Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 128 - 28 Underground World (3)

Chapter 128 -28 Underground World (3)

“Strange creatures?” Richard asked, puzzled, “What kind of strange?”

“According to what the Shadow Bats saw, there are quite a few insects with spider lower halves in this settlement. These creatures are not weak; each of them possesses the strength of Level 1 Creatures.”

Richard turned to look at Slimu, “What kind of insect is this?”

“I don’t know either. I have been away from the colony for nearly half a month. It’s possible other insects have come up from the deeper Earth Caves.”

Seeing that Slimu didn’t know either, Richard could only put him into the Slave Pocket to prevent him from getting caught up in the battle.

“A new type of insect it is, then. We’ve come here to clear them out.”

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They took out the Concealing Potion prepared by headquarters from their pockets and sprinkled some on themselves. This potion was said to mask their scent from the Black Crystal Worm Clan, but according to Richard’s observation, the Insect Race in the Underground Insect Nest was far more sensitive to the vibrations of sound waves than to scents. Concealing their scent was, at best, of marginal benefit.

As Black Wizards, all three had their own stealth techniques.

Richard activated his Concealer Cloak and casually applied a Silence Technique on himself as he silently entered the settlement from the shadows. Ali produced a necklace that had an Invisibility Technique inscribed on it. Once activated, Ali’s figure instantly vanished in the cave.

And as the most experienced of the three, Lawrence had even simpler methods. He waved his Magic Wand, transforming himself instantly into a shadow that flowed like water along the ground towards the settlement.

Employing their Divine Skills, they quickly infiltrated the settlement.

The Black Crystal Insects in the settlement were extremely busy. They continuously moved the previously stored food from their storerooms and packed the large bundles of rod-shaped fungi onto dedicated Transport Worms, which then transported them to other Earth Caves. It seemed that the Resistance Army of the Black Crystal Worm Clan had already made contact with this settlement.

The three infiltrating Wizards, upon seeing this, didn’t rush to intervene. Instead, they each used their means to leave their own tracking marks on these Transport Worms.

Shortly after entering the settlement, Richard found the strange insects that Lawrence had mentioned.

These insects had bodies completely different from the other Black Crystal Insects. Their upper bodies were covered with a matte black carapace, bearing four Blade Arms, and no wings on their back. Between the seams of the armor were exposed fine black hairs.

Their lower bodies were that of a particularly fierce spider, which seemed to have its own mind. Its eight eyes perpetually rotated, and its mouth dropped sharp fangs dripping with purple venom.

These few Insect Race members were gathered in the very center of the settlement, conversing with the village head.

“Village head, you must not stay here,” a Half-Spider Black Crystal Worm began, “The creatures on the surface are beyond what you can imagine. Staying here will only make you slaves.”

Facing him, an old planting insect tremblingly stood up.

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He was fifty years old, a venerable age for a planting insect. If he hadn’t become the village head, he might have gone to meet the Mother Worm God long ago.

“Spider Knight, sir, I am too old to be of any help to you below. And I have lived in this Earth Cave for fifty years. I wish to return to the Mother Worm God’s embrace here.”

“Village head, don’t be stubborn,” another Spider Knight persuaded. “Your experience is very helpful for managing the planting insects. The Insect Nest needs talents like you now. Besides, you want to return to the embrace of the Mother Worm God, but if you stay here, you will never be able to return to her side. Those creatures will enslave you with evil methods and pry out all the information about the Insect Nest from you. By that time, it’s not only a problem for one insect!”

The Spider Knight’s voice was very stern, and the high-frequency calls even made Richard feel his anger from not far away.

“Such anger isn’t good,” Richard picked up his Pure Gold Magic Wand, “Getting angry is bad for your health.”

Boom!

The three Black Wizards, as if by telepathy, launched their attacks simultaneously. Richard waved his wand, and three black Fireballs flew out instantly. With the enhancement of the wand, the might of these Fireballs, merged with Annihilation Flame, increased by nearly a fifth from an Energy Level of four hundred to close to five hundred.

Ali, like Richard, sent out purple Fireballs with terrifying heat that smashed into one of the Spider Knights instantly.

And Lawrence’s Spell was somewhat eerie. Materializing from the shadows, he waved his wand, and a host of black insects crawled out of the shadows of the two Spider Knights, frantically devouring their bodies.

“Enemy attack! Those creatures have invaded the Insect Nest!”

One of the Spider Knights let out a sharp, high-frequency call, instantly alerting all the insects in the settlement. The planting insects and Transport Worms started moving down to the lower Earth Caves, while the few remaining Spider Knights began their counterattack.

“Monsters! Don’t think you can be arrogant just because you won a battle on the surface!”

A Spider Knight charged angrily at Richard, its spider half rushing towards him with astonishing speed.

Elsewhere, the rest of the Spider Knights also began their assault.

Lawrence had the strongest Magic Fluctuation among the three, so a full three Spider Knights charged at him, while Ali’s powerful spells also attracted two Spider Knights.

The Spider Knights were incredibly fast and reached Richard in the blink of an eye. The returning Black Crystal Insects had told him that these creatures, like themselves, were divided into “Samurai” and “Priests”. Samurai were physically strong but not skilled in harnessing Elements, while Priests were skilled at harnessing Elements but had slightly weaker Physique. Now that he saw these three creatures were all using magical attacks, he figured he was facing “Priests” and was confident that hand-to-hand combat would lead to a complete victory.

Only to see the Spider Knight coat its two pairs of Blade Arms with a layer of black Energy and slash towards Richard’s body, leaving four black marks in the air.

“Die, monster!”

But the very next moment, he realized something was wrong.

Clang!

A metal rod with faint gold vein patterns blocked his Blade Arms. The Dark Erosion Power coating his arms tried to corrode the rod, but it didn’t even leave a mark.

He tried to draw his sword for another chop, but found that the monster’s mouthparts had formed a subtle arch.

It seemed to mock his overestimation of his own strength.

“Monster, you’re asking for death!”

The Spider Knight’s vocal organs emitted a sharp explosion of sound, its four blade arms retracted, poised to strike again. But then it saw its foe’s arm muscles suddenly swell, as if amassing a fearsome power within.

Bang!

The Spider Knight’s limbs froze in midair, then feebly slid down. A metal staff fell from the sky, smashing from the head down, breaking the creature’s body in half.

Richard retracted his magic wand, which was mixed with pure gold, a material of high quality even among melee weapons. Not to mention that Richard, the Alchemy Wizard, had subtly added a rune array to it, making the staff heavier when swung, further enhancing its chopping power.

After dealing with the Spider Knight at hand, Richard was about to offer support when he noticed that after the death of the Spider Knight, its spider half below was still alive and even trying to attack him.

The spider spat a jet of purple venom from its mouthparts, which Richard blocked with a magic barrier, causing it to fall to the ground and emit puffs of white smoke. On closer inspection, he found that the stone floor had been corroded into a deep pit by the venom.

“Interesting, the venom is laced with dark erosion energy.”

Richard’s magic wand swung down, whistling through the air.

Pfft.

The spider’s body was smashed to pieces, its life extinguished instantly.

Richard easily resolved his situation, but the battles for the other two wizards were not so favorable.

Lawrence and Ali, neither being of the strong physique type, struggled once in close quarters; their powerful spells were difficult to cast, and they could only seek to create distance.

But despite the Spider Knight’s seemingly clumsy appearance, they moved as quick as lightning. Without a skill like spatial teleportation, gaining distance was extremely difficult.

Lawrence was holding up alright. The seasoned Black Wizard’s mastery of shadow magic made him thrive in the confines of the cave, toying with three Spider Knights. Given more time, he was sure to take them down.

But Ali was having a tougher time.

As an artillery mage, her spells were massively powerful, usually causing area damage. If used in close quarters, it was likely that, rather than killing the Spider Knight, she would perish first.

Two Spider Knights, one on each side, lifted waves upon her magic barrier with their eight blade arms, looking dangerously close to collapse.

Zzzt!

Both Spider Knights spat two jets of venom, each infused with dark erosion power, turning into a purple mist in the air that circled around the defense of the magic barrier and into Ali’s inner circle.

The magic barrier’s defense against physical attacks had a lower speed limit, allowing slower-moving objects to penetrate it.

This limit was designed to prevent a wizard from suffocating during a siege, but at this moment it turned into a death knell for Ali.

Zzzt!

Two more jets of venom, and dense poison fog instantly enveloped Ali. The two Spider Knights followed closely, preventing her from escaping the toxic cloud.

“Damn it!”

Ali’s face hardened, and her staff began to gather elemental energy.

If she hesitated any longer, she’d be poisoned to death!

“Ali, stop.”

A deep voice came from within the poison mist.

Two buzzing sounds were heard, and two black orbs instantly consumed the upper halves of the two Spider Knights.

Then a figure waved its magic wand and black flames instantly burned the poisonous fog in the air clean away.

“Richard!” Ali exclaimed with joy.

“Take care of the spiders; they’re not quite dead yet.”

With that, Richard turned to assist Lawrence.

The magic wand, ablaze with black flames, swung with a whistling sound, sending a Spider Knight flying and cracking both pairs of its blade arms.

Seizing the opportunity, Lawrence manipulated the shadow on the ground, which struck like flowing water, penetrating the cracks in the Spider Knight’s armor in an instant; shortly after, dark purple blood seeped from the crevices.

The remaining two Spider Knights, seeing the battle turning against them, turned to run.

But Ali, having recovered her strength, would not let them escape.

A purple fireball flew past Richard and instantaneously blasted the two Spider Knights apart.

“It’s over.”

Richard dusted off his hands and walked to the body of a Spider Knight.

“Now, who among us should report to the Floating City about the emergence of new insects?”