Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 286 Intercepting the Queen Army Ant
Sebastian was instantly enraged.

"Are you kidding me? According to the unspoken rules, this is the forbidden forest area of ​​our Lilith Hut. Doesn't your Secret Fire Academy have its own forbidden forest area? Why are you trespassing into our forbidden forest area?"

"Don't think that just because you're all professional combat white wizards, we'll be afraid of you."

A glint of fire flashed in Wayne Acosta's eyes. He was filled with rage. If they hadn't been eyeing the queen army ant, they wouldn't have risked entering the back garden of another academy.

Although the forest is a public resource, according to unspoken rules, everyone tends to mind their own business and generally won't trespass into someone else's backyard.

Of course, going in occasionally isn't a big deal.

Since it's all within the outer perimeter of the Forbidden Forest maintained by the White Wizards' Association, as long as the Black Wizards can't get in, it's not that strict.

The main problem was that they were really unlucky this time. They ran into the people from Lilith's Hut not long after crossing the Forbidden Forest.

Wayne Acosta said arrogantly, "Enough talk, there are hundreds of army ants here."

"There's even a queen army ant hiding among them. If you don't move aside, how can you handle it?"

The next moment, an immense magical pressure rushed towards him, the black magical pressure transforming into sharp blades that sliced ​​through the ten army ants surrounding Wayne Acosta.

In an instant, all these army ants were sliced ​​into pieces by the black bamboo sword controlled by the "seeing soldiers in every bush and tree" technique.

Locke accurately used magical vines to collect the twenty army ant mouthparts into his astral ring.

Wayne Acosta turned his head in horror to look in Locke's direction. "This magical pressure... he even faintly exceeded the 800 mana limit."

"I am Wayne Acosta, and you are?"

Locke said calmly, "I am Locke Augustine. According to the rules, you shouldn't be here."

"Leave immediately."

“These army ants are also our prey. I’m also very interested in the army ant queen you mentioned.”

Wayne Acosta's expression changed slightly. 'It's actually the [Eyed Demon] wizard! His combat power is astonishing; meeting him today, he seems even stronger than the rumors suggest.'

'Why am I having such bad luck lately? Most people cross the Forbidden Forest without any problems, but I not only clashed with the wizard at Lilith's Hut, I even ran into this ruthless person.'

The wizards behind Wayne Acosta were filled with anger when they heard Locke drive them away.

The white wizards of the Secret Fire Courtyard naturally underestimated the fighting power of the wizards from Lilith's Hut, and were naturally resentful at this moment.

"We used a lot of special bait to lure this army ant colony into the forbidden forest. You're telling us to leave just like that? Are you going to compensate us? We'll leave if you pay us, plus we'll pay for the time we wasted!"

“The wizards of Lilith's Hut, you’re thinking too much.”

Sebastian, too, wore an angry expression. "It was clearly your Firefly Institute that broke the rules first."

“This forbidden forest area is the secret realm of our Lilith Hut, and you should not have trespassed.”

Several wizards from the Secret Fire Academy immediately attacked. "I don't care about your stuff. If you don't want to die, get out of the way right now and don't get in my way."

The Fire Academy is a special school of wizards that focuses on the study of fire magic within the Evocation school. Even if they don't become Incinerators, they are still skilled fire mages who excel at high-destruction attacks.

At that moment, the four wizards from the Secret Fire Academy attacked together, and more than fifty fireballs the size of basketballs shot towards Locke and the others.

This was a large-scale collective fireball spell, composed of group fireballs cast by each wizard. The intense heat instantly enveloped Nixon, Sebastian, and the others, and with the army ants still attacking them, the wizards of Lilith's Hut were suddenly caught in a pincer movement.

Sebastian and the others looked grim; the Gear Iron Thorns were under immense pressure from the intense heat of the flames.

Fire magic is indeed very effective against ordinary plant magic.

But at that very moment, Locke swung the Black Lock Bamboo Sword again, and a black demonic pressure transformed into a sharp demonic blade, slicing directly through the fireballs. In an instant, all the fireballs disintegrated, and the flames went out.

Even the flames were blown back by the black magical pressure, and instead blew towards the wizards of the Secret Fire Academy.

The four wizards who made the move were all blown about by the black magical pressure.

This is the power from the ultimate combat strength of an apprentice-level fighter.

At that moment, all the apprentices felt the enormous gap between themselves and Locke.

The opponent used a melee-type plant magic spell, and the resulting magical pressure was enough to extinguish their flames.

"This demonic pressure... is terrifying."

Locke began to grow impatient, his eyes turning menacing. "Get out."

The third time is the limit. The Forbidden Forest is a rare lawless area in the white wizarding society, and no one will ever know what happens there.

As long as you prevent others from using the True Sight Crystal to record images and leave evidence, you basically won't have any major problems no matter what you do.

At this moment, Wayne Acosta, the wizard seed of the Secret Fire Academy, had a glint in his eyes, filled with rage. However, his fear of the rumored Eye Demon Wizard prevented him from taking action.

Unlike ordinary wizards, incinerators refuse to suppress their anger, making them more volatile than typical wizards.

Wayne Acosta was naturally unwilling to swallow this insult. Even if they had slightly violated the rules, this world was all about strength. Most wizards in Lilith's Hut were not good at fighting and would have to suffer in silence.

Who knew that this time it was the powerful Eye Demon Wizard leading the team, who turned the tables and made them suffer this hidden loss.

Wayne Acosta was secretly calculating his chances of winning against Locke after he made his move.

Suddenly, his eyes flickered as he sensed a tremendous vibration coming from the ground; the vibration was extremely large.

“It’s the rumble.” Wayne’s face lit up with joy. “After chasing for so many days, we’ve finally caught up with the queen army ant. The rumble is a sign that the queen army ant has appeared.”

A queen ant, hundreds of meters long, emerged from the ground of the Forbidden Forest. Nearby trees and magical plants swayed precariously, and magical creatures could only flee in panic.

This army ant queen clearly possesses the most powerful strength below that of a formal wizard.

The queen army ant sprouted a pair of enormous, transparent wings from its back, seemingly using them to fly. The wizards of the Secret Fire Institute were thrilled to see this, but the next moment, their eyes widened in disbelief.

A surge of terrestrial magnetic force descended upon the back of the army ant queen, and a beam of light severed it in two. The enormous army ant queen was instantly split in two and crashed to the ground.

Then, the almost complete magical earth magnetic force suddenly contracted, gathering all the nearby flowers, birds, insects, beasts, trees, and leaves away.

Just like the scene Locke once saw in the past, using archaeological magic, of the three-eyed tiger-eyed cat roaming the ancient forest.

At this moment, Locke unleashed the ultimate power of the Earth's magnetic field, which he could support with 900 magic pressure, and instantly killed the queen ant that had caused the rumbling.

(End of this chapter)