A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 245 in Progress

When the riots began, everything slid towards an unpredictable abyss.

In the council hall of the upper town, the usually glamorous councilors were arguing fiercely for their own interests, showing no concern for the life or death of the lower town, nor for the possible riots.

"Congressman Miranda, you've overstepped your bounds! The military industry is far more complex than you imagine!"

"This has always been the way of the Stuka family. If you wish to be my enemy, then our family's messengers from heaven welcome your challenge."

"Harpy, are you looking for death?"

"..."

The entire parliament was in complete chaos.

This is the calm before the storm; this is the last time they will sit here peacefully for their meeting.

Because anger will engulf everything.

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"The checkpoint is so quiet today."

"Who says otherwise? I thought there would be some kind of major riot today!"

"I reckon these people are scared; they don't even dare to approach the checkpoint."

"All our efforts in decorating were for nothing. I thought today would be exciting!"

Inside the checkpoint, a large number of soldiers were chatting idly.

"Look there!"

A man shouted, and then, as the ground trembled, they saw it—the endless gray tide in the distance.

That was the manifestation of anger.

Jiang Shuzhou watched from afar, observing all of this.

This is the path that Böllmer should have followed: oppression will inevitably lead to resistance; he merely hastened the arrival of that moment.

Moments later, the checkpoint, which symbolized isolation, was reduced to ruins.

"What a pity, this place is quite nice."

Jiang Shuzhou's tone was full of regret. This place was in a dangerous location. You could hold it for a day by setting up a gun, of course, that's under the condition of guarding normal people.

"Then why don't you let them keep it?"

Jess couldn't help but ask.

What do you think?

"Sometimes, anger needs to be vented, and this checkpoint represents more than just a checkpoint."

Jiang Shuzhou's words were pointed.

"I see."

Jess understood.

"What do we need to do now?"

"We'll just wait for dawn."

"Because the night belongs to the angry."

Once a war begins, no one can stop it, not even the instigator.

Or rather, they are unwilling to stop.

The secret medicine Jiang Shuzhou gave him was laced with something else; theoretically, he could indeed stop the war, but there was no need.

He wanted to rule Böllmer, control the resources, and establish a beacon.

Things are calm here in Jiang Shuzhou, but the situation is completely different in the council.

"What's going on? Why is there a gray tide here?"

"What about those messengers of Heaven? Let them fight!"

With a series of commands, the war officially began.

On one side are intelligent gray beasts, and on the other are heavenly messengers with angelic power.

"Chris, report back!"

Ye Chen hadn't enjoyed his peaceful academy life for long when he encountered the absurd event of the Gray Tide attacking the upper city.

"I am engaged in battle with the enemy!"

A questioning voice came through the earpiece, and Ye Chen responded calmly.

"It seems I'm destined to be the protagonist no matter where I go. Sigh, I never expected that I would pretend to be an ordinary person when I was planning to interact with others. Now that the situation is urgent, I can't keep up the act."

As Ye Chen muttered to himself, his body suddenly accelerated, heading towards the countless gray beasts.

Not far away, a gorgeously dressed girl's hand flashed with light, condensing into a magnificent sword. Then, she suddenly charged towards the gray tide below.

In an instant, countless gray beasts were killed, but it was no use. When people are not afraid of death, nothing can stop them.

Ultimately, the gray tide will engulf everything.

This includes those who stubbornly resist.

Dawn broke amidst endless, bloody battles.

Light enveloped the upper town, but the hustle and bustle of the past was long gone. Countless corpses filled every street corner, and the smoke of war had not yet dissipated.

Splash, splash.

Bullet casings rained down, and bullets rained down on the gray beast.

Finally, the last gray beast in front of them fell.

They won.

But is that really the case?

He was unaware of the heavy casualties among his soldiers, with less than one in ten surviving.

"Click, click."

Footsteps sounded; someone was coming.

"Who? Who's there!"

They cautiously raised their guns, but when they saw that the person approaching was not the Gray Beast, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh."

A whooshing sound rang out as countless tentacles pierced through their bodies.

"It's a real shame you've followed the wrong person."

Jiang Shuzhou's voice rang out, and soon everyone here fell into eternal slumber.

Most of the upper city has fallen, with only the core area, where the White Blood people live, still putting up a stubborn resistance.

Boom!

As one building after another collapsed, an endless stream of gray beasts relentlessly approached the core area.

In the Burmer Parliament Hall, everyone was pacing around anxiously like ants on a hot plate.

"What did Lord Caleb say?"

Now, only one person can turn the tide in this crisis.

That was Caleb, or more accurately, an angel.

Yes, the person in the upper city was not a mortal with heavenly weapons as the intelligence indicated, but rather an angel.

His arrival broke the silence and saved the world.

"As long as Lord Caleb launches an attack, everything will be alright."

This is the opinion of all the members of parliament.

"We have already spoken with that official, and he will take action."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

It seems like this time it's a sure thing.

"If, Lord Caleb, also..."

"Absolutely impossible!"

Before he could finish speaking, someone immediately interrupted him.

"But what if?"

"Then we'll have no choice but to use that trick."

Someone said in a low voice.

"That will attract demons!"

"It's better for everyone to lose than for us to lose completely!"

Everyone fell silent. They didn't know why the situation had changed so drastically from what it had been before.

Endless gray beasts surged from the lower city to the upper city, and they seemed to possess some semblance of reason.

"What exactly is going on?"

"I heard it's about some Grayblood Warrior."

"Greyblood Warrior? What's that?"

Immediately afterwards, someone told the story that Jiang Shuzhou had made up to everyone present.

"Nonsense! How could that be?"

"Why would we give up this technology if we have it?"

"This can't be real!"

"However, some people believe it to be true, and they have actually achieved it."

"Could it be that someone invented this thing in a short period of time and used it in war?"

"It's possible, but there's nothing we can do about it."

"We can explain to them, as long as..."

Before he could finish speaking, someone interrupted him.

"Do you even believe what you're saying?"

"Do you really think they'll listen to us properly?"

Silence, a deathly silence.

Just then, some exciting news arrived.

"Everyone! Lord Caleb has made his move!"