Wizard's Journey

Chapter 244 The Shadow Catastrophe (Part Twenty-Two)

This is a secret chamber protected by a high-strength magical barrier.

Six first-level witch hunters stood around a giant round table.

At the center of the round table, several witchers were diligently studying a series of complex task assignments displayed on a crystal ball, beside a level three witch hunter.

The level three demon hunter wizard at the center of the round table had no lower body at all, as if he had entered another space. His upper body floated a few centimeters above the round table, with a black round base that exuded a hazy gray aura. A two-headed cobra on his shoulder hissed and flicked its tongue.

"For you, this detection magic is too complicated, so it has to be divided into six parts. Each of you is responsible for an energy node, collects the data and sends it to the command center. Then I will personally perform the magic to deduce the specific coordinates of the Endless Crimson Sun Seal."

The level three wizard looked around at the six demon hunter wizards, who remained silent and nodded in agreement.

After a moment, the Level 3 Demon Hunter Wizard said calmly, "You can practice here first. In a few days, I will issue orders to you based on the intelligence from the combat command."

After the high-ranking wizard left, the six demon hunter wizards began to observe each other.

Wearing a large black wizard's robe, with long, golden hair beneath the cloak, and a gray-white spiral-patterned Mask of Truth on his face, with a plump myna bird with bright red and green feathers perched on his right shoulder, Green silently looked at the other five people.

The demon hunter to Green's left is a red-haired girl who is only 1.5 meters tall. She wears a pointed top hat and has a pair of big, watery eyes that are curiously looking at the myna bird on her shoulder.

The man and the bird briefly locked eyes.

The demon hunter to Grimm's right was surrounded by six flying pumpkins, each with a sinister grinning face and a low, chilling laugh. Beneath his wide, blackish-gray robe, similar to Grimm's, emanated a reddish-orange aura that obscured his face.

The demon hunter opposite him had a long white beard, and behind him stood a deer. The space on the deer's antlers was faintly vibrating, as if it possessed some kind of mysterious spatial talent.

The remaining two demon hunter wizards both looked like elderly wizards, with wrinkled skin, spotless white robes, tall pointed hats, and magic staffs. Their bodies were slightly hunched, and their eyes were calm and wise.

There were both open and covert wizards in the secret room, and the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

Moo...

After a soft call, the elk spoke in the wizarding language: "Since we've been assigned this task together, let's first establish the coordinates of the six stars based on the surroundings of this lava holy mountain, so as to avoid confusion and disagreements later."

As soon as the elk finished speaking, the white-bearded wizard raised his hand, and the crystal ball projected the lava holy mountain of this dead volcanic cluster.

"Hehe, my young master chose this place."

Before the other wizards could speak, the myna bird pointed at the image on the crystal ball and shouted.

Green paused, glanced at the myna bird, and said nothing. The myna bird's unauthorized action just now was not Green's will.

The place chosen by the myna bird was a breach that was created in the Lava Sacred Mountain a month ago after the Lava Giant King fought against the three Holy Mark Wizards. Overall, this place is not particularly special compared to the other five locations.

The other wizards glanced at the myna bird, said nothing, and pointed out their own locations.

Later, after the six witch hunters chose their positions, they began to establish the origin coordinates of their mission and started to practice and deduce their tasks.

As Green used the coordinates chosen by the myna bird to make inferences, he frowned and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Why did you choose this place?"

"Hehe, because once the Lava Sacred Mountain goes to war, isn't this the opposite direction from where we sensed Amonro's invasion? At that time, whether to abandon the mission or continue exploring, we'll have a way out." The myna bird stared with its big eyes, full of smugness.

Green pursed his lips; so that's why.

……

There is no distinction between day and night in the secret room, which is brightly lit by a magical chandelier.

Green calculated in his mind that approximately seventy-nine and a half hourglasses had passed when the restrictions surrounding the secret chamber suddenly flickered and closed. The figure of the wizard in charge of the mission slowly emerged from the walls, urgently saying, "Now! Let's go!"

As demon hunters who possessed spatial abilities, the six of them almost simultaneously cast spatial spells and disappeared into the secret chamber amidst a series of spatial fluctuations.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...

Not only in the area surrounding the fortress, but throughout the entire Dead Zone volcanic cluster, there were violent energy fluctuations everywhere, as if it were the end of the world, in complete chaos.

Whether intentional or not, the Origin Space Fortress is positioned directly above the Lava Sacred Mountain, blocking out the sunlight and casting a massive shadow that obscures the mountain.

Leaving the space fortress, Grimm looked around and saw groups of Amonroes engaged in fierce battles with lava giants and witch hunters.

These small creatures, which were originally fierce and excited under the shadowy clouds, now looked listless when they arrived at the Dead Zone Volcano Cluster, and could only fight by relying on their large numbers.

In contrast, the lava giants, with their blood-pumping, frenzied roars, continuously drew upon the fiery energy of this world to wreak havoc.

"Hmm? A group of Amonroes with the Glazed Fire Physique! A group of Amonroes with Fluorescent Green!"

These Amonroes are the result of Amonro's many years of rule over this world, and they have undergone mutations and evolutions targeting the lava giants here. Now, it seems that they have indeed had some effect, and the lava giants are finding it quite troublesome to fight against them.

In this chaotic world of fire, Grimm became an inconspicuous member, occasionally assisting the demon hunters and lava giants flying by to kill Amonro, but he never used any powerful magic, thus preserving his magic power.

Gradually, after almost an hourglass's time, Green purposefully and cautiously arrived at a lava lake at the foot of the Lava Holy Mountain.

In Green's location, compared to other locations on Flame Mountain, the number of Amonroes is much smaller.

Looking up, one can see the breach left on the Lava Sacred Mountain after the three Holy Mark Wizards fought the Lava Giant King.

"Gaga, young master, look, I told you this direction was the best." After saying this with a smug look on his face, the myna used one of its claws to grab the lava core given to it by Nairo from the dimensional gap, brought it close to its eyes and looked at it, its eyes full of golden light, and drool was dripping from its mouth.

Green remained silent, standing on a rocky reef in the lava lake, the intense heat emanating from the surrounding area washing over his body.

He quickly parted the dimensional gap and took out a set of hidden magic array energy stones composed of six different energies.

After casting spatial magic repeatedly, Green began patiently setting up a magic circle after drilling six holes in the reef beneath his feet, completely ignoring the fierce battle hundreds or thousands of meters above him.

A moment later, Green breathed a slight sigh of relief. As the magic circle was activated, the water rippled and the reef was instantly empty, with Green's figure nowhere to be seen.

Snapped!

Suddenly, a ripple appeared in the lava lake not far from Green, and rolling golden lava surged towards him. It was caused by a lava giant falling from the sky.

"Damn it!"

Green dodged the lava-strewn rocks and left the area of ​​the hidden magic circle.

Looking around, several groups of lava giants and Amonro were chasing each other across the sky, but no one noticed the tiny figure of Grimm on the rocks of the lava lake.

"Ah!" The myna bird shrieked, catching the falling lava core with lightning speed and quickly storing it in the dimensional gap.

After the golden lava calmed down a bit, Grimm looked at the lava giant in the center of the ripples in the lake, which seemed to be about to stand up again, and quickly entered the hidden magic circle again.

With a flash like a transparent ripple, Green's figure disappeared again.

With a splash, the lava giant, which had fallen into the lava lake, shoved aside the several glowing green Amonroes that had been burned to death by the scalding lava, roared, and flew back into the sky.

(End of this chapter)