A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 68 Blood-Red Beach

Inside the cave, the firelight illuminated Jiang Shuzhou's face, making his face, which was hidden by the hood, clear for a moment before returning to darkness.

At this point, Jiang Shuzhou had stopped hurling insults at the Blood and Flesh Nest.

The main reason is that this Flesh Nest is just like a human-machine interface, repeating the same few words over and over again. Jiang Shuzhou got tired of cursing after a while. In any case, neither he nor the Flesh Nest is immune to these words.

Ignoring the insults coming from behind him again, Jiang Shuzhou, knife in hand, looked ahead. Someone was coming.

"Tap...tap..."

The crisp sound of horses' hooves rang out first, followed by irregular footsteps.

There were about a dozen people. Jiang Shuzhou judged the approximate number of people by their footsteps.

Inside the cave, a group of eighteen people were slowly moving forward.

To prevent being ambushed at any time, and because the cave was dark and they could only rely on the torches in their hands for light, the team moved very slowly.

Slowly but firmly, they carefully explored every corner of the cave, every possible hiding place keeping them extremely vigilant.

"Why isn't anyone lying in ambush?" a soldier asked.

"How would I know? But it's always better to be safe than sorry. Put yourself in my shoes; if I were in that situation, I would definitely tell my teammates to choose a place to ambush."

The musketeer, clad in leather armor and carrying a flintlock pistol, replied.

Upon hearing this, the people in the group huddled closer together, as if doing so would give them a sense of security.

The group continued walking silently, slowly but resolutely, until a glimmer of light appeared ahead.

"Look, there are people over there!"

"Who's there? That's a firelight; it might even be bait!"

"Be on your guard, everyone."

He offered a polite reminder, but he didn't believe the other side would dare to show any hostility under these circumstances.

In reality, Jiang Shuzhou is indeed daring. Should I avoid his sharp edge? He should be avoiding mine!

What's more, the nest of flesh and blood behind them was burning, and if you smelled it closely, you could even smell the roasting meat.

With such a large source of fire right next to him, what else could he possibly worry about?

As for fighting in the dark?

Jiang Shuzhou isn't an assassin, he doesn't have night vision, and besides, he's not incapable of using smoke screens. He can just throw out a smoke screen and teleport away easily.

The footsteps he heard grew clearer and clearer, and Jiang Shuzhou knew they had arrived.

As the group moved forward, everyone saw the view before them and gasped in astonishment.

A man dressed in a robe was hidden from view, his face obscured. He held a long sword in his hand, the blade ablaze with flames.

Behind him was a giant, burning monster, clinging to the wall, its body covered in humanoid tumors that were emitting frenzied curses and howls, the terrifying sounds deafening.

"My head hurts so much."

"What happened? Me too..."

Upon contact, the two musketeers in the team clutched their heads and howled in pain, clearly affected by the mental attack emanating from the Flesh Nest.

Besides them, the remaining musketeers and a few other soldiers also looked unwell. Although they weren't at the point of clutching their heads and shouting, they could feel a dull ache in their heads.

"Priest! Quick, don't just stand there! Use Purification!"

The voice of his attitude rang out, but he was not affected at all. As expected of a paladin, his willpower was unparalleled.

As the team's only two priests cast their spells, everyone affected returned to normal, and they clearly felt their headaches improve significantly.

No, are you guys really treating me like I don't exist?

You really dare to get ready right in front of me?

Jiang Shuzhou's expression was not good, but he did not take any action at this time, after all, it was not the right time yet.

"Melee classes, push forward! The rest of the ranged classes, follow behind!"

He commanded, his heart now filled with extreme vigilance. Mages were not easy to deal with, and he could only hope that the opponent was a magic network mage, and not one of those people from the Mage Alliance.

The melee fighters moved forward little by little, with his attitude taking the lead. He carried a large shield and walked at the front, seemingly unafraid of Jiang Shuzhou's attacks.

Move forward a little, a little further forward, that's it, that's it, right now!

Fireball Technique!

"Notice!"

Seeing Jiang Shuzhou unleash his magic, he spoke up to remind him, then slammed his shield down firmly, determined to block Jiang Shuzhou's attack.

The others also became alert, some with shields blocking, others without preparing to dodge.

However, Jiang Shuzhou's fireball spell did not fly towards anyone; instead, it slammed into the ground.

He's not stupid; why would he try to end the battle with just one instant-cast Fireball spell?

As the saying goes, never challenge a prepared monk to a duel.

Now, these people will soon understand what that sentence means.

"boom!"

Intense flames swept across the ground, and the moment he heard the sound, he knew something was wrong.

"Quick, retreat! This is a trap!"

With flames burning beneath their feet, the soldiers immediately launched a charge. They did not choose to rush forward, but instead charged backward. The most urgent task now was to prepare for battle, as they were not made of steel.

They were still dozens of meters away from Jiang Shuzhou. Even if they rushed over, they probably wouldn't be in good condition. Wouldn't that just be sending them to their deaths?

"priest!"

"Holy shit!"

The words of attitude rang out, along with the knight's voice. Because he had a horse, he himself was not harmed, but Marco was different.

"Bang!"

It was the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, accompanied by the neighing of a horse.

The knight fell from his horse, which galloped away and disappeared in no time, likely having already run out of the cave.

The situation gradually spiraled out of control. The formation that had just been set up was reduced to just one person, Attitude. Clearly, as the paladin of the god of protection, his resistance to fire was extraordinary. While the others were screaming in agony from the burning flames, he was still able to calmly and rationally give orders.

"Priest, cast a divine spell to heal the wounded! Musketeers, don't stand still, provide suppressive fire!"

As he calmly issued his orders, the paladin slowly retreated, seemingly oblivious to the flames beneath his feet. A closer look would reveal a faint white light emanating from his body.

This is a paladin's divine spell, Divine Protection, which has the same effect as a mage's armor: granting a shield.

With his powerful spell resistance and shield, he completely ignored the raging flames beneath his feet.

You really dare to ride a horse into the cave?

Seeing that the opposing team lost a horse right at the start of the fight, Jiang Shuzhou felt a surge of sneer in his heart, but he didn't show it. He mainly wanted to maintain his composure, since if he remembered correctly, the other team was still streaming.

So many eyes are watching. It would be so undignified for him to mock like that. He has to be classy, ​​that's what silence is all about, that's what being pretentious is all about. There's going to be a big surprise coming up later.

After everyone retreated back to the fire sea, the priests finished their healing, and all the melee classes regrouped to prepare for the advance, Jiang Shuzhou activated the trap.

Smoke screen technique!

The flames were extinguished by the smoke, and plumes of black smoke enveloped everyone in the group, who were all on high alert.

"Update! Mac 10! How's it going on your end?"

He reacted immediately, looking behind him and asking, "This situation clearly indicates that an assassin is coming to flank the backline."

"Buzz"

There was no response, only a buzzing sound.

At this moment, no one dared to make a move. They didn't know when a sharp blade would emerge from the smoke-shrouded darkness and take their lives.

"We're retreating to regroup with the rear!"

His attitude commanded.

"Okay!" ×n

Now all the team members are completely convinced of the paladin's abilities. After all, his command has already resolved a crisis once, and listening to him now is definitely the right thing to do.

Surprisingly, no one was attacked during the retreat.

However, the more he acted this way, the more anxious he became. He knew that something must have happened behind him.