Steadfast Wizard: From Heart-Swapping Rat to Dimensional Demon God

Chapter 75 Encounter Battle

"Can you see what happened to him?" After staring at the direction the pumpkin carriage had gone for a moment, Philo still couldn't rest easy, so she turned to Angel and asked.

Angel nodded, but didn't answer. Instead, she rubbed her right hand against the black magic book that had suddenly appeared on her legs for a moment, then shook her head: "I can't see it."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "My current power is too weak to investigate matters related to the Demon God, let alone the fact that he possesses more than just the power of the Demon God."

Upon hearing this, even though she already had the answer in her mind, Philo couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She didn't doubt it and simply nodded. She still trusted Angel.

And so, one of them drank milk while watching the direction Isaac had left, while the other quietly stroked the spellbook on his lap, his expression serene and unchanging.

Meanwhile, Isaac, driving his carriage away from the town, didn't head straight for yesterday's location, but instead took a detour.

They stopped on a riverbank, and then got out of the car with Liuli to wait quietly.

A short while later, a group of adventurers also "coincidentally" stopped to rest on the riverbank. Upon seeing this, Isaac laughed, while Liuli frowned almost imperceptibly.

"Everyone, there's no need to put on an act anymore. This riverbank only has the lowest-level slimes, not even a first-tier monster. Ordinary adventurers wouldn't come here, let alone two great warriors like you."

Warriors, a supernatural profession derived from knights, are said to be the creation of a wizard. Like knights, warriors are skilled in combat and have strong physiques. However, they do not have the knights' exquisite and magical breathing techniques to regulate their bodies. They usually suffer great damage to their bodies during training and combat. In their later years, their strength not only declines, but they are also covered in hidden injuries, making their lives worse than death.

There is no smelting method that can break through the human body, so it is impossible to go any further.

However, it's also easier to become a warrior than a knight. Many goblin slayers, after killing enough goblins, tend to become warriors, and very few become knights.

While knights are no longer as rare as they used to be, and can no longer be used to become the lowest-ranking noble, their core breathing techniques are still primarily concentrated in the hands of nobles and rarely circulate outside the ranks.

However, in terms of combat power alone, they are among the top in the third tier of superhumans who have not yet mastered their powers. Therefore, most adventurers are warriors, a few are legendary wizards and magic network mages, and witches can be seen occasionally.

As for arcane mages, there were none, because arcane mages are more like scholars, and most of them are trained by wizarding organizations. They learn much more in the mage tower than by going out on adventures.

In short, spellcasters are very rare among adventurers. For example, the six people opposite Isaac are all warriors, and not a single one of them is a spellcaster.

The weapons they used were quite diverse; some carried swords, some hammers, some shields, and some even bows and arrows. This combination indicated they possessed considerable strength.

I don't know why, but this tracking method is really quite crude. Of course, it could also be due to confidence, or perhaps they are too lazy to hide it.

After Isaac pointed it out, they immediately picked up weapons, clearly showing their confidence.

"Knowing we're following you, you still dare to stop? Interesting. Leave Phyllis Town, you're not welcome here!" The leading warrior drew his longsword from his waist, pointed it at Isaac, and said coldly.

Isaac's eyes narrowed slightly, then he suddenly laughed: "I see. It seems my experience in the ways of the world is still too limited; I actually misjudged you. You weren't robbing us. Tell me, who sent you? Prince Philo, or someone else?"

He paused for a moment as he drew his wand, then said, "Be serious, this depends on whether you live or die."

"Arrogant!"

With a soft shout, the six people opposite him immediately scattered. A swordsman, a hammer-wielding soldier, and a shield-bearer charged towards Isaac from the front at an extremely fast speed, while the archer retreated. A dagger-wielding soldier and a swordsman flanked from both sides.

They moved quickly. As soon as they finished speaking, the adventurers on both sides circled around behind him, blocking his retreat. The four people in front of him also rushed forward, and the only two great warriors almost reached Isaac's face with a shield and a sword!

"Arcane Leap!"

At the critical moment, an arcane leap took him upwards, and he was airborne.

At the same time, the archer who had found the firing position instantly locked onto Isaac's location using the arcane light.

And then quickly fired an arrow!

Clearly, he has extensive experience fighting mages.

"Enhanced Arcane Leap!"

But Isaac was quick; before the arrow even reached him, it transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky.

Upon arriving here, Isaac slowly took out a handful of iron sand, chanted a spell, and the iron sand immediately began to swirl around Isaac, once again enveloping him in an arcane shield.

"Rip~"

Hamon emerged from the back of his neck, cradling Isaac in his palm, and they floated a hundred meters in the air.

Having reached this position, although still within the archers' firing range, there is now enough room to maneuver.

Although this was Isaac's first time fighting such an encounter, he had practiced it countless times, so he handled it with ease, and the whole process took less than a second.

"Bang!"

Even on the ground, Liuli and the three adventurers had just started fighting!

As a member of the demon god's family receiving double pay, Ruri is only at the first rank, but in a real fight, even if she simply uses magic to strengthen her body, she is not much weaker than a second-rank great knight.

Therefore, when faced with the hammer soldiers who were charging at her, Liuli reached under her skirt and pulled out a giant blade. With a flash of light, she instantly cut the hammer soldier and his hammer in two!

Hot blood flew wildly!

A few drops of blood splattered onto Liuli's body, and then mysteriously disappeared. The bloodstains on her face, clothes, and even the knife vanished in the blink of an eye!

However, the leading swordsman failed to notice anything amiss. He stared blankly at his teammate, who had been cut in half, for a moment, then roared, "Die!"

With a rage in his hand, he swung his long sword, unleashing unparalleled sword energy, at Liuli!

The shield-bearer slashed fiercely at Liuli with his shield.

Liuli frowned, using her cleaver to block the nearest longsword. Two invisible hands emerged from behind her, blocking the shield, while two other invisible hands clenched their fists and struck them hard in the abdomen, knocking them back.

Meanwhile, on the other side, after Isaac created a safe distance, he gently waved his right hand, and the magic imprint on the back of his hand emitted a pale blue glow. Flames ignited in front of him and were bound into the shape of arrows. Magic was poured into them, and they instantly became powerful fire arrows!

10 Flame Arrows!

"Come on, let's see who has the best aim!"

With a wave of his right hand, ten flaming arrows shot towards the ground!

The archer, who had been staring at Isaac, narrowed his eyes and quickly blew the bone whistle he had been holding in his mouth, making a rapid sound to warn his teammates to dodge.

He quickly pulled away, simultaneously nocking an arrow, drawing the bow, and releasing it in one fluid motion!

Three arrows immediately flew towards Isaac!

"Ha~ Bind him, Silver Moon Vine!"

Isaac softly chanted the incantation, and silver vines emerged from the short wand, meeting the arrows in mid-air. In an instant, they knocked the arrows away, then split into dozens of vines, which branched into five strands and each coiled towards the five survivors on the ground!

On the ground, the archer, seeing his attack blocked once again, sighed quietly. He understood that his arrows could no longer affect Isaac. There was nothing he could do; the distance was simply too great, and arrows also needed time to travel, as did Isaac.

This time difference is enough for Isaac to cast more spells.

So he blew the bone whistle again to warn his teammates to be careful and avoid the magical attacks from the sky, while he aimed his arrow at Liuli to create an opportunity for his teammates.

Unlike in the air, the ground is not as flexible, making it harder to spot and dodge hidden arrows.

As a result, the situation reached a stalemate for a time.

On the ground, the adventurers, led by only two great warriors, one wielding a dagger and the other a swordsman providing support, clashed together, occasionally dodging flames and vines falling from the sky. The archers nocked their arrows, constantly changing positions to evade attacks from above and search for an opportunity.

In the sky, Isaac controlled the Silver Moon Vine to attack while throwing down fire arrows and occasionally dropping chunks of flesh.

At this point, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt for Isaac. However, he and Liuli had very little experience fighting, so Isaac couldn't bear to kill them just like that and decided to continue practicing.

He didn't say anything more. This was a great opportunity. Practice was just practice. How many spells could be used in actual combat and what effects they would have could only be discovered in actual combat. Although Liuli had a strong fighting instinct from birth, she was still a newborn and hadn't learned any combat skills. She could take this opportunity to accumulate combat experience.

"Huh?"

Meanwhile, the coachman, Mouse, who had been forgotten by everyone on the carriage, watched the people fighting and blinked his bean-sized eyes. He wanted to join the battle, but his eyes couldn't keep up with their movements. His bean-sized eyes darted around several times, almost making stars, but he still couldn't see anything.

"Hmm? There's one more?" The adventurer holding a dagger, who was providing support from the side, was increasingly frustrated because he couldn't break through the defenses and was constantly harassed by spells falling from the sky. Occasionally, he would also be hit hard by the invisible hand of the glass, making him suffer unbearably.

A casual glance revealed the shifty-eyed, somewhat flustered coachman on the carriage. Enraged, he changed his stance and charged straight at the coachman!

If I can't kill her, I can certainly kill you!

Die!

The short adventurer thrust his dagger toward the rat's neck, a sinister smile playing on his lips, as if he could already see the coachman's blood splattered everywhere!

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for following the wrong person!"

"Pfft~"

"Squeak?" The mouse looked at the dagger that had pierced straight through its neck, then at the short adventurer, tilting its head and making a puzzled sound. Was this person so kind? Worried that it couldn't keep up, it personally delivered itself to its doorstep?

He's actually a really nice person!

"Click click click~~"

"Pfft!"

As the diminutive adventurer watched in terror, gray death magic coalesced, and a pale, bony hand emerged from the coachman's abdomen. Sharp claws pierced directly into the adventurer's stomach, and the death magic instantly corroded his body. The deathly cold rendered him immobile and swiftly took his life.

Even in death, he didn't know why the coachman in front of him, despite having his throat pierced, was still alive.

Of course, if he had lived a little longer, he would have discovered that the coachman whose throat he had stabbed with his dagger was slowly turning into purple smoke and dissipating. A gray-furred rat was lying on the carriage, with a magic circle above its head, from which a pale, bony hand emerged.

The reason the coachman didn't die was because he wasn't human at all; he was just a fake body created by Isaac using transformation magic. He only destroyed the fake body, not the mouse's real body.

To kill a rat, you have to attack its abdomen.

However, attacking the abdomen is only effective for now. Once Isaac's transformation magic becomes more advanced, the transformation will be equivalent to a second life!

"Hey hey~"

The mouse let out a soft squeak, and the body pierced through the bone claws began to rot rapidly. In no time, its flesh turned to ashes and scattered, leaving only a skeleton pierced through the bone claws!

"Squeak~"

The mouse chirped again, and gray death magic flew out of its body, merging into its small skeleton. With a cracking sound, endless white bones grew out like fleshy sprouts, instantly filling the empty spaces in the skeleton and transforming it into a bone warrior!

"Why!"

Looking at the sturdy skeletal warrior in front of him, Mouse squealed excitedly and gave the order.

Then, the sturdy skeletal warrior, mimicking Liuli's actions, drew a bone knife from his thigh.

It staggered and wobbled as it charged toward the battlefield.

At first, he could jog forward like a normal person, but after he picked up speed, he put the big knife in his mouth, got on all fours, and rushed into the battlefield like a mouse!

Yes, the skeleton warrior is not a summoned creature; it was merely shaped into a human form. In reality, it is just a skeleton creation, just like the bone claws created by the rat. The skeleton warrior is controlled by the rat's consciousness, so it can barely resemble a human at first, but once it moves quickly, it reverts to its original form.

Watching its summoned "minions" charge into the battlefield, the mouse, full of pride, barked at Liuli, "Hey!"

I'm here to help you!

"What the hell?!"

"Bang!"

The shieldbearer was startled by the skeletal warrior who suddenly appeared on the battlefield. He instinctively swung his shield, smashing the skeletal warrior to pieces!

The mouse was stunned.

Liuli was also speechless. She had followed her master for so long, and they were both divine beings, and this was all she got?

No wonder he was turned into a stable boy, and all he can do is drive the horses.

This sudden change left Liuli speechless, but it also affected her somewhat. The archer in the shadows found an opportunity. With a glint in his eyes, he loosened his grip, and an arrow shot towards Liuli in an instant!

"call!"

Liuli noticed the arrow instantly, her heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively turned her head to dodge!

However, he was still a little too slow, and an arrow slashed his fair cheek!