Inside a hidden crypt at the edge of the Greenland Forest.
Tangled bushes covered the narrow entrance tightly.
A black-shelled, green-winged Carrion Beetle with livor mortis spots on its back flew close to the top of the tall grass. Its four pairs of blade-like appendages were still impaling a dead human on its body. Judging from the human's attire and appearance, it should be a low-level mercenary who had entered the Greenland Forest for a bounty.
The Carrion Beetle circled around the entrance, and when it did not find anything out of the ordinary, it retracted its wings and landed near the entrance of the crypt. Soon, it dragged the mercenary's body into the crypt, and there was no longer any movement.
After entering the crypt, the Carrion Beetle had to go through a winding and narrow tunnel to reach a giant crypt 20 meters below the ground.
The crypt had become a giant hive. The ground and the walls were covered with a strange fungal carpet. It was soft to the touch, and one could step on it, but it was unusually tough, and had a strong resistance to acid and corrosive toxins.
At the center of the crypt were more than ten mounds of earth that looked like ant hills. However, the material used to build them wasn't ordinary earth, but rather the filthy substance formed from the mixture of human flesh and dregs, wood shavings, and wet soil.
The surface of the mounds was densely packed with dark holes, and upon closer inspection, one could vaguely see the strange larvae wriggling inside. Although they were only larvae, their ear-piercing screeches, ugly appearance, and short but terrifying form were all signs that they were terrible creatures that the world could not tolerate.
The Carrion Beetle that flew in hovered in the air above the crypt, and when it flew above one of the hives, its sickle-like appendages moved wildly. The human mercenary's body was immediately torn into pieces, and warm blood was poured onto the hive.
Smelling the fresh blood, the larvae in the hive immediately screeched agitatedly, poking out their translucent white heads from the holes, crazily devouring the flesh and blood residue at the mouth of the crypt. The rest of the insect nests that didn't get any food let out even more ear-piercing hisses, causing the entire cave to be so noisy that people almost couldn't hear them.
As the Carrion Beetles moved in and out of the nest, the fresh blood from the water rack continued to water them. Finally, the larvae dug a hole in one of the nests. More than twenty Carrion Beetle larvae crawled out, crawling on the 'Creep' carpet to undergo their first important evolution.
Their milky white translucent shells began to solidify and harden as soon as they came into contact with the damp and cold air. Following a series of terrifying cracking sounds, a crack gradually appeared on their backs that ran through the entire spine and slowly expanded to both sides.
When the crack widened to a certain extent, a ferocious insect head suddenly poked out from inside and let out the first metallic screech towards this icy cold world.
In a dark forest dozens of miles away, the demonic worm Entich was looking coldly at a human mercenary team that was advancing cautiously through the mottled shadows of the trees. As if he had heard the buzzing sounds coming from afar, Entich suddenly turned around and flashed a sinister smile in the direction of the nest.
…
Within the Wizard Camp.
The War Wizard's Tower was growing at an alarming speed.
In just a dozen days, the War Wizard's Tower, which was 213 meters tall and had two levels underground and seven levels above ground, had already been completed. It was now in the tense stage of modifying the Wizard Spells.
After all, the simple War Wizard's Tower did not use any special, valuable stone materials. Instead, it only used the most ordinary mountain rocks and loose gravel solidified by Wizard Spells. Such a material would definitely not be able to withstand the harsh tests of war.
Just the terrifying weight of the Wizard's Pagoda was enough to crush the foundation at the bottom of the Wizard's Pagoda into dust, much less a large-scale attack from the battle techniques of the knights.
Thus, as the Wizard's Pagoda grew taller, a dozen Wizards had been carving sturdy Wizard Formations on every giant stone slab of the Wizard's Pagoda day and night to increase the carrying capacity of these stones. Furthermore, these temporary Wizard Formations could not hinder the overall defense of the Wizard's Pagoda. Thus, the position where each Wizard Formation should be carved and how they should intersect with each other might seem simple, but it was not something that any Wizard could accomplish.
Other than the construction of the War Wizard's Pagoda, the busiest place in the camp was the Wizard Beast Synthesis Laboratory. Large groups of wild beasts from the forest were sent back to the camp from afar. Within an hour, they would turn into Wizard Beasts of all shapes and sizes, swarming into the forest in groups of three to five.
The protection of the perimeter of the camp was handed over to the elite Ghouls. Each of them had abilities no weaker than a high-level Apprentice. They were a group of tireless sentries, hiding in the bushes, bushes, or treetops. Any living being with the scent of a human would not be able to get within three miles of the camp.
Other than these regular troops, there were also a few Wizards with strange abilities active at the edge of the forest, monitoring the movements around them day and night. Those who would recklessly barge into the forest for a bit of bounty and land never stepped out of the forest again.
In the previous battle, the thing that caused the greatest damage to the large group of Magic Knights was the Plague Bacteria. It was precisely because of the existence of the bacteria that could corrode Rune Energy and Magic Colts that the Magic Hunters became pitiful foot soldiers, losing the advantage of being able to roam the forest like the wind.
Of course, such an effective thing had to be put to good use.
After a period of improvement and cultivation, a more contagious plague toadstool had been created and passed to the spies in Blue Hills City through secret means. If it was not to avoid provoking the other party to make a move in advance, with the means of the Wizards, Blue Hill City would have become a dead city with graves everywhere!
In the camp outside Blue Hill City, the number of Magic Hunters was growing rapidly every day.
It seemed that the powerful forces behind this plane had realized the danger of the Wizards and were frantically hoarding the strongest forces. Furthermore, through secret channels, the Magus Camp had also received news that the strongest person in this plane, the Grade 4 Holy Knight Willis, had already invited reinforcements from the mysterious Dragon Valley and was rushing over here day and night.
It could be imagined that the moment he arrived here, it would be the moment when all the Magic Hunters would come out of their nest.
Therefore, what the higher-ups of both sides could do was to constantly strengthen their own strength and consolidate their advantages.
The two camps of Magic Hunters and Wizards were like two madly accelerating chariots, approaching each other at a terrifying speed. Perhaps in the next second, they would collide head-on without holding back.
As for who would win and who would lose, no one knew. The only thing that was known was that this was destined to be a war of life and death!
…
21 days had passed since the bloody battle in the forest.
On a sunny afternoon, the opportunity for the war had silently arrived.
Grimm, who was quietly conducting his witchcraft laboratory in the underground labyrinth, suddenly had a thought and took out a communication crystal from his pocket. The crystal was flashing with a blinding light.
Grimm's spirit penetrated it, and Forgan's cold and harsh voice immediately rang in his mind.
"All Wizards, return to camp immediately. All Wizards, return to camp immediately … Those who do not return within an hour will be executed as traitors. Also, Crow, Plague, and Blood Lady continue to hide according to the original plan and await further orders … "
The war had finally arrived!
Grimm's heart sank.
No Magus dared to guarantee their own safety in a planar war of this scale. Even Lord Forgan, who was a calm commander, had a high chance of dying here. After all, once the war started, he would definitely become the target of the other plane's experts.
As for the two Level 3 Wizards, even though they had been here for some time, they had never stepped out of the War Wizard's Pagoda. Who knew how much power they could unleash under the powerful suppression of the plane! After all, a Level 1 Wizard would need a day and a night to completely adapt to the laws of the plane, while a Level 2 Wizard would need five to seven days.
How long would it take for a powerful Wizard to become a Level 3 Wizard?
Filled with doubts, Grimm hastily packed up everything in the underground labyrinth and left with a Flame Leap.
In various parts of the forest, a few Wizards who were busy with their own tasks received Lord Forgan's message. They hurriedly abandoned their work and ran towards the direction of the camp.
After receiving the message, the demonic worm Endik did not rush back, instead rushing to the area where the crypt was. When his figure, hidden under a heavy robe, appeared at the entrance of the crypt, a strange sound came from within.
Following that, one by one, sinister-looking Carrion Beetles crawled out of the crypt and gathered around Endik. They raised their heads and let out sharp hisses. Endik's head, hidden under the shadow of his hood, also let out sharp hisses, as if communicating with the group of Carrion Beetles.
Thirty-nine Carrion Beetles!
Every single one of them had terrifying strength no weaker than a Quasi Wizard.
If they were to gather into an army, all the rank 1 Magi would have no choice but to flee for their lives!
Sweeping his gaze across the loyal insect soldiers around him, Entik finally felt a sense of exaltation in his heart.
Damn Mary, damn Grimm, now that my army of bugs has taken shape, let's see what else you can compare to me with?
With a tinge of satisfaction in his heart, Entik strode toward the camp.
The black-shelled, green-winged Carrion Beetles soared into the sky, their wings flapping rapidly as they flew above the treetops. They were like a giant dark cloud, following closely behind Endik.
In the sky, some were sitting on giant flying magical creatures, some had green Wings of Wind on their backs, some had transformed into ferocious beasts and were running wildly …
In an instant, the Wizards scattered throughout the forest were all rushing towards the same place.
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