Full-Time Magister: I can control you to death.

Chapter 29 First Encounter with the Undead Tide

The ancient capital was under martial law at night, and the towering city walls could be seen along the way in the taxi.

The taxi driver was a shrewd businessman; he picked up four passengers in one car and drove full of them towards the city.

Xu Fang sat by the window, looking at the endless city walls outside like mountain ridges, a sense of awe flashing before his eyes.

Sitting next to him was an elderly man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Seeing his appearance, he asked, "Is this your first time here?"

"right."

Xu Fang exclaimed, "This is the first time I've seen such a massive security zone; it's truly magnificent."

"Of course! The outer walls of the ancient capital were built under the leadership of a forbidden spell mage, in conjunction with numerous earth-element mages, including a super-rank mage!"

The old man said with a hint of pride.

Seeing his expression, Xu Fang asked sensibly, "Could it be that, sir, you also...?"

"Oh, it was just a little effort, nothing to mention!" the old man said modestly, his face wrinkled like blooming chrysanthemums.

Xu Fang's question hit him right where it hurt.

The driver in front chimed in, "I think that's just cowardice; they're just cowering in defensively like turtles. If I were the leader, I'd gather all the mages and just destroy the undead's lair once and for all!"

The passengers all rolled their eyes.

What kind of precious item is this, a cursed sorcerer?

The old man also had a fiery temper and wouldn't tolerate him at all, directly scolding, "You have no conscience! The country went to great lengths to build this safe zone for you, and you think we made a mistake?"

The driver retorted, "No matter how well it's repaired, I'll still only make a few thousand yuan a month, and I still can't afford a house... Besides, people were doing just fine before the boundary was established!"

"Alright and well?"

The old man's beard was trembling: "Old man, let me tell you! Before the country was founded, the entire ancient capital only had a 14-kilometer-long inner city wall to protect the rich and powerful. Ordinary people could only stay outside, and they didn't know when they would become food for the dead!"

Only when this outer city wall is completed, encompassing the entire ancient capital, and the military mages patrol every night, can you finally sleep soundly without worrying about the undead sneaking up on your doorstep under the cover of darkness!

The driver stopped arguing, not because he had suddenly realized something, but because all the passengers were glaring at him.

He even suspected that if he said anything more, this group would gang up on him and beat him up...

Silence fell over the taxi for a moment, with only the city wall outside the window standing like a shield in front of the dark clouds, resembling a giant dragon protecting the people of the city.

Even though these people have gotten used to it, or even complained about it, they have always silently guarded it from beginning to end.

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The spirits were relatively well-behaved tonight, and the taxi made it to the city center without any problems.

The ancient capital is a quaint metropolis. Its prosperity, no less than that of Shanghai, dazzled Xu Fang, a country bumpkin accustomed to Bocheng.

I found an apartment hotel to stay in. The cholera outbreak had caused a significant drop in tourism in the ancient capital, so big hotels were incredibly cheap.

After putting his things away at the hotel, Xu Fang didn't rest immediately. Instead, he went out alone and walked towards the nearest section of the outer city wall.

Starting today, I will stay in this land of the dead for at least two years. I need to see it in advance so that I can be mentally prepared.

"What are you doing!" a military mages shouted.

"Hunter Mage of the Hunter Alliance!" Xu Fang took out the ID card with the name Zhang San and showed it to the military mage. The military mage glanced at it and waved him up to the city wall.

From the inside, the outer city wall looks like a towering iron barrel, firmly locking away the city's prosperity.

But standing on the city wall is a completely different experience.

The dark clouds seemed within reach, and the wind blowing in my face was chilly, like a ghost blowing on the back of my neck, mixed with the smell of dirt and rotting corpses.

The local military magistrate had a more vivid description: the taste of death.

Before Xu Fang could look any further, suddenly, a streak of light flashed across the sky, and someone on the city wall shouted sharply, "All units prepare—!"

In the graveyard on the wasteland, hands burst out of the ground in a terrifying manner, followed by abstract-looking undead crawling out, their green eyes scanning the surroundings.

next second.

Wow!

All the undead suddenly turned their heads toward the city wall, and their movements became swift and unhurried as they charged forward at an incredible speed!

Their black bodies, seen from afar, resembled a group of refugees rushing towards food.

But when they get close and gather together in dense clusters, you can see pieces of rotting flesh hanging down, and black carrion oil polluting the ground.

It transformed into a rotting flood, wave after wave crashing against the city walls. Its ferocious appearance and hungry eyes sent chills down the spines of countless mages!

Despite lacking vocal cords, the black tide still emitted terrifying deathly roars.

The fastest undead have already rushed to the foot of the city wall, trying to stick their hands into it.

Some of the stronger ones even acted as human ladders, stacking themselves like a human pyramid, so that other undead could step on them to climb up.

"attack!!!"

The on-site commander roared angrily.

The next second, magic of various colors descended from the sky, bombarding mercilessly, and black blood splattered everywhere.

"Fluorescence, Radiance, Purification!"

Xu Fang held the Star Trail in his hand, and a large amount of light was cast out like a curtain. The constant temperature effect of the fluorescent light made the undead that were affected like ice and snow under the scorching sun, and even the corpses that served as human ladders could not be left behind.

"A mage hunter? Or a student?"

The military mage closest to Xu Fang noticed him and paused for a moment upon seeing Xu Fang's youthful face: "Never mind, since we're here, let's kill the undead together. Be careful with our mana consumption!"

Xu Fang nodded, and then raised his hand, emitting another burst of light.

Then came the third shot.

The fourth shot.

Gradually, everyone's attention was drawn to Xu Fang, Xu Fang's radiance, and the blank space in front of Xu Fang.

I have a million "Awesome! 666"s in my heart, but I don't know how to express them.

One-third of the mages standing on the ancient city wall are light-element mages, and radiance is their signature skill.

Having seen countless radiances, this group had never seen such a unique radiance before.

Not only is the range terrifyingly large, but the power is also incredibly strong. Ordinary black rotting corpses are like chives in the field, being carried away one after another.

Xu Fang didn't kill the Iron-Skinned Corpse, a type of undead known for its defensive capabilities.

But to everyone's astonishment, the radiance did not dissipate naturally; instead, it stubbornly clung to the iron-skinned corpse, slowly consuming its body.

The few black, decaying corpses around the tin-skinned corpse were immediately decomposed by the residual light after being accidentally touched.

"So...so strong..."

A mage murmured.

Countless people shared his thoughts, their hearts churning with turmoil. At this moment, Xu Fang was the most dazzling figure on the entire section of the city wall!

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For those who go to bed early, the night is short.

But for the monks on the outer city wall of the ancient capital, this night, like any other, was long and unbearable.

Xu Fang had already come down from the city wall. He and the other mages took their boxed lunches from the steaming food cart and wolfed them down at a random spot.

"Is that enough? If not, we'll add more." The military magistrate sitting next to him said enthusiastically, "We military magistrates all receive government subsidies, so we get a wide variety of food and plenty to eat."

"That's enough, thank you, class monitor," Xu Fang said.

The military strategist laughed and said, "I saw your performance just now. You're quite impressive, young man!"

Xu Fang didn't know if he was simply praising him or had some other purpose, so he just kept eating to appease him.

"Well... judging from your appearance, you're a high school student, right?" the military magistrate asked casually.

"I'll be starting my second year of high school."

"Hello, sophomore year!"

The military strategist suddenly slapped his thigh, his eyes gleaming with an alarming light, and pulled out his phone: "Come on, let's add each other as friends!"

(End of this chapter)