Chapter 304 The Disappearing “Protagonist”

High in the sky, Dixon, a seventh-level wizard, clasped his arms, like a cold god.

Ever since he used his dreams to disintegrate dozens of level seven natives, he has never intervened in the battle below again.

His gaze was deep, as if penetrating layers of space, overlooking the entire battlefield of the Giant Spirit Realm and the outline of the continent in the distance.

His reluctance to take action was not due to arrogance or laziness.

The primary reason, of course, is the need to always be vigilant against the Lord of the Giant Spirit World, "Korg", who has never appeared.

A sneak attack from an eighth-level being is enough to cause a devastating blow to the current battle situation.

But the deeper reason was that his professional instinct as a destiny wizard made him aware of something "wrong" in this world.

In his perception, the "destiny" of the world can be quantified and observed.

If the "total amount" and "activity" of the overall fate of all living beings in an ordinary plane that has not expanded on a large scale are set as a basic benchmark unit "1".

For a world like the Giant Spirit Realm, which has conquered dozens of planes and has a very strong civilization level and individual strength, its overall destiny value should be at least above "10", or even higher, representing the great potential and variables of its civilization.

But the actual observation results surprised Dixon.

The overall destiny value of the giant world only hovers between "4" and "5".

Although it is much higher than the ordinary world, compared with the civilization strength and expansion history it has demonstrated, this number seems too "low".

It was as if part of the "luck" of the entire civilization had been invisibly drawn away or suppressed.

Based on his deep understanding of the laws of destiny, the greatest possibility immediately emerged in Dixon's mind: facing the unprecedented external threat of wizard civilization, the plane consciousness of the giant world or other similar things, or even the passive destiny rules of this plane itself, gave birth to a "child of destiny", or - the "protagonist".

This individual, favored by the fate of the world, will gather a considerable portion of the world's "luck" in himself.

This will lead to a "reduction" in the overall destiny value and create a series of unpredictable variables around it.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end of the battle, Dixon spent most of his energy searching for this potential "protagonist".

His perception was like the most sophisticated instrument, scanning every point on the battlefield where fate was fluctuating abnormally.

Logically speaking, the protagonist usually appears in the area where fate fluctuates most violently.

Therefore, in this war that determines the life and death of civilization, the "protagonist" should appear at the core of the battlefield where the vortex of fate is most intense, turning the tide, or at least showing unique qualities.

However, no.

Even after the landing battle ended and the wizards began to clean up the battlefield and establish outposts, Dixon still had nothing to show for it.

He did not find any individual who possessed the extraordinary power of destiny, nor did he capture any trace of the Lord of the World, "Korg".

Korg's absence could perhaps be explained by the other party's strategic judgment that the invasion at this stage had not yet touched the root of the problem, and that its main attention was being diverted to the other two worlds of the triangular plane community.

But the inability to find the "protagonist" who should theoretically exist made Dixon feel a sense of foreboding.

This does not conform to the common sense of the evolution of fate.

"This is a bit troublesome..." Dixon frowned slightly, "I hope it's not the most troublesome possible situation."

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and he finally suppressed the doubt in his heart.

In any case, the front-line base must be established as soon as possible.

Under his will, the order was passed on.

The wizards, who had just experienced a bloody battle, immediately embarked on a new task - building an outpost camp.

Jieming followed the instructions and acted with the others.

The speed of camp construction fully demonstrated the terrifying engineering achievements of the wizarding civilization.

A large number of pre-made standardized modules were taken out from space equipment or floating fortresses and assembled by wizards using their mental power like building blocks.

The metal skeleton clanged, energy conduits were quickly laid, and protective decks were laid layer by layer...

In less than half an hour, the prototype of a metal fortress with a large scale and complex structure, which was large enough for two floating fortresses to dock and resupply, stood on the scorched earth that had just been plowed by the flames of war.

Its huge and magnificent appearance forms a sharp contrast with the dilapidated environment around it.

Then, another half day of busyness.

Thousands of wizards worked together to embed various prefabricated array bases and rune nodes throughout the camp.

One after another, hidden defensive force fields were activated, ferocious witchcraft turrets rose from the edge of the camp, and detection arrays spread outward like invisible ripples.

The infrastructure construction of the outpost camp has been preliminarily completed.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

As time goes by, more defensive arrays, attack systems, and resource conversion facilities will be added to turn this place into a truly indestructible offensive bridgehead.

However, these subsequent strengthening work has little to do with Jemin.

After completing the assigned construction tasks, he received new tasks: inspection and cleaning.

Although the enemies and buildings visible on the surface have been cleared, a highly developed civilization like the Giant Spirit Realm must have a huge and complex underground space network.

Remnant enemies, laboratories, resource libraries, and even ambushes for counterattacks may all be hidden beneath the cold and hard crust.

Therefore, after the cannon fodder army established a preliminary defense line on the periphery, most wizards like Benjamin took advantage of the brief interval when the enemy retreated and regrouped, and began to conduct a dragnet search in the area inside the defense line like a comb to eliminate any potential threats.

Benjamin flew low over the still warm charred ground, at an altitude of less than ten meters.

He was surrounded by several reconnaissance magic talismans, which emitted low-frequency vibration waves that ordinary people could not hear, continuously scanning the underground structure below.

For many wizards who rely on elemental vision or energy sensing, detecting underground areas shielded by thick earth is a troublesome task, as there are too many interference factors.

But Benjamin has a lot of experience in this regard.

The core principle of the Eye of Detection, the reconnaissance talismanic weapon he originally designed, is "vibration perception".

By analyzing the propagation, reflection and attenuation of vibration waves in different media, it is possible to accurately outline the contours of underground cavities, channels and even organisms.

Suddenly, Benjamin paused while flying.

He sensed a faint fluctuation of unnatural elements coming from about a hundred kilometers ahead and to the side.

At the same time, the vibration map fed back by the Reconnaissance Eye also showed that there was an obvious abnormal structure extending downward.

He immediately adjusted his direction and flew closer silently.

What came into view was a hole with a diameter of more than five meters and irregular torn edges.

The entrance of the cave is vertical and bottomless.

There was no light inside, and a strange smell mixed with motor oil, ozone, and some kind of biomass.

The cave walls are not natural rocks, but roughly cut metal layers and composite building materials, which are obviously man-made products.

Judging from the torn opening, this should be an underground passage forcibly opened by a wizard.

Just as Benjamin was observing, another obvious elemental fluctuation came from inside.

(End of this chapter)