Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 695 Gathering
"It's time to confront magic head-on."

Based on his previous experiences, he was well aware that the enemy had already discovered his escape route.

They've gotten this far simply by exploiting information asymmetry and catching their opponent off guard.

The enemy did not expect that the sentries they had assigned to conduct reconnaissance would be eliminated one by one, and they would not even be able to send out messages before they died.

This allowed Noah and his companions to take advantage of the time difference and complete half the journey.

Noah was already quite content that it took him so long to be discovered.

Moreover, thanks to these enemies, their combat reserves and supplies are very abundant.

Noah's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

……

Upon receiving Damian's orders, the wizards under his command were puzzled. After several nearby teams of wizards gathered together, they began to exchange information as their numbers increased.

Reagan, the squad leader stationed here, watched as a group of people gathered from afar. The one in the lead wore a wizard's robe that was noticeably better than the robes of the men behind him; it was Koch.

Normally, their ambush sites are quite far apart, so they naturally know that Damian gave the order to come here.

Reagan frowned and said, "They told us to spread out before, but now they want us to come together again. What is Damian up to?"

However, Reagan didn't dwell on it too much; he simply greeted the leader.

"Hi, Koch!"

Koch's face was pale, and he looked around in fear. After confirming the number of people and finding nothing unusual, he breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that nothing happened. I knew I was right to come to you."

Reagan frowned: "Something happened? How could that be! There was nothing unusual before I came here."

He had never seen Koch in such a state before.

"Many teams have lost contact; I think something must have happened."

Koch looked somewhat fearful and tired, but there was a long-lost sense of ease in his tone.

Reagan, still frowning, asked, "What exactly happened? Can you tell me now...?"

Previously, when Reagan had just received the news of Damian's convergence, he planned to move closer to the center.

His current ambush position, according to the map markings, is relatively located on the edge of the area, making it extremely unlikely that the target would come from here.

He wanted to make a name for himself and get a share of the spoils from his target, so he couldn't stay put. However, before he could take any action, he received a secret letter from Koch, instructing him to stay put and wait for them to come and join him.

Reagan pressed for an answer, but Koch didn't reply, only saying that he would know when they met.

This answer is as good as saying nothing at all.

However, Reagan and Koch had a good relationship to begin with, and although waiting here might waste time and affect their coordination and ambush, after careful consideration, Reagan chose to wait for Koch.

And so they waited, until just now.

Koch sighed when he heard Reagan's question and said, "You should know that I'm on good terms with a lot of people. I can contact most of the teams, and I've made an agreement with them that if we make a discovery, we should immediately send a message and go to their aid."

Reagan nodded.

Koch had also told him this, that if they made a discovery, they should immediately go to provide support.

Koch was naturally good at socializing, something Reagan admired. However, Koch and Reagan came from the same place, and Koch would share any news with Reagan immediately, so the two had a fairly good relationship.

Koch continued, "Before Damian sent the message, the people who were lying in ambush in front of me had all gone missing."

Reagan's gaze sharpened: "You mean..."

Koch sighed: "Although I don't want to say it, I feel something has happened, and they are probably in grave danger."

“Impossible.” Reagan denied it outright: “The target is only four people. Although they are war wizards, they have been confirmed to be ordinary team members. Each of our squads has more than a dozen people, and we have magic circle rituals to assist us. How could something happen under these circumstances, let alone not being able to send out a message?”

"Is it possible... that they've already obtained the clues, so..."

A small team of a dozen people, facing four high-level wizards, couldn't possibly be so weak that they couldn't even get a message out. Moreover, they were lying in ambush, having made prior preparations.

Koch shook his head: "No, perhaps some of them would do that, but it's terrifying that so many wizards I've been in contact with have suddenly stopped contacting me, especially since many of them were still in contact with me before and then suddenly lost contact."

At this point, a flicker of fear crossed Koch's eyes.

"Can you imagine? The nodes that keep you connected right in front of you, one by one, dimming, as if something is getting closer."

Just thinking about it now, Koch relives the feeling from that time, his body trembles, and the magic within him circulates violently due to fear, as if it is screaming at him to run away.

Reagan looked at Koch, who was trembling all over, raised an eyebrow, and patted him on the shoulder with his palm.

"Calm down, these are all just your guesses."

Reagan had a concentration spell, along with detection magic and mind detection magic, all gathered in his hand.

He needed to determine whether Koch in front of him was under the influence of some kind of magic.

The Concentration Spell entered Koch's body, and the trembling seemed to gradually subside. But the next moment, intense fear surged up and clung to Koch's body as if it were a tangible thing.

Reagan frowned. The detection magic gave no feedback, and the mind detection was completely normal. Judging from the feedback of the two spells, Koch had no problems at all; it was as if he had simply fallen into fear.

However, it is abnormal for a high-level wizard to fall into a state of fear.

Koch's voice was distorted with fear: "No, that's not it."

"Not what?"

Reagan felt somewhat bewildered. He had noticed that Koch's condition was off when he arrived, and now it was even more obvious. Neither the detection magic nor the detection mind gave any abnormal feedback. Could it be a secret technique or a hidden curse?

It seems that some special curses can affect a person silently...

But if such methods are available, why use them on Koch? Was it for my sake? Or did Koch know something?
Suddenly, Koch looked up sharply, then cried out in terror, "They... they're catching up!"

As soon as Koch finished speaking, Reagan's team members immediately stood up and assumed a defensive posture.

Koch's teammates, however, showed no reaction.

Because along the way, Koch has made far too many neurotic decisions, many of which seem inexplicable.

One of Koch's team members said dismissively, "Here we go again. Captain Koch's senses have detected a non-existent enemy again."

Even more extreme, one person smiled at Reagan and said:

"Captain Reagan, you should check on our captain. Maybe he's under too much pressure and has lost control of his mind."

Koch's team members all laughed.

Reagan's teammates didn't laugh, nor did Reagan himself. He used a sleeping spell to render Koch unconscious, then calmly said, "Looks like someone's watching us..."

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Koch's team turned and looked in the same direction as the others. They saw four small dots faintly appearing at the edge of the yellow sand.

Koch's team members choked up, their eyes filled with disbelief.

They could clearly see the four people with their eyes, but they couldn't sense any clues in their perception, as if these people didn't exist.

"how is this possible?"

Reagan didn't hesitate. He stood up and poured his magic into the magic circle beneath him, urging, "Quickly, everyone raise your magic circles, don't leave any gaps. Everyone, get moving! Use all your magic power, a tough battle is coming."

Within sight, a distance of only a few miles, the distant dot was suddenly right in front of you.

The four wizards stopped in mid-air.

The leader said coldly, "As expected, someone can sense us. However, no matter where you escape to, you will ultimately die."

Reagan looked up and sneered at Noah: "Where did this kid come from? He's got quite the nerve. We didn't come looking for you, but you've walked right into our trap."

Although Reagan's words were derogatory, the person in front of him was a war wizard. Anyone who could become a war wizard had undergone training. The person in front of him looked like a child, but that might not actually be one.

Therefore, Reagan never intended to hold back from the very beginning.

Before he could finish speaking, he had already activated the magic array beneath him, causing it to rise into the air.

The other team members also cast spells in succession, with fire lightning and frost storms. The team members' magic almost overwhelmed the four of them.

Reagan manipulated the magic circle with one hand and held onto it with the other.

If the opponent is as terrifying as Koch described, he will immediately flee, using the magic array to block them for a while and buy time. If the opponent is not that powerful, then he can rely on the magic array to maneuver and wear them down.

But what happened next completely stunned Reagan.

Of the four, the one further back stepped forward, and with a simple press of his hands, all the wind, fire, lightning, ice, sand, and stones vanished.

hiss--

Reagan saw it clearly: all the magic had been reduced back to elements and magic power. The magical framework was still there, but it was useless. It not only failed to support the magic, but also exacerbated its collapse.

What is the principle?
I don't understand, I really don't understand.

But he understood one thing: these guys were definitely not ordinary wizards. Koch was right. He had to run, or it would be too late.

These guys look like they're among the top high-level wizards.

Reagan grabbed Koch, a gust of wind swirling around him, and ran backwards. As for the other team members...

"What does it have to do with me? It's good to let them cover our retreat."

Koch should be taken along; he has the ability to sense these guys. As long as they can avoid them for a while, according to intelligence, they should be leaving soon and won't stay for long.

Reagan didn't even turn his head, but a cheerful voice rang in his ears: "Why the rush to leave?"

Click...

Reagan didn't need to turn around to feel the magic circle behind him break.

Normally, Reagan would definitely have questioned it, asking how it was possible that the magic array they had set up could be broken so easily.
If someone were to say that a magic array could be broken with a snap of the fingers, Reagan would certainly laugh at them.

But now, he controls the magic array.

He could sense that the other party's magic power seemed to reach the magic circle without any hindrance.

Their outer layer of structures, designed for interference and secrecy, had no effect whatsoever. The other party seemed completely unaffected, probing inside, reaching the core, seizing the key points, and with a gentle touch, dismantling the operation.

The magic circle gradually spread from a single point, and the entire structure collapsed instantly.

What's going on here, and what's the underlying principle?
Reagan was also unsure, as his knowledge of magic arrays was limited to knowing how to use them. The fact that the other party could break through the magic array so easily clearly indicated that their understanding of magic arrays was much deeper.

He had met many ritual wizards who had a deep understanding of magic circles, but he had never seen one break the lost magic circle so easily.

Do not……

It's not just broken.

Reagan's pace gradually slowed.

He looked up and discovered that, at some point, another magic circle had appeared on the outer layer.

The magic array they formed had its shattered runes absorbed by the outer magic array, and the residual magical energy was preserved on the magic array.

In an instant, a chill ran down Reagan's spine.

He was targeted.

Or to put it another way, every wizard who was maintaining the magic circle is now being watched.

As the one in charge of the magic circle, Reagan was naturally not immune to it either.

He led Koch, slowly turned around, and saw a vast expanse of dazzling light illuminating the scene.

Every thread formed by the shimmering light eventually converged in the hand of the leading boy.

The green light was filled with a terrifying aura, and those struck fell to the ground.

Is he dead?

In the time it takes to breathe, there wasn't a single survivor in the entire area except for himself and Koch.
What kind of magic is this?
This chilling aura of death looks somewhat like necromancy, and it should be a very high-level necromancy. But how could such magic be an area-of-effect spell?
Reagan collapsed to the ground.

He had given up resisting; the four wizards opposite him were simply beyond his ability to fight.

He wanted to say something to beg for mercy, but before he could speak, the boy in front of him waved his wand and his mouth was sealed shut, leaving him only able to make muffled sounds.

"Noah, how are you? Are you getting used to it? If not, you can take a rest."

The person behind the boy spoke gently.

Reagan knew that the magic circle had been broken by the person in front of him, who had also used the residual magical energy on the circle to lock onto everyone.

The boy called Noah shook his head: "This is something I should get used to."

Then, under Reagan's pleading gaze, Noah gently pressed his wand against Reagan's forehead. A dim magical light shone from the tip of the wand and then entered Reagan's body.

Reagan collapsed to the ground, falling into a coma, his body twitching intermittently.

A moment later, Reagan opened his eyes and stood respectfully before Noah. Beside him, Koch had already woken up and his face was full of loyalty.

However, a hint of fear still lingered on his face.

Because his body was filled with intense fear, despite his best efforts to control it, this fear would still permeate his body and manifest in some ways.

(End of this chapter)