The Wizard: Starting by Scamming the Demon God

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And he's a high-ranking demon!

“I’m a little angry and want to vent. Don’t worry, I won’t let them die so easily.” As she spoke, a bright smile appeared on Angel’s face.

"...Anything is fine, I don't have any specific needs."

Angel raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, realizing that she had misunderstood. Her feelings of goodwill towards Isaac grew stronger.

“&*%&￥, go, bring back their time.” Under everyone’s gaze, Angel opened the spellbook in her hand, recited a tongue-twisting name in demon language, and then gave the command.

Immediately afterwards, a magic circle composed of gold and purple magic unfolded in front of Angel, and a phantom flashed by, as if something had emerged from it!

Isaac looked at Angel with a serious expression. That thing... he recognized it!

Time Demon Astaroth!

Chapter 161 All-in is an art!

Astaroth was originally a high-ranking demon who controlled the powers of time and space. His true form was a powerful demon comparable to a god. Although his power over space was stolen by a mad witch a long time ago, even with only his power over time remaining, he still stands at the pinnacle of demons!

How could Angel possibly control such a demon?

Admittedly, witches differ from other wizards, possessing unique advantages in commanding demons; some with special abilities can even make demons with chaotic natures loyal.

While Angel's magic isn't in this area, it's normal for her to have some special abilities as the highest-ranking [Original Text] in witch magic, especially since she was already able to command evil spirits before.

But, evil spirits are not the same as Astaroth!

The former isn't even a god; at most, it just possesses bizarre abilities, such as commanding high-ranking demons like Astaroth...

This woman is truly fearless!

Isaac gave Angel a deep look, then turned and left the hall. He needed to find a place to set up the ceremony; as for the people living in this fortress…

That's none of his business; he's not the one who wants this country.

He believed that Philo would handle it well. Although this woman was not quite right in the head, she was, after all, of royal lineage, and from the royal family at its peak. She was completely different from the decadent nobles, and she did have some ability to govern.

Even if Philo lacks governing ability, given Etra's current state, as long as those corrupt nobles are purged, things will move forward no matter what, and it can't be worse than it is now.

Besides, if Philo can't govern a country, surely the Terra Empire can too?

You can build up a country just by throwing money at it!

Therefore, he has no say in the future of the people of this country, and he has no ambition to become king. He does have pity for the people of this country, but that is all. If he sees something wrong, he will take action to eliminate the evildoers.

more……

He couldn't save them, and he couldn't save them anyway; in the end, they still had to save themselves.

In the main hall, Philo watched Angel, Isaac, and Rona leave, her eyes lowered, lost in thought.

……

"Hmm, this is about right." After wandering around the castle, Isaac led the hesitant Rona to a side hall, looked at the empty walls, and nodded in satisfaction.

An empty space is good, because it gives him more room to maneuver.

As Isaac was planning the ritual arrangements, he turned to look at Rona, who seemed hesitant to speak, and said calmly, "Want to go out and help?"

“Hmm, a little.” Rona paused for a moment, then nodded. “They… are so pitiful… and besides, aren’t you going to sacrifice them? Isn’t it alright not to go and capture people?”

Hearing this, Isaac smiled, looked up at the ceiling, and waved his hand: "It's alright, let him be. Dying at the hands of a demon isn't much better than being sacrificed by me. Besides..."

Isaac turned to look at Rona and smiled mysteriously: "Some things don't necessarily require you to do them yourself."

After saying that, he began to draw magic circles on the ground with bright red monster blood. Behind him, Rona tilted her head, not quite understanding what Isaac meant, but it seemed that he didn't need her help.

“If you really can’t bear it, go share some food with them and maybe help them heal their ailments. They probably need that right now.” Isaac waved his hand without turning his head. “Ain will go with you. Perfect timing, didn’t you want to learn transformation magic? Take a good look this time. Transformation magic is amazing.”

"Puff puff~" Upon hearing this, the transparent jellyfish that was perched on Isaac's shoulder waved its tentacles, floated to Rona's shoulder, and let out a soft cry.

Lorna glanced at Ain on her shoulder, then at Isaac, who was engrossed in drawing a magic circle. Instead of immediately getting up, she asked, "What about you here?"

"Tear~"

Isaac didn't answer, but Harmon emerged from the back of her neck and waved his claws at her.

"hiss~"

"Um... okay."

Lorna had only been with the group for a short time, so she didn't understand what Hamon was saying. But judging from the scene, it didn't matter if she did or not, since Hamon had already started helping Isaac draw a magic circle.

She exchanged a glance with Ein, then turned and walked out of the castle. Outside, there were many more people who needed them!

Isaac glanced at Rona and Ein as they left, exchanged a smile with the single eye cracked in Hamon's palm, and then buried himself in setting up the ceremony.

In this war, to maximize the benefits, the ritual must not be arranged after the fact. Firstly, collecting corpses is inefficient and may result in omissions, or other wizards may sacrifice them first. Secondly, leaving the corpses for too long will affect their quality.

Of course, there is also the most important point: the corpse is the sacrifice Isaac chose, but it is not the only sacrifice. He wants the corpse, and he also wants the life energy!

He even wants the concept of fighting between androids!

As he said before, this is a big deal!

Therefore, he needs to first arrange the ceremony, so as to seize all the energy and concepts within the Kingdom of Etra that can be used for sacrifice with an absolute advantage!

Normally, he wouldn't be able to complete such a massive project with his current skill level. The operation itself isn't difficult, and with the help of his cheat system, he's confident he can set up a high-priority ceremony.

Unfortunately, although the Kingdom of Etra was a small country, this was only in comparison to the empire. Its territory was actually quite large, roughly the size of two provinces in my previous life.

Given the sheer size of the area, Isaac's ritual wouldn't have such a wide impact, and Philo naturally couldn't do it either. This is one of the reasons why Mensa and the others chose to collect the corpses and then offer them as a sacrifice.

However, as mentioned earlier, in order to ensure the smooth division of the huge pie that is the Kingdom of Etra, a huge barrier is currently shrouding the kingdom!

This barrier, while blocking long-distance spatial teleportation, also locked away certain concepts!

This gave Isaac an idea: could he also incorporate this barrier into the ritual?

The answer is—yes!

He didn't need to fully integrate; all he needed was the ability to seal the concept. Incidentally, he also added the ability to seal and absorb life energy.

Once the ritual is set up, it will continuously absorb the corpses, life energy, and souls that have spilled out from the entire Kingdom of Etra, and transform them all into a materialized torrent of energy that converges here to Isaac, who will then offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord of Flesh and Blood!

Of course, the ceremony is not yet complete at this point. There is still one crucial step missing, which is also the one that only he has the ability to complete!

Energy storage!

Involving both normal humans and androids throughout the entire Kingdom of Etra, the energy contained within is unprecedentedly powerful. It cannot be simply gathered together and that's it; it must be properly preserved.

Otherwise, before Isaac could even offer a sacrifice, this thing would either explode on its own or attract other unknown entities.

So how can we better store such a huge amount of energy?

It's very simple—a dimensional world!

Chapter 162 The Great Princess's Compassion?

Isaac's dimensional world may not be large, but it is more than enough to store energy and these concepts.

Although doing so involves a high stakes, a slight misstep could result in the loss of the entire dimensional world.

But if the ritual fails, you'll lose your life. What's the point of keeping this dimensional world?

Going all in is a form of wisdom!

……

While Isaac was busy setting up the ceremony, on the other side, Lorna led Ain out of the castle, across a clean and tidy dividing line, and into the place where the others lived in the fortress.

Standing on the dividing line, Rona was somewhat silent. It was only a thin line separating them, but the environments on both sides were worlds apart!

In the past, when Lorna was wandering, she had encountered nobles who clearly separated noble areas from commoner areas, but that was just a boundary; the standard of living in the commoner areas was not too bad.

Or rather, they simply didn't live as luxuriously as those in the aristocratic district.

In some commercial towns, the opposite can happen: the working-class areas are more prosperous than the aristocratic areas!

"Puff~"

Just as Rona was stunned, Ein reached out a tentacle and poked Rona's face, then pointed towards the city wall.

Rona looked in the direction Ain pointed, her azure pupils flickered, and then turned into a pair of dark gold vertical pupils!

Spell: Dragon's Eye

In an instant, the houses that had blocked Rona's view vanished into blurry images, and the scene on the city wall was instantly revealed to her.

The soldiers stood motionless like statues, not because of their exceptional military skills, but because they were all frozen in place by the demons!

A faint green glow emanated from their bodies—the evil energy of demons!

To Lorna's surprise, the fel energy, which was extremely effective at corrupting non-demon creatures, was unusually docile at this moment, merely immobilizing their bodies without attempting to corrupt their life forms.

Not to mention life forms, it didn't even erode the life force!

What terrifying control!

Is this what a high-ranking demon is like?

Seeing the phantom with outstretched wings above the fortress, Rona felt a chill run down her spine, and her vigilance towards demons increased several notches!

In her limited interactions with other witches, she had initially harbored some longing for the power of demons. After all, for witches, demons were not such dangerous beings if handled properly.

Of course, this is not a troublesome matter for wizards nowadays.

But now...

Lorna believes this matter needs to be reconsidered carefully!

With her skill level, she might not be able to control such a powerful demon!

“It seems we don’t need to get involved over there. Let’s go, let’s think of a way to help them.” Rona withdrew her gaze and led Ain into the civilian district, her eyes downcast.

"Pfft~" Ein exclaimed, then flew off Rona's shoulder, dancing lightly in the air under Rona's curious gaze, drawing free curves.

But more importantly, as Ain danced, a series of strange spells were unfolding around him. Although it was the first time she had experienced this kind of magic, for some reason, Rona recognized it at a glance—transformation magic!

What happened next confirmed her conclusion: wherever Ain's magic passed, all the filth was transformed into flowers, green leaves, and clear water...

Even food!

In the blink of an eye, the civilian district of Roton Fortress transformed from hell into paradise!