Wizard's Journey

Chapter 243 The Shadow Catastrophe (Part 21)

A month later.

Inside a lava cave in the Dead Zone volcanic cluster, Green exchanged thirty wizard coins for an astonishing amount of pure fire crystals, which was dozens of times more than what Green had collected over the years with his two golden Amonro soul slaves in the crater.

Thus, Green couldn't help but sigh. Gold coins, which were worthless to wizards, had acquired such exaggerated value in interdimensional transactions after being infused with the world's will.

It should be noted that even wizard apprentices have forgotten the concept of gold coins, and obtaining tens or hundreds of magic stones is extremely difficult.

Wizard coins are merely a small perk given by the Fortress Stigmata Wizards to the numerous Demon Hunter Wizards due to the Shadow Cataclysm; every Demon Hunter Wizard has quite a few.

After opening a dimensional gap and collecting the small pile of witch spirits in front of him, Green silently walked deeper into the lava cave.

Inside, there were a large number of ancient Amonro skeletons and spoils of war, which were traded as valuable collections of the lava giants.

goo goo goo...

The pristine lava lakes bubbled incessantly. Within this sacred land of lava giants, no black soot rose from any of the craters or lava lakes; instead, they were all golden yellow, radiating intense heat.

A moment later, as Green was debating whether to exchange five wizard coins for a wondrous purple energy crystal in front of him, a sudden "boom" shook the lava cave, which was a hundred meters high. After a brief moment of surprise, a series of urgent horn sounds rang out.

"Amun-Roh! It's Amun-Roh! Quick! Quick! Quick! Protect the sacred mountain!"

The underground cave, which had been bustling with activity and calm trading, suddenly erupted into chaos as towering lava giants thundered and pounded their footsteps, sending stone chips flying everywhere.

The demon hunters were incredibly fast and agile, weaving through the fiery gaps between the lava giants, bursting out of the lava caves and flying straight towards the 'blood-red sun' in the sky.

Wearing a wizard's veil, his brilliant golden hair flying wildly, Grimm's eyes scanned his surroundings beneath his greyish-white mask of truth.

Within the vast Fire Domain Sacred Mountain area, numerous demon hunter wizards from all directions are continuously gathering towards the fortress, while lava giants and fire domain creatures are converging on the distant giant volcano... Lava Sacred Mountain, whose height is unknown.

It was a scene reminiscent of the battle between the lava giant and the wizard a month ago.

Overall, even if all the lava giants within this dead zone volcanic cluster possessed power, it wouldn't amount to even one-thousandth of the main force of Amonro who launched the Shadow Cataclysm.

However, this represents another extreme rule of the mystery of this world's shadows: the world of the Crimson Sun Flame.

This place is the cursed land of Amonro, who wields the power of shadow and mystery, which is why the Amonro clan has survived to this day.

however……

Wizards' abilities lie in using knowledge to leverage the rules. While regional rule changes may affect the power of certain extreme elemental wizards, they will not cause the same problems as the Lava Giant or Amonro, who, under the rules of another extreme world, even struggle to survive.

With a clang, Green stepped onto the metal deck of the fortress square. A giant tree monster soul slave, over ten meters tall, walked past him and into the wizard soul slave legion.

"Over there!"

The myna's sensory abilities were far superior to Green's at this moment. It was standing on Green's shoulder, one claw pointing proudly in the direction of the mysterious hurricane seal on the outer edge of this dead volcanic cluster world.

The Dead Zone Volcano World, while not much compared to the entire Shadow Mystery World, is still an extremely vast space for a life form like Grimm. It contains tens of thousands of volcanoes and lava lakes, and its own food chain.

Following the direction the myna bird pointed, Green sensed nothing.

With a sigh, Grimm picked up the crystal ball and contacted Millie. Millie was standing on the Ice Crystal Phoenix, her face grim. She said, "Grimm, I've been recruited by the high-ranking dark wizards here to assist the lava giants in a target protection operation."

Behind Millie were not only hundreds of witch hunters, but also numerous lava giants.

Behind him, a giant stone mountain statue stood majestically, seemingly holding special significance for the Lava Giant of the Dead Zone.

"Okay, I got it. Be careful." Nodding, Green disconnected from the crystal ball.

Ding-dong, splash-splash!

A metallic clanging sound came from beside Green, a mixture of crisp and grating noises from the vibrating and rubbing of the metal chains.

Green turned his head and looked at Nairo, who was in the same class as him and was the top wizard apprentice of the Chaos faction in Districts 21 to 28 of the Seven Rings Holy Tower at the time.

Within the dark metal chain sphere, beneath black hair, Naraku's eyes were fixed on Grin, and billowing black energy emanated from the metal chain sphere, spreading and drifting freely in all directions.

Beneath the greyish-white mask of truth, Grimm's wise, indifferent eyes gazed at the chains enveloping Nairo.

These swirling black energies, the despair of Amonro was so intense!

Faintly, there were phantom images of Amonro wailing in despair. It was likely that every time Nairo cast the most ordinary spell, the added Amonro Despair Attack would be over 500.

"Your research on the Despair of the Dark Wizard's Mysteries of Life and Death is progressing very quickly," Green praised bluntly in a low voice.

Elemental wizards study the profound mysteries of manipulating energy rules. While the dark wizards' mysteries of life and death are powerful, in the eyes of elemental wizards, they are merely killing techniques that can only affect living beings.

From the perspective of elemental wizards, while they possess a strong grasp of the mysteries of life and death in relation to the life and death of living beings, they lack the wizard's most primal desire—the ability to change the world.

Nairo's demeanor was noticeably more mature and composed than it had been during his apprenticeship as a wizard two hundred years ago. His black eyes, once fierce and cruel, now held a newfound calmness and patience.

Green was lost in a brief recollection.

If Bell Lord Hillwoods hadn't died during the Saint Tower Qualifying Tournament and had been able to advance to a formal wizard, after hundreds of years of training, would he have become like Naraku today, having seen a wider world and, on top of his talent and madness, gained reason and patience?

Fate?

Nairo reached out from the layers of black chains, and a lava core appeared. Supported by the power of nature, it floated toward the myna bird on Grin's shoulder.

With unwavering focus, Nairo asked, "The Steel Emblem Myna, who connects to the mysterious rules, I want to know: in the endless world, does a god exist who can grant any wish?"

"What do you mean?" Green asked coldly.

The myna, on the other hand, snatched the lava core in its mouth, dissolved it in the dimensional gap, and then cackled: "Gods? Those things from novels, how could they possibly exist in reality? Even if they did, do you think those advanced life forms that can't be massaged would care about a little guy like you? Or rather... what wishes do you have to pray for?"

Nairo shook his head slightly, a hint of disappointment flashing across his face, and turned to leave.

"Hehe, little guy, since you're so sensible, I'll tell you a secret. Miracles exist in hard work, and destiny can be changed through struggle."

Without lingering, Nairo floated away, surrounded by layers of metal chains.

Green frowned and scoffed, "What kind of secret is that?"

This statement is merely a maxim from the biographical novel "Venus, the Goddess of Love".

The myna cackled, "Anyway, she gave me the payment first, and I never said I could give her the answer. Young master, those who pray to the omnipotence of the gods are either mentally unstable, troubled by desires, suffering, and pain, and about to go to extremes, or they are great, eternal beings attempting to explore the profound truths of a fantasy world. Clearly, she belongs to the former."

Ok?

Suddenly, a faint light flashed across the Green Crystal Ball. When magic was channeled into it, the face of Second Uncle Daddaron appeared.

"Grin, on behalf of the Great Tomb of the Holy Marksman Wizard, I am issuing you a private special mission. You will not be required to participate in the subsequent battles." Second Uncle Dadalon said solemnly.

Green was taken aback, and asked in a deep voice, "What mission?"

"You will need to work with five other demon hunter wizards to calculate spatial coordinate fluctuations through mutual communication, and find the precise spatial coordinates of the Endless Crimson Sun Seal on the Lava Sacred Mountain. This task requires low-level wizards who do not attract the attention of the lava giants, while also possessing some spatial talent. You are a good candidate."

Uncle Daddaron stared intently at Green, his eyes filled with a serious expression.

Green was taken aback. The Endless Crimson Sun Seal?

In the Dead Zone Volcano Cluster, the Lava Giants have passed down the ultimate power of the Lava Sacred Mountain, which they unleashed in ancient times to resist the invasion of the Asura World.

Thus, the Fire Crystal World was transformed into the Shadow Mystery World we know today after the ancient Crimson Sun Cataclysm.

(End of this chapter)