The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 268 - 181: Ashen Man and the Mysterious Ball (4292)_1

Chapter 268: Chapter 181: Ashen Man and the Mysterious Ball (4292)_1

The entire underground space lit up, the hollow beneath the ground resembled ashes in a furnace after the flames went out, the faint red glow was the unextinguished fire residual within the matchsticks.

When Hugo activated the magic, lighting the sparse flames lingering in the ashes, the area was brilliantly illuminated by the light of the Thousand-Year Fire.

Francesca and the other elder were left to shield their eyes from the blinding light with their palms.

Through the gaps in their fingers, they saw that the piles of matchsticks around the glowing sparks were humanoid, looking like the remnants left after burning bodies.

This was the first time Francesca had seen the sight of the awakening of the Ashen Man, so she realized that the ashes under the graveyard were not normal.

Why did it appear as though there were tens of thousands of charred bodies here?

What was fueling the Thousand-Year Fire?

Francesca felt a chill down her spine in that instant, if Ambros’s Thousand-Year Fire was this ruthless, then what were they, the guardians, actually defending?

Francesca’s gaze shifted to Hugo Russo; when Hugo first came into power, his personality was not like it is now.

Could it be said that it was after he came into contact with unknown secrets, seeing the remains of bodies under the sacred Thousand-Year Fire, that his character had drastically changed?

No, the Thousand-Year Fire could not have been like this.

Francesca thought to herself in denial. She decided she needed to tell Milani, even Ivita, about this.

"Ahahahaha..." Hugo, seeing the remnants in the underground area, laughed wildly, "If the Fire of Law is such a corrupt and foul thing, then it doesn’t matter what I do as long as I can become the ultimate victor."

The storm of magic gradually subsided.

Then, a hand, covered in cracks and seeming as hot as molten lava, stretched out from the ash, followed by a man with lava-like cracks all over his body, struggling to climb up.

Klauk knelt on the ground, looking at his hands in disbelief, "Didn’t I die?"

"I was killed by a Water Elemental."

"Why am I still alive?"

"What has happened to my body?"

Klauk examined his body carefully and found that he had turned into a Lava Man, he was no longer human.

Clark looked at Hugo and pleaded, "Teacher, please make me look like a human again."

"I don’t want this body."

Hugo, who had been gloating, suddenly wore a displeased look on his face. He snorted coldly. "What nonsense are you talking about? Many wizards would dream of having a body like yours, having it would greatly increase your strength."

"You can stand up against an official wizard."

"But... I still want to be human." Klauck almost in tears, "Teacher, it was you who asked us to capture Ivita initially, but I died in that process. You have to help me."

Hugo’s gaze was icy. Reviving an Ashen Man required the use of ash magic, borrowing the Fire of Law, a subsidiary of the Thousand-Year Fire, to resurrect the human being.

Normally, the Thousand-Year Fire could completely resurrect a person, but because ash is used, the resurrected person turns into an Ashen Man.

Magic cannot fully resurrect a person, something must always be taken away during the resurrection process.

But due to the removal of the weakness inherent in the human body, the Ashen Man was so terrifying.

Any object touched by an Ashen Man would explode and ignite on its own.

In the past, Pan God had clearly invaded the graveyard, but upon encountering an Ashen Man, he had no choice but to retreat.

Carrying the residual fire of the Thousand-Year Fire, the Ashen Man was almost undefendable.

Hugo didn’t want to talk anymore. He stared at the newly resurrected Klauk. Through the linking gaze, he forcefully took control of the other party’s mind. Klauk’s soul, already damaged by the revival via the fire, was unable to resist.

Hugo told the Ashen Man, "There is a Fishman on the outskirts of Kappa Town. I want you to kill it."

"Use your quickest speed, kill that Fishman and turn it into a pile of ashes. This is the price it has to pay for provoking me."

The Ashen Man, under the control of his mind, unknowingly took a step forward, moved up the stairs and exited.

He had to leave the graveyard and the town, to look for the Fishman in the forest.

...

Night fell, Ivita did not return to the small room provided by the inn. Instead, she stood on the street hoping to find the Ice Witch.

But she was nowhere to be found.

As night fell, Ivita had no choice but to act on her own initiative.

She had the coachman prepare the carriage for a trip to the heart of the city, where the Weaving Workers’ Guild was located. At this time, there were bright lights lining the buildings decorated with the guild’s lion flag. Rows of lit candles illuminated the night-time structures.

People masked their faces, both indoors and on the outdoor lawn, they excitedly pulled their dancing partners alongside them to talk and laugh, frequently asking for some wine from the servers to help boost their spirits.

Ivita even spotted a few couples getting handsy on the edge of the lawn, immediately furrowing his brows.

Ivita got off the carriage. As he attempted to enter the masquerade, a masked servant ran over with a pile of masks in his hands and said, "Sir, please choose a mask. Welcome to our gathering."