Fire Mage (Web Novel)

Chapter 115: Lydia

When Charles was about to enter the Groove Street Junction, he suddenly saw a human figure walking from the opposite side.

Unknowingly, he felt an uneasy feeling in his heart.

'Premonition? Who is this person?' His jade eyes squinted sharper as he focused on the other party's face and soon froze.

Even in the darkness, he clearly saw the person's appearance due to the [Dark Eyes] skill.

The human figure was a blonde-haired man in his late 20s and wore a grey robe. He had short, whirly hair, fair skin, monolid hazel eyes, and a heart-shaped face.

'He looks familiar.' He slow downed his footsteps as the blonde-haired man walked past him, and soon a frown appeared on his face.

'Did I mistake him for someone else?' The frown on his forehead deepened as he made a swift decision and cast [Inspect] kill on him.

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[Inspect Failure!]

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'He is not normal!' A grim look appeared on Charles's face, and soon he recalled the moment when he cast [Inspect] skill on a blue-robed guest in the Tower of Elements.

'He is the same guy!' Charles's eyes flashed in surprise.

Before he could organize his thoughts, the blonde-haired man went in a different direction and soon disappeared from his eyes.

'Damn it, I should have put my skill points to this [Inspect] skill.' He thought inwardly and soon checked the Exp points.

'Oh? There is still 2783 Exp remaining. Hmm, Is it due to killing the goblin shaman in Fire Elemental Plane?' He thought for a moment and soon nodded his head in enlightenment.

Then, he directly poured 1708 Exp into the sub-class icon.

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[1708 Exp has been deduced for leveling up!]

[You are now a Level-4 Disguiser!]

[1 Free Attribute point Rewarded!]

[20 Skill points Rewarded!]

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He stared at the screen for a moment and put one free attribute point to the constitution. Then, he put 35 skill points to [Inspect] skill.

A moment later, a change appeared in front of his eyes!

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[Inspect] skill reached its peak level and has been upgraded to [Cryptic Analysis]!

[Host's eyes are undergoing a mutation process!]

[…]

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'Argh.' Charles suddenly felt a severe itching sensation from the depth of his eyes and almost cursed out loud.

The itching sensation was so deep which caused him to stumble for a second.

Gritting his teeth, he stealthily cast [Conceal] skill on himself, went near the street side, and patiently waited for the itching sensation to go down.

Two minutes later, another notification popped up in front of his eyes.

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[Mutation completed!]

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'Finally!' He breathed out a sigh of relief as he noticed that strange itching sensation also started to disappear and checked his status.

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[Name: Charles Nightwind

Health Status: Normal (Inflected by Amber's Curse)

Race: Human/???

Rank: 2 (Uncommon)

Main Class: Level 5 Fire Weaver (0/3,844)

Sub-class: Level 4 Disguiser (0/2536)

Title: Serial Killer (- 20 Percent favorability of Riverdale Citizens)

Health Points: 211/211

Exp: 1075 Exp

Attributes:

Strength- 17

Dexterity- 18

Constitution- 17

Wisdom-30

Charisma- 12

SP (Skill Points): 43

AP (Attribute points): 0

Class spells:

Red Wings (Rank-2 spell- Incomplete)

Incinerate (Upgraded version) (Rank-2 spell- Completed)

Flame Body (Rank-1 spell- Completed)

Crimson Robe (Upgraded version) (Rank-2 spell- Incomplete)

Fire Seed (Rank-2 spell- Incomplete)

Soul Heal (Rank-2 spell- Incomplete)

Crimson Steps (Rank-1 spell- Completed)

Sub-class skills:

Magician's Hand- 53

Disguise- 100

Prevision- 57

Unique skills:

Cryptic Analysis- 100

Conceal- 52

Dark Vision- 46

Intermediate Dagger Arts- 50

Sharpshooting- 35]

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'Hmm, I need to upgrade the subclass skills on my own.' He nodded thoughtfully and soon checked the new [Cryptic Analysis] skill.

Unlike the previous [Inspect] skill, this one would help him observe others' strength, true facial reactions, and even see through others' disguises to some level!

Not only that, it could even help him decipher any unknown codes or new languages quickly.

'Can I able to use this skill to comprehend the spell models?' A thought whirled in his mind.

'It might be possible.' He nodded his head.

At that moment, he heard the Holem's Crown's voice in his head.

'What happened to your eyes? Why did it look like someone threw chill power in it?'

'Nothing.' Charles's lips twitched as he shook his head and soon asked.

'Did you sense something odd about the person who just walked past me?'

'Y-You mean the blonde-haired one? Other than his delicious abnormal luck power, he is normal in every way.' The Holem's Crown's words caused Charles to raise his eyebrows in surprise.

'Delicious abnormal luck power?… Wait. Mr. Runeth, did you just steal his luck?' He asked with a glare.

'Don't worry. I just steal his abnormal luck. Although he would rarely face some unluckiness effect, it won't make him suspicious that someone stole his luck. He would only think that his luck power was used for something else.' The Holem's Crown said casually.

A helpless smile appeared on Charles's face as he shook his head and soon started to move towards the area where Golden-Eye was staying.

…

In the meantime, the blonde-haired man went to the nearby street and entered deep into a narrow alley. Then, he made a few turns and soon arrived in front of a small single-storied brick house.

After that, he took out a rusty iron key from his pocket, put it in the keyhole, moved it towards the right side, and opened the lock with a click.

A second later, he placed his hand on the wooden panel door, pushed it open, and entered inside.

Once he walked in, he turned around, locked it from the inside, and spoke in a female voice.

"Zerath."

A moment later, the magic lamps lit from every corner of the darkroom and soon revealed a small room with a kitchen on the right side and a bedroom on the left.

"Haa, acting as a male is so hard." The blonde-haired man spoke as he arrived in front of a mirror, placed his hand on his chick, and soon pulled his skin.

The next instant, a human-masked skin came out of his face!

The blonde-haired man's face appeared prettier in a second, and his chest area began to bulge!

Then, he placed his hand over his head, gripped the short blonde hair, and quietly took out the wig. He then took a comb from the nearby shelf and started combing the long curly blonde hair.

In mere seconds, he completely turned into a female!

After combing her hair, the blonde-haired woman entered the bedroom, took out a wooden suitcase, and opened it with a click.

A moment later, she took out a small cubic metal box from the suitcase, placed it at the center of the room, and drew a circle around it.

Then, she also wrote unique characters all around the circle using chalk and started to chant in a strange language.

Once she finished the short chanting, she took a step forward and clicked the red-colored button in the cubic metal box.

She then went near the bed, sat on it, and patiently waited.

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A few moments later, a monotonous voice came out from the cubic-metal box.

"It's been a while, Lydia White."

"Greeting, Your Highness." Lydia instantly stood up from the bed and soon said with a bitter smile on her face.

"I still hadn't found a clue about the guy named 'Charles' in this kingdom."

"There is nothing strange about it. The Series-A artifact is with him, so the possibility of him revealing his real identity is very slim. He is also good at disguising, Lydia. So, you have to be careful." The monotonic voice paused for a moment and soon added.

"He is definitely lurking in the Herald Kingdom, or the Moon Kingdom, or the Ember Kingdom. So, we must find him and kill him before he grows into a dangerous enemy. Otherwise, your elder sister will be the first one to die in his hand. Keep the Destiny Coin with you all the time. It has the power to create a fixed coincidence. So if Charles is nearby, he will definitely appear in front of you one way or another."

A solemn look appeared on Lydia's face as she nodded her head and asked in a deep tone.

"Did you find some clues about the whereabouts of the other person, Your Highness?"

"Oswald Raven? I'm going to meet him in a week or two. Is there anything else?" The monotonous voice asked.

In the meantime, Lydia wore a thoughtful look and soon asked.

"How is Saron, Your Highness? Where is she now?"

"She is in a very safe place." The voice responded in a deep tone and went silent along with a click sound.

A heavy sigh leaked out of Lydia's face as he sat on the bed, took out a crystalline red coin from her pocket, and stared at it with a playful smile on her face.

"Where are you hiding, Charles?" She flipped the coin in between her fingers and soon tossed it upward.

The coin flew up at a fast speed and then stuck in between the crack on the ceiling!

"Damn it!" She placed her hands on her head and soon stood up on the bed to get the coin.