Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 270 Undead Crystal

With the poisonous golden mummy on the high slope defeated, the main force quickly moved in and wiped out all the remaining mummy spirits.

The logistics personnel who arrived later began to construct a defensive perimeter on the high slope, establishing a second camp defense line.

After the route was cleared, supply lines were established, and many wounded personnel were promptly cared for.

As part of the team tasked with this high-slope assault, they were assigned to an independent camp.

"All the undead crystals are here!" Dongfang Lie took out all the ones he had picked up, several hundred warrior-level undead crystals, piling them into a small mountain.

"Wang Teng, how do you suggest we divide it?" Mo Fan was incredibly excited at the sight; he was about to make a fortune again.

The only regret was that no spirit essence was found after the bombing, only fragments. Wang Teng, that rich dog, certainly wouldn't care about these benefits, so he naturally accepted them.

Wang Teng rummaged through twenty pieces, then divided the small mountain of undead crystals into three equal parts, and casually put one of them away.

"The rest of you will each receive two pieces; these are highly effective mana recovery items. As for the remaining undead crystals, the three of us who are going into battle will divide them equally."

Mo Fan was immediately delighted and quickly put away his pile of undead crystals; the price of a warrior-level undead crystal was already quite good.

Dongfang Lie didn't stand on ceremony. He had also contributed greatly to collecting these undead crystals, so since he was going to get the lion's share, he naturally wouldn't be polite.

Nan Jue stepped forward and divided the twenty War General-level Undead Crystals equally among them. Although it was a bit little, it was better than nothing.

Although the others were envious, they had nothing to say about this distribution, since they hadn't contributed much.

"Even if we get this far in this training, we've done our best." Zu Jiming was in a much better mood, since they were able to win without lifting a finger this time.

"It's not over yet. The Pyramid Mirage is just ten kilometers away from here. We can't back down now."

"The real battle is about to begin, and the main force of the attack will naturally be the military. We also have a lot to do," Ai Jiangtu said, shaking his head.

"I'm a little curious. Isn't Advisor Fenner a high-level wind mage? Why doesn't he just fly up into the sky and use his magic device to directly disperse the mirage?"

"We've been fighting for almost a day now, and we haven't seen any mummies with the ability to fly."

Wang Teng looked at Ai Jiangtu. Was there something fishy about this? Why did they have to attack from the ground? Why couldn't they attack from the air?

He didn't believe it was impossible. Without flying undead to interfere, the pyramid phantom would be a sitting duck for a wind-type super-rank mage with air superiority.

During the recent high-altitude assault, he teleported to a high altitude and didn't see any random flying monsters attacking him.

Could a mirage of a pyramid really cause a no-fly zone? That's no joke at all.

He was somewhat confused when he read the original work. How could a wind-type super-level mage have forgotten the Wings of Wind?

"I'm not quite sure about this..." Ai Jiangtu pondered without speaking.

"Even if they can't fly, we can just have shadow mages carry the equipment and sneak in at night. The speed of Shadow Cloak is generally unstoppable by undead!"

"With more people going out, someone will have a chance to set up the equipment, and there's no need for so many low- and mid-level mages to engage in pointless life-threatening situations."

"It's not like the actual pyramids have moved here; facing that kind of crisis would be a situation where there's no way out."

After Wang Teng finished speaking, he couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention. The Egyptian military magistrate insisted on confronting the mummy spirit head-on, so there was nothing he could do. It wasn't him who was going to die.

The others seemed to understand, thinking that there was some truth to it, after all, not long ago, Guan Yu had sneaked up to the high ground to scout the situation.

Nothing unexpected happened...

As the camp was set up, the sky gradually darkened.

Besides the wounded leaving the field, they also need to stay here and clear out the occasional mummy spirits that appear from behind.

Of course, this is being done by various forces, all operating in small teams to carry out precise sweeps.

"I've already spoken to Staff Officer Fenner about your suggestion, and she said she'll consider it."

On the high slope, Ai Jiangtu and Wang Teng stood gazing at the distant, eerie glow of the pyramid silhouette.

Even under the cover of night, its light cannot be concealed; it is the Swamp of the Dead that sustains its existence.

"Using a mage to brute force the undead is inherently a suffocating operation."

"We're just here to gain experience and help out; we've done more than enough."

Wang Teng didn't care about Ai Jiangtu's actions. He wasn't the commander-in-chief, and his words carried little weight; Ai Jiangtu might not even want to listen.

"Ai Jiangtu, you're not planning to follow those people and lead your team into the undead horde, are you?"

"You have to understand that we took the initiative to attack, while the undead relied on numbers to defend and counterattack. The balance of power should have been reversed."

"These Egyptian military mages don't have any top-tier combat personnel to command, so what makes them dare to act so recklessly?"

"Even if it's suicide, it shouldn't be like this. Ordinary people's lives matter, but a mage's life doesn't?"

"To put it bluntly, with too many mages dying, the security of this city is even less guaranteed. Whitehead City is a typical example, and we even have to ask the Red Ornament Guild for help."

Ai Jiangtu fell silent again upon hearing this. He was also puzzled as to why the Egyptian military would act in this way; the whole situation was shrouded in mystery.

"If you can't influence their decision, report this to the mentor team and let them negotiate."

"Or we could just withdraw from the battle. After all, we've contributed, haven't we? Do they dare to gossip?"

Wang Teng didn't want to confront the monarch-level Dark Sword Master in front of everyone yet, as it would be a thankless task and would expose his hidden strength.

High-level magic alone is not enough to defeat a monarch-level Dark Sword Master; he's not the protagonist and doesn't have that kind of special aura.

Even if he could do it, he wouldn't. His actions against the advanced-stage Blackscale Demon Lizard were already quite outrageous, and that could be somewhat explained away.

Monarchs and rulers are seen as two kinds of demonic beings in the eyes of the world.

Today's outburst wasn't a problem; it was just a matter of slightly better control, especially considering it was against a War General-level Poisonous Golden Mummy.

Dimensional magic attacks are inherently powerful, and it is common knowledge that no demon has any resistance to dimensional attacks.

"Okay, I'll report!"

Ai Jiangtu thought about what had just happened when he entered the main camp; clearly, the other side didn't care much about his advice.

Perhaps long-standing habits have shaped this operating mode for dealing with mirages and pyramid illusions, and there is no willingness to try to change it.

As the captain of the National Government team, he not only had to complete the tasks assigned by his mentor, but also had to take care of the safety of his teammates.

The recent rescue mission in the Sahara Desert was extremely dangerous, with several rescue teams sinking into the desert.

(End of this chapter)