Mo Fan at his best – Versatile Mage

Zhao Manyan did not immediately cast another spell. Relying on his control over the Water Element and the support of his Water Repelling Bead, he forcibly wrestled with the surging waves driven by over a dozen Scarlet Scale Sea Demon Warriors.

This was the manifestation of deep elemental control.

Immediately afterward, under the panicked and frantic screams of the Scarlet Scale Sea Demons, the towering waves were dragged back and forth, rising higher and higher until they formed a fifty meter dark blue tidal wave. A deadly stillness billowed in every direction.

On the other side, Ai Jiangtu, Guan Yu, Mo Fan, and the others were not idle either. They quickly manipulated their star patterns, releasing spells to restrain the enemy.

Ai Jiangtu used silvery Spatial Thought Lock to grip several Scarlet Scale Sea Demons in place, while shadow spells turned into giant dark nails that pinned others down. Jiang Shaoxu used Psychic Element interference, and those with control type magic assisted from different angles.

In an instant, the towering tidal wave of deadly stillness came crashing down.

More than a dozen mighty Scarlet Scale Sea Demon Warriors were swept into it and forced back several hundred meters.

Once everything calmed, a sizzling sound of dissolution rang out. Everyone was stunned to see the pitch black seawater receding, revealing the mangled and corroded corpses of the Scarlet Scale Sea Demons.

“Holy crap, Old Zhao, did your Water Element evolve again?” Mo Fan stared at the scene in surprise. “Did you secretly get some kind of Water Element Soul Seed?”

Zhao Manyan wiped his nose proudly. “What do you know? Your Brother Zhao has always been reliable when it matters.”

Mo Fan did not bother arguing with him. Although Zhao Manyan was usually a shameless troll who acted like he was only here for fun, his Water Element was genuinely powerful. With the Zhao Family’s resources, his defensive magic, and his Water Repelling Bead, he was far more useful in ocean environments than most of the team.

Pure water impact rarely suffocated sea demons like the Scarlet Scale Sea Demons, but Zhao Manyan’s wave had clearly carried a corrosive quality after being compressed and reversed repeatedly. The Water Repelling Bead had amplified the pressure, and the Scarlet Scale Sea Demons had been crushed and dissolved under their own battlefield advantage.

Mo Fan fell into thought.

The tidal wave had rapidly swollen during the struggle between Zhao Manyan and the sea demons, saving the time normally needed for Violent Waves to accumulate force. If Zhao Manyan had enough support, his Water Element could clearly reach a much higher combat ceiling in the ocean.

It should be noted that Zhao Manyan had always been treated as the team’s defensive shell, the guy who joked around and survived everything. But in the right environment, with enough water around him, he could turn into a terrifying battlefield controller.

Mo Fan glanced at Zhao Manyan.

If this guy had a powerful water type contracted beast assisting him, his combat system would become far more complete.

A top tier water type beast was hard to find, let alone one that could grow alongside him. But Zhao Manyan was different from ordinary mages. He had the sacred ring left behind by his dying father, a treasure that allowed him to maintain two contracted beasts. In other words, if Mo Fan could find the right creature, Zhao Manyan had the foundation to accept it.

A Water Elemental Saint Spirit would be perfect.

Of course, finding one was extremely unlikely.

However, good news had come last night. Mo Fan did not know whether his slaughter of the Lu Family had intimidated the Zu Family, but the compensation they had promised was now being offered as a condition. Mo Fan had almost forgot that Zhan Kong was originally apart of the Zu family and asking his first mentor for some assistance would never be a negative.

Thinking of the Zu Family’s international clan status, Mo Fan planned to ask them to help search the Four Oceans for a Water Elemental Saint Spirit.

Places where mermaids, sirens, sea maidens, lake spirits, and river gods were frequently reported could be searched carefully. There had to be at least one suitable water type existence somewhere.

Of course, the cost of such a mission would be extremely high. If posted through the Hunter Alliance, the reward pool would probably reach two or three billion.

But Mo Fan was not the one footing the bill, so why not use the Zu Family’s connections?

Additionally, their next stop was Japan. As an island country surrounded by ocean, the chance of finding a rare water type elemental creature there was naturally higher.

“Ah!”

At that moment, Jiang Shaoxu suddenly cried out in alarm. She pointed toward the Scarlet Scale Sea Demon corpses exposed after the black tide receded and said, “Look quickly. What’s inside them?”

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Ai Jiangtu reacted instantly. With a wave of Telekinesis, he split open one Scarlet Scale Sea Demon’s abdomen. Stomach acid, blood, rotten food, and putrid remains spilled out, releasing an unbearable stench.

What appeared along with the filth was the corpse of a baby.

Everyone inhaled sharply, shaken by the grotesque sight. Their stomachs churned as rage slowly built within their hearts.

Ai Jiangtu’s face turned grim. He went on to dissect the other Scarlet Scale Sea Demon corpses, discovering similar cases among them.

Even Mo Fan’s expression darkened.

Although he had already suspected something was wrong, seeing it with his own eyes still hit differently.

Here it was.

The chaos in Feiniao City was only the surface. This was the true heart of the problem.

He knew who the mastermind was.

Su Lu.

A multi element Forbidden Curse Mage, one of humanity’s top powerhouses under the Asian Magic Association.

He was also the one who would later frame Feng Zhoulong and obstruct the birth of Fusion Magic.

The members of the National Team were furious. The actions of the Scarlet Scale Sea Demons had clearly crossed the bottom line of humanity. In an instant, everyone was boiling with rage, demanding to assault the Scarlet Scale Sea Demon tribe’s lair.

But none of these young people noticed the real anomaly.

The infant corpses had all lost their hearts without a trace.

The sea monsters were merely scapegoats, acting as cleaners and disposers.

The real evil was humanity itself.

Mo Fan did not immediately point it out. They were still too weak. The mountain behind this incident was far too enormous.

“What a load of bullshit,” Mo Fan muttered.

A flicker of killing intent toward Su Lu stirred in his heart. Even criminals had some basic compassion. But someone like Su Lu treated human lives as disposable tools.

Right now, everyone’s gaze was fixed on Mo Fan, filled with anticipation.

Mo Fan decided to deal with the trouble in Feiniao City first. He did not hesitate and issued his command.

“We’ll split into two teams. One team goes to wipe out the Scarlet Scale Sea Demon lair. The other stays in the city to investigate the recent child disappearance cases.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Ai Jiangtu and the others, being clever people, immediately changed expressions.

“You’re saying someone allowed this to happen deliberately?” Ai Jiangtu asked coldly.

“Mm,” Mo Fan nodded slightly.

He thought to himself that if he could not eliminate Su Lu yet, then at the very least, he would use these National Team members and the powerful backers behind them to sever every claw Su Lu had extended into Feiniao City.

Of course, from Ai Jiangtu and the others’ perspective, these people were at most guilty of concealing the truth, not something far darker.

In a sense, the enablers would also be taking the fall for Su Lu. Only in this way could both sides stumble through the situation without direct conflict.

Jiang Yu and Jiang Shaoxu volunteered. They took a boat and swiftly returned with the ordinary fisherman Liu Meng.

The remaining eleven, including Mo Fan, were seething with murderous intent as they charged toward the Scarlet Scale Sea Demon lair.

This group of creatures lived between four islands and could escape into the sea at any time.

The team frowned. Just when they were at a loss, Mo Fan stepped forward again. Silver light flickered in his eyes as his Space Element perception swept across several kilometers with pinpoint accuracy, locking onto the Scarlet Scale Sea Demons slumbering beneath the reefs.

The Scarlet Scale Sea Demons followed an elite path. Their numbers were not massive, but the proportion of Warrior level creatures was extremely high. Among them, one life force burned like a blazing sun, the largest presence of all, clearly a Commander level behemoth.

“Heh. All of you, get out here.”

Mo Fan snorted coldly.

His eyes gleamed with silver radiance. Space pressure descended first, sealing several escape routes beneath the reef. Then purple black lightning gathered above the sea, forming a violent net that blocked the demons from diving deeper.

At the same time, Zhao Manyan raised his Water Repelling Bead again. Water vapor surged fiercely around him, and the sea surface began trembling as if responding to his call.

“Old Zhao,” Mo Fan said without turning his head, “drag them up.”

Zhao Manyan grinned. “Leave it to me.”

In an instant, vast dark blue mist swept forth, obscuring the skies and blanketing the area across the four or five islands.

This was no exaggeration. Even Mu Ningxue, with only Mid Tier Ice Element and some domain control, could accomplish similar environmental suppression. Zhao Manyan had the Water Element, the Water Repelling Bead, and an entire sea beneath his feet. In this place, his control was far more useful than usual.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

After a brief buildup, the sea surface suddenly surged violently. Ripple after ripple spread out like a boiling pot. Then, one after another, giant water columns erupted, soaring fifty meters into the air.

Atop each water pillar, Scarlet Scale Sea Demons were hoisted up and hurled into the sky.

Zhao Manyan had forcibly blasted hundreds of monsters out from the deep waters in one breath.

Mo Fan looked at the scene and smiled faintly.

This guy really did need a proper water type contracted beast.

With one, Zhao Manyan would stop being just the team’s shield.

He would become a moving ocean fortress.