A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 140 The Shadow of Mahabray

Mercy exists only in the shadows.

Jiang Shuzhou inscribed these words and then completed the rune inscription on the weapon.

This is a dagger, a gift from Jiang Shuzhou to Chahara.

"come over."

Chahara, who had been hiding in the shadows in a corner of the laboratory, appeared and walked towards Jiang Shuzhou.

"My lord, what does this mean?"

Chahara was very curious as he looked at the inscription on the dagger.

"This means, do not be merciful."

"But doesn't that mean mercy lives in the shadows?"

"Yes, only your shadow is merciful. What about you?"

Chahara fell silent, a bit puzzled.

"All you need to know is that you are my blade, and you must show no mercy and clear away all obstacles for me."

"Yes, my lord."

"Take it."

Jiang Shuzhou handed the dagger to Chahara.

"This dagger is called the Night Watcher. It has the ability to make people stealthily move in the shadows. In addition to giving the user night vision, it also gives the user true vision, so no clue can escape."

Clearly, this was tailor-made for Chahala, the head of the intelligence agency.

He never mistreats his subordinates.

"I will protect you. Anyone who wants to harm you will have to step over my dead body!"

Actually, I'm better than you in close combat.

Since Jiang Shuzhou arrived in Mahabree, he has never shown his melee abilities to anyone, so much so that many people, including Chahara, thought that Jiang Shuzhou was just like any other mage.

Once someone gets close, it's all over.

In reality, Jiang Shuzhou wasn't afraid at all; it was just that out of habit, he chose to hide his true abilities.

Keep some cards up your sleeve so you can surprise people later.

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The battle to defend the mountain fortress has come to a perfect end, and the players have returned to their original rhythm.

Every day, I run dungeons, get chased by demons, loot everything in my path, and finally have to retreat.

The difference is that many people already know the secret behind how 87 was able to escape from the heavily polluted area.

That's the Abyss Weapon.

It's actually just those flesh and blood weapons that Jiang Shuzhou sells, but players call them that because the Abyss looks cooler.

It's a pity that many players don't have enough contribution points to buy it.

"I really want my own Abyss weapon, but unfortunately I'm too poor to afford it."

This is what most players think.

It has to be said that the Abyss weapons that Jiang Shuzhou introduced have indeed captured the hearts of players, even though their appearance is rather bizarre.

But it's cool!

Moreover, its strength is quite good, and it can even evolve.

Who can tolerate this?

As a result, the players' enthusiasm reached a new level, after all, this was an exclusive limited item, and once it was gone, it would be gone forever.

Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't just sit idly by and wait for players to collect all their contribution points; he's not a real NPC.

Although most players don't have enough contribution points, a small number do, but they originally planned to use their contribution points elsewhere.

However, after seeing such explosive weaponry, they changed their minds.

Contribution points are for spending, not for looking at. This weapon is so cool, I have to get one!

Moreover, in order to cater to female players, Jiang Shuzhou specially added a color selection feature, allowing players to freely choose the color of their weapons by paying extra.

However, not many female players were interested; most of the players were male, and they all had bizarre demands.

"I'm going to make this thing green!"

One player pointed to a flesh and bone saw and said.

"Pink! The pinker the color, the harder they hit you!"

Another player said.

Jiang Shuzhou had no objection to this; after all, it was all about technology and ruthless tasks, which could be easily handled with magic.

Players bought all sorts of Abyss weapons, and Jiang Shuzhou collected enough data.

Overall, although these weapons have various minor flaws, the pollution should be gone. However, some of them need to be fed with flesh and blood, otherwise they will cause trouble.

Aside from that, there are no side effects.

Meanwhile, thanks to the Abyss weapons, players are able to explore heavily polluted areas much faster.

Many caves have already been investigated.

That day, another group of people set off.

"Wow, a noble's castle is actually connected to a cave? Who would have thought?"

Looking at the pitch-black cave below the secret chamber, Orange Peel felt a chill run down her spine.

"Let's go down and take a look."

Chengzipi, the teammate standing next to him, didn't seem to hesitate at all and immediately picked up the torch and was about to go inside.

"Are you out of your mind?"

"This cave looks suspicious, how could you dare go down there?"

"Go in confidently!"

"I've calculated it. If we find anything down there, the mission rewards will be enough to buy a few more Abyss weapons. What are you afraid of? Let's go in!"

"Let's put out the torches first, otherwise they'll be too conspicuous."

"Are you stupid? Demons have night vision. If he spots you, you won't even have a torch. How will you escape?"

"Read more popular science articles!"

"You're acting so cowardly. I thought you were fully prepared, but it turns out you didn't even know the devil has night vision."

After saying that, Orange Peel took the torch and went into the underground cave without stopping.

"Hey? Wait for me!"

Orange peels had no choice but to join their brother in the effort.

"That's right, isn't that why we came here? For the mission rewards!"

"You really expect to find something in this godforsaken place?"

After saying that, the two walked slowly. The cave was bottomless, with narrow paths carved out by nobles on both sides, seemingly leading straight to the bottom.

The two walked slowly, the surroundings were quiet, the only sound being their own heartbeats.

The two men carried weapons in one hand and torches in the other; these were the only things that could bring them comfort.

Holding the Abyss weapon in their hands, they feel safer.

Do you know Gus?

The sudden sound startled the two of them.

"I'm asking you! Do you know Guts?"

The voice rang out again, but this time it was clearly tinged with anger.

"We know each other, we know each other."

At that moment, the two realized they had won the lottery.

He can talk and knows the vanguard of the camp. Isn't this the fallen Griffith?

The bounty on this guy's information is enough for them to buy ten more Abyss weapons.

"May I ask who you are? Would you please show yourself?"

At this point, they were no longer afraid of death; all they wanted was to bring the message back.

It doesn't matter if they die now, since they can be resurrected. The most important thing is to determine whether the other person is Griffith or not.

"I, hehehe, am Griffith!"

As they spoke, a gigantic figure appeared in front of them, standing a full five meters tall.

That twisted body is known to be among the finest of the abyssal demons, and the abyssal cube embedded in the flesh of its right hand is an unexpected surprise.

"So those who seek refuge in the abyss are this ugly?"

No sooner had Orange Peel finished speaking than Griffith smashed him into a pulp with a single blow.

"Tell me, where is Guts!"

"I won't tell you!"

The orange peel was righteous and indignant. Anyway, there was a safety net, so what if I died? I was afraid of nothing.

He had no intention of going back alive.

"Okay, okay."

Griffith said "good" three times, and tiny sparks of electricity flashed in his hand.

"Let's see if you'll talk or not!"

"I...I...I won't tell you..."

The orange peel suffered terribly, even producing electronic music, but he still didn't say anything.

"You traitor! Kill me if you dare!"

"I would never betray humanity!"

Upon hearing this, Griffith's previously clear mind was consumed by rage, and he slapped the orange peel into a pulp.

He regretted it as soon as he finished filming.

"It's alright, Gus, you'll come, I saw you."

An endless illusion descends, a whisper from the abyss, a prophecy.

In the prophecy, Geth came here.