Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 232 Arrival

Rolin went to the armory and replenished his supplies with a sufficient amount of mental energy recovery potions, high-energy nutrients, and several specially made enhanced communication crystals that could maintain basic communication in extreme energy environments.

He received a new type of inner armor that was said to be able to withstand high-intensity energy impacts and some rule interference, replacing the old robe he was wearing that was already somewhat damaged.

Blake and two Forge Guards were adjusting their heavy equipment and anti-magic weapons.

Ella carefully examined each of her arrows, especially several newly issued arrows with special arrowheads engraved with runes of spatial disruption and energy dissipation.

Liana is taking stock of and replenishing Holy Power Potions and Purification Amulets.

Abel, clutching his instrument case, muttered to himself, seemingly memorizing some complex array diagram.

An hour later, the assault team assembled at the base's most concealed departure platform.

Everyone was fully armed and looked solemn.

General Hossman came to see him off in person.

"Take care. The base is waiting for you to come back." He said succinctly.

A teleportation beam illuminated, transporting the seven-person team to a pre-designated, relatively safe, and concealed advance point about thirty miles from the Boiling Blood Lake.

As the light faded, an even hotter, drier air, thick with the pungent smell of sulfur and blood, rushed towards us.

The ground beneath my feet was scorching hot, and in the distance, I could faintly hear a deep rumble, like the beating of a giant beast's heart.

We've now moved far from the Ash Plains and entered a more central and dangerous area within the Scorched Hell fragments.

The dark red of the sky deepened, like congealed blood.

In the northwest, the strange dark blue light was clearly visible, and below it, a faint dark red light could be seen rolling and surging – that was the boiling blood lake!

Rowling immediately opened the incubator.

The silvery sheen of the silvery seedlings is brighter and more directional, and the regular patterns and shadows on the leaves are becoming clearer.

At the same time, the strange attraction emanating from the seedlings became even stronger, but vigilance and unease also increased.

"Activate the detector, full-band scan," Rolin ordered, while simultaneously setting up his upgraded joint detector from Santa.

Abel immediately opened his instrument case and began releasing several fist-sized, honeycomb-like spherical detectors.

These probes silently ascended and flew toward the boiling blood lake to conduct a wider-ranging scan of the terrain and energy field.

The data was quickly fed back.

The Boiling Blood Lake is not a real lake, but a terrifying area with a diameter of more than ten kilometers, which is composed of viscous, hot, dark red magma and some unknown dark blue fluid that exudes strong life and corrosive energy. It is a constantly boiling and churning area.

The energy readings at the center of the lake are ridiculously high, the spatial structure is extremely unstable, and small-scale energy eruptions and spatial folds occur frequently.

Around the lake shore, numerous traces of energy remnants, neither native to the Scorching Hell nor from undead or corrupted creatures, were detected, along with—some simple yet highly effective energy concealment and early warning arrays with a peculiar style.

The method of constructing the magic circle is different from known wizarding schools, necromancy, and even the visitor's order techniques, exuding a cold, hard, efficient, and pragmatic aura.

"The fourth force—as expected, is active here." Ella murmured, looking at the magic array nodes and energy traces marked on the detector screen.

Look here.

Abel pointed to a corner of the three-dimensional topographic map projected by his instrument, which was a relatively flat lake shore on the northeast side of the Boiling Blood Lake.

"The energy shielding array here shows obvious signs of artificial reinforcement, and—there seems to be a relatively stable energy void inside, like—an entrance or stronghold?"

Blake stared at that spot, then looked at Yue Yinhua's unwavering pointing: "The target is very likely there."

"Abel, can you break through or bypass those magic arrays?"

Abel pushed up his glasses, his eyes gleaming with focused attention: "Give me some time to analyze the structure."

"These magic arrays are ingenious, but they are not foolproof."

"They seem to focus more on early warning and energy disruption than on absolute defense."

"If we find the frequency and the pattern of the nodes, we should be able to pass safely."

"Hurry up," Blake ordered.

"Gore, Anvil, clear the way ahead, and stay hidden."

"Ella, scout the flanks. Liana, provide support from the center."

"Rolin, you and Abel will be in charge of technical support and overcoming obstacles."

"action!"

The team immediately sprang into action, cautiously approaching the area that appeared to be the entrance.

The closer one gets to the boiling blood lake, the harsher the environment becomes. The ground temperature is frighteningly high, and occasionally dark blue steam emitting a pungent odor rises from the cracks in the ground, carrying a strong corrosive effect.

The free energy particles in the air are unusually active and chaotic, causing continuous interference to protective energy and detection equipment.

Abel's spherical detector transmitted back a more detailed diagram of the array's distribution.

As he moved with the group, he rapidly performed calculations, his fingers scribbling across the portable computing crystal panel, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Found it!" Abel exclaimed after advancing about a mile.

"The energy flow of the magic array has periodic attenuation gaps, with a weak window of about 0.5 seconds appearing approximately every three hundred energy pulsations."

"Moreover, there is a slight delay in the energy coupling between the third early warning node and the seventh jamming node in the northeast direction. This delay can be used to construct a short-term camouflage signal to deceive the early warning and then quickly pass through the jamming zone."

"Is it possible?" Rowling asked.

"It requires precise synchronization and a bit of luck." Abel licked his slightly chapped lips.

"I need a stable energy source to simulate the camouflage signal, and at the same time, the team must pass through an interference zone of at least 20 meters within 0.5 seconds."

Rowling looked at Blake.

Blake pondered for a moment: "Gore, Anvil, and I can use our fighting spirit to temporarily create a passage to counteract some of the interference."

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"Ella and Liana are fast enough."

"Rolin, cooperate with Abel."

"Is there a problem?"

Luo Lin nodded, and the power of [Quiet Dust Star] began to be slowly mobilized, preparing to provide stable energy output and precise timing.

Abel quickly took out several small energy generators and guiding runes from the instrument case, and with Rolin's assistance, began to build a temporary small signal simulation array on site.

Everything is ready.

The team lay in ambush behind a lava rock, quietly waiting for the energy pulsation cycle of the magic array to begin.

The energy fluctuations in the air are like tides, rising and falling regularly.

When the silvery sheen of the honeysuckle seedlings and the reading on Abel's instrument both point to that predetermined weak window.

"Now!" Abel hissed, activating the signal simulation array!

A faint energy ripple, almost identical in frequency to the warning frequency of the surrounding magic array, spread out, instantly deceiving the warning node!