Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 223: Undead Beings Using Light Magic
After Zhao Hai finished speaking, he turned to Laura and said, “Laura, what do you think about this? If a dark mage sat in a carriage made of Holy Light Wood, and the carriage was pulled by a moonlight lion turned undead, while a cardinal transformed into an undead being drove the carriage, it would definitely be quite a spectacle when we go out.”
Laura and the others were stunned. Although Laura had great confidence in Zhao Hai, hearing him say this still surprised them a lot.
It’s no wonder they were shocked; Zhao Hai's words were simply astounding. If he really did that, it would be like giving the Church of Light a hard slap in the face in front of the entire continent, and the Church would certainly not let it slide.
The one who was most shocked was Maru. As one of the earliest members of the dark mage alliance, he had been secretly opposing the Church of Light for years. Because of this, he understood the Church's strength very well. To be honest, there were really few people on the continent who would dare to do what Zhao Hai suggested. Even a ninth-level expert would likely hesitate, as there was more than one ninth-level expert in the Church of Light, and of course, ordinary ninth-level experts wouldn’t find it amusing to do such things.
However, Maru was also quite excited. For so many years, although the dark mage alliance had been fighting against the Church of Light, they had always done so in secret, and most people on the continent were unaware of it. They were also afraid of retaliation from the Church, so they usually only engaged in small skirmishes. They had never even thought about dealing with a cardinal in the manner Zhao Hai suggested.
The few cardinals were also stunned, but then came an overwhelming anger. No dark mage had ever dared to speak to them like that. The power of a cardinal-level light mage was comparable to that of a mid-level noble on the continent. Now, someone actually dared to speak to them in such a manner and completely disregarded them, which made them furious.
One of the cardinals trembled with rage and shouted, “Dirty dark mage, your thoughts have been poisoned by demons. Come and accept the blessing of God.”
Zhao Hai laughed loudly, looking at the cardinal and said, “Did your head just get caught in a door? You can actually say such things? Go ask anyone on the continent if they’d stick their neck out for you to chop it off! Is the Church of Light run by such idiots?”
The cardinal’s eyes turned red with anger, and just as he was about to respond, another cardinal beside him said solemnly, “We are not the Church of Light; we merely cannot tolerate dark mages doing evil.”
Zhao Hai glanced at that cardinal. Unlike the other cardinals who were furious, this one appeared calm, as if he wasn’t the least bit affected by Zhao Hai’s words.
Seeing this person’s demeanor, Zhao Hai recognized him as someone with deep scheming, more difficult to deal with than the previous cardinals. However, he didn’t care and just smiled, “In front of honest people, there’s no need for falsehoods. We know exactly who you are; there’s no need to discuss good and evil. The Church of Light isn’t as clean as you’d like to think. Enough talk, let’s see the truth in action.” After speaking, he waved his hand, and several undead beings dressed like mages stood in front of the cardinal's carriage.
These undead beings were Zhao Zui and the others, along with Zhao Jia, Zhao Shi, Zhao Jie, Laika, and Buffy. The fifteen undead mage figures standing there were indeed quite intimidating. Zhao Hai was worried someone might recognize their identities, so they all appeared as skeletons rather than zombies.
Seeing Zhao Hai’s appearance, the cardinals became even angrier. They themselves were light mages, the natural enemies of undead beings. Now Zhao Hai dared to use undead beings against them; this was simply an affront.
The first cardinal to speak to Zhao Hai could no longer contain himself and shouted, “Junior, today you will learn that the light of God is everywhere.” After speaking, he raised his staff and began chanting a spell, sending a beam of white light towards Zhao Zui and the others; this was a sixth-level area attack light magic, Holy Light Descends.