Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 405: 389 Hourglass Monster

Chapter 405: Chapter 389 Hourglass Monster

Main City, inside a bar’s hall.

Two human figures, one kneeling, one standing, though the one kneeling was almost as tall as the standing person.

Worsman, the “Demon” who instilled fear in everyone in the area, be it civilians, police, or other gang members, now appeared a fool, his face blank, his ferocious demeanor completely gone.

In his eyes was endless pain.

“A very fitting end!”

Tang Qi looked at Worsman, his expression indifferent.

Not everyone who underwent the Soul Splitting Spell turned out this way, at least Tang Qi was unharmed.

Essentially, the Soul Splitting Spell is an extremely powerful witchcraft.

Worsman’s current state was intentional by Tang Qi.

While stripping away the Soul Forbidden Technique, his action was brutal, cutting off a part of Worsman’s soul that dominated rationality, preserving most of his memories but removing his self-consciousness, leaving nothing but some instincts.

More terrifyingly, his soul would forever be tormented by pain.

Compared to what Worsman had done, Tang Qi’s treatment was merciful.

And without the forbidden technique, Tang Qi had nothing to worry about.

“Tell me, who is your superior?”

As Tang Qi spoke, his majestic spiritual power already swept out.

Facing a fool who had lost his self, there was no need to use an Illusion Spell or Red.

And Worsman, without any resistance, spit out a name.

“Joseph Dodge!”

Unsurprisingly, a stranger’s name.

Again, involving “common knowledge.”

Perhaps in the memory of his original self, this name existed.

A banker, considered immensely wealthy, should be well-known throughout Secret Phoenix State.

But had it not been for Tang Qi’s experiences since his arrival from the Mysterious Side, he might not have heard of him.

“Tell me everything related to this, including the origins of the Angel Potion, and your rules.”

To ensure no information was missed, Tang Qi had Worsman start from the beginning.

How did he come into contact with Joseph Dodge?

When did he obtain the Angel Potion?

The rules and information within the organization?

Soon, a somewhat lengthy story poured out from the foolish Worsman.

His narration was dull, but the information still surprised Tang Qi. Before Worsman spoke, Tang Qi had tried to estimate the hidden conspiracies and secrets, but now, he felt he had undoubtedly underestimated them.

Even though Worsman, as a subordinate, did not know much.

The scant information was still horrifying.

“There is a Mysterious Organization developing secretly in Secret Phoenix City, very covert, using the Angel Potion as a lure. This potion can perfectly enhance the human body, allowing an ordinary person to easily reach the Transcendent’s Realm.”

“Moreover, the potion is divided into several strict levels, each corresponding to different Transcendent powers. The city’s wealthy, especially new classes like bankers, major miners, factory owners, and top lawyers… they crave for the Angel Potion and are completely willing to abide by the organization’s rules, with not a single person leaking information.”

“Especially when different levels of the potion, in combination with specific witchcraft, can form an extremely strict network of superior and subordinate relations, practically eliminating the possibility of leaks. As for the cannibalistic urges after taking the potion, according to Worsman, the organization is already establishing a dedicated production line, serving all clients. Worsman wanted to perfectly integrate into it, so he began practicing in advance.”

“Besides Joseph Dodge, Worsman also knows a few names, some as subordinates, others as superiors in the organization. And according to a piece of information that Worsman inadvertently heard, besides Secret Phoenix City, the tentacles of this Mysterious Organization had already extended to other cities, counties, or states, with each state having a senior agent.”

“The agent for Secret Phoenix State is a mysterious lady, she likes others to call her… Mrs. Anderson.”

As Worsman narrated, information converged in Tang Qi’s mind.

“Mrs. Anderson?”

When this name appeared, Tang Qi’s speculation was almost half confirmed.

The name Anderson itself meant nothing.

But connected with the Information Fragment Tang Qi had seen before, and the cannibalistic urges, the person hidden behind it was almost exposed.

“Andre Poli once greatly admired the leader of the Shepherd Sect, the mysterious Mr. Leckter. As a follower, he secretly collected a lot of information about Leckter, to worship. Among them, was a name once used by Leckter.”

“Or rather, his real name.”

“Before becoming a charming psychology professor, Leckter had a tragic childhood, his name at that time, was Burn Anderson.”

“Leckter successfully escaped from the FBI’s encirclement and created the Angel Potion, this potion has unimaginable powerful control over its users. If the upper echelons of human society were to take it, then the consequences…”

At this point in his thoughts, Tang Qi’s heart was already sounding alarm bells.

“Stop him!”

Without hesitation, Tang Qi made a decision.

Not just for human society, but also for himself and the school.

Regardless of whether Leckter’s conspiracy could ultimately succeed, as soon as he started, the entire Federation would be dragged into a dark vortex.

Tang Qi did not believe that in such an environment, he could stay uninvolved.

With chaotic thoughts flashing instantly, Tang Qi pondered and immediately took action.

He needed to stop Leckter, but the main force would not be him or the school, nor did they possess such power. It was evident from the information leaked by Worsman that Leckter had nearly involved the entire Federation in his conspiracy.

Secret Phoenix City was merely a “pilot” project.

To deal with Leckter, neither Tang Qi nor the Ancient Castle Bureau were qualified.

Only two forces could do it: the official and the Church.

He first summoned Worsman’s trusted subordinates collectively, a move called “Red,” which completely changed their loyalty.

These gangsters would maintain the order of the Bloody Giant Gang as usual.

As for those pitiful girls and the old gentleman, Tang Qi erased their memories and sent them back to their homes.

After erasing all potential troubles, Tang Qi brought Worsman back to the school.

Originally, he had only planned to inspect the venue for the first “Extraordinary Practical Combat” class in person but did not expect to encounter such an astonishing incident.

When his figure reappeared on the fourth floor of the Library Tower, he already had a vague plan in mind.

But before he could act, the magic doorbell rang—Professor Eva was visiting.

Incredibly coincidentally, she was here to deliver something.

A parcel from the FBI!

“Efficiency this high?”

At the workbench, Tang Qi exclaimed in surprise.

He had already guessed what was in the parcel, most likely documents regarding cooperative matters.

The cooperation between the official and independent organizations naturally could not just be verbally agreed upon; issuing some official documents was necessary.

Upon opening the parcel, the contents were indeed so.

Tang Qi quickly glanced through and let Professor Eva handle almost all the documents, replies, leaving only two items.

One was a somewhat complex mechanical device; a glance over it and a ghost light emerged—it was clearly a “Magic Phone.”

The other was a thick internal wanted intelligence report; flipping it open casually, it indeed recorded various dangerous individuals and mysterious events, with detailed information annotations and internal evaluations from the Investigation Bureau.

Tang Qi flipped to the section related to “Secret Phoenix City,” which spanned a dozen pages.

It listed highly threatening Extraordinary Creatures and events, or some peculiar phenomena.

Comparing it with the “Black Mountain Beech Wood Plate” and the Ancient Castle Bureau report, it was not inferior to the former two, especially valuable in terms of evaluation.

What’s more, it included some intelligence that the previous two were unaware of.

One of the pages marked several “escaped Danger Sources,” all of which had routes passing through Secret Phoenix City.

A few almost immediately caught Tang Qi’s attention.

“Hourglass Monster, Professional Level above Danger Source, suspected camp: chaotic, evil. This is a middle-aged man, brown hair, ordinary features, with a perpetual hourglass fixed above his head. The hourglass constantly resets, and the Danger Source, before each reset, uses various materials to create a new body, then performs soul transfer.”

“Note one: Researchers from the Ninth have undertaken relevant studies; three top researchers unanimously determined that the hourglass is bound to the monster’s soul. Once the hourglass sands end, if the monster has not created a new body, he will die completely.”

“Note two: The monster possesses some currently unknown powerful forces, involving certain rules; he has used most normal materials, including the strongest alloys at present. His hunting targets have expanded to the Mysterious Side, and the bodies made from powerful Extraordinary Materials, can delay the sands’ flow…”

“Note three: As of the date of this bulletin, according to statistics, more than ten Transcendents including a Bright Knight and a Professional Level Demon Hunter have died at the hands of the monster; he is wanted jointly by our Bureau and the Church.”

“Note four: Discoverer, killer, or capturer will receive a reward.”

“Appendix: A video specially recorded by a Transcendent before being killed.”

…

“Involving rules?”

Just the first one alone aroused intense curiosity in Tang Qi.

Although he himself had indirectly killed two Demigods, in terms of real achievements, the number of Professionals Tang Qi had killed might not compare to this “Hourglass Monster.”

Over ten Transcendents, this record was simply astonishing.

Especially the Investigation Bureau’s evaluation of temporarily unknown powers?

Seeing the appendix with the mysterious video footage, Tang Qi immediately clicked to open it.

“Ssszzzszzz~”

Accompanied by a noise similar to electrical currents, lights and shadows fluctuated before Tang Qi, and a special video began to play.