A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 269 The Witch's Forest

Although Jiang Shuzhou wished he could strangle Tessa Mei immediately, he knew his own limitations.

Joking aside, let's not make fun of the legend.

As the only witch in thousands of years to ascend to the legendary level, Tessa's strength should not be underestimated. She is the only one who, single-handedly, has rendered the Mage Alliance and the Alliance of Saints helpless.

In theory, she could take on at least two legendary mages by herself, especially in the Witch Forest, her stronghold. Even if three or four legendary mages besieged it for several years, it would be difficult for them to take it down.

While the league could certainly be challenged, it's unnecessary. Only a fool would stubbornly cling to such a stubborn and unyielding opponent.

"Could you promise me something?"

"Hannah asked."

"What is it?"

"Please, protect Denozie, at least... let her live happily, okay?"

"She won't be happy. If what you're saying is true, her only reason to live is for revenge."

"But you don't need to worry, I'll help her if she wants to."

"Okay... I won't expose you."

Hannah was clever and knew what Jiang Shuzhou was planning to do, but she didn't lie to him. So many strange things, even legendary ones, would tempt him.

She told Jiang Shuzhou that she hoped he could kill Tessa Mei and avenge everyone in the academy.

Before long, Jiang Shuzhou finished his conversation with Hannah. During this time, Morris and Trank only knew that Jiang Shuzhou was communicating with Hannah through mental power, but they did not know what they were talking about.

"What's going on?"

"Trank asked."

"I asked about the other Holy Domain witches, and they're all dead."

Other legendary mages probably knew that Tessa possessed artifacts, since witches could transform into artifacts. However, they likely didn't know that Tessa had over thirty artifacts.

The legendary mages probably thought that Tessa Mei had at most a dozen rare items.

If they knew that Tessamei possessed so many wondrous items, they probably would have already formed a group and launched an attack with their floating city.

Divide it up, three people can play together, and each person can get ten.

"Sigh, do you have anything else to say?"

Hannah looked at Jiang Shuzhou, and after receiving his affirmative answer, she remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"No further words, please act quickly."

The spell's effects were wearing off, and Hannah was enveloped in pain. This time, even Jiang Shuzhou's spell might not be able to stop the collapse of her soul.

Willpower is a strange thing; it can keep a broken soul in shape and force a person who should be dead to stand.

Hannah was barely clinging to life by sheer willpower and adherence to the rules, and now that she sees her companions still alive, she has completely lost the will to live.

In this situation, no spells will work.

The group looked at each other, none of them willing to make a move.

Morris was simply unable to bear it; he was still young, and he found it somewhat difficult to accept this situation.

Trank also felt a pang of pity; Hannah's ordeal pained him.

Jiang Shuzhou curled his lips. One or two wouldn't work. His spell's effect was almost worn off. Was he going to make Hannah suffer to death?

The pain of a broken soul is a tearing and loss, a pain that far exceeds the limits of the body. Many people with weak wills do not die from a broken soul, but are tormented to death.

Jiang Shuzhou gazed at Hannah. The girl had become much stronger. She no longer cried and sobbed, and her eyes revealed a sense of relief and a lingering attachment to the world.

"It's time to hit the road."

Jiang Shuzhou unleashed the Dream Spell, which he developed himself; its principle is a combination of illusion and dreams.

This can be considered end-of-life care, and Jiang Shuzhou will do his utmost to ensure that Hannah's final dreams are not disturbed by pain.

Hannah had a dream in which Principal Tessa May killed the teachers and students. Later, she met someone.

Who was that person? She forgot, but in short, he was a very strange person.

But it doesn't matter; it's all just a dream.

"Hannah! Why didn't you hand in your runebook homework?!"

"Hehe, I forgot."

"You! Ugh, I really don't know what to say about you!"

"By the way, there's a tea party hosted by Dean Tessa May this afternoon. Are you going?"

"Never mind, I want to go back and play."

For some reason, Hannah, who used to never refuse any opportunity to see the headmaster, now felt a strange sense of disgust.

It might be because of the dream.

Hannah's peaceful life continued as usual.

What was unusual was that a hooded figure in the distance silently watched all of this.

Until one day, everything went black and she lost consciousness.

"Take good care of her..."

These were her last words.

"I will, as long as she's willing to listen to me."

Hannah's body collapsed to the ground; she was dead.

In the end, however, Jiang Shuzhou still gave her a beautiful dream.

Pain did not afflict her; she passed away with a smile on her face.

"well……"

Compared to Jiang Shuzhou, who was used to seeing life and death, Trank and Morris seemed somewhat moved.

They were ruthless in killing the enemy, but in this situation, they still felt somewhat reluctant.

Jiang Shuzhou frowned. How come the moral standards of the Mage Alliance are so high?

How can we fight against the Alliance of Saints now?

They're capable of any beastly act for the sake of the gods. The current situation is alright, but what if they bring in a bunch of civilians when they attack later?

Does this mean a ceasefire is in order?

This younger generation is truly rotten.

Jiang Shuzhou couldn't help but think, no wonder Pamela was so eager to cultivate the next generation.

So that's the reason.

"Stop sighing. She didn't suffer at all when she died."

This was also thanks to Jiang Shuzhou's research on various spells; an ordinary person would probably have no chance of blocking out that kind of pain.

These two are far inferior to Jiang Shuzhou in terms of magical skills.

Perhaps this is the difference between geniuses and ordinary people.

"Sigh, never mind, let's search the area and see if there's anything else."

"Alright, Pilates, lead the men to search carefully."

The three monks would naturally not stoop so low as to search for things; besides, it was never a reliable suggestion to begin with.

After all, the group had spent a long time scanning with their mental energy and only found one person of value, Hannah. Even if they searched more carefully, they would probably come up empty-handed.

However, everyone present needed to calm down and compose themselves, so they could only make things difficult for the soldiers.

Jiang Shuzhou wasn't idle either. He casually used the process of turning mud into stone and fossils into mud to make a coffin, put Hannah inside, and then found a secluded place to bury her.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Shuzhou still made a tombstone for Hannah.

"Hannah, a strong soul, died in a beautiful dream. She was betrayed by someone she admired in life and died because of it. May you never be betrayed in your next life."

"Shaman in the Alliance calendar..."

Finally, Jiang Shuzhou left behind a pseudonym to prevent being tracked down.