Chapter 393: Chapter 84 Mage Guild_2
Ah Dai, realizing his position in the Mage Guild when someone called him an elder, rose into the air and landed in front of the lesser group of magicians. He asked, "Why did you attack? How are they traitors? Are they from the Empire of Sunset?" In his mind, only the magicians in the Empire of Sunset who had been bribed with money could probably betray the Guild.
The magician who recognized Ah Dai spat out sharply, "They are not from the Empire of Sunset, but from Larthas of the Empire of Tian Jing. Elder, quickly help us eliminate them."
Following a few whispers among themselves, the more substantial group of magicians abruptly began chanting spells. Under the urging of the spells, various kinds of attack magic were launched at Ah Dai. The magicians near Ah Dai were taken aback and hastily started chanting defense spells, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Ah Dai was inexplicably attacked before he understood the situation, and a wave of anger rose in his heart. With a circle of his hands in the air, he miraculously transformed a larger shield. Even though the larger area would cause energy dispersion, miraculous transformation was inherently the nemesis of magic. With his current skill, it was enough to resist the oncoming magic attacks. The different types of magic attacks detonated a burst of brilliant colors on Ah Dai’s defense shield, but they couldn’t cause any damage. The protection barriers set up by the magicians behind him turned out to be redundant. When the brilliant light of magic disappeared, Ah Dai and the magicians near him found that the group of opposing magicians had already left. Their figures were rapidly retreating under the effect of an acceleration spell. They had decided to attack and then withdraw immediately after seeing the arrival of their enemies.
Ah Dai stopped the magicians near him who wanted to pursue. He would not easily regard anyone as his enemy without understanding the situation. He held onto the magician who had recognized him and asked, "Don’t chase them. They outnumber us. Can you explain what’s going on first? We’re all magicians, why are we attacking each other?"
The magician replied, "Elder, my name is Asier. Didn’t I tell you just now? They belong to Larthas."
Ah Dai scratched his head and said, "Larthas? The name sounds familiar, but I just can’t remember. I haven’t been with the Guild for long. Could you be more specific?"
Asier paused for a moment, looked at the disappearing magicians in the distance, sighed, and explained, "Larthas is the state preceptor of the Empire of Tian Jing, one of the three grand magicians on the mainland, excluding the Church. He is proficient in fire magic and holds a high status in the Empire of Tian Jing. Initially, all the magicians in the countries on the mainland were under the control of our Guild. But since the emergence of Larthas, things changed. More domineering than Byinlog, the chief court magician of the Empire of Sunset, and relying on his powerful strength, he incorporated all the magicians under the Empire of Tian Jing into his jurisdiction and claimed himself as the chairman of the Mage Guild. As a result, there are two Mage Guilds on the mainland. Of course, our Guild is the authentic one. Those people just now are Larthas’s subordinates. We were originally on a mission from Chairman Kary to purchase some magical ores from the Yajin Tribe. But we ran into those arrogant bastards here. They claimed their Guild was the authentic one, and we naturally refuted them. An argument escalated into a skirmish. They didn’t reason at all and ganged up on us, so we were at a disadvantage. Thanks to your timely arrival, or we might have been killed by those despicable guys." It turns out that the Mage Guild was divided into two factions after the appearance of Larthas. Although Larthas was powerful, after all, he didn’t have the deep-rooted foundation of the original Mage Guild. Including Kary, there were ten magicians on Kary’s side. The two sides were always hostile to each other, with Kary’s side, the original Mage Guild, mainly concentrated in the Empire of Washington, and Larthas’ influence mainly concentrated in the Empire of Tian Jing. The magicians in the Empire of Sunset were influenced by dark forces and always disdained to be courted by both sides, while the magicians in the Federation of Sodou became their targets of competition. Up to now, Kary’s side always had a slight advantage due to the absolute number of people.
After hearing Asier’s narration, Ah Dai felt a headache and felt extremely upset about the power struggle. He couldn’t help but sigh, "Since we’re all magicians, why should we divide into sides? The number of magicians on the mainland is already small. If we continue to kill each other, won’t it further impact the status of magicians?"
Asier furrowed his brows and said, "Elder, these matters are not something that we ordinary magicians can handle. If you have the chance, you should talk to Chairman Kary. We still have many people nearby. We have sent a signal just now, and they should be here soon. As long as we gather enough people, we’re not afraid of Larthas’s men. Elder, where are you going? Why not lead us to chase them down." He didn’t understand why the young elder would speak for the traitors. The contradiction between the two Guilds has existed for a long time. It isn’t something that could be given up so easily.
