Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 119 - 19 War (Part 1)

Chapter 119: Chapter 19 War (Part 1)

Whoo—

The dull sound of horns echoed across the plains, and on the land known as Black Bone Plain, millions of insects surged like a tide.

By the command of the Mother Worm God, the three Insect Countries near Black Bone Plain gathered all the insects in the Insect Nest that had reached Level 1 Creatures. Insects from other nations were also continuously converging here.

Among these insects, some had charged into battle against the Earth Cave Demon Spiders, some had single-handedly killed Bone-Armored Rhinos as big as small hills, their names renowned within the Insect Nests, but on this battlefield, they were just ordinary soldiers.

What kind of enemy warranted such a large force from three Insect Countries?

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They soon saw the answer to their question.

“What is that thing!” an insect exclaimed in panic.

A colossal entity emerged from the Void, its mere corner casting a massive shadow over the Black Bone Plain.

The High Priest sitting at the center watched the Floating City, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He closed his eyes and prayed:

“Mother Worm God, may Your glory protect us.”

Unlike the High Priest, the commanding Warrior Worm at the center was extraordinarily excited.

Since the last Earth Cave Demon Spider was slain by it, the thirty-six Insect Countries had not seen a war in thousands of years.

As a physique-evolved insect, its body craved combat intensely.

“All insects prepare! For the glory of the Mother Worm God!”

The commanding Warrior Worm let out a roar and flew up into the sky, its chitinous scythe-like arms glowing white like jade, yet they emitted a staggering sharpness.

It had once used these arms to exterminate the Earth Cave Demon Spider clan, and now, it was about to add more feats to its scythes…

A flash of white light shot out from the Floating City, engulfing the Warrior Worm commander in an instant.

The swarm fell into a silent desolation.

As the Floating City fully entered this world, a hatch on the lower hemisphere slowly opened, and countless bizarre creatures poured out.

Some were clad in Scale Armor, some wreathed in flames, some tens of meters long, and others less than a meter tall. They varied in species and forms, including flesh creatures and Element creatures. The one thing they had in common was that, like lunatics, they launched an attack on the ground-dwelling Black Crystal Insects.

“What a mad race,” the High Priest observed the frenzied creatures, and his antennae twitched, conveying an order.

“Entire army, engage and eliminate these extraterrestrial intruders!”

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“The mixed Slave Army has been deployed, War Airships are ready.”

Inside the Floating City, a cold mechanical voice echoed through the War Machine Layer.

The Slave Armies now deployed were mostly made up of Great Wizard’s own Otherworldly slaves and war-grade Synthetic Beasts, hereafter referred to as War Beasts. A small part was comprised of slaves put together by participating wizards. Their purpose was simple: trigger as many enemy traps as possible, allowing the wizards to observe more information.

This was the first move in a Wizard’s Otherworldly expedition.

There were three moves in a wizard’s planar war. The first move: Slave Army triggers traps to disrupt enemy formations, giving wizards time to observe the world and exhausting enemy firepower as a bonus. The second move: the White Wizard Army, accompanied by War Airships, makes a Spell bombardment. The last move: the Black Wizard Army cleans up any stragglers and expands the spoils with the White Wizard Army.

Standing inside the Airship cabin, Richard’s Communication Crystal Ball intermittently transmitted war suggestions from the command center.

The Slave Army’s probing had started showing results, and the command center’s experienced Three Rings Wizards had already made preliminary assessments of the Otherworldly Natives based on the battlefield situation.

“The world is provisionally named Insect Nest World, with magic concentration three times that of the Wizard World, and the air contains special spores, slightly toxic, immunity at Physique of sixty.

This world has special world rules, eternal night, with Shadow Magic receiving bonus effects, and the Four Elements Rules are balanced.

The species is tentatively named the Black Crystal Worm Clan, with two main types of combatants: one type transforms their arms into scythe-like appendages for close combat physique Evolvers, and the other commands elements with their spiritual power as Spiritual Evolvers.

The majority of this Race’s Physique Evolvers are preliminarily assessed with a Physique of sixty points, skilled in Cutting-type physical damage, Low Element Resistance, no special resistances, suggesting Spell-based kills.”

Listening to the information from the Communication Crystal Ball, Richard turned to Ali with a smile:

“It seems like this is home turf for you Shaping Wizards.”

For races without special Element Resistance, Shaping Wizards, who specialize in elements and energy, were their most formidable foes.

Ali leaned on her Magic Wand, its ruby head emitting a scorching aura.

“What home turf, a race that can dominate a world surely has its own measures against Elemental Attacks. In the end, it’s all about the Energy Level.”

As she said this, she looked at the Alchemy Golem standing next to Richard somewhat enviously.

“Your Golem can fight and defend, and you’re on the path of Bloodline Alchemy. As long as you don’t venture into particularly dangerous areas, you’re sure to survive this war safely, perhaps even make a fortune.”

Richard chuckled, offering no rebuttal.

Though the Alchemy Golem was formidable, his real safety net was Ulysses on his shoulder.

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On the battlefield, the Slave Army clashed with the Black Crystal Insects.

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A huge Flame Giant roared, hurling Elemental Fireballs and blasting open a patch of green blood among the Black Crystal Insect swarm. But before it could bask in its glory, a Warrior Worm charged in front of it and severed its Element Core.

A giant Flesh Beast python dozens of meters long charged violently among the Black Crystal Insects, those it touched either suffered broken bones or died instantly, but it wasn’t long before a group of Warrior Worms set their sights on it.

In the blink of an eye, swords flashed and dozens of Warrior Worms joined forces, swiftly turning a massive Flesh Python into chunks of meat.

In the sky, a dragon bird with Scale Armor opened its mouth and spewed out flames, incinerating everything in its path to ashes. Upon noticing the situation, Priest Insects immediately cast spells. Thunder and Flames assaulted the dragon bird like a violent storm, while a mysterious white light immobilized it in the middle.

The situation on the battlefield was extremely tense.

In the center of the Black Crystal Worm Clan, High Priests from three Insect Countries gathered together.

“These Otherworldly beings are truly fearsome, fighting with a reckless disregard for death,” said a High Priest wrapped in white silk, with tendrils on its head bound by a golden thread.

“But our warriors are equally brave,” replied a High Priest across from him, wearing a golden ring around its neck.

“And we have more than enough warriors; reinforcements from other Insect Countries are continually arriving here.”

“Looking at the current situation, at most six Insect Countries would suffice to handle this group of extraterrestrial visitors,” said the last High Priest slowly. “Yet the Mother Worm God has sent an oracle to every Insect Country.”

“What do you mean?” The Golden Ring Priest’s tendrils twitched twice.

“The greatness of the Mother Worm God is beyond doubt; we must not become complacent now.”

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The Slave Army’s rate of consumption was swift; nearly half of the millions-strong Slave Army had been depleted in merely five days. The Black Crystal Insects’ losses were several times greater than the Slave Army’s, but this was offset by the continuous stream of reinforcements from other Insect Countries arriving at the Black Bone Plain.

So much so that the observed number of Black Crystal Worms even exceeded their pre-battle count.

Yet the consumption of these Slave Armies was not without value. They provided the wizards with vital first-hand data. Over five days, all wizards had found methods to counter the Black Crystal Worms within their own Combat Systems.

“Slave Army’s depletion exceeds half, White Wizard Army, prepare!”

“Slave Army’s depletion exceeds half, White Wizard Army, prepare!”

The cold broadcast echoed through the War Machine Layer, and all White Wizards took up their positions, awaiting orders from command.

As the base of the Floating City opened once more, fleets of War Airships flew out in sequence, with the majority of the White Wizard Army members standing outside the Airships, establishing a White Wizard formation centered around the vessels.

A White Wizard Army comprised of official wizards is not a haphazard militia like the one Richard had seen during his Apprentice days. Each School of wizards had its own role to play.

“All wizards prepare, direction dead ahead, Spell type elemental area, release at will!”

At the command of the White Wizard leader, Soul Wizards responsible for transmitting orders relayed the information through the mental network to every wizard. Countless Elemental Magic Spells were released almost simultaneously, raining down on the Black Crystal Worm swarm like a deluge, instantly clearing a landing zone.

Simultaneously, the War Airships began their attack.

From underneath the Airships, hundreds of low-powered Alchemy Magic Stone Cannons extended, firing Elemental Fireballs at the swarm as if free of cost, each blast taking out an insect.

Screams and cries instantly filled the entire battlefield.

“By the Mother Worm God above, I knew these extraterrestrial intruders wouldn’t be so easy to deal with.”

In the midst of the Black Crystal Worm swarm, the High Priest looked up at the “metal fish” in the sky and flicked its tendrils.

With its experience, the War Airships of the wizards were nothing more than Giant Beasts modified with an outer layer of metal. And those members of the White Wizard Army were mere flying insects capable of casting spells.

In the Aldo World, the Black Crystal Worms had seen such things before, but ultimately, they all became food for them.

The High Priest raised its tendrils, and a mental command was sent to the lower-rank Priest Insects, which then passed the message on to even lower ranks, rapidly disseminating the High Priest’s command.

The order was simple—Moth Army, move out!

The Moth Army, the aerial force that ruled the skies above the conquered Insect Nest Worlds of the Black Crystal Worm Clan.

These insects had their wings specially enhanced, allowing them to fly swiftly at high altitudes and change directions at will. More importantly, the entire Moth Army consisted of dual-specialty warriors in Spirit and Physique, the most elite force of the Black Crystal Worm Clan.

Upon receiving the command, the Moth Army that had been hidden thus far, took action immediately.

Within moments, a locust swarm that blotted out the sky rose from one end of the Black Bone Plain—like a black sandstorm, determined to overwhelm the entire plain.

“New species detected, Army formation changing, Formation Number One, Formation Number One, War Airships fire support.”

As the Army command issued orders, the White Wizard Army instantly adapted, and the War Airships performed their most critical function at this moment—fire support.

In an instant, the Airships unleashed a barrage of fire like raindrops, and at the fore of the Airships, a main cannon pulsing with Magic Fluctuation unveiled its muzzle.

“For clustered enemies, fire the Lightning Chain Bomb!”

“Ready, Fire!”

Hum!

The main cannon of the Airship shot out a spherical Thunder, which upon contact with the swarm, rapidly turned into a Thunder Net. Hundreds of insects were reduced to charcoaled husks under the chain of lightning.

“Lightning Chain effect is good, ready, fire!”

The War Airships bellowed with thunderous rage, net after net of thunder stopping the insects in their tracks. Countless insects rained down like charcoal.

But even so, the swarm continued its relentless advance.

Just as the two forces were about to clash at close quarters, the White Wizard Army’s formation change completed.

“Formation change complete, War Airships cease fire.”

As he spoke, the White Wizard commander roared into the mental network:

“All White Wizards prepare Lightning Chain, ready, fire!”