I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world.

Chapter 181 Team formation
The entire massive cavity was instantly filled with the sounds of intense explosions and the agonizing howls of the lava giant.

The light of the flames intertwined with the flowing light of the magic, and Jemin's figure, surrounded by the great light, was like a true demon god, invincible.

His floating cannons continuously cleared away the lower-level obstacles, while he himself focused most of his energy on the level 2 lava giants, and the firepower of the Great Light Phase was also mainly concentrated on these elite targets.

The battle lasted for nearly half an hour.

Because the lava giants were incredibly enhanced by the high temperatures, their physique and regenerative abilities were greatly improved. This meant that even when Jemin went all out and activated his "Great Light Phase" stance, he still had to expend a lot of energy to finally achieve victory.

When the last lava giant collapsed with a roar, the entire underground cavern fell silent once more, leaving only the dull thud of magma being squeezed together under high pressure.

Jemin's breathing was slightly rapid. Although his physical strength was not greatly depleted, his mental energy was also feeling a bit tired after the continuous high-intensity combat.

He casually put away the floating cannons and the small rune artifacts surrounding him, his gaze sweeping coldly across the entire battlefield.

He successfully killed all the lava giants, including the lava giant leader who was at the peak of level two and close to level three.

"Hiss...cough cough!!"

I instinctively tried to take a deep breath, but the toxic gas from underground made me cough a few times.

Jemin shook his head, took out a magical artifact engraved with soul-searching abilities, and stepped forward.

From the soul of the Lava Giant leader, Jemin obtained far more complete and detailed information than before.

From those fragmented memories, he found the exact location and method of entry to a higher-level, more secretive gathering place of the Lava Giants.

Without a moment's hesitation, Jemin immediately concealed all his extraneous aura and sped towards his target location like a ghost.

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On the desolate, scorched earth of the Blazing Sun Realm, Jemin traversed among lava and jagged rocks.

He did not use flight magic, but instead ran across the land at an extraordinary speed, relying on his physical strength.

His steps were light and swift, and with each landing, he precisely avoided the bubbling magma fissures in the ground.

Just before he was about to reach the target area, a fluctuation notification suddenly appeared on the reconnaissance guide.

After looking at the message that was sent back, Jemin hesitated for a moment, and then continued to rush in that direction.

Not long after, a violent energy fluctuation and the roar of a lava giant came from afar.

Jemin immediately stopped and, with a swift movement, concealed himself behind a rock.

He withdrew his reconnaissance eye and switched to the more discreet, faintly glowing eye, cautiously probing.

In the field of vision, three wizards were engaged in a fierce battle with a group of lava giants.

This is a hunting party consisting of one level two wizard and two level one wizards.

They were struggling against more than a dozen level-two lava giants.

Although wizards, by leveraging their energy, are capable of fighting against a large number of beings of the same level, the level two lava giants are, after all, elite individuals.

The numerical advantage, coupled with the amplification effect of the high-temperature environment of the Fiery Sun Realm on the lava giants, left the three wizards somewhat stretched, and their mental energy fluctuations appeared somewhat disordered.

Jemin did not act rashly.

His goal was not to kill, but to infiltrate deeper.

Moreover, although the three wizards in front of us seem to be fighting a tough battle, it's all because they want to get more live loot.

Exposing oneself during the most intense part of the battle could easily lead to misunderstandings.

He waited patiently.

After expending considerable resources, the three wizards finally defeated all of the dozen or so level-two lava giants.

As the wizards began to tally the spoils of war and seal away the remaining living trophies, Jemin proactively released a faint but clear energy fluctuation as a signal.

The three wizards paused, immediately taking up a defensive stance, wary of any potential enemies.

They relaxed when they saw that the person emerging from behind the lava flow was a first-level wizard.

"Are you also here to complete a mission?" the level two wizard asked cautiously.

While asking the questions, he also quickly scanned the dangerous items on Jemin's body.

He quickly noticed the several intricately runed floating cannons behind Jemin, as well as the shimmering runic artifacts on his wrist.

Even if you don't know exactly what these things are, you can tell at a glance that they are definitely not to be trifled with.

"I was originally heading to a gathering place for lava giants, but I sensed something amiss here, so I came to check it out. I didn't expect to run into you all," Jemin said gently.

"A gathering point?" The leading level two wizard raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Jemin keenly noticed his change in mood: "What's wrong?"

The lead wizard didn't answer immediately. Instead, he turned and discussed the matter with the remaining two wizards for a while before turning back to nod to Jemin.

"To be honest, we were also planning to go to the gathering point nearby."

Jemin was somewhat taken aback, but quickly recovered: "Then...shall we exchange information?" "Sure!"

After exchanging information, both sides confirmed that they were aiming for the same meeting point.

“That’s why we’re here too!” the second-level wizard said. “Our detection spells have recently detected unusual energy fluctuations here, and we suspect that there is an important stronghold of lava giants.”

Jemin was not surprised by this result. After all, the Lava Giant's wartime strategy was fine against other creatures, but against wizards, this strategy of constantly splitting up and increasing strength was simply giving away intelligence.

He also generously listed other relevant intelligence he had obtained: "According to the intelligence I have gathered, there is a high probability that there is an unconventional force such as a Level 3 Lava Giant in that gathering point."

His gaze swept over the two level-one wizards, and his tone became more formal: "So, shall we team up?"

"I'm fine, what about you two?" The level two wizard looked at the two level one wizards beside him.

While wizards are not good at large-scale army operations, they are very good at small-scale team coordination.

On the battlefield, even strangers can quickly form teams if the conditions are right.

The two first-level wizards naturally had no objections.

Although Jemin didn't go into detail about how he obtained the information, the others could basically guess that the level one wizard in front of them had killed at least one level two lava giant.

However, based on the Lava Giant's behavior pattern, a large number of Level 1 Lava Giants must be following a Level 2 Lava Giant as a reconnaissance squad.

They knew that Jemin's ability to penetrate deep into this area and single-handedly take down an entire lava giant reconnaissance squad meant he was no ordinary man.

On the battlefield, having a strong teammate is equivalent to having a greater chance of survival, so they naturally cannot refuse.

The level-two wizard immediately made the decision, nodding to Jemin: "Since everyone has no objections, then please give me your guidance."

Thus, the four reached a consensus and formed a new temporary cooperative team.

During their journey, the group also took the opportunity to exchange their combat strategies to ensure that there would be no problems when they cooperated next time.

Guided by one of the first-level wizards skilled in reconnaissance, they quickly arrived at the location described in the information.

It was an inconspicuous primitive cave, its entrance hidden by dense volcanic vines.

Unless one has an extremely keen sense of energy, it would be difficult to detect its existence.

The cave entrance was pitch black, but a scorching heat emanated from it.

"The environment here is more concealed than that of ordinary lava giant strongholds," the second-level wizard at the front whispered. "Be careful, there might be sentries hiding."

Jemin nodded slightly.

They cautiously crept into the cave, whose interior was winding and twisting.

After walking a short distance, they came to see a huge underground lava lake. The lake surface glowed with a faint red light, gurgling and bubbling.

According to the memories obtained from soul searching, this is the entrance.

The four activated their protective magic and jumped into the scalding lava lake one after another.

Jemin felt enveloped by the lava; the familiar heat felt like lukewarm water to him.

However, since the other three wizards had all raised energy shields, he naturally wouldn't stand out from the crowd.

They descended along the rugged passages at the bottom of the lava lake and then traveled for several kilometers through a maze of twisting lava veins.

Finally, after countless ascents, the flowing lava in front of me became "thin," and a clearing appeared ahead.

Their eyes lit up as they emerged from the viscous lava lake—they had arrived at a spacious, hemispherical underground space.

This space is extremely vast, with a towering ceiling and a flat floor.

However, to their surprise, this place was not the military camp or mine they had imagined.

The entire space is filled with a rich aroma of moisture and plants, which is completely out of place in the hot and dry environment outside.

They crept forward cautiously and soon discovered that this place was actually a huge "plantation"!
In the center of the cave, large swathes of green plants grow on the scorching earth.

These plants come in various shapes and sizes, with thick, moist leaves that emit a strange glow.

They are clearly special plants that can survive in extremely high-temperature environments, and can even synthesize moisture from dry air.

Even more astonishing is that a ball of artificial energy, hundreds of meters in diameter, emitting a soft and stable glow, is installed at the top of the entire enormous cavern.

It mimics sunlight, providing continuous light to the plants below.

According to information previously obtained from the soul of the lava giant, these special plants were used as food for livestock.

This left the three wizards in the team in disbelief.

However, Jemin clearly remembered that he had discovered through research that the lava giant also had a special digestive system that could digest animal bodies, so it was not surprising that it hunted other creatures for food.

But to his utter surprise, these creatures that appeared as elemental beings were actually being farmed.

(Bonus chapter today, one more chapter!)

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