My stats are higher than yours!

The team members answered with smiles.

"Ah."

The Tide Demon captain nodded slightly, then continued, "Within the human race, there are mainly two factions: warriors and mages. If you encounter a warrior, ordinary disguise is enough to deal with them."

"If we encounter a mage, their mental strength might be enough to see through our disguise, so we must be very careful. If we are seen through, then we should take the initiative to attack."

"As we all know, mages have very poor physical fitness and are not good at close combat. You must make the most of your strengths in actual combat."

"Yes!"

"understand!"

"If I encounter a mage, I'll just kill him!"

Chapter Forty-Seven: A Mage?! This is a damn mage?!

Inside the seaside cottage

Bai Shuodong and the old village chief sat at the table, the crystal ball displaying images of the Tide Demons coming ashore on the coast, their movements clearly visible.

“It seems to be the Tide Demons. These guys are very strong in naval warfare. We’ll be at a disadvantage fighting them at the beach. I suggest we wait until they come ashore and go further away before we fight them,” the old village chief said.

"Ah."

Bai Shuodong nodded slightly.

He felt that this old man was ridiculously powerful. He could understand having a crystal ball with surveillance capabilities, but to discover the Tide Demons so quickly after they landed, and then pinpoint their location using the crystal ball, was simply absurd.

This old guy didn't discover the demons using the crystal ball; he discovered them through his senses. The crystal ball was just a tool he used to pinpoint their location.

"Village chief, what was your name before? Could you tell me the details?" Bai Shuodong asked curiously.

"Hmm, your real name?"

The old village chief sighed, gave him a deep look, hesitated briefly, and finally answered as if he had made up his mind: "Jack Zeppelin."

"What a nice name."

"Yes, that's what my mother said back then. She believed in me so much, thinking that I would definitely be the hope of the family and would definitely be able to lead her to a good life..." The old village chief's eyes gradually became sad and painful, and finally two lines of clear tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"Old man, do you know what the greatest art of language in the world is?" Bai Shuodong asked.

"What."

"Tell the truth when you're lying."

"..."

The old village chief remained silent.

Bai Shuodong didn't press the matter further. Instead, he changed into a wide crimson robe inside the house, picked up the Crimson Heart Staff, and walked out of the small house towards the group of Tide Demons.

After he left, the old village chief looked in the direction he had gone and muttered to himself, "Indeed, how could a genius like you not have noticed?"

...

As the last rays of twilight faded from the horizon at the horizon, the waves surged ever more fiercely.

The Tide Demons who came ashore had changed into human clothes, with wide robes covering their scales and skin, and huge hoods obscuring their faces.

The Tide Demon captain tossed four purple beads to his team members and said, "These are Concealment Beads. They can temporarily transform our appearance into that of humans. If you are discovered, just use them."

"However, the Concealment Magic Orb has limited energy. We should avoid using it unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, once the energy is depleted, our situation will become very dangerous. Do you all understand?"

"understand!"

"Understood, Captain!"

"Ah."

The Tide Demon captain nodded slightly. Although his team members were inexperienced, they were at least obedient. If they encountered a troublesome individual, it would be troublesome, especially in an infiltration mission like this.

The five of them set off together, heading towards the human settlement.

But soon, they encountered a young man wearing a crimson robe and holding a staff inlaid with crimson magic beads.

"Are you demons?"

Bai Shuodong surveyed the group, while his mental perception naturally spread out and landed on them.

During this time, he not only learned how to use psionic energy, but also the basic methods of mental manipulation, such as mental detection and perception. Unfortunately, his proficiency was not high enough; he learned these skills by relying on his high mental attribute, so he did not develop a true understanding of them.

【Benbo Ba (Unranked)】

[Race: Tide Demon]

[Four-dimensional attributes: Strength: 24, Agility: 18, Constitution: 28, Spirit: 12]

【Babo Ben (Unranked)】

[Race: Tide Demon]

[Four-dimensional attributes: Strength: 19, Agility: 20, Constitution: 15, Spirit: 8]

...

"It's a mage! Spread out and rush in to kill him while he's chanting!"

"The Tide Demon captain shouted."

In an instant, the five Tide Demons quickly separated. Three of them attacked from different directions, while the other two, using the Tide Demons' innate talent, manipulated the seawater to attempt to construct powerful water elemental magic.

Bai Shuodong raised his staff, and the magic orb shone with a crimson light, with spiritual energy pulsating in response.

"With my spirit as the guide and my will as the driver, the flames follow my mind, transforming the illusory into the real... Fireball Technique!"

"Ridiculous, a mere fireball spell..."

The Tide Demon captain sneered.

He wouldn't even bother with such a low-level fire spell. True powerhouses would never use such insignificant spells in battle. If a weakling used it, he would simply ignore it and let the opponent hit him without consequence.

But then, his expression changed drastically.

The fireball that condensed in mid-air was half a meter in diameter, burning fiercely. The terrifying heat could be felt even from a distance.

That's a fireball?!

"You bastard! You actually used the spell for Fireball to unleash explosive fire magic! How could there be such a treacherous human!" The Tide Demon captain's expression changed drastically, and water vapor rose from his body, which was the effect of the Tide Protection talent being actively triggered.

A massive fireball shot out instantly. The Tide Demon captain tried to dodge, but the fireball was incredibly fast and struck him in an instant.

"boom!!!"

The flames swept across the sand, and a terrifying heatwave spread outwards. The Tide Demon captain at the core was sent flying backwards through the smoke and dust, with several charred marks on his body, clearly indicating that he was seriously injured.

"Is this magic?"

Bai Shuodong's heart was racing. His mental attribute was only 19, while the Tide Demon Clan captain's physical attribute was as high as 28, and he also had the protection of the tide. However, he was still injured in one move, and it seemed that he was seriously injured.

This magic is indeed very efficient!

In the shadows, the old village chief's lips twitched as he watched, thinking to himself: This kid's understanding of fire element is ridiculously strong, his elemental conversion efficiency is extremely high, and the strength of his fire element construction is also ridiculously powerful. He's not even a normal mage anymore.

Is this what a true genius is?

I really don't know how he cultivated it. I wish someone else could replicate it.

pity...

He still lost.

...

"kill!!"

The other two Tide Demons attacked from two different directions, wielding sea spears and charging with tremendous speed.

They arrived so quickly!

Bai Shuodong raised his staff again, beginning to chant an incantation, "With my spirit as the guide..."

"Bang bang bang!"

Several water bullets shot from the distant seaside, hitting him precisely in the face. To stop him from chanting, a few drops even landed in his mouth, filling it with salty seawater.

The chanting was interrupted.

"Pooh!"

Bai Shuodong spat out seawater, and the two Tide Demon warriors were already upon him. It was too late to chant now.

[Slow Burst] Initiation!

He planted his staff in the ground, stepped back with one foot, and threw a punch.

That punch!

64 points of Strength!

"Bang!!"

In an instant, the Tidebringer warrior soared high into the air, his body twisting unrecognizable in mid-air, his strange-colored blood splattering across the sky, before finally crashing into the water with a "plop," as if striking the hearts of everyone present.