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

Chapter 287 Mechanical Heaven
Chapter 287

As Selna unleashed her indiscriminate mental pollution attack, the pitch-black wall trembled once more.

What emanated from it was a nauseating, mind-numbing wave, like a tentacle cast down from the abyss by an evil god, carrying an indescribable aura of corruption.

That aura wasn't a physical attack, yet it was more deadly than any spell.

It ignores physical defenses, shields, and even the protection of multiple magical arrays is useless against it!
The entire mechanical city remained as heavily armed and fortified as ever, with its towering walls undamaged, defensive towers standing tall, and traps galore, its exterior perfectly intact.

But beneath the city's "iron skin," within that indestructible shell constructed of runes and refined steel...

The spirits of countless wizards have been quietly extinguished!
Silently, they were eroded by the pollution of the black wall, like snowflakes falling into an abyss, instantly melting into the invisible turbulent currents of the mind.

Inside the entire mechanical city, there were wizards, wizard apprentices, alchemical creations, and mechanical creations.

In this transdimensional wave of spiritual pollution, there is no way to resist; they all fall, go mad, or become distorted and mutated!

This was no ordinary battle; it was a massacre that transcended traditional battle lines and all tactical defenses on a spiritual level!

The defensive towers did not malfunction, the formation did not collapse, and the alarms did not even have time to be sounded.

But the next moment, 99% of the wizarding life forms in the entire city had quietly died!

It should be noted that the number of resident wizards and wizard apprentices within the Mechanical City alone is in the hundreds of thousands.

In other words, Sel's attack directly killed hundreds of thousands of extraordinary life forms on the spot!
This is a massacre unlike anything ever seen in the wizarding world!

What's even more terrifying is that... this is just one of the ten major cities!
If Serel were to employ a similar "Black Wall Pollution" tactic on other fronts, then this battle... might truly leave Nightmare Rift Valley utterly depleted and its foundations severed!
Through the perspective of the Spirit-Eyed Wizard, Lynn clearly sensed that the entire mental network of the Mechanical City was violently shaking.

Countless high-level beings who had been hidden underground, in towers, and in magical chambers were finally forced to reveal themselves in this "contamination storm"!

Whether they were the neutral Morning Star wizards who were only interested in research, or the guardian wizards who were loyal to the city and had the mission of protecting it, they all took to the air at this moment!

In an instant, terrifying magical auras, as dazzling as stars, rose from the ground between heaven and earth!

A spiritual storm roared, and the brilliance of will intertwined in the air to form a river of light.

Looking into the distance, Lynn saw more than a dozen shimmering star-like figures shooting out like meteors into the sky above the majestic city, heading straight for that eerie black wall!
That scene was like gods descending to earth—magnificent, chilling, and terrifying.

Even through the Spirit Eye Wizard's "relay perspective," Lynn could still clearly feel the overwhelming pressure coming at him!
however……

Despite the large number of Morning Star wizards gathered there, Sel remained standing in front of the black wall, his expression indifferent and his face expressionless.

He simply opened his eyes slightly and looked at the figures rushing towards him as if they were a group of insignificant specks of dust.

There was no panic, no fear, and not even the slightest emotional fluctuation.

"Meteor Council! Have you all gone mad? How dare you cause trouble in the Nightmare Rift!"

A furious roar, like thunder, exploded across the sky.

The first to react were the Morning Star Wizards who belonged to the Mechanical City.

They were like stars falling to earth, each figure a powerful and steady torrent of spirit, carrying raging fury, shooting out from all parts of the city!

A striking wizard figure rose from the ground, wearing a highly recognizable heavy exoskeleton armor.

The armor is entirely metallic gray, resembling flowing molten steel, with intricate energy patterns engraved on its surface. On its chest, a warhammer emblem symbolizing destruction and power shines brightly amidst the rage.

He was none other than the renowned Warhammer Master of the Mechanical City!
At this moment, beneath the helmet that covered his entire body, his face was extremely gloomy, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent like a tsunami!

Beside him, the other Morning Star Wizards from the Mechanical City also had gloomy expressions, each surrounded by powerful and chilling magical fluctuations.

Amidst the grim atmosphere of the battlefield, Lynn, through the distant perspective of the Spirit Eye Wizard, suddenly paused slightly, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

"Huh? That's..."

His expression hardened, and his eyes suddenly flashed.

In the crowd, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

It was a wizard wearing exoskeleton armor and surrounded by small robots that resembled a swarm of bees.

His physical structure and energy circulation are very different from ordinary people. He was the same person who left an unforgettable impression on him when he participated in the expedition to the Goddess of the Magic Network: the Puppet Wizard!

Lynn would never forget that name.

After Lynn acquired the Spirit-Eyed Wizard, he naturally learned about everything that happened back then through the latter's memories.

He was peacefully cultivating in the mechanical city when this mechanical wizard forcibly transferred him into the dimensional expedition.

Although the instigators were Spirit Eye Wizard and Qi, they have now paid the price.

It's time for Lynn to settle scores with the mechanical wizards!

All those memories now burn like flames in Lynn's mind.

What impressed Lynn even more was that later, the Goddess of the Magic Network descended in a clone, unleashing a devastating spacetime storm. The entire battlefield was swallowed up by that terrible storm, and countless wizards perished.

Lynn clearly remembered that he had used all his trump cards to barely survive the spacetime storm, while the great wizard Yod who had hurt him perished on the spot in the storm!

I thought the mechanical wizard had also died in that natural disaster, but I never expected to meet him again in this chaos today!
"He's not dead..."

Lynn narrowed his eyes, feeling cold inside, but not surprised.

"Well, with his background as a Morning Star Wizard, it's not surprising that he survived such a natural disaster."

But soon, a cold smile curled at the corner of Lynn's lips, his eyes sharp as blades as they fell on that familiar figure, and he muttered to himself:
"fair enough……"

"The battle of the Meteor Council's invasion of Nightmare Rift Valley... I never expected that it would also allow me to settle old scores."

Apart from the Warhammer Masters and the Ghoul Wizards, who belong to the native system of the Mechanical City, there are other Morning Star Wizards.

At this moment, many external Morning Star Wizards who reside here, conduct academic research, or stop over here quietly appeared from the Mechanical City and stood in mid-air.

Most of these wizards are neutral, their own forces are not affiliated with the Mechanical City, and they have no intention of getting involved in any internal wars.

However, Sel's attack was far too cruel.

The devastating pollution fell like meteors across the mechanical city, annihilating countless low-level wizards, wizard apprentices, wizard assistants, and alchemical creatures.

Such a large-scale massacre of weaker creatures caused even the neutral wizards to change their expressions.

They can stand idly by and watch the struggle between the Meteor Council and the Nightmare Rift, but when it comes to the mass slaughter of innocent lives, they must respond.

Otherwise, if we stand aside and watch coldly today, no one will be able to escape responsibility when the Wizarding Council conducts a thorough investigation in the future.

In the wizarding world, every wizard must abide by the rules of the Wizarding Council.

Thus, one by one, the foreign Morning Star wizards, their eyes cold, stepped out of the void and hovered beside the Warhammer Master. Together with the Mechanical City faction, they formed an even larger spiritual canopy, their oppressive aura sweeping across the heavens and earth like a tidal wave!
At this very moment, facing the combined forces of so many powerful figures, and the thunderous questioning from the Warhammer Master…

Sel's clone remained calm and composed, his expression undisturbed, as if he hadn't taken anything to heart.

Finally, he spoke, his voice gentle, even tinged with a hint of sarcasm:

"Bring out your city lord."

"I've long heard that... the 'legendary mechanical city lord,' in order to reach the Radiant Moon, has already abandoned his physical body, existing only as a pure spiritual entity within the core of this city. To reach the Radiant Moon, he intends to build his own mechanical paradise..."

These words almost revealed some secrets of a level six Morning Star Wizard, causing a stir and shock.

In the distance, Lynn clearly captured this scene through the perspective of the Spirit-Eyed Wizard, and also heard Selna's suggestive and provocative remarks.

"A pure spiritual entity that has abandoned its physical body? A mechanical paradise?"

Lynn muttered to himself, his gaze gradually becoming serious.

He knew, of course, that the city lord of the Mechanical City was an extremely powerful level six Morning Star Wizard.

During that interdimensional expedition against the Goddess of the Magic Network, this mysterious and unpredictable being made a fleeting appearance, fighting against the Goddess of the Magic Network's avatar and displaying power beyond the realm of reason.

Although Lynn knew very little about the city lord, he was certain of something.

This person not only possesses unparalleled power, but has also forged his own path to the Radiant Moon!

"Mechanical Heaven... Could this be the core concept behind his breakthrough to the Radiant Moon?"

Lynn was slightly shaken, his mind racing as he considered the possibility.

And almost at that moment.

"boom!"

A series of deafening roars suddenly erupted from the mechanical city below!

Like a slumbering behemoth awakened, the city's core, which was originally as solid as a mountain and as massive as a fortress, suddenly... began to split apart!
The entire city slowly disintegrated according to some inexplicable pattern.

Towers, platforms, and track structures are lifted into the air and reconstructed under the influence of psionic energy;
The streets transformed into armored panels, rising into the clouds;
What was once an integrated metropolis now seems to be undergoing reverse analysis, breaking down into smaller parts!
The entire city is like a colossal "psychic machine".

Activated at this moment, it transforms from its original combined "whole" form into layers of "functional components".

These components continue to be meticulously disassembled in the air, floating, moving, and rearranging like thousands of screws, gears, conduits, and floating chips, as if they are assembling an unprecedented super-giant structure.

This scene caused all the Morning Star Wizards to change their expressions drastically.

In Lynn's spiritual eye, the surging sea of ​​metal was expanding continuously, seemingly without boundaries or end.

Layers of floating components, energy nodes, and psionic matrices churned like tides, suspended in the void, interconnected yet shifting among themselves.

Those energy cores, pulsating like a beating heart, intertwine with thousands of sensory modules to create a breathtaking scene.

At that moment, Lynn suddenly had a strong sense of illusion:

This vast ocean of metal, so large it nearly swallowed the Nightmare Rift, is giving birth to consciousness.

Like a magnificent and indescribable "body of consciousness" constructed from countless parts, it is quietly taking shape!

And in the midst of this suffocating decomposition process, a massive, pitch-black castle suddenly burst forth from the deep structure!

The pitch-black fortress was enormous, resembling a floating continent, covered with psionic turrets, floating radars, and tactical magic arrays, each exuding a chilling blend of sorcery and precise mechanical logic.

Lynn's expression shifted slightly; he recognized the castle.

This fortress had appeared during the dimensional war that shook the entire wizarding world, fighting against the projection of gods in the void, leaving a very deep impression on him.

It is the "residence" of the mechanical city lord!
As a Morning Star Wizard who has completely abandoned his physical body and lives in a purely spiritual form, he must have a "shell" to carry him in battle.

For a top-tier mechanical wizard who is proficient in construction, mechanics and psionic conversion, this fortress is undoubtedly the "body" he has meticulously crafted for war!
Immediately afterwards, the decks and hatches around the fortress opened, and a series of black mechanical figures emerged from them, hovering in the void.

These mechanical creations, clad in alloy armor and embedded with psionic cores, each possess the power of a Morning Star.

Its body is teeming with near-realistic soul fluctuations and intelligent command chains, making it resemble a true "high-level wizard clone"!
What's even more shocking is that there weren't just one or two such beings, but hundreds of them!
It was as if a legion composed of Morning Star Wizard-level combat units had suddenly appeared before the world!

In that instant, a violent psionic storm swept across the sky, and these mechanical legions unleashed their oppressive power without any concealment.

As heavy as a mountain, as cold as the night, as irresistible as an abyss!

Many Morning Star wizards' eyes changed drastically. Even just looking into these "war figures" felt like their minds were locked and their bodies were suppressed, as if they were facing some kind of rule-based termination mechanism.

But... faced with such an oppressive scene, faced with the steel legion that seemed to be slowly opening the gates of hell.

Sel, however, remained completely still.

He remained calm and composed, showing no sign of concern.

He simply gazed silently at the mechanical fortress floating amidst billions of parts, which stood like a throne of a god amidst a sea of ​​steel.

At this moment, the once majestic and magnificent mechanical city, with its complex structure resembling star trails, has completely disintegrated.

Instead, there is a vast, boundless sea of ​​floating parts.

The disassembled components: drive core, psionic reactor, floating node, tactical transmission arm, energy crystal storage...

Hundreds of millions float in the void of the rift valley, slowly rotating, converging, and calculating under the control of spiritual will.

Like dust at the dawn of the universe, or like a cluster of stars where souls have come together.

At that moment, the scene Lynn saw through his spiritual eyes was so breathtaking that it took his breath away:
The entire city has been transformed into a cold and vast sea of ​​steel.

The black fortress that stands majestically in the middle of the ocean, like the "central hub of will," resembles a continent in the sea, or a cold, beating heart.

It's breathing.

It is thinking.

It was watching Sel, the invading enemy!
However, faced with the grand spectacle of the city lord of the mechanical capital, Sel shook his head with great regret and sighed:

"You've disappointed me greatly... I originally thought your mechanical paradise could go quite far, but I never imagined that your mechanical legions would still only serve as your physical body..."

"You don't even have a shred of independent thought? Your Path of Radiant Moon is truly laughable!"

As the voice faded, deep within the sea of ​​countless parts, in the heart of that mechanical fortress, an unnatural mental fluctuation flickered slightly.

(End of this chapter)