A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 211 Birth Festival

The bloody gladiatorial combat made Jiang Shuzhou drowsy.

Indeed, bloodshed and violence can stimulate a person's hunting instinct, but Jiang Shuzhou is a mage, and also an alchemist who specializes in the way of flesh and blood.

As a mage, Jiang Shuzhou was naturally able to suppress his desires.

As an alchemist, Jiang Shuzhou was already immune to such bloody scenes. To be honest, more people had died in Jiang Shuzhou's laboratory than the gladiators here.

If the conflict is interesting enough and the plot is full of twists and turns, Jiang Shuzhou would be happy to keep watching.

However, this place only offers the simplest sensory stimulation, with no harsh words or daring actions. The main theme is starting a fight within three seconds of meeting someone, which is incredibly boring.

"It's time to add some fun to this place."

Jiang Shuzhou issued the command to Hayes through the mage's mark.

"By order of our lord, launch the attack immediately!"

With Hayes's command.

The burrowing worm began to dig upwards.

The soldiers were already fully equipped and waiting for the moment to dig.

"Brothers and sisters, another exciting duel is about to begin, and another challenger is on the way!"

The host on stage was passionately commentating on an utterly boring match.

Boom boom boom!

Accompanied by the rhythmic beating of war drums, another contestant took the stage.

The two fighters were locked in a fierce battle, and the bloody scene drew screams from the audience.

Jiang Shuzhou stood up and walked straight toward Falkens and Satvini.

Hidden in the shadows, Folkens and Satvinen were talking about something.

"Aren't you being a little too cautious? Why are you messing around with this fake Elf King thing?"

"Better safe than sorry. I've had this feeling that something's not right these past few days, but I can't quite put my finger on it."

"Never mind, I rarely show my face anyway, except for the birthday festival, so no one should recognize that it's not me."

King Fokens was quite helpless. At such a time, why was he, an Elf King, hiding behind the scenes?

Could it be that someone is trying to assassinate me?

What's in it for?

Thinking this, Falkens was completely unaware of Jiang Shuzhou's approach.

"Do you remember what my answer was?"

"I said I would guarantee the transformation of the mother tree."

Jiang Shuzhou continued talking to himself, completely ignoring the unpleasant expressions on their faces.

"Kobe! What are you doing?!"

"However, the transformation requires the blood of the elves."

"Happy Birthday, everyone!"

With words of blessing, a dagger plunged into the heart of Falkens, a watchman of Chahara.

"guard!"

Satvini tried to cast a spell, but he couldn't.

"Your explanation speed is too slow, you're out."

As he spoke, Jiang Shuzhou swung his staff, which had transformed into a scythe, and severed Satvini's head.

Satvini was directly countered by Jiang Shuzhou's magic, and he was unable to cast a single spell until his death.

The surroundings were silent and no one paid any attention. Jiang Shuzhou's illusion enveloped everything. To outsiders, they seemed to be having a pleasant conversation, with nothing unusual about them.

Amid cheers, one of the contestants emerged victorious in this bloody duel.

"What a spectacular battle! It brought tears to my eyes!"

The host continued to try his best to liven up the atmosphere.

But soon, the scene will be even more explosive.

Rumble.

As the houses collapsed, enormous worms suddenly appeared on the ground in Koro.

Those are burrowing worms.

"Enemy attack!"

The mournful voice of the elf guards of Koro rang out, but most of the garrison was on the city wall and had no idea that the enemy would emerge from underground.

"Take over this place and kill all the elves!"

The officers roared their orders, and countless Hamlet's warriors charged toward the elven soldiers guarding the area.

Bang bang bang!

The sound of gunfire roused the revelers from their festivities. They were bewildered and had no idea what was happening.

Then they found out.

When the first elf was shot, when the host's impassioned and passionate voice turned terrified.

All the elves knew that war had begun.

"My lord! They're attacking!"

An officer walked over.

Then he witnessed the most unforgettable scene of his life.

Their king, Falkens, fell in a pool of blood.

"I'm sorry, he can't respond to you anymore."

These were the last words the officer heard. As the massive scythe swung, his head fell to the ground, and his consciousness plunged into endless darkness.

The surrounding crowd fled frantically, but Jiang Shuzhou went against the flow.

He needed to check on the Mother Tree of Elves; he couldn't let these sacrifices interfere with its transformation.

"Kobe?"

"How's the situation outside?"

"One of the guards said nervously."

It seems that Jiang Shuzhou's psychedelic pendant was very successful; even now, the illusion is still effective.

"The situation outside is very good. Soon, you will be able to return to the embrace of the Mother Tree."

"Mr. Kobe, what do you mean by this?"

"What I mean is, you all deserve to die!"

As Jiang Shuzhou finished speaking, a tremendous force descended upon the guards.

Click, click.

The sound of bones breaking rang out, and soon, one limp corpse after another collapsed to the ground.

This time, Jiang Shuzhou's magic was simple and brutal; he used his mage's hand to crush their bones and kill them.

They're just grunts, not worth wasting magic on.

Soon, Jiang Shuzhou arrived in front of the Elf Mother Tree.

There's no one here.

Faced with the enemy's invasion, the elven warriors all chose to go to the front line. The soldiers who were originally guarding this place were also killed by Jiang Shuzhou, and now it is probably impossible for anyone to come here.

The elves on the front lines now deeply regret why they came to Koro.

"roar!"

With a series of howls, the hunting dogs joined the battle.

Having survived the trials of survival and been tempered in the flesh-and-blood food chain, the hunting dogs are more explosive and stronger.

The arrival of the hounds completely changed the course of the battle.

The elves could have held on by relying on their individual superhuman strength, but the hounds broke that balance.

Death descended fairly upon every elf, and Koro became a vast arena.

"My lord."

Guided by the mage's mark, Hayes found Jiang Shuzhou.

At this moment, Jiang Shuzhou stood with his hands behind his back, facing the Elf Mother Tree, with his back to Hayes.

"How is the battle going?"

"It is expected that all resistance will cease in three hours."

"Kill all the elves, and drag their corpses to the Mother Tree of the Elves."

Upon hearing this, Hayes instinctively looked towards the Elven Mother Tree, only to see a large number of corpses piled up under the tree's canopy, with the vein-like vines slowly absorbing them.

The most dazzling among them were the Elf King Fokens and the Sage Satvini.

Their corpses were recycled by Jiang Shuzhou and became materials for the transformation of the Elf Mother Tree.

"How can such a small offering be enough? The offering to the Mother Tree of Elves should naturally be elves, born here, raised here, and returning here—that is a complete life."

"Hays, it's time to speed up this process and let the elves of Koro return to the embrace of the mother tree."

Looking at the indifferent yet fanatical Jiang Shuzhou, Hayes couldn't help but shudder, and at the same time, he mourned for these elves.

Let us mourn their destined fate.