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

Chapter 189 Betrayal of Reason (A long chapter of 5,000 words)
However, this natural method of division and hatching has significant drawbacks.

The birth of a lava giant typically takes about 3 to 5 years.

Moreover, in their natural state, the proportion of high-level lava giants born from them is very low; the vast majority of them can only linger at the first level throughout their lives and find it difficult to advance.

This greatly limited the speed at which the lava giant race could expand and increase its strength.

The hatching pool is a technology developed by the Lava Giant race to quickly increase their military strength and improve the quality of their race!
Incubating lava giants in these artificially constructed incubation pools, which are enhanced by special rituals, can shorten their birth time to an astonishing one or two months.

More importantly, the chances of a high-level lava giant emerging from such an incubation pool are greatly increased.

They are born with greater potential and are more likely to advance in subsequent growth!
After carefully sensing the energy fluctuations and runic markings of the blood-red lava pool once more, Jemin quickly concluded: "It seems that this might be a 'Level 2 Incubation Pool'!"

Upon hearing Jemin's words, the eyes of the two wizards beside him turned red.

Secondary incubation pool.

This means that the lava giants born from this incubation pool will most likely be able to advance to level two lava giants in the future!

Furthermore, their potential in life energy and bloodline can significantly increase their probability of advancing to level three and four!
This discovery instantly answered some of the inconsistencies that Jamin had previously observed!

He couldn't help but think of the vastly different strength ratio of the lava giants here compared to ordinary strongholds outside—almost one in ten lava giants here was a level two elite, which was inconceivable in the outside world!

So this is their secret base for mass-producing high-quality troops!
"There's actually something like this?! No wonder..."

The second-level wizard stared in astonishment at the crimson pool before him.

"The highest level of incubation pools that wizards have discovered so far is only level four..." Jemin silently calculated the publicly available information about the wizard camps in his mind.

Building a four-level incubation pool requires an enormous amount of resources, and it consumes a massive amount of energy every moment to maintain its operation.

But its strategic value is enough to change the course of a local war.

“This ‘Level 2 Incubation Pool’ is worth more than the entire fortune of many Level 3 wizards…” Jemin’s feelings were extremely complicated at this moment.

Having this means that as long as there is a living Lava Giant core fragment and a suitable environment to provide continuous energy, high-quality troops can be produced continuously like an assembly line!
Just as Jemin was feeling sentimental, the battle broke out without warning.

The level two wizard suddenly attacked.

His speed was so fast that no one could react in time. Two energy arrows, almost solidified, shot towards Jemin in front of him and the weakened first-level wizard beside him!
"You?!!" The level one wizard didn't even have time to mount any defense.

He had just escaped death, and his minor injuries had not yet fully healed, while his mental energy was completely depleted.

He only had time to let out a shrill scream, before he could even utter a complete curse, when the magical energy arrow, carrying an aura of annihilation, pierced his chest with pinpoint accuracy!
puff!

The energy arrow continued its trajectory, exploding inside his body and instantly vaporizing his fragile heart and lungs.

The first-level wizard's body jolted violently, his eyes widened, and a trace of fear and resentment froze in his pupils before his death.

His body went limp, and he collapsed silently, his wand slipping from his hand and landing with a thud on the cold ground. Blood quickly spread from beneath him.

A wizard who had just survived a desperate situation lost his life at the hands of his "ally".

At the same time, another energy arrow came hurtling towards Jemin’s back!

The level 4 shield on Jemin's body had expired and could no longer provide protection.

However, the "Five Elements Rainbow Mirror" within his body immediately sensed the deadly crisis coming from behind!

Almost at the same instant the second-level wizard's murderous intent arose and the magic energy arrow left the bowstring, the "Five Elements Rainbow Mirror" had already taken over the authority of the other defensive rune magic artifacts on Jemin's body and activated them!
buzzing...

Jemin's body was instantly enveloped in layers of light.

These rays of light are not a single, complete shield, but rather multiple, independent layers of energy protection, rising up like a stack of Arhats!
The level two wizard's energy arrow struck the first layer of the shield precisely, producing a piercing screeching sound. The energy surged, and the shield shattered instantly!

However, the momentum of witchcraft was slightly weakened, and then it crashed into the second and third layers...

The crisp sound of shields shattering rang out continuously, and energy sparks scattered everywhere, as if a glass curtain wall was being broken one after another.

In the end, at the cost of multiple layers of shields shattering one by one, that fatal blow was finally completely blocked!

Jemin stood motionless, the complex emotions in his eyes gradually fading into a deep calm.

"As expected..." Jemin sighed inwardly.

He slowly turned around to face the second-level wizard standing in the shadows, his eyes calm and undisturbed.

In fact, from the moment he saw this "incubation pool", Jemin had already anticipated this situation.

This was not because he could predict the future, but based on his profound understanding of the wizarding community and the word "interest".

Viola had once advised him that, apart from the wizards of the Norn Workshop who were bound by contracts and could not act arbitrarily, other wizards should be careful during wartime.

Wizards are extremely rational beings; it is precisely because they are rational enough that they can accurately calculate gains and losses.

Under normal circumstances, cooperation often brings greater benefits, so they will easily choose to cooperate with each other.

However, when the benefits an individual can gain become so enormous that all the gains from cooperation seem insignificant, these wizards will also act with extreme rationality and ruthlessly turn against their former teammates.

The current situation undoubtedly meets all the conditions for the wizards to "turn against" them:
First, the environment is safe enough. The threat of the lava giants has been largely eliminated, the entire lair has been cleared, and there will be no external enemies interfering here for the time being.

Second, the profits are substantial enough.

An "incubation pool" that can continuously produce high-quality lava giants is a treasure trove valuable enough to ignite a family war, even for a level three wizard.

Such enormous monopolistic profits are enough to render any so-called "friendship" or "morality" meaningless.

Third, and most importantly, the magic network terminals on the three of them, which were used for monitoring and communication by the wizard legion, had all been crushed in order to send out distress signals!

This means that everything that happened to the three of them here will remain unknown to the outside world.

The three had just gone through a "fierce" battle, so theoretically, as long as they killed the remaining witnesses, no one would know what had actually happened here.

The wizarding legion will only judge them as "sacrificed" here, while this "hatching pool" will forever remain a secret buried underground, waiting for future "discoverers" to quietly collect it.

Thinking of this, Jemin glanced unintentionally at the first-level wizard who had just died beside him.

The opponent's wand had already slipped from his hand, but in his right palm, he was tightly clutching a broken crystal-like shard of a magical artifact.

Even in his dying moments, he had already instinctively gripped a prop tightly.

This shows that it wasn't just this level two wizard who wanted to make a move!

Upon seeing the hatching pool, the first-level wizard clearly had the same idea.

However, he reacted too slowly and was hit by the attack from the level two wizard first.

Indeed, for wizards, when faced with real benefits, everything else is nothing more than a burden that can be discarded at any time.

The level-two wizard showed no surprise when he saw his sneak attack blocked by Jemin's multiple layers of protection.

After all, during the battle with the Level 3 Lava Giant, he had clearly sensed Jemin's abnormally powerful strength and resilience.

He knew that conventional witchcraft attacks would not be easily effective.

But he had his own reasons for daring to take action!
Just as the "Great Light Image" talisman on Jemin's back began to glow brightly, preparing for a concentrated counterattack, Jemin was suddenly shocked to discover...

The runes and magical artifacts that made up the "Great Light Phase" began to dim rapidly, as if their core energy had been drained! The light from the runes on their surfaces quickly went out, and the energy circuits stopped!

Not only that, even the magical energy that kept the talismanic artifact flying stably gradually lost its effectiveness!

Jemin clearly felt that an invisible force was forcibly interfering with all his connections to witchcraft and energy!

Click, click...

With a crisp sound, a large number of rune artifacts, as well as the metal floating cannons that had been hovering behind Jemin, lost power and fell helplessly, crashing onto the ground beside the lava pool with a "clanging" sound!

Their energy cores are completely locked and cannot be activated.

“Suppressing magic…” Jemin’s expression instantly turned serious. His voice was a little hoarse as he slowly explained the reason for all of this.

“That’s right,” the second-level wizard replied calmly.

His face was expressionless, and there was not a trace of murderous intent or greedy fervor in his eyes, only an almost rational, ruthless analysis and calculation.

This, in turn, explains everything.

The wizard before them had made up his mind.

His actions were not impulsive, but rather the result of repeated, calm, and careful weighing of the pros and cons.

He has taken all possibilities into account; there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between him and such an opponent!

He opened his palm, revealing an irregularly shaped energy crystal that he had secretly hidden in his hand.

At this moment, the crystal was emitting a faint light and was disappearing rapidly and slowly.

This crystal is clearly an extremely rare and special item. Once activated, it can release a magic-suppressing field within a certain range!

Jemin instantly understood what the other person was thinking.

This level two wizard is not stupid.

He had witnessed firsthand how Jemin had just slain two level-three lava giants.

He deduced from Jemin's illogical defensive power and firepower that he would definitely lose to Jemin in a head-on confrontation using witchcraft!
Therefore, he chose the most extreme method—suppressing magic!
The reason this anti-magic device wasn't used during the battle against the lava giant was because it had a fatal side effect.

The anti-magic field released by this thing can even affect the user!
Using this when fighting elemental creatures like lava giants is practically tantamount to suicide.

But it would be extremely effective if used during the Wizarding Civil War.

Both sides have had their magic sealed, so the battle that follows can only be fought in the most primal way – a physical duel!
Just as Jemin had known for a long time, although wizards mainly fight using magic, it doesn't mean that their physical bodies are necessarily weak.

In particular, combat wizards will undergo various rune modifications and elixir enhancements to their bodies in order to survive in extreme situations, greatly increasing their physical strength.

Under normal circumstances, a level two wizard's physical strength is always stronger than that of a level one wizard.

Therefore, this second-level wizard had complete confidence in himself.

The level two wizard casually tossed aside the gradually dissipating crystal in his hand and slowly and smoothly assumed a standard close-combat stance.

His face was calm, his eyes held an extreme indifference, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

Without warning, he pushed off with his feet and rushed towards Jemin at incredible speed!
However, seeing the wizard's standard fighting stance and the astonishing speed he displayed, Jemin revealed a meaningful smile at that moment!

"Hmph, let's compete in close combat..." Jemin sneered inwardly.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the two wizards were locked in a fierce battle in the center of the empty room!

The level two wizard clearly had extensive close-combat experience; his fist was as fast as lightning, aimed straight for Jemin's face.

The fists whistled loudly, clearly each strike containing enough force to shatter rocks!
However, as soon as the two sides clashed, the second-level wizard's expression changed, and an indescribable sense of regret welled up in his heart!

The "one-sided" situation he had imagined did not happen at all!
Instead of dodging, Jemin threw a punch in return!
The physical strength that Jemin's punch demonstrated, as well as the instantaneous acceleration of his power burst, were beyond the comprehension of a level two wizard!

boom!
The two fists collided violently in mid-air, producing a dull thud of flesh hitting flesh!

The level two wizard felt a shockwave coming from his fist, which instantly spread to his entire arm. The muscles in his arm trembled violently, and he was forced to take a half step back. But Jemin remained motionless!

"His physical abilities... are actually stronger than mine?!" The level two wizard was shocked and couldn't believe it.

He's a level two wizard!
Moreover, she underwent specialized physical modifications!
His physical strength far surpassed that of ordinary people, so how could this first-level wizard be stronger than him?!
Jemin gave the other party no chance to think. He stepped forward, even faster than before.

The level two wizard only saw a blur before his eyes, and Jemin's fist was already coming again!
boom! boom! boom!
Jemin's attacks were incredibly fast, each punch accompanied by the sound of wind breaking, his power fierce yet restrained, each strike precisely hitting the joints, ribs, and head of the level two wizard.

The level two wizard could barely raise his arm to defend himself, but in addition to having a clear advantage in both speed and strength, Jemin also possessed powerful fighting skills (body-specific fighting techniques) that level two wizards could not understand at all.

Each of his strikes was accompanied by the flow of all the power in his body through his subcutaneous blood vessels; each exertion of force felt as heavy as if it could move the earth's veins!
With each punch he received, the level two wizard would instinctively take a step back, his once-solid defensive stance becoming somewhat disheveled.

He tried to find an opportunity to retaliate, hoping to use his modified arm muscles to strike Jemin's vitals.

But Jemin's dodging skills were extremely exquisite, and he managed to avoid the enemy's attacks by the slightest margin every time!

At the same time, Jemin's fist fell again, continuously and coherently, like a sudden storm!

"What kind of physical technique is this?! What kind of monster is this guy?!" the level two wizard roared inwardly.

He thought this hand-to-hand combat was his advantage, but he never expected to be completely overwhelmed by a character who looked to be just a "first-level wizard"!

Jemin remained silent, only using seemingly simple but actually sophisticated fighting techniques to continuously attack his opponent.

His legs seemed to be rooted to the ground, and each push he made unleashed astonishing power.

His fist swept through the air, carrying an invisible sense of pressure, even slightly shaking the surrounding air and emitting a low, whistling sound.

The level two wizard barely managed to block Jemin's whip kick, but the powerful impact still caused him to stagger and lose all feeling in his arm!

Suddenly, Jemin sidestepped and delivered a powerful punch, accurately striking the level two wizard's ribs!

Click!

The crisp sound of bones shattering was exceptionally clear in the silent, empty room.

The second-level wizard's body stiffened for a moment, and a painful groan escaped from his mouth.

A flicker of despair crossed his eyes; he knew he had failed this time.

Jemin gave him no chance to catch his breath. He grabbed the second-level wizard by the collar and pulled him close to him.

Then, he delivered a powerful knee strike to the second-level wizard's chest.

"Pfft!" The level two wizard suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which was mixed with fragments of internal organs.

His body completely lost the strength to resist, and he collapsed into Jemin's hands like a limp rag.

His eyes widened, filled with regret and confusion. He couldn't understand why his calculations, which he was so proud of, had gone so wrong at this moment.

Jemin threw him to the ground and shook his head regretfully.

The outcome was decided in just a few dozen seconds!
(End of this chapter)