Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 476 Chasing After Yunhu and Being Unable to Perform Anymore

On the judging panel, a third-ring wizard from the Rose Council commented, "Unexpectedly, the Hydra plant could still be used for a period of time without anyone controlling it. That little Yennefer completely miscalculated."

"The evaluation of the Hydra Plant needs to be raised even further."

"This magical plant is very practical."

The four third-ring wizards all nodded in agreement.

John the Wizard said, "Alright, the champion, runner-up, and third place are almost decided. We can let the Machine Spirit escape. If this continues, the Machine Spirit might really be destroyed."

"That would be bad."

"Unexpectedly, the champion of this year's Yunze Cup was a wizard sponsored by the Six Towers. The two wizards from the three-ring wizard research group could only get the runner-up and third place. This is something none of us expected."

Dean Richie shook his head slightly. "But the quality of this year's Yunze Cup is already extremely high. After this year, it's estimated that it will be difficult to replicate the glory of this year's Yunze Cup for a long time."

“Each of the top three is a former champion, and some are even above average. Even the fourth place is at the average level of the previous champions.”

"The Ancient Tree of Life, the Laurel Tree Man... and the Hydra Demon Plant. It is not an honor for us participants to have these three demon plants appear in the Yunze Cup, but an honor for the Yunze Cup itself."

"These three wizards will all become very excellent breeders in the future."

The witch Catherine pointed at the dome screen, and instantly the entire steel fortress plummeted towards Cloud Lake. "Let the Machine Soul escape first. We didn't expect a witch to be able to break through the simulated permanent defensive field."

"Ok?"

The five third-ring wizards were stunned for a moment, because on the dome screen, the steel fortress suddenly separated into three parts, and each part used rocket thrusters to accelerate the separation of the separated part from the main body of the steel fortress.

This forced the wizard Edgar, the witch Diana, and Locke to remain above Cloud Lake, watching helplessly as the main body of the steel fortress chased into Cloud Lake and disappeared without a trace.

The steel fortress plunged directly into the cloud lake, disappearing without a trace, unlike before when it lingered on the surface of the sea of ​​clouds, attracting the contestants to attack it.

But the next moment, Locke did something...

He used archaeological magic, the Time Pointer, to gather the surrounding negative energy particle field, then pointed the Time Pointer in a specific direction and immediately canceled the spell to see the result. He then rushed into the bottom of the cloud lake and chased after it.

The 130 judges on the panel were all stunned by what they saw.

Previously, Locke had demonstrated his ability to break through the simulated permanent defensive force field, and if Locke chased after it, the consequences could very well lead to the complete destruction of the Vengeful Machine Soul and the Mekanis.

Most importantly, that whole scene was seen by paying viewers and is still being streamed live.

Although the Yunze Cup is rife with inside stories, it is, after all, a paid commercial competition, so at the very least, the general public cannot discover anything amiss.

Now that Locke has caught up, and the Iron Fortress's last resort has been cracked, wouldn't that mean that the Mekanis can be completely defeated in this Yunze Cup in the eyes of the vast number of paying viewers?

The Mekani people, who were supposedly harassing specific lakeshores in Yunze Wetland, have disappeared. Should the Yunze Cup still be held next year?
What is the justification for holding the next session?
The third-circle wizard of the Rose Council stood up. "What's wrong with this brat? He's actually an archaeologist."

Catherine the Witch's outstretched finger paused in mid-air, a smile playing on her lips. "This... is quite interesting."

Wizard Richie was already wiping the sweat from his brow. He stared at the cheering comments from paying viewers flooding the True Sight Crystal system and began to ponder what to do. "Oh no, a live stream mishap has occurred."

"Quickly cut off the live stream and say that it was due to a technical problem that caused an unforeseen event and the live stream was temporarily interrupted."

"Well, just say that our system has never been below Cloud Lake before, so we can't broadcast it."

The witch Ekaterina said, "Headmaster Richie, you don't have to be so serious."

Dean Richie wiped his forehead with a handkerchief. "Many of my friends who are third-ring wizards have placed bets on the Yunze Cup. The Yunze Cup involves too many people; how could there be any accidents?" "The Yunze Cup has long become a regular large-scale event in our Yunze Wetlands."

……

Below Cloud Lake, Locke used the History Pointer to lock onto the direction of the Steel Fortress and charged straight into it.

He leaped onto the city of the steel fortress and followed it across the Cloud Lake region, entering the bottomless pit beneath the Cloud Lake.

It was completely dark here.

There was no light, only the lights shining from the steel fortress.

And in the light, there were many civilized and magical creatures living on the walls of this bottomless pit. Locke even saw some simple stone houses.

The houses were empty, with only traces of blood.

I don't know what happened in the past, or who would live here.

Locke instantly felt an immense pressure bearing down on him. He was stunned for a moment because beneath the cloud lake was actually a magic-absorbing area.

"No wonder the Mekanis can roam freely beneath Cloud Lake. Above Cloud Lake is a natural area of ​​heavy magic, while below it is a place that absorbs magic. Countless magical tides are all sucked away by something at the bottomless pit."

Locke's nine layers of permanent defensive force fields materialized. "Fortunately, I have nine permanent defensive force fields on my body."

Locke raised his right hand, and the hydra itself was quickly summoned into the depths of the cloud lake. A large bundle of chains completely wrapped around him, and nine crocodile heads floated behind him.

With the protection of nine layers of permanent defensive force fields, Locke's magical power was not absorbed by the mysterious power beneath the cloud lake.

However, with each step he took, the permanent defensive force field would sway slightly.

"What exactly is deep within this bottomless abyss beneath the cloud lake?"

Locke gritted his teeth. "Even a normal wizard would find it difficult to enter this place. Although this suction force doesn't compete with a wizard's internal magic power, it's enough to make a wizard without a permanent defensive force field feel like they're using a little magic power here, and they can't replenish their magic power from the outside at all."

"Moreover, the power of the spell was suppressed to the minimum."

"Only I, with my nine-layered permanent defensive force field, can slightly resist that suction force and barely recover my mana in this harsh environment."

"The creatures living here are either like the Mekanis, who do not rely entirely on magic, or they are special life forms that have developed some kind of resistance, allowing them to protect some of their magical power under this suction force."

"Otherwise, they would never have been able to find a way to replenish their magic in this environment."

Meanwhile, inside the steel fortress, a machine spirit projected an image onto a magic crystal; it turned out to be a little girl wearing a pink dress.

The little girl, in a state of high alert, kept sending messages to the higher-ups at Yunze Wetland: "I can't act anymore, I can't act anymore. Your people have rushed into Yunhu Lake and caught up with me."

"He's killing me."

"Make him stop right now."

"What? There's still a live stream? It hasn't been cut off yet? You want me to keep acting? I can't act anymore. That wizard has the means to track me. Even if the city is split up again and I throw him out, he will definitely catch up."

The little girl with the machine spirit panicked and threatened the higher-ups at Yunze Wetland. "I'm going to sell all the shares I previously bought from your Yunze Wetland store alliance. If I die, I'll immediately sell them at a low price, causing your stock price to plummet!"

"Now you're scared, aren't you? Hurry up and find someone to save me."

(End of this chapter)