Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

Lynn took the nameplate and checked the new mission:

【Promotion Consolidation Mission (Mandatory, Solo)】

Mission Name: Clear Out the Out-of-Control Stitches in the "Rotten Swamp"

Mission Location: Southeast edge of the Eternal Night Graveyard, in the "Rotten Swamp Forest" area formed by the energy seepage point of the "Rotten Abyss" plane.

mission target:

1. Kill or confirm the complete destruction of the specific mutated stitched monster codenamed "Rotten Swamp Aggregate" (estimated strength: lv3 boss level).

2. Collect a sample from its core part (at least 1 x [Aberrant Sarcoma] or 1 x [Unstable Soulfire Fragment]) as proof of completion.

3. (Optional/Bonus) Investigate the cause of the abnormal proliferation and rampage of the Frankenstein monster and submit a detailed report.

Target Description: The "Rotten Swamp Aggregate" is forcibly stitched together from a large number of decaying swamp creature remains, contaminated plants, and escaping abyssal energy. It is enormous and has an irregular shape.

It possesses powerful physical strength and regenerative abilities, and its attacks are accompanied by poison, corruption, and mental pollution effects.

It is suspected that it has undergone uncontrollable mutation due to the periodic tides of energy from the "Rotten Abyss" dimension or unknown factors, and needs to be eliminated as soon as possible.

Mission Danger Level: High

Task deadline: 15 calendar days

Basic rewards: Promotion status locked (failure requires reassessment), 800 contribution points, and 50 magic stones.

Bonus:

Successfully submitting a valid investigation report: Contribution Points +200, and gain access to "Second Floor of the Skeleton Repository (limited to 24 hours of sand)" once.

Task prompt: The hummock forest environment is extreme, filled with highly toxic methane gas and corrosive mud. Effective anti-toxic, anti-corrosion, and purification methods must be prepared.

The target may summon or control low-level undead and mutated creatures in the Rotten Forest. It is recommended to have at least level 3 undead units or summons/constructs of equivalent strength to assist in the battle.

--------

Lynn quickly read through the mission information.

A level 3 mutated Frankenstein's monster, capable of controlling undead in a harsh, poisonous swamp environment...

This promotion task is indeed not easy. No wonder many apprentices, even if they meet the standards, will try their best to improve their skills and accumulate resources before certification.

However, the extra reward caught Lynn's eye.

Viewing privileges for the second floor of the ossuary during the 24-hour hourglass period!

This reward is nothing to an ordinary apprentice, after all, the formal wizard-level knowledge on the second level is extremely complex and profound, and one probably won't gain much knowledge in 24 hourglasses.

But Lynn has the [Record] cheat, so his efficiency is off the charts!

This extra task must be completed!

At this moment, the old deacon reminded him:

"The task information has been loaded onto your nameplate. Please complete it within the deadline. Failure to do so will affect your promotion status and subsequent resource allocation."

"Understood." Lynn nodded, put away the nameplate, and turned to leave the apprentice staircase hall.

Looking at his energetic back, the old apprentice sighed.

It was his good fortune to be able to enter the wizarding academy as an apprentice, but the wizarding chasm that he could never reach in his lifetime wore down all his ambition.

I don't know if leaving that small city was a blessing or a curse...

Sometimes, living a muddled life isn't necessarily a bad thing...

I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light...

...

Lynn stepped out of the Apprentice Staircase Hall, and the next step was to prepare for the challenging "Rotten Swamp" quest.

After arriving at Ghost Market and purchasing a map of the quest location, along with several bottles of potent antidote and antiseptic, they returned to the laboratory.

Gregor remained engrossed in his research on the "Sorrow Cluster," surrounded by bone plates covered in data and shimmering arrays of runes.

These wondrous creations of nature often possess incredible power, and we may find inspiration in them.

"Mentor, I need to borrow the teleportation array one more time," Lynn said directly, while showing the advancement task on the nameplate.

Gregor was already used to this, and glanced at the mission information indifferently:

"The Rotten Swamp Forest? An outflow point from the Rotten Abyss? Tsk, that place is filthy and stinking, and occasionally low-ranking demons seep in from the Rotten Abyss..."

Low-ranking demon?

Upon hearing this, Lynn immediately became interested.

Could it be... that I might encounter a succubus?

"Rotten Abyss" is a satellite plane surrounding "Eternal Night Graveyard," protecting the safety of the Bone Spire Academy.

The Rotten Abyss is said to be one of the "breeding grounds" for demon prisoners of war, containing countless abyssal demons, making it extremely dangerous for apprentices.

These prisoners of war were captured by the Bone Spire during their battles on the front lines and in the Abyss plane, and were kept alive in the Rotten Abyss.

Or rather, the entire Rotten Abyss was a layer that the Bone Spire Academy forcibly "plucked" from the Endless Abyss, serving as a "bridgehead."

The Endless Abyss is a formidable enemy that has been entangled with the Wizarding World for countless years.

The Endless Abyss is not an independent plane, but a vast world system with distinct layers, full of chaos and evil. Its core characteristics are a "layered structure" and a "chaotic and evil" ecosystem.

The Endless Abyss is like a "layered cake," composed of countless worlds and planes stacked one on top of another.

The Abyss now has over a thousand planes, each ruled by at least one powerful demon lord, who is the absolute master of their respective plane.

These countless worlds are all controlled by a common will—the Will of the Abyss!

Powerful beings in these worlds can gain the favor of the Abyss's will through methods such as dimensional invasion and large-scale sacrifices, thereby "pleasing" the Abyss's will to obtain power and advancement.

This also makes the entire Abyss world extremely eager for war and for the recognition of the Abyss's will.

The Abyss has never stopped its invasions, and its main theme is to sustain itself through war.

If they encounter a powerful plane, the demon lords of the adjacent planes will unite to invade and divide the plane.

For the wizarding world, the Endless Abyss is undoubtedly the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads for countless years.

Both sides wanted to conquer the other, but neither could crush the other.

On the border between the wizarding world and the endless abyss lies a devastating battlefield known as the "Bone-Eating Starfield".

The Bone-Eroding Starfield was originally a complete world, belonging to the Wizarding World. After discovering this world, the Abyss Realm immediately opened the "Abyss Gate" and invaded.

Fortunately, the initial "Gates of the Abyss" were not fully opened, and only low-level demons were teleported. As a result, the wizards stationed in this realm discovered this and sounded the alarm for an anti-invasion campaign.

A major battle between the two sides is imminent.

Countless demons rushed into the Bone-Eroding Starfield, attempting to overwhelm it with a sea of ​​demons.

The wizards, however, managed to hold off the attack by relying on the defensive lines formed by the various academies, the construction of wizard towers and various wizard fortresses.

Furthermore, a great True Spirit Wizard personally oversaw the front lines, using his own laws to suppress the Abyss Gate and prevent beings of the Demon Lord level from passing through.

This blockade lasted for over six hundred years.