Chapter 372: The Giant Lifeform

No resistance?

Richard looked at the scene outside the airship, a sense of dread suddenly rising in his heart.

This wasn't right. It was very wrong.

No matter what kind of world it was, when a Floating City passed through the World Barrier and entered a world, it would always alert the world's consciousness. This would then inform the World Master of the world, letting them know that an invader had arrived.

Unless this world had no World Master, there was no reason they wouldn't be attacked.

But this was a small world, and in most small worlds, there were multiple World Masters.

How could there be no World Master here? This was also the thought of most Wizards.

Such calmness could only mean there was an ambush waiting below.

But soon, they were proven wrong.

Because the Floating City landed directly.

The massive Floating City slowly descended from the sky, landing in the forest with a deafening roar.

Then, the Floating City began to unfold, and the logistics Wizards, armed with Magic Equipment, started clearing the surrounding area.

"Really no ambush?"

Richard stared dumbfounded at the smoothly landed Floating City. This was unscientific! Where was the resistance? The ambush? Why was there nothing?

But soon, the White Wizards' Crystal Balls transmitted a command from headquarters.

[Attention all White Wizards, attention all White Wizards]

[Immediately use all firepower to clear the forest below, immediately use all firepower to clear the forest below]

Hearing this order, some of the younger White Wizards were confused, while the more experienced ones turned pale.

"Don't just stand there! Get to work!"

If headquarters was ordering the use of all firepower, there must be something seriously wrong with the forest below.

As the command was issued, the White Wizard Legion, along with the war airships, immediately began a saturation attack on the forest below.

A large number of Fire Elemental Spells were unleashed into the dense forest around the Floating City, the concentrated elements nearly triggering a Fire Elemental Storm.

Soon, the White Wizard Legion had cleared the forest around the Floating City.

"Wasn't that easy?" a White Wizard who was participating in a Plane War for the first time laughed.

But the veteran Wizard beside him glared fiercely.

"Listen, rookie, if you don't take this seriously, I guarantee you won't survive this war…"

Sizzle…

A glob of green slime shot up from the ground, landing on a Wizard's Magic Barrier, emitting a sizzling sound.

Then, the White Wizard Legion saw that the ground, which they had turned into scorched earth with their Spells, was now sprouting numerous vine-like tentacles.

At the top of these tentacles was a strikingly conspicuous flower, and in the center of the flower, something resembling a lamprey's mouth suddenly spat out a glob of green slime.

The slime they had just resisted was the work of these tentacles.

"Legion Barrier."

The White Wizard commander calmly issued the order.

Although the vine tentacles were unexpected, for an experienced commander, they were just a group of native anti-air units.

And anti-air units without any protection around them.

At the same time, the Black Wizards inside the airship also received a command from headquarters.

[Attention all Black Wizards, attention all Black Wizards]

[Enemy strategic weapons have appeared. Black Wizard deployment will commence in thirty seconds. Target: strategic weapons]

Hearing this familiar command, Richard felt a strange sense of calm.

Although entering this world had been eerie, things were finally getting back on track.

The airship's drop hatch slowly opened, and the Wizards inside immediately locked onto their target—the vine tentacles on the ground that were continuously spewing corrosive slime. Richard turned to Ulysses and said, "Ulysses, keep an eye on Hog later. Don't let her die."

"Huh? You want me to watch her? What about you?" Ulysses asked, confused.

Richard smiled slightly, pale dragon scales rapidly spreading across his skin.

"I'm a Third Circle Wizard now. I won't die so easily."

The Crystal Ball transmitted the slightly cold voice of headquarters.

[Countdown begins: three, two, one, deploy!]

In the next moment, the sky suddenly darkened as three hundred thousand black figures poured out of the war airships simultaneously. Due to the intense friction with the air, the Magic Barriers around these rapidly descending figures even began to glow brightly.

Three hundred thousand Black Wizards, like three hundred thousand meteors, plummeted to the ground.

Thud~ Richard landed.

As a Third Circle Wizard, Richard was past the age of making a flashy entrance. His landing was silent, like a small hop an ordinary person might make.

Not far in front of him, a massive vine tentacle was continuously spewing acidic slime into the sky.

Around it, a circle of whip-like vines had somehow grown. These vines were covered in sharp thorns, constantly lashing through the air, producing a cracking sound like a whip.

Richard didn't immediately move to destroy the vine tentacle. Instead, he stopped after landing and began observing the surroundings.

"Something's off with these things," Richard frowned slightly.

Under his spiritual perception, he noticed that these whip-like vines weren't lashing aimlessly.

As they whipped through the air, they released a large amount of toxic spores into the atmosphere.

These spores were harmless to a Third Circle Wizard like Richard, but for First Circle Wizards with weaker constitutions, they were deadly poison.

Moreover, the spores were extremely small. If Richard weren't a Third Circle Wizard, he might not have even noticed them.

Richard took out his Communication Crystal Ball and switched it to full-team communication: "Attention 35th Black Wizard Squad, attention 35th Black Wizard Squad. Our area contains a large number of toxic spores. These spores are lethal to Wizards with a constitution below 80 and can weaken those with a constitution below 100.

Wizards with lower constitutions, make sure to activate your Magic Barriers and stay vigilant."

After speaking, Richard's Magic Power surged, and his body, already enlarged by the Myriad Transformation Battle Body, expanded further.

He could sense that this vine tentacle was no ordinary foe. He needed to be fully prepared.

The runes on his Mithril Staff flickered, and terrifying fireballs began to materialize around Richard.

Although Richard had focused on physical evolution in recent years, that didn't mean he hadn't studied evocation at all.

With the dual enhancement of the Mithril Staff and a lucky enchantment, the fireballs, which had an energy level of three thousand, instantly reached four thousand five hundred.

These terrifying fireballs rained down on the vine tentacle like a meteor shower.

Boom! The violent flames instantly engulfed the base of the vine, and the massive tentacle collapsed with a crash, sending dirt and rocks flying. Black flames spread along the vine, and the lashing whips turned to ash under the fire.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but Richard couldn't shake a sense of unease.

Whoosh! A sharp sound suddenly rang out by Richard's ear.

Richard sidestepped, and a vine whip cracked against the ground where he had just stood.

Richard's spiritual perception revealed that the ground beneath him was now filled with vine roots.

[Attention all Third Circle Black Wizards, attention all Third Circle Black Wizards]

[Headquarters has confirmed that the enemy strategic weapons discovered so far are all branches of a single giant lifeform. All Third Circle Black Wizards, please quickly locate the main body of this creature.]

[If possible, seal and return the creature to headquarters. If not, eliminate it as soon as possible]

Hearing the message from the Communication Crystal Ball, Richard felt a pang of shock.

From the air, these vine tentacles hadn't seemed particularly remarkable, but up close, Richard realized that each one was as thick as a century-old tree.

If they were all part of a single giant creature, then that creature must be as massive as a World Mushroom.

Thinking this, Richard's face showed a wry smile.

With great power comes great responsibility—this was indeed the iron rule of the Plane Battlefield.

These vine tentacles were mere cannon fodder for any Third Circle Wizard, and headquarters clearly didn't want to waste their time here.

"Ulysses!" Richard called.

A black raven riding a dragon flew toward Richard.

"Caw, what's going on!"

Richard pointed to the ground: "Find out where the main body of these vines is." As he spoke, Richard grabbed a vine whip growing from the ground and snapped it off.

"Huh, this thing's pretty tough," Richard said, examining the vine whip in his hand with some surprise.

He was currently in his transformed state, and after Dragonization, his strength was on par with a dragon of the same constitution.

But when he snapped the vine whip, he felt some resistance.

He brought the vine whip closer to his eyes. Inside, countless tiny fibers were woven together like a steel cable. On the surface, countless fine barbs stood between the larger thorns.

Richard was certain that these barbs were highly toxic.

"This thing is probably a bioweapon left behind by the pioneers."

Beside Richard, Ulysses' eyes glowed faintly, and a layer of holy, majestic light enveloped his body.

He looked deep into the forest and soon shouted, "Caw! Found it!"

With that, Ulysses flew into the forest on Hog's back.

Richard followed closely, using the Communication Crystal Ball to inform headquarters: "This is Richard of the 35th Black Wizard Squad. I've located the creature's main body. I've located the creature's main body."

[Headquarters has received your message. The Third Circle Wizards around you will converge on your position]

At the same time, the Third Circle Wizards around Richard received the command from headquarters through their Crystal Balls. Their Communication Crystal Balls also displayed an arrow pointing toward Richard's location.

"Richard found it?"

Stio, with his iron-gray skin, looked at the command in his Crystal Ball and casually smashed the vine tentacle in front of him.

The vine whips around the tentacle, which could easily snap a First Circle Wizard in half, left no mark on him.

"Is he really a newly promoted Third Circle Wizard? His methods are sharper than some old-timers."

He muttered, scratching his head, then picked up the large hammer staff beside him and swung it at the vine tentacle.

In the next moment, countless iron-gray particles emerged from the ground, grinding the vine tentacle and its surrounding whips into powder.

Stio watched this scene and laughed, "As expected of a former battlefield. The metal in the soil is abundant."

With that, he flew swiftly in the direction indicated by the Crystal Ball.

At the same time, the other Third Circle Wizards on the battlefield who had received the command from headquarters quickly dealt with the threats in front of them and rushed toward the direction indicated by their Crystal Balls.

They plunged into the forest that the White Wizards had yet to clear.

(End of Chapter)