The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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"As expected, the firepower is still a bit lacking." Isaac looked down at his fingers, pondering silently.

On the other side, Angel, who had trapped the blue-haired girl with the Time Corridor, sighed softly when she saw that the other two had been killed by Isaac.

If she could, she wouldn't want to hurt the people of the Holy Kingdom, because they are among the few good people in the world. It's a pity.

Angel waved her hand, and the blue-haired woman trapped in the time corridor looked dazed for a moment before collapsing to the ground, her beautiful blue hair instantly turning into dry silver strands.

Angel stole her time!

Is the battle over?

of course not.

Isaac's sacrifice is a solitary act; if others want to eat, they must kill him. Cooperation is not an option because Isaac cannot interfere with the current energy collection process.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he didn't intend to intervene in the first place and didn't design this function.

In short, after the trio from the Theocracy were destroyed, Isaac simultaneously sensed the arrival of the enemy from three directions and roughly estimated their strength.

Isaac sent Rona to a small village to the south, where, judging from the conceptual information that came back, it should be an adventurer's village, except that there was a witch in the party, who was a high-level adventurer among high-level adventurers.

It would be a bit difficult for Rona to handle, but she can also summon the Holy Lord and the Dragonblood Demon, so it's not too difficult. It's a good opportunity to hone her combat experience.

Isaac in the east was left to Angel. The superhumans from there were not very strong, consisting of only a second-tier arcane mage and a second-tier knight, but they also brought five hundred androids with them.

Angel's time magic is best suited for the strong to bully the weak; numbers are completely ineffective.

As for Isaac, he went north, where a group of adventurers came.

Yes, a whole group!

It's quite remarkable that adventurers could gather in such large numbers, which suggests they might not be simple creatures. It would be best to leave them to Isaac, the strongest among them, to deal with.

After the tasks were assigned, the three of them went their separate ways.

Soon, Isaac arrived at a point one kilometer north of Roton Fortress, where he could already see a large group of people rushing towards him.

Seeing this, a hint of doubt flashed in Isaac's eyes. Why did he get the feeling that they were a rabble? Could it be that so many adventurers were just a temporary group?

What picture?

Puzzled and confused, but ruthless.

As he watched the approaching crowd, Isaac raised his finger, unleashing torrents of magical energy that sent them sprawling and crashing to the ground!

In no time, only drops of shattered remains and large craters remained on the ground.

The battle is over.

Isaac scratched his head, his ease somewhat surprising.

But this should be considered a good thing?

Isaac quickly stopped thinking about it and turned his attention to the others. After getting a general sense of the situation, he began to wander around the fortress.

While continuing to familiarize themselves with the terrain, they also set up some defensive measures, regardless of whether they were useful or not, just to practice.

In the following days, several more waves of enemies came, but they were all dealt with swiftly by Isaac and his companions without causing any disturbance.

However, it seemed that Isaac and his group's strength had intimidated the others, and in the time that followed, Roton Fortress became quiet, as if it were already safe.

But Isaac knew that this was just the calm before the storm.

On the one hand, they should have realized that without concentrating their forces, they had no chance of winning. On the other hand, it was also because Smith and Philo's battle had officially begun.

A sudden change will certainly cause some panic, but once you calm down, everything will return to normal.

However, Isaac was happy with this approach and decided to just wait it out.

And just like that, a month passed in the blink of an eye...

For the past month, things have been calm at Fort Roton, but it's been quite lively outside!

First, there were Philo and Remington, who in just one month had almost conquered half of the Kingdom of Itra!

The speed was absolutely astonishing!

Of course, this is also related to Philo's great strength. In this world, the strong are the key factors that determine the outcome of a war!

However, that was the end of their plan. They needed to strengthen their defenses, and also because Philo needed time to gather faith.

Meanwhile, Smith had far fewer concerns than them, leading two thousand Greatsword Demons to rampage through the entire Kingdom of Itra! They were invincible!

As mentioned above, the strong are a crucial factor in determining the course of a war, but unfortunately, for Itra at present, all two thousand greatsword demons are strong!

Of course, Isaac wasn't idle on the fortress side either. He took some time to perform a minor modification surgery on himself, modifying the skin on his hands.

Isaac replaced his original skin with the scales of a deep-sea dragon, a kind of dark blue scale.

The Deep Sea Dragon is not a dragon; it is a powerful deep-sea monster with immense magical power. Its greatest skill is using its vast magical power to transform into various elemental torrents to overwhelm its enemies!

One of the reasons it can smoothly switch between elements and unleash its magic power is its body covered in highly magical scales. For Isaac, who also likes to deal violent damage, this characteristic is very suitable for him.

The reason only his hands were modified is because Isaac is a human who is used to using both hands, especially his right hand. Therefore, modifying his hands would also have an additional psychological effect, which would slightly enhance his spellcasting ability.

However, there are no other benefits besides that. After all, the legendary wizards always focus on the concept when it comes to their own modification surgery. In other words, let alone just a pair of hands, even if Isaac only modifies a finger or a toe, the effect will spread throughout his entire body like a deep-sea dragon!

By combining the strengths of many, one can evolve into a unique, advanced magical life form—this is the path of the legendary wizard!

Chapter 169 Firepower Doubled!

Isaac originally planned to modify his hands later; his first modification was supposed to be the third eye between his eyebrows. But unfortunately, plans don't always go as expected. The war in the Kingdom of Etra was expected to continue for some time, and he couldn't afford to waste so much time.

It's important to know that each physical modification has a cooldown period, just like the formal wizarding advancement ceremony. Moreover, it involves both physical and magical effects, making the process longer and more difficult to recover from.

Therefore, even if all the training at the Grand Wizard stage goes incredibly smoothly, it will still take at least one or two years, which is the complete opposite of the rapid advancement of a formal wizard.

However, it's not just legendary wizards who are like this; all extraordinary professions are like this. The advancement speed to the first tier is indeed very fast. So recently, a paper from the Truth Association proposed whether to add the suffix "apprentice" to the first-tier professions, which reportedly caused quite a bit of controversy.

"Wow, your hands... they're so ugly!" Rona looked at Isaac's hands with disgust. "Thank goodness I'm not one of your legendary wizards, ugh~"

Isaac shook his blue hands, smiled slightly, and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, it'll turn back after a while. Magic isn't such an inconvenient thing."

"Really? But it's still a bit disgusting!"

Hearing this, Isaac looked down at his scaly hands again and nodded silently: "Hmm...it seems so..."

"Right?"

"Hmm, hmm? Enemies are coming... and quite a few of them?" Isaac raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of excitement in his voice. It seemed they had finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Which direction? How many people?" Rona asked with a serious expression.

“There are quite a few on the east side, I think there are at least thirty people…” Isaac pondered for a moment, then said to Rona and Angel, who had just entered the hall, “You stay here, I’ll take care of them.”

"Is there a problem?" Angel frowned slightly. That was at least a level 30 second-tier superhuman, and those who came here at this stage were different from the previous ones.

“It’s not a big problem, and only I can go. It’s the safest way. You guys are responsible for guarding this place. If you really can’t hold it, use time reversal to restore the fortress and buy me some time to send reinforcements back,” Isaac said in a deep voice.

“I understand.” Angel didn’t insist any further and nodded. In terms of versatility, possessing the original [Book of Time], she was confident she was no weaker than Isaac, but when it came to direct combat ability…

She believed that no second-tier superhuman would consider themselves stronger than him after witnessing his chaotic barrage of magic cannons, but in terms of destructive power, this man had already reached the level of a high-ranking wizard.

However, their methods are still a bit inferior to those of high-level wizards.

But to be honest, there's not much left. It's just a matter of a few privilege spells. For others, privilege spells are very difficult to obtain and very precious, but for Isaac, it might just be a matter of a sacrifice.

……

On the east side of the fortress, Isaac watched the extraordinary individuals cautiously approaching. He raised an eyebrow slightly and, without the slightest hesitation, extended his right hand. The sinister red mark between his eyebrows shone brightly, and three highly concentrated magic orbs instantly formed behind him!

Magic Cannon X3!

Physical modification alone cannot bring about a three-fold improvement. After all, this is only a small modification. There are nine such modifications in total at the Grand Wizard stage. If each one brought a huge improvement, that would be terrible.

In fact, the reason why he was able to condense three magic cannons at once was not only due to the physical modification, but also because of Isaac's proficiency in using arcane arts. Both the amount he could extract at once and his ability to use them had improved considerably during this period.

The improvement is so significant only when several factors are combined.

Unfortunately, while some rejoice, others grieve. The increased power of the Dimensional Magic Cannon is good news for Isaac, but not so good news for his enemies.

Seeing the five magical orbs emanating a terrifying aura suddenly appear in the sky, everyone immediately stopped in their tracks in shock. Casting speed? So fast? Has this guy built a mage tower?

But wait, there's no mage tower here!

In their shock, everyone scattered and dodged; being hit by a magic cannon of that magnitude was no joke.

But can we really escape it?

Three magic cannon shots were fired at the group every second, and within a few seconds, the magic cannons blocked all their escape routes!

"Holy crap! Where did he get so much magic? Did he really build a mage tower?"

"Impossible! A mage tower would not be allowed to exist."

"Then how do you explain his large magical reserves?"

"Who the hell knows!"

"Stop arguing! There are too many magic cannons; we can't possibly dodge them all. Let's defend together!"

As they dodged, the group reached a preliminary consensus, gathering in twos and threes. Some unleashed their combat skills, while others cast spells, creating sturdy barriers that stood in front of them!

"Boom boom boom~~~"

The sound of artillery fire echoed through the heavens and the earth, and mushroom clouds of energy rose from the ground. The superhumans struggled to withstand the frequent attacks of magic cannons, and under the barrage of fire, everyone felt a sense of despair.

On one hand, there was the relentless barrage of magic cannons, showing no signs of exhaustion; on the other hand, there was their own crumbling defensive shield...

To be honest, they now regret getting involved in this mess. If they had known this guy was this powerful, they would never have dared to come here!

However, this is just hindsight. The real reason they came here is because they couldn't make a living outside either. Whether it was Philo, who conquered cities and seized strongholds, or Smith, who hunted everywhere, they were all beaten to a pulp.

That's why they thought of using a surprise tactic, trying to steal Isaac's old home and force Philo and Smith to come back to their aid.

Unfortunately, Isaac's strength was far greater than they had imagined.

Just one glance...

No, they didn't even take a picture of the face!

They're almost gone!

What a fart!

Of course, not everyone gave up. A few ruthless characters still harbored their own schemes. Although they couldn't defeat Isaac, they didn't necessarily have to win. As long as they successfully destroyed the ritual in the fortress behind it and stopped it from automatically absorbing life energy within Etra, their goal would be achieved.