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

Chapter 696 Frontal Battle
Li Daoxian uses the Revelation Tree to check the feedback on each message he sends out.

"There are no other isolated units."

All the messages sent out disappeared without a trace, receiving no response whatsoever.

Clearly, their baiting tactic has failed; not everyone will fall for their inducements like Reagan did.

But this is enough.

Noah thought for a moment and then gave the two men another order: "Reagan, go back to the main force. Koch, you continue forward and check their rendezvous point."

"Yes!" Koch and Reagan, their faces full of loyalty, immediately carried out the plan after receiving the order.

Koch led his team forward, with Noah and the others following behind.

From the periphery, we returned to the planned path forward.

After crossing the mountain, we saw rows of expressionless wizards marching in perfect formation toward the evacuation zone, following orders.

Upon seeing this, Reagan, who had just joined the group, showed no surprise and naturally blended into the main force, continuing forward.

Noah and the others arrived at the front.

Noah's appearance directly provoked the wizards behind him. The moment they saw Noah, countless people became fanatical and roared, "For the victory of the battle!"

Noah turned around and looked at Li Daoxian, who nodded with a smile.

"That's normal. If we had more time, we could have imprinted loyalty deep into their souls, but we lack time now and can only drive them with fervent emotions."

Noah cupped his hands in thanks to Li Daoxian: "Teacher, I have learned a great deal."

Noah sighed.

The lesson on teamwork seems to be about how to play one's role effectively in team battles. The instructors here, Assistant Instructor Yuan Hua and Assistant Instructor Melissa, represent three different schools of thought in their combat strategies.

In other words, if all goes well, I should choose one of these three schools of thought to learn their methods and observe the fighting techniques of the wizards from these schools up close.

Is this a good thing?

Of course, this is a fantastic thing. Only through personal experience can one know which school of thought is more practical in combat.

Having figured this out, Noah naturally chose the classical alchemy school, and also intended to let Li Daoxian unleash his full power and demonstrate his skills as much as possible.

Li Daoxian did not object, but instead followed his idea and chose the appropriate spell to proceed.

If we want to confront them head-on, then manpower is the biggest problem.

When it's impossible to eliminate everyone quietly, the key question becomes how to weaken the enemy's forces while replenishing one's own.

"Soul-stealing curse".

In response to Noah's question, Li Daoxian immediately gave an answer.

When faced with the Soul Reaper Curse, which is difficult to control, and when given commands that clearly go against one's own will, it is highly likely to generate rebellious emotions and thus resist the control of the Soul Reaper Curse.

It's manageable when facing a few targets controlled by the Soul-Stealing Curse; one approach is to increase the intrusion of magical power and forcefully suppress them. However, if they want to confront them head-on, they are controlling hundreds of people. Any fluctuation in the will of any one person would require increased magical power, and the resulting consumption would be beyond what a single person could sustain.

Moreover, even if they manage to hold on, it will inevitably affect their subsequent battles.

Noah already knew from the intelligence of these people that their leader was a Domain Wizard on the verge of becoming a Domain Wizard. He had perfected his own laws and constructed a core secret technique. It could be said that he was only missing a suitable domain model to become a Domain Wizard.

And facing this problem.

Li Daoxian offered an explanation with ease: "Is their resistance due to loyalty?"

Noah shook his head: "It's because of fear."

This is human nature and unavoidable.

Li Daoxian said with a smile, "Since it's because of fear, then let's eliminate the fear."

The tendrils of the Tree of Revelation flowed, drawing away everyone's fear, and the empty spaces were filled with the greed, rage, and pride stirred up by the Tree of Revelation.

These emotions, under the influence of the Soul-Stealing Curse, eventually transformed into fanaticism.

The extracted fear was not wasted, but was infused into a wizard's body.

This wizard is exceptionally gifted, possessing an extremely strong capacity for empathy, making him perfectly suited to embracing emotions. Even after absorbing everyone's fear, this wizard still retains basic motor and communication abilities, and with deliberate guidance and control, can even maintain normal communication for a short period of time.

This person is Koch.

Having borne the fears of the other wizards, his significance extends beyond himself; he becomes the seed of fear for everyone, and a link in the chain of missing consciousness.

He is a natural beacon, a guide for all.

"Under the influence of the Imperius Curse, their consciousness will be affected by the 'command,' but the wizard's instinct will make them want to return to normal. They will continuously think about the rationality of the 'command.' To wake up, we need to shift their attention. By using the fragmented fear, we can make their subconscious focus on how to maintain their integrity and follow their instincts to follow the beacon. This will achieve our goal."

Noah witnessed Li Daoxian effortlessly imprint a core command: "Fight to reclaim the divided and plundered consciousness." The emotions of these people shifted from resistance to initiative. Under the influence of the Soul-Stealing Curse, Li Daoxian's help was misinterpreted as a will that was entirely aligned with their own interests, while their own initiative was misinterpreted as loyalty, imprinted in their hearts.

Noah was amazed by this method of controlling people.

Li Daoxian said softly, "If you have materials on hand, you can use the Mind Imprint Potion to solidify and control the effect, directly and permanently solidifying their thoughts. This will avoid the continuous consumption of the Soul Stealing Curse and make the effect even better."

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Outside the evacuation area.

Damian has fortified this place like an iron barrel. All the wizards are tightly linked together and bound by contracts. Each person is simultaneously connected to several others through contracts, ensuring that if anyone is replaced, it will be detected immediately.

This was all thanks to those war wizards, who harvested nearly half the lives of the team members, making the remaining members fearful and recklessly sign the agreement with him.

Damian stared coldly at the figures in the distance: "Fine, fine, you actually dare to come at us head-on."

Damian thought that the only way for the four high-level wizards to get through here was by stealth, but he didn't expect them to want to fight head-on.

Damian brought all his resources, even if half of them were lost. The thousand people here were all high-level wizards. Four against a thousand, their courage was commendable.

Noah, without wasting words, realized that the other party's words were just to buy time for the wizards below to chant, just as their appearance was to divert attention.

Therefore, Noah did not hesitate at all and directly activated the arrangements made on Koch.

Koch was in poor condition and was placed on the far edge, away from the evacuation zone but in a densely populated area—an excellent position. Koch's body was activated; his skin cracked open, and numerous black tentacles bloomed, each bearing clusters of jet-black fruits. The moment they appeared, the fruits burst open, gushing juice from within.

The juice evaporated, and a thick aura of fear spread.

Damian frowned, reached out and drew in a wisp of energy.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that these things were not some kind of poisonous fog magic, but simply the product of the volatilization of mental energy crystals with fear-inducing properties.

These auras of fear will cling to nearby creatures, and may have some effect on their fear, but the effect is negligible. No normal wizard would be emotionally affected by this. Strictly speaking, this magic is harmless.

This is why this magic can evade detection.

It is not lethal.

Damian, however, had a bad feeling.

Since it wasn't lethal, why would the opponent use it? The opponent was a wizard who had silently assassinated half of his men; it's impossible that he would do something useless.

Before Damian could figure out the other party's intentions, a large number of teleportation beams appeared in Damian's wizard array.

what? !

Damian turned his head sharply and saw a hole appear in the magic circle he had set up.

Li Daoxian stopped.

The edges of the void were solidified by runes, and the magic on both sides flowed freely.

The defensive properties still exist, but the intended sealing properties have been broken. This is why the wizards below were able to teleport in.

"That's mine... Damn it!"

"Victory, for victory!"

The moment the wizard who was teleported in entered, he felt the severed part of his soul explode, turning into spiritual fragments that spread evenly throughout the area and attached to everyone. These fragments could be retracted, but they were very difficult to remove. If even one of these people ran away, their souls would hardly remain intact.

If they cannot maintain their integrity, they will need a long period of recuperation to make up for this deficiency if they want to be promoted in the future.

Of course, there is an even better way: kill all of these guys in front of you and then, by relying on soul resonance, you can naturally piece them back together.

Fighting needs a reason, and Noah gave them one.

Under the influence of the Soul-Stealing Curse, they unhesitatingly chose the second, simpler option. Combat and killing were what they were best at, a complete path dependency.

The wizards who were teleported over did nothing but overdraw their magic power, casting all kinds of spells without caring about anyone else. Their minds and eyes were filled with the scattered fragments of spiritual energy scattered throughout the area.

Damian's men naturally included some who recognized them: "Reagan, you're not dead?"

"Bruce, what's wrong?"

"What the hell are you doing! I'm going to fight back!"

"Kill them! They've been taken into custody. Kill them quickly!"

The contract, originally intended to bind and distinguish each other's identities, is now greatly disrupted by the spiritual fragments attached to it, causing them to desperately seek help. Various emotions transmitted through the contract resonate in the hearts of every wizard.

Wizards were everywhere, their hands gleaming with various spells, leaving them no time to think.

In magic, there are spells that target single targets, but they are definitely not the mainstream. Moreover, these defecting wizards who were teleported here have no taboos about casting spells and immediately start casting one large-scale elemental spell after another.

In order to stop these guys, the people around them had to get involved in the fight.

Those who protect themselves do so, while those who resist resist.

It's a complete mess.

Li Daoxian pressed down lightly with his right hand, and the spiritual fragments that permeated the magic array, along with the spiritual contract and through the transmission of magic power, quietly merged and infiltrated into the interior of the magic array.

The intricate patterns inside the magic array were now distorted and changed under Li Daoxian's influence.

Damian's eyes flickered, and the next moment his figure gradually faded away.

Just then, Melissa raised her right hand, and the runestone floated in the air, its eyes shining brightly.

Damian's originally illusory figure was forcibly squeezed out.

In that brief pause, the magic circle's shape and structure deformed upwards, enveloping Damian within it.

The original defensive barrier bulged upwards and wrapped around the outside, forming a confinement magic circle.

Noah floated into the magic circle, his gaze fixed on Damian before him: "Your subordinates can't help you; now's the perfect time to get rid of you."

Damian's face turned ashen. With a light tap of his right hand, a dazzling laser beam shot out from his fingertip.

Noah was prepared and dodged the laser with a swift movement.

The laser pierced the magic array barrier head-on, causing large, trembling ripples to appear on the barrier.

Damian's heart sank.

He was well aware of the original strength of the magic circle. He never expected that after the other party took away his authority and modified it, it could still maintain its original strength. How could this be? This is not magic. Doesn't the change of form and the adjustment of structure require no consumption?
He secretly tried the teleportation scroll again, but this time there was no response at all.

Transmission is restricted.

It seems we have no choice but to give it our all.

He looked up at the boy in front of him: "Kid, you want to fight me one-on-one? Stop pretending, get your teammates to come at me. You alone aren't enough."

Noah sneered, knowing that the enemy in front of him was trying to provoke him, but he still wanted to try it himself: "No need for help, I'll take care of him myself."

Li Daoxian and the others outside the magic circle naturally had no objections; Noah was in charge of this operation.

Damian hadn't expected that the boy in front of him was actually the other side's commander. But that was fine too. As long as he could catch the other side off guard and take one person out first, his chances of winning would be much greater.

He has killed so-called war wizards before.

Damian's body contracted, twisted, and transformed into a dazzling stream of light.

(End of this chapter)