Chapter 189: The Betrayal of Reason (5,000 words)
However, this method of natural division and hatching has huge disadvantages.
The birth of a lava giant usually takes about 3 to 5 years.
Moreover, under natural conditions, the proportion of high-level lava giants appearing after their birth is very low, and most of them can only hover at the first level throughout their lives and find it difficult to be promoted.
This greatly limits the expansion and strength improvement speed of the lava giant population.
The incubation pool is a technology developed by the lava giant tribe in order to quickly increase their military strength and improve the quality of the tribe!
By hatching a lava giant in this artificially constructed incubation pool that has been strengthened by special rituals, the birth time can be shortened to an astonishing one or two months.
More importantly, the possibility of high-level lava giants emerging from this incubation pool will be greatly increased.
They can be born with higher potential and are more likely to be promoted in subsequent growth!
Jieming carefully sensed the energy fluctuations and rune marks of the blood-red lava pool again and quickly came to the conclusion: "It seems that this may be a "secondary incubation pool"!"
Hearing what Benjamin said, the eyes of the two wizards beside him turned red.
Secondary hatching tank.
This means that the lava giants born from this incubation pool will most likely be promoted to level two lava giants in the future!
Even their potential in life energy and blood will significantly increase their chances of being promoted to level three and level four!
This discovery instantly explained some of the irrationalities that Benjamin had observed before!
He couldn't help but think of the huge difference in strength between the lava giants here and the ordinary strongholds in the outside world - there is almost one level two elite among every ten lava giants here, which is incredible in the outside world!
It turns out that this is their secret base for mass production of high-quality troops!
"There's actually such a thing?! No wonder..."
The second-level wizard looked at the blood-red pool in front of him and let out an uncontrollable cry of surprise.
"The highest-level incubation pool discovered by wizards at this stage is only level four..." Benjamin silently calculated the public information of those wizard camps in his mind.
The amount of resources required to build a fourth-level incubation pool is extremely exaggerated, and a huge amount of energy is consumed every moment to maintain its operation.
But the strategic value of that thing is enough to change the course of a local war.
"Like this 'second-level incubation pool' in front of us, its value even exceeds the total assets of many third-level wizards..." Benjamin's mood at the moment was extremely complicated.
Possessing this thing means that as long as there is a living lava giant core fragment and a suitable environment that provides continuous energy, high-quality troops can be continuously produced like an assembly line!
Just as Benjamin was sighing, the battle broke out without warning.
The second-level wizard attacked suddenly.
His speed was so fast that people could not react in time. Two energy arrows that almost turned into substance shot towards Benjamin in front of him and the weak first-level wizard beside him respectively!
"You?!!" The first-level wizard had no time to make any defense.
He had just been to the gates of hell and hadn't even fully recovered from the minor injuries on his body, and his mental strength was exhausted.
He only had time to let out a shrill scream, before he could even utter a complete curse, before the witchcraft energy arrow, which carried an aura of annihilation, had already accurately pierced his chest!
Phew!
The energy arrow continued to explode in his body, instantly vaporizing his fragile heart and lungs.
The first-level wizard's body shook violently, his eyes widened, and a trace of fear and unwillingness solidified in his pupils before he died.
His body softened and he fell silently, the wand in his hand slipped and landed on the cold ground with a thud, blood quickly spreading from under him.
A wizard who was trying his best to survive and had just experienced a desperate situation lost his life at the hands of his own "ally".
At the same time, another energy arrow whizzed over and hit Benjamin's back!
The level 4 shield on Benjamin's body had disappeared because the time limit had expired and it could no longer provide protection.
However, the "Five Elements Transforming into Rainbow Mirror" in his body was the first to detect the fatal crisis coming from behind!
Almost at the same moment when the second-level wizard had murderous intentions and the witchcraft energy arrow was released, the "Five Elements Rainbow Mirror" had already taken over the authority of the other defensive talisman magic weapons on Benjamin's body and activated them!
Buzz buzz buzz...
Jieming's body surface was instantly covered by layer upon layer of light.
These rays of light are not a complete shield, but multi-layered, independent energy protection, rising layer by layer like stacked Arhats!
The energy arrow of the second-level wizard accurately hit the first layer of shield, making a harsh friction sound. The energy surged, and the shield shattered!
However, the momentum of the witchcraft was slightly weakened, and then it hit the second and third layers...
The crisp sound of shields shattering continued to be heard, and energy spots splashed everywhere, as if glass curtain walls were being broken one after another.
Until the end, at the cost of multiple layers of shields shattering one after another, the fatal blow was finally completely blocked!
Benjamin stood there motionless, the complicated emotions in his eyes gradually faded away, turning into a deep calm.
"Sure enough..." Benjamin sighed in his heart.
He slowly turned around and faced the second-level wizard standing in the shadows, his eyes calm without a trace of emotion.
In fact, from the moment he saw this "hatching pool", Benjamin had anticipated this situation.
This is not because he can predict the future, but based on his deep understanding of the wizarding community and the word "interest".
Viola once advised him that except for the wizards in the Noren Workshop who were restricted by contracts and could not attack at will, other wizards should be careful during war.
Wizards are extremely rational creatures, and precisely because they are rational enough, they can accurately calculate the gains and losses.
Under normal circumstances, cooperation often brings greater benefits, so they will easily choose to cooperate with each other.
However, when the benefits that an individual can obtain are large enough, large enough to make all the benefits of cooperation seem insignificant, these wizards will also use extreme rationality and ruthlessly attack their teammates.
The current situation undoubtedly fully meets all the conditions for the wizards to "fall out":
First, the environment is safe enough. The threat from the lava giant has been basically eliminated, and the entire nest has been cleared out, so there will be no external enemies interfering here for the time being.
Second, the benefits are big enough.
An "incubation pool" that can continuously produce high-quality lava giants is a treasure worth enough to trigger a family war even for a third-level wizard.
Such huge monopoly benefits are enough to make any trace of so-called "friendship" or "morality" disappear into thin air.
The third and most crucial point is that the magic network terminals on the three people, which were used for monitoring and communication by the wizard army, were crushed in order to send out distress signals!
This means that everything that happens between the three of them here will not be known to the outside world.
The three of them had just experienced a "brutal" battle, so in theory, as long as the remaining witnesses were killed, no one would know what happened here.
The wizard army will only judge them as "sacrificed" here, and this "hatching pool" will forever become a secret buried underground, waiting for future "discoverers" to quietly collect it.
Thinking of this, Benjamin glanced at the first-level wizard who had just died next to him out of the corner of his eye.
The opponent's wand had slipped from his hand, but in his right palm, he was tightly grasping a broken crystal-like magical weapon fragment.
Before he died, he instinctively grasped a prop tightly.
——This means that the one who wanted to take action just now was not just this second-level wizard!
The first-level wizard obviously had the same idea after seeing the hatching pool.
However, his reaction was a step too slow, and he was hit first by the attack of the second-level wizard.
Sure enough, for wizards, in the face of real interests, everything is just a burden that can be discarded at any time.
The second-level wizard saw that his sneak attack was blocked by Jemin's multi-layered defense, and there was no surprise in his eyes.
After all, in the battle with the third-level lava giant just now, he had clearly sensed Jemin's unreasonable strength and toughness.
He knew that conventional witchcraft attacks would not be effective easily.
But the reason why he dared to take action was naturally because he had his own support!
Just as the "Great Light" seal behind Jieming began to glow brightly, preparing to launch a concentrated counterattack, Jieming was suddenly shocked to discover...
The talismans and magical instruments that made up the "Great Light" began to dim rapidly, one by one, as if their core energy had been drained away!
The rune light on their surface quickly went out and the energy circuit was terminated!
Not only that, even the witchcraft energy that maintains the stable flight of the talisman magic weapon is gradually becoming ineffective!
Jieming clearly felt that an invisible force was forcibly interfering with all his connections related to witchcraft and energy!
Click, click...
With a crisp sound, a large number of talismanic magic weapons, as well as the metal floating cannons that had been floating behind Benjamin, lost their power and fell down helplessly, hitting the ground beside the lava pool with a clang!
Their energy cores are completely locked and cannot be driven.
"Forbidden magic..." Jieming's face suddenly became solemn, his voice a little hoarse, and he slowly explained the reason for all this.
"That's right." The second-level wizard replied calmly.
There was no expression on his face, and even his eyes did not contain any murderous intent or greedy fanaticism. There was only an analysis and calculation that was almost rational to the point of ruthless.
This actually explains everything.
The wizard in front of him had already made up his mind.
His actions were not impulsive, but were the result of repeated calm and careful weighing of the pros and cons.
He has taken all possibilities into account. There is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between him and such an opponent!
He opened his palm, revealing an irregular energy crystal that he had secretly hidden in his palm.
At this moment, the crystal was emitting a faint light, and it was disappearing quickly and slowly.
This crystal is obviously an extremely rare special item. Once activated, it can release a certain range of forbidden magic field!
Jieming instantly understood the other party's thoughts.
This second-level wizard is no fool.
He saw with his own eyes how Benjamin had defeated two level three lava giants.
He judged from Benjamin's unreasonable defense and firepower suppression that he would definitely not be able to defeat Benjamin through a head-on confrontation with witchcraft!
Therefore, he chose the most extreme method - banning magic!
The reason why this anti-magic device was not used in the previous battle with the lava giant was because it had a fatal side effect.
The magic-forbidden field released by this thing itself can even affect the user himself!
Using this when fighting elemental creatures like the Lava Giant is almost the same as committing suicide.
But if it was used during the wizarding civil war, it would be very effective.
Both sides have been blocked from witchcraft, so the next battle can only rely on the most primitive physical fight - a physical showdown!
Just as Benjamin knew a long time ago, although wizards mainly rely on witchcraft to fight, it does not mean that their bodies are necessarily weak.
Especially combat wizards, in order to save their lives in extreme situations, will perform various rune transformations and secret medicine strengthening on their bodies to greatly increase their physical strength.
Under normal circumstances, the physical strength of a second-level wizard is always stronger than that of a first-level wizard.
Therefore, this second-level wizard also has full confidence in himself.
The second-level wizard casually dropped the gradually dissipating crystal in his hand, and slowly and smoothly assumed a standard melee combat stance.
His face was calm, and his eyes were filled with extreme indifference, without any emotional fluctuations.
Without any warning, he kicked his foot and rushed towards Benjamin at an incredible speed!
However, looking at the wizard's standard fighting posture and the amazing speed he displayed, Benjamin revealed a meaningful smile at this moment!
"Hmph, a competition of close combat ability..." Benjamin sneered in his heart.
Almost in a flash, the two wizards started fighting fiercely in the middle of the empty room!
The second-level wizard obviously had rich experience in close combat. His fist was as fast as lightning and went straight to Jemin's face.
The fists made a violent whistling sound, and it was obvious that each blow contained enough power to shatter rocks!
However, as soon as the two sides fought, the second-level wizard's face changed, and an indescribable regret suddenly surged in his heart!
The "one-sided" situation he imagined did not happen at all!
Benjamin didn't dodge, but instead threw a punch!
The physical strength displayed by Benjamin's punch, as well as the instantaneous acceleration of his power burst, were beyond the cognition of a second-level wizard!
Bang!
The two fists collided violently in the air, making a dull sound of flesh colliding!
The second-level wizard only felt a shock force coming from his fist, which instantly spread to his entire arm. The muscles in his arm trembled violently, causing him to take half a step back, but Benjamin did not move at all!
"His physical fitness... is actually better than mine?!" The second-level wizard was shocked and couldn't believe it.
He is a second-level wizard!
And it has also undergone special physical transformation!
His physical strength had long surpassed that of ordinary people. How could this first-level wizard in front of him be stronger than himself?!
Jieming didn't give the other party any chance to think. He took a step forward, faster than before.
The second-level wizard only saw a figure flash before his eyes, and Benjamin's fist was already coming again!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Benjamin's attack speed was extremely fast, and each punch was accompanied by the sound of breaking wind. His power was fierce but restrained, and each time he accurately hit the joints, ribs and head of the second-level wizard.
The second-level wizard could only barely raise his arms to resist, but in addition to the obvious advantages in speed and strength, Benjamin also had powerful fighting skills that the second-level wizard could not understand at all (exclusive fighting skills for physical cultivators).
Each of his strikes was accompanied by all the strength in his body flowing through the blood vessels under the skin, and each time he exerted force, it seemed as heavy as if it could move the veins of the earth!
Every time a second-level wizard received a punch, his body would subconsciously take a step back, and his originally tight defensive posture became somewhat awkward.
He tried to find an opportunity to counterattack. He wanted to use his modified special arm muscle structure to try to hit Jemin's vital points.
But Benjamin's dodging movements were extremely delicate, and he could avoid the danger by a hair's breadth every time!
At the same time, Benjamin's fists fell again, continuously and coherently, like a storm!
"What kind of physical skill is this?! This guy...what kind of monster is this!" The second-level wizard roared in his heart.
He thought he had the advantage in this melee, but he didn't expect to be completely crushed by a character who looked like only a "first-level wizard"!
Benjamin remained silent, but continued to attack his opponent with his seemingly simple but actually sophisticated fighting techniques.
His legs seemed to be rooted in the earth, and every time he pushed off the ground, he could unleash amazing power.
His fist swept through the air, carrying with it an invisible sense of oppression, even slightly shaking the surrounding air, making a low "woo--" sound.
The second-level wizard barely managed to block Benjamin's whip kick, but the powerful impact still made him stagger and his arm completely lose consciousness!
Suddenly, Benjamin turned sideways and threw a powerful punch, hitting the ribs of the second-level wizard accurately!
Snap!
The crisp sound of bones breaking was unusually clear in the silent room.
The second-level wizard's body stiffened for a moment, and a groan of pain escaped from his mouth.
A trace of despair flashed in his eyes, and he knew that he was doomed this time.
Benjamin didn't give him a chance to breathe. He grabbed the second-level wizard's collar and pulled him hard, pulling his body closer to him.
Then, he kneed the second-level wizard hard in the chest.
"Puff!" The second-level wizard suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.
His body completely lost the strength to resist, and he fell limply into Benjamin's hands like mud.
His eyes were wide open, filled with regret and confusion. He couldn't understand why the calculations he was so proud of were so wrong at this moment.
Benjamin threw him to the ground and shook his head regretfully.
The victory or defeat was decided in just a few tens of seconds!
(End of this chapter)
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