Wizards pursue the truth

Chapter 367 [367] Win-Win! A Band of Witches Follow! Unsealing the Fortress

"In the legendary wizarding world, one of the most infamous weapons is the 'World Destroyer Meteor Cannon,' which can destroy a world at full power. And it's not just any ordinary world, but a world with extraordinary power and a solid world barrier."

As the wizard Lando spoke, everyone's faces showed shock, and they understood why he was reacting in such a way.

They were also deeply disturbed. To annihilate a world with extraordinary beings with a single shot—what a terrifying notion!

What is the concept of a world? It's a world with its own ecological balance and cycle, sustaining the development of life and races, and possessing the potential to form civilizations, much like the once-existing Deep Blue Secret Realm. Adding the word "extraordinary" changes its essence entirely. The presence or absence of extraordinary power drastically alters the world's barriers and the stability of its core.

The power of a single shot is so great. If such a powerful weapon were in hand, and were fired at the Dark Land, everyone would tremble in their hearts. No one could remain calm, including the Dark Wizard.

"You mean to use the World Destroyer Meteor Cannon to kill Andersen?"

Wang Ya's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his tone was firm, "In no more than two days, Andersen will be able to absorb all life and even the earth's ley line energy within the entire Dark Land. He wants to pry open his own wizarding path, use the power of the rules, and break the Void Cube. Since the Dark Land will become a dead land with no vitality or potential, it might as well become Andersen's tomb."

"Bury him, obliterate him, and perish along with the original entity within the Void Cube."

Polaris instinctively tightened her grip on the sword hilt, a hint of horror flashing in her eyes, as if she were seeing Wang Ya for the first time. Such decisiveness, such terrifying killing intent—the Nightmare Wizard's rational judgment surpassed that of the others.

At least she couldn't do that; she couldn't be so decisive and indifferent in indicating that she would use the World Destroying Meteor Cannon to destroy everything.

The Ghostlight Wizard nodded and said, "It is indeed a good idea. Such a powerful and unknown enemy, if it recovers its strength, may have ways to find out where we are."

Both morally and logically, this enormous problem must be solved.

At least now there's a possibility of a solution to the problem; who knows what changes might occur in the future?

"I also fully agree with Teacher Nightmare's choice." Wizard Lando winked at Wang Ya, but his tone was very heavy. "If I'm not mistaken, that Andersen was at least a level four wizard in his lifetime, and most likely a level five wizard, or even higher."

"Stripped of the wizard's path and the power of the rules, sealed in that deep blue book, now orchestrating everything, attempting to return. Only an existence that truly reflects the heavens and condenses the rules can return after the endless years since its fall, and re-empower itself with the wizard's path and the power of the rules."

"Generally speaking, it's not easy for a fourth-level wizard to achieve this level. Their consciousness and soul are dead, and they also lose their instincts. A fifth-level wizard's soul power is further integrated into the rules. These old things are very difficult to kill, which matches Andersen's current performance."

A chill ran down everyone's spines; a being who appeared to be a level-five wizard had set his sights on them.

It's a desperate situation for anyone.

"The World-Destroying Meteor Cannon is a great thing, a weapon of mass destruction. Let alone a level four wizard, even a level five wizard would have to avoid it if it were fired at full power. If it were used under overload and had a massive energy supply, it wouldn't be impossible to kill a level five wizard." Wizard Lando became excited, with a bright smile on his face.

"The power of rules can accomplish all sorts of incredible things, and its essence is a further extension of the distortion of reality by extraordinary mental power. The stronger the wizard's strength and the more powerful their extraordinary mental power, the stronger the power of rules will be. Using the power of rules is also a great burden for wizards."

"Andersen needs all the living souls and ley line energy within the entire Underdark to leverage his own power of rules. The stronger he was, the more difficult this process would be, and the more complicated the conditions required would be."

Black and white bubbles drifted down from the sky, merging together to form a large black and white bubble. Then, under Wang Ya's manipulation, the black and white bubble began to take shape, forming a phantom, hazy portal that seemed to lead to an unknown place.

As the power of Nightmare Annihilation continued to be consumed, Wang Ya frowned slightly. Time was of the essence for him; he needed to recover his own condition and also bring out the World Annihilation Meteor Cannon.

Fortunately, the resources in the Sea Dragon Secret Realm were sufficient to support everyone present and allow them to recover their condition in the shortest possible time.

He only has one day!

Whoosh!

The ocean is unpredictable; even in this forbidden land for humans, the calm surface of the sea is stirred into waves, and the deep blue world undergoes significant changes.

The war has begun, and it's a global, superpowered war.

The trigger was Wang Ya's killing of the president of the Bald Eagle Federation. At the same time, he used meme-like methods to kill more high-ranking officials in the federation, leaving the management vacant and plunging the entire nation into chaos.

The world's most powerful force is facing internal problems and no longer has the energy to deal with external forces.

Powerful kingdoms, including the Kingdom of Winter and the Crimson Dragon Kingdom, have encountered various problems due to the intrusion of the wizards, which has caused numerous consequences and plunged the entire world into chaos.

Those who had regained control of the nation were filled with fear—fear of those beings dressed in the same robes, who appeared and disappeared without a trace, always vanishing without a trace after accomplishing one great feat after another.

These high-ranking officials all fear that they will reappear. The power of technology is not enough to give them a sense of security. Only superhuman individual strength can guarantee their safety and ensure the strength of the nation.

As a result, the superpower competition began, and superpower genes were given to the general public and made widespread.

Such as the Superhuman Natural Reproduction Offspring Cultivation Program, the Superhuman Gene Reform Regulation Program, and the Old Human Evolution into a New Program. The power of superhumans is constantly developing, and fragments of the Book of All Things are continuously being transported into numerous human bodies around the world.

The price of widespread superpowers is that high-level superpower genes are broken down, meaning that the power of rules is divided into more rule fragments, which are then provided to more human bodies.

Instead of the expected explosive growth of powerful superhumans, they have become increasingly rare. This was something that the leaders of various forces had not anticipated, disrupting their original plans and forcing them to develop superhuman combat armies that combined technology with superhuman genes, resembling the situation in the wars of the last century.

"Master, your strength has increased. It seems I have a chance to break free from the shackles of this world. This won't be long."

The strangled king was overjoyed, and even the flesh and blood on the walls and ceiling seemed to rise and fall. Wang Ya stood in the control room, crimson light reflecting on his pale face, as he processed the information gathered about the changes within the Deep Blue World over the past decade.

The World Destroyer Meteor Cannon served as the main cannon for the Conquest Fortress. During the era when the Conquest Wizards still existed, they plundered many worlds and civilizations, reaping the fruits of civilization. These fruits of civilization were only on the surface; the worlds themselves also contained immense value. This is where the World Destroyer Meteor Cannon came in handy.

The Conqueror Wizard had no patience to slowly excavate the main ley lines, the earth's core, and obtain fragments of the world's core. Instead, he directly controlled the main cannon power of the Conqueror Fortress, calculated reasonable values, and shattered the entire world. Then, he took away the most valuable world core and the world embryo.

It's incredibly convenient and fast!

According to the strangled king, during the invasions and expeditions of that era, every powerful and capable wizard was anxious, not because they were afraid of not being able to win, but because they were afraid of not being able to reap the rewards.

There are countless civilizations in the world, like grains of sand. Often, after dealing with one civilization, we have to rush to the next to reap the rewards.

"Retrieving all my components within a single day is probably impossible, Master. Many of these components are buried in extraordinary and treacherous places. For example, tens of thousands of meters below the seabed, or within the core of the highest mountain, or even in the highest point in the sky, or in special components constantly shifting within layers of space."

The strangled king was very surprised, seemingly not expecting his master to complete the removal of all parts and the fusion process of the machine body within today.

But based on its calculations and judgments, this is an impossible task.

"Master, you are very powerful now, comparable to many second-level Star Wizards. You may be able to retrieve the parts from the continental plate layer within a day. As for more, it will take at least half a month."

Wang Ya frowned. He couldn't wait half a month; at least Andersen wouldn't be foolish enough to wait for him there.

In the enemy's estimation, they might already be far from the Dark Lands, on the run for their lives. Andersen himself, having accomplished such a massive feat, also needed to go into hiding; he was equally unable to handle the troubles of the World Star Council.

The ethereal cube seals the opponent's main soul and physical body, which can obliterate and kill both of them at the same time. This opportunity will not come again.

After pondering for a moment, he decided it was time to reveal some information.

Anyway, according to his plans, the Deep Blue Secret Realm will be exposed sooner or later as he conquers the fortress.

Even if he didn't reveal it, the Ghostlight Wizard and the others could probably guess some of the situation.

Now is precisely the time when we need their help.

Thinking this, Wang Ya's gaze hardened, his expression resolute. "I need to take care of all the parts in one day. Also, King Hanging, tell me, can the main cannon of the World Destroyer be used?"

"Reporting to Master, the main cannon of the Annihilation Meteor is intact, but it needs to meet the requirements for accessory fusion."

A smile curved Wang Ya's lips; this was probably the best news he had ever heard.

Taking a step forward, he stepped into the void and reappeared on the desolate glacier. The frost wind was blowing, and Wang Ya's robes were billowing. His gaze was deep, as if he could see into the distance and look down at the tiny scene below.

It's a bit of a shame, as this Deep Blue Secret Realm could have been further developed, as it contains a considerable amount of usable resources and benefits.

Removing the component also signifies the complete disruption of the balance. The entire world will be integrated into the Wizarding World, and all life forms existing on it will be devoured and digested by the Wizarding World, serving as energy to supply the natural particle energy tides of the entire Wizarding World.

There was no other way; getting rid of Andersen was the top priority.

Click!

The sound of mechanical bearings turning rang out, and the Netherworld Wizard Puppet emerged from the void, disappearing directly into the deep sea under the control of the 'Kun'.

If it were the endless sea of ​​the wizarding world, the Netherworld Wizard Puppet might not be able to penetrate it deeply. Different worlds have different physical reality rules, and if extraordinary power exists, then the rules of the illusory realm will also exist. The Deep Blue Secret Realm has very few restrictions on formal wizards, let alone a wizard puppet that can unleash the power of a second-level Star Wizard.

He will bring good news, Wang Ya believed, his pupils reflecting the gradually calming waves of the sea.

Next came the other component locations. The corresponding component location nodes appeared in his mind, and the Nightmare Mirror appeared in his hand. As the yellow light shone on it, the figures of formal wizards appeared on the mirror: the Ghost Light Wizard, Polaris (the current Netherworld Wizard), the Machine God Wizard, the Is Wizard (Bone King), the Withered Wood Wizard, and the Black King, who had reached the level of a formal wizard.

Soon, they emerged from the yellow passageway, their expressions filled with excitement as they watched Wang Ya convey relevant information to them through his extraordinary mental power before pulling them into the Deep Blue Secret Realm.

"Nightmare Wizard, rest assured, we will not let you down." The Ghost Light Wizard's expression was very solemn. She had returned to her original figure and appearance, with long, straight black hair and a slender, well-proportioned figure. Standing next to Polaris, she looked like a sister, and their temperaments were also very similar.

"This trust is a heavy burden, and only by shouldering it with all my might can I live up to it." The Wizard of Ghost Light's tone suddenly turned sinister, and there was a murderous intent in his eyes, the kind he had for Hans Christian Andersen. "A deep-seated hatred must be avenged, no matter who he is. Thank you, Wizard of Nightmare, for giving me this opportunity. From this day forward, I will follow you."

Polaris, standing beside her, froze, her eyes widening as she stared at her teacher, who was completely different from the teacher she remembered. She then fell silent, considering her current situation; it seemed this choice was the best possible outcome.

The reason can be summed up in just six words: "potential," "value," and "future."

Polaris licked her dry lips, opened her mouth as if to say something, but hesitated, looked at Wang Ya, and finally said, "I...I, Polaris, am willing to follow Nightmare Wizard."

This seemed to be the beginning, and the formal wizards present seemed to have anticipated and were mentally prepared, all expressing their willingness to follow.

They are among the last remaining official wizards in the Underdark. The Underdark may cease to exist in the future, so how to cultivate Nightmare Wizards who have consistently created miracles is undoubtedly a good direction.

Their actions solidified their resolve.

The wizard contracts, which had been prepared long ago, flew out from their sleeves and floated in front of Wang Ya.

Wang Ya nodded slightly, put the wizard contract parchment scrolls into his wizard ring, and then said, "Everyone, we don't have much time left. We must unlock all the components of the Conquest Fortress within one day."

"One day is enough." The Machine God Wizard tore off his robes and flew through the void toward the location in his mind.

As each formal wizard headed in a different direction towards their respective kingdom, Wang Ya hovered above the airspace, his eyes narrowing slightly, a smile playing on his lips.

This is what he wanted, and what the other party wanted too. A win-win situation!

1628 AD, the first year of the reign of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.

That year, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Yuan Chonghuan to a meeting, and Yuan Chonghuan boldly proposed a five-year plan to recover Liaodong.

That year, the notorious pirate Zheng Zhilong successfully landed on land and was awarded the rank of guerrilla general.

That year, Li Zicheng was still working as a courier, and Zhang Xianzhong was even more destitute in the countryside.

In that year, Zhu Cunji, who had traveled from the future, desperately wanted to live and would fight his way out with his sword.

He didn't want the Yangzhou Massacre, he didn't want the Jiading Massacre, and he didn't want the Guangzhou Xie Enli Massacre.

He wanted this world to belong to the Han people, he wanted this world to belong to the Ming Dynasty, and he wanted this world to belong to him.

(End of this chapter)