Zizhou didn't know this person, but Ai Jiangtu greeted him.
"Congratulations, Councillor."
It was then that Zhu Meng noticed Ai Jiangtu beside Zizhou. He looked at Ai Jiangtu with surprise and walked towards him faster.
"It's Jiang Tu! It's been a long time. Why are you here? Does your father know that you are here?"
Ai Jiangtu actually lowered his head, which was rare, his eyes were wandering, and he didn't dare to look Zhu Meng in the eye. His slightly uneasy demeanor allowed Zhu Meng to grasp an important piece of information: he had not informed his father of his visit to the ancient capital. This subtle movement was undoubtedly caught by the sharp-eyed Zhu Meng, who instantly understood the clue.
Just from their conversation just now, we can know that Ai Jiangtu and the person next to him are here to help. Zhu Meng sighed helplessly and advised.
"You should go back. Isn't this the time for the government to vote? What you need to do now is to prepare well for school. Why are you here to join in the fun?"
If Zizhou cannot convince the person in front of him today, they might really be sent back.
"Mr. Zhu Meng, we are not students who know nothing. We have made the decision to come here after careful consideration. If you are worried about our strength, we can tell you responsibly that we are all high-level mages and experienced hunter masters. Don't worry about the votes. We have already thought about it. In this time of national crisis, we just want to do our part. If I miss the National Government Competition, I will let Ai Jiangtu go back first. He can lead the National Government team to the world."
Zizhou spoke sincerely without any hesitation, and told everything he had thought of. He didn't notice that the military mages around him were shocked when they heard their strength. They thought Zizhou and Ai Jiangtu were only mid-level mages, but they didn't expect that Zizhou and his men were not only high-level mages, but they also got the hunter mage.
Zhu Meng also looked at Zizhou in surprise. He knew Ai Jiangtu's strength. After all, he was the son of the military chief, so he couldn't be bad. But he didn't expect the strength of the young man in front of him.
"My dear, what is your name?"
"Qin Zizhou."
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Zhu Meng's mind went blank in an instant! Qin what? Qin Zizhou! ?
Zhu Meng was now completely distracted. He walked forward and looked at Zizhou carefully, sizing him up and down, and spoke tentatively.
"Who is your teacher?"
Zizhou said it without thinking.
"Xiao Bingsen."
Zhu Meng no longer had any hope of luck, and his face looked even uglier. Not only did Zizhou sense something was wrong, but even the group of military mages were confused.
"You have to go back. I will arrange for someone to escort you back in a moment. What the hell did Xiao Bingsen do? Why did he let you come to such a dangerous place?"
Others may not know, but doesn't Zhu Meng understand that Zizhou is almost the pioneer of the current magic structure and the country's top talents, but he comes here to join the battle. Isn't this nonsense? As long as the new magic structure is implemented nationwide, they will have unlimited possibilities. How can they take risks here!
Zizhou suddenly thought of his current identity and found that he had thought things too simply. Based on his previous contributions, Zhu Meng probably would not let him go, but he had to go, no matter the cost!
Ai Jiangtu stood behind Zizhou worriedly, as if he were a protector, looking at him with questioning eyes, not knowing what to do next.
After Zizhou figured it out, he walked towards Zhu Meng and spoke to him in a low voice.
"Councilor Zhu Meng, I came here this time hoping to help the people of the ancient capital. If my ideas can help the military mages or the defense mages, then even if it is dangerous, this is the path I want to take, isn't it?"
Zhu Meng's eyes, as deep as the sea, were now staring at Zizhou with an extremely complicated expression. His gaze seemed to travel through endless time and space, revealing a deep entanglement and hesitation. The inner struggle surged like the tide, putting him in a dilemma.
He was well aware of the cruelty of this war, and every decision could affect the survival of countless lives. However, faced with this seemingly feasible but full of unknowns plan, he really didn't dare to bet easily. After all, this is not just a simple gamble, but a crucial decision that determines the outcome of the entire battle and the life and death of many soldiers.
On the one hand, he was eager to find a way to reduce the huge risk of casualties among the soldiers on the front line; on the other hand, he was afraid that his own misjudgment would lead to more serious consequences. This contradictory mood was like a heavy shackle that tightly bound his resolute heart.
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Finally, Zizhou and Ai Jiangtu stayed. Zhu Meng was moved by Zizhou's words. They came to the Drum Tower of the ancient capital with Zhu Meng. This was the Hunter's Hall, which had a large amount of mission information, most of which were about saving people. Ai Jiangtu and Zizhou chose tasks that were within their capabilities.
There are too many wounded people here, and many magic hunters come here looking for ways to make money, but most people hope that the ancient capital can survive this disaster.
On this day, the army of undead was particularly large. The moonlight at night sprinkled on the land of the ancient capital. The originally beautiful and quiet night was filled with undead, and the number was several times more than before. All the mages were awakened. Zizhou and Ai Jiangtu were worried, so they went up to the city wall to check. Zizhou was worried, so he specially brought the Tang sword bought from the forge, and gave the other one to Ai Jiangtu. This Tang sword was extremely sharp and could cut iron like mud!
Zizhou and his companions didn't know what was going on until they went up to take a look. They were shocked to see dense swarms of undead souls heading towards this side, and fire and lightning were spreading everywhere outside the city wall.
Zizhou followed the military magician team to deal with the scattered undead, but they could not kill them all. As soon as the next batch came, another batch would stand up.
Ai Jiangtu has already followed other military mages into the charge. Zizhou feels something is wrong. Why are the undead so rioting tonight? It's as if they are offering a sacrifice. A large number of corpses have crawled out of the soil, and the stench of decay is so severe that Zizhou can't even open his eyes.
"ah!--"
A military mage in Zizhou's team was grabbed by the hand by an undead skeleton that suddenly appeared. He was caught off guard and bitten, but he refused to let go. Zizhou noticed this and quickly chopped it with a Tang sword. The sharp Tang sword directly chopped the undead skeleton into a pile of broken bones, leaving only a skull in the military mage's hand, but now the military mage easily shook it off.
Seeing that there were more and more undead, Zizhou could not catch up with them even if he wanted to save magic energy and use the Tang sword to chop them. With the support of the Tang sword, Zizhou began to mobilize magic energy. With him as the center, ice spread out, first ten meters, a hundred meters, and a thousand meters, expanding outwards little by little. All the undead were covered with a layer of frost, and their movements became extremely slow, and a clicking sound like running out of oil could be heard every time they moved.
It’s not that Zizhou doesn’t want to freeze them all into pieces, but the coverage area is not large at all. Moreover, he has to accurately avoid friendly forces, which is extremely difficult!
Then a white area appeared on the field. The mages on this area realized that the ice helped them, and immediately used the ice to clear out the undead! Even if the undead come out from the ground again, they will still be frozen by the ice.
So the field became like this. No more undead appeared from the white position, but undead from other places continued to emerge. Zhu Meng and others who were observing the battle on the city wall admired Zizhou's exquisite use of magic and his courage!
Ai Jiangtu was also in the area covered by Zizhou's ice. He knew that it was Zizhou who did it, but he was more worried about Zizhou. Zizhou could not hold out for long under such a large area of ice!
As Ai Jiangtu had expected, Zizhou felt that his magic power was decreasing too quickly after holding on for half an hour. Fortunately, all the undead in this area had been cleared out, so he put away his magic. However, the ice was still there, but the luster gradually disappeared.
Zizhou, who had just stood up, couldn't help but sway his body. Fortunately, the military magician next to him helped him and prevented Zizhou from making a fool of himself.