The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 152 Back to Earth
In the abyss of the source sea, Richard held up the magic barrier and carefully searched for the entrance to the insect nest.

A year has passed, and the bugs should have stopped coming.

Entering from a tunnel, Richard returned to the moist and warm insect nest again. But this time he did not choose to find a hiding place, and continued to harass the black crystal worms in the rear.

On the contrary, he planned to leave the hive and return to the area controlled by the wizards.

The rescue operation organized by the puppet wizards caused heavy losses to the black wizards, and the number of black wizards in the Black Mushroom Bug Country was greatly reduced. Coupled with the previous hunting activities of the Black Crystal Bug and the losses in recent years, the remaining black wizards in the entire Black Mushroom Bug Country are now less than one-third of the number before the operation began.

Of course, Richard didn't know the exact data. He just vaguely felt that there were not many black wizards left inside the Black Mushroom Zerg Country. If he continued the harassment activities, the risk would be much greater.

So he planned to withdraw from this insect country, and this was allowed by the Dark Wizard Operations Regulations.

Any dark wizard behind enemy lines should take preserving his own life as the highest principle. In the event of force majeure, the dark wizard can return to the wizard headquarters in advance.

And the current situation is obviously an irresistible force.

As a first-ring wizard, Richard is actually very dangerous in the insect nest.

Walking in the hive, Richard could clearly feel that there was something wrong with the atmosphere of the hive.

The number of insect patrols has been reduced a lot.

This is not a comparison with the patrol team during the Mother Temple operation, but a comparison with when Richard sneaked into the insect nest.

Where did these reduced patrols go?
Richard's heart tightened when he thought of what Lawrence had said.

"It looks like the insects' counterattack will come soon."

Following the tunnel, Richard soon arrived at a small settlement.

According to the display of the microwave-developed crystal ball, this settlement was almost a must-pass place for him to go up. At least within the detection range of the crystal ball, he could not find a second way to go up.

"Ulysses, get ready." Richard communicated with Ulysses through mental messages.

"Gah, okay."

Ulises shrank and turned into a small bird the size of a palm and flew into the settlement. Richard sneaked in silently using shadows.

There were not many bugs in the settlement, and there were only five warrior bugs. But what concerned Richard was that one of these warrior bugs was wearing silver metal armor. According to Richard's experience, this bug should be a level 2 bug, and among level 2 bugs, its strength was not weak.

But the one in front of me is a little different.

In him, Richard did not feel the surging vitality that a second-level creature should have. Instead, he only felt decay, withering, and lifelessness.

"Looks like an old bug." Richard thought to himself.

The young bugs are probably ready to go to the battlefield now.

Suddenly, the old silver-armored insect seemed to sense something and its body suddenly disappeared.

Richard's hair stood on end instantly, and he thrust the staff in his hand forward to block.

clang!
The figure of the old bug in silver armor appeared in front of Richard, and slashed fiercely on the staff with a pair of blade arms.

If Richard was late for a moment, he would be beheaded.

"Ulises!"

Richard shouted loudly, and the staff in his hand instantly ignited with black flames.

Now that we've been discovered, let's fight it head-on!

The old bug put away his knife and stepped back, flapping his wings behind him, and his body disappeared from Richard's sight again.

But this time Richard caught the trace, and his staff was one step ahead to block the old bug's knife arm.

clang.

"You are too old, bug." Richard said coldly, "You are so old that you can hardly fly."

Old age had given the bug a keen sense that younger bugs didn't have, but it also made his body weak.

If it was a young silver beetle, Richard would never be able to catch any trace of him.

The old silver-armored bug hissed and wanted to attack again, but he felt his feet suddenly soften. The solid ground under his feet turned into mud at this moment.

Richard seized the opportunity, and three black fireballs instantly blocked the old bug's escape path.

At the same time, he pressed his body forward, and the staff in his hand chopped down from the air with a whistling sound.

boom!
The fireball exploded.

The pitch-black flames engulfed the figures of the old Bug and Richard. When the flames disappeared, the old Bug's two blade arms were broken and his head was smashed into a pulp by the staff.

After integrating a large amount of refined gold, Richard's staff has become a magical weapon. The warrior worm's blade arm is like mud in front of the staff.

"Hey, how do you feel? Do you feel like you have a breakthrough?" Ulysses flew to Richard's shoulder and asked.

Richard shook his head, "No. This bug isn't enough."

The characteristic of physical evolution is that it is difficult to break through the bottleneck.

After Richard's physique reached 99.9, the usual methods of improving his physique became useless. If Richard wanted to go further, he had to go through the trials of life and death, or use some extremely precious natural treasures. For example: a large amount of life essence.

"Gah, it's okay. Life advancement is not an easy thing. I don't know how many bloody battles I went through before I reached the strength of a demigod. Even if you can't break through your physique, you can still go for spiritual evolution."

Richard exhaled and quickly left the settlement.

...After this little episode, there were no more obstacles in Richard's way forward, and he soon arrived at the ground insect nest.

Compared with the loose underground hive, the above-ground hive is simply a giant fortress armed to the teeth.

The small Mother Goddess robes that Richard had seen before were now deployed on a large scale in the swarm, and shells covered with green slime were piled everywhere.

In addition, Richard also discovered some strange bugs that had never appeared in previous wars. They were probably new bugs created by bugs.

Since bugs can create things like spider knights, I think they have a pretty good level of biological transformation.

The tight guarding of the insect nest on the ground made Richard feel a little overwhelmed. In the end, he chose a method that seemed stupid but had miraculous effects - just rush out.

He found a tunnel near the edge of the hive and asked Ulysses to lead the way, rushing out of the underground hive to the ground.

Now there is good news and bad news before him.

The good news is that he did break out of the hive and the bugs didn't chase him.

Bad news, the place where Richard came out was within the range of the small Mother Goddess cannon, and as soon as he left the hive, he was greeted by several arc acid balls.

“This welcoming ceremony is so exciting!”

Richard looked at the acid balls flying towards him, supporting the magic barrier and flying all the way. Behind him, acid balls kept exploding, splashing the acid onto the magic barrier, making a "sizzling" sound.

The war fortress was not far from the insect nest, and Richard found one after flying for more than ten minutes.

Five kilometers away from the war fortress, Richard suddenly stopped.

Although the land in front of him looked ordinary, as an alchemist, Richard could easily detect the magic circle trap hidden in it.

At this moment, the wizard in the fortress also saw him.

"Is that the black wizard who came out of the hive?" A white wizard wearing glasses with runes flashing on the lenses.

With the help of the eye magic suit, Richard seemed to be standing in front of him and he could even count the eyelashes on his eyes.

"Did a wizard escape from that place?" A white wizard approached and asked, "It seems that something went wrong inside this insect nest."

The wizard with glasses glanced at his companion:
"Why are you still joining in the fun when you know it's a wizard? Send someone to pick him up! The area ahead is our trap area. If he dies, you can expect to be court-martialed."

The wizard who was joining in the fun waved his hand and then stood up to greet Richard.

But before he could move, he heard the bespectacled wizard exclaim:
"Fuck, he just barged in!"

……

Richard switched his vision to energy vision, and saw that the ground in front of him had changed instantly.

Large pieces of energy threads appeared in front of Richard's eyes. These energy threads intersected and connected in series. There were even brighter energy nodes at the intersection. According to Richard's experience, those nodes should be where the runes were located.

These energy threads cover a wide area, all the way to the front of the war fortress.

"The trap area is pretty good." Richard muttered, but then he showed a confident smile.

"But it's useless to me."

Richard was seen moving nimbly back and forth between the energy threads, skillfully avoiding all magic circle traps, and at a very fast speed.

"What's going on? How did that guy break directly into the trap area!" the wizard asked his companion.

"He...did break in, but..." the bespectacled wizard said in a somewhat dry voice, "He didn't encounter any of the traps we set. He avoided them all."

“All bypassed!”

The wizard's voice suddenly rose. These magic array traps were set up bit by bit by him and the wizard with glasses. There was absolutely no problem with their concealment.

"Notify the command." The bespectacled wizard took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes.

"Even a master like this has escaped from underground. It seems that something is really wrong down there."

Ten minutes later, Richard met the white wizards who were ready for battle in the hall of the war fortress.

The commander, who was emitting considerable energy fluctuations in his body, walked quickly to Richard and asked nervously.

"Master, what's the problem down there?"

The White Wizard Commander was a Level 1 wizard who had experienced two plane wars and had some experience. But compared to the master who could easily avoid the trap zone, he felt that he should be more serious.

"I don't deserve it. I don't deserve it." Richard and the White Wizard Commander performed the wizard salute to each other.

"I'm not a master."

The White Wizard Commander shook his head and said:

"Master, there is no need to be modest. To be able to bypass our trap zone so easily, you must be a master of the School of Transmutation or the School of Alchemy."

"Uh..." Richard was speechless, but he didn't continue to dwell on this topic and turned to business.

"Don't you know that a year ago, there was a turmoil in the No. 12 insect nest, and thousands of wizards were killed by insects?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent.

The white wizard commander had a serious look on his face and took out a crystal ball from his magic pocket.

"Master, please tell me more details."

(End of this chapter)