Chapter 210: Mole

Chapter 210 The Traitor

The second day following the arrangement of the altar's magic array.

Basta sought out Martin proactively, confessing he was a mole.

He disclosed several companions who were likewise mage moles for the Kingdom of Maciel.

Martin was exceedingly surprised, unable to comprehend why Basta would expose himself.

Basta also confessed further details.

The collapse of the magic array yesterday was a small maneuver of his own making.

Moreover, he planned to destroy all magic arrays in one fell swoop at the final moment of completion, halting the deity sacrifice ritual.

When his companions were captured, they were all utterly stunned.

The companions gazed at Basta in disbelief, faces brimming with anger and hearts filled with doubt.

Wondering why he would betray them?

Martin handed Basta and the others over to the City Lord's residence for judgment.

Captain of Oz's personal guard escorted the group back to Maple Leaf City for questioning.

Basta sat motionless in one carriage, while the others were stationed in another.

Magic-suppressing shackles were fastened upon them, rendering them unable to wield mana.

They all glared at Basta with resentment.

Basta remained indifferent, staring blankly at the heavens.

Rumble, rumble!

The wheels rolled onward, heading toward the direction of Maple Leaf City.

A figure trailed behind the procession at a leisurely pace.

Suddenly, commotion arose from the woods beside the road.

The entire escort party immediately grew vigilant.

A Tier-3 Iron-Toothed Tiger burst from the woods to assault the convoy.

Confronted by the assault of a Tier-3 magical beast, the group was somewhat unprepared.

The personal guard captain was merely a Tier-3 warrior.

He was swatted away by the Iron-Toothed Tiger's paw.

"Roar!"

The Iron-Toothed Tiger unleashed the skill "Fierce Tiger Roaring Wave".

Terrifying power instantly obliterated both carriages.

Those within the carriages perished instantly.

Escort members caught in the crossfire lay on the ground, clutching their ears and wailing.

After slaying several individuals, the Iron-Toothed Tiger turned and departed.

The personal guard captain led men to give chase, but after pursuing dozens of meters, discovered the Iron-Toothed Tiger had vanished.

Returning to the carriage, seeing the corpses, his face twisted with frustration.

He had not anticipated anyone would come to silence them.

These were five official mages.

The Kingdom of Maciel is truly ruthless.

Seeing the tide turn, they simply abandoned the five.

Levi halted his steps, gazing at the distant wreckage of the convoy, revealing a look of surprise.

He did not expect someone to act ahead of him.

Levi was also here to silence them.

Basta had witnessed his true visage; he did not wish the matter of the dream to be exposed, thus silence was necessary.

Yet before he could act, Basta had already been dealt with by others.

The reason Basta chose to surrender voluntarily was likely because he had been controlled by the Shadow Servant.

Following Basta's death, the Shadow Servant seized the chance to slip away secretly.

Levi glanced at the Iron-Toothed Tiger retreating into the woods, hesitated briefly, and did not pursue.

Turning around, he returned to Green Maple High Slope.

Through the dream, Levi had already extracted all information from Basta.

He believed he had already unearthed the traitor within the Mage Tower.

But now it appears there exists a spy within the Mage Tower unknown even to Basta.

Otherwise, last night within the dream, he would have already divulged everything.

Back at Green Maple High Slope.

El approached Levi, asking, "Where did you go?"

Levi replied, "Went out to use the restroom."

"Hm, hurry to the meeting, Mage Martin is waiting for you," El said.

Levi felt puzzled, "Waiting for me for what?"

El stated, "This time it is an internal meeting among our Mage Tower's core members."

Levi nodded, signaling understanding.

Following El, he arrived at a building.

A house constructed by Martin using the Tier-3 earth magic "Mud Turns to Stone". Previously, he had coveted this spell greatly.

Even now, he still covets it.

El led Levi inside, where over a dozen people had already gathered.

Mostly veterans from the former Mage Tower.

Martin glanced at the seated Levi, raised a hand, and the stone door sealed shut, locking inside and out.

He stood, surveyed the assembly, and said, "You are all veterans of Maple Leaf City, trustworthy souls."

"This time I summoned everyone regarding the events of this morning."

"From current indications, among those joining the Mage Tower recently, many harbor undisclosed motives."

"Some are moles for the Kingdom of Maciel, others came for different purposes."

"Regardless, the completion of the altar's magic array must be ensured."

"Therefore, I have a crucial task to entrust to you."

All eyes turned toward him, the atmosphere solemn, breaths held steady as they awaited commands.

Martin spoke, "I want you to find the traitor concealed within the Mage Tower."

As his voice faded, an urgent knocking sounded from outside the door.

Martin glanced at the group, waved to open the door, and asked, "What is it?"

"The escort team returning the undercover agent to Maple Leaf City was ambushed, and all undercover agents have been eliminated."

The City Lord's personal guard, rushing back at top speed, spoke quickly.

Martin's expression tightened, becoming even more solemn.

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces also showed expressions of gravity.

Everyone knew one thing.

There was still a traitor inside the Mage Tower not yet eradicated.

Martin's face settled, speaking calmly, "Mm, I know, go down."

"Yes."

After the person left, Martin swept his gaze across the crowd.

"See, matters have reached this state."

"Tomorrow the magic array completes, that is their final chance, they absolutely will not miss it."

"This is also our final time."

"If unable to stop them from destroying the altar, we will not only fail at the last step, but also bear the huge responsibility for the altar's damage!"

"Act, use your methods to find the traitor."

"Yes."

The crowd answered in unison.

When the others left, Martin called out to Levi.

Looking at Levi, he asked, "Where did you go just now?"

Levi said, "Went to the woods to relieve myself."

Martin said, "Pay attention to safety, judging from yesterday's situation, destroying the altar is one of their goals, you are also very likely to become a target for those people."

"A tree standing high in the forest will surely be destroyed by the wind, always remember this principle."

Levi nodded, saying, "I know, thanks for Mage Martin's concern."

Leaving the stone house, Levi walked to the altar, scanning the surroundings.

He felt the people around were all looking at him.

When he looked over, everyone moved their eyes away, or lowered their heads.

Not daring to lock eyes with him.

Levi did not know how much malice was in these gazes.

Al continued serving as the squad leader.

Arranging personnel to charge the magic array.

Only no longer assigning Levi tasks.

Levi also saved time, directly finding a quiet corner to sit and cultivate.

Shadow Servants circled beneath him on guard.

Afternoon, noise arose from the altar.

Levi opened his eyes, looking toward the direction the sound came from.

A group of array mages gathered discussing the inscription method for the altar's second-tier magic array.

Someone pointed out that arranging the magic array according to the original plan.

Would not achieve the conditions required for the God-Sacrifice Altar.

The closer to the place of divine descent, the altar must be stronger and more stable.

He proposed a solution.

But it was vetoed by the crowd, believing they should act according to the original plan.

Cannot arbitrarily modify the plan.

(End of Chapter)