Wizard's Journey

Chapter 298 Metal Castle Laboratory

Seventeen days later.

Calculating the time, Green had already wandered to the edge of the world 322 times in this fragmented world without specific coordinates or reference points.

This fragment of the world is indeed constantly changing its form, like a soft, irregular jelly shape.

After searching through the bottle-mouth world so many times, on this day, while Green was flying through a series of chaotic energy ribbons, a strange shadow in the upper corner suddenly startled him.

This is……

The Metal Castle Laboratory has finally been found!

Standing over 300 meters tall, the main castle connects to dozens of houses, radiating a cold metallic luster. Each house has an energy collection device on its roof. Although most of them are damaged, a few still seem to be operating automatically, occasionally emitting flashes of light.

Since this bottle-mouth world has no sky, no ground, and no direction to follow, the castle appears to Green as a strange, floating object lying at an angle.

After adjusting himself to the same tilt angle as the castle, Green cautiously flew towards the metal castle.

According to the information from the witch's metal figure, this metal castle is something that came with the world sealed by the bottle mouth teapot. It was an ancient mechanical wizard's flying machine, which was later transformed into a laboratory by her mentor's mentor.

Her mentor, after the experiment failed, "lived" inside this metal castle.

Ok?

On the castle's metal gate, six deep scratches, each about an inch deep, were clearly visible. These were likely caused by the deformed monster that the metal miniature mentor in the castle had transformed into.

Without the protection of the Wizard's Shield, Green was extremely cautious in the face of such an attack.

Thinking this, with a creak, Green, his expression slightly grave, pushed open the seven- or eight-meter-tall metal door a crack and went inside.

The door creaked shut automatically and closed again.

Fragments of the magic crystal lamp were scattered haphazardly on the metal floor, along with some other miscellaneous items. Some kind of mechanical device inside this metal castle had somehow created a gravity-based environment that simulated the wizarding world.

Suddenly, Green seemed to notice something, and he stopped and picked up a scale from the broken debris.

This scale is bluish-gray, without patterns, and resembles a seashell. It is made of a very hard material and is likely the scale of some ancient invertebrate.

Is it undergoing self-evolution?

After muttering his guess to himself, Green shook his head in self-doubt and said, "No, it should be a rejection reaction. Just like bloodline magic, without the wizard's long-term self-guidance, these foreign objects will soon produce some kind of rejection reaction with the wizard, either mutating or being expelled."

There was no dust inside the metal castle because there was no large amount of biological cell metabolism or natural dust, so it remained brand new.

After passing through a metal corridor, Green arrived at the castle hall.

The walls of the castle hall, which is tens of meters high, are covered with claw marks. The once luxurious and beautiful large crystal chandelier on the ceiling has now fallen to the ground and is broken and old.

This time, Green discovered a large area of ​​metal corrosion marks.

Standing beside the layer of metal with signs of dissolution, Green reached out and touched it, feeling its texture.

After a while, Green received some information, which should be the instinctive witchcraft that her mentor left behind in her cellular memory, as mentioned in the image of the metal figure in the crystal ball.

Judging from its state, it should be some kind of soluble liquid magic, which ice magic should be able to counter.

Looking up, Green surveyed the hall before his eyes began to ponder.

Needless to say, the greatest treasure of any wizard's private residence is the wizarding knowledge contained in the laboratory, and with so many rooms in this metal castle, it's clear that Green will need to plunder it extensively for some time.

Before that, since we need to get rid of that mindless monster, it's best to make proper preparations.

With that in mind, Green opened a dimensional gap, took out a large number of high-purity fire crystals and magic stones, and began to set up a conventional trapping magic array.

After a full hourglass period, he briefly tested the magic circle, and under the Mask of Truth, Grimm nodded in satisfaction before disappearing from the hall in a flash.

Searching through room after room, one finds a nauseating, pungent stench pervading the space.

Most of the rooms were empty, and the few that used to store experimental materials were mostly destroyed, with the experimental specimens appearing to have been eaten.

As Green ventured deeper into the metal castle, a door still protected by magical barriers made him pause slightly.

call!

An inextinguishable flame ignited, and Grimm placed one hand on the magical barrier. After the barrier flickered and resisted for a while, it finally went out with a "poof." Grimm then pushed open the metal door of the room with a "creak."

"Uh, what's this?"

The room was empty except for a dark, round metal sphere in the very center that stood out conspicuously; no one knew what it was.

Grimm's eyes flickered beneath his mask of truth as he walked over with a puzzled look.

The metal sphere is about three meters in diameter and is made of a very special metal material. It feels a bit soft and squishy, ​​and seems to be a strange magical artifact that requires elemental codes to control and wield.

"Hmm? This is an unexpected gain. I wonder what it is." Without hesitation, Green put the metal ball into the dimensional gap.

When it comes to cracking elemental codes, there are specialists in the field. Some demon hunter wizards in the Holy Tower have those who specialize in researching this kind of wizarding knowledge.

With a slight sense of joy, Green left the room and continued searching the other rooms.

This is a laboratory that collects insect specimens, but now it's a mess, and all the insect specimens have disappeared.

This was a laboratory for collecting plant specimens, and it was also in a mess. An orange vine sprout that could take root and survive on metal was covered by the ruins, and Green carefully collected it with great surprise.

The library was filled with gnawed and torn pages. With a sigh, Green collected some books and scrolls that were barely legible.

……

After about half an hourglass, Green finally stopped at the entrance to an open hall.

"Finally found it!"

In battle stance, Grimm immediately unleashed the first layer of his wild instincts. As a dense layer of scales surged from his body, his eyes beneath the Mask of Truth gazed at the monster that seemed somewhat amiss.

Overall, it is a four-limbed crawling creature, clinging to the wall like a gecko, tearing at a sheepskin scroll, seemingly treating it as a piece of leather to eat.

Its hind limbs were incredibly thick, with what appeared to be some kind of suction cup-like structure on its feet, and some scales still remained.

The forelimbs have six sharp claws, each several tens of centimeters long, resembling six sharp knives that gleam with a faint light.

The scales on its body had completely fallen off, revealing the bright red muscle tissue beneath. A ferocious head, almost like that of a wild beast, bared its fangs and sniffed back and forth.

Ok?

No, it also has a large mouth on its abdomen, which is also the source of the despair emanating from humanity. This is a kind of mutation that occurred after the black wizard cells were transplanted and grafted.

"Hiss! Meat..."

With a "whoosh," the monster roared and charged at Green the moment it spotted him.

A pair of claws resembling six sharp daggers easily dismantled the metal wall, while a pair of suction cups on its hind feet allowed it to crawl on the wall as if it were flat ground.

"drink!"

With a loud shout, Green reacted with incredible speed, pressing his hand down on the monster's ferocious head and leaping up to avoid its pair of sharp claws.

With a "squeak," twelve claw marks were left on the metal floor.

Beneath the Mask of Truth, the monster's pupils contracted, and with a "thud," its head was slammed to the ground by Grimm. At the same time, Grimm quickly gathered the monster's life information and leaped backward with incredible agility.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three firebirds exploded with magic, and the rolling flames instantly engulfed the monster. Grimm, holding a piece of minced meat, flew towards the magic circle.

"He's so weak, it's on a completely different level compared to the image on the metal figure in the crystal ball. Could he be starving?" Green guessed, smiling excitedly.

Fortunately, the opponent's strength had greatly decreased after being reincarnated, so they didn't come in to investigate again.

Of course, even if this monster is only at its current strength, it is by no means something that the Metal Dwarf Arcane Wizard, who has only been reincarnated from the Life Box for a few decades, can handle.

While preparing his curse spell, Grimm quietly waited for the monster to break into the magic circle.

"Roar..."

A fierce and brutal phantom rushed out and plunged into the magic circle without any hesitation. For some unknown reason, Grimm suddenly found that the magic circle became difficult to control the moment the monster entered.

What's going on?

In a flash, after thinking for a long time, Green suddenly had a flash of inspiration: Could it be because this monster was a master of magic circles in its previous life?

This also explains the source of the powerful magical restrictions in the experimental castle of the metal doll witch.

With Green's rudimentary knowledge of magical restrictions, he could only show off his skills to some alien creatures or magic apprentices.

Green felt a little annoyed and ashamed. The magical barrier he had spent so much time setting up had been easily broken by a mindless wizard. It was truly a disgrace.

"However, it doesn't matter... Frost Greatsword!"

After taking a deep breath, Green cast the same inferior curse spell while stretching out one hand, and a greatsword of frost appeared.

Suddenly, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop, and large swathes of ice crystals began to float up.

This is a spell that Grimm completed during the three months he spent recuperating at the Metal Doll Castle after learning about ice elements during his travels over the past few years, having acquired Millie's Ice Marrow Body talent.

Overall, it also references the talent of the Flame Giant in refining the Lava Greatsword.

drink!

With a slash through the air, the Frost Greatsword cleared a barrier of molten black water. Grimm glanced at the greatsword, which had melted more than halfway, and with a surge of magic, the Frost Greatsword solidified once more with a series of "crackling" sounds.

Without hesitation, Grimm, wielding his Frost Greatsword, charged back at the ravenously weakened monster...

After one-eighth of the hourglass time.

Green's frost greatsword transformed into countless ice crystals. He kicked the hard, mushy pieces of flesh he had chopped into several pieces, shook his head, and was about to continue exploring the metal laboratory for other valuable items when he suddenly sensed something was amiss.

Glug, glug...

Even within the monster's shattered abdominal remains, a faint heartbeat could still be heard.

"The Heart of Life!"

After a gasp, Green quickly ripped open the monster's hardened, mangled remains, revealing a beating, bloody heart.

(End of this chapter)