more believable to hear "four or five days" as "four days" or even "three days," as things rarely develop as they seem.

She didn't reject the suggestion because she believed the other party's judgment was based on reason and evidence, and wasn't just making baseless accusations.

As a court councilor, her opponent was far superior to her in combat assessment, and she wouldn't bother arguing about it; such an act was pointless.

The other party's methodical and clear handling of the matter gave her a very trustworthy demeanor.

Having about three days to evacuate is quite good; it's enough time for her to make arrangements. After all, the fortress is mostly populated by mages, who are far more obedient than ordinary people. Knowing the fortress is dangerous, they're also the fastest to run away.

Glug~

Zhao Manyan swallowed hard. He hadn't expected that such a significant decision would be made so soon.

"Old Zhao, you should have been in contact with Mo Fan, right?"

Zhao Manyan immediately snapped out of his daze and replied, "Yes!"

"Alright, let him come see me when he has time. I have something to tell him."

……

The entire fortress city was quickly shaken. News spread that it could fall at any moment, and some merchants and mages had already fled the fortress overnight.

Staff Officer Bin then relayed the order: non-combat personnel could evacuate the fortress, and mages below the mid-level could also evacuate.

All retreated to Feihuang City in the rear. The retreating military mages also needed to assist the imperial guard mages in evacuating the civilians.

This order was a wartime order, and it was signed by both Staff Officer Bin and Councilor Wang Teng.

It was late at night.

A dark figure flashed across the wilderness and entered the fortress with ease.

In a building right next to the city wall, on the fifth and top floor, Wang Teng sat alone on a futon, meditating with his eyes closed.

There are many unique aspects to the forbidden spell level, and he needs to seize the time to familiarize himself with and comprehend it.

In particular, he needed to figure out the best way to steal the Pharaoh's chickens, and everything he came here was in service of that goal.

As if drawn by a scent, the shadows pinpointed the location and swiftly slipped through the crack in the door, revealing a figure that slowly emerged.

"I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly!" Wang Teng suddenly opened his eyes, seeing through the shadows and staring directly at the hidden figure.

(End of this chapter)