The First Magic World War

This discovery made Charles even more certain that the Zimmerman standing before him was not human but rather It!

He had killed three Ice Undead Knights and was rushing back when he noticed Zimmerman still battling with an Intermediate Rank high-section Ice Undead Knight.

The two were at least three ranks apart, but Zimmerman was holding his own without showing any sign of weakness.

Once Charles entered the fray, he immediately threw his two-handed battle axe, severing the legs of the Intermediate Rank high-section Ice Undead Knight.

Zimmerman delivered the final blow with his sword, slaying the stubborn foe.

The slain Ice Undead Knight turned into a cold mist and dissipated, leaving behind only a two-handed greatsword surrounded by an aura of cold air, clearly no ordinary item.

In the Underground City of the City of Desolation, it was rare for monsters to drop Transcendent Weapons, but Zimmerman grabbed the two-handed greatsword, immediately praising it with "excellent" and swinging it once before asking, "Do you want to use it?"

Charles shook his head and said, "I'm not proficient with this kind of greatsword."

Zimmerman didn't insist and replaced his own side sword with it.

Indeed, Charles wasn't skilful in using two-handed greatswords or the broadswords that were popular in the New Continent; he was more adept with rapiers. But if he had to, it wouldn't be impossible for him; still, with his two-handed battle axe, there was no need for him to contend over this weapon with Zimmerman. Besides, he didn't care much for one Transcendent Weapon.

Charles casually tried to disperse the cold mist left by the Ice Undead Knight after its death, but then he discovered a scroll, which he picked up curiously. As he opened it, his heart skipped a beat.

It was a Magic Contract Scroll.

He had obtained two previously, one used on the Golden Goat Herolf and the other on Silverback Gorilla Quedero, providing him with two Sacred Level twenty-second level strongmen.

That a Magic Contract Scroll could appear in this underground city was truly surprising.

Charles mentioned indifferently, "A magic scroll, do you want it?"

Zimmerman had just acquired an ice-element two-handed greatsword, so he waved it off, "It's yours."

Without showing his excitement, Charles pocketed the Magic Contract Scroll, musing, "Who is the right person to use this on?"

"Midaphis? Once I get back to Fars, he's probably already gone cold! Mosleyd as well, and Antonio might have already had him killed."

"Hmm, Zimmerman is not quite right; things could go wrong."

Charles had not yet found a subject for the Mirror Spectre; therefore, he also had no suitable candidate for this third Magic Contract Scroll. However, he wasn't in a rush to subdue new subordinates, as he already had quite a few at the Sacred level. Moreover, he could now attract Sacred levels to his cause purely through his personal leadership charisma, like Vigo, like Agon, as well as several nobles from the Black Phoenix faction, without needing little tricks like the Magic Contract Scroll.

Charles gestured to Zimmerman indicating they should continue their assault.

Zimmerman reciprocated with a gesture of his own, ensuring he was ready to proceed.

They moved several hundred paces further before hearing an overwhelmingly loud noise; Charles shifted back to his human form, which allowed him to subtly use the Quickness Technique and sneak ahead. It wasn't long until he came upon a monster den comprising roughly a few hundred monsters with green skin and short stature, though several chiefs were tall and each holding a magic wand embellished with a flag, clearly taking on the role of Shaman Wizards.

Charles quietly retreated and said to Zimmerman, "There are too many monsters, we simply can't beat them."

The two of them, one having just advanced to the Seventh Rank and the other only capable of using the Second Level of Bloodthirsty Fighting Spirit, were indeed having a tough time facing hundreds of monsters.

Zimmerman whispered, "Let's find somewhere to rest first."

Charles nodded, and the two of them moved away from the monster's den to find a place to rest. After Charles practiced for a while, he made an excuse to leave and soon returned to the monster's den.

Charles weighed the Two-Handed Battle Axe in his hands, spat on the ground, activated Bloody Glory, and turned into a whirlwind that entered the midst of the monsters.

Charles, posing as Qian Nan, of course did not dare to act rashly, but the real Charles was fearless.

The dozen or so monsters in front were smashed into minced meat by the axe's glow before they even had a chance to blink. A green-skinned Shaman Wizard raised its hand to launch a Fireball, but Charles Meklen didn't even spare it an extra glance. With his Two-Handed Battle Axe, he swatted away the Fireball and casually split the monster leader in half with an axe.

It didn't take much effort for Charles to kill the few hundred monsters; within the time it takes half an incense stick to burn, he had wiped them out completely, reaping more than ten Divine Fragments and a weapon similar to a long spear before casually departing.

He returned to the resting place and called out with a hint of excitement, "I just went to take a leak and encountered a monster. I killed it and actually got this Short Spear!"

This weapon, similar to a long spear, was much shorter than a Knight's Spear, and Charles wasn't used to it at all. If it weren't for the fact that it was an Extraordinary Weapon, he wouldn't have bothered taking it back.

Zimmerman glanced at the Short Spear and his eyes lit up slightly as he said, "If you don't need it, give it to me."

As expected, Charles gave Zimmerman the Short Spear.

This was a Second Level Extraordinary Weapon with the built-in properties of Swiftness Spell and Sharpness, which really suited Zimmerman's combat style. Because they were inconvenient to carry, Knight's Spears weren't popular in the New Continent, but these Short Spears about the height of a person were very popular, and he had a very decent Short Spear Technique.

Charles didn't feel anything special about giving away a Second Level Extraordinary Weapon casually.

He had also given away Legendary Warships without hesitation!

The Sacred Level Dragon Slaying Stick, he had also handed over to Antonio without a second thought.

But Zimmerman obviously felt a bit differently. Charles said he didn't want the Divine Fragments, so he really didn't take a single one, and even when he went out alone to kill monsters, he would bring back one or two Divine Fragments for Zimmerman. If he encountered a suitable weapon, he wouldn't keep it to himself, he would ask him first...

He caressed the Short Spear with a beaming smile, apparently lost in thought.

Initially, Charles hadn't felt anything special, but as time went on, he started to feel increasingly uneasy. He quickly urged, "Let's go hunt monsters again."

"Once we get stronger, we'll come back and wipe out this nest of monsters."

Zimmerman agreed and shouldered the Short Spear, holding the Ice Greatsword in both hands as he followed Charles's steps.

After more than a dozen battles, Charles finally took another step forward; Bloodthirsty Fighting Spirit advanced to the Fourth Level, awakening a new Special Ability—Thick Skin!

As the name suggests, Thick Skin was an ability that made Bearmen even tougher and more resistant, an defensive-oriented ability.

While Thick Skin was very useful for ordinary Bearmen, for Charles, who relied on his superb Martial Techniques and was rarely injured, the increase in combat capability was not substantial.