Wizard: Scamming a Demon God

Chapter 230: Chapter 185: Fighting a High-level Knight! Shoot Him All Over

High above the Itra Royal City, Isaac floated in the air, looking down upon the prosperous Royal City below.

Yes, prosperous.

In Itra, where ordinary people lived lives worse than pigs and dogs, the fact that its Royal City could be called prosperous... was rather laughable.

And this was why Isaac and the others hadn’t noticed anything unusual when they first arrived in Itra. The place was no different from the royal cities of other nations—prosperous, where its people seemed to live and work in peace.

Until they went to Roton Fortress...

Only then did they understand what kind of Hell the ordinary people here were living in...

Isaac looked down at the prosperous city below, a gleam flashing in his eyes. A few moments later, streams of information began to flood into his mind.

This was thanks to his Authority, Analysis. It wasn’t just useful for assisting with research, but also for other things, like intelligence gathering.

Normally, if Isaac wanted to understand the entire Royal City, it would have taken him at least seven or eight days of working around the clock, and even then, he would have missed a lot.

But Analysis was different. In just a few seconds, it had not only mapped out the entire structure of the Royal City, but it had also pieced together most of the interpersonal relationships of its inhabitants.

’This is great. At the very least, it can ease that tiny little bit of guilt I’m feeling...’

He knew that people would inevitably die in War, and he knew he didn’t have the ability to protect ordinary people while fighting a High-level Knight. But at the end of the day, Isaac wasn’t some madman who killed without remorse.

No matter what, if ordinary people got caught in the crossfire, he would still feel a measure of guilt. After all, he was still a normal human being, not some edgy protagonist from a web novel.

But now, things were fine. Through the information provided by Analysis, Isaac learned that there were no ordinary people living in the Royal City. The vast majority of its inhabitants were the nobility and their families, with the small remainder being merchants who were nothing more than lapdogs to the nobles.

This demographic was highly unusual, but it worked in Itra. This was because most of the manual labor in the Royal City had been replaced by Artificial Humans. They didn’t need to eat or drink, they never complained of fatigue, they were simply replaced if they broke down, and there were no labor disputes.

They were even bigger workhorses than coders!

And so, this small number of merchants was responsible for the entire Royal City’s prosperity!

They were making an absolute killing!

’So, it’s no great loss if they die.’

At this thought, Isaac spread his arms wide, a savage grin stretching across his face. His wide Wizard Robe whipped about chaotically in the strong wind.

”’Scuse me while I kiss this... wait, no. Privilege·Heavy Pressure Hell·Full Power!”

”BOOM!!!”

In an instant, accompanied by a massive burst of Magic Power, a Gravity Field that enveloped the entire Royal City abruptly formed. Isaac had unleashed all the Magic Power for a single Heavy Pressure Hell in one go!

Instantly, the Royal City—a city built on false prosperity and the flesh and blood of countless mortals—collapsed!

Because the range of Isaac’s spell was so vast, and because he had cast it at full power, the Gravity Field didn’t last long. After Isaac gave some ”special attention” to the city’s critical structural points with focused Gravity, the entire Royal City toppled in an instant!

A thick cloud of dust and smoke shot into the sky!

The entire Royal City was filled with wails of agony, shock, and terror!

It was like a vision of Hell on earth!

”How dare you!”

Just then, a deep, resonant voice rang out. A streak of blue light shot out from the thick dust cloud, brandishing a Longsword as it charged toward Isaac!

The attacker was none other than the King of Itra!

His previously ruddy, glowing complexion was gone. His pampered face was now twisted in rage, and deep within his eyes, one could even spot an imperceptible trace of fear.

As an ambitious, idealistic, and capable King, he was no fool. Connecting this event with what Philo was up to, he instantly understood what Isaac and his people were trying to do.

In fact, he had already suspected as much. He was the one who had sent his people to unite the other contestants.

But in the end, it had only been speculation. He had harbored a sliver of wishful thinking, hoping that a behemoth like the Terra Empire would care about its reputation and show some consideration for the other powers.

But the moment Isaac acted, all those wishful thoughts were shattered!

Isaac and Philo themselves were nothing to worry about—just a couple of juniors who hadn’t even touched the threshold of Tier Three. The crucial factor was the entity behind them: the colossal Terra Empire!

’However, there’s still a chance!’

’If I can just capture Isaac here and hand him over to the Wizard Team outside, I can expose the Terra Empire’s conspiracy early. Then, all is not lost!’

’If only!’

’I just have to take down this brat!’

”Privilege·Desperate Rabbit.”

Facing the King who was charging him like a thunderbolt, Isaac gave a faint smile. A peculiar Force Field enveloped him, and the King’s Longsword came to a dead stop just 0.5 centimeters from Isaac’s right chest. No matter how much force the King exerted, the blade wouldn’t budge another millimeter!

Seeing this, the smile on Isaac’s face widened. He had done his research before coming. The King’s awakened Authority was Ice Flame, which allowed him to control a special type of flame. This Authority was considered quite good among High-level Knights, as it possessed the characteristics of both Flame and ice.

Knights were different from Wizards. Although they could also awaken an Authority at Tier Three, the vast majority were of the Elemental Class. Rule-based Authorities were exceedingly rare, but of course, any that did manifest were considered top-tier.

His brother, Caesar, had held back at the threshold of Tier Three for so long precisely because he wanted to manifest a top-tier Authority. Unfortunately, the pressure from the Black Orcs forced him to break through ahead of schedule, and he only managed to awaken the Thunder Authority.