Versatile Mage: Invincible from the Fire of Disaster

Chapter 279 Why must we always offer up living people to gain the mercy of demons?

“Aiji, Futish family, Futish Miras, on behalf of the family, greets the inspector.”

The white-robed man's introduction made Lin Ming frown slightly, and information about this family involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

The Futish are a powerful magical family in the Aiji clan.

On the surface, there are more than two dozen super-level mages, and more importantly, there is a senior figure at the semi-forbidden spell level. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the number one family in the world of machine lovers.

He could be described as a machine enthusiast.

However, this place is only on the border of Aiji. The Futish family is in the capital of Aiji, and the white-robed man in front of him is just a branch of the Milas family.

"How did the Futish family end up in this mine?" Lin Ming pressed the struggling officer firmly to the ground with one hand, then looked at Miras and asked.

"Could you please release him first? It's rather impolite to talk like this," Miras said with a light laugh, his eyes filled with amusement as he spoke to Lin Ming.

But Lin Ming only glanced at him.

"Then get lost."

Lin Ming didn't hesitate. He simply threw the struggling officer away and coldly stared at the two of them.

In an instant, the arrogance hidden in Miras's eyes vanished, replaced by a lingering shadow.

But he still had a smile on his face.

"Sir, have you forgotten that this is Aiji territory, not your China? If we're really going to talk about it, it should be you who get out."

The malice was no longer hidden.

“According to the contract, this mine is still under our management, and even the official Aiji organization has no right to interfere,” Li Henglong suddenly said.

He looked at Miras, his arms crossed over his chest, his gaze growing increasingly cold.

"I'm not unaware of your deal with Staff Officer Ding, nor am I indifferent to it. You're given a little privilege to steal oil, and you really think this place is your territory?"

Soon, several military mages suddenly surrounded Miras, trapping him in the middle.

Miras's smile vanished, and he coldly surveyed his surroundings before clenching his fist.

But in the blink of an eye, a smile appeared on his face again.

"Alas, gentlemen, please forgive my lapse in judgment. I was simply a little agitated after witnessing so many military mages perish under the siege of serpent demons. Officer Clover was no exception."

"Besides, isn't the important thing right now to deal with the Serpent Tribe? We should be thinking of a solution first."

Upon hearing this, the fighting spirit of the surrounding military mages immediately diminished considerably.

Li Henglong also withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Lin Ming.

Lin Ming stared at Miras, a special power flowing in his eyes.

Suddenly, Lin Ming raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

“Mr. Miras is right. What is more important now is dealing with the Red Scorpion tribe.”

As he spoke, he slightly raised his arm.

"Oh!"

The officer called Clover was smashed to the ground!
Miras frowned again, but the frown vanished in an instant.

The crowd ignored the officer who had gotten up from the ground and turned to look at Bochis.

"Since you were the one who lured the Red Scorpion tribe here, do you have a solution?"

Boqis immediately shook her head repeatedly and subconsciously took a step back, not daring to meet Lin Ming's gaze.

"The solution! That is to hand these women over to the Red Scorpion Lord! To appease the Red Scorpion Lord's wrath! To beg them to spare us!" Officer Clover got up from the ground, pointed at the group from the Alps Academy, and said angrily, "It's because of these women! We've sacrificed countless military mages!"

The students from Alps Academy were immediately startled and shook their heads, begging Lin Ming not to throw them out!

If they were really thrown into the snake and scorpion tribe at this time, it would be no different from sending them to their deaths!
Qi Yuan's face also turned pale, and she looked at Lin Ming and the others with some fear.

Lin Ming didn't speak, he just watched them quietly.

Clover immediately saw an opportunity and rushed forward, intending to grab Porches again.

"We'll take this person back with us! We know how to beg the Red Scorpion Lord for forgiveness!"

However, before Lin Ming could make a move, he was stopped by Li Henglong.

He gripped Clover's arm, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"You seem to care quite a bit about this woman!"

Clover immediately snorted coldly.

"Every second that passes means another military mage will be sacrificed!" The demons here with the Chinese mercenaries have temporarily retreated because the leader of the small tribe was killed, but the Aiji army is not!

They are still fighting against the venomous demons.

“Then let’s just do it here. It’s closer to the demons here!” Li Henglong sneered and looked at Clover.

For a moment, Clover was speechless, and couldn't help but turn to look at Miras.

"waste!"

Miras cursed under his breath, his brow furrowed as he ignored the guy.

They weren't really going to sacrifice these women to the venomous demons; they just wanted to keep them under their control!

"I said."

Suddenly, Lin Ming spoke, a hint of doubt on his face.

"Why do you people always like to sacrifice humans to gain the mercy of demons?"

"If we hand over the people, will the demons retreat? Or will they attack even more fiercely?"

Lin Ming was puzzled.

He genuinely didn't understand this, which was why he hadn't spoken earlier.

Whether it's this time or the last time in Peru.

He didn't understand why some people thought that sacrificing wrongdoers to demons would earn them their mercy.

Clearly, for demons, nothing humans do will change their minds.

What is the significance of that sacrifice?
To offer up one's own kind to demonstrate one's cowardice?
This makes no sense!
Showing weakness only makes the demon's fangs shine brighter!
All concessions will only embolden the demons!

"What can truly protect humanity is not the pity of demons! But the magic you have cultivated for so many years!"

Lin Ming looked at the group, a flame seemingly igniting in his eyes.

Retreat is pointless! Only by revealing our sharpest weapons can we deter invaders!
The reason why demons dare to invade and plunder is simply because humans are yielding and have not felt the pain!

If we make them feel the pain, and let them know that daring to invade human territory will come at a price!
Then they will no longer dare to attack humans at will!
You should know that even the demons are not a monolithic entity!
The areas where living space overlaps the most are actually between demons and demons!
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Demons that attack humans should also think twice before attacking them, considering whether they can defeat other demons after suffering heavy losses!
"You!" Upon hearing Lin Ming's words, Clover's eyes widened as he stared at Lin Ming, seemingly wanting to say something. However, upon looking into Lin Ming's eyes, he trembled and dared not speak again.

Several Chinese military mages were taken aback by Lin Ming's words.

Yes, even if we hand people over, the demons won't retreat, so why not just fight to the end?
After all, these mages are students of the Alps Academy, and they are all high-level mages!

That's an extremely powerful fighting force!

Suddenly, Miras grabbed Clover and then turned to the Chinese military mages and Lin Mingdao.
"The inspector makes a good point, so let's go back and prepare."

After saying that, he pulled Clover away.

A look of doubt flashed across Clover's eyes.

Didn't you bring me here? Why did you leave again before you even became powerful?
However, he dared not speak, because he had been receiving funding from the Miras family and had only been able to climb to this position thanks to them, so he dared not show any sign of resistance.

Lin Ming glanced in their direction, and a subtle ripple appeared in the shadows.

He turned his head and looked at the group from Alps Academy, mainly at Qi Yuan.

"Okay, let's talk about it again now."

"You say you entered the territory of the Red Scorpion tribe and accidentally captured a Red Scorpion cub. But how did you few manage to break into the Red Scorpion's territory where the monarch's cub lives?"

When they entered, Lin Ming had already checked their cultivation levels. They were all high-level mages, but none of them were very strong. In fact, only one or two of them possessed a soul seed.

It's important to know that it's not easy for a monarch-level creature to give birth to offspring, especially an offspring with monarch potential!

Therefore, almost all demons place their cubs in the most central location.

It's simply impossible for a few high-level cultivators to break into the territory where the monarch cub lives!
As a result, Qi Yuan shook her head repeatedly.
"No, no, we obtained some information during our training. The young red scorpion king was playing around and slipped out to a very remote area on the outskirts of the desert."

"So we tamed this monarch cub quite easily."

Lin Ming's eyes widened. "So you snatched this monarch cub from among many mages?"

Li Henglong and the other military mages also looked puzzled.

"No, no, almost no mages know about it. We caught it very easily."

Everyone was stunned when these words were spoken.

They all looked at the group from Alps University with strange expressions.

Lin Ming frowned, looking at the group with an expression of utter disdain.
"You mean you're saying that a bunch of outsiders from Europe, with no connections whatsoever, came here for training and immediately learned that a local monarch-level demon cub had escaped, and that no other mages knew about it! And then you easily captured this demon cub?"

(End of this chapter)