Shattered Star Sea, Naika Island's Crystal Cave.
The main body of the cave was three hundred meters underground, and the height of the layers inside was close to three hundred meters.
The horizontal depth was several kilometers, and the terrain was complex and the environment was harsh. There were giant glowing crystal pillars everywhere. Many places were even covered with sharp white crystal clusters, and there was no place to stand.
However, the giant crystals that were priceless to others, as well as the rich silver and lead ores in the mines next to them, were completely ignored.
Only the flowing water in the cave that was filled with countless germs was the true treasure in the heart of the cave's owner!
Drip … Drip …
The deepest part of the Crystal Cave, which was close to a thousand meters, was an active lava belt.
The surging heat would evaporate the water in the cave at any time, and it would condense into liquid at the relatively lower temperature at the top of the cave and slowly drip down.
Who would have thought that as the crystal cave gradually grew and took shape, the water here had actually been circulating for five hundred thousand years?
And it was because of the existence of these water droplets that those giant crystal pillars that were more than ten meters in length were created, and it was also the hotbed of germs!
However, not all parts of the cave had an extremely harsh environment.
On the upper level of the layered crystal cave, there was a cave with good ventilation and few crystal clusters growing. There was a stone desk, experimental equipment, bookshelves, cabinets, and a sample library that had been sufficiently treated for corrosion.
There was even a protective spell that was specially cast here to ensure that the germ-filled air outside would not interact with this place. This was because even for the "School of Poison" that specialized in studying germs, unpredictable contamination of germs would have disastrous effects on experiments.
At this moment.
The "Mushroom Man" that was on duty at Naika Island was making a sample of germs here. The raw materials included: fungal conidia, sand, glass test tubes, desiccant …
The purpose was to ensure that the germs could remain in a dormant state for a long time without dying, growing, polluting, reducing or losing their excellent attributes, thus prolonging the usage time.
As everyone knew, these tiny microorganisms were too easy to mutate.
Normally, the method to preserve germs for the longest time was the "lyophilization method", where the germs were mixed with skim milk powder, lyophilized in vacuum, and stored at a dry environment of -80 ° C.
Different germs would have the most suitable preservation method for themselves, and there were many different methods.
However, in this era where experimental medicine had just started, such conditions were far from available.
The Plague School of Thought generally used the relatively simple "dry sand preservation method". As long as it was preserved below 4 ° C, it was fine. However, this method was not suitable for all bacteria.
Therefore, although the work of preserving the samples had already begun since the discovery of this place, the natural treasure trove in the crystal cave below the laboratory was still very precious to them.
Sha sha sha …
In front of the 'Mushroom Man' that looked like a giant mushroom, all kinds of materials floated up automatically as if they were grabbed by an invisible hand. In a few breaths, a sample that could be preserved for 18 to 20 years was prepared.
[Talent Spell — Force Tentacles]
The 'Mushroom Man' was ahead of everyone else in the school. After he finished modifying himself, every fungal cell was one of his neurons, his brain, and his main body.
This also allowed him to possess incomparably powerful and unfathomable spirit force. Borrowing the spore clouds that filled the cave and the island outside, he could easily see through everything in this space.
Suddenly.
The sample paused in the air. The 'Mushroom Man's' face that had eyes and a mouth but no practical use also changed slightly, showing the waves that suddenly surged in his heart.
"Someone's coming. It's not the three of them, nor is it the crow … It's a complete stranger!"
As if recalling something, the 'Mushroom Man' quickly turned around.
He came to a stone cabinet and opened it. Even his face that only had a superficial appearance instantly changed color.
"The symbiotic germs of the 'Living Corpse' and 'Venomous Wolf' are all dead! Only the 'Bugman' who acted alone is fine.
Who is it? Who killed them while they were on a mission?! "
Although the expression on his face was simple, the extreme emotional fluctuations caused golden spiritual sparks to flicker around his body. Even the glass container on the experiment table shattered.
* Crack! Crack! *
The death of his companions was nothing in itself, but the resulting decrease in the school's strength, the failure of the operation, the delay in the establishment of the witchcraft system, and a series of other problems were unbearable for him.
After all, he was the one who first received the knowledge given by the evil alchemists and proposed the establishment of the 'Poison School'. A group of mature and dependable senior sorcerers had suddenly lost two-thirds of them. It was bound to greatly delay his path of advancement.
Even as a master of the power of the mind, the 'Mushroom Man' almost lost control of his emotions.
He stored the important samples and information in the laboratory into the 'magic bag' hidden in his body. Under the effect of his power of the mind, his body floated up and angrily flew towards the exit of the cave.
* Whoosh! *
At this moment, the 'guests' that he had just sensed through the [Spore Cloud Telepathy] had already arrived at the entrance of the crystal cave.
* Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! *
Following behind a group of seagulls that were immune to physical damage after spiritualization, four figures wearing bird masks and leather jackets jumped down from the winding tunnel that was more than three hundred meters long.
This was not a group of 'Crowmen', but Elvin's group.
For Elvin, who had the knowledge of Activating Aura and Potioneering, making these bird masks was not difficult at all.
The mask was made of wood, embedded with crystal eyes, and the beak-shaped filter was filled with charcoal and herbs that could detoxify and sterilize. The final product's quality was much better than that of the Crowmen's equipment.
Elvin, who had the corresponding geographical knowledge in his head, knew that the biggest problem he would face was probably the dirty, hot, and germ-filled air in the crystal cave. He had already prepared in advance.
Before.
After finding this place called Naika Island on the nautical chart, Elvin had already sent out seagulls to conduct aerial reconnaissance.
And at this time, he was very glad that he had turned the Thunderbird into an Activating Beast Skin.
It was important to note that when he started the Silver War to fight for the Potosi Archipelago, the quasi-legendary warship 'Guard Commander' that came from the new Shilius vice-royal district to the Golden Sea to provide support took two long months.
If he drove the 'Storm Horn' around the southernmost point of the new continent, Cape Floyd, and went around the mainland's coastline bit by bit.
Although the time it would take would be much shorter than the 'Guard Commander', it would be too late. Even if he got the original strain and rushed back, he would only be faced with a field full of corpses.
And with a speed of 900 km/h, flying from the southern end of the Six Great Lakes to the western side of the Balvoya Isthmus, Naika Island in the Shattered Star Sea only took Elvin a mere six hours!
While Elvin was rushing, the seagulls in the sky did not stop monitoring the island for a moment and easily found the entrance of the crystal cave.
When the sample of the [Super Cyst Fungus] arrived in Elvin's hands, it had already been cultivated for many generations and had gone through many hosts. Milan did not get anything from it when she did divination.
But now, after combining the information obtained from the two 'poisoners', they had confirmed that the original strain of the [Super Cyst Fungus] was in the depths of this crystal cave!
However.
Because they were afraid of alerting the enemy, they did not send the seagulls to investigate, so they did not find any trace of the remaining two of the four people who left the 'Vaissari School': Pearce Lovell and Haywood Clyde.
However, from the 'Zombie' and 'Venomous Wolf', Elvin realized that the information given by Dr. Taylor was too outdated.
After combining the knowledge of many schools and then integrating it into their own system with 'Introduction to Pathogens' as the core, they had further developed a unique witchcraft system.
Especially when they were fighting on the opponent's home ground, their strength was definitely not to be underestimated.
However, after entering the crystal cave, before Elvin's spiritualized seagulls could completely spread out to search for the traces of the enemy and the original strain.
"Ha! Two gentlemen and two ladies, a total of four ill-intentioned guests. Are you the ones who killed the 'Zombie' and 'Venomous Wolf'? "
It seemed to be a gentleman's habit to use honorifics to this group of ill-intentioned guests, but a voice that clearly contained anger rose from the bottom of the four's hearts.
After losing the eyes, ears, and nose of a human, the 'Mushroom Man' could see more of the essence of things, regardless of whether they were wearing a gas mask or not.
And from his unique senses, he could make a judgment about the essence of the power possessed by Elvin and the others. Elvin was blazing and domineering, Milan was distant and mysterious, Olivia was dazzling and dazzling, and Apsuya was wild and untamed.
The truth of the matter was also easy to deduce. Not long after the two members were killed, there were ill-intentioned guests. If there was no connection between the two, he would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.
He already knew that this was most likely the consequence of serving Lady Crow, but he did not expect it to come so quickly. The second phase of the plan had only just begun.
The four of them looked back and saw a mushroom that was not much different from the outside world, except for its size, standing quietly behind them.
Its white body was covered with a gorgeous red and yellow canopy. At a glance, one could tell that it was highly toxic!
The moment they turned back, the giant mushroom had already launched an attack at them.
Puff!
The moment the fleshy canopy on top of its head expanded and contracted, a large red spore cloud was ejected and immediately turned into a large flame when it came into contact with the air.
[Witchcraft: Flame Spore]
The already polluted air in the crystal cave seemed to be on the verge of being burned out. Even the surface of the crystal with a melting point of 1700 degrees Celsius began to melt.
"Get out of the way!"
He did not expect that he would be the one at a disadvantage in this information war.
The unexpected attack forced the four people who had just entered the cave to scatter and dodge in all directions before they had time to think about the meaning of his words.
At the same time, another dark-green poisonous cloud was spreading rapidly in the cave.
[Witchcraft: Deadly Poison Cloud]
The battle had just begun, but it had already reached its climax.
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