Chapter 471 - 450: Second Update
"Don’t panic—" the Mage who had just trapped Wei Qing in the Maze Formation shouted loudly. Despite his words, his face was visibly tense, and he involuntarily took a step back.
However, this loud roar seemed to momentarily stabilize the situation. The Mages in the area immediately drew their Magic Artifacts; those without Magic Artifacts drew their own weapons.
"He, he is trapped in the Maze Formation and can’t get out. We must see with our own eyes what kind of monster he really is," the man continued, forcing himself to speak.
Master Ling Yi glanced at the man who had spoken. He was obviously older than the others, looking to be in his twenties or thirties. For this mission, Qiandao Temple intended to let the younger Mages gain experience, so most of those who came were young Mages, with few as old as him.
"Brother Qin Liang, do you know the details about this monster?" Master Ling Yi asked. The man was startled; he was only a half-trained Mage who had joined the monastery in a remote part of the Districts and Counties because he could no longer cope with his previous life. He had come along this time only because theirs was a summons, and their location was short of people. The only young man there had to stay because his wife was giving birth.
Now, hearing Master Ling Yi calling him a senior, he suddenly felt panicked; he certainly could not live up to being called a senior by a disciple of Master Huo Yi—that was merely a courtesy extended to him.
"The disciple is of scant learning and knows not what the monster might be." Qin Liang’s encounter with Wei Qing was likewise an accident. He had only wanted to slack off and had hidden in a remote tent but unexpectedly witnessed Master Wei Qing turning his own brothers into black water. Startled, he had screamed, exposing his location. He had then, drawing on his everyday skills and knowledge, led the group into the Maze Formation he knew best.
Qin Liang was clever and, realizing his limited influence, promptly sent someone to find other brothers. As he suspected, they found several pieces of clothing scattered in disarray. Some among them recognized the garments as belonging to Qiandao Temple Mages, and the crowd then surrounded the area.
"This monster, this monster can turn people into puddles of black water." Qin Liang didn’t know how else to describe it, but he quickly grasped the key point. Master Ling Yi was taken aback, vaguely recalling the strange clothes that had fallen to the ground outside the cave and suddenly had a suspicion.