Chapter 204 March and Death Perception
The giant lava pig roared angrily, as if it was extremely angry about not being able to break through the transparent barrier in front of it.
Its huge body accelerated again and slammed into the rune force field.
Every impact caused ripples in the force field.
"It's just a level three monster." Benjamin's eyes were calm, and he didn't take the stupid giant beast seriously at all.
The other wizards in the node showed no fear of this third-level monster, and even had time to point and comment at the monster in front of them.
If they encountered such a monster in the wild, they might still treat it with caution, but now, they are inside a large number of rune arrays.
One of the second-level wizards guarding the node looked at Jieming and said, "Your mission is to investigate the situation and collect materials, right? How about giving it a try yourself? After all, you won't have this chance to debug it yourself when the beast tide arrives."
"Well... thank you for the trouble." Benjamin did not refuse, hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Under the guidance of several wizards, he quickly became familiar with the operation of the magic circle in the node:
"Thunder attribute, level three charge..."
He stretched out his palm and adjusted the control light screen floating in front of him.
As he manipulated it, a blazing lightning energy soon gathered in the air, making a "sizzling" sound and illuminating the surrounding force field.
This is not a simple energy body, but a "thunder energy arrow" that has been adjusted by rune arrays and has fatal destructive power on the energy core of Warcraft.
"go!"
With a low shout from Benjamin, the lightning arrow shot out like an arrow from a bow, with unmatched speed, and instantly hit the head of the lava giant pig!
"Roar, ah, ah!" The third-level lava giant pig suddenly let out a shrill scream!
The rocky skin that it was so proud of was instantly pierced by this blow.
Blackened blood mixed with the smell of burnt meat gushed out from the wound.
The power of thunder and lightning penetrated its skull, causing a huge impact on its not-so-tough beast soul.
The huge body shook violently as if all its energy had been drained away.
Finally, it fell to the ground with a loud bang due to inertia, splashing a lot of dust.
Despite this, this powerful monster was still struggling, its limbs twitching, and it seemed that it was not completely dead.
"He's not dead yet?" Benjamin raised his eyebrows and couldn't help showing a look of surprise.
The attack just now was a genuine third-level witchcraft, and it was a specialized killing type specifically targeting monsters.
This level 3 monster took such a hit, yet it didn't die?!
The wizard nearby instructed, "This plane is like this. Not only the lava giants and snow monsters, but other creatures also have exceptionally strong vitality."
Benjamin nodded, and he raised his hand to condense a thicker lightning energy arrow again.
This time, the target was the heart of the lava pig, which was also the energy core of this monster.
boom!
The second lightning arrow accurately hit the heart of the lava giant pig.
This time, without even a scream, the demon pig's entire body became completely stiff. Its thick limbs stopped twitching, and the murderous light in its eyes completely disappeared.
Jieming did not waste time because he had another important task here - collecting materials.
He immediately mobilized the magic circle and quickly drew several rune magic circles out of thin air near the corpse of the lava giant pig.
These arrays are not meant to decompose corpses, but to capture and pull them.
As the magic circle lit up, the huge corpse of the third-level lava giant pig was teleported to the rear camp along with a space fluctuation.
The corpse will then be transported away by the automatic machines on the decomposition line and sent to the biochemical beast manufacturing factory.
Benjamin restrained the fluctuations of his mental power and carefully savored the feeling of manipulating the magic circle just now.
The combat wizard nearby also explained: "This is basically the construction of the frontline node. Time is tight, and there are not enough salvaged outpost materials. We can only make this simple form for emergency use."
"Thank you for your hard work, but will this thing be able to withstand the beast tide?" Benjamin nodded politely.
"It's enough to face the beast tide. After all, the core used here is level four. There are basically no creatures above level four in the beast tide. Even if we can't kill them all, we can still save our lives."
Listening to the wizard's introduction in the node, Benjamin nodded silently.
He said this task was an inspection, but in fact it was acceptance.
Moreover, the purpose of the wizards building these nodes was not to resist the lava giants, but simply to prevent harassment by wild monsters.
"Ever since the ship left the plane and Master Augustine left, we've been hearing reports of wild animal attacks from the camp from time to time." Benjamin silently reviewed the current situation in his heart.
But at first, no wizard cared.
Everyone just regarded this as the normal increase in magical beast activities after the surge of plane energy.
However, it was less than a month after Benjamin received the mandatory task of creating an army of biochemical beasts!
These "wild animal harassments" that were originally disdained by wizards have developed to an unimaginable level!
At the peak of the camp's operations, it had to endure attacks from millions of beasts every day!
They were like an endless ocean, gushing out from the scorched earth of the Sun Realm and the icy fields of the Frost Dark Realm, constantly impacting the protective force field of the wizard camp day and night.
Fortunately, investigations within the camp revealed that most of these wild creatures that crazily attacked wizards were only at level one.
Only a small number of advanced creatures can reach the second to third level of strength.
Given the camp's impenetrable defenses, this level of beast tide can be completely ignored.
They simply couldn't break through the defense system designed by the fifth-level wizards in the wizard camp.
So, in a sense, these endless tides of beasts are not so much a threat as they are simply providing wizards with the raw materials to create biochemical beasts.
"It's also because the harassment from these monsters is too annoying. There are endless numbers of them, and they invade everywhere. The camp has to expand several outer protection nodes outward to gain more buffer space, so as to prevent these monsters from piling up at the edge of the camp's core force field." Benjamin concluded in his heart.
This is the task he is doing now.
Therefore, this node itself does not require too strict scrutiny. It is sufficient as long as it can achieve a certain degree of interception and early warning.
Benjamin recorded the information he collected this time on the terminal and clicked "mission completed" under the delighted gazes of several wizards.
The two sides briefly exchanged information, and when Benjamin was about to return to the laboratory deep inside the camp to continue his work on biochemical beast design...
Buzz buzz buzz...
Another shrill alarm sounded from inside the protection node!
The wizards present all frowned at the same time, and one of the second-level wizards skillfully came to the front of the magic circle and began to operate it.
Soon, a light curtain unfolded before everyone's eyes.
In the distant sky, the originally gray dome has now been completely covered by a group of black "fire crows"!
Their number is so huge that they roll like dark clouds, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.
Each one exuded a breath of blazing flames and swooped down towards this protective node at an astonishing speed!
And at the forefront of these huge flocks of fire crows, there were a few tiny "black dots" as small as matchsticks, fleeing in a panic.
When the wizard zoomed in, he could see clearly that those struggling to escape from the group of fire crows were actually several wizards!
The swarm of fire crows that covered the sky and the wizards fleeing in panic ahead of them instantly shattered the brief tranquility of the defense node. Benjamin and the other wizards on duty almost subconsciously tensed up.
"Activate the energy diversion core!" Level 2 shouted in a deep voice.
"Got it!" The wizard in charge of energy output responded quickly.
In the core of the protection node, the stored energy was rapidly extracted like a torrent.
Thick rune beams immediately shot out from several main gun muzzles of the protective node and blasted into the sky with precision.
They did not target the Fire Crows, but instead used giant palms to drive away mosquitoes and flies, instantly blasting away the flock of Fire Crows in the sky.
He forcibly tore a huge passage through the dark cloud of crows.
The flock of fire crows that were scattered by the energy beam let out a shrill cry.
But they didn't care about being injured, and instead fled in all directions at an even faster speed.
Taking advantage of this gap, the wizards who were being chased got a precious chance to catch their breath and rushed into the protective barrier in a few flashes.
"Quick! Turn off the energy field!" The second-level wizard ordered again.
The transparent force field protecting the node shrank instantly.
As soon as the wizards entered, they were safely isolated inside by the rune barrier.
"Are you okay?" The stationed wizards immediately stepped forward to ask, while handing over potions to restore mental strength.
However, the expressions of these rescued wizards at this moment were extremely terrified.
Their faces were as pale as paper, their eyes were bloodshot, and their pupils were contracting uncontrollably.
His body was even shaking, and he had obviously reached his mental and physical limits.
They seemed to have not heard the concern of their colleagues at all, and did not even bother to stop for a moment to breathe, but just shouted:
"The enemy is coming!"
"Run!"
Then he wanted to pass through the protective node and rush into the camp.
"What enemy? Isn't it just the Fire Crow?"
A stationed wizard asked in confusion. They had just seen the fire crows fleeing in a panic.
"No! Those fire crows... they're not enemies, they're just trying to escape!"
A wizard who was frightened to the point of collapse screamed sharply, his voice becoming a little hoarse.
The wizards still didn't quite understand the deeper meaning of these words.
Because in their sight, apart from the fire crows fleeing in chaos, there were no new enemies.
But at this moment, Benjamin felt an indescribable chill!
It was a coldness that penetrated deep into the soul, like an invisible blade on the neck.
This was an extreme and indescribable omen of death, which instantly surged up like a tide and soaked every limb and bone!
That was his "spiritual perception", madly reminding him in the most extreme way - death was approaching!
This is not an ordinary crisis, nor is it as simple as the fire crow we see before our eyes!
Jieming's adrenaline instantly soared to the limit.
"Run!" he roared, his voice filled with fear and determination that burst out from the depths of his soul, shaking the surrounding wizards.
At the same time, his body burst out with brilliant white light in an instant!
He activated the "Five Elements Transforming into Rainbow Mirror" without hesitation, and in an instant, he turned into a dazzling stream of light and fled towards the core area of the camp at a high speed!
His speed was so fast that he disappeared inside the protective node in the blink of an eye, leaving only a white afterimage.
In fact, it’s not just Benjamin.
In this extremely oppressive environment of rejection, the wizards' spiritual perception has become unusually sharp.
Benjamin's warning and his own actions acted like a fuse, causing several other wizards who had also sensed something was wrong to suddenly wake up.
The instinct for survival instantly overcame all confusion and hesitation.
They didn't have time to think and subconsciously wanted to activate their teleportation, rapid flight, or other means of escape!
However……
The next moment after Jieming Huaguang left.
Swish!
There was a noise so slight that it was almost inaudible, as if the air itself had frozen.
Everything suddenly stopped!
Inside the protective node, the wizards who had just escaped death from a flock of fire crows were standing with their mouths wide open.
There were still expressions of fear and gasping on their faces, but their bodies were completely frozen in place as if they were cast under a spell, and not even a hair could tremble!
In the distant sky, the flock of fire crows that were fleeing in a panic in the air, their wings that had just flapped, were frozen stiffly in mid-air, and their feathers no longer fluttered.
Outside the protective node, the dust that was originally raised by the giant pig's collision and the rubble that rolled down the ground due to the explosion were now as if time had been suspended, completely still in the air, no longer falling!
Even the wizards who were preparing to launch various means of escape, their hand seals, their spells, and their mental fluctuations that were about to burst out were suddenly stopped!
Their bodies were frozen in time on an action that was about to be completed, their faces still showing confusion and determination.
The extreme silence instantly replaced all the noise.
The whole world was like a small insect frozen in amber, completely fixed and motionless!
They didn't even have time to make a sound, and even the look in their eyes was frozen in an instant.
Only Benjamin was left, the rainbow's light had already disappeared into the distant sky.
A moment later - a moment in the eyes of the wizards in all the nodes - in the distant sky, a cloud of dust surged up in an unstoppable and vast manner!
That was a torrent of lava giants!
A large group of lava giants, covering the sky and the sun and almost completely covering the entire horizon, are approaching this direction with heavy and orderly steps and an unstoppable force!
Their bodies are covered with hard rock and hot magma, and every step forward is accompanied by an earth-shaking buzzing sound.
Their numbers are incalculable. Looking around, all you can see on this scorched earth are their terrifying figures.
The group of lava giants did not accelerate at all, nor did they make any unnecessary pauses.
Just the vast movement itself is enough to destroy everything!
Whether it was the remaining "frozen" fire crows in the sky, or the wizards who had been maintaining a certain posture, motionless like sculptures...
This group of terrifying lava giants was like an unstoppable wall of flesh and blood, ruthlessly crushing it.
Crunch!
All the living creatures had no room to resist, and they couldn't even utter a groan. They were all completely crushed into blood mud and bone fragments by the tremendous force that destroyed mountains and split rocks!
In the blink of an eye, it completely became a part of the land!
The protective node that had just been operating normally collapsed at this moment, turned into fragments, and was completely flattened by the giants' iron-like footsteps!
(End of this chapter)
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