Wizard's Journey

Chapter 419 The War to Annihilate the Dark Empire (Part 11)

Boom...

The thousand-meter-high Crimson Nest collapsed, and with a "whoosh," dust and debris shot out in all directions along with the shockwave, becoming an inconspicuous part of the deafening explosions in the Dark Annihilation Capital.

Beneath the ruins, the magic circle that nurtures abyssal moss is still functioning.

After a certain period of time, the abyssal moss will successfully absorb the blood of these locust-men to "gild" itself, resist the purification of the world's power, and thus take root and sprout in this world.

When alien creatures exceed the carrying capacity of native creatures, the world's rules will begin to purify them invisibly.

In terms of the extent of damage it will cause to the world in the future, the Abyssal Moss is even more terrifying than the Black Sota Stigmata Wizard!

However, in its weaker stages, the Abyssal Moss, a terrifying creature transplanted from another world under the will of a wizard, needed to be coated with an outer layer.

Green, Vicky, and Kredia formed a team and, led by Green, flew toward the underground fortifications of the Dark Empire capital that Millie and Solem had been conscripted to destroy.

"Tell me, why did you forcibly kill such an insignificant little guy back then? Don't tell me it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision."

Although Green didn't turn around under the guise of truth, his voice carried an unquestionable tone.

Wiki, clad in full armor, also looked over; his imposing figure resembled a small mountain.

He simply didn't understand the whole story, and his fierce and imposing eyes beneath the metal helmet held a hint of doubt.

Do you believe that protagonists exist in this world?

Kreta looked at Green with great interest, her eyes sparkling with an indescribable allure.

Green chuckled lightly, dismissing it with a hint of disdain: "The kind of protagonist favored by fate in biographical novels?"

On Green's shoulder, Little Eight turned its head and hummed, "As a great Steel Badge Myna, I must remind you that even a great True Spirit Wizard cannot fathom the arrangements of fate."

Cretia smiled slightly and shook her head gently.

"I don't know about fate, but my eyes tell me that everyone has their own destiny. The more destiny a person accumulates, the more likely they are to achieve unexpected and greater success in the future. Destiny is like a kind of trust and expectation from others, something similar to potential."

Luck?

Green had never heard of such an ability, nor did he possess any wizarding knowledge related to it, so he did not believe Kredia's words at all.

How can a person's potential be seen from certain external conditions?

This world is filled with too many random possibilities, and it is precisely because of this that the endless world becomes rich and colorful, full of unknowns, and the wizard's path forward is endless.

"So you mean that the little locust-like person has gathered a lot of good fortune?"

Green asked with great interest.

"That's right!"

Kredia's expression turned serious, and she said firmly, "He has accumulated an immense amount of fortune, to a terrifying degree. It even gives me the feeling that he is the future ruler of this world! And once he becomes the ruler, who knows what might happen..."

Lord of the World?

Kredia actually said that a mere creature with a system level of only five, a little thing that she could crush with a flick of her wrist, might become a world master comparable to a Saintly Wizard?

It seems that this theory of luck is indeed somewhat unreliable.

Little Eight was displeased upon hearing this. Standing on Green's shoulder, it hugged its wings and whined, "Then show me how much luck I have."

"You have no luck."

Clementia, abandoning her previous seriousness, raised an eyebrow at Hachi and chuckled.

"Huh!? What did you say? You actually said that the great Eighth Master has no luck? You mean, the Eighth Master has no potential? Nobody wants the Eighth Master to be the protagonist?"

Xiao Ba shrieked, "Pah! Excuses! What luck? It's all just an excuse you used to deceive my young master!"

Green chuckled softly, then asked with a playful, slightly mocking tone, "So, tell me, what about my and Wiki's luck?"

Beneath the Wiki metal helmet, his eyes were fixed on Cretia. Though he said nothing, his gaze seemed to carry a warning.

"So-called luck is like clouds in the sky; only certain special clouds can I describe, like... like yours, Green!"

Kredia pulled out a golden necklace from the gap in her snow-white, full chest. As magic surged, Grimm and Vicky felt a strange red energy surrounding them, seemingly a skillful application of some profound mystery of life and death.

Several slave monsters from the distant Flame Soul World glanced at Grin, Wiki, and Kredia, then ignored them as if they hadn't seen them at all, and flew over with their eyes bloodshot.

This seems to be some kind of subconscious hypnosis or deception.

"Most people's luck, like how they see us, is subconsciously ignored. But your luck, Green, has been growing at an astonishing rate since the Holy Tower Qualifying Battle, like a giant vortex hanging overhead. Especially after you were imprisoned in the Seventh Ring, your luck grew to almost the level of a Saintly Wizard. Hmm, just now, after you killed that young locust-man, your luck grew even more."

In the end, Clementia revealed a sinister, enigmatic smile.

"Let me tell you a secret: the higher someone's luck is, the higher their own luck will become when they are around them."

A Stigmata Wizard!?

Kreta's words became increasingly astonishing, and although Green was delighted by what she heard, his reason was constantly at odds with it.

Could this be the reason why Cretia wanted to follow him?

For the sake of so-called luck, he even gave up the temptation of the Level 3 Honor Medal, just because he had the potential to become a Saint Mark Wizard.

It was utter nonsense, but Green had nothing to say about it.

"Alright, let's put that aside for now. Let's immediately support Millie and see if we can help you get the Medal of Honor."

Although Grimm himself no longer has the opportunity to obtain lower-level medals of honor, the Seven Rings Contract clearly states that anyone who obtains a medal of honor with Grimm's help in this world, whether it is Solem, Millie, Wiki, or Kredia, will pay Grimm a huge reward.

"Hmm? This is...?"

After a moment of surprise, Wikipedia suddenly spoke up, exclaiming in astonishment, "Wait a minute, let's go check over there!"

The creature Wiki was referring to was a fiery red nest over 600 meters tall that had not yet been destroyed by the witch hunters. Wiki seemed to be attracted by something special.

Wiki picked up the giant hammer behind him and, with Green and Kredia, broke through the door of the fiery red nest. Then, they flew directly towards the target he sensed through the hollow layer.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions echoed continuously from the upper levels of the Crimson Nest, and the figures of seven or eight demon hunter dark wizards could be faintly seen battling against more than ten locust people.

call out!call out!call out!call out!

Four spinning ice spikes shot towards them, but a locust leader nimbly dodged them, leaving several large holes in the walls of the fiery red nest.

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the locust leader, and with a flick of his blazing Soul Blade, a dark blade shot out.

"Waaah..."

The level-two demon hunter who was fighting against him let out a muffled groan. Although he used his fire elemental body to avoid the fatal blow, he was still grazed by the power of the fire soul and suffered considerable damage.

The flames coalesced again, and an abnormal flush appeared on the demon hunter's originally pale face.

"Hahaha, this aura, that's it! It's the aura of ley line essence! Green, help me find the ley line essence in the loot, and I'll pay you one witch spirit for every gram of ley line essence!"

Wiki laughed loudly, and his body gradually turned pitch black along with the laughter.

At this point, as a formal wizard, Wiki still has the weakness of a significant drop in strength after leaving the earth, but as long as he is not too high off the ground, he can still exert considerable strength.

"Gravity Spell!"

The locust leader's afterimage, which was about to press its advantage high in the sky, was suddenly startled. It felt that its body was incredibly heavy at this moment. Although its wings were flapping incessantly, it could only move slowly.

Earth's essence?

It must be some kind of high-grade material, something that Wikipedia desperately needs.

"good!"

Having readily agreed, Grimm's eyes, hidden beneath his mask of truth, blazed with ghostly fire. He brandished his ram-horned skull magic staff and roared in a low voice, "Gravity!"

Under the combined force of gravity and attraction, the two shot upwards with a "whoosh".

Seeing that he could not press his advantage, the locust leader turned his fierce eyes to Green and Wiki. With a "whoosh," the blade in his hand ignited with a seven- or eight-meter-long burst of fiery soul power, and he charged towards Wiki using gravity magic.

Boom!

As the sword clashed with the giant hammer, Wiki let out a muffled groan and was pushed back a distance, clearly outmatched by the locust leader in strength.

As an elemental wizard, Green did not immediately attempt a close-range attack. Instead, he waved his magic wand, and two elemental bees, one of ice and one of fire, flapped their wings and flew over with a "buzz".

This locust leader seemed to have some combat experience with wizards. He reached for his waist with one hand, and the dagger flashed, triggering the Ice Bee spell, causing large areas of ice crystals to explode.

With agile movements, the Locust Leader stomped hard on the wall of the Crimson Nest, and using the recoil, he missed the Fire Bee Technique attack. The blazing Flame Soul Sword blade slashed towards Grin.

"This guy..."

Green was startled. Although this locust man was only at level two, he was far superior to the level two locust men he had seen before.

Green knew that in his current state, his strength was far from being a match for this level two locust man. His body turned into a large amount of sand and gathered dozens of meters away.

"Green!"

Kredia blocked an attack from the power of the Flame Soul with a cloud of pink mist.

Green was startled, immediately recalling the injuries sustained by the second-level wizard. Clearly, this second-level locust-man had gained considerable experience in fighting second-level wizards.

Green felt a slight sense of lingering fear. His eyes turned cold, and dense black scales sprouted from his body.

"First level of wild instinct, activate!"

"roar!"

After retreating dozens of meters and leaning against the wall, Wiki let out a roar, and his granite-like body seemed to grow even larger before charging forward again.

call out!call out!call out!

Three demon hunter wizards rushed down from the upper levels of the Crimson Nest. In addition to the injured level 2 wizard from before, another level 2 wizard also arrived.

The six people launched a fierce attack on the level-two locust-man.

After a good half hourglass of time had passed, the six demon hunter wizards still hadn't been able to completely defeat the level two locust man, while the battle above seemed to have ended, and six more level one demon hunter wizards flew over!

"hateful!"

The level-two locust-man let out a hoarse, hateful roar in the language of the Flame Soul World, glanced sadly at the many fierce-looking demon hunter wizards present, and then turned and fled.

"Huff, huff, huff... This guy is strong!"

Wikipedia was panting.

Under the Mask of Truth, Grimm's breathing was also quite erratic. He looked at the several demon hunter wizards who were looking at him with reverence and said, "Could this be a treasure vault?"

(End of this chapter)