On the west side of the Balvoa Isthmus.
This was already part of the Shattered Star Sea, which was naturally separated by the mainland. The deeper one went into the Shattered Star Sea, the closer one would be to an unknown land for humans, and the more dangerous and mysterious it would be!
At the official level of the kingdom.
Even Shilius, who had the most explorers and had the fastest progress in ocean exploration, had only scratched the surface of this sea area and did not have a deep understanding of it.
Perhaps only when gold mines, silver mines, or other huge benefits appeared there would another wave of ocean exploration be triggered.
At this time.
Hundreds of kilometers away from the Balvoa Isthmus, on an unknown volcanic island that had never appeared on human sea maps.
Drip drip drip drip …
Dark clouds had already occupied the sky above this island for a month, and the drizzle that seemed to make one's bones grow moldy had also lasted for a whole month, and it seemed like it would continue for a long time.
Well, perhaps it was not "seemed like". On this island, which was located in the humid climate zone of the tropics, there was not much vegetation to begin with.
Dead trees, treetops, ground … Even the seemingly inorganic stones were already covered in mold. Green, white, red, and yellow, it looked somewhat gorgeous from afar, dangerously gorgeous.
This was clearly a veritable plum rain (unlucky rain)!
Near the center of the island, there was a cave that was only as tall as a person, and it was more than two hundred meters deep along the twisting cracks in the ground.
There was a huge crystal cave there.
The cave was more than three hundred meters deep, and there were magnificent glowing giant crystal pillars everywhere. The longest one was close to fifteen meters and weighed sixty tons, while the shorter ones were as tall as ordinary pine trees. They were all translucent gold and silver.
Not only was it beautiful, it was also priceless!
However.
At the bottom of the cave, there was a magma chamber that constantly surged, causing the temperature here to be as high as 50 degrees Celsius all year round, and the humidity to reach 98%. This level of temperature and humidity was a fatal killer for humans.
If a normal person came here without any protective equipment, they would definitely not be able to last more than ten minutes before being completely strangled by this fairyland-like place.
Not to mention, other than the temperature and humidity, there was an even more hidden danger here!
Just a drop of water that casually fell on the ground contained more than two hundred million germs.
There were probably more than 100 types of germs in total. Most of them were captured by the flowing water between 10,000 and 60,000 years after the crystal cave was formed, and they had been preserved in this relatively closed environment until now.
Therefore, 90% of them were progenitor level germs that did not exist in the outside world.
However, this crystal cave, which was filled with murderous intent to ordinary people, was a priceless treasure to some people.
Tick tock … tick tock …
With the help of the dim light emitted by the crystal pillar.
Vaguely, he could see that under the large crystal cluster that looked like a beam in a cave, five figures in black robes with pale faces had been standing there for a long time.
"These three despicable fellows are really not punctual. How much longer do they want me to wait here? In such a hot and humid place, my babies are rotting too quickly! "
A shrill whisper came from the middle of the five figures. Apparently, there was only one 'living person' among the five who looked like corpses.
However, looking at their similar appearances and the green mycelium spreading under their skin like sutures, perhaps the only "living person" wasn't so "alive" after all.
However, just as he finished speaking.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A black shadow jumped back and forth between the huge crystal pillars and descended from the sky with incomparable dexterity.
He landed on the top of a crystal pillar and laid on it like a big bug. He mercilessly mocked his companion.
"Hiss hiss hiss, zombie, you are still so afraid of death. No matter where you go, you never forget to bring those stinky corpses you collected."
As a Dark Sorcerer from the same guild, he obviously knew the other party's background. The companion hidden among the zombies was a ruthless person who turned himself into a petri dish of mycelium.
The Dark Sorcerer who was called a "zombie" did not back down and immediately retorted.
"'Bugman', what right do you have to laugh at me when you have completely abandoned your own body? After turning into a louse, you sure run fast! "
Big brother did not need to laugh at second brother.
'Head louse' was a type of parasite that could live on its own or as a parasite. The 'Bugman' who came later used his own human body to nurture a huge 'head louse'.
He let this terrifying parasite turn from a guest to a host and gradually replaced his own body. In the end, he became a two-legged, four-armed 'Bugman' with a chitin shell.
Squeak squeak squeak …
"Ha, it's so lively. I heard you guys bickering as soon as I arrived. If only you guys could be so energetic normally! "
An illusory voice that seemed to come from the bottom of their hearts sounded. A guy with a mouth, eyes, and a cap on his head that looked like a human-shaped mushroom slid down the crystal pillar.
Wherever he walked, he left behind a trail of wet mucus like a snail.
Seeing the newcomer, the 'zombie' and 'Bugman' who looked strange but had decent strength immediately stopped talking.
Although this guy looked like he couldn't move, he was actually the strongest one among them.
Like the 'Bugman', he had abandoned his human body and had transformed into another biological form, a 'Mushroom Man' that was completely made up of fungi.
They even believed that this guy had lost his sense of self and that the personality he displayed was just an external manifestation of the collective consciousness of the fungi.
Even the dark wizards of the same school didn't know whether this guy was alive or dead.
Just like at this moment, he had lost the ability to speak as a human and could only rely on [Spore Cloud Telepathy] to communicate.
After the third person arrived, the crystal cave suddenly became silent.
But they didn't have to wait long.
Whoosh!
A giant wolf with mottled fur as tall as a man landed nimbly.
But the three people who arrived early were already used to it. They just complained,
"Vicious Wolf, why are you so slow? You've been guarding Naika Island all this time, and you're the one who called this gathering, aren't you?"
The others at least had a human form, but this' Vicious Wolf 'who arrived last had turned into a skinny giant wolf with five red lumps around his neck.
Only in the limited space of the wolf's head was another distorted human face, which looked the most terrifying and strange among them.
"As the host, I just went to greet our guest.
Oh, he's here. "
Flutter!
A pitch-black crow flew in from the top of the cave, flapping its wings and landing on a tall crystal pillar.
If Elvin was here, he would definitely find this crow familiar.
The big crow's pure black eyes turned and stared at the four dark wizards of different appearances below, but it didn't have the slightest awareness of being a guest.
"Caw caw, since everyone from the School of Poison is here. Next, I will announce the second step of the Lady's plan and target, please cooperate … "
Half an hour later, the crow, as the messenger, had already left quietly.
Only the four dark wizards of the School of Poison were left.
"This cawing crow is really annoying, I really want to try and see the effect of cultivating germs on a shaman's body.
And he worships a totem god who has the authority of [Impurity], [Plague], and [Death], the effect should be far beyond what an ordinary person can compare to. "
The five living corpses rolled their filthy eyes and laughed strangely at the same time.
"Tch! Don't talk nonsense, we are now allies with Lady Crow and the shaman group under her command. It would be too stupid to give up the real treasure behind for a little profit. "
The mouth of the twisted face on Du Lang's head cracked open, breaking his companion's fantasy with a sneer.
"'Du Lang' is right, although their attitude hasn't been very good.
But as long as we can borrow Lady Crow's power and manifest part of the school's final creation, [Plague Tree], we can perfect the corresponding knowledge, at least giving us the hope of becoming an upper-level wizard.
After completing the sublimation of the soul's essence and obtaining a longer lifespan, the future of the 'School of Poison' will be created by us! "
The few members of this evil school seemed to have a good relationship on the surface. But from the fact that they only called each other by their wizard names, it was clear that the internal structure was far from being as harmonious as it appeared.
In fact, in the face of a group of companions who would even give up their human identity for power, they had no choice but to be wary of each other within the school, or else they would be betrayed by their so-called companions who had no sense of human morality.
The 'School of Poison' was a new wizard school, the source of its power came from the many [Pathogens] in nature.
Pathogens were the general term for microorganisms and parasites that could cause diseases.
Among them, microorganisms made up the majority, including viruses, chlamydia, rickettsia, mycoplasma, bacteria, spirochaetes, and fungi; parasites mainly included protozoa and amoebae.
All pathogens were parasitic organisms, and the natural hosts they parasitized were of course animals, plants, and … humans!
And these terrifying and disgusting things could all become the casting materials of the School of Poison, from which a series of terrifying witchcraft could be derived, and also created these four monster-like black wizards.
"The first step of the mission to spread the [Cyst Germs] in the pioneer colony, 'Du Lang' completed it well. The second step of the operation will be led by 'Du Lang', the others will be responsible for coordinating, does anyone have any objections? "
The strongest of the four, the Mushroom Person, took over the command without hesitation.
The remaining three looked at each other and didn't have any objections, they all promised.
"Leave it to me!"
"No problem!"
Since even the 'compatriots' of the Nimansterians had become sacrifices for the first round of the operation, then the so-called morals, ethics, identity, race, and other things that separated humans from non-humans were no longer within their scope of consideration.
Like martyrs who didn't care about anything, whether it was sacrificing others or themselves, they only had the mysterious [Plague Tree] in their eyes!
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