"Viktor should be at second floor…" Baston thought.
Fortunately, his strategy worked as intended. The target wasn't only greedy, but also snobbish and like to swear many cursed words. Just with this information, Baston could conclude the man had short fuse and
impatient on anything. That was why at the beginning, he made him agitated before pushing further until the man exploded once he knew his servant lost against the fat boy. Viktor's pride must be shattered once he thought the man could win, yet unknowingly, Baston hit the final strike.
To make this plan succeeded, Baston had to use his fist since Viktor and everyone else thought he would win if he either used magic or sword. By using raw power directly, everyone then sensed the fight should be equal. It was just a matter of stamina and strength then to decide who would be the
winner. Noticing there was a hope, Viktor should fall into his trap because he only needed to make it higher and higher until the man believed Baston should lose against his servant. By the time Viktor was sure he already won, Baston only needed to destroyed his good dream. Just as he summed up, the man suddenly snapped with cursing words.
Baston just had to wait until an opportunity came up to him by itself. At the same time the puppet at the coliseum regained its victory, the swearing reverberated from upstairs. He and everyone else at the lobby heard what the man was talking about. While others were puzzled about it, Baston gave
a smile before he took the stairs to the second floor. He hid himself in the corner first before his face and his body transformed into someone else. Baston made it like this so people would not associate him with the disguise he used as the guest before.
The clothes he wore was very different since he changed into an inn staff this time. Walking normally like a low-wage worker, he stopped at one of many rooms before knocking the door. There was no reply at the first time, but before he could knock it again, the door was opened and a man came to
the view.
"What is it?"
"I'm sorry to disturb your time, Sir. We heard you were having a bad time so we would like to offer our complimentary service. You can
order food or drink you want for just today…"
"Wait a moment… Let me check it first with my lord…"
"Alright."
Baston's puppet could see the one who greeted him not the target himself, but just one of his guards. Since Viktor was wary of his safety, it seemed he wouldn't come up to the front unless needed. This first contact was very important to assess the situation around Viktor. Baston needed to check how many guards around him before he could assassinate him. The disguised worker then got the permission to enter after someone scanned him with the magic. The wizard really did a good job to ensure Viktor's safety but unfortunately, it was useless since the puppet indeed didn't bring anything with him.
The inn worker bowed down humbly before asking what the guest needed. Baston could see the fat man named Viktor was in bad mood. There were broken plates and vases around the floor. The match at the coliseum must be bringing such a big impact to make the fat man looked like this. Baston only
wished the man had a heart attack because of the lost so his quest could finish early. Anyway, his purpose was to kill but he couldn't do it in a hurry since there were many eyes in the room.
Viktor still couldn't let go about how could the mercenary he specially hired lost against such a young boy. Deep inside his heart, he was thinking that the man must be a fake one and that was why he couldn't win such
a simple match. His heart started to calm down before he ordered several expensive foods and drinks to extinguish his anger. Looking at the list, Baston could only curse the man because since it was free, Viktor ordered more expensive one even though it was a question whether he could finish it. Even with the help of his guards, Baston calculated that it would still leave much
to be eaten yet. Such a waste of food but he kept his mouth shut until Viktor was done with the list.
To make it believable, Baston then ordered a few dishes to the inn, telling them that the guest was the one who ordered the food and
drink. The kitchen was busy for a moment before he could bring it into the tray and delivered it to the room. Surely, he wouldn't order everything since the amount of money to spend was too big to handle. With just one or two dishes exactly like Viktor's request, it was already enough to fool him. He knocked the door once again and got scanned again by magic to make sure he didn't do something funny.
Everything went just as he planned. Baston bowed down first before explaining the rest of the food were still being cooked. Afraid that the guest would wait a long time, he then brought first few dishes for Viktor to enjoy. The fat man nodded, looking quite happy even after experiencing such defeat. Baston controlled the puppet to open the dishes one by one, making the room became full of good aroma. Even the guards gulped down because such delicious food was hard to come into. Suddenly, Baston made himself tripped over the table, hugging Viktor tightly before he casted his magic spell.
"EXPLODE!!!"
The plan should work seamlessly but out of nowhere, his body was pulled over by the black chain and thrown outside the window. While hanging on the air, Baston saw a mysterious black-hooded man. He was startled because he didn't saw that person before. It just appeared suddenly before it was too late to react.
"Damn it…" Baston cursed.
"BOOOM!!!"
The explosion impacted the surrounding, making all the building around took the damage. Fortunately, Luminos City was protected by strong magic inside and outside to make sure no big accident happened. Even though nothing seemed to occur, but the loud explosion sound couldn't be hidden. It reverberated into the surrounding, making nearby people fell in
panic. Suddenly, an alarm sounded and woke the surrounding from silence.
"What… What happened?"
"Is it an attack? The city is being attacked?"
"By who? Who dares to do this kind of thing in Luminos City?"
It made a commotion but Baston couldn't see what was going on there since the puppet was destroyed by its own magic. He thought he could just explode the puppet like the one he used before with dark wizard. Using flare magic, this desperate move was quite handy but he never thought someone
could quickly divert it. The puppet exploded successfully but Viktor was still alive. Baston who was on another street sighed, thinking this quest would fail. He started to calm down, thinking what should be the next step.
"Unlike other guards, the black-hooded man seems very troublesome to handle. I can feel this man is not simple and he's very dangerous. The vibe I get looks the same like the dark wizard I met before… Wait…"
Almost at once, Baston felt there was a big hope to overcome the situation. As long as he could take advantage of this fact, he could mobilize the whole Luminos City to help with the quest. Even though he wasn't
sure yet whether the man was related with dark wizards or not, it didn't hurt to try. The fat boy switched his consciousness to the puppet at the coliseum. He was silent all this time but suddenly, he grabbed Luke's hand. The noble boy was startled, thinking what possessed Baston at the moment because his behavior suddenly changed.
"Keep the fake Viktor busy. It doesn't have to be at the arena. You can just keep the conversation after the fight. Don't let him go
back to Carpel Inn with his guards…" the fat boy whispered, "I have to go. There's a change of plan. It seems you will be alone without me…"
Luke just nodded, "Alright, be careful. Even though my uncle looks just like greedy fat bastard, he's cunning when dealing with his enemy."
Baston agreed with Luke and without wasting any time, he ran ahead. In the meantime, Luke could only see his temporary servant disappeared from his sight. Although it was very unfortunate that he couldn't deal the finishing blow, it was fine if the end result was same. The noble boy then prepared ahead because after several minutes passed by, the fake Viktor also
challenged him to death match. The reason was because Baston already humiliated
his servant too much, making him unable to forgive him as his master. Luke shook his head, thinking it was too stupid to do this just because one servant. Surely, he wouldn't believe this match was to avenge his subordinate. The target should be him but if he thought it would be easy to kill this little
nephew, then he would make this fake man to learn hard truth.
In the meantime, Baston went to a restroom and quickly disappeared from there. The real one summoned him and rushed toward Carpel Inn. Since one puppet was destroyed, he must take a caution regarding the mysterious man. Just by exploding himself wasn't enough since the enemy could easily throw him. He pondered what if all his puppets blocked the way and quickly caught him tightly. The plan was good but somehow, he didn't believe it was enough. In
this time, he wondered if he should use his ultimate attack. By combining ice and flare magic, he could create deadly magic. He happened to invent it yet never used it since the quests after all this time only needed a small effort. It was different right now and it seemed he must use it. Despite the urgent,
there was a risk of doing so.
Once he casted the combination magic, he could hardly control it. Not to mention how much mana he would need to spend; it also didn't guarantee it would hit the target. There was a probability that Viktor would dodge, making the magic became useless. That was the first problem and the second one was if someone spotted this new type of magic, it would be very troublesome to explain. Based on Tasco's explanation, everyone would pursue the Gale element once he displayed it. If just one element would be famous over the kingdom, he didn't dare to imagine what would happen if the combination of ice and flare magic was shown. It would be pure luck if he could escape from this city unscathed.
"First thing first, I must go there to see what happen after the explosion…"
As soon as Baston reached Carpel Inn, he found the surrounding building was fine. Only Viktor's room was bad in shape. The
explosion of the puppet grazed the wall, making it crumbled until the inside of the room could be seen by everyone. Baston could see Viktor was in there and he was scared terribly. Surely, if not because the help from the black-hooded man, this fat man had already died. While the guards around were covering him, the black-hooded
man was standing near the broken wall. He seemingly gazed at everyone around below him, mocking lowly souls in his sight.
Baston hid at one of the buildings nearby and he mobilized one of his puppets once again. It transformed into an old nobleman, wearing luxury outfit adorned with gold and diamond. The old man joined the commotion and he got closer to the mysterious man. Baston then made the puppet to point his
finger at the black-hooded man, trembling with fear and anger. The fat boy tried his best to show the best expression he could display to everyone. The old man was mumbling incoherently, making the people around puzzled about what he was going to say.
"Dark wizard… He is a dark wizard…"