The Golem Mage

Chapter 414 414: The Ranking.

A figure stood gazing at a stronghold in the heart of the desert, his hands folded, as he was covered by a tattered cloak that seems to be weathered by time, as he had a bamboo hat on.

Nearby, a humanoid shadow cast upon the ground as the figure exhaled, he looked down to eye the student badge on his waist now displaying 70,563 achievement points.

After a wait of about fifteen more minutes, Golems emerged from the fortress he had been watching.

As soon as they were in sight, the figure pivoted forward, starting to walk away.

This individual was Alec Gordon, who had successfully obliterated a faction of the evil sect in a Tier 5 city, that had been his mission.

Although his mission should have concluded when he eliminated all the deacons and liberated the city from their manipulative control , but he was not ready to depart for the Sweden city just yet.

Having captured Deacon Cruz, Alec had extracted the location of his superior bishop in exchange for Cruzʼs freedom – a strategic tactic reminiscent of law enforcement in his previous world.

After obtaining the vital information, Alec had let Cruz go free and commanded the golem to eliminate the evil sectʼs bishop, intending to resume his journey to Sweden.

However, the bishop now aware of the threat against him, had placed a huge bounty on Alecʼs head, that was when he realized the person he had killed was merely a decoy posing as the Bishop.

He had inadvertently taken the life of another small member of the evil sect , while the true Bishop remained at large.

As a consequence, Alec faced numerous bounty hunters and rogue mages attempting to claim the reward on his life.

Determined to remove the bounty, Alec realized that he must find and eliminate the true Bishop, but this desert outpost represented his final lead.

The system spirit golem by his side raised a query,

”What is your next move?, It seems as though the Bishop is able to anticipates all your next actions, and with just a few days until your deadline in Sweden, how do you plan to confront him?”

As the rest of his golems followed in silence, Alec strode forward, a faint smile creeping onto his face at the sight of the hawk-like demonic beast ahead waiting for him.

”The only explanation for something like this happening is the presence of a traitor. My golems would never betray me, so the culprit must be the Rider I had hired,” Alec stated with conviction.

”I seem to have overlooked the possibility of the evil sect having infiltrated various organizations with disguised members who could have been getting leaking information through my Rider,” Alec concluded.

Legion chimed in,

”So, what is your plan now, Master?, That was our last lead!” Alec turned to them with a sly smile on his face.

”If we canʼt locate them, weʼll just make them come to us,” Alec declared, leaving his golems puzzled.

But upon reaching the transporter, Alec commanded the rider,

”We are heading to Sweden now, i am running late, so keep moving without any interruptions, i must reach Sweden in three to five days.”

Alec stashed his golems in his space pouch and settled into a sleeping position in the sitting area.

Meanwhile, the rider of the hawk-like demonic beast nudged the beast to take flight as Alec lay with his eyes closed, unaware.

However, the system spirit golem Alec had left behind had caught sight of a glint flashed in the riderʼs eyes as he grinned slyly, as the spirit golem anticipated the next unfolding schemes that about to happen.

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#At the War God Mage Academy,

”Let me see the top rankers now!” Edward asked the moment he entered the room with the new Dean. However, when the list of rankings appeared, he was shocked at what he saw.

1. Alec Gordons (Commander) – 72,567 points

2. Lucas Blade Team (Commander) – 20,673 points

3. Beatrice Marionette Team (Commander) – 15,275 points

4. Pale Zero Team (Commander) – 4,095 points

5. Brandon Gordons Team (Sergeant) – 4,090 points

6. Arthur Gordons Team (Sergeant) – 3,670 points

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Just by looking at the top six teams, the lead was enough to surprise him and the dean, what was even more surprising, however, was that Alec Gordon, a single individual, was leading the chart with seventy-two thousand points.

The realization that he was the sole member of his team meant that he was closer to the rank of captain, despite being only a Tier 3 Mage.

The mere thought of the War God Mage Academy having a Tier 3 Mage holding the title of captain sent shivers down their spines, pondering how many Mages Alec must have eliminated to amass such a staggering number of points.

” How many missions has Alec Gordons completed?” Edward inquired upon viewing the rankings on the water screen.

” He is still on his first mission and has completed it but he had not received a new mission from the My Crows, but instead have been doing missions related to his debuted mission, in contrast, the Lucas Blade team has successfully completed seven missions and is currently on their way to completing their eighth mission, they deliberately chose a mission close to the Sweden city so they could return there once they are done with their mission ,” the scar-faced woman responded.

Edward found it hard to believe that Alec was still on his first mission.

”What are the details of his mission?, and why has it awarded him so many points? Are you absolutely certain there is no malfunction with his badge?”

Edward questioned, struggling to comprehend how an individual working alone on his debut mission could be ahead of teams that were fully staffed with members to help them.

”Do not insinuate that there is an issue with the badges, they have functioned flawlessly since ancient times without a single malfunction,” the Dean cautioned, his expression stern.

”Then, how do you propose we explain this unprecedented situation?” Edward asked, his hands gesturing broadly as he expressed his confusion.