Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 228 The Way of the Werewolf Hunter

Wolf One, Wolf Two, and Wolf Three immediately transformed into werewolves, picked up the potion on the ground, and drank it. For them, if they could no longer follow the wolf pack leader, they would rather die immediately.

These three shadow werewolves, transformed from hunting dogs, had a very simple bond: wherever Su Nan went, they followed.

They will follow the pack leader forever, until their own death.

Su Nan used a niche reversal spell to get a Queen of Insects to deliver the legendary Sunmark potion to Jinx in the Insect Capital.

Jinx drank it down without a second thought; the Hive Consciousness has an obsessive fixation on evolution.

The entire arcane swarm is constantly iterating and evolving.

Therefore, the Arcane Swarm would never refuse to take the Fifth Ascension.

However, since there are millions of Arcane Swarms in the Underworld, the swarm used the lives of millions of individuals to share the burden of the Fifth Ascension Potion and accelerate its digestion.

The legendary Sunmark potion was digested in just ten minutes.

Jinx's size increased again, becoming as large as a building. She radiated a sun-like light, caused by the overwhelming power of her arcane magic.

It is also the main body of the hive consciousness, forming a defensive force field magic called [Arcane Sun].

This wasn't actually Jinx casting it herself, but rather a collective evolutionary process. A group of creatures was simply the hive consciousness of a single life form casting Arcane Sun.

It applies arcane magic defenses to the Zerg individuals that the Hive Consciousness deems important.

For example, Jinx, the Queen of the Swarm, the current thirty-one Queens, the Wizard Tower of the Hive, and the Hatchery of the Queen Tower.

Because even the structures of the Arcane Swarm are biological structures... in essence, they are also part of the Arcane Swarm's hive consciousness.

Su Nan began to think. Judging from the speed at which the Arcane Insectoids digested five Ascension Potions, the potential of the Arcane Insectoid Swarm that had reached this stage was already beyond the first level.

I really don't know what will happen when this swarm evolves to the end.

In the future, I need to strengthen my control over the Hive consciousness to avoid getting out of control and causing a swarm disaster that would ruin my reputation.

Finally, everyone looked at Blom.

Because Blom is the only shadow werewolf, besides the two elite golems who weren't present, who hasn't yet chosen to take the potion but has been in a state of fourth ascension for a long time.

Werewolf veteran Blom spread his hands to everyone and said, "I've decided. I'll continue fighting alongside you all."

"I was just about to ask my master if I could step down from the front lines. I've been fighting for most of my life, but as soon as I was about to say it, I started to feel uncomfortable."

Blom drank the werewolf hunter potion, and a powerful magical energy flashed in his pupils, its nature extremely sharp. "I know why I'm feeling unwell."

"I was born in war, I was content with war, and I can only die in war. I've done nothing but serve in the military in my entire life."

"If I don't fight, I really don't know what else I can do. So I still have to risk drinking this potion of five ascensions."

Blom apologized to Mario, "I'm sorry, Mario, I can barely read. When I taught you the sonnets, I mostly guessed."

"Most of it was made up by me out of vanity."

"You should still seek out Mr. Warwick to teach you... Keep it up, you might really become a Golem Poet someday."

Mario gave a dismissive snort, feigning maturity. "I knew it."

"But Mr. Bloom was the only person besides my master who had the patience to teach me to read, so I didn't expose him."

Su Nan looked at Blom in surprise. Blom's state of mind was now unexpectedly in line with the power contained in the werewolf hunter potion, so his digestion speed was actually faster than Warwick's.

Su Nan said to Warwick and Blom, "That's good. Werewolf potions are different from other potions. When taken together as a group, the digestion speed and success rate are actually higher than when taken alone."

Warwick realized. "Right, werewolves never fight alone. We always act as a group."

"Therefore, digestion is much more difficult when done alone than when done collectively."

Su Nan himself also drank a bottle of werewolf hunter potion.

In an instant, he saw a prey running away from him, frantically fleeing into the distance, but Su Nan also saw other werewolves appear beside him.

There's Warwick, there's Blom, there's Wolf One, Wolf Two, and Wolf Three.

They divided the work, with each wolf chasing the poor prey a short distance to exhaust it, until they finally caught up with it.

The wolf pack returned laden with their catch.

The entire wolf pack seemed very happy, and at the same time, they were filled with a sense of confidence that they were the dominant hunters in the entire ecosystem.

The significance of a hunter lies in hunting, but the significance of a werewolf hunter is even greater—protecting the wolf pack, protecting their companions, and then, through hunting, limiting the number of prey, thus protecting the world.

The way of the werewolf hunter lies in protecting the wolf pack and the ecosystem, not in hunting prey.

Then, Su Nan saw another illusion: he, as the wolf king, was gradually dying due to injury and old age, and all the werewolves were howling in pain.

The next moment, the wolf king, symbolizing southern Jiangsu, came back to life, rose from the ground once more, and was even stronger than before. The wolf pack began to cheer.

Su Nan broke free from the illusion; the werewolf leader in the virtual machine within his body had evolved into a werewolf hunter.

Su Nan was somewhat stunned. As a first-ring wizard, he forcibly digested five Ascension Potions, and in a hallucination, he was resurrected, completing the necessary ritual for digesting the potion—resurrection and comprehending the Way of the Hunter.

"So, this is how the hunter's way is created by borrowing the blood of the progenitor of the vampire clan to give werewolves some vampire traits," Su Nan thought.

The Way of the Werewolf Hunter was not designed by Su Nan; it was purely a product of the collision between werewolves and vampires.

The essence of the werewolf hunter's way lies in protection.

Therefore, all the actions of a werewolf hunter are not for killing, but rather, based on killing, they transcend the werewolf's bloodthirsty nature and become for protection. This involves preemptively killing prey that might threaten the existence of the wolf pack.

In other words, it's a hypothetical defense, or a defense strategy, while hunting in advance.

Su Nan thought to himself, "The occult meanings of vampires and werewolves combined actually form the Guardian Moon."

"So the lunar phase associated with this is a blood moon..."

"It seems there are still many mysteries to be uncovered about the origin of vampires—the Blood World. If that's the case, then what is the Blood World protecting?"

"Even the wizard who introduced werewolves and vampires into the wizarding society of that time probably didn't fully understand their existence. He might not even have as much understanding of werewolves and vampires as I do now."

Su Nan said to the wolf pack, who had all taken the Ascension Potion five times, "Someone has invaded Peter's Territory."

"It must be those beings from the energy world who were lurking in our Southern Thrace military region before."

Warwick said, "What? Then we have to go back right now!"

Su Nan shook his head. "It's alright. I'll use the Niche Reversal Charm to gradually teleport Mario back, and then teleport the wolf pack and the queen back."

"We can take advantage of their attack to help you digest the potion."

"It's definitely safer to digest the potion near the wizard's tower."

Su Nan said, "As for me, I don't need to rush to appear. If I go back, those sorcerers from the energy world will probably retreat immediately. So you guys play with them for a while first."

"I want to settle some karmic debts in this secret realm."

Su Nan estimated that if the sorcerers of the energy world discovered that they were invading the wizard tower of a first-ring wizard, they would probably be so frightened that they would cut off their tails and flee.

After all, even a second-ring wizard isn't confident they can defeat a first-ring wizard inside their own wizard tower.

The Wizard Tower is an alternative divine realm for wizards. As long as you are inside the Wizard Tower, you can fight against opponents of higher levels.

Warwick and others immediately agreed.

Upon hearing that someone had invaded Peter's territory, Warwick was impatient and couldn't wait to return.

After Su Nan used the Niche Reversal Spell to teleport them all back.

Su Nan stayed alone in this secret realm. He drank a bottle of Spiritual Power Enhancement Potion (+6) and restored himself to his peak condition.

Then, he looked to the north and slowly walked to the location of the orc fortress.

Upon seeing Sunan, Elvis even wore a strange expression, as if he didn't recognize Sunan Peter. He took a half step back and continued to scrutinize Sunan. "Are you really Sunan Peter?"

"Even if you have broken through to become a formal wizard, your mental and magical power is far too strong. You control your magic power as if it were an extension of your own arm, and I cannot see any weakness in it."

"It's just like a seasoned wizard who has been a full-fledged wizard for decades."

Elvis looked Su Nan over again, then suddenly said, "That's right, it is indeed you. A formal wizard who is only 17 years old!"

Elvis suppressed his surprise and said, "It seems you not only broke through to become a formal wizard, but also used your accumulated knowledge before the breakthrough to cross the entry-level stage. This also shows that you have a complete formal wizard's lineage."

"Otherwise, no matter how talented you are, you can't do this."

Elvis chuckled, "Is it to guard against me, so you skipped the beginner stage and stabilized your magic to this extent?"

"I don't have any hostility towards you. We might even become friends."

Su Nan glanced at him. Elvis no longer seemed so unfathomable to her. Elvis's mental strength was 250, slightly higher than hers, but not far behind; they were at the same level.

It seems he wasn't at the level of a seasoned first-circle wizard.

Furthermore, due to the special nature of the Brown Field, Su Nan's defensive field is fifteen times stronger than the minimum level of a formal wizard's permanent defensive field, and it is specifically designed to counter magical attacks.

So if a real fight breaks out, it's anyone's guess who will emerge victorious.

Su Nan said calmly to Elvis, "You're overthinking it. I just did it on a whim. It's as natural as eating and drinking; there's no need for a special reason."

"Elvis, are there any formal wizarding organizations in this land?"

Elvis paused for a moment, then spread his hands, adopting a much more equal attitude, and smiled, "I'd love to say yes, but unfortunately, no."

"At least I haven't discovered such an organization since I was just released from the seal. For the Forsaken, the magical tide has just recovered to the point where the first-ring wizards of these Forsaken organizations are beginning to recover."

"But it's not even enough to produce the normal magic concentration required for a wizard apprentice to break through to become a full-fledged wizard. In fact, the current magic concentration is not even enough for a full-fledged wizard to function. You don't feel anything while you're in the secret realm, but once you leave, you'll suddenly feel it, as if you've swum from a river into a small pond."

"For formal wizards, the low to medium magic environment outside even reduces the power of our spells, and after we consume our mana, we cannot recover immediately, but recover very slowly."

Elvis said, "So, under these circumstances, even if a formal wizarding organization wanted to emerge, it wouldn't have been in time."

"But now, you and I are two official wizards. Why don't you join our Thunder Ring? Then the Thunder Ring will become an official wizarding organization again."

Seeing that Su Nan's eyes were not right, Elvis quickly said, "It's okay if you're not satisfied with the Thunder Ring. I'm the Lightning Wizard. You and I will each take one character from our names and then form a new wizarding organization."

"For example, names like the Ring of Southern Lightning or the Ring of Flashy Su, but these kinds of names are hard to understand... I think they need to be optimized..."

Su Nan said calmly, "Elvis, I'm not joking with you."

Elvis raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "Just like the Thunder Wizard."

"However, part of what I said is true. I genuinely don't know where there are any formal wizarding organizations. Or you could invite me to join your gathering, that would be nice. Anyway, with a great apothecary like you in that gathering, it should be worth going."

"And... the leader of your gathering... is called the Petrifying Witch, right? She successfully advanced."

Su Nan raised an eyebrow in surprise, then felt happy for the petrifying witch.

The petrifying witch even risked death to become a full-fledged wizard, and now she has finally become one.

Elvis said, "You provide the goods for the gathering to trade, the Petrifying Witch continues to be in charge of organizing her gathering, and I can provide the magical contracts for formal wizards to use."

"In that case..."

Elvis reminisced, "It's so similar to my past in the Thunder Ring. Back then, the Thunder Wizard was in charge of the Thunder Ring's administration, I was in charge of research, and the Thunderstorm Wizard was in charge of combat. But in the blink of an eye, they both died in the invasion of the Orcish Great World, which is under the Energy World."

"Only I survived because of my severe injuries. More than two thousand years later, when I woke up, everything had changed."

Elvis looked at Su Nan and emphasized again, "But we, the Thunder Ring, have done right by everyone."

"We single-handedly resolved the orc invasion of the Great World!"

(End of this chapter)