Fire Mage (Web Novel)

Chapter 245: Weaknesses

Black Tower,

It was around 4 A.M.

Marissa once again returned to Vivian's room and gave a potion for Charles to drink.

To his surprise, he noticed that the black marks began to fade a little. After giving some advice, Marissa took a few drops of blood from his body and left in a hurry.

For the next few days, she did many experiments using his flesh and blood and finally managed to concoct a potion that could completely erase the marks on his back using potions!

Although Charles was the one who deliberately created those marks to improve his disguise further, he didn't expect that there would be a powerful alchemist hidden in the enemy side to erase such marks.

Two weeks passed in a blink of an eye.

During the two weeks, Charles spent most of his time in his Inner World and focused his full attention on the 'Present Time.'

His new [Accelerate Thoughts] improved a lot by the end of the second week.

If he activates this skill in the outside world, he could think three times faster than normal for 15 seconds.

Unfortunately, this skill also had a cool-down of 20 minutes.

Otherwise, he could continuously use this skill, observe the enemy's moves clearly and even kill a Peak Level Rank-4 Existence without any difficulty!

Still, his other skills like [Wisdom Sight] and [Foresight] skills could make up for this weakness.

Currently, Charles sat on the soft bed and was in the middle of checking his body condition.

After fourteen days of treatment, his female-looking body was completely healed.

Not even a single black mark appeared on his back!

'Marissa said that I could walk out of my room from today onwards… But Louise told me to refrain from going back to the City for the reconnaissance mission. But it is impossible to stay here like Marissa due to the strange set of rules created by the Demi-Lich. Each official member must return to the positioned area and continue their work. Or, they have to do other missions…'

'Vivian's job is to get the enslaved children from Divine Order members and bring them to Low Woods. That's where one of the secret teleportation circles to this Black Tower was located. Although I'm ready to go out, Louise won't agree for now.' He couldn't help but shake his head a little as he thought of that overprotective Teacher of Vivian.

'No, she acts more like an overprotective mother.' Charles let out a chuckle and entered his Inner World.

At that moment, the clone Charles stood near the lava pool and was holding an illusionary black book.

Noticing his arrival, he nodded his head, gave the illusionary book to Charles, and disappeared from there.

On the other hand, Charles caught the book, flipped it open, and started to read.

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"Marissa- Character weaknesses

Weakness no.1: She has a fear of snakes.

Weakness no.2: Perfectionist

Weakness no.3: Strict

Weakness no.4: Likes to take risks

Weakness no.5: Takes things personally

Weakness no.6: Works too much

Weakness no 7: There is a wound on her left side shoulder, possibly an incurable disease.

Weakness no 8: Her seventh disciple. She stays in his room all the time, and there is also a strange rumor about their relationship.

Weakness no 9:…

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Class: Unknown

Skills and spells: Unknown

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Charles glanced at the page for a moment and soon flipped it to the next page.

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Louise: Character's weaknesses

Weakness no.1: Emotionally attached to Vivian.

Weakness no.2: Trusts her disciples blindly.

Weakness no.3: Easily gets bored.

Weakness no.4: Being straightforward.

Weakness no.5:…

Class and skill details:

Main-class: Rank-4 Curse Mage- Skills- Dark Space, Soul Curse, Curse of Corrosion, Chain of Chaos, Soul Possession.

Sub Class: Rank-4 Master Sailor- Zepher's Wings, Control Weather, Wind Scythe, Hand of Invisible, Wind Form, and Wind Barrier.

Unique skill: Unholy Hand

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'For me, killing Louise is not a big problem. Next is Marissa… Although it will be tricky to handle her, I can succeed if I made a perfect plan. But the main problem is the big boss… The hidden undead skeleton… I heard that he always stays in the underground level-0 and is very difficult to even see him. Only Louise, Marissa, Ivy, and two others can meet him whenever they want.'

'As for other Rank-3 and a few Rank-4 members like Vivian? I don't think I can handle all of them at once. Hmm, I have to start this assassination before the Divine could perceive the changes in others' Fate.'

During all this time, he had been hiding his true goal in this Inner World and evading the Divine's eyes.

'But once I made a move on any one of these Rank-4 members, that sneaky Divine will notice the anomaly and screw up my plan. My actual goal is not only to make Rhea become the Queen but also to capture the 'Divine' itself. But before capturing, I need to cripple this Divine's personal strength.' Charles knew that he was taking a big risk here.

'But as long as I manage to achieve all these, I'll be the winner.'

While thinking, he flew towards the System Cube and started comprehending the present Time.

'Hmm, I can maintain the 'Decelerate Time' for one minute in my Inner World. But there is still a long way for me to replicate the 'Time Stop' ability here.'

Charles continued to train for the next few hours and finally left his Inner World.

He then opened his eyes, stood up from the bed, and wore an ordinary black gown.

Then, he also applied some makeup, applied the Bronze Lady perfume, and walked out of the hall-like room.

After that, he casually moved to each floor, talked to Vivian's friends and other disciples, and even gave a warning about being careful of the terrifying black-haired woman.

Around 6 P.M, he returned to the hall-like room and soon saw Louise, who sat on the bed with a serious look on her face.

'This is not how a 500+ years old woman should act… Wait. Perhaps, she noticed something odd about me and is acting now? No way. There has to be other reason for her strange behavior…'

While thinking, he went near her and asked with a serious look on his face.

"What happened, Teacher?" His feminine voice contains a trace of worry and anxiety.

Meanwhile, Louise let out a deep sigh and shook her head.

"As per the rules, you have to complete a mission within 30 days. And, I asked Cedric and got a mission for you. Unlike the other mission, this one is very safe." Saying so, she took out a black scroll and gave it to him.

"Safe one?" Charles raised his eyebrows in suspicion, opened the scroll, and checked the content about this mission.

'Then, why are you showing such a serious face?'

"Yes, you have to go to Rich Woods and bring the gathered rats from Divine Order's hideout."

'Rats… Is she talking about Children?' His expression turned serious.

"You have to be real quick. Teacher Reid seems to have gotten a breakthrough in his research and is in dire need of experimental subjects. As long as you bring these rats, you might get a chance to meet him in person." Louise said in a serious tone and stood up from the bed. Then, she stepped on the concrete floor, moved towards the exit, and soon stopped before turning around.

"Be careful of any anomalies. If you feel meet some unexpected accidents, you can withdraw from there. I will explain to my Teacher."

Saying so, she walked out of the room and disappeared from his vision.

Meanwhile, Charles let out a deep sigh, raised his smooth hand, and rubbed his chin.

'I should use this opportunity to go back to the mansion and check if everything is going smoothly.'

Then, he moved towards the nearby room and started packing his things.

Once he was done, he walked out of Vivian's room and soon moved out of the black tower.

Then, he glanced at the mountain-like surroundings and got curious about the actual location of this hideout.

'Although the main entrance to this tower is in Whisper Valley, I can tell that this place is somewhere else.' Shaking his head, he walked past the huts, tents, and houses, arrived in front of a strange black pillar, and recited a chant in 'Nether' language.

The next instant, he felt that the whole surroundings began to distort and soon sucked him into the void.

A moment later, Charles noticed that he already appeared in a gloomy underground cavern and heaved a sigh of relief.

After glancing around for a moment, he walked out of the cavern and soon furrowed his brows as he saw the dusk light from the western direction.

Without any delay, he tapped the new bracelet on his right hand and activated the wing spell.

The next instant, two illusionary wings appeared behind his and flapped on their own.

In a blink, Charles shot towards the sky and soon moved towards the northern direction.

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