The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 136: Sneaking into the Insect Nest
On the border between the wizard-occupied area and the insect nest, small war fortresses stand along the border.

Since the wizards are outnumbered compared to the insects, in most areas on the battle line with the insects, the wizards are on the strategic defensive.

On these defensive fronts, the White Wizards used war fortresses as strongholds to monitor and harass the Zerg nests, and basically did not launch large-scale attacks.

But as the command issued the infiltration mission, these white wizards had to cover the infiltration of the black wizards.

"gather."

The white wizard captain issued orders in the soul network.

There are not many white wizards stationed in the war fortress, only twenty in each.

This number is the minimum number that can maintain the White Wizard Legion's advantage. Once it falls below this number, the White Wizards will have no advantage in group combat.

As the white wizards gathered, they found a group of black-robed wizards already waiting for them in the hall.

"Why are these dark wizards here?"

"Aren't these people clearing out the bugs from the hive?"

"Are they here to help us defend the front? They're not going to start an infiltration war, are they?"

……

The white wizards communicated with each other through spiritual messages. The captain of the white wizard team in the center of the hall cleared his throat and announced their mission to the white wizards:
"The command center's mission requires us to provide cover for the black wizard. Today, we need to coordinate with several surrounding fortresses to take the initiative and attract the attention of the black crystal worms as much as possible to facilitate the black wizard's infiltration of the insect nest."

As soon as these words were spoken, the white wizards present stopped communicating instantly.

Infiltration warfare is an indispensable part of the plane expedition, and it is also the part with the highest mortality rate.

Dark wizards who infiltrate behind enemy lines will lose the support from wizards and will also have to face enemies that may appear at any time from all directions.

If nothing unexpected happens, most of the white wizards present will survive until the end of the war, but most of the black wizards who sneak behind enemy lines will be buried behind enemy lines.

The captain of the white wizard team silently performed a wizard salute to the black wizard in the hall, and after him, the other white wizards followed suit.

This is a long-standing tradition.

Pay tribute to those who died.

Soon, the white wizards formed a battle array and set out, and the black wizards also displayed their magical powers, hiding their bodies and moving towards the insect nest.

Richard activated the Cloak of Invisibility, and his whole body looked like a shadow. In the eternal night environment of the Hive World, his disguise was impeccable.

Boom!

As the spell exploded, the White Wizard officially began to act.

In order to deal with this sudden attack, the insects in the hive had to mobilize their insects in a hurry.

The warrior worms dodged and counterattacked under the arrangement of the priest worms. The Mother Goddess Cannon spit out deadly acid balls. The energy arcs on them were like lightning, which together with the white wizard's spells illuminated half of the sky.

The insects' attention was attracted by the white wizard, and the rest depended on the black wizard's ability.

……

The Black Crystal Zerg's nest was unusually huge, with numerous holes for entry and exit. Although the Black Crystal Zerg consciously filled them up, there were still many passages that were unattended.

At present, the White Wizard was attacking, and a considerable number of guards were transferred away, which made Richard's infiltration extremely smooth.

Richard, who looked like a shadow, used shadow travel and flashed into the insect nest. After entering, Richard did not rush to go deeper, but took out a microwave developing crystal ball and began to explore the surrounding terrain.

This crystal ball has been tested by dark wizards and improved by logistics wizards, and its concealment and performance have been enhanced.

Now, as long as you don't use it within five meters of level one bugs, fifty meters of level two bugs, or one hundred meters of level three bugs, there is no chance of being discovered.

With the detection of microwaves, a three-dimensional topographic map of the insect nest appeared in front of Richard.

Looking at the terrain displayed by the crystal ball, Richard fell into deep thought.

These dark wizards sneaked in with a purpose. As a first-ring dark wizard, sabotage behind enemy lines was the only thing he could do.

Therefore, he should try to enter the underground hive, which is behind the black crystal Zerg, instead of operating in the ground hive.

But according to the topographic map, if he wanted to go underground, he had to pass through a passage, and there were many insects wandering around this passage.

If he didn't have enough skills, he would be discovered if he rashly went underground, and would die before he could accomplish his mission.

But if he doesn't take this path, he will have to open the crystal ball again to find a new path.

This is also a risk for him.

In the ground insect nest, the black crystal insects gathered quite a lot of first, second and third level insects. These insects were scattered in the insect nest. Every time a crystal ball was opened, the risk would increase. If they found a wizard sneaking into their vicinity, a large search would be inevitable.

In addition to the large-scale search, implicating other wizards is also a problem.

This is a dilemma.

Just as Richard was thinking, a burst of fine footsteps accompanied by the low buzz of warrior insects suddenly came along the passage, making Richard's hair stand on end instantly.

Has he been discovered?
Without time to think, Richard wrapped himself in a wizard robe and the man instantly merged into the shadows.

The shadow stealth engraved on the Recluse's cloak finally came in handy today.

As the footsteps got closer, Richard became more nervous. Soon, two warrior bugs passed by him.

"What happened to these wizard monsters today? Why did they suddenly launch such a large-scale attack?" "I don't know, but I heard from the priest that these wizards must have planned an evil conspiracy, otherwise they would never attack rashly."

"So what is this conspiracy?"

"How would I know? We are warriors. Let the priests do the brainwork."

……

The two warrior bugs walked past Richard, not noticing that there was a wizard monster lurking in the shadows beside them.

After they left, Richard emerged from the shadows and said thoughtfully:

"The logistics wizard's translation of the black crystal insect language is very accurate."

In the past two years, the logistics wizards have used various means to organize and translate the language of the black crystal insects, and made it into a heritage crystal ball for wizards to learn.

Richard also learned the language while receiving the mission props.

Judging from the current results, Richard could understand about 80% of what the warrior worm said just now. The rest he didn't understand were mostly some modal particles and stylistic habits.

Judging from what the Warrior Worm said just now, the Black Crystal Worm is currently unaware that the black wizard has sneaked in, so he still has some time to react.

If we wait until the black crystal worms react, a large-scale search will begin immediately.

"But judging from the effect of shadow infiltration, it is completely feasible to go down there. These first-level warrior bugs can't detect me sneaking into the shadows at all."

Without hesitation, Richard immediately began to move towards the lower level of the insect nest according to the topographic map.

On the way forward, Richard also saw the appearance of an insect nest where insects lived.

Under the care of the black crystal worms, the upper nest was not as dry as Richard had seen before. These worms would use the mucus secreted by their bodies to smear the walls of the nest, which kept the nest moist and also nourished the mycelium inside the nest walls.

These hyphae survive under the nourishment of mucus and then support the structure of the entire insect nest. The insects live in the insect nest and provide these hyphae with a constant supply of mucus.

It's a win-win situation.

But this is not so pleasant for the wizards who sneaked in.

Richard frowned and carefully used the levitation technique to pass through a tunnel that had just been maintained by insects. The walls of this tunnel were covered with fresh, slightly green, sticky liquid, which exuded a strange sour smell that made people feel sick.

After passing through this tunnel, Richard arrived at the most dangerous section of the journey into the lower insect nest.

There were at least twenty bugs wandering around this tunnel.

If he was discovered, Richard would not necessarily die, but his infiltration mission would be ruined.

The White Wizard Legion will not attack him again just for him. If he wants to sneak in again, the risk factor will increase more than a little.

Wrapping his cloak tightly, Richard entered the tunnel quietly.

The low hum of warrior insects came intermittently into Richard's ears along the tunnel. These sounds were mostly idle chatter and did not contain any information.

For the black crystal worms who had not participated in the Battle of Black Bone Plains, although the wizards were powerful, they were not afraid of them.

After all, they are the main race that conquered the world. No race in the sky, on the earth, and underground of this world can threaten their rule. The pride and self-confidence engraved in their blood make them believe that they can always win.

The current failure is nothing more than strategy.

Richard walked silently in the tunnel, trying to stay close to the shadows to prevent any unexpected situations.

But his worries seemed unnecessary, as he walked through most of the tunnel without encountering any accidents.

The black crystal worms had no idea that there was a wizard monster walking in a tunnel just a few dozen meters away from them.

As Richard passed the last fork in the road, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

After this, it was smooth sailing…but then the bugs came.

A burst of rapid footsteps came from the tunnel, as if a group of insects were running at a very fast speed.

Richard didn't have time to think, he wrapped his cloak and his whole body instantly merged into the shadows. And less than a second after he sneaked in, a team of at least twenty warrior bugs passed by him.

"The priest has ordered a large search! A large search!"

"A wizard monster has taken advantage of the attack to sneak into the insect nest! All insects immediately begin patrolling, and report any traces immediately!"

The leading warrior insect let out a loud chirping sound, and the sound waves instantly set all the surrounding insects moving.

This leading warrior insect had reached the second-level creature level, and every move of its body carried a powerful force.

In the shadows not far away, Richard held his breath and watched the insects move quietly.

The gap between level 2 creatures and level 1 creatures is not small. Richard is confident that he can escape from a group of level 1 bugs. But if it is just one level 2 bug, Richard has no choice but to rely on Ulysses.

The two-star warrior worm stood beside Richard, its pair of huge compound eyes constantly scanning the surrounding environment.

Due to the intuition brought by its physical evolution, it always feels that there is something around it watching it.

Its eyes kept scanning the surroundings, looking at every crack in the ground and every shadow.

But after checking, he found nothing.

He is now in the tunnel, and other creatures cannot hide at all.

The two-star warrior worm swung its tentacles and suddenly slashed at the shadow beside it!
(End of this chapter)