Wizard's Journey

Chapter 422 The War to Annihilate the Dark Empire (Part Fourteen)

Snapped!

A blue flame suddenly burst into flames in front of him, and after a large number of ice crystals exploded, the Green Wizard's Shield consumed some magic power, but this sudden change still startled Green slightly.

This icy flame, along with another wondrous source of energy, seems to emanate from a deeper underground space.

This source of energy is similar to the Stigmata Crater and True Spirit Crater in the Wizarding World, influencing the world rules of a region.

"Another source of darkness?"

The elemental light on Kredia's exquisite magic staff behind Grimm grew dimmer and dimmer, as if it were being swallowed up by the surrounding darkness. Such a phenomenon was unheard of in the wizarding world.

"The source of darkness?"

Green used the Face of Truth's ultrasonic positioning magic and the Hunter's Nose to aid his perception, and he didn't feel much of the darkness. At this moment, he heard Kredia behind him say a new word and asked in confusion.

Cretia seemed to be in a very bad mood because of the darkness here.

"The world I went on my last demon-hunting expedition was called the World of Eternal Night Ghosts, a strange world ruled by vengeful spirits, and the most basic rule was this source of darkness."

Cretia seemed to gradually drift into her memories.

"In this world governed by the rules of darkness, the rules of light and darkness are opposites. Instead of light illuminating darkness, darkness devours light, becoming a natural sanctuary for creatures that live in darkness."

Darkness devours light?

These strange world rules are quite bizarre.

Green asked疑惑地问道：“Could it be that this is connected to a world rift similar to the Eternal Night Ghost World, and is affecting the local rules of that world?”

Cretia simply shook her head, indicating that she was also unaware of the specifics.

Instead of expending magic to unleash elemental light, clusters of pink mist spread out, with the faint sound of flapping wings emanating from within them.

Using ultrasound positioning magic, Green perceived a world of intersecting black and white structures.

The construction of this magnificent underground structure seems to have taken a very long time, and every stone wall here bears the obvious marks of time.

The mottled chisel marks are like the notes of those ancient locust laborers, recording every drop of their sweat and effort, their dedication to the great locust will and dream of the future, and their struggle to build a glorious and powerful locust world.

Suddenly, Green and Kredia stopped and looked at an energy hub that had been clearly damaged by human intervention.

This is a miniature, nascent fiery red nest, with hundreds of fiery red chains connecting it from all directions, functioning similarly to the energy nodes of a wizard's magic circle.

However, this place was now completely destroyed and no longer served any purpose. All the chains were cut, and the miniature Crimson Nest was completely destroyed.

"This is... a giant sealing formation?"

Green murmured in surprise, putting away a section of the metal chain as a research specimen for later use, and searched for something within the ruins of the collapsed, hundred-meter-long miniature Crimson Nest.

After a while, it was Cretia who made a gain first.

A deep blue crystal appeared, with extremely high energy purity, roughly equivalent to half the energy of a high-grade magic stone.

After observing for a while with his dual-colored eyes beneath the Mask of Truth, Grimm said in a deep voice, "It seems that the source of the ice and flame energy in this space is these ice-attribute crystals. However, such a large-scale sealing array is constructed so crudely that it doesn't seem like a sealing array designed to deal with a world lord at all."

Chrétia put away the azure crystal.

"Indeed, it seems that this giant sealing array has other uses, and the purpose of summoning Millie, Soram and several other level three archmages is likely to destroy this magic array and complete a hidden honor medal mission."

Green nodded and stopped searching in the ruins.

"Let's go. Although there's not much chance of competing with those level-three demon hunter wizards for the honor medal, the central control center undoubtedly needs a lot of energy to support the operation of such a large sealing array. And one of my experiments just happens to require a lot of resources."

Green was about to get up and fly away when he suddenly froze.

Ok?

Green took out a mysterious leather book from his wizard robes. Suddenly, waves of dark energy converged on Green, as if he were being locked in by the entire sealed space.

This book is the cultivation notebook called "The Curse of the Crow's Flame" that Green obtained after killing the young locust-man following Kretia's exclamation.

"Green, you..."

Kredia seemed to have seen something astonishing, staring at Green in shock as she quickly retreated.

Through his senses of the forces of nature, Green felt an endless darkness converging on him, as if to devour him. In the darkness, he found himself at the center of the vortex.

"What's going on!?"

Under the immense and unbelievable pressure of dark energy, Green felt that every tiny movement was incredibly difficult. He tried to move his fingers little by little, wanting to throw away the "Wu Shi Yan Curse" in his hand, but found that he simply couldn't.

Damn!

The things left behind by the Lord of this world indeed concealed a deeper secret!

While Green was filled with worry and fear, he did not use his talent of sharing the same spacetime coordinates as Hachi to leave, because reason told Green that the hidden secrets left in the study notes by a world master should not be anything harmful.

Perhaps... it's some unimaginable, enormous opportunity?

Taking a deep breath, Grimm, his teeth clenched beneath the Mask of Truth, looked at Kretia who was slowly retreating to the side, and roared with his last ounce of strength, "Let's leave here! Let's go find Millie, Solem, and the others!"

Immediately afterwards, Green felt a pulling force that tore through space, and his body twisted and turned like a pretzel. Meanwhile, the "Wu Shi Yan Curse" emitted soul ripples, guiding these sources of darkness to perfectly protect Green's body.

Green felt a slight sense of relief.

It seems that I have indeed inadvertently triggered some astonishing secret.

According to Kredia's theory of destiny, this secret originally belonged to the destiny of that young locust-man.

Perhaps there really is such a thing as luck in this world. Just like Green's other perceptions, Kredia's perception of luck is just one insignificant one among the countless forms of perception in the endless world.

However, Kredia seemed to rely too much on this perception, and gradually began to ignore the essence of wizards' pursuit of truth and knowledge, and her own basic strength was always lacking.

How could there possibly be a protagonist in this world?

Every person is the protagonist of their own story, which is why there is endless struggle in every world and every life.

The unpredictability of fate and the ever-changing nature of the world are what make each life unique and wonderful!

On one side were heavy breathing sounds, and on the other side was a mind that was trying to calm down. Green felt as if the source of darkness had enveloped him and brought him to an unfamiliar space. With a "whoosh," a large number of azure ice flowers appeared in his eyes, and Green's wizard shield began to crack and pop.

At the center of the altar, on an ancient throne, sits a locust-man body perfectly frozen in ice.

(End of this chapter)