Chapter 9 Tang Yue Support
The cold wind was blowing, and Xu Mu was immersed in his own thoughts. Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him, with a hint of teasing and ridicule: "I didn't expect that there was a mouse hiding here!"

There are others!
This sudden sound shocked Xu Mu. He turned around abruptly and glanced sharply in the direction where the sound came from.

A man who was also wearing a black hood stood behind him. The man in black had a mask on his face, revealing a pair of sinister eyes. He looked at him coldly.

"It's you. I thought it was some foolish wizard who wanted to commit suicide." The man in black made a few shrill shouts. He obviously recognized Xu Mu.

"Black Church!"

Xu Mu reacted quickly and realized that the other party was the Black Vatican. Brilliant stardust suddenly emerged around him, and the stars connected to form a clear star track surrounding him.

"Thunder Seal - Kuangce!"

The purple-red lightning in the night was like a lit firework, instantly bursting into dazzling light.

Immediately afterwards, long whips of lightning condensed from the thunder seals lashed towards the man in black like angry dragons!
Before he could see the fate of the man in black, Xu Mu had already established a connection with his Shadow Boots through his mind.

His figure turned into a shadow and quietly merged into the darkness cast by the building, escaping into the distance.

"Fuck!" Xu Mu cursed inwardly.

The old man Mu He actually sent out eleven men in black to capture him.

Finally, the man in black was able to see through the stealth skill of the Shadow Boots. The Shadow Boots were engraved with shadow magic patterns, which not only allowed him to hide from being discovered by others, but also were his only means of escape.

Now the stealth skill of the Shadow Boots has become ineffective. If he doesn't escape immediately, he will have to face eleven men in black and dozens of black beasts.

"I don't know if that guy died after being hit by my lightning seal." Xu Mu didn't dare to look back to see the fate of the man in black.

The second-level thunder seal, with triple power, was enough to beat a one-eyed demon wolf half to death, but he could not be sure of the life or death of the man in black.

After all, a wizard is not a demon. Although he is fragile, he can use various magical tools and weapons. He can only pray in his heart that the opponent will be killed by the thunder seal, or even if he doesn't die, he will be crippled.

"Rat! Where are you trying to escape to?"

Xu Mu heard the voice of the man in black coming from above his head. He looked in the direction of the voice and was surprised to find that the man in black had caught up with him, just a few steps behind him.

The man in black exuded a shadow power that was even stronger than his Shadow Boots, as if he was shrouded in a deep shadow.

Shadow system!
The opponent is a shadow mage, no wonder he can see through the stealth skill of the Shadow Boots.

Because the other party is an awakened shadow mage, when it comes to the mastery and application of shadow power, he is obviously far inferior to the black-robed priest.

He only relied on the Shadow Boots rewarded by the system to access the power of shadow, while the opponent was a genuine shadow mage.

"Brilliant-blind!"

A beam of dazzling white light suddenly exploded from behind, and the bright light like the corona quickly swept across the surroundings, melting away the surrounding darkness one by one.

Without the obstructing shadow, the skill of the Shadow Boots became ineffective, and Xu Mu was forced to retreat from the shadow.

He rolled on the ground and was forced into a corner by the men in black. Facing the men in black who were pressing him step by step, Xu Mu gritted his teeth.

"Light!" In addition to the shadow system, the man in black also has the light system. The opponent is a mid-level mage. The old man Mu He really thinks highly of him. In order to catch him, he even sent out a mid-level mage.

I was hit by his thunder seal just now, but now I am fine. I am afraid that he has cultivated his light system to the intermediate level.

"A nearly instantaneous second-level magic. It was indeed a wise move for the steward to capture you. If it weren't for tonight's action, I'm afraid everyone would have been confused by your performance in the assessment."

The man in black couldn't help but burst into laughter. He didn't expect Xu Mu's strength was hidden so deeply. His level 2 magic was almost instantaneous. If Xu Mu was allowed to continue to grow, it would definitely hinder the Vatican's plans in the future.

No wonder the deacon asked him to lead the team personally to carry out this mission. If he hadn't come, there was no guarantee that the operation would have failed.

"Mouse, I will now give you a chance to survive. If you join the Holy See, not only can you survive, but you can also obtain supreme glory." The man in black spoke slowly.

His tone was crazy, and his behavior was not like that of a normal person when he talked about the Black Church, as if in his eyes the Black Church was some kind of holy religion that everyone was pursuing.

"Of course, you can also choose not to join..." The man in black slowly stepped forward, staring at Xu Mu fiercely: "You only need to stay here forever, and you don't have to join the Holy See."

The man in black extended his hand to Xu Mu. Even though he couldn't see his face, Xu Mu could feel the smile on his face, as if he had foreseen that he would join the Black Vatican.

"Oh, it seems like this is the only way." Xu Mu sighed helplessly. Faced with the current predicament, it would be difficult to cope with it without using the demon-slaying tool given by the system.

It's a pity that his demon-slaying tool was just obtained not long ago, and it's becoming scrap before he can even get used to it.

When Xu Mu was about to use the demon-slaying tool, he suddenly noticed a dark shadow approaching rapidly in the distance.

"Well... I think I have a third option." Xu Mu grinned and pointed behind him.

"Look at the back!"

"What?" The man in black instinctively turned around. However, before he could see the scene behind him, a ball of blazing scarlet fire came towards him, and its scorching breath burned the surroundings like the scorching sun.

The man in black actually reacted very quickly, but at such a close distance, he didn't have enough time to cast magical defense. He could only watch as the flames fell on him, burning his skin, flesh, and bones, and emitting inhumane screams.

"Tsk, I told you there was a third option." Xu Mu let out a light click of his tongue, a hint of pride in his eyes.

He ran towards his savior, with a hint of relief in his tone: "Thanks to Teacher Tang Yue for showing up in time, otherwise the consequences for me would be disastrous."

"Are you okay?" Tang Yue looked at Xu Mu carefully and asked suspiciously.

She rushed here as soon as she saw the distress message, but her residence was quite far away, and even using the shadow system to travel, it took her more than ten minutes to get here.

In just a dozen minutes, facing the pursuit of the Black Vatican was enough for a normal mage to die dozens of times. How come this kid was not hurt at all?
"It's okay." Xu Mu shook his head, "I have magic shoes, and this guy was chasing me just now."

"Be careful, he's not dead yet!"

Tang Yue seemed to sense something, and pulled Xu Mu behind her, looking in the direction of the man in black with a serious expression.

"You... all deserve to die! Black beasts, kill them for me!" The voice of the man in black sounded in the flames. His voice was trembling and it was obvious that he was seriously injured.

　Here is an explanation for why Tang Yue did not release the intermediate magic later. This is in the urban area, there are many people, and she was afraid of hurting innocent people. Tang Yue did not kill the man in black because she wanted to catch him alive and was afraid of hurting Xu Mu.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)