Versatile Mage: Heavy Water Overwhelms the World

Chapter 191 Soul-Capturing Poison Bird

The waning moon was still half-hanging in the sky, and in the light rain, the sky was already whitening slightly.

Although Nanyi was still in a deep sleep, the entire sentry post began to move.

The tents gradually lit up, and the hunters stationed near the sentry post got up one after another.

Some of the diligent ones even made a simple breakfast while taking some time off, while some of the lazy ones ate the dry food they brought with them.

"Boss, is this rain going to stop soon?" A skinny young man said vaguely while chewing on white cakes.

"It seems so. It's been raining for almost a month and it's time to stop." The man called the boss is a man in his prime. His face is full of beard and unkempt hair, which shows his vicissitudes of life.

"What about these rioting demons?" the skinny young man asked again.

"I don't know. The best we can do is to fiddle around in the fringe areas. It is the military that really decides the overall situation." The boss said casually.

The man with the cheeks was right. The temporary encouragement policy issued by the military department was actually just to use civilian hunters to relieve the pressure on some less important places, so that the military department could focus more on dealing with core issues.

When hunters get together, they can't help but gossip with each other and exchange information. Of course, the authenticity of these words cannot be verified.

"Have you heard? That group of students from the Imperial Academy actually went to the frontal battlefield." A man with a monkey face said pretending to be mysterious.

"Those people who haven't grown all their hair are going to die from the front? The demons will not be as merciful as us." A strong man said in disbelief.

"Hey, what do you know? I follow the military to gain experience and gain gold." The monkey-faced man said disdainfully.

"But I heard from a friend who went to the cliff mountain that the military headquarters is stuck at the foot of the cliff mountain, and it will be impossible to attack it for a while." The monkey-faced man changed the subject again.

"Shouldn't the strength of the military department be used? I remember that Ai Juntong is very strong. He is an extremely powerful existence among high-level mages." A fat man also interjected. I really don't know that as a How did the hunter get so fat?

"I heard that a commander-level poison appeared, and it also had some strange abilities, so the general was stuck at the bottom of the mountain." The monkey-faced man suddenly lowered his voice and said.

"It's time to go. If you wait any longer, the good spots will be taken by others." Someone in the unknown team stood up and suddenly urged them. From this tone, he must be the leader of the team.

"I know, I'll leave right away." Although the monkey-faced man said this, his movements were still slow.

"Have you forgotten how that team died the day before yesterday?" The unknown man's words made the monkey-faced man stop being distracted and move quickly.

……

The hustle and bustle near the sentry post gradually decreased, and the military mages standing guard were replaced at some point.

You Ming got up early. Although he didn't go to bed until midnight last night, his long-term military routine made him open his eyes when the time came and he couldn't sleep anymore.

"Are you up so early?" A wet military mage had just walked up the stairs of the sentry tower when he saw You Ming who was about to come down.

"Can't sleep." You Ming shook his head.

"Have you finished your shift?" You Ming asked with a smile.

"Yeah, get ready to go lie down for a while." The military mage waved his hand and passed by You Ming.

"I'll go down and take a look."

You Ming walked in the rain without an umbrella and with a light layer of water on his body.

However, You Ming did not wander around, but went directly to the first floor of the sentry tower. This was an independent room full of instruments and books. It was where the sentry tower usually stored some documents.

"How's it going these two days, Lao Ai? Is there any news from you?"

You Ming was either on the way to the Venomous Monitor Lizard or chasing the Northern Shadow-tailed Scorpion these past few days. Even though he stayed at the military headquarters for a while, he couldn't take any time off.

Now that I finally had some free time, I immediately took the time to inquire about the situation.

The person being questioned by You Ming was a man wearing thick glasses. He looked gentle and had heavy bags under his eyes.

"No, what kind of information can our little sentry tower know first?" the glasses clerk said angrily.

"No news at all?"

"Just yesterday morning, someone came to inquire about the traces of the Poison Bird." The glasses clerk adjusted his glasses and looked at You Ming.

"A soul-stirring poison bird appeared here??" You Ming said in shock.

"That's not true, but there have been a lot of monsters affected by the Soul-Destroying Feather Toxin, which has caused a lot of trouble for the hunter teams. There was a team that was directly wiped out by the group the day before yesterday." The glasses clerk said thoughtfully.

The Soul-Capturing Poison Bird is a poison-type demon at the command level, but because it has been living deep in the Death Poison Domain, even the military has not fully understood its specific strength.

The poisonous demons that appeared in the past half month were basically slave generals, but none of the commander-level poisons appeared. The military department also thought that the stronger poisons might have gone deeper.

This also led to the military's early focus being on hunting down poisonous generals and quelling the unrest among the local demon tribes.

This is basically the case whether it is a large army led by Commander Ai Jianghe or a small team such as You Ming. But I didn’t expect that a commander-level poison would actually appear in Undecided Plains!

Moreover, the words of the glasses clerk undoubtedly confirmed the unsatisfactory situation on the frontal battlefield.

You Ming also knew Ai Juntong very well. He was born in the Ai family. Although he only came to the Taihang Mountain Military Headquarters for a few years to gain experience, his strength and upright character still won everyone's trust.

Ai Jianghe is not a high-level dabbler like You Ming, who is a high-level one in a single system. He is a high-level three in the fire system, and a high-level two in the space system. Ai Jianghe's combat power is completely unmatched by You Ming.

But even with such strength, he suffered a loss from the soul-catching poisonous bird. One can imagine how strong this soul-catching poisonous bird really is.

"Are they at Cliff Mountain?" You Ming asked.

"Ah."

"Then I'll go back to the military headquarters and see if I can support them." You Ming nodded, then turned and left.

It's not that the military headquarters only has so many high-level mages, but that the Undecided Plains is more than that big. High-level mages are needed to lead teams everywhere, and demon riots are not so easy to quell.

As for the stronger super mages, there are deeper matters that they need to be responsible for. As long as these matters at the level of commanders and generals do not threaten the city, it is not their turn to take action.

You Ming originally planned to go back alone, but Nan Yi's figure suddenly appeared in his mind, so he turned around and walked up to the sentry tower.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!"

You Ming knocked slightly on Nan Yi's door.

"Nanyi, are you up?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 192 Military Control Ai Jianghe

The shape of the cliff mountain is particularly unique. Different from other conventional cone-shaped mountains, the cliff mountain is like an upright stone slab, standing abruptly among the mountains.

Also because of the nearly vertical terrain of Cliff Mountain, it is difficult for normal monsters to settle here. Therefore, most of the monsters on Cliff Mountain are birds or monsters that are good at rock climbing.

However, due to the lack of resources in Cliff Mountain itself, almost all the demons on it are unable to form a real ethnic group, and most of them are fragmented small groups.

On a small flat land about one or two kilometers away from the cliff mountain, an unknown number of tents were stationed here.

Although the camp was not surrounded, there were still military mages in military uniforms standing guard.

There were a lot of people in the camp, and it looked very lively with the hustle and bustle of people, but the overall atmosphere didn't seem too lively. Most of the people coming and going had no positivity on their faces. They were either downcast or expressionless.

The largest tent in the center of the camp was also full of people. Everyone was sitting on a long square table. Sitting in the main seat was a man with a scar.

"The current situation in Cliff Mountain is very bad. The strength of the Soul-Destroying Poison Bird has completely exceeded expectations. It will be too dangerous for these students to stay here any longer." The scarred man said in a deep voice, looking at the deputy seat with sharp eyes. A man.

"Ai Juntong, these children are much stronger than most hunters. Wouldn't letting them stay here help the military? And the children themselves hope to stay here and continue fighting." This man Replying to Ai Juntong's words.

"Teacher Li, the current situation is not as optimistic as you think. It is not a problem that can be solved by a few more intermediates!" Ai Jianghe's tone became more serious, and his eyes became sharper.

Before the leading teacher from Imperial College could speak, Ai Jianghe spoke up again.

"The military department can't find any more high-level mages to support us. Do we have to rely on you and me to deal with the Soul-Destroying Poison Bird, which is almost at the advanced stage of the Commander Level?"

"When we attacked the mountain a few days ago, you should have seen the casualties of the military and other hunters. You should also know how difficult it is to deal with the soul-destroying poisonous bird. Even if the soul-destroying poisonous bird is really restrained, Will the people below be able to relax?"

Ai Jianghe's truthful words made Li Shiyong fall into silence, because the soul-catching poisonous bird was indeed too difficult to deal with.

Demons immersed in the Poisonous Bird's poisonous feathers will have their minds affected, and will subtly affect the monster's consciousness, making them subconsciously follow the instructions of the Poisonous Bird.

Of course, this soft control type of mental toxin is not too difficult for demons and mages with a higher spiritual level to resist.

But this is not the most deadly thing. After the mental toxins transformed from these poisonous feathers are infected deeply enough, they will become a fuse, an explosive fuse that obeys the command of the soul-catching poisonous bird.

The Poisonous Bird can control these toxins at will. Whether it slowly corrodes the host, or causes horrific damage in an instant, it is just a thought of the Poisonous Bird.

During the battle the day before yesterday, when Ai Jianghe was still struggling with the soul-stirring poisonous bird from the front relying on the space system, bad news came from the battlefield below.

Countless demons infected by the soul-stirring poisonous bird exploded directly, causing a large number of casualties and directly leading to the defeat of this attack.

However, the students of the Imperial City Academy were basically not injured. The reason is naturally not because the students of the Imperial City Academy have better defense capabilities than the military mages and hunters, but because the military has arranged the safest location for them.

Although Li Shiyong also knew about this situation, he always felt that the military department was capable of solving it, so he wanted to persist. But Ai Jianghe's words undoubtedly broke Li Shiyong's thoughts.

"Then listen to Ai Juntong and we retreat to the rear." Li Shiyong sighed and said.

"Well, I will send a team of mid-level mages to take you to the areas under the responsibility of other military commanders. They will need the help of students from the Imperial City." Ai Jianghe nodded.

Although the top students from the Imperial Academy can't play much role in Cliff Mountain, in other less dangerous areas, a group of mid-level mages with good abilities are indeed a great help.

"Yes." Li Shiyong also nodded, and then left his seat, preparing to do psychological work for the smug students.

"The matter at the school has been settled. Let's talk about the next plan." Ai Jianghe looked around.

The people sitting on the square table at this time are all heads and leaders of various departments or teams.

"Ai Juntong, the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties at present. Although not many died, nearly half were affected by the toxins after the explosion. Even so far, they have not fully recovered." The one who stood up to speak was this time. Logistics manager.

"How many more days will it take to fully regain combat effectiveness?" Ai Jianghe asked.

If it is injured normally, it is not impossible to move even with the injury, but the toxins of the Soul-Destroying Poison Bird carry its own spiritual imprint. If you approach without permission, the Soul-Destroying Poison Bird can use these toxins to cause trouble.

"Without outside help, it will take three days at the earliest." the logistics person in charge replied.

"Yeah." Ai Jianghe nodded.

"Ai Juntong, if you can't kill this soul-catching poison bird, it won't help even if the brothers recover." A combat team leader said straightforwardly, with helpless eyes.

"Monsters infected by poisonous feathers have appeared in other areas. Those demons whose consciousness has been affected almost kill everyone they see, and they will self-destruct if they can't be defeated. If we can't stop the soul-sucking poisonous sparrows, the Undecided Plains will be even more chaotic!"

"Our responsibility is to prevent this beast from having the energy to affect other places. It can fly deeper, but it must not take another step forward!"

Ai Jianghe's unquestionable voice penetrated the entire tent and put the facts before everyone's eyes. No one could take a step back!

"Yes!" The upright combat team leader also expressed his determination in a firm voice.

But even so, it would be too foolish for Ai Jianghe alone to think that he could deal with the Soul-Destroying Poison Bird, which was almost in the advanced stage.

Even Ai Jianghe had to deal with the toxin that was so hard to guard against, for fear of being contaminated by it.

The atmosphere on the square table was a little frozen for a moment, and the problem of the Soul-Capturing Poison Bird seemed to have become an unsolvable but must-face problem, placed in front of everyone.

But at this moment, the tent curtain was lifted.

Who dares to break into a military meeting?

All the military mages turned to look at the opened curtain.

"Phew, I'm exhausted. Good evening, brothers."

A young man's voice sounded in the quiet tent, which was matched by the slight sound of rain outside the tent.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 193 I have a solution

Although the man was out of breath, his cheerful tone was in contrast to the slightly depressing environment in the tent.

"Why are you here? Have you finished cleaning up the Poisonous Giant Lizard?" Ai Jianghe was the first to respond.

"Well, I also took care of two Northern Shadow-tailed Scorpions. I just came here after finishing them." You Ming naturally sat down where Li Shiyong was just now, but as a high-level mage, he sat This location makes sense.

Early in the morning, You Ming pulled up Nan Yi, who had two big black circles under his eyes, and flew directly to Cliff Mountain on his Sky Eagle.

As for the follow-up work of Beiying Tail Scorpion, I will leave it to my brothers to deal with the aftermath. Anyway, it is just trivial details, and they are all tasks that are of little value as long as nothing happens.

As for Nan Yi, he naturally followed him to the cliff mountain camp, but since this tent was an important military area, it was not convenient for Nan Yi to come in, so You Ming put Nan Yi in the camp and let him wander around by himself.

Hearing that You Ming even took down two Northern Shadow-tailed Scorpions, Ai Jianghe was also slightly surprised. The high-level single element was still the Wind element, and he actually defeated three generals in two days, and it was a pair of powerful and troublesome Northern Shadow-tailed Scorpions. Childbirth poison!

"Then why don't you take a good rest and come to Cliff Mountain? This is not something you, a high-level wind element, can solve." Ai Jianghe's tone slowed down slightly, a little touched by You Ming's behavior.

From Ai Jianghe's perspective, You Ming led his team to defeat three war generals one after another and then rushed to help him non-stop. He must have consumed a lot of money.

"Originally, the task assigned to me by the military commander was to make up for the shortages. Now, Cliff Mountain is in need of people. I, a half-assed high-level mage, come to help you, and you are still picky." You Ming said angrily. , leaning on the back of the chair, quite comfortable.

There was nothing wrong with what You Ming said. Although having one more high-level wind element would not change the overall situation, it could indeed relieve a lot of pressure on Ai Jianghe.

A high-level space system and a high-level wind system team up. They may not be very aggressive, but they are definitely as difficult to deal with as a loach.