Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 307 The Counterattack of Life

Inside the potion storage room of Lilith's Hut, the wizard Francis looked at the five dark wizards who had stopped their attack with a puzzled expression.

At the same time, he saw three ghost brides dressed in exaggerated black wedding dresses standing behind the black wizard.

The wizard Francis attempted to use plant magic on the three brides, but the Bellflower King's "Cannon Firework" passed right through their bodies without having any effect.

Wizard Francis's eyes widened. "How is this possible?"

"What is this thing? It's neither an undead nor a cursed creature, and it ignored my magical attacks."

The three ghost brides paused around the life force field for a moment, and then, to the astonishment of Advisor Francis, they actually lifted their legs, stepped forward, and walked directly inside.

The fact that the three ghost brides passed through the life force field almost made Senior Advisor Francis's eyes pop out of their sockets in shock.

"What is the principle behind this? The life force field has its own anti-undead force field, so it is impossible for it to have no effect on undead creatures at all. Cursed creatures will also be resisted by the life force field. The life force field is formed by stimulating life energy, and its energy exists in the body of a certain life form. It is just a matter of the strength of these life forms."

The wizard Francis quickly retreated and ordered his students to do the same, urging them not to approach the three ghost brides. "Back off, back off."

"What...what exactly is this thing? The Blood Curse Court actually still has something like this in its possession."

“No, they can’t control this thing precisely either. They seem to only give orders roughly. So these ghost brides can only move in one direction. Even after entering the barrier, they neither attack me nor take the opportunity to destroy the life force field generator so that the three black wizards outside can come in.”

“If I’m not mistaken, these ghost brides were only given the simple command to move in a certain direction. If that’s all, then there’s still more to the story.”

The three dark wizards outside the small life force field all laughed.

“Francis, I’m telling you, stop being so stubborn. With your abilities, wouldn’t it be better to just abandon these students and resources and run away?”

Advisor Francis glanced at them and snorted. "Even if I told you, you bunch of dark wizards wouldn't understand."

Advisor Francis, filled with anxiety, said, "Locke, now it's up to you. If you can re-establish the barrier, then everything can still be saved."

……

On the other side, the old witch Forbes stared wide-eyed at the group of ghost brides who had broken into the alchemy hut protected by the barrier of life. "How is this possible?"

"What are all these things?"

She vaporized a bottle of emerald green potion and injected it into the body of a ghost bride. Instantly, the ghost bride's body began to twist and her face began to swell, but after a while, it returned to its original state and continued to walk forward with a kind of mechanical gait.

The old witch Forbes, a certified potion master, looked grave. "What is this thing that can ignore the Emerald Green Potion?"

"Stay calm. At least they didn't attack me immediately."

Looking at the various first-level potions piled up like a garbage dump in the alchemy hut behind her, the old witch Forbes said, "I'll try them one by one. I refuse to believe that no potion can work on this. Even if I have to use exhaustive search, I will find a potion that works for you."

……

Inside the underground defense facility, Locke followed the directions given by the witch Gabriel and headed to the lowest level of the facility.

The witch Gabriel briefed Locke on the situation outside. "That's the current situation, Locke."

“Now there is a ghost bride who has also passed through the magic gate and entered this underground facility, and is searching for you.”

"Since it can ignore life force fields, it is unknown whether it can harm formal wizards."

"The Ghost Bride has no record of fighting any of our wizards so far."

Locke entered the core control room of the facility, and surprisingly, he saw Angron there. Angron was sitting in a corner, his eyes red and his head in his hands. He was startled when he saw Locke, and his emotions intensified after feeling Locke's magical pressure.

"Don't come here!"

"It's not my fault, it's not my fault at all!"

Angron roared, his eyes red, "Locke Augustine, do you know what it feels like to be the center of attention?"

“When I first enrolled, the way Professor Harlan Villa looked at me was like a talent scout seeing a thoroughbred horse.”

"No matter what I did, he always looked at me with a smile, but everything changed after you came. Professor Harlan, he looks at you with the same eyes he used to look at me."

Anglong gritted his teeth and roared, "It's all because of you that things have turned out this way."

"I just want to regain Professor Harlan Vera's approval, that's all. So I can only go to those dark wizards and hope they can share some data with me."

“Time and time again. I only intended to dabble in it, but then you happened to become Professor Harlan Vera’s student,” Angron said hysterically. “You drove me insane.”

"I just want to be better, better than everyone else. I just have to be better than all of you. Why can't any of you let me have my way!"

"Why!!!"

Locke frowned. "Are you seeking the truth to gain the approval of others?"

"But I'm just doing it out of personal interest."

"That's your own problem, it has nothing to do with me. What do I care about whether you're excellent or not? I only care about whether I can explore what I want to know."

A mad glint flashed in Angron's eyes. He charged directly at Locke, intending to fight the formal wizard. But the next moment, Locke activated the Life Field Permanent Defense Magic, knocking Angron away and sending him flying, knocking him unconscious on the ground.

Locke didn't look at him, but instead looked at the device in front of him that was covered with buttons. Some of the devices had been sabotaged by Angron, but he was just a wizarding apprentice with limited knowledge. The witch Gabriel had indicated in the Nibelungen system that the sabotaged buttons were insignificant.

The witch Gabriel said, "First, place your palm on the core crystal ball of the life force field."

That's something Angron couldn't destroy.

Locke walked up and placed his palm on it. Instantly, his consciousness soared to new heights, as if he could overlook this land and survey the entire ecosystem of Lilith's Cottage Port City.

He could see those organisms converging their life energy toward this large life force field generator, only that the large life force field was shut down.

However, he also discovered that he could no longer activate it directly. The life force field originally relied on the life energy torrent of the ecosystem created by Lilith's cabin to expand its force field, but now the plants of the entire ecosystem have completely gone on strike, and the entire land has been cursed into a cursed land. The souls of the dead have been twisted into cursed spirits, and ghost brides are scattered all over this cursed land, running around as if they were in an empty place.

At this moment, the life force of the entire land has been suppressed to its lowest level!
“Hmm, that’s not right.” Locke said in surprise, “I thought the power of the curse had completely suppressed the natural ecology of this land, but I didn’t expect there was still a chance.”

"This is……"

Through the crystal ball, Locke noticed that the entire ecosystem of Lilith's Hut had indeed been completely suppressed, but at this moment, there were still some moss-like plants struggling to resist the torrent of cursed energy.

However, they were too weak and easily routed, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. But because these mosses were numerous, scattered, resilient, and relatively small, they were difficult to target specifically. As a result, they managed to slip through the Blood Curse Court's previous curse attacks and become a part of the ecosystem that is still functioning.

“It’s one thing to have dodged those curses, but didn’t the Blood Curse Tribunal bribe this land before? Why aren’t these mosses affected?” Locke pondered. “Wait a minute, I know why. The Blood Curse Tribunal’s model overlooked something.”

"In the ecosystem, the plants that can obtain the most energy are the trees, followed by the herbs, vines, and ferns. Mosses and lichens cannot compete with other types of plants, so they probably did not get any energy in the previous bribery."

Locke's expression turned strange, and his understanding of ecology became more multifaceted. "The ecosystem that Lilith's cabin has built is much more resilient than I imagined."

(End of this chapter)