Mage Manual
Chapter 417 - 347 Holy Sanctuary Mage (Extra for the new leader "Bad-Tempered Cat")

Chapter 417: Chapter 347 Holy Sanctuary Mage (Extra for the new leader "Bad-Tempered Cat")

Banjee’s refusal was expected by Igula.

Among the three who had lost contact, Banjee cared only about Hanna, and anything that could affect his mission to rescue Hanna was unacceptable. Banjee started heading towards the gaming area only because he thought Hanna would meet up with Ash, but now that Hanna hadn’t appeared and Ash was surrounded by enemies, Banjee had no reason to take the risk.

If Ash and Hanna had both fallen into the water, Banjee would definitely have let Hanna step on Ash to climb ashore.

The reason the housekeeper boy told the group so much was because he wanted to persuade the two new employees to join him in searching for Hanna. After all, Hanna’s situation was unclear, and it was very likely she had encountered enemies, so more reinforcements were naturally better.

Even though they usually got along well, even though Ash had learned gun technique from Banjee, and even though Ash, Liss, and Banjee had once played the classic game "Playing with Children in the Future," once a moment of choice arrived, the weight of a life would still be instantly prioritized.

What people valued differed from one person to another.

This was true for housekeepers and swindlers alike.

Igula knew he had to persuade Banjee; among the three of them, Igula could only serve as support, Harvey required too much preparation, and only Banjee could unleash full combat power at any moment.

Banjee had been a Two-winged Mage for decades, majoring in gun technique and Ice Technique, both combat-focused magic factions. Heaven knew how much he had honed his combat power.

Although Banjee had never advanced to a Three-winged Holy Realm in his lifetime, it only showed his talent had limits, not a lack of effort. In the world of mages, diligence is a fundamental quality possessed by every Void Realm Walker. An indolent mage, after being devoured a few times by the Fish-Slicing Dragon, would surely strive to improve.

Unfortunately, the ceiling of magic faction realms was invisible and intangible; if one could not break through, they simply could not break through. Experience Treasure Orbs were extremely rare, and many mages wasted their lives never reaching higher realms. However, one could not just hang themselves on one tree; if one faction could not be advanced, a mage would try their luck in cultivating another faction.

Over time, every older mage typically mastered several magic factions, merging them to create new Miracles or even new Technique Spirits. This was particularly evident among Elf Mages. As long as an Elf Mage a few hundred years old kept updating their knowledge, their foundation was usually so strong as to easily overpower a human mage of the same level who was only a few decades old.

Even if magic power did not grow further, a mage could still convert time into personal strength in various aspects.

Like Banjee, whose magic power had ceased to grow, who had immersed himself in techniques for decades, and who had been advised by the Gospel, he had surely constructed a flawless system of Technique Spirits. Among them, the only one who could shake a Holy Sanctuary Mage was none other than Banjee!

"Bokin, sir, don’t forget, Ash is Hanna’s employee, and Red Hat will surely arrest Hanna under the charge of shielding," "If we don’t intercept Red Hat here, even if we find Hanna later, we will still face the pursuit of Holy Sanctuary Mages."

"Bokin, sir, now that Red Hat is in the gaming area, and they are in the light while we are in the dark, if we can take this opportunity to severely damage them, then later our escape will be much easier. Or would you rather race against Red Hat in the vast night sky and not take advantage of the geographical benefits?"

Three seconds.

Two seconds.

One second.

"Housekeeper: Is there a chance of victory?"

"Bokin, sir: Yes."

.....

...

Indeed, schemes without Ash’s involvement generally proceeded very smoothly.

"I am about to release ’Spiritual Scream.’ Anyone within ten meters listening directly will die instantly from shock! Three, two, one."

Igula pulled Ash into a blind spot surrounded by the gaming pod, counting down loudly and calmly.

The countdown was not only to pressure Red Hat but also to remind Banjee of his cue to enter the scene.

The key to breaking the situation wasn’t themselves, but Red Hat.

Red Hat had the legal right to use violence but was simultaneously shackled by numerous restrictions.

① They were not allowed to initiate an attack on a wanted criminal unless the latter clearly refused arrest;

② They were never allowed to harm innocent civilians;

③ When a criminal made a clear declaration of crime, if they had the capability to provide relief, they had to prioritize relief!

Having watched countless documentaries and TV dramas, Igula didn’t do it just for entertainment. These three Red Hat regulations had been masterfully crafted by scriptwriters into many TV dramas, creating numerous moral dilemmas that questioned the humanity of Red Hat.

Upon learning that the attackers were Red Hat, Igula immediately realized he had the opportunity to leverage the shackles binding Red Hat to create a slim chance for Ash to escape—

He would use Ash to blind their vision, use Harvey to intimidate their minds, then Igula would appear to declare his crime, forcing them to quickly build a soundproof barrier to protect other Vatican Mura citizens in the gaming layer, deplete their magazines and attention, and finally, Igula’s Spiritual Scream would cover Banjee’s lethal gun fire, annihilating the group of Red Hats who robbed men in the middle of the night!

However, as a price, Igula’s clean Gospel citizen record, maintained for just under twenty days, was finally going to be marked with a vivid criminal record.

If Harvey could still explain his actions as a prank and Ash’s arrest warrant could possibly be canceled, then Igula’s act of attempting to release a wide-area lethal Miracle in a densely populated area, with no room for explanation, and if this resulted in killing several corrupt Senheiser people, Gospel might even place a bounty on him.

It was too embarrassing; Igula hadn’t expected that his first criminal record in Gospel wasn’t for fraud, illegal fundraising, or even blasphemy against Divine Beings, but for endangering public safety—a crime only fools would commit.

It was always like this, nothing good happened when he was with Ash. Who was really the fool here?

But Igula wasn’t lonely; Banjee, who attacked the Red Hat, would join him as one of the top trending criminals of the day.

Igula sighed in his heart, letting out a heart-wrenching tenor from his throat.

Meanwhile, Banjee burst into the gaming layer, and his Ice Technique double guns spewed out 62 Miracle gun bullets in a second!

Just as Red Hat was about to fall victim to the criminal’s cunning plot, two Holy Sanctuary Mages suddenly unfolded their Void Wings!

Silver Wings!

Golden Wings!

And... Seven-Colored Wings!

The Void Wings dissipated the instant they appeared, forming two transparent barriers protecting all Red Hat members!

Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop!

The Spiritual Scream stirred shallow ripples on the outer walls of the transparent barriers, and the 62 gun bullets froze on the barrier walls, exploding into 62 small ice flowers!

The Red Hats inside the barrier were not affected in the slightest!

In the face of absolute power, plots and schemes were no sturdier than bubbles.

"Quite a nice tactical combination," Liss commented, "but they underestimated the Holy Sanctuary Mages."