Wizard's Journey

Chapter 1448 Metal Demon

"Beep beep beep, no wizard larvae found. A total of 118 wizard larvae have been eliminated in this larval nest."

Click, click, click, click...

Metal feet traversed the rubble and ruins, surrounded by thick smoke and flames. Five metal robots' mechanical eyes constantly scanned all directions, converting the surrounding information into data streams for processing in their CPUs.

Soon, the five metal robots crossed the crater created by the tactical explosives. The anti-gravity rockets behind them ignited, and with a series of "whoosh," they shot into the sky and disappeared, heading to find the next village settlement.

After a while.

At the village well, a pair of dirty hands gripped the bluestone steps, and a little boy's head emerged, about eleven or twelve years old, with messy hair, looking around.

The little boy gazed at the village, now a ruin, and tears streamed down his dark face, leaving two streaks.

"Daddy, Mommy, Grandpa, Grandma, waaaaah..."

The little boy ran and cried through the ruins. Every corpse had been accurately shot through the heart by an energy gun. His once-familiar relatives were all dead. An unprecedented loneliness and fear completely overwhelmed the little boy.

Suddenly, a hand patted the little boy's shoulder. It was a knight, wearing metal armor and carrying a greatsword on his back.

"Those are metal demons. They are only the lowest-level metal demons, yet even legendary knights cannot defeat them. A few of these lowest-level metal demons can easily wipe out an entire knightly legion. Some of these metal demons also possess the power to pollute the earth, turning all the land, water, plants, glaciers, and even the wind into a terrifying fluorescent green. No one can survive such pollution..."

The knight's voice was filled with fear, as if he had witnessed it firsthand.

"Even the knightly legions of those noble lords can't deal with them? Is there no one capable of defeating these metal demons? Why are they treating us like this? Where do they come from? What did we do wrong?"

The little boy asked unwillingly, his eyes filled not only with pain but also with indescribable hatred.

"These devils!"

"We did nothing wrong. They treat us this way because they're afraid—afraid that one day we'll become wizards!"

The knight looked up at the sky, and his hand, which was patting the little boy's shoulder, unconsciously tightened slightly, causing the little boy to wince in pain.

"In some remote and mysterious places in this vast world, known only to the truly ancient nobles, live omnipotent wizards who possess incredible power that terrifies these metal demons. Only wizards can defeat these metal demons."

"What about the wizard? Why didn't the wizard come to fight these metal demons? If he had, Mom and Dad wouldn't have died, waaaaaah..."

The little boy asked sadly.

"Uh...it's because there are so few wizards that these metal demons are afraid, afraid that some of us will continue to grow into wizards!"

The knight fabricated a lie and offered an explanation.

"Uncle Maitreya, I...can I become a wizard?"

The little boy looked up and asked.

"Of course! I came back from Jialinger City to bring you back. There's a powerful wizard there who guards the entire city. With a simple wave of his magic wand, he can annihilate the most powerful knight legions in an instant. His crystal ball can see thousands of miles away and can contact the wizarding academy. At that time..."

As the knight spoke, he suddenly remembered something and added, "However, to become a wizard, besides fearless courage and extraordinary wisdom, you also need to know how to be grateful. In three days it will be Thanksgiving on December 1st. Remember, on that day you must help everyone you see who needs help. Wizards are watching you."

"I understand, I will definitely become a wizard!"

The little boy spoke firmly as he tidied up the bodies of his fellow villagers in the ruins. It wasn't until dusk that the two small figures slowly left.

……

Sanhuan Shengta District 17, Jialing Ercheng.

With compassionate eyes, the gray-robed wizard walked silently down the street, watching the soldiers on the arrow towers bow respectfully, and the knights riding by stopping to see him off. Jialinger City had become a large refugee camp, all because of the protection of this mysterious wizard.

"Master, where are we going?"

A second-level wizard asked, having been like a follower of the grey-robed wizard these past few days, never leaving his side.

"I'm meeting an old friend of mine..."

Old friend!

This level two wizard is Jaina, an arcane wizard who has been wandering the Wizarding Continent for a long time. She may have been beautiful in the past, but the years have left many marks on her face. Since she met this powerful wizard who was promoting Thanksgiving in Jialinger City fifteen years ago, she decided to follow him and promote the holiday together.

Since the invasion of the metal demons, Jia Na has known that this wizard named Green is unfathomably terrifying. It was because of his protection that Jia Ling Er City was not destroyed by the metal demons, but instead prospered due to the gathering of refugees.

If he calls someone an old friend, then he must be a level three archmage!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Uh...

The urgent sound of horns rang out, and many knights looked toward the trails of flame in the distant sky. They saw only a few low-level metal robots, but a dozen low-level wizards were already driving dozens of terrifying slave monsters toward these metal robots.

"have not seen you for a long time."

Silently, when the three-colored-eyed wizard wearing a gray-white mask suddenly appeared on the street like a ghost, Jana felt as if she had been completely seen through by the mysterious wizard's three-colored eyes, with no secrets left to her. Although there were no elemental fluctuations or oppressive force, the feeling of being superior made Jana instinctively bow in respect.

"master!"

Without a doubt, this is an extremely powerful wizard, and it is even very likely that he is... a Saint Mark Wizard!

"My true form, the war isn't over yet. Why have you descended to this mortal realm? Are you here to personally spread Thanksgiving?"

This compassionate wizard is actually an avatar of the Source of Annihilation that Grimm has maintained in the wizarding world for a long time using the magic source of the Wizard Tower. In order for this avatar of the Source of Annihilation to be maintained for a long time and to spread the Thanksgiving rules, it can only be materialized with the strength of a third-level archmage.

Body! ?

The witch stared in horror, realizing that the wizard she had long revered was merely an avatar of the mysterious wizard before her!

This is impossible, unbelievable, how did he do it!

No, no.

Green shook his head and said, "It's still early. Even after the war, I have other things to do. Promoting Thanksgiving can't be accomplished in just one or two eras. The reason I came down to the mortal realm this time is because of other missions. It just so happens that you are also in the Third Ring Holy Tower, so I came to take a look. If you were to run into the Black Terminator, you would definitely die. Here, take this."

Amidst shifting light and shadow, the Nine-Nine Returning to One Sword, composed of countless flying needles, appeared in Green's hand and was handed to his clone.

One or two eras!?

The witch was startled by Green's casual mention of time units, and swallowed hard. Just what kind of powerful wizard was this?!

(End of this chapter)