A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 124 The Shadow of Mahabray

Jiang Shuzhou sat in the spacious carriage, sipping tea.

After Jiang Shuzhou modified the carriage, its shock absorption and comfort were greatly improved, and from then on, Jiang Shuzhou no longer had a fear of rough roads.

No matter how bad the road was, Jiang Shuzhou didn't feel anything inside the carriage.

"Hays, what do you think?"

Jiang Shuzhou pointed to the mountain fortress on the map and asked Hayes for his opinion.

"My lord, I have a feeling that something is not right."

"What's wrong?"

"The fall was too swift. The nobles couldn't be so incompetent, especially since their territory is here. A noble wouldn't simply abandon their land for nothing."

"unless……"

While Hayes was still thinking, Jiang Shuzhou spoke his mind directly.

"Unless there's an inside man."

Hayes was taken aback, then suddenly realized.

"I see, but who is the inside man?"

"Is it Brutus, or the prince, or perhaps...?"

"Neither."

Jiang Shuzhou interrupted Hayes directly.

"Now, there's no inside man."

Then he added.

"However, an inside agent will soon be found."

"What do you mean?"

Seeing Hayes's blank expression, Jiang Shuzhou could only sigh at the importance of knowledge.

"You must know that the abyss can corrupt everything."

"Perhaps they are absolutely loyal now, but what about later?"

"These nobles, who indulge in debauchery and pleasure every day, are more easily corrupted than the soldiers on the front lines."

"is that so……"

Just as Hayes was about to say something, the alarm suddenly went off.

Then came shouts.

"Contact the enemy!"

"Enemy attack!"

Jiang Shuzhou patted Hayes on the shoulder and stood up.

"Let's go, it's time for the fight."

In the distance, waves of gray, demonic forces, accompanied by a bloody storm, surged toward the allied forces.

"Bang bang bang!"

The soldiers of the Mage Alliance drew their weapons and fired forward.

After a period of chaos, the imperial forces finally calmed down and began to raise their weapons to attack.

The Alliance of Saints then began to pray.

The distant waves showed no sign of stopping, as a massive horde of demons and fallen beings surged forth.

Guts raised his greatsword; he was going to storm into the demons' lair and ask Griffith himself why all this was happening.

He wanted to end Griffith's life himself.

And so, he transformed into a gust of wind and crashed into the waves.

Hayes was directing the troops; he couldn't personally take to the field.

Jiang Shuzhou then summoned his Blade Staff, which transformed into a spellbook; he was about to unleash his power.

"boom!"

A series of explosions rang out; it was the sound of fireballs exploding.

"Not bad, come on, try my fireball, you mage!"

In an instant, several more fireballs exploded, even blasting holes into the originally dense horde of demons.

As long as I can get to that place!

The demons charged toward Jiang Shuzhou with all their might, attempting to engage him in close combat.

"Roar, damned mage! Your arrogance will be your epitaph when you die!"

Seeing that Jiang Shuzhou showed no intention of retreating, a demon roared and charged forward.

"How...could this be?"

Then he was instantly killed by Jiang Shuzhou with a single strike.

Jiang Shuzhou is not only skilled in ranged attacks; he has also practiced swordsmanship.

Moreover, compared to other mages, his base attributes are ridiculously high.

"Master Navis, I'm here to help you!"

General Brutus slashed a bloody path through the demonic tide with his sword, intending to come and help Jiang Shuzhou who was surrounded by demons.

"You should really take better care of yourself!"

As he spoke, Jiang Shuzhou used his levitation technique, his body rising and leaving the ground.

Are you kidding me? I can fly. I was just teasing you guys on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Shuzhou unleashed his most classic combo.

Oil Smash, Fireball.

Vast areas were set ablaze, countless demons were burned to ashes, and a great many fallen ones perished.

"What a pity."

Looking at those corrupted individuals with distorted faces and bizarrely shaped bodies, Jiang Shuzhou couldn't help but sigh.

These are all excellent experimental materials.

Pity.

Although we can't use it directly, we can still get a feel for the approach.

Blade-wielding humans whose hands have been replaced with blades, humans with chainsaws on their heads, humans fused with crows, humans with three small legs and five large legs, and humans whose upper and lower bodies have separated and each has a bunch of hands growing out of them.

In short, they come in all sorts of strange shapes and sizes.

After seeing the changes made by the expert Abyss, Jiang Shuzhou felt as if his thinking had been broadened.

"So that's how it can be done?"

Jiang Shuzhou nodded slightly, indicating that he had learned something.

He then cast a group buff spell on his troops.

What followed was a boring period of using magic turrets, but Jiang Shuzhou had a lot of fun killing them.

Finally, he understood what it meant to be a match for ten thousand men.

Suddenly, a colossal creature emerged from the demon horde. It waved its hand, killing all the nearby demons, and walked step by step toward Jiang Shuzhou.

"Oh? Instead of running away, you're walking towards me?"

"That's interesting."

This demon was enormous and powerful, with bright blood-red skin covered in spike-like protrusions.

Most importantly, it withstood one of Jiang Shuzhou's fireballs.

Berserker Demon, an infantryman from the abyss, has escaped the lowest level of cannon fodder. A mid-level demon, it has low intelligence, cannot cast spells, but has high physical resistance.

"roar!"

With a roar, the Berserker Demon leaped into the air, attempting to drag Jiang Shuzhou down.

However, he was met with a fireball.

Then came a large number of elemental spells.

These berserker demons all took the hits head-on, relying on their resistance.

Even though it has resistance, it's still covered in wounds, with no healthy flesh on its body.

Some demons are already attacking it.

"roar!"

The Berserker Demon casually crushed some demons that tried to attack it, then grabbed the demons around it and threw them forcefully at Jiang Shuzhou.

Jiang Shuzhou felt disgusted.

As everyone knows, the devil doesn't smell good.

This isn't throwing away demons; it's throwing away history!

Tapping technique!

Although Berserkers are immune to magic, this does not include blunt force attacks with magical properties.

Sure enough, after one strike, the Berserker Demon was already teetering on the brink of collapse.

If one isn't enough, bring in a few more.

Soon, after a dozen or so strikes, the Berserker Demon had become nothing but pus.

Of course, this is also related to the demons attacking each other nearby.

Soon, with Jiang Shuzhou's assistance, the Mage Alliance's army swiftly wiped out the demons on this side.

"Go and reinforce the Empire!"

Seeing Brutus struggling, Jiang Shuzhou decided to lend him a hand.

After all, the money was given by him, and besides, he wasn't a bad person; he even planned to save Jiang Shuzhou.

As for the Alliance of Saints?

That means remaining steadfast and unmoved when allies are in trouble.