A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 185 The Death of the White Wolf

Lupus exerted all his strength and finally reached Jiang Shuzhou's vicinity.

As long as we get to that place, as long as...

Unfortunately, Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't stand still and wait for Lupus.

He unleashed a spell and soared high into the air.

"coward!"

Lupus below was helpless. He couldn't fly; only high-level warriors could use their aura to fly. Someone like him either had to buy spell scrolls or jump up to attack.

However, given the height at which Jiang Shuzhou was flying, even if Lupus jumped, he probably wouldn't even be able to reach Jiang Shuzhou's knees.

The light from the white wolf battle markings on his body began to flicker, clearly indicating that the active effect was about to end.

Soon, as the light faded, Lupus's strength returned to normal.

"The target has active effects, can be reused, and is initially judged to have no cost or a low cost."

Jiang Shuzhou didn't sit idle in the sky either; he immediately took out his notebook and started taking notes.

As time went on, Lupus's condition began to deteriorate.

Jiang Shuzhou shook his head. Is this the limit?

However, this is already quite remarkable. Normally, under the siege of so many troops, an ordinary mid-level warrior would probably have fallen long ago.

But the fact that Lupus was able to persist for so long proves his worth.

The value of that tattoo.

"Why did you stop? Keep going!"

The hunting dogs around suddenly stopped attacking and lowered their heads, as if welcoming someone's arrival.

"Weren't you looking for me?"

Jiang Shuzhou appeared in front of Lupus.

"Coward, how dare you show your face in front of me!"

Lupus's eyes were bloodshot, and he was ready to rush over and tear Jiang Shuzhou to pieces.

However, just as he was about to take action, he discovered that he could not move his body, only his head was still free.

Why can't I move my body?

Body, I command you to move!

Even so, Lupus still felt as if he were weighed down by a million pounds, making it impossible for him to move.

Immobilization spell, a spell specifically designed to immobilize enemies. Continuous casting consumes mana to engage the enemy.

The more violently the opponent struggles, the more magic power is consumed.

This is why Jiang Shuzhou wanted to deplete Lupus's stamina.

Immobilizing a physically exhausted warrior is a completely different concept from immobilizing a warrior who is full of energy in his prime.

Moreover, Jiang Shuzhou had to ensure Lupus's body remained intact; a person could die, but the tattoo had to be preserved.

"It's over. Surrender."

Although Jiang Shuzhou felt the chances were slim, he still intended to try to persuade him.

"Bah! Orcs will never surrender!"

Lupus spat out a mouthful of blood at Jiang Shuzhou in disdain.

"You coward, you only dare to sneak around in the shadows, you don't deserve my loyalty!"

No, if you disagree, fine, but why are you making baseless accusations?

The bloody foam almost sprayed onto Jiang Shuzhou's robe, but luckily he dodged it quickly.

Besides, am I, a mage, supposed to fight you in melee combat?

Although Jiang Shuzhou does possess extremely high close-combat skills, those are for emergencies, not for fighting against others.

If you can kite someone to death with magic, why bother with melee combat? Are you trying to create more trouble and make things more difficult for yourself?

"So, you're saying you're not planning to surrender?"

"If you surrender, you will have wealth and honor, everything you could want, even in war you won't be short of anything."

"Ha, don't even think about it."

Rupert remained unchanged, showing a somewhat unyielding attitude towards both soft and hard approaches.

Jiang Shuzhou stopped talking and instead began to carefully observe the white wolf battle markings on Lupus's body.

"It's beautiful, who did your tattoo?"

"You don't deserve to know!"

"A shaman? I thought that profession had long since disappeared."

Jiang Shuzhou used his mind detection ability to directly read Lupus's thoughts. The vast difference in their mental and spiritual disparities meant that Lupus had no way to resist.

Where is he?

"I'll %#% you %#@!"

"So it was in that tent."

"One last question, where is the totem pole?"

"you……"

This time, before Lupus could say anything, his head was severed by Jiang Shuzhou.

Jiang Shuzhou observed the battle runes for a long time and confirmed that beheading would not affect the integrity of the battle runes before he beheaded the person.

"He was a real man; he never surrendered, even in death."

Jiang Shuzhou nodded, then carefully put Lupus's head away.

There's no way to give him a proper burial for now, so let's just set up a cenotaph. After all, Jiang Shuzhou plans to take the weapon back for his collection, and he wants to use the body for research.

Jiang Shuzhou has a collection room containing items he collects, such as the axe he used to chop down pirates, pirate scimitars, and flintlock pistols.

This item isn't very valuable, but it holds great collectible value for Jiang Shuzhou.

Of course, Jiang Shuzhou also kept the first bottle of Dissolve Love.

Jiang Shuzhou collects almost all the first bottles of potions, except for a few expensive ones and those he didn't invent himself.

These things can be turned into a museum in the future, and then we can collect some admission fees.

Lupus is not important, but the battle markings on his body are.

Of course, the shaman was also very important.

Lupus died, and with his death, the resistance of the White Wolf tribe came to an end.

Although there is still sporadic orc resistance in some areas, the overall situation is settled.

Tens of thousands of orcs died on the battlefield, and Jiang Shuzhou witnessed what it truly meant for blood to flow like a river.

Jiang Shuzhou's troops also suffered heavy losses, with two thousand human soldiers and eight thousand hunting dogs killed.

The Emperor's Banner had finally collected enough souls and emitted a purple aura.

Jiang Shuzhou still felt a little sad; many soldiers had greeted him yesterday, but were gone today.

But in war, there are always deaths.

Fortunately, Jiang Shuzhou's Emperor's Banner was specially designed to freely choose whose soul to collect, so all the souls it collected were orcs.

There was no situation where they were taking the souls of their own people; otherwise, it would have been too hellish.

"My lord, that shaman has committed suicide."

An officer reported to Jiang Shuzhou that after Jiang Shuzhou learned of the existence of the shaman from Lupus, he had sent men to try to capture him alive.

However, it was clear that the shaman was a ruthless person, as he committed suicide.

Although Jiang Shuzhou's Emperor's Banner can collect souls, unfortunately, true spirits are not among them.

The so-called true spirit is the brain of the soul; with it, one can resurrect anyone.

However, true spirits are extremely difficult to capture, and only true spirits that die unnaturally can be captured, while true spirits that die naturally will simply dissipate and cannot be captured, and naturally cannot be resurrected.

"He was a talented person, what a pity."

Jiang Shuzhou shook his head. These orcs were just that stubborn; they were always ready to die to prove their point.

"Sir, this is what we found in the shaman's house."

The officer had the soldiers carry out a large pile of paper, animal hide scrolls, and a lot of other miscellaneous items.

It looks like they've practically demolished the whole house and delivered it over.

Jiang Shuzhou glanced at them and, sure enough, they were all research materials and records related to battle patterns.

Perhaps they didn't have time to destroy it, or perhaps they wanted to pass it down to future generations.

Regardless, although he died, he still passed down the battle runes.

"Give these prisoners a proper burial and treat them well."

Jiang Shuzhou had no intention of making things difficult for the White Wolf tribe. As long as they were willing to surrender, they could be fed and clothed.

What if they don't want to surrender?

Then I'll just have to die.