You don't cast spells by the rules at all, do you?

In other words, Sean didn't want to kill anyone, otherwise they had no doubt that Sean could use the guards' bullets to kill the guards themselves.

"Damn capitalists!" Sabek, who had reacted, started cursing in his heart.

Needless to say, he was tricked by Sean.

But this is not the point. The point is that when the Flores family issued the bounty mission, they did not tell them about Sean's abilities. Those guys obviously had other intentions. They might be like them, wanting others to go first and wait until Sean's cards are revealed, or both sides suffer losses, and then they can reap the benefits.

"What a dog!"

Sabek even cursed himself.

The looting continues.

"Don't stand there like an idiot. Sit down." Sean said to the guards with a smile.

The guards were on high alert for the unprecedented magic. Of course, they would not actually do it. Putting aside other things, they were guards. How could they possibly listen to the robbers?

But they have no say in this matter.

Just as the guards were urgently thinking about countermeasures and how to call for support, Sean raised his hand again, and the characters in the golden ring fell off one by one, floated towards them, and pieced together into a big hand full of cracks above their heads, which grabbed them, picked them up, and placed them on the seats in the hall.

Guards: “???”

Hostages: “???”

At this moment, people who have been educated and believe in science since childhood feel that the worldview they have spent decades to build is being shattered and collapsed bit by bit. It may be an eye illusion once, but how can it be false twice? ?

Does magic really exist in this world? !

Seeing the panic on people's faces replaced by shock, and even forgetting that they were being robbed, Sabeck suddenly understood Sean's purpose of robbing the bank.

He is not doing it for the money... or rather, not just for the money, Sean also wants to make public the "truth" that has been hidden for a long time by the major families - the occult!

This will be a huge blow to the government and the forces behind it that have been seeking "stability" and "faith".

Just think about it, if one day you find out that the government you trust so much has actually been hiding things from you, secretly hoarding supernatural powers and magic, not giving you the opportunity to use them, and deceiving you into being a slave for the rest of your life, what would you think?

If it were Sabek himself, he would definitely gather equally angry people and seek an explanation from the government.

Marches and protests are very common in today's society.

If Sean doesn't handle this properly, it may cause the most serious crisis of trust in the empire's history.

Yesterday he was still thinking about the sophisticated tactics of those politicians. No matter whether their words are well-thought-out or not, as long as they make their "attitude" known, few people will carefully examine whether it is reasonable or not. Even if there are, there will be people who are willing to believe in the government and help the government debate. This is their most brilliant point.

It turns out that Sean is even more evil than these politicians.

Just flip the table over.

Not only did he rob a bank in New Eldo in broad daylight, he also used magic in public.

The witch hunt has been going on for so long, and almost all wizards are trying their best to avoid revealing any clues so as not to be discovered by the witch hunters. However, Sean does the opposite. Since you all know that I am a wizard, I might as well let everyone see who is in bigger trouble.

Sabeck had a series of epiphanies today.

From not being able to understand Sean's thoughts at the beginning to now completely understanding Sean's purpose.

No wonder the Flores family offered such a high price for Sean's head. This guy really dares to do anything.

But there was one thing he hadn't guessed.

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

The bigger set is just beginning.

As the staff helped Sean fill the box with money, Zajik finally arrived at the scene.

There was also a middle-aged man traveling with him.

As soon as Sabek saw him, he thought to himself that something bad had happened and things had gotten out of hand.

The man is the police chief, Higgins.

It sounds like just an ordinary position, but this is New Erdu, and the police station is a law enforcement agency directly under the mysterious force behind the scenes. The identity of the director is no worse than that of the patriarchs of those big families.

Sean had a hard time running.

How could someone who could be the chief of the New Eldu Police Station be just an ordinary person?

But the development of things was beyond his expectations.

As soon as Zajik arrived, he sneered, with anger and sarcasm in his eyes: "Don't think I can't recognize who you are if you cover your face."

"Sean, you're in big trouble!"

He dared to act wildly in New Eldu. It was not just that he wanted to kill Sean.

"Let's put our questions aside for now. When we get to the police station, you should give Mr. Higgins an explanation first!"

Zajik didn't say anything unnecessary. Magic power surged around him and he went straight forward to capture Sean.

Although both puppets were destroyed, he was only at rank five after all, and was not someone a mere Sean could contend against head-on.

What's more, he came prepared today.

At this moment, Zajik's mind was full of mathematical formulas, from series and limits to constants and partial differential equations. He was not afraid of Sean's weird magic at all. No matter how Sean asked the questions, he could never be challenged by them!

But Sean didn't move.

As if he had given up struggling.

Instead, Higgins narrowed his eyes and said, "Zajic, can't you see?"

Zajik: “?”

Can't see what?

Zajik didn't understand what Higgins meant. His moves had already been made, so he wanted to take down Sean first and then ask in detail.

Until his hands grasped Sean's shoulders.

Sean raised the corner of his mouth slightly, his eyes full of mockery.

The next moment, his body suddenly collapsed, and the skin on the surface collapsed like a sand man, revealing the "skeleton" inside his body, which turned out to be a piece of wood as tall as a person, roughly carved into the shape of a human.

With this move, Zajik only grabbed a handful of sand and a wooden stick.

His expression suddenly changed.

Puppetry? ?

Zajik turned around suddenly and tried to grab Elviri again.

But got the same result.

A hand of sand turned into two hands of sand.

Sabek, who was in the crowd, was even more shocked. Is this a fake person? ?

How could he just think that a fake person was elegant and teacher-like?

"The puppet path has always been a secret of your Floris family. Why would he know it?"

Higgins looked at Zagic meaningfully.

"Compared to Sean, I think the person who needs to give me an explanation is you, Mr. Zajik."

Zajik: “???”

Chapter 85: Twelve Million (Subscribe~)

Looking at Higgins' meaningful gaze, Zajik's heart skipped a beat.

He had been warned and questioned by his family when his plan was ruined in the hospital by Sean, a wizard who had just gained magical powers.

The fifth rank suffered a loss at the hands of the first rank, and no one would believe it if he told others about it.

If Sean was powerful because of those strange spells, that would be fine, but if Sean was powerful because of puppetry, then he would be in big trouble.

Puppetry, as one of the twelve major paths of the Era of Scholars, has always been "kept" by the Floris family. Only true members of the family or some loyal subordinates who have made significant contributions to the family are qualified to learn it.

Then why is Sean ashamed of puppetry?

It’s hard not to think deeply about this.

Assuming that Sean was his man from the beginning to the end, everything can be explained. The Flores family has its own "ideas" and is secretly cultivating Sean. Whether it was the failed pursuit at the book signing event in Old Siegel City or the late-night attack on Holkodu Hospital, they were all acting for others. In fact, they failed on purpose.

It doesn't matter what the idea is.

What’s important is to “have” the idea.

For something like this that doesn't exist, it's naturally impossible to find evidence, but many times, evidence is not necessary.

Once suspicion arises, the crime is established.

Even without evidence, this incident would have stuck like a rotten nail in the Flores family.

It cannot be removed or erased. From now on, they will no longer be trusted. In serious cases, they may even be replaced by other families immediately.

The most important thing is that if you really want to find evidence, there is actually no "evidence" at all.

Because the Flores family did "cultivate" Sean,

Sean could become a well-known writer, hold a book signing event on the first floor of a shopping mall in Old Siegel City, and write works that sold well, all of which were inseparable from their operations behind the scenes. It is undeniable that Sean may have some talent, but in this era, talent alone is not enough. What is more important is capital. Without the support of the Flores family, Sean would not have achieved what he has today. He would only be like other writers and poets, who would shine only after they die and give their works higher value.

If it is discovered that they helped Sean to build connections, how would they explain it?

The real reason is that they want to use this to hunt more wizards.

Since the witch hunt began, Eldridge Cathedral has given each family a number every year.

Tell them how many new wizards there are in the world. At the same time, this number is also an indicator. At the end of the year, each family must catch a certain number of prey, otherwise they will be considered incompetent and unworthy of being reused. After the new year, they will be punished and return to their hometown to farm.

The church is very strict with the families, and there is no room for human kindness. And wizards are not that easy to find. If they are determined to hide, even a crow cannot easily find them. Therefore, they use Sean's novel to spread the news that the Fountain of Enlightenment is hidden in the Black Fruit Rainforest, so that more people can awaken and become wizards.

So that they can hunt him down and report him to the church.

This situation has continued for several years, and today, a complete "industrial chain" has been formed.

The hospital in Holkodu is one of them.

But this practice actually goes against the original intention of the church.

The church wanted them to reduce the number of wizards, or even kill them all, but by doing so, they turned many people who were not originally wizards into wizards. Even if they completed the task on time every year, one plus one minus,

The actual number of wizards did not decrease, at least not to the extent the church wanted.

So...is this something we can talk about?

There is no way to explain it!

Once the church knew that they were meeting their targets in this way every year, it would not be just a matter of failing to do their job properly, but they would also be charged with the crime of being disloyal to the "Lord" - a capital crime!

It's not just him who will die, the entire Flores family will be implicated.

Zajik broke out in a sweat at the thought that he was about to become the eternal sinner of his family.

Damn it Sean, you've got me so screwed!

If Sean had used other magic instead of puppetry today, no matter how bizarre it was, it would not have been mentioned. The witch hunt has entered its final stage and will be over soon. By then, no one will know that there is something wrong with the Floris family's indicators.

Zajik never thought that just an ordinary exploit would one day become a sword hanging over his head, making him so anxious.

Now he didn't even know how to explain why Sean knew puppetry.

Outside the bank, the police team that received the alarm call had already rushed into the lobby and divided into three teams. One team checked the surveillance video, one team questioned the manager and other staff, and the other team was responsible for distributing "mineral water" to appease the people.

Erase their memory of the bank as much as possible.

Higgins's eyes always stayed on Zajik.

That was the look one gives a prisoner.

"Have you figured out how to answer?" he asked.

Zajik was sweating profusely and quickly replied, "Mr. Director, Sean is not using puppetry."

"Oh?" Higgins looked at the wooden man on the ground and asked, "What is this?"

Zajik tried to find a reason to explain: "What I mean is that his puppetry is different from the puppetry of our family."

"You just saw it. I had no idea about this. I just wanted to capture Sean alive."

"You should also be able to sense that I didn't hold back, because I didn't see that he was a puppet at all."

It would be a joke if a high-level wizard who practices puppetry couldn't tell the puppet of a low-level wizard. Being deceived by others in his own professional field was a manifestation of incompetence, no matter what the reason was.