A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 145 The Shadow of Mahabray

The moment Jiang Shuzhou grasped the Abyss Cube, endless illusions assailed him.

"waste!"

Where is your father?

"Your whole family is dead! You're a cursed jinx!"

"..."

The vicious words his former classmates had said to him still echoed in his ears.

The only difference is that Jiang Shuzhou didn't care at all.

Everything is but a fleeting moment, like a gentle breeze.

These mediocre people are not worthy of understanding him.

Seeing that Jiang Shuzhou wasn't buying it and didn't even show any anger, Abyss Cube immediately changed tactics.

"Now, welcome the new legend, the master of the flesh and blood realm, Navis Lebo!"

Below the stage, countless monks in their robes applauded enthusiastically.

"Master Navis, we love and respect you!"

"Master Navis, you are my god!"

"Master Navis, seeing you is worth dying for!"

"Croak, it's Master Navis! Everyone, look!"

No, why are these people so abstract?

Actually, at first, Jiang Shuzhou didn't quite realize it.

As soon as the people below shouted that, Jiang Shuzhou immediately woke up.

Although he had indeed imagined what it would be like to become a legend.

But this person in the audience is so outrageous, could he really be a monk?

I think he's more like a scrambled egg.

The illusions around him gradually disappeared, and Jiang Shuzhou still held the Abyss Cube in his hand.

That was a test. If you fail, you might fall into depravity. This was designed by the abyss mage to select those with strong wills.

Only someone like this can overthrow the Goddess of the Magic Network.

However, he probably didn't expect that the Goddess of the Magic Network was gone, and had nothing to do with his Abyss Cube.

"The Goddess of Magic is dead, and the mages are free."

Regardless of whether any unknown mage could hear him in the chaotic consciousness of the abyss, Jiang Shuzhou still uttered those words.

Whispers reached his ears, countless words tempting him to fall, but one seemed to be mixed in with a sigh.

When the Abyss Cube was placed in the pre-prepared box, all whispers vanished.

The box is covered with countless sealing arrays, which can effectively isolate the influence of the abyss.

To be on the safe side, Jiang Shuzhou even bought a spatial ring with a capacity of only one cubic meter, specifically for storing this dangerous item.

Having dealt with the Abyss Cube, Jiang Shuzhou finally had the energy to deal with the Abyss Portal here.

It was a portal made up of countless corpses, and its base could even move. It was moving slowly at the moment, clearly trying to escape.

"My lord."

Chahara arrived, and she had already controlled the alchemical creatures to exterminate all the demons that dared to come out. No demons dared to come out when Griffith fled.

So demons are truly strange; once they start fighting, they will fight to the death, but in normal times they will actually weigh the pros and cons.

This might be because the abyss connects to the brain, and combat replaces thinking.

He casually lit the portal, ignoring the wailing it emitted, and walked towards Griffith's corpse.

After being beaten by Guts, Griffiths had been chopped into minced meat, so finely shredded that only his head remained intact.

"So, what are your plans for the future?"

I took Griffith back without further ado; he could no longer be considered a Fallen One, but more like a demon, and the corpse of a demon was quite rare in the Prime Material Plane.

When demons die in the Prime Material Plane, their bodies turn into a pool of pus due to the rejection of the Prime Material Plane's will. However, in the Abyss, the demons' corpses become new nourishment.

Jiang Shuzhou was exactly lacking this kind of rare material.

"My lord, I haven't decided yet."

Guts' eyes were once again filled with confusion and the emptiness that followed his successful revenge.

"Haven't decided yet? Then stay here with me for now."

"Come on, let's sign the contract."

Jiang Shuzhou handed over an equal contract. He wasn't as wicked as the devils in hell who would directly give Guss a slave contract.

"it is good."

Gus had no objections, glanced at the terms, and readily signed his name.

Although Gess wasn't a follower of Jiang Shuzhou, it didn't matter; he'd gained a valuable asset.

"Uh~"

With a strange sound, the abyss portal collapsed.

The battle was a complete victory.

Jiang Shuzhou only lost a little over 1000 alchemical creatures, which isn't a big problem. He got the Abyss Cube, so it was all worth it.

It's time to go back to the mountain fort.

The Abyss Cube was seized, the demon corpse was obtained, and tree species that could grow normally in the contaminated area were purchased from players.

All of this means that Jiang Shuzhou's Flesh and Blood Tree project has gathered almost all the materials, and it is only a matter of time before the Flesh and Blood Tree is born.

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On the other side, the mountain fortress.

Joan of Arc paced back and forth in front of the Mage Alliance's camp, accompanied by Rosemary and Brutus.

They all came looking for Jiang Shuzhou.

"Has your commander not arrived yet?"

"What time is it? Another Abyss portal has opened, and that bastard still has something going on?!"

Joan of Arc was stood up twice in one day and is now being kept out of the door, which makes her very irritable.

"I regret to inform you, sirs. The commander has his own plans and may be discussing the situation with others right now. I hope you can understand."

Then, the officer started spouting nonsense, saying that the commander wasn't unwilling to come, but rather that he was coming late, that he had a plan to come, and that he wasn't unwilling to come.

Such things left the three of them completely bewildered.

When did the Mage Alliance become so good at passing the buck?

Isn't this our patent?

There was no other way, as the matter was of great importance, so the three of them could only wait for Jiang Shuzhou while discussing the matter internally.

"I think we should take the initiative and destroy one of the portals first, so that the demonic corruption can't spread again."

This is Joan of Arc.

"I think our main goal right now is to stick to defense. There's no need to rush the portal issue; we can deal with it gradually."

Rosemary, however, was not in a hurry. The fortress was impregnable, especially since Joan of Arc had recently been subjected to a period of severe fighting, and the walls of the western district had become stronger. They could simply wait for the enemy to come to them.

Moreover, she didn't come here to quell the demonic corruption; she came to seek refuge.

Her life would be in danger as long as the throne remained undecided.

The two sides discussed for a long time, but still failed to reach an agreement.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

The truly important figures always make their appearance last, like Jiang Shuzhou.

"Do not worry, everyone, just look at this head."

Griffith's head was taken out by Jiang Shuzhou.

"What?"

"you?"

Looking at the head in front of them, the group of people all showed expressions of disbelief.

"That's right. I've already killed the ringleader. Now the Abyss Order has no one left to use. We can proceed cautiously and steadily."

As for whether the Abyss Order is truly without members?

What does that have to do with Jiang Shuzhou?

They're all just coasting through life, except for Jiang Shuzhou, who's the MVP.

They have no right to call out.