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

Chapter 305 Treasure House
Jemin hovered above the cave entrance, the perception of his Eye of Reconnaissance spreading downwards.

At the same time, he activated his alchemy, and his mental energy probed downwards along the metal wall beside him like tentacles.

The feedback from the reconnaissance magic was clearly presented in Jemin's mind: what lay below was not simply a passage, but a vast underground space.

Its structure and layout vaguely show that it was once a commercial venue, but now it has become a battlefield.

Three wizards dressed in gray robes were leaning against a broken metal support pillar, struggling to stay upright. The magical light on their bodies flickered erratically, indicating that they had exhausted themselves.

Their opponents were dozens of giant spirit natives of various forms.

These natives mostly exhibit a semi-fluid slime-like base form, incorporating various mechanical parts, wielding energy weapons, or casting innate spell-like abilities.

Among them, the most eye-catching were four exceptionally large elite individuals whose energy fluctuations reached level four.

They acted like minor leaders on a battlefield, directing other lower-ranking natives to continuously besiege them.

Three level-three wizards against four level-four elites plus a large number of grunts would find it extremely difficult to win.

Jemin’s undisguised mental energy sweeping across the area was immediately caught by the wizards below who were struggling to hold on.

"Friends up here! Help us deal with these enemies, and we'll split the spoils we find!" The leader, a level three wizard, didn't hesitate to send out a plea for help through his mental powers, his voice filled with obvious anxiety.

"can."

With a succinct response, Jemin swooped down towards the bottom of the cave without further hesitation.

As he fell, the battle situation suddenly became critical.

To dodge a corrosive spear wreathed in ominous black smoke that shot out from the shadows, a wizard was forced to use his elemental incarnation, transforming himself into a pool of flowing water.

The spear pierced through the water curtain, causing no physical damage, but the accompanying soul-corroding power caused the water to recombine into a human shape, whose face was as pale as paper.

An abnormal flush immediately rose to his head, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His aura instantly weakened, clearly indicating that his soul had suffered serious damage.

"Roar!!!"

Just as those level-four natives were about to take advantage of the situation to finish off the seriously injured wizard, a roar shook the entire underground space!

A massive black figure crashed into the center of the battlefield like a meteorite; it was none other than a level-five black giant that Jemin had revived!

The moment the black giant appeared, the terrifying pressure caused all the indigenous people to freeze in place.

Without any fancy moves, it directly punched the nearest level four native, the force of the punch compressing the air and creating a loud bang!
The level four native in slime form reacted extremely quickly. Its main body instantly extended several sticky tentacles, which grabbed several lower-level natives who couldn't dodge in time and threw them at the black giant's fist like stones.

He used the force to fly backward, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.

"careful!"

However, another wizard who had been observing the whole situation suddenly changed his expression and exclaimed in surprise at Jemin, who had just landed.

Almost at the same moment he spoke, a figure that blended almost seamlessly into the environment suddenly sprang up from the shadows behind and to the side of Jemin!

Without any external machinery, its body stretched and hardened in an instant, transforming into a sharp biological bone spear that pierced Jemin's back at an astonishing speed!

The opponent's concealment methods were extremely sophisticated; even Jemin's reconnaissance talisman and his own senses failed to provide any warning before the attack!
However, the anticipated scene of the bone spear piercing through the body did not occur.

The level-three native who suddenly attacked only felt a blur before his eyes, and the target's figure seemed to sway slightly. His thunderous strike actually... missed?!
It couldn't understand why its opponent could dodge it so easily when its speed was already at its maximum.

A smug smile flashed across Jemin's face.

Naturally, it wouldn't tell it that the moment the black giant descended, its inherent "temporal disorder" domain had already quietly covered a small area around it.

What appears to be an extreme speed to the enemy is nothing more than a routine pounce in Jemin's time frame.

"Want to make a sneak attack?"

As Jemin raised his right hand, the ten special rune artifacts on his wrist, which looked like they were carved from crystal, instantly lit up with a dazzling light.

The next moment, hundreds of fine and scorching energy rays shot out from the crystal!

After leaving the rune, these rays did not scatter and attack randomly. Instead, under Jemin's skillful control, they quickly converged and merged in mid-air, eventually forming a blazing white beam of light as thick as a bucket, containing destructive energy.

With unstoppable force, it slammed into the attacker who appeared "slow" due to the difference in the flow of time!
The attacker was caught in the deceleration field and had no time to dodge effectively. He could only watch in horror as the beam of light pierced through and vaporized his protective energy and tough body!
After firing a few more shots to confirm that the enemy had been killed, Jemin carefully used his mental power to collect the remaining tissue fragments on the spot and put them away as spoils of war.

On the other side, with the addition of the Level 5 Black Giant, the battle situation instantly reversed. The Black Giant was like a tiger among sheep; its powerful physical resistance and energy absorption properties made it almost immune to most attacks, and its temporal disorder domain made it extremely difficult for the enemies besieging it.

The remaining three wizards felt much less pressured and were invigorated, working together with the black giant to quickly eliminate the remaining enemies.

The battle ended shortly afterward.

The three wizards, including the one whose injuries had been stabilized after taking medicine, all moved closer to Jemin.

When they saw the alchemy badge on Jemin's robes, their faces involuntarily lit up with joy.

As the injured wizard tore open his tattered robes and applied a cool-smelling green ointment to the eerie black corrosive marks on his chest, he explained the situation to Jemin, his tone filled with relief and excitement at surviving such a close call:

“Thank you for your help, friend! We are the ‘Grey Tower’ team. We’ve discovered a well-preserved treasure trove hidden deep within this underground complex! Judging from the structure and energy signature, it should contain a considerable amount of resources. But…”

He paused, a hint of helplessness on his face: "The treasure vault was locked by a special seal. We tried to force it open, which triggered the pre-warning of the self-destruct mechanism, attracting the guards from before and the subsequent reinforcements."

“We have already dealt with the original guards of the treasure vault, but it seems that some natives are unwilling to give up this place and have been sending people to try to take it back or stop us.”

Upon hearing this, Jemin nodded thoughtfully.

The fact that natives repeatedly sneaked back to attack at great cost proves that the value of this treasure trove is probably extraordinary.

No wonder they were so happy to see their alchemist—breaking these technically sophisticated seals is one of the alchemists' specialties.

“I can give it a try,” Jemin said succinctly, then set a condition: “If I succeed in cracking it, I need to have the right to choose one piece of loot first.”

The other two wizards, who were still in relatively good condition, exchanged a glance, then looked at the leader. The leader nodded without hesitation: "That's only right! If you hadn't arrived in time, we wouldn't have been able to save our lives, let alone the treasure vault."

Having reached an agreement, Jemin, under the protection of the Black Giant, arrived at a heavy metal door located at the deepest part of the underground structure.

The surface of the gate is engraved with complex energy patterns, with a circular indentation in the center that emits a subtle and dangerous energy fluctuation.

Jemin extended his right hand and gently pressed it against the cold metal door. He closed his eyes and began to perform alchemy, his spiritual power slowly seeping into the seal structure.

In his perception, the interior of the seal was like a sophisticated trap.

Several strangely shaped energies acted like "fuse," intertwining and connecting to a vast and violent energy source.

Any attempt to violently alter the material or energy state within the vault will instantly sever these "fuse," detonating the massive energy source and destroying everything inside, including the decipherer.

"A very ingenious design, utilizing the unique power characteristics of the natives as a key..." Jemin thought to himself.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to take the safest approach.

While maintaining his alchemy skills, Jemin also began to use extraction techniques.

The mental energy transformed into an invisible hand, carefully bypassing those sensitive trigger points and directly acting on those strange energies that served as "threads".

Using his extraction technique, he carefully extracted these energies from the sealed structure and channeled them into a temporary energy container within his body.

Woo! Woo! Woo!
Just as the last "fuse" was pulled out, the patterns on the treasure vault door suddenly lit up with a blinding red light and emitted a sharp, piercing alarm!
The sound echoed in the empty underground space, carrying far away.

However, that's all.

Without the "fuse" to ignite the massive energy source, the alarm is useless except for creating noise and potentially attracting more enemies.

Jemin remained unmoved and continued his work.

Although the fuse is gone, the treasure vault is most likely safe now.

But just in case, he used the extraction technique again, this time targeting the dormant yet massive energy source at the core of the seal!
Through his efforts, the terrifying energy that was powerful enough to blast an area within a kilometer radius into the sky was completely extracted.

It transformed into a constantly twisting and flashing ball of light, which he carefully sealed inside his body.

"Perfect for replenishing what we've been expending..." Jemin felt a slight sense of relief; this ball of high-quality energy was an unexpected delight.

After doing all this, he took a step back and gave an order to the black giant beside him, who was like a black iron tower.

The black giant roared and slammed its two enormous hands, covered in liquid metal, into the crack of the vault door!
Creak—Bang!
A sickening metallic tearing sound rang out as the heavy metal door, now stripped of its energy protection and reduced to its physical structure, was pried open like paper by the black giant's terrifying strength, revealing the dark, gaping treasure vault inside.

A rich aura of energy and a peculiar smell, a mixture of some kind of metal and an unknown compound, instantly wafted out from the open treasure vault.

(End of this chapter)