Chapter 57: Dark Contract - Manjusaka, Demons Attack the City
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Upon hearing this, Zhu Meng's face turned ashen:
"You little brat! Today, I'll teach you a good lesson on behalf of Xiao Bingsen!"
"A lesson? You should first think about how to explain yourself to the entire Hangzhou!" Wang Feng threw the already prepared documents onto Zhu Meng's face.
Zhu Meng took the documents, his brows tightly furrowed. The more he read, the uglier his expression became, and his body trembled slightly.
"Is all of this true?" Zhu Meng suppressed his rage, his voice squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Councilman Zhu Meng, what Wang Feng said is true. This plague has nothing to do with the Black Totem Snake. The source is a toxic rat plague called 'Ling Zhao Plague Rat'. And progress has been made on the antidote for the toxic rat plague," Mr. Lu added.
Zhu Meng clutched the documents in his hand, the paper crumpling into a ball in his grip, his face terrifyingly grim.
"There's been progress? Not bad, not bad. I'll go comfort the patients." Luo Mian sensed the tense atmosphere, immediately got up, and tried to leave.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't finished speaking yet. Don't you want to know who caused this plague?"
Wang Feng sneered, reaching out to press down on Luo Mian's shoulder. The immense force pressed him firmly back into his chair.
"How dare you! Are you trying to imprison this councilman!" Luo Mian's face changed drastically as he shouted sharply.
"How could I dare? It's just that this matter hasn't been resolved yet, and the main character wants to leave. How can that be?"
Although Luo Mian was a Super-level Mage, he was only a Super-level Shadow Mage.
He possessed the Light Element, and also had the talent and Soul Seed to enhance light magic.
Even the high-level Shadow spell, Night Rule, could be purified in an instant.
As for Super-level magic, if Luo Mian could use it, then the few Super-level Mages here might as well commit suicide!
"You mean, this plague was caused by Luo Mian?" Zhu Meng's eyes widened in fury, staring intently at Luo Mian as if he wanted to devour him whole.
"No, no, Zhu Meng, don't listen to this wet-behind-the-ears kid talking nonsense. How could I possibly harm you..."
Luo Mian hurriedly tried to explain, but before he could finish, Mr. Lu coldly interjected:
"The source of the plague is a batch of blood agents. All these patients were infected after being injected with the blood agents from Hangzhou Hospital."
"Who could switch out the hospital's blood agents, profit from it, spread rumors, and blame the plague's source on the solitary Black Totem Snake? It's truly hard to guess~" Wang Feng mocked.
Luo Mian's face instantly turned ashen, cold sweat seeped from his forehead, and his lips trembled slightly, unable to utter another word.
The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly froze, all eyes focused on him, as if he had already been condemned.
Zhu Meng slammed the table, roaring: "Luo Mian! You dared to deceive me, what else do you have to say!"
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
Luo Mian gritted his teeth, and a black mist surged from him, attempting to transform into a shadow and escape directly.
However, Wang Feng had been on guard against him the entire time, so how could he let him run away?
"Radiance!"
The dazzling light instantly dispersed Luo Mian's black mist, and his Shadow Escape magic immediately failed.
Seeing this, how could Zhu Meng not understand?
"Judgment Association, where are you! Apprehend Luo Mian!" Zhu Meng roared furiously.
"Damn it! They're just a bunch of commoners, what right do they have to judge me! It's all your fault, die for me!"
Luo Mian's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at Wang Feng with a distorted face, as if he wanted to devour him alive.
"Ghost Punishment!"
Although Luo Mian had not made a move for many years, as an old Super-level Mage, completing a constellation in one breath was still not a problem.
A ferocious evil ghost emerged from behind him, holding a scythe high, emanating a terrifying, suffocating aura.
"Degradation!"
Wang Feng's lips curled slightly upward, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.
Immediately after, a Healing Light landed on Luo Mian's body.
Pfft~
Luo Mian's body suddenly trembled, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood, his entire skeleton making a grating sound.
Even the Ghost Punishment that had just formed was forcibly interrupted.
At the same time, Wang Feng's Healing Replication activated, successfully replicating one of Luo Mian's abilities.
Manjusaka: Dark Matter: Dark Contract, can summon Manjusaka by sacrificing magic energy.
"Eh? Why is it Dark Matter?"
His Healing Replication typically replicated the most valuable ability of the healed person.
According to common sense, the value of transcendent power is far higher than a Soul Seed or even some rare innate talents.
And Luo Mian, as an old Super-level Mage, couldn't possibly not have transcendent power.
However, Wang Feng had replicated the Manjusaka, a Dark Matter ability.
This meant that the value of this ability was even higher than Luo Mian's transcendent power!
"I didn't expect Luo Mian to have such a good thing!"
Tang Zhong, Zhu Meng, and Li Tian, along with other Super-level experts, stepped forward to control Luo Mian and seal their magic energy.
"Luo Mian! You will pay the price for your actions! Take him away!" Zhu Meng said coldly.
Then he turned to Mr. Lu and said, "Thanks to Mr. Lu, otherwise that bastard Luo Mian would have succeeded!"
Mr. Lu, however, shook his head, his tone calm: "No, all of this is thanks to little brother Wang Feng. The source of the plague, the antidote, and even the evidence of the poisoned blood agents were all found by him. I was only responsible for relaying the information."
Zhu Meng's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this, a hint of embarrassment flashing in his eyes.
Earlier, Wang Feng had unceremoniously pointed his finger at him and cursed, and he now found it hard to bring himself to speak to Wang Feng.
Just then, a Court Mage ran frantically to Zhu Meng's side and whispered a few words.
"What! White Magic Eagles are attacking the city! How could this happen!" Zhu Meng's eyes widened, his face changing drastically.
"What's so strange? Ling Zhao Plague Rats are naturally food for White Magic Eagles. Now there are so many patients with the toxic rat plague in the city, and a large batch of poisoned blood agents. The White Magic Eagles mistakenly believe there are large numbers of Ling Zhao Plague Rats in Hangzhou, so they naturally came to 'hunt'."
"Damn that Luo Mian! Dying a hundred times wouldn't be enough!" Zhu Meng cursed through gritted teeth.
Then he turned his gaze to Wang Feng, asking somewhat anxiously: "Kid, are the antidotes ready?"
"I have already sent people to West Ridge to collect the raw materials. Once the raw materials arrive, the antidote can be prepared at any time."
"Good!" Zhu Meng nodded, then loudly ordered: "Court Mages, heed my command! Follow me to reinforce West Fortress! We must not let the White Magic Eagles cross the fortress by even half a step!"
With Zhu Meng's command, several teams of Court Mages and Royal Guard Mages outside quickly assembled, followed Zhu Meng out of the Magic Association, and sped towards West Fortress.
Soon, only Wang Feng, Teacher Tang Yue, and Mr. Lu remained in the entire conference room.
"Wang Feng, is everyone safe now...?" Teacher Tang Yue asked softly.
"At least Zhu Meng has no reason to act against the Black Totem Snake for now."
Immediately after, Wang Feng turned to Mr. Lu and said: "Mr. Lu, please arrange for that batch of poisoned blood agents to be moved from the hospital to the side of West Lake."
Mr. Lu was startled for a moment. Although he was confused, he didn't ask further, simply nodding:
"Alright, I'll go take care of it now."
After speaking, Mr. Lu hurriedly left the conference room.
He had been completely won over by the young man's wisdom and courage, and placed his full trust in him.