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

Chapter 250 Forced Missions and Attacks

In an instant, a densely packed list of tasks was displayed on the communication terminal.

But what truly captured the attention of all the wizards was the "Mandatory Quest" marked at the very top in scarlet lettering:
All wizards must, as required by command, set up "signal nodes" within plane 655-4488-32194158 (abbreviated as: the airspace plane) to assist in drawing an internal map of that plane.

Below the task are many terms and detailed requirements.

After a quick glance, the requirements could be summarized as follows: all wizards like himself who were searching outside should immediately return to the "ship plane" and collect "signal beacons" from the logistics department.

In subsequent operations, one signal beacon had to be deployed every thousand kilometers, based on its effective communication range.

After reviewing it carefully twice, Jemin felt that the mandatory task was within an acceptable range.

Aside from requiring all the wizards to abandon the advantageous areas they had painstakingly explored and return to the "ship plane," which might cause some losses, the remaining requirements of this task are not too difficult.

Jemin remembered clearly that, according to the contract signed with the boundary point, although the commander-in-chief of each interdimensional war was qualified to issue mandatory missions, there were very strict regulations regarding the requirements for issuing mandatory missions.

Since the seventh-level archmage Dionysius Spencer was able to issue this task, it means that in his internal judgment, this task would ultimately benefit all the wizards present.

In fact, Jemin agreed with this point.

Although this would mean that his exploration progress over the first half month was wasted.

However, this only amounted to a waste of about ten days.

Considering the benefits this task will bring to everyone's future actions, this loss is entirely within acceptable limits.

After briefly considering other factors in his mind, Jemin couldn't help but admire the cunning of the wizard Dionysius Spencer.

The timing of Dionysius Spencer's issuance of this mission is quite delicate. Most wizards who have ventured outwards should already be close to the point where they can establish contact with the "ship plane" via their personal terminals.

So even if the level seven archmage didn't issue this quest, most wizards would soon return to the "ship plane" to update their maps and resupply for fear of getting lost.

In this way, this mandatory task is not so troublesome for many wizards, and they can just do it as a side task.

It can also significantly reduce inner resistance.

Jemin casually flipped through the other ordinary tasks.

The vast majority of missions involve acquiring various specialty resources within the "airspace plane".

In particular, the demand for acquiring all sorts of strange and unusual creatures is virtually limitless.

Although the rewards for these acquisitions are relatively low compared to the wizards bringing these items back to the "border" to sell, they are much more convenient and faster.

For most wizards, this is a suitable choice.

While adjusting his direction and flying rapidly toward the "ship's position," Jemin browsed the mission list on his terminal.

Although these are just some missions, they can actually reveal a lot of information about this expedition.

Suddenly, his gaze faltered as he looked at a certain task on the screen and couldn't help but frown.

[Urgent Mission: Find the Lost Wizard.]

[Quest Restrictions: Only wizards of level three or above with expertise in "spatial" magic are eligible to participate.]

Because his abilities were insufficient, Jemin was also unable to access more detailed internal intelligence about the mission.

But even just what's revealed in the mission title is enough to make one ponder it carefully.

If it's just an ordinary "lost wizard," then it's not a very important matter.

After all, in places like this where it's hard to tell which way is which, if you accidentally fly out of the terminal's signal range, it's really easy to get lost.

But if you add the subsequent task acceptance restriction, it becomes very troublesome.

"Is it a spatial problem that caused the 'getting lost'? Judging from the distribution of elements in this plane, we really need to be careful..." Jemin couldn't help but think to himself.

The element most widely distributed in the "airspace plane" is undoubtedly the "wind element".

In the wizarding world, the "wind element" itself represents "space".

Therefore, it is quite possible that there are a lot of unstable spatial turbulence in this plane.

If you're unlucky, you might even get caught in some spatial turbulence and get trapped in a self-circulating spatial turbulence zone with no real exit.

If you were truly trapped in such a place, unless you were incredibly lucky to be discovered and rescued from the outside, or possessed the powerful ability to shatter space itself, you would be trapped there for the rest of your life!

"We did overlook this aspect. When we get back, let's see if we can buy some magical artifacts on the 'ship plane' market that can stabilize local airspace or lock our spatial coordinates..."

Just as Jemin was thinking, his scalp suddenly tingled, and a deadly sense of crisis, stemming from his biological instincts, suddenly erupted from the bottom of his heart like a volcano!

However, just before he sensed the danger signal, an attack had already silently and as if by ghostly means!

This was a strike, a near-perfect assassination.

quick! allow! ruthless!
Moreover, it happened silently!
The attack did not cause any energy fluctuations, nor did it produce a shriek that tore through the air, nor did it reveal even the slightest trace of killing intent.

It was like the fangs of a ghost, appearing out of nowhere and aimed directly at Jemin's vital point between his eyebrows!

Just as the invisible attack was about to touch Jemin's skin, an energy shield that he had kept at its lowest power and hidden all along suddenly appeared on the surface of Jemin's body.

boom--!
A dull thud, like the sound of shattering glass, exploded in Jemin's ears!

Jemin's pupils contracted sharply.

He witnessed firsthand how the shield in front of him, powerful enough to withstand a full-force attack from a level two wizard, suddenly developed numerous cracks like a spiderweb.

Thanks to the energy reaction triggered by the attack on this energy shield, Jemin was able to see clearly that a faint, cone-shaped object, seemingly made of transparent crystals, was stabbing fiercely toward his face.

Fortunately, the suddenly appearing energy shield bought Jemin a precious few tenths of a second of reaction time.

Almost without thinking, relying on his fighting instincts, he managed to swiftly sidestep and narrowly avoid the fatal blow!
The cone pierced his cheek almost perfectly, and the shockwave even made his skin sting!
The moment he dodged the attack, Jemin opened his eyes wide and quickly scanned his surroundings.

But... he had no idea what had attacked him.

Apart from being forced to reveal a faint, crystal-like "cone"-shaped limb the moment it came into contact with his energy shield, the opponent didn't reveal anything else in the world!
After Jemin dodged, the thing vanished completely into thin air, like ink dropped into water.

"Roar!!!"

Only then did the five black giants realize what was happening.

They roared angrily, and their massive bodies immediately sprang into action, firmly surrounding Jemin in the center, forming a solid defensive circle.

At the same time, he cautiously looked around at every inch of space.

Without thinking, Jemin instinctively conjured several shields of different attributes for himself.

He then immediately focused his mind on the talismanic artifact on his wrist and began to check the condition of his "Eye of Detection" and the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror.

"Thermal imaging, vibration waves, sound waves, soul monitoring, energy diffusion reaction, life detection... Damn it! We've activated every reconnaissance method imaginable, but haven't detected the enemy at all?!"

He confirmed that his "reconnaissance eye" and the Five Aggregates Rainbow Mirror were functioning normally and at full power.

A chill ran down Jemin's spine. With so many reconnaissance methods, how could they have failed to detect the enemy's approach...

Just as Jemin confirmed this alarming fact, another deadly attack fell on his head without warning!

This attack, once again, could not be detected by any of his reconnaissance methods.

Moreover, the damage it causes is even more exaggerated than the previous one!
This time, Jemin had carefully erected several shields in advance, but in the face of this attack, these shields were still as fragile as paper, providing almost no protection, and were shattered one after another!

Fortunately, Jemin was mentally prepared this time and reacted immediately.

He narrowly dodged the potentially fatal blow once again, his only injury being a deep, bone-revealing cut on his left arm.

Although this attack was exceptionally powerful, Jemin instead revealed a cold smile.

Looking at the wound on his arm that was rapidly healing under the power of the body-tempering technique, he had already guessed what method the other party had used to conceal it.

"It's a creature that's naturally skilled in 'spatial' abilities? It wasn't for nothing that I tested it with my arm. This time... I've really hit the jackpot!"

From the wound, Jemin felt a familiar yet unfamiliar energy eroding his flesh.

Jemin recognized it as pure "space-based" power!
He said he was "familiar" with it because he had spent more than a decade studying the knowledge related to "spatial gaps".

It is described as "unfamiliar" because, even now, he still cannot truly manipulate this mysterious power in the slightest.

It is obvious that the reason why the opponent was able to shatter multiple layers of shields in one go is because of this "spatial" power that can ignore most energy and physical defenses!
(End of this chapter)