Chapter 166: The USDCA Meeting (Part-2)

Chapter 166: The USDCA Meeting (Part-2)

I almost refuse to believe my eyes. There are seven out of the ten most powerful beings present here in this room, and all of them are submissively bowing their heads to a bunch of people in black cloaks.

...

Are they imposters!? Did they bring me to a freaking cult gathering or something!?

That possibility of someone impersonating these super-beings is far more believable than what I am seeing right now. But then again, I cannot deny the fact that I can feel that this is real. The very air in this room is vibrating from the sheer power these people are giving off. They cannot fake that.

As I try to make sense of what’s happening, the newly arrived people start to sit down on the empty chairs. And although I cannot see their face due to the hoods (much less their eyes), I can somehow tell that all of them are looking at me.

[Holy shit... no wonder...]

What?

[Later.]

After a few seconds of silence, the person sitting directly in front of me— behind whom Queen Ilsevel and Meira are standing— speaks up in a strong and authoritative but clearly feminine voice.

“As you might’ve guessed already, this is the USDCA meeting. And as for the reason why you’re here— well, you will know about that in a minute,” she tells me.

“But first, let me make one thing clear to you, boy. Anything and everything that you’re going to see and hear henceforth is strictly confidential. Except for the people present here, you are not allowed to discuss it with anyone. Not with your family. Not with your friends. Nobody. Is that clear?”

...

“Eh... yes, but do I have to be here? I have no interest in hearing or seeing any confidential stuff,” I reply nervously.

Anyone in my place would be scared shitless to even speak up. But I guess not being completely clueless about the situation helps a bit.

“...”

Unsurprisingly, she doesn’t reply to me at all.

“I-I guess that’s not an option, then,” I stammer.

“Moving on... Ilsevel, explain Primordial magic to him,” she orders.

“So now, this brings us back to you,” she says, taking in a deep breath.

“There are two reasons as to why you’re here. First and foremost, the spell you used against Ilyrana­­­— it is the very same Chaos magic. The White Fox confirmed it, but the rest of us wants to see it with our own eyes. Show it to us,” she says in a commanding voice.

Where is the ‘please’?

[Say it to her out loud.]

...

I gulp down the saliva in my mouth before raising my hand and summoning the Chaos ball. Everyone fixes their gaze on me as a sphere of dark purple energy materializes in my hand. Though just a couple of seconds later, it fizzles out as my mana gets exhausted.

Phew...

Although I cannot see the expressions of the six hooded figures, the people standing behind them continue to look at my now empty hand in awe.

“It is true then... we’ve got our hands on Chaos magic as well...” The hooded woman breathes out softly, sounding relieved. Though the next moment, she shakes her head.

“But your mana pool is almost negligible. That magic is not even powerful enough to study or experiment with, much less using it against another primordial magic user. You need to level up quickly, only then we will be able to talk about this matter further.

“For now, I will assign someone to help you with leveling up. And yes, I know that you humans are scared to level up but don’t worry, as a primordial magic user, your safety is our priority. No matter what, we’re capable enough to keep you alive at the very least,” she assured me.

That doesn’t lessen my worry at all...

“Anyway, moving on, the other reason for calling you here is because of the bizarre things happening around the World System Tower. These things started happening during the System Ceremony this year.

“And through some investigation, we’ve reason to believe that it has something to do with the system infused to you. The fact that you’re a Primordial magic user makes the possibility even higher,” she tells me.

Fuck...

“Now, we need to fix this. As soon as possible, at that. The WST is the most important pillar of our society, for reasons you know and don’t know. So, with the utmost of your abilities, you will be cooperating with us to restore it to its previous state. No matter what it takes,” she says in a stern voice.

...

This woman really doesn’t like giving me a choice, does she?