When Victor suddenly appeared, the mages in the arena stared in shock.

They looked at each other, their trembling eyes revealing a mixture of shock and confusion.

Holy crap, Victor!

In fact, most mages are unaware that Victor still maintains connections with the Mage Council.

Only a few core members knew this secret.

After all, the Mage Council brings together mages from all over the world; with so many people, there's a lot of potential problems.

Once this connection is leaked, it will be nearly impossible to keep everyone silent.

There are always a few people who talk incessantly.

Therefore, apart from a few who knew the truth, most of the monks present stood there in astonishment.

Upon seeing Viktor's familiar figure, their legs began to tremble involuntarily.

What's going on? How did Viktor suddenly appear here?

Regardless of Viktor's reputation, his strength is undoubtedly formidable, far surpassing that of these novice mages.

At this moment, Aurelion observed Victor's figure, her body trembling slightly, standing there unsure of what to do.

The light in her pupils gradually faded, reflecting the other person's calm figure.

Her appearance made it impossible to tell whether she was afraid or experiencing other emotions.

“V. K.T.

At the same time, the Dark Archmage sensed his presence, raised his head slightly, and couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

It's a professor!

At this moment, Victor stood with his hands in his pockets, his trench coat fluttering in the darkness, as deep and terrifying as a trembling monster.

The one-eyed raven remained perched quietly on his shoulder, maintaining a seemingly harmless posture.

Upon hearing Aurelion's words, Victor raised an eyebrow slightly.

"So you've finally stopped calling me teacher?"

Aurelion did not answer, maintaining that incredulous expression.

Like the other mages, she was puzzled and couldn't understand why Victor had suddenly appeared.

Despite the astonished gazes of the crowd, Viktor maintained his composure and said calmly:

"It seems you're all curious about why I'm here."

"But I think you probably already have a guess."

His voice was light and clear, reaching everyone's ears.

It seems that many people are gradually realizing Viktor's true purpose.

Their gazes all turned to the dark archmage behind him.

Seeing the powerless Dark Archmage, his previously dormant body suddenly reacted upon sensing Victor's arrival.

His head, which had been hanging down, was lifted with great effort, and a glimmer of hope flickered in his deep, dark pupils.

This scene caused everyone present to widen their eyes in surprise, and various speculations arose in their minds.

Victor didn't beat around the bush and said directly:

"That's right."

"The Dark Archmage was unleashed by me."

Swish—

Upon hearing this, the entire city of Hyjal fell into a deathly silence.

Even Aurelion's eyes widened in surprise.

At this moment, everyone felt that the crisis Endymion was facing seemed to make more sense.

No wonder the Dark Archmage was able to suddenly break through the strong seal and be released.

The Grand Master Mingming designed a tight seal, and the council checks the stability of the seal every day.

The result is today, even though everything seems normal.

To everyone's surprise, the Dark Archmage broke through the seal.

All of this was because of Victor's arrival!

No one doubted Viktor's words; after all, he had been a core member of the Mage Council.

It was perfectly normal for him to know the roads leading to Haigar inside the parliament like the back of his hand.

At this moment, a mage mustered his courage and, disregarding the stares of those around him, posed a question to Victor:

"What...what exactly is your purpose in doing this?"

However, his question drew glares from many monks, who secretly mocked the stupidity of the question.

Did Victor not know about the Archmage's prophecy?

He knew, of course, how severe the disaster would be if the Dark Archmage were released.

The entirety of Endymion could potentially turn into a meteorite and crash into the sea.

The world will be swallowed by a massive, sky-covering tsunami, and the dense magical energy of the mage capital will be compressed to its limit, eventually erupting.

This terrifying power is enough to destroy all the countries in the world.

But is there a possibility—

Is this exactly why Victor came?

Therefore, Victor ignored the mage's question and instead turned his attention back to Aurelion.

"If you had continued, the Dark Archmage would have fallen into a coma and lost his magic."

"But correspondingly, the land of mages will fall directly into the abyss."

"Everyone here will die."

Upon hearing these words, everyone's heart trembled involuntarily, and their eyes darted around anxiously.

The purplish-black magic floated in the void, forming a huge net out of thin air.

It thus tightly enveloped the torn sky, keeping Endymion suspended in the air.

At this moment, this sky city is able to continue to exist by using the magic power of the Dark Archmage as its energy source.

Everyone was extremely curious about this.

If Viktor's goal was to bring down the entire Mage City, then why did he step in to stop Aurelion's attack?

"It's very simple."

Victor's calm and unwavering voice struck the hearts of every mage, causing many to tremble involuntarily.

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