Lancelot Empire, on the outskirts of Bimson City, a small town called Billow.
The mayor of the small town, Colbert, was leisurely humming a tune as he basked in the sunlight. He lay lazily on the tallest and most luxurious balcony of the town, squinting his eyes as he peered at the young ladies walking back and forth in the town.
Although the town wasn't large, Colbert could still earn close to a few thousand gold coins in taxes each year. With this money, Colbert could live a comfortable life. When he was in the mood, he could use force and authority to sleep with the women of the town, and no one would dare say anything to him.
This was because he was a baron of the Empire, the mayor of Billow Town, and a powerful swordmaster. These conditions added together made him the local tyrant of the town.
"Sigh, when will these days come to an end?!" A commoner had just returned from the mountain forest and complained in a low voice.
"I heard that Roots' wife was raped by Colbert again. This is the ninth time this year. We should leave Billow Town as soon as possible. There's no way to live!" Another commoner sighed and said helplessly.
"Mm, we should be careful if we leave. We'll die a terrible death if he finds out. What a sin!"
"… …"
"Excuse me, is this Billow Town?" A question suddenly sounded while the two commoners were conversing in low voices. It was an extremely tall and handsome young man who asked with a brilliant smile.
"That's right, young man. What are you doing in Billow Town?" One of the commoners asked, puzzled. "Your mayor is called Colbert, right?" Han Shuo smiled and asked again.
Nodding, the commoner's expression changed as he said in disgust, "You know our mayor? What do you do?"
"I'm looking for him for a few matters. Where does he live?" Han Shuo had a rough idea of what was going on when he saw that the commoner immediately revealed a disgusted expression when he heard that he was looking for Colbert.
"Go straight ahead. The largest and most luxurious house is where he lives!" The other commoner replied. He pulled the one who had an unfriendly expression away from Han Shuo and whispered, "Do you want to die? Look at how tall he is. He must be a friend of that bastard Colbert. Don't get yourself into trouble!"
As the two of them spoke, they quickly left, looking at Han Shuo with disgust and disdain. Han Shuo's ears were sharp enough to hear everything. He thought to himself, This Colbert is truly devoid of conscience. Even after becoming the mayor of this town, he probably hasn't stopped doing bad things.
He quickly walked to the largest house and said to the guard in front of the door, "I request to see Mayor Corbert."
"Who are you?" The guard in front of the door frowned as he looked at Han Shuo and replied.
The three yin demons circled around the entire house. Han Shuo observed the entire situation and said with a smile, "I heard that Mayor Corbert is a powerful swordsman. This time, I have come specially to challenge him. Please help me report this!"
"The mayor will not be interested in you. You should leave as soon as possible!" The guard replied bluntly. He had no intention of reporting at all.
Taking a step forward, Han Shuo punched out, and the door suddenly shattered into pieces. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Colbert, you piece of trash! As a swordsman, do you not dare to accept my challenge?"
"Brat, are you purposely causing trouble?" The two guards in front of the door were immediately shocked. They drew their swords and were about to make a move.
Slap! Slap! The two guards didn't even see it clearly before they were slapped a few steps back by Han Shuo. Han Shuo looked at the two guards who were covering their faces with their hands and said leisurely with a smile that wasn't a smile, "You two better not seek death!"
Han Shuo shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice echoing throughout half of Billow Town. When the villagers heard that someone had come to challenge Colbert, they all stopped whatever they were doing and came over to watch, no matter what they were doing.
Colbert, who had been squinting his eyes and looking around, obviously heard Han Shuo's shout. He shouted angrily from the balcony of a tall building, "Where did this brat come from? How dare he come to my Billow Town to cause trouble!"
Following Colbert's shout, a dozen or so militiamen walked out of his house. Colbert, who was wearing a set of shiny silver armor, walked out of the broken door with a cold expression.
"What are you looking at? You damned commoners, get lost!" After Colbert walked out of the door, he first glared at some of the surrounding civilians and cursed. He then glared at Han Shuo and said, "Brat, are you purposely here to cause trouble?"
"Baron Colbert had quite a reputation in his early years. You have the strength of a swordsman. I also practice swordsmanship. This time, I passed by Billow Town and would like to ask for guidance from Lord Baron. I wonder if Lord Baron has the guts to accept?" Han Shuo smiled as he looked at Colbert.
Colbert glared at Han Shuo and said angrily, "Brat who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. You actually dare to challenge me? You are indeed tired of living. I accept your challenge, but don't blame me if you die!"
"Of course!" Han Shuo readily agreed.
"All of you, get lost. Watch how I kill him!" Colbert waved his hand and the surrounding militiamen dispersed. Colbert took out a shiny longsword and took a deep breath, suddenly calming down.
"Young man, I'll let you attack first!" Colbert calmly looked at Han Shuo as he got into a fighting stance.
"Very well!" Han Shuo didn't delay. He calmly walked towards Colbert with his bare fists and punched out in front of Colbert.
"Eh?" Colbert was a bit startled when he saw that Han Shuo didn't draw his sword. But when Han Shuo punched out and didn't see any traces of fighting aura, Colbert was even more shocked. He felt baffled and raised his sword to stab at Han Shuo's fist with a sneer.
"Heh heh, you're courting death!" Han Shuo still had the time to mock Colbert. He concentrated his magical yuan and a brilliant red light shot out from his fist.
The milky white fighting aura that shot out from Colbert's sword was instantly drowned and scattered by the red light. A loud clang rang out as the punch landed on Colbert's sword hilt. Scorching heat suddenly erupted, and Colbert let out a shrill scream as he was sent flying along with his sword, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.
"Oh, my gosh, that demon is seriously injured!"
"Great, I hope he dies this time. Then we'll be free!"
"It'd be best if he dies immediately. Otherwise, our Billow Town will never have a day of peace!"
"… …"
Some of the villagers watching from afar had joyful expressions on their faces when they saw that Colbert had been seriously injured in a single blow. They started discussing in low voices.
"I, I have no grudge against you. Why are you looking for me?" Blood flowed from Colbert's mouth. He had been gravely injured in a single strike. He immediately understood that Han Shuo's strength was much higher than his, but he didn't know how he had offended Han Shuo.
"Heh heh, because you deserve to die!" Han Shuo had a cold smile on his face as he slowly walked towards Colbert, saying, "I'm Brian, you're the first."
"Bang!" Colbert couldn't resist the punch at all. His entire body was punched in the head, and blood flowed out from all seven of his orifices.
"I killed him fair and square in the middle of the challenge. You all saw it." Han Shuo spread his hands towards the militia and made an unintentional gesture. He then walked out of Billow Town under their shocked, doubtful, and fearful gazes.
As long as the opponent accepted the challenge, the Empire wouldn't pursue the matter if he was killed. Candide had even instructed him to take care of the aftermath, so Han Shuo wasn't worried at all.
"Second target, water archmage Deborah of Bimson City. Three years ago, he killed a family of eighteen people in a magic shop because of a magic staff. He handled the matter cleanly and didn't leave any traces behind, successfully evading the punishment of the Empire's laws. Oh, that's him!" Han Shuo took out the piece of paper that Candide had given him and saw the records with a glance.
Candide had put in a lot of effort and placed all the targets close to each other to facilitate Han Shuo's actions.
Two hours later, Count Chapman Dean's house in Bimson City.
Han Shuo, dressed in mage attire, appeared gracefully at Count Chapman Dean's house with a white bone staff in his hand. He smiled at the guard, saying, "I'm looking for water archmage Deborah."
"Come in." When the guard saw Han Shuo's mage attire and the white bone staff in his hand, he didn't dare treat him carelessly. He respectfully called for Han Shuo to enter.
When they arrived at a spacious courtyard, the guard said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go inform Lord Deborah!"
After a while, a slightly plump, short woman in her forties walked out with a frown. She wore a luxurious magic robe and had an azure space ring on her hand. She looked suspiciously at Han Shuo and said, "Who are you? I don't think I know you?"
Nodding, Han Shuo said with a smile, "Of course. Although this is our first time meeting, I've heard of your great name for a long time. This time, I wanted to consult you on some magical knowledge. I hope you can give me some pointers!"
When Deborah heard Han Shuo's words, she waved her hand and said impatiently, "I don't have time for you. And here I was wondering who it was. Leave while it's still early. Don't make me angry, you damned brat!"
Glancing at the guard, Deborah reprimanded, "Next time, ask clearly who you are before bringing you in. Don't think that I know mages. I don't have time for this kind of immature brat!"
As she spoke, Deborah ignored Han Shuo's existence and went straight back into the house, intending to continue fiddling with a few new magic potions.
"Ugly old hag, are you afraid to accept my challenge? Or do you think that you can't be looked at for long because of your ugliness?" Still wearing a smile on his face, Han Shuo repeated his old tricks and used malicious words to provoke her.
Sure enough, when Deborah heard Han Shuo's malicious words, she immediately turned around furiously and glowered at Han Shuo. Smiling coldly, she said, "Alright, I accept your challenge and send you on your way."
A dim light flashed and a dark blue magic staff appeared in her hand. As she chanted a spell, three five-meter tall water men appeared out of thin air and rushed towards Han Shuo. Five ice awls formed as the water men approached. The sharp ice awls carried a glaring cold light and stabbed diagonally towards Han Shuo from the roof.
"Interesting!" Han Shuo let out a strange laugh and shook the white bone staff in his hand. He quickly chanted a spell and a white bone shield suddenly appeared beside him.
The five ice awls that appeared a step later were actually a step faster than the water men and directly hit the white bone shield. The huge impact fiercely collided with the white bone shield, causing ice shards to scatter and cracks to appear on the white bone shield.
Unhurriedly retreating from the white bone shield's range, the white bone staff in Han Shuo's hand flashed once again. Two hate warriors, one evil knight, a dozen zombies, twenty skeletal warriors, and a group of flying gargoyles appeared out of thin air one after another, filling the courtyard.
An evil knight riding on a fire-breathing warhorse thrust out a huge bone spear in his hand. A five-meter tall water man in front of him was directly pierced through by the bone spear. The evil knight lifted the skeletal warhorse and spat out a stream of raging flames from the warhorse's mouth. The water man that was riddled with holes squeaked and emitted smoke as it dissipated.
"You, you're actually a necromancer!" Bora was taken aback and shouted in a somewhat panicked manner.
In a battle between mages of the same rank, necromancers were at a disadvantage against light mages. In addition to this, necromancers could rely on their powerful summoned creatures to hold a huge advantage against mages of other elements. If it wasn't for the disappearance of the Necromancer Codex, necromancers wouldn't be as few as they were now.
When the "Canopy of Necromancy" covered the sky, the speed and strength of the dark creatures greatly increased under the cover of the "Canopy of Necromancy". The remaining two water men were directly drowned by the large number of dark creatures as they charged through the cover of the "Canopy of Necromancy".
In particular, the evil knight that Han Shuo had summoned took the lead and charged directly towards water archmage Deborah with a terrifying force. The gargoyles circling in the sky followed closely behind. Under the cover of the "Canopy of Necromancy", their shadows flickered and flashed, appearing so nimble and strange.
Han Shuo didn't use the Little Skull, the earth elite zombie, or the wood elite zombie. He also didn't use any demonic arts. Relying purely on necromancy magic, Han Shuo completely held the upper hand. In a battle between archmages of the same rank, with the mental strength of a grand magus, no one was a match for Han Shuo other than light archmages. Even if his opponent was a light archmage, the three dark creatures immune to light magic, the Little Skull, the earth elite zombie, and the wood elite zombie could still be easily killed by Han Shuo.
Therefore, in a battle of magic of the same rank, even if he didn't use demonic arts, Han Shuo was still invincible!
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