The Wizard: From Zero-Ring Wizard to Almighty Lord.

Chapter 286 Unspeakable Pollution

Chapter 286

Sel, the leader of the radical faction of the Meteor Council, soared into the sky like a streak of light, and then charged ahead towards the deep, dark Nightmare Rift that seemed to devour all light!

His wizard's robes fluttered in the wind like battle flags.

As he flew, a deep, dark, and unsettling black trail was left behind him.

That trajectory seemed to belong to another world; it was not a simple flight path, but a remnant of rules formed by devouring and corroding.

A faint "sizzling" sound accompanied it, as if reality was being torn apart and eroded!

Even the surrounding space was subtly distorted under the influence of this deep black trail, trembling and collapsing like a mirror, as if the trail itself was an unspeakable rift extending into an unknown dimension.

Upon seeing this scene, even many Morning Star Wizards, including the Spirit Eye Wizard, had a slight change in expression, revealing surprise.

They had anticipated Serbia's strength and even had high hopes for the trip.

But no one expected that the mere afterimage left behind by the opponent could cause such a violent disturbance to the rules of heaven and earth and the physical space itself!
What is even more frightening is...

Within that black trail, there was a faint trace of strange laws that they could not understand, as if it did not originate from the wizarding world itself, but from some completely different extraordinary civilization.

The feeling was like the traces left by practitioners from another system in a distant starry sea, completely incompatible with the witchcraft, elements, and bloodline paths they were familiar with, which instinctively aroused their awe.

However, as powerful beings at the Morning Star level, they also understand that the fundamental purpose of the wizarding system is to gather the strengths of civilizations from all worlds and integrate them with their own cultivation methods.

It is not unacceptable that Sel comprehended the rules of a different civilization.

Moreover, with a major battle imminent, no one has time to delve into the origins of all these strange phenomena.

After a brief moment of shock, the many Morning Star wizards quickly recovered and consciously avoided the area affected by Sel's dark trail.

Following closely behind, it transformed into a radiant torrent of light, like a galaxy, and plunged down with a thunderous roar!

"The Nightmare Rift Valley comprises ten cities. Today is the day to utterly annihilate them!"

As everyone descended, Sel's mental power exploded like thunder in the sky, his cold and deep voice entering the consciousness of every Morning Star Wizard, stirring their blood.

Immediately, when the group flew to a certain key area, Sel paused slightly, then suddenly disintegrated and transformed in the void into ten ghostly figures, which streaked across the sky in different directions in the blink of an eye.

"Split up and follow me!"

"This is the City of Elements!"

"This is the City of Bloodlines!"

"This is the mechanical capital!"

A series of thoughts, imbued with spiritual energy, echoed in the void like the booming of heavenly drums.

The Morning Star Wizards who followed closely behind did not hesitate at all. They each chose a direction and transformed into streaks of light, flying through the clouds and following Sel's projection towards different cities!

Upon seeing this, Lynn's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately gave the order for the Spirit-Eyed Wizard to follow the dark figure heading towards the Mechanical City.

In the dark realm of the Nightmare Rift Valley, the only place he had truly set foot in and become familiar with was the Mechanical City.

That's why he wanted to see for himself how Ser, the leader of the radical faction, would break through this strange, complex, and intricately plotted city.

Or rather, what exactly does he intend to turn the mechanical city into?
………………

Although Sel brought nearly thirty Morning Star wizards with him on this expedition, making it a formidable and imposing force.

If this high-end wizard legion were to appear in a planar expedition, even if the target were a powerful early civilization personally guarded by a level six being, it would be an easy sweep and a crushing defeat.

Unfortunately, this time, the enemy that Sel faces is not an ordinary civilization, but the Nightmare Rift Valley, which is guarded by the seventh-level being "His Majesty the Radiant Moon"!
An army of fewer than thirty Morning Star Wizards, though capable of sweeping everything in other planes, proved insufficient and inadequate in this high-risk area.

First, when Sel decided to launch a full-scale attack on the ten cities, they proactively divided their forces into ten battlefronts.

After being dispersed in this way, each front can only actually mobilize two or three Morning Star Wizards.

Such a formation might be able to deliver a precise blow to a Morning Star wizard in certain situations, but it would be too risky to confront a major city head-on.

Through the perspective of the Spirit-Eyed Wizard, Lynn gazed at Selna's resolute and fearless back, and memories of his own journey into the Mechanical City surfaced in his mind.

Although he could not accurately determine the exact number of Morning Star Wizards in that city, one thing was very clear: the opponent's Morning Star combat power was definitely not something that could be encompassed by a single-digit number!
Now, Sel is heading straight for the Mechanical City with only the Spirit Eye Wizard and another Morning Star Wizard. The difference in strength and numbers between the two sides is enormous!

Rumble!
As the Morning Star Wizards accelerated, three figures, leaving energy trails like meteors, quickly approached the edge of the Mechanical City.

Looking out, the endless Nightmare Rift Valley is like a bottomless abyss, pitch black as ink, swallowing the light and making one's heart tremble.

However, ahead of that desolate and dark rift valley, faint glimmers of light gradually appeared on the horizon, like the first appearance of a fading star, like the unveiling of a divine miracle.

These faint lights intertwined and converged, outlining the prototype of a colossal object in the distance.

As they drew closer, the three Morning Star Wizards' extraordinary eyesight allowed them to see the scene clearly.

It was a metal city forged from icy black steel, a mechanical capital exuding a cold and imposing aura!
The entire city floated silently and solemnly above the deep valley, like a sleeping giant, its steel body adorned with countless dazzling lights, the source of the faint glow seen earlier.

Its outline is as sharp as a knife, its structure is complex and dense, and it shines with a cold industrial aesthetic.

Around the city, there are countless fleets of aircraft that rotate and hover like satellites, encircling and defending the airspace like a swarm of mechanical bees.

boom!
As Sel and his companions arrived, the Morning Star Wizard's aura surged forth like a tidal wave, his violent mental pressure carrying the energy of heaven and earth, sweeping across the area in front of him!
At that moment, the space trembled, the echo reverberated deep within the rift, and even the air resonated with a sharp, metallic shriek!
The few aircraft guarding the edge of the perimeter merely sensed this oppressive feeling, and as if their systems had collapsed, their psionic energy went out of control, their engines roared, and they violently shook and flashed in the air, and then...

It crashed down!

One after another, steel aircraft, like flocks of birds with broken wings, crashed down from the sky and into the abyss. Fire and debris exploded above the rift, creating bursts of metallic sparks!

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

A high-pitched and urgent alarm suddenly blared across the sky, like a thunderclap, instantly tearing apart the originally cold and calm air of the mechanical city.

Although the first batch of aircraft that were crushed and crashed had not yet fully transmitted the alarm back, the monitoring wizards who had been deployed at the edge of the airspace had already detected the dangerous aura and transmitted the information back to the central command as quickly as possible.

boom! boom!
A series of deafening roars came from the depths of the ground, and the entire mechanical city started to operate like a steel behemoth that had been awakened!
The city's skies were instantly illuminated by beams of red warning light, signaling the full activation of the alert system.

Crimson beams of light rose from the top of the tower, like sharp swords piercing the ominous sky, flashing like angry golden eyes warning intruders.

At this moment, Lynn was still observing the battlefield through the vision of the Spirit Eye Wizard.

His gaze pierced through the void, landing on the distant mechanical city. His heart sank slightly, and he murmured to himself:

"Is it about to begin... However, this radical leader, Sel, is essentially just a level six Morning Star Wizard."

Not to mention, his expedition this time was divided into ten, with his forces evenly distributed across ten battlefronts... This one before him is probably just an avatar of his.

Lynn's gaze sharpened slightly, his thoughts churning:

"Logically speaking, such an avatar should have a combat strength of at most a level five Morning Star Wizard... But I remember that the city lord of the Mechanical City is a true level six powerhouse. Moreover, there is more than one Morning Star Wizard stationed in that city..."

"They don't even need to deploy any troops; simply activating a magical array is enough to keep the invaders out. That's a masterpiece of advanced mechanical wizardry industry; how could a few mere Morning Star wizards possibly break through it?"

He was slightly puzzled, but not worried:
“However, it doesn’t matter… If the Spirit Eye Wizard is really in danger, I can forcibly recall him through the ‘Scales’.”

That is why Lynn can still calmly control the Spirit Eye Wizard and coldly observe this high-altitude game that is the prelude to war.

However, just as he was wondering how Sel would launch his attack next, the Morning Star Wizard in black robes slowly raised his head and spoke calmly and in a low voice:
"What happens next will be forever etched in the history of the wizarding world."

His words struck my heart like a hammer blow, each sentence heavy and each word resounding.

"Countless years ago, that sixth-level Morning Star Wizard who was stripped of his primal power..."

Now, the power we control…

"Enough... to shake the Radiant Moon!"

boom! ! !
The moment he finished speaking, Sel's body trembled violently, and terrifying waves of psionic energy surged out of his body like a volcanic eruption!

First, a strange, almost viscous black substance seeped out from behind him, as thick as ink and flowing like a snake.

They seemed to break through the boundaries of reality, gushing out from spatial rifts, tearing through the void, writhing like the tentacles of hell.

"Zizi!"

Accompanied by a series of chilling corrosive sounds, these dark tides rapidly gathered and piled up behind Sel, forming a towering wall in the blink of an eye!
It towers into the clouds, blocking out the sun and moon. Its surface is covered with endless dark patterns, glowing with a sickly green phosphorescence, and the air is filled with a nauseating odor.

It was an indescribable, malevolent aura of life, like a cursed black sea awakened from the depths of a sealed era!

Lynn looked into the distance through the Spirit Eye Wizard's perspective, and suddenly held his breath. His chest tightened, and his mind felt as if it were being gripped by an invisible hand.

"what is that……?"

"The power he released... actually caused my mental energy to surge into chaos..."

It's important to know that Lynn wasn't actually on the battlefield at this moment; he was observing the battle indirectly through the Spirit Eye Wizard's perspective.

In other words, there is at least one wizard's body between the actual fluctuations on the battlefield and his own mental perception, so there shouldn't be such a strong feedback.

Even with this buffer, the pitch-black wall that stretched across the sky and earth still emanated a maddeningly polluting aura through the Spirit Eye Wizard's perception system, crashing heavily into Lynn's consciousness.

"This strange power... it feels so familiar... it's almost like the corrupting aura of those legendary evil gods from endless planes..."

Lynn's eyes narrowed slightly, and several permanent sorcery marks engraved on his body appeared silently at the same moment, emitting rays of light, as if defending himself and alleviating the tremors and frenzy in his mind.

Fortunately, he is now a true Morning Star Wizard, with a strong spirit and a consciousness as concentrated as a star, and there is still a projection distance between him and the Spirit Eye Wizard.

Otherwise, if he were still just that level three great wizard, even a fleeting glance would have corrupted and distorted his soul, causing him to either become confused and insane or die on the spot!

"...Even though I was far away, separated by only a perspective, I was still so shocked..."

"Then... inside the mechanical city so close at hand, how... terrifying must be the situation for those beings facing the black walls?"

At this moment, the black wall that had been summoned had completely solidified!

It stands between heaven and earth, a thousand meters high, blocking out the sunlight, and its surface is covered with countless tiny black snakes.

Like living creatures crawling across its surface, they intertwine and crisscross, dripping a thick, foul-smelling liquid and making a nauseating "sizzling" sound.

Each little snake's tongue flickered slightly, its scarlet, needle-like forked tongue seeming to probe the cracks of reality.

If it were just one, perhaps it could be bearable.

But on that black wall, there are thousands upon thousands of their kind, layer upon layer, surging endlessly like waves!
This scene seemed to create a kind of malicious mental ripple.

Every wriggling of a snake, every drop of liquid falling, disturbs the stability of the world's spirit.

That's a multi-dimensional transmission mechanism that doesn't rely on any physical contact!

Visual pollution, auditory erosion, olfactory interference, and even the tactile and sensory pollution hidden in the air and in our breath...

Seeing it will lead to infection;
Hearing it will corrupt you;

It will drive you crazy if you smell it;

Touch it, and your body and soul will shatter.
Even if you don't "perceive" anything, as long as you exist in that area, it's hard to escape the spread of its mental ripples!

And this spread is heading straight for the mechanical capital!

As expected, in the mechanical city located within the radiation range of the Black Wall, many wizard apprentices and low-level wizards, who were still unaware of what was happening, exhibited a collective abnormal reaction without any warning!
Some people's pupils suddenly dilated, their heads tilted to the side, their souls exploded, and they died on the spot;
Some people smirked, revealing an extremely eerie smile, and then started dancing wildly, chanting meaningless incantations, as if they were insane.
Others collapsed to the ground with stiff limbs, writhing like insects crawling upside down, head down and feet up, their arms and legs crisscrossing, moving across the ground like monstrous "abnormal beings"...

This is no longer a simple witchcraft attack, nor is it a projection of some kind of mental magic.

This is pollution, a "distortion of reality logic" after the arrival of an evil god!
When Selna's clone released this black wall, he seemed to have pulled the battlefield from the wizard's dimension into some kind of crazy abyssal law!
What's most chilling is that... those corrupted by the Black Wall are not just low-ranking wizards.

Among those who were affected were many powerful wizards, including first-level, second-level, and even third-level grand wizards!
They should have been the most determined and spiritually resilient members of the wizarding system.

Even so, he still fell into a state of loss of control, confusion, and collapse in the first wave of mental ripples from that black wall!
As for those extraordinary individuals who have not yet officially entered the ranks of wizards and are merely at the apprentice level...

The moment that spiritual pollution descended, they collapsed and died like puppets whose souls had been ripped out!

They didn't even have a chance to struggle!
At this moment, the black wall summoned by Selna was nothing short of a brutal mental massacre, turning the entire mechanical city into a purgatory of endless lamentation!

This massacre did not originate from the level of flesh and blood or life, but rather from a pollution that penetrated deep into the core of consciousness: a spiritual infection that is impossible to defend against, avoid, or detect!

It seeps in silently, yet erupts with tremendous force!
In the blink of an eye, the mechanical city has become a nightmare for flesh and metal.

Ninety-nine percent of all living beings, whether wizards, apprentices, or artificial life forms, were completely annihilated in the spiritual world the moment the Black Wall descended.

What's even more disheartening is that even mechanical creations and alchemical constructs without the concept of "consciousness" were also affected by the fluctuations of the black wall, resulting in various forms of loss of control and disorder.

Some of the mechanical bodies trembled violently, as if they were going mad;
Some activated self-destruct programs, frantically releasing the energy stored within their bodies;
Some began attacking their own kind, as if under the command of an evil god;

More often, they were paralyzed on the spot, their eyes shooting out a scarlet glow, as if controlled by some indescribable will...

At this moment, the entire mechanical city seemed to have fallen into the apocalypse!

This sudden change immediately alarmed the high-level wizarding forces hidden throughout the city.

Powerful magical auras suddenly erupted from the depths of the city, and those at the Morning Star level could no longer remain silent and observe.

They all soared into the air and headed straight for that dark wall!

The fluctuations of the soul intertwined, and the mark of the morning star appeared in the void.

Even though these Morning Star powerhouses had not witnessed it firsthand, they had already sensed the deep malice emanating from the "Black Wall" within their mental networks.

(End of this chapter)