Spellcasting Gods

After all, even a fool knows that before going to war, one must first have a general understanding of one's enemy; otherwise, rashly declaring war on an enemy one knows nothing about is basically no different from courting death.

"Be weak when facing the strong, and bully the weak."

This is the typical behavior of the vast majority of countries and forces, with virtually no exceptions.

Melroth was well aware of the lord's intentions and sighed helplessly, "Well, alright, I can send someone to investigate. But you'd better not have too high hopes. Since Allens is willing to stay, he must have pledged allegiance to the master of the magic tower, or even signed a binding magical contract."

"There's no need to worry about that. Besides the apprentice, I'll also send two elite squads to participate in the killing game. They'll also be tasked with gathering intelligence." With that, the lord winked at his knights.

The latter understood immediately and turned to disappear into the dimly lit passageway.

About half an hour later, a team of thirty fully armed men slowly left the city gate and headed towards the location of the tower deep in the dense forest.

Watching the group's figures gradually disappear into the distance, the woman hiding in the crowd suddenly asked her companion, "What do you think are the chances that these guys will come back alive?"

“Zero! They’re not coming back!” The small man, who had always kept himself in the shadows, gave a chilling answer in a deep voice.

“You’re right! The reason we’re alive is because the tower’s owner wanted us to spread the word and lure more people to their deaths. Now that he’s achieved his goal, there’s no need for him to keep these ill-intentioned fellows alive. I think not only will these guys be in trouble, but our lord will probably also be doomed.” The middle-aged man explained meaningfully.

Clearly, they were the members of the adventure team that Zhang Cheng had let go before. They had now become prominent figures in the city, attending various banquets almost every day and revealing the information they knew.

Of course, apart from the muscular burly men who only knew how to freeload and develop platonic relationships with those lustful, resentful women, the rest of the group knew they would probably have to leave the city soon.

The reason is quite simple: as soon as the first team set off to find the tower, bad news would soon follow.

At that time, all the nobles who suffered heavy losses will regard them as thorns in their side and enemies. They might even go so far as to steal the magical equipment and weapons that they risked their lives to obtain through battle rewards.

……

Meanwhile, deep within the forest, in a tower, Allens was completely unaware of the immense trouble that was about to befall him. He was engrossed in the library, reading the books on the shelves that contained countless magical knowledge and alchemical techniques, almost every one of which brought him great surprises and inspiration.

Although he had never had the opportunity to enter the library of a magic tower in a major city, he was certain that even the best magic tower on the continent could not possibly have as many books or as broad a range of knowledge as this place.

In order to acquire more knowledge in the shortest amount of time, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his health and sleep, spending almost 24 hours a day in the library. When he was hungry, he would ask the maid to bring him some simple food; when he was thirsty, he would drink a mouthful of cool spring water; and when he was sleepy, he would lie down on the floor and take a nap.

Not taking a bath!

I'm not washing my face!

I'm not washing my hair!

No brushing teeth!

Despite being so filthy that the stench was almost unbearable, Allens was filled with excitement and joy.

He could feel that as he acquired more and more knowledge, his spellcasting ability was also increasing exponentially.

While he was completely immersed in the ocean of knowledge, he was completely unaware that Zhang Cheng had silently deployed thousands upon thousands of monsters of all kinds in the dense forest outside, so many that they had driven away all the animals in the surrounding area.

Especially after dark, those eyes that emit an eerie, ghostly light can absolutely scare people to death.

Chapter 1039 More Tests

"Hehe! Look at these little cuties! I really hope the natives of this planet are a bit stupid, otherwise I alone couldn't have completed such a large-scale test..."

Zhang Cheng stood alone in the dense forest outside the tower, gently stroking a monster covered in thick gray fur with one hand.

These strangely shaped little monsters, each possessing different abilities, are special life forms he created through equal distribution. Their greatest purpose is to observe, through a large amount of combat data, which aspect of the main string he devoured is the advantage and which aspect is the disadvantage.

It must be said that this is a rather large-scale experiment.

Especially under the premise of not alarming the outside world as much as possible, we cannot expand the experiment to more planets to obtain the corresponding data quickly by relying on quantity, nor can we conduct extreme tests through crazy destruction, killing and destruction.

This would inevitably be noticed by other rulers, who would then monitor them or even launch a surprise attack.

Of course, the number of these monsters is still too small at present, far from enough to support a full-scale attack on the natives, so controlling the scale of the conflict is the ideal situation.

Adhere to the rules!

Understand the rules!

Control rules!

This is the secret of how the rulers are above all life forms in the universe!

In a sense, the rulers are the spokespeople chosen by the abstract will of the entire universe, and their every move determines the ultimate direction of the universe.

So far, Zhang Cheng has only managed to integrate into and understand the rules, but has not truly mastered those complex and ever-changing rule powers. At best, he can only be considered an applicant for now, and is still far from being able to control them.

Therefore, he did not want to be stared at by countless malicious eyes when he was at his most vulnerable.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly, and murmured to himself in a voice only he could hear: "I sacrificed so much, even placing my soul in eternal darkness, to gain this unparalleled power today. No one can stop me from achieving ultimate transcendence, and no one can manipulate me as a pawn. Watch, those self-righteous rulers, I will use your corpses to prove that I am the supreme and unique being of the universe, the ultimate evolutionary form of life."

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another ten days or so have passed.

When the lord's squad saw the magnificent tower standing in the huge crater, everyone cheered, and some even had greed and desire gleaming in their eyes.

That's right!

It's all about greed and desire!

They were unaware of the dangers they were about to face, still naively believing it was a fruitful journey destined to be fruitful.

Wealth! Treasures! Magical knowledge!

The things that most people desperately want are all inside this arrow tower, which is over a hundred meters high.

Without any hesitation!

The elderly man leading the group was the first to rush through the entrance and into the empty hall.

The traces of the previous battle had been completely cleaned up by the alchemy maid, and even the destroyed living metal armor had been restored to its original state, looking exactly the same as before.

Staring at the exquisite furniture around them, the expensive carpet under their feet, and the gold and silver decorations on the walls and ceiling, all the members who rushed in froze on the spot, their mouths agape in disbelief.

Even knights of noble birth couldn't help but gasp, secretly marveling at the extravagant furnishings on both sides, fearing that even the royal palace would pale in comparison.

Before these people could recover from their shock, Zhang Cheng's familiar voice echoed in the air once again: "Welcome! Welcome! As the host, I sincerely thank you for coming to participate in my game. I'm sure you've all heard the rules, so I won't waste any more words. Now, let's conduct the initial test, eliminating those who fail and allowing only the qualified to remain."

The words had barely left his mouth!

Everyone present heard a creak!

next second!

boom!

With a loud bang, fifty monsters, entirely supported by the rules of death, slowly walked in from the entrance.

Unlike ordinary undead life forms, their power does not come from black holes formed by negative energy in the material plane, but directly from the omnipresent rules of death in the universe. If they are not given maximum damage at once, they will quickly recover no matter how many times they are attacked.

"Form ranks!!!!!"

The knight in charge felt the biting cold and immediately shouted orders.

You should know that the people he brought were not some ragtag bunch like an adventure team!

On the contrary, apart from the three spellcasters, the remaining thirty people were all elite soldiers from the army.

Rather than small-scale combat, they undoubtedly prefer to build impenetrable defensive formations, grinding down the enemy bit by bit like a meat grinder through close teamwork.

The advantage of doing this is that you can achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties.

At the command, in less than half a minute, more than twenty people formed a concave semi-circular defensive line. The people in front held swords in one hand and raised shields in the other, while the people behind held their long-handled weapons level, and several people holding heavy crossbows began to fire sharp bolts continuously.

shhhhhh...

The sound of triangular arrows piercing the air was so powerful that each time a monster was pierced by the immense force, it either fell to the ground instantly or was forced to stagger back several steps.

Unfortunately, the leading knight soon discovered that the heavy crossbows were completely ineffective at killing the slow-moving monsters not far ahead.

No matter how fatal the injury, the opponent will get up and continue the attack after lying on the ground for ten seconds.

"Damn it! Magic! My men need magical assistance!" the knight shouted as he turned to the three spellcasters.

The latter hesitated for a moment, the three exchanged glances, and then began chanting incantations in unison.

Although their mission was to act as messengers, to make contact with the tower's owner, it would be best to negotiate a series of agreements.

The problem is, if we don't take action now, the team will be completely wiped out.

They might not even have time to speak before being torn to pieces by the ferocious monster.

After weighing the pros and cons, the three decided to resolve the battle first, and deal with the rest once they were safe.

Soon, once the spell was complete, dozens of blinding light arrows rained down on the monsters, causing considerable damage with almost every hit. With the elite soldiers pressing forward, the ferocious monsters were quickly severed.

In this way, even if they don't die, they won't pose a significant threat.

Chapter 1040 Showing No Mercy

"They're very smart, aren't they?"

Standing on the top floor of the tower, Zhang Cheng watched the battle taking place on the ground floor through the magic mirror without even turning his head to ask Allens, who was standing at the door.

The young man hesitated for a moment before replying, "Yes, Master. If nothing unexpected happens, they should all be soldiers from the nearest city, led by a noble knight. And the spellcasters are high-ranking members of the Spellcasters' Guild."

"Oh? So your companions have successfully returned to the civilized world and spread the news?" Zhang Cheng stroked his chin with interest, a chilling glint in his eyes.

“That’s right! If nothing unexpected happens, these people are probably after all the powerful magical items and huge sums of money,” Allens cautiously reminded him.

Having lived in this tower for over a month, he knew better than anyone how terrifying the mysterious tower master before him truly was.

Putting aside everything else, among the many legendary spells recorded in the library, there are at least several thousand that can easily destroy a city or even a country, turning hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land into ashes.

Although he was far from meeting the minimum requirements to learn these powerful spells, he understood that since the library had records of these spells, the tower master could not possibly not know them.

This means that if those foolish and greedy nobles in his hometown angered the enemy, the entire city could be razed to the ground.

Interestingly, Zhang Cheng clearly didn't take this small act of greed to heart, smiling nonchalantly: "It's alright! As long as they can pass the game, I don't mind giving them anything they want. But remember, the prerequisite is survival..."

The words had barely left his mouth!

The monsters that had been struck down by magic and torn apart by swords suddenly opened their mouths and spewed out plumes of thick black smoke, which surged toward the nearest unfortunate victim at a visible speed.

In the blink of an eye, large amounts of black smoke surged into the soldiers' bodies one after another. In less than a minute or two, their eyeballs turned completely black, and they exuded a terrifying aura of death. They turned around and pounced on the others, opening their mouths to frantically tear at their throats and faces. Even when their bodies were pierced by sharp blades, they did not flinch in the slightest.

"Damn it! What the hell is this thing?!" The leading knight's eyes widened, revealing undisguised panic and fear.

He may not be afraid of powerful monsters, but he is completely at a loss as to what to do with this mysterious power that is far beyond his comprehension.

"Hold on! This must be some kind of undead creature! Buy us some time to cast your spell!" The oldest spellcaster hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs.