Wizards pursue the truth

Chapter 339 [339] The Death of the Rhine: The Attack on the Ocean Corridor

The Rhine region, being geographically close to the Condor region, was subjected to a full-scale attack from the Natural Ring Tower.

Wizard cities fell one after another, flattening the land. Smoke filled the sky, and rampant particle energy radiation infected most of the Rhineland territory. Not only wizards died, but also countless mortals.

Fortunately, the places where mortals lived were far away from the wizard cities where the wizards lived, so only a few mortals were affected by the battle. Most of them were killed intermittently by the pollution of the earth by particle energy radiation.

Regardless of who wins or loses the war between the Underdark and the Natural Tower, the number of mortals will decrease by at least 30%.

This is the result of force majeure.

boom!

A tremendous roar resounded throughout the entire Fallen Leaf Wizard City, and blinding light seemed to replace the sky. This was a battle between formal wizards, something that no apprentice could even begin to understand, let alone withstand.

The protective magic array was on the verge of collapse, but ultimately it withstood the test.

As the core wizard city of the Rhine region, all wizards know that if the city falls, they will not survive.

The spatial layers within the jurisdiction have become disordered. Even the long-distance teleportation array can only perform individual teleportation, and it will take a lot of time to accurately identify the disordered spatial nodes.

Node docking is achieved through the wizard teleportation array within the Fallen Leaf Wizard City.

"The enemy has deployed four full-fledged wizards, and their number of ultimate wizard apprentices is more than a third greater than ours. The city's protective magic array is about to break, damn it."

Some wizard apprentices watched as various magical energies bombarded the ripples of the city's protective barrier, the resulting arc reaching a critical point, and their faces showed fear.

"The Rhine Wizard and the Dragon Wizard are fighting fiercely, and reinforcements are on their way." Several wizards from the Rhine lineage also stood on the city wall, their faces covered in dust and their pupils bloodshot.

At the very front, Suer wore a tattered crimson wizard's robe, her hair almost matted together, and her gaze never left the light of the sky.

"Teacher," she said, her lips dry and cracked, her face pale and filled with worry.

There was simply no way to intervene; the gap between a master wizard apprentice and a full-fledged wizard was too vast.

So powerful that she was powerless to do anything but watch as the Rhine Wizard left the protective magic array to fight the enemy.

The dragon wizard was on another battlefield in mid-air, separated from the main force. The energy of the magic array was too great. If he were to switch to attack mode, the shield would probably shatter in an instant, and he could only block the enemy from the outside.

The price of the city's fall will be the complete exposure of the Dark Lands' heartland to the enemy's blade.

A colossal demonic dragon suddenly plummeted from the sky, carrying immense power. Its entire body was covered in purple flames, and it crashed directly into the ripples of the shield, becoming the final straw that broke the critical point.

Click!

The protective magic array of the city was completely shattered, and the wizards inside the city wore expressions of despair.

That was the Dragon Wizard; even he was defeated.

Without the protection of the witch array, his true form was exposed to the enemy's witchcraft.

The city's guardian wizards wore expressions of bewilderment and fear. Were they about to lose Fallen Leaf Wizard City?

The consequences of the city's fall sent chills down the spines of everyone present. They gritted their teeth and flew to the top of the city walls or into the sky above the city. They were prepared to die to face the enemy's sorcery attacks. Some wizards had already planned their escape routes in advance, preparing to temporarily evacuate Fallen Leaf Wizard City and retreat to the rear.

Everyone has their own thoughts and choices. Even if they choose to retreat, the chances of survival are not very high. Fallen Leaf Wizard City is surrounded by the Natural Ring Tower Wizards, and it is not in one direction.

Furthermore, there are already well-established methods to deal with such hostile wizards fleeing.

"Even the Demon Dragon Wizard failed, are you kidding me? Chief, what should we do?"

The lineage wizards of the Rhine were also panicked, all turning their gazes to the red-robed figure standing in front, their only pillar of support being their chief.

The wizard Suer remained silent, his face deathly pale, clutching his chest and trembling, an extreme unease rising from the depths of his heart.

Her emotions began to fluctuate like never before, as if something extremely terrible was about to happen.

The enormous body of the dragon that crashed into the city of Fallen Leaf Wizards collapsed large sections of the city buildings, filling the sky with dust. Its size and scale were terrifying, and the residual pressure from its impact stunned many apprentice wizards.

One of its wings was torn apart, and it was bleeding profusely, looking extremely pitiful. But the dragon wizard was still alive, and the powerful life force of the bloodline wizard prompted his body to quickly repair itself.

The dragon raised its head, attempting to spread its wings and fly, but due to its speed, its wings could not be repaired in time, and it fell to the ground again, the tremors of which were transmitted within a radius of a thousand meters.

The dragon wizard's voice, however, was transmitted through the dragon's roar and spread far and wide.

"Rhine Wizard, retreat! The enemy still has a hidden number of official wizards."

Above the sky, almost all the wizards inside or outside the city below could see the crimson environmental canopy at the center, as if it had been burned by fire. It was the Rhine Wizard's bio-force field spreading and influencing the world, occupying a part of the airspace.

However, it is currently being besieged by the other four terrifying auras.

There was a fifth person, who had been hiding very well, but was now exposed. He appeared out of the void and launched a deadly sneak attack on the Rhine Wizard.

Despair was evident on everyone's faces. Of the five formal wizards, the one who launched the sneak attack was even more terrifying than the four formal wizards who were surrounding them, indicating that he was a veteran formal wizard.

Two veteran official wizards, plus three official wizards, and a sneak attack tactic—no official wizard could emerge unscathed from such an attack. Even a level two wizard must take it seriously.

The wizard Suer's pupils dilated, his fists clenched tightly, and as he looked at the situation in the sky, his heart felt as if it were about to stop beating.

"Teacher, run away! Run away!!"

She was screaming in her heart, and the bloodshot in her pupils was more intense than ever before. For the first time, she felt how important power was.

This feeling of helplessness was driving her to the brink of collapse.

boom!

Endless light and heat, dazzling, venting, and pouring forth, scatter from the sky like a torrent, accompanied by world-shaking explosions. Everyone experienced temporary deafness, and some even bled.

It was as if a second sun had appeared in the sky above the Fallen Leaf Wizard City.

It was the Rhine Wizard who exhausted all his Rhine particle energy and unleashed an unprecedented and terrifying spell.

That was an even more terrifying energy burst produced by the collision of internal particle energy under the true form of the element.

The already activated particle energy, after generating energy, drives even more particle energy to generate energy, constantly superimposing, amplifying, and colliding with each other. What a magnificent scene! The entire 30,000-meter airspace becomes a burning Rhine radiance, as if heavenly fire has fallen to earth, covering everything within its range.

No one can perceive the situation within the core airspace anymore. The extraordinary fluctuations are too terrifying. In terms of power, scale, and even radiation, they have surpassed the Fission Burning Annihilation Spell that Wang Ya once used.

This is a magical attack by the Rhine Wizard, who burns himself.

The truly strongest, the largest, the most violent, like the exhilarating, explosive, and expanding Rhine particle energy.

"No, teacher, no!!" The wizard Suer was tackled to the ground by the wizards of the Rhine lineage. His pupils reflected the dazzling scene of heavenly fire, and his face was filled with unprecedented panic.

The dragon's pupils reflected the surging tide of fire energy, a strange glint flashing across them.

With its wings fully restored, it flapped, and the power of its bloodline surged once more, causing its size to suddenly increase by a third, its wings appearing as if covered in a layer of steel.

The enormous dragon soared into the sky, spreading its wings to shield the important area near the Lord's Mansion of Fallenwood Wizard City, using its body to resist the torrent of fire energy pouring down.

Screams echoed, affecting both the natural ring tower and the wizard apprentices of the Underdark, instantly turning them into dust. With such a powerful outpouring of energy, the particle energy shield released was completely ineffective.

Spatial fluctuations rippled within the wizard teleportation array, and the several wizards who arrived to provide support witnessed this shocking scene.

The evil sorcerer's face was extremely ugly. He was still a step too late. The Rhine sorcerer's aura had completely disappeared, leaving no trace of life.

The city of Fallenwood Wizards has been defended.

The price was the fall of a veteran, officially recognized wizard, as well as the deaths of many of the city's guardian wizards.

The price was too high.

The surviving wizards were still somewhat dazed, not yet recovered from the tension of the battlefield.

They all seemed somewhat distracted while cleaning up the battlefield.

Inspect the ruins of the buildings to see if any enemies or the tribe's wizards are still alive, and attempt a rescue.

The Demon Dragon Wizard approached the Evil Vengeful Wizard and others, requesting to return to headquarters for a rest and to report some specific battlefield conditions to the Ghost Light Wizard.

The death of the Rhine Wizard had a profound impact.

Its importance and status in the Underdark are paramount, and it is one of the twelve main veins.

"Dragon Wizard, thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest of the battle to us." The Evil Wraith Wizard looked at the weakened Dragon Wizard and agreed to his request.

Indeed, someone is needed to return to headquarters and report the specific situation to the Ghostlight Wizard.

Among the wizards cleaning up the battlefield, there were several familiar faces that Wang Ya had seen before.

Rayleigh, the blood wizard and prodigy of the Shebir family; and Fox, the dark wizard of the Grandet family. Both were in the same cleaning team, one the captain and the other the vice-captain, both looking exhausted.

Numbly walking through the ruins, the scorching heat made the team members feel extremely uncomfortable.

It was only because the evil sorcerer intervened to quell the raging fire elemental energy surge that they were able to stop it; otherwise, they would have been instantly reduced to charcoal, let alone clean up the battlefield.

They were also very clear that there couldn't possibly be anyone still alive.

Even if they didn't die in the aftershocks of the energy surge, they would die from the effects of such an environment.

Rayleigh patted his dry cheeks and casually remarked, "With this scale of fire elemental energy pouring down, the power and intensity are immense. The corpses buried under the rubble would probably have evaporated completely, leaving not a single drop of blood. If you got even slightly closer, not even a trace would remain. As for survivors, they're not going to be easy to find. There's not even a hint of flesh or blood. Troublesome!"

"No matter how troublesome it is, we still have to search. Forget about the smell of flesh and blood. Even if there is a smell, we have to remove the word 'blood' from it." Fox, dressed in a black robe, was so hot that he even rolled up his sleeves and sighed, "Let alone flesh and blood, I haven't even smelled a trace of a soul yet. The Rhine Wizard also burned himself under that kind of witchcraft to illuminate us. Let's try our best to search. Although it's very slim, I still hope to find some remnant soul consciousness of the Rhine Wizard."

The dragon wizard emerged from the teleportation tower and looked at the familiar headquarters environment. There were hardly any wizards walking on the streets, and a few level one wizards were occasionally entering and leaving some shops to purchase extraordinary materials.

Inside the dark tower.

The protective magic array creates an isolating force that prevents internal conversations from leaking out.

The Ghostlight Wizard stood on the balcony, his back to the viewer, the cold wind blowing through his hair and robes.

The Dragon Wizard emerged from the shadows and approached the Gloom Wizard. "That's the gist of it. The Rhine Wizard died in battle, but he also took two enemy wizards with him at a crucial moment, allowing Fallen Leaf Wizard City to be preserved."

"If you, Lord Wizard of the Dark Light, have any further questions, I will answer them all."

"I need an explanation." The Ghostlight Wizard turned around, his expression gloomy, his eyes filled with complex emotions and a hint of anger.

The Dragon Wizard's expression remained unchanged, but upon seeing the unwavering determination in the Gloom Wizard's eyes, he was finally moved, his brow furrowing slightly as he asked, "What explanation does Lord Gloom Wizard desire?"

"When exactly did you come back to life?" The Ghostly Wizard asked coldly, his expression grim. "Natural spiritual water is completely useless, isn't it?"

The dragon wizard fell silent, then moved his lips slightly. "Resurrection? Perhaps. Natural spirit water is indeed of little use. You should be able to see my current situation."

The Dark Wizard chuckled. "If the Dark Wizard doesn't actively lower his defenses and hide, how could I possibly detect him?"

"What do you think of the Nightmare Wizard?" The Ghostly Wizard narrowed his eyes.

"A true genius with great potential. If he is willing, I will give him most of the resources, inheritances, and permissions of the Underworld, making him second only to me. In the future, I could even give him everything."

As his consciousness gradually began to detach, Wang Ya opened his eyes, and his projected form appeared at the main branch of the Illusionary Dream lineage.

The other official wizards were also in place, with the Ghostlight Wizard sitting at the head of the table and announcing the start of the online meeting.

It commemorates the deceased apprentice wizards and professional wizards, as well as the Rhine Wizards as heroes.

The personnel arrangements for the subsequent battle situation were discussed.

They also highlighted Wang Ya's achievements and decided to make Wang Ya and the Rhine Wizard the main targets of their publicity campaign in order to ignite the fighting spirit of wizards throughout the Dark Land.

This marked the first real shot fired in the counterattack.

"Indeed, it is often the dead who are called heroes."

As his consciousness returned to his physical body, Wang Ya looked at the scattered books in front of him with a complex expression.

This is war; anyone can die.

Comparatively speaking, apprentice wizards under the protection of the city's protective magic array are less likely to face risks than formal wizards.

The essential difference is that a formal wizard is capable of taking risks.

Apprentice wizards can only be affected by the risks.

Wang Ya's eyes flickered, and his expression was thoughtful.

The Wizard of the Dark Light did not send him to support other wizard cities.

Instead, they stayed in the Rainbow Wizard City to guard against the desperate actions of the Natural Ring Tower Wizard.

He didn't quite believe that Diana would be foolish enough to attack the Wizarding City of Rainbow Flowers alone.

On the contrary, I felt that some of the actions and arrangements of the Ghost Light Wizard were somewhat deliberately intentional.

It was probably the unusual aura sensed by the nature wizard camp that made Wang Ya spontaneously become wary and alert.

There's no harm in being cautious.

As Wang Ya prepared to continue guarding the Rainbow Flower Wizard City as arranged in the meeting, and incidentally analyze the Black Smoke Wizard's soul within the Bubble World.

Some of the covert operations that had been previously deployed have yielded a startling piece of news.

Inside the bubble world.

Wang Ya was observing the smallest black and white bubble among the group of bubbles in mid-air.

The images depict the memories and thoughts of a wizard apprentice named "Lincoln Carmen".

"As expected, the Ocean Corridor couldn't hold back and deployed a significant number of wizards towards the Water Marsh territory; in other territories, the Rotten Lands and the Mechanical Heart wizard group also made their move. It's as if these three wizarding forces planned this all at the same time."

Lincoln was ultimately just a minor figure, an apprentice wizard, and that was all the information he could gather.

However, for Wang Ya, it's a good thing.

The outcome of this battle is pretty much decided.

Natural Ring Tower is doomed to lose!

The only thing to consider is whether these three wizarding forces have any intention of overstepping their bounds.

However, judging from the number of wizards dispatched, they probably only want to take a bite out of the lucrative Natural Ring Tower.

The more natural ring tower wizards who die, the weaker the threat to the main force on the other side of the Apollo Mountains.

The only option left for the Natural Ring Tower was to withdraw its troops and retreat to its headquarters in the Apollo Mountains.

Wang Ya emerged from the city lord's mansion with an indifferent expression and a mysterious glint in his eyes. He used the Dark Wizard Mark to summon all the official wizards.

Soon, five streams of particle light flew over and landed in the courtyard.

"Nightmare Wizard, what happened that requires us to come here?"

The Water Wizard asked the question posed by the formal wizards present.

However, the chilling killing intent emanating from Wang Ya shocked everyone present, as they witnessed an unbelievable scene.

The Nightmare Wizard conjured a black spear in his right hand, which pierced the Red Frost Wizard's heart at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

It was so fast that no one had time to react.

There was also the reason that they were caught off guard.

In the blink of an eye, the Red Frost Wizard was nailed to the wall, his head hanging low, his fate unknown.

"Nightmare Wizard, what are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)