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

Chapter 207 A Fierce Yet Perfunctory Battle

War is imminent!
Standing on the cold metal platform of the third-level defense node, Jemin's gaze was piercing as he looked towards the horizon.

The "Sea of ​​Elements," composed of flames and magma, was slowly and steadily crushing towards the wizards' defenses with an unstoppable momentum.

The air was thick with the scorching smell of sulfur and coke, and the earth seemed to groan in a low, rhythmic groan as the colossal mass of billions of tons moved in the distance.

Thanks to the "time-stability anchor" that had been installed inside the node, Jemin did not feel that he was affected by that strange time force.

The invisible fluctuations emanating from the anchor point acted like a sturdy dam, firmly locking in the surrounding space and the flow of time, creating an absolutely safe "pure land" for the wizards.

However, judging from the dust that had been suspended in mid-air for a long time in the far distance and the strange distortion of light in that area, the information he had risked his life to bring back was indeed correct.

It was a moving, time-stagnant realm. Any unprotected creature that stepped into it would instantly lose all ability to think and resist, becoming a lamb to the slaughter.

"Roar—!" "Hiss—!"

Under the silent commands of the wizards, the various grotesque and terrifying bio-engineered monsters on the outer perimeter of the node shook their deformed and enormous bodies, emitting chaotic and bloodthirsty roars.

They dragged their enormous bodies, crowding around the node like a moving wall of flesh and blood, their murky and crazed eyes fixed on the approaching tide of destruction in the distance.

This is a cannon fodder legion created by the wisdom and cruelty of wizards. Their destiny is to buy even a second of precious time for their masters in the ensuing collision.

As the lava giant legion's overwhelming vanguard crossed an invisible boundary pre-set by the wizards—

hum! ! !
In an instant, the entire earth seemed to awaken!
Centered around dozens of defensive nodes, the vast and boundless elemental power, visible to the naked eye, seemed to be summoned by an emperor, and was frantically drawn from the earth and air in all directions.

Countless colorful energy streams converged in the air into a roaring river, eventually surging wildly towards the main energy cannon at the core of the node, which was already thirsty for energy!

The runes around the cannon muzzle lit up one by one, from dim to blazing, in less than a second.

The dazzling light made the sky pale in comparison!

Immediately afterwards, beams of destructive power capable of tearing the sky apart were blasted out!
Boom, boom! ! !

That wasn't the explosion of a cannonball, but a pure torrent of energy powerful enough to annihilate matter!

Dozens of beams of light tore through the boundary between the earth and the sky, striking the densest vanguard of the lava giant legion with incredible speed!
There were no screams, no struggles.

Wherever the beam of light passed, hundreds and thousands of lava giants, along with the ground beneath their feet, were completely "erased" in an instant.

Their solid rock bodies didn't even have a chance to turn to ash under that terrifying energy impact; they were directly decomposed into the most primitive elemental particles and dissipated into the air.

A single volley of fire cleared out dozens of huge fan-shaped areas within the lava giant's steel torrent.

Its power is so great that it could terrify any living being!
however……

There are just too many lava giants!
The huge gap created by the energy cannon was quickly filled by the endless waves of giants behind it within just a few seconds!
They seemed devoid of emotion and fear; the instantaneous evaporation of their companions did not halt their steps in the slightest.

They continued to surge relentlessly, like a tireless tide, madly pressing towards the wizards' nodes!

"Everyone, get ready!"

"Bio-beast army, engage!"

The cold command was transmitted to the minds of every wizard through the magic network terminal.

A cold glint flashed in Jemin's eyes. Together with the wizards on the other nodes, he used mental links to simultaneously control the bio-beasts under their command and fiercely charged towards the lava giant legion that had already approached several kilometers away!
Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!
The heavy footsteps, like the drumbeats of the apocalypse, struck the hearts of everyone!
Two torrents of monsters collided violently under the cold gaze of countless wizards!
boom! ! !
That instantaneous collision unleashed a brutal and primal carnage.

The edge of the force field of the time-stability anchor instantly transformed into a giant meat grinder of blood and fire!

The multi-armed lava behemoth created by Jemin swung its six giant arms, burning with alchemical flames, and slammed them madly at the lava giant opposite it.

Each powerful blow could smash an ordinary lava giant, shattering rocks and sending lava flying everywhere!
However, the next second, three or four lava giants rushed up from the side, using their even hotter and heavier bodies to pin down the powerful bio-beast.

Then, in the most brutal way, tear it to pieces.

A rotting, stitched-together monster, the size of a hill, opened its massive maw, composed of countless corpses, and spewed out large amounts of highly corrosive venom.

The venom landed on the lava giant with a hissing sound, instantly corroding large pits.

But the lava giants sprayed the scalding magma from their bodies like high-pressure water jets, instantly evaporating the venom and igniting the rotten flesh stitched monster into a giant torch!

The battle was exceptionally fierce.

Under the wizard's control, the bio-beasts fought fearlessly, using every means possible, such as biting, charging, and self-destruction, to frantically deplete the enemy's numbers.

However, the Lava Giant army, with its overwhelming individual strength and exaggeratedly large numbers, continues to advance steadily!
Lava giants kept breaking through the rapidly collapsing defenses of the bio-beasts, approaching the defensive node where the wizards were located with an aura of incineration!

"Ready to fight!"

The node's commander issued the final command.

Jemin's eyes narrowed. He knew that the cannon fodder's mission was over, and now it was time for the wizards to take the field themselves!
Just as an elite lava giant, over thirty meters tall and wielding a massive lava battle axe, broke through the defenses and roared as it charged toward the node where Jemin was located...

Jemin unveiled his "Great Light Phase"!
hum!
A massive halo of light, constructed from thousands of intricately crafted runes and magical artifacts, unfolded behind him.

The fully rotating light wheel resembled a miniature sun, radiating a dazzling light that was almost blinding!
Under the guidance of Jieming's spiritual power, the immense energy surged wildly into every node of the Great Light Phase!
"die!"

Jemin's eyes burned with murderous intent as he pointed forward!
In an instant, a dense torrent of energy projectiles, like a bursting dam, burst forth from the "Great Light Phase".

Each energy blast precisely locked onto any lava giants that dared to approach the node!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
The ear-piercing sounds of something cutting through the air blended together!
The elite lava giant charging at the forefront hadn't even had time to swing its battle axe before its entire body was instantly pierced by hundreds of energy projectiles.

Its solid rock body, like cheese hit by bullets, was instantly riddled with countless holes.

Immediately afterwards, with an internal explosion of energy, it exploded into a pile of rubble and lava with a loud "boom".

Jemin's firepower did not stop for a moment. Like a tireless war fortress, he began to strike frantically, clearing out every lava giant that dared to approach his defensive zone.

At the same time, apart from the wizards who needed to focus on manipulating the node's main cannon, all the other wizards also unleashed their powerful spells that they had been preparing for a long time.

Curses, acid rain, gravitational fields, spatial rifts...

All sorts of incredibly powerful witchcraft erupted simultaneously along the entire defensive line!
In an instant, the brilliance of the elements completely obscured the sky, and the entire world was transformed into a magnificent war symphony composed of death and destruction!

The war reached its most intense stage almost in the blink of an eye.

Despite Jemin’s enthusiastic fighting, the wizards were actually on the verge of defeat.

What should have been an impregnable defensive line was like a fragile sandcastle in the face of the almost endless waves of lava giants, and was quickly compressed to a distance of a few hundred meters around the defensive node!
In the blink of an eye, the bio-beast army, which had been exhausted layer upon layer, was completely overwhelmed.

In a short time, countless lava giants ignored the deadly yet ineffective energy cannons and sorcery attacks around the node, crossed the boundaries of the battlefield, and rushed straight into the heart of the camp.

However, Jemin, who was inside the third layer of defense nodes, was not as excited as he had been at the beginning of the battle.

Instead, he remained quite calm.

Although he was busy controlling the Great Light Image to clear out the enemies in front of him, there was no panic or tension on his face.

After firing several precise energy blasts and shooting down a few lava giants that were trying to bypass the bio-beast defenses and climb the node array, Jemin even had a moment to ask a wizard next to him who was operating another energy cannon, "Can we stop these charging giants?"

The wizard was a senior level two wizard, and like Jemin, he had an almost indifferent calm on his face.

He quickly adjusted the angle of the cannon muzzle, shaking his head helplessly. "How is that possible?"

He paused, then continued, "With the ultimate consideration of the highest level of security for our nodes, and while maintaining the existing defensive perimeter, we can at most clear out the first wave of impact."

He pointed to the giants galloping away in the distance: "As for those that try to get around from the flanks and rear... we can only let them pass."

"With node security as the highest priority, what we can do is to deplete the enemy's strength as much as possible and ensure that the nodes themselves are not directly destroyed."

The other wizards remained unusually calm upon hearing the conversation between Jemin and the second-level wizard.

Their faces showed no fear or despair, only a focused dedication to carrying out their mission.

After all, each of them had received the most direct orders from the command center.

The mission this time is to "assist in the battle," not to "block the enemy."

This means that from the very beginning, the camp's orders prioritized protecting the wizards themselves and the nodes.

As for those enemies who bypassed the defenses... that's a higher level of strategic maneuvering, not something these frontline operators need to consider.

Moreover, as time went on, Jemin also discovered even stranger things happening during the battle.

Although the battlefield was incredibly large, with elemental light and explosions rising and falling, it seemed as if a life-or-death battle was taking place.

But how to put it... both sides were quite "perfunctory" in the actual battle.

"It feels like an old married couple going through the motions of paying their dues regularly..." Jemin muttered to himself.

For example, on the wizard side, the three level-five wizards who were stationed at the camp did not make a move at all!
With their strength, they could easily annihilate any enemy who broke through the defenses, and even turn the entire battlefield upside down.

However, they watched all of this quietly, like bystanders.

There has been no movement so far.

Similarly, don't be fooled by the sheer number of lava giants appearing before you.

But after a sharp glance around, Jemin realized that the highest level they were facing were only level two and three lava giants.

As for more powerful combat units of level four or above that can cause greater damage over a wider area, they have not appeared at all!

It's not that these lava giants didn't attack with the army; on the contrary, Jemin didn't even need to look with his eyes. He could sense the high-ranking lava giants who were hiding behind the lava giant army just by sensing them from afar.

Although the aura emanating from these lava giants was intense, they obediently stayed at the back, watching helplessly as their subordinate giants launched wave after wave of attacks.

Moreover, even the lava giants that had broken through the defenses seemed to ignore the existence of these defensive nodes. Their "target" was very clear: to charge forward headlong.

It's as if each node here isn't an obstacle blocking them, but merely a "road sign" leading to some more distant goal.

As it is now, it is obvious to anyone with eyes that the entire defensive node is almost completely surrounded by countless lava giants.

Both the front and rear defenses had been breached, but Jemin still had time to chat with the wizard next to him and showed curiosity about some technical issues.

“Speaking of which,” Jemin said, as he precisely controlled a bio-engineered behemoth with the “Earth Pulse” skill to smash a huge rock giant into a pulp, he changed the subject and threw it at the level two wizard: “The effect of this ‘Temporal Stabilizing Anchor’ is indeed quite good.”

He exclaimed in admiration, "To be able to withstand such a large-scale time interference in such a short time... I wonder which master created this? The ingenuity of its rune structure and energy transmission is something I have never seen before."

This is a signal that is very common among wizards: a desire to exchange knowledge.

In the wizarding world, being curious about technical details and actively exchanging ideas is a very normal form of "leisure" among wizards.

This indirectly shows that Jemin really didn't feel any pressure.

After all, even though they were surrounded by enemies, the enemy didn't consider the node as their main target.

Even Jemin had a feeling that if the node hadn't blocked part of the lava giants' path, the charging lava giants probably wouldn't have paid any attention to them.

However, the highest-ranking second-level wizard among the group shook his head regretfully.

He seemed somewhat apologetic towards Jemin's question: "The timing anchor wasn't installed by us; it... has been stable on this node for a long time."

He paused for a moment, his tone carrying a hint of something unfathomable: "All we have to do is activate it and combine it with our own witchcraft to form a complete defense system."

"Oh?" A hint of curiosity flashed in Jemin's eyes.

Does this mean that this thing was already planned from the very beginning of the design?

However, it was too late for them to continue their conversation.

Just as the second-level wizard finished speaking, a more chaotic and shrill alarm suddenly came from the rear of the node position, which was the flank of the protective area where Jemin and his group were located!

Jemin didn't need to look back; his keen senses immediately allowed him to feel the frost elemental aura surging from behind.

The fact that they could sense such a clear elemental aura from such a distance clearly indicated that the wizards in the Frost Dark Realm had encountered the same situation as them.

"Huh? In that case..." Jemin blinked, then suddenly realized something.

Before he could think it through, what he had imagined had already become reality:

The lava giant legion that broke through from the front lines and the equally terrifying yeti that came from the Frost Dark Realm and bypassed the other side of the defense line met head-on!

Although the protective array around the camp has not been dispelled for the time being, preventing these monsters from making any real contact.

The problem is that both of them possess an energy field capable of freezing time!

Then, in the instant their gazes met, the terrifying monstrous legions on either side...

These two energy fields, which stretch from the edge of the plane to the center and have the ability to stop time, also converged at the same time!
!!!

At that moment, there was no earth-shattering roar, nor even a burst of light.

There is only one kind of "distortion," unimaginable and affecting the most fundamental level of time!
Because Jemin and the other wizards had activated the "time-stability anchor" in advance, they were not directly affected.

But Jemin could clearly sense that at the very moment the energy fields converged, the entire plane seemed to have undergone some indescribable, fundamental change!

Rumble…

At the same time, the atmosphere of the Frost Dimension suddenly began to tremble violently!

Jemin's pupils contracted, and he looked up in shock at the distant sky.

The sky has fallen!

(Something came up, that's all for today...)
(End of this chapter)