Versatile Mage

Chapter 2254: Just a Step Away

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

They had to leave!

They had to leave at once!

The Red Cardinal was actually risking her life to save him!

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“Salan, DIE!”

A voice sounding like a devil that had just woken up in the deepest Hells rose behind Wu Ku, sending a terrified chill down his spine.

Wu Ku did not dare turn around. He had never seen anyone who was so powerful that the whole area had turned into a realm of darkness and blood, driving the energy of every Element away!

The Red Cardinal had never planned to fight Mo Fan, as she knew there was a demon inside him. Once the demon woke up, he could crush even the strongest member of the Black Vatican to pieces!

“Space Scroll!” Salan had come prepared.

She immediately used the Space Scroll after Wu Ku reached her. Silver strings interwove around her like they were going to slice the two up, but the silver strings were actually slicing through space so they could enter a space rift.

The sky and the ground were dyed red. A figure with exploding lightning, flames, shadows, silver light, and the glow of the moon in a chaotic state flew toward them. He might only have been the size of an average human, but he was like a towering devil in Wu Ku and Salan’s eyes.

“He can tear the space apart!” Salan frowned coldly.

“What should we do then? Are we done for? It’s all my fault!” Wu Ku looked extremely guilty.

The Space Scroll was extremely rare and expensive. Salan might have come prepared, but Mo Fan’s strength in his demon form was comparable to the Black Dragon Emperor!

The Black Dragon Emperor had managed to reach its claws into the turbulence of space that Mo Fan and Asha’ruiya were in. Similarly, Mo Fan was able to chase after Wu Ku and Salan after they escaped into the rift.

The Space Element was one of Mo Fan’s Elements. He could already maneuver through the turbulence of space and leave it in one piece. He had no trouble doing so after he demonized!

“Time to go!” Salan grabbed Wu Ku and flung her sleeves to open another tunnel in the rift. They left the turbulence of space and landed somewhere.

The tunnel closed very quickly. Salan and Wu Ku found themselves in an abandoned church.

Wu Ku recognized the place. It was a small base used as a meeting point for their operation.

“We are safe… oh my!” Wu Ku was about to let out a relieved sigh when he noticed lightning flickering behind them.

A hand reached out from the lightning like it was prying open the door of an elevator. The devil was forcing his way through the turbulence of space!

“This way!” Salan dragged Wu Ku with her like a miserable dog.

Six Magic Formations with silver lights had been activated in the run-down church. Salan dragged Wu Ku into one of them. A bunch of people who were dressed like Salan and Wu Ku appeared in the church. They had even smeared mud over themselves to disguise themselves as Wu Ku.

They entered the rest of the Space Magic Formations to provide Salan and Wu Ku with some cover.

Mo Fan came out of the turbulence of space. His demonic Aura had weakened a little, but his blood-red eyes were just as intimidating as before.

There were six Teleportation Formations. None of them were reversible.

Salan was well aware of Mo Fan’s abilities in his demon form. There was no way she would show herself if she did not have a plan.

Mo Fan was now forced to choose one out of six Teleportation Formations!

Mo Fan did not have time to analyze his options. He knew each of the Teleportation Formations would lead to a major city!

He had to take his chance to stop Wu Ku and Salan right away. Otherwise, things would be unpredictable once he showed up in a city in his demon form.

The odds were six to one.

Salan was forcing Mo Fan to gamble!

The Head Priest was very important to Salan or she would never have taken such a risk!

She was still bold enough to take the gamble.

One out of six. If Mo Fan was blessed by the Heavens, he would end up making the right choice, and it would be Salan’s end. All her ambitions would be in vain because of a single mistake.

If Mo Fan made the wrong choice, she would be able to save Wu Ku’s life. She would not have to look for a new Head Priest.

Wu Ku had to live at all costs. He was the most important part of her plan!

She could afford to lose the Evil Herbalist and the Chief Extraditor, but not Wu Ku!

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Walking down a crowded street, Salan threw her raincoat away and picked up an ordinary brown umbrella.

Wu Ku draped a half-transparent raincoat over his shoulders to cover his miserable appearance and the smell of mud. It was a normal raincoat sold by every stall along the road.

The two were walking at a steady pace through the rain. There were tall buildings and pedestrians around them.

Wu Ku shivered as he kept walking.

It was his first time being that close to death. He was panicking more than when he had been surrounded by Mo Fan, Mu Bai, and Zhao Manyan together.

He never knew Mo Fan had such an ability! Even if he had used his Innate Talent, Mo Fan could still kill him with ease!

“Is he coming after us?” Wu Ku asked nervously.

“He made the wrong choice,” Salan replied stiffly.

“It seems like we are still blessed by the Heavens,” Wu Ku smiled weakly.

“The Heavens never bless anyone. It was just a matter of probability. Picking the right Teleportation Portal had nothing to do with the Heavens,” Salan corrected him coldly.

“Either way, we are safe now. It’s good to be alive,” Wu Ku smiled.

“The only reason I saved you is because you didn’t use your Innate Talent,” Salan stated icily.

“My Innate Talent is the only thing that is valuable to you. I’d keep it even if they were going to kill me, but Blue Bat…” Wu Ku said.

“She won’t live,” Salan declared grimly.

“Does that mean our plan to destroy the Aorus Sacred Institute is going to fail?” Wu Ku had to ask.

“It’s the price you pay for making a mistake.”

“You are so optimistic about it.”

Salan glanced at Wu Ku stonily. The man did not dare utter any more nonsense.

“Ask the Chief Extraditor to erase every trace of my false identity, the abandoned church, the Ninth Mound, and Blue Bat. Abandon those we should,” Salan ordered him.

“Yes, I’m on it. The branch we’ve put in so much effort into is gone. We’ve been exposed too much this time. You even gave up the abandoned church to save me, but don’t you worry, I’ll make up for it,” Wu Ku sighed.

Wu Ku bowed to express his resentment and determination.

He did not get a response from Salan after a long time.

He scratched his head and lifted his gaze, only then realizing the Red Cardinal was nowhere to be seen.

She was like an ordinary woman, blending in with the city. It would be difficult to track her down.

Ding dang…

A few coins were thrown in front of Wu Ku.

Wu Ku looked at the pedestrian who had given him the coins helplessly.

Fine, he had disguised himself perfectly as a beggar.

Wu Ku picked up the coins and thanked the fellow sincerely. He even blessed the man for his kind act.