Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 523 Negative Examples

The attack by the Ocean Gods not only brought disaster to the Demon City base, but also to the world.

This caused the various sea monster clans in the ocean to begin wandering aimlessly, with many sea monsters leaving their original lairs to invade other places.

This is also the consistent style of the Ocean Gods: using war to deplete the overpopulation of low-level sea monsters.

The vastness of the ocean brings abundant resources, which naturally leads to the unrestrained reproduction of those low-intelligence sea monsters.

To deal with this situation, the Ocean Gods, as always, resorted to brutal and simple tactics, and the land bore the brunt of it all, mostly human cities.

After all, there are usually buffer zones and resource-poor areas between large demon clans, and these buffer zones and resource-poor areas are where humans reside.

In just half a month, the Demon City base city had basically returned to normal, which is the power of magic.

They even built the headquarters building of the Asian Magic Association, a new landmark building.

"I told you to be extra vigilant, so why did such a basic mistake still happen!"

In the conference room on the top floor of the Mingzhu Pagoda, there were only a few people. Hua Jun, sitting at the head of the table, questioned Min Wu with great dissatisfaction.

In addition, there are important figures such as Speaker Shao Zheng, presidents of magic associations in major coastal base cities, and Chief of the Imperial Court Pang Lai.

The Pearl Mage Tower gained notoriety in one battle—well, a very negative one—which severely damaged the confidence of the mages in the Demon City base.

As the head of the state, the speaker naturally needs to come and see the specific situation, and the leaders of the Southern and Chinese armies also need to come and question the main person in charge.

"I tried my best to save the situation after being ambushed and attacked by the emperor, but unfortunately, the result was very regrettable."

"I will take responsibility for this and provide the highest compensation to the sacrificed mages, while also promoting and training new generations of mages to fill the vacancies."

"All affected buildings in the entire Demon City base have been repaired, and there will be no problem with the supply of materials."

Min Wu sighed as he sat down and said that the damage was done and there was nothing he could do but take remedial measures.

"A whole group of you went to hunt down an invincible monarch, and no one was even on guard. You guys did a really good job..."

Hua Jun was so angry at the other side's brainless actions that he was speechless. The arrogance of this group was like a cancer, and they would not listen no matter how hard he tried.

They were simply feeling good about themselves, wanting to show off their power in front of the great demon, and believing they were capable of dealing with an invincible monarch.

In particular, when a large group of people go hunting, everyone thinks there won't be any trouble, but when trouble does occur, they all perish.

With so many high-level mages, his military unit has one radish pit for each of them to guard important places, so losing even one would be a huge loss.

As a result, when it fell into the hands of Min Wu, a large number of people died, including three vice-chairmen and the chief, all of whom were top-ranking and semi-forbidden spellcasters.

This is undoubtedly going to completely uproot the Mingzhu Pagoda!

The invasion of the Ocean God Clan is a disaster, making the already meager top-tier combat force even worse!

Min Wu buried his head and smiled bitterly without saying a word. If this were to be said, it would indeed be incredibly stupid, as so many people had been wiped out along with their families.

As a result, the Demon City base city's top-level defenses are currently extremely weak. There are still some super-level mages left, but they all belong to other departments.

Besides fighting off the sea monsters, those people were also very busy, so they couldn't spare any resources to replenish the Magic Association.

The presidents of the magic associations of the other five major base cities also remained silent with stiff faces, having come to learn from the lessons of the past.

Even the top-tier base city of Demon City has been reduced to this state. This makes them wonder what it would be like if they were in that situation.

It probably won't get much better!

"Alright, let's put this matter aside for now!"

"Let's talk about how to deal with similar problems in the future. We can't afford to fall into the same trap twice."

Seeing that the situation had progressed to a certain point, Shao Zheng changed the subject.

Min Wu nodded quickly and glanced gratefully at Shao Zheng. Being used as a negative example in front of so many colleagues was embarrassing for him.

"I originally planned to be ready to take action from the rear at any time to deal with any possible crisis."

"I didn't use any forbidden magic beforehand so as not to break the rules, and I was a bit far from the battlefield. I never expected to be ambushed by the Siren King in such a shameful way."

"I think next time we can just take action directly and relax the conditions for forbidden spellcasters to intervene."

Min Wu made excuses for himself and, incidentally, shifted some of the blame onto the emperor who had launched the sneak attack.

It wasn't that he wasn't well-prepared, nor that he didn't try hard enough; it was simply that the enemy was far too unethical.

"No way~ Normal forbidden spells can't control the area. The sea monsters are only attacking temporarily and are not naturally adapted to land."

"Even if they occupy it temporarily, we can find an opportunity to drive them away and take it back later."

"Coastal cities are basically ruined if they are attacked by forbidden magic, and it will be difficult for them to recover for hundreds of years."

Hua Junshou shook his head and said that such one-off deals were not under consideration. Humans are inherently weak and have not many places to live.

If more of this is destroyed, it will be equivalent to squeezing the upper limit of future living space, ultimately forcing us to confront the demons head-on and losing the possibility of flexible relocation.

This is a very serious matter for humanity. Even though we are already struggling, there is still a decent living space available for relocation.

The siren attack might destroy some buildings at most, but they can be rebuilt later. With magic, the reconstruction speed is extremely fast.

"But if we don't take action, what if we encounter an emperor again?" Min-oh asked a very practical question.

He dared to confront the emperor directly because his forbidden magic could still be released at a decent speed, giving him the means to retaliate.

Sirens are inherently chaotic creatures, lacking their own civilization. If a top-tier siren suffers a severe blow, it is very easy for them to perish at the hands of other siren.

The sirens live in such a comfortable environment that the concept of unity simply doesn't exist; not plotting against each other is already considered a sign of high moral character.

"Encountering an emperor..."

The Chinese commander also hesitated. This was a very cruel reality: once the emperor made a move, the commotion would be earth-shattering.

"Let's speed up the retreat—we don't have many options left."

"The Ocean God Clan has already begun their attack; this is the vanguard squad, followed by the main force."

"We must face reality. There is still time to retreat. We must first ensure the safety of the people."

"The Demon City base... let them have it for now!"

Shao Zheng continued, saying that the Ocean God Clan's actions this time indicated the area they were attacking.

The Demon City base has become the target of the Ocean Gods. Faced with multiple emperors, humanity is simply unable to fight them head-on.

If the few remaining forbidden spellcasters were to perish here, that would be a truly devastating blow.

Min Wu's face showed a hint of unwillingness. In terms of grand strategy, avoiding direct confrontation was indeed the best choice, but he was still feeling uncomfortable.

The other five major base city leaders also remained silent with heavy expressions. If the Demon City base city falls, how can the coastal areas still be safe?

"Ahem... Could we ask for some outside help? Giving up the Demon City base like this would be too much of a loss."

"Once the Demon City base falls, there will be no safety along the coast, and the other five base cities will basically be doomed."

Chairman Liu of the Yaodu Base City raised his hand to speak. He had no choice but to stand up and say something, otherwise everyone would have to live with a bitter face once the decision was made.

"You mean Wang Teng?" Chief Pang Lai glanced at the other person.

"Hmm...we can certainly contribute some resources as compensation for their assistance."

Chairman Liu spread his hands and said, "Everyone understands what happened back then, but there have been some easing measures recently."

Of course, this kind of thing can't be brought up in public, but if there's a foundation for communication, why not continue to deepen the relationship, or even reconcile?

(End of this chapter)