A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 230 Native Extraordinary

"Stay still, don't move!"

At the border between the upper and lower city, crowds thronged, and soldiers, armed with guns and wearing bulletproof vests, rudely reprimanded those who wanted to come to the upper city or return to the lower city.

"Sir, please have mercy! My son is waiting for me to go to the city to buy medicine."

An old woman cried as she spoke to the young soldier beside her.

"Alright then, come in."

As the young soldier spoke, he prepared to let the old woman come over.

Snap! The stick struck the young soldier directly on his helmet, making him see stars.

"If you want to come over, get a blood test first! If some contaminated individuals sneak into the city, do you think we'll be okay?"

"That's what the other soldier who knocked on him said."

"I'm taking her for a blood test. If you dare refuse to get a blood test again, release her, and you won't need to come back!"

Jiang Shuzhou watched all this from a distance, pondering how he could get through it.

Judging from this situation, he probably can't get away with bribery or other means; it's likely not going to work, or he might not have enough money.

Fight our way out?

It's too dangerous to fight your way out; you'd easily be surrounded and killed. Besides, in a place like this, there would definitely be superhumans protecting it.

Jiang Shuzhou looked around and saw that his eyebrows were getting more and more furrowed.

Perhaps he should try something else, like rock climbing.

The upper city and the lower city are truly upper and lower cities in a physical sense. The upper city is located high up, and you can even see the clouds from there.

The lower town was like a ditch, dark and deep, full of pollution and danger.

So theoretically, as long as you're willing to climb, you can always get down, and of course, those below can also get up.

But Jiang Shuzhou had no one to guide him, and he didn't know which places were safe and easy to walk through.

The map he bought didn't have these black road markings; those were confidential documents, and each road was worth a fortune. This little money was far from enough.

Perhaps we could check the black market.

Jiang Shuzhou had the idea of ​​backing out and planned to slip away first.

However, at that moment, an accident occurred.

"Why? I clearly..."

"I was so close to getting in! Why are you stopping me?!"

With a roar and howl, a man's body underwent a dramatic transformation, from thin and small to a grotesque and twisted form.

His body grew enormous, his neck stretched out, and his arms turned into tentacles, making him look like a monster.

"Quickly, notify Lord Kanno! Someone has mutated into a gray beast!"

One of the soldiers said this.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of soldiers abandoned their inspection duties and fired directly at the monster.

The crowd scattered and fled.

Jiang Shuzhou's eyes lit up at the sight.

This is a golden opportunity; if we don't seize it now, when will we?

Most people flocked to the safe and brightly lit upper district, but Jiang Shuzhou was different; he went to the lower district.

This situation is unlikely to last; temporary chaos does not mean permanent chaos.

Those who took advantage of the chaos to squeeze into the upper city will be dealt with sooner or later. On the contrary, no one will care about people like Jiang Shuzhou. After all, the officials want to maintain the safety of the upper city. As for the lower city?

If they cared, they wouldn't have made the lower town so dangerous.

Taking advantage of the battle, Jiang Shuzhou successfully infiltrated the lower city and quickly disappeared into the distance.

However, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he found a safe place and began to watch the game.

When he first arrived, he always made sure to understand the strength and capabilities of the local people before making any plans.

And this checkpoint is perfect for the median.

Although the soldiers here may not all be elite, since it is not a military garrison, they serve as the first line of defense, intercepting dangerous places for the lords of the upper city.

In any case, the defense won't be too bad.

If a so-called gray beast can cause the so-called upper city to be in a mess, or even have its defenses breached, then Jiang Shuzhou has no intention of pretending anymore.

bump!bump!

The enormous figure of the gray beast recklessly destroyed everything around it, its actions utterly chaotic and irrational.

"roar!"

With a roar, a soldier was torn in two by the gray beast, his intestines and blood spilling onto the ground.

"These Graybloods should be wiped out completely!"

It was a woman's voice, melodious and pleasant, but her words were incredibly cold.

Immediately afterwards, she waved her hand, and with a flash of white light, a long sword gradually materialized.

It appears to have been born from white light.

Jiang Shuzhou took a closer look and exclaimed, "Good heavens, isn't this a magical girl?"

The woman below appeared to be about eighteen years old, with a very beautiful face, dressed in bright and elegant clothes, and adorned with many pieces of jewelry.

This is clearly a classic magical girl art style.

Jiang Shuzhou glanced at the other person's fine clothes, then at his own black cloak and mask.

So I'm a weirdo after all?

In the blink of an eye, the girl leaped up nimbly and engaged the gray beast in battle with the same magnificent weapon.

With a single sword strike, one of the gray beast's tentacles was severed.

Under the girl's attack, the gray beast had no chance to resist.

In less than ten seconds, the gray beast collapsed.

After watching the play, Jiang Shuzhou quietly slipped away, afraid of being noticed by the other party.

This woman's fighting style is both flashy and elegant; it's clear she's played too many one-sided matches.

Whether it was the ornaments she wore, her clothing, or her words and actions, everything about her represented her high social status.

Even if this person isn't from the ruling class, he's at least from the upper-middle class.

She's probably the young lady of some powerful family.

Jiang Shuzhou's quiet departure went unnoticed by the girl.

"A bunch of useless trash! They can't even stop such low-level gray beasts, and I have to take action!"

"Miss Stan, thank you for your help. The border post extends its sincere greetings to the Stan family."

"An officer said with a big smile."

"You know that's good. Also, I'm not Miss Stan, I'm Claire Stan!"

"Yes, Your Excellency Claire, the seventh in line to the Stan family."

"That's what the officer said."

"Ha, that's more like it. A bunch of useless trash. I don't want this to happen again while I'm on duty!"

After saying that, Miss Claire turned and left.

"Your will."

The officer replied helplessly.

"What are you pretending for? You just got lucky!"

"Having a heavenly army is nothing special!"

"Stop talking! He's a holy person who made a pact with angels. If you keep spouting nonsense, he might chop you up!"

"Pshaw, she's almost dropped to eighth place in the rankings. I don't think she's anything special!"

The soldiers didn't dare to speak until Claire left.

"Alright, I know you're all upset, but the person on duty can't stay here forever. Let's bear with it. Tomorrow someone else will be on duty. That official will be stationed at the checkpoint."

Everyone was silent for a moment, then sighed, gathered up the bodies of their colleagues, cleaned up the mess, and went to arrest those who had escaped into the upper city in the chaos.

Jiang Shuzhou, on the other hand, encountered a problem.

"What do you mean? This bread sells for 50 each, how come yours is 130 million?"

"50, that was yesterday's price, it's gone up today."

"I'm going to @%#!"