Chapter 250: Compulsory Mission and Attack
In an instant, a densely packed list of tasks was refreshed on the communication terminal.
But what attracted the most attention of all wizards was the "Mandatory Task" marked in scarlet font at the top:
[All wizards must follow the command center's instructions and set up a "signal node" within plane 655-4488-32194158 (abbreviated as: the empty plane) to assist in drawing the internal map of that plane.]
There are many terms and detailed requirements below the task.
Benjamin took a quick look and found that these requirements, in simple terms, required all wizards like him who were searching outside to return to the "ship plane" immediately and collect the "signal beacon" from the logistics department.
And in subsequent operations, according to the effective communication range of the "signal beacon", one must be deployed every thousand kilometers.
Benjamin read it carefully twice and felt that this mandatory task was within an acceptable range.
This mission required all wizards to abandon the advantageous areas they had explored with great difficulty and return to the "ship plane", which might cause some losses. The remaining requirements were not difficult.
Jieming remembered very clearly that according to the contract signed with the junction point, although the commander-in-chief of each plane war was qualified to issue compulsory tasks, there were very strict regulations on the requirements for issuing compulsory tasks.
Since the seventh-level wizard Dionysius Spencer was able to issue this task, it meant that in his inner judgment, this task would ultimately be beneficial to the interests of all wizards present.
In fact, Benjamin also agrees with this.
Although this would mean that all his exploration progress over the past half month would have been wasted.
However, this only wasted a dozen days.
Considering the benefits that this mission will bring to everyone's future actions, this loss is completely acceptable.
Benjamin calculated other factors in his mind again and couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the cunning calculations of the wizard Dionysius Spencer.
The timing at which Wizard Dionysius Spencer issues the mission is very delicate. Most wizards who are exploring outward should have almost reached the edge of the area where their portable terminals can communicate with the "ship plane" signal.
Therefore, even if the seventh-level wizard did not issue this task, most wizards would soon return to the "ship plane" to update the map and replenish supplies for fear of getting lost.
In this way, this mandatory task will not be so troublesome for many wizards, and they can just do it easily.
The inner resistance can also be reduced a lot.
Benjamin casually flipped through the other ordinary tasks.
The vast majority of the missions involve the acquisition of various specialty resources within the "airspace plane".
Especially when it comes to acquiring various exotic living creatures, the demand can be said to be almost "unlimited".
Although the rewards for these acquisition missions are relatively lower than the wizards bringing these things back to the "junction" and selling them, they are more convenient and faster.
For most wizards, it is a more suitable choice.
While adjusting the direction and flying quickly towards the "ship plane", Benjamin was looking through the task list on the terminal.
Although these are just some tasks, they can actually reveal a lot of information about this expedition.
Suddenly, his eyes paused, and he couldn't help frowning as he looked at a task on the screen.
【Urgent Mission: Find the Lost Wizard. 】
[Quest Acceptance Restrictions: Only wizards above level 3 who are proficient in "Space" knowledge can participate.]
Because his strength was not up to standard, Benjamin was unable to see more detailed internal information about this mission.
But just the little bit revealed in the task title is worth careful consideration.
If it was just an ordinary "lost wizard", it wouldn't be a big deal.
After all, in a place like this where it's hard to tell the direction, it's really easy to get lost if you accidentally fly out of the terminal's signal range.
But if it is coupled with the subsequent restriction on accepting tasks, it will be very troublesome.
"Did he encounter a spatial problem that caused him to be 'lost'? Judging from the distribution of elements in this plane, he really needs to be careful..." Benjamin couldn't help but think in his heart.
The most widely distributed element in the "Airspace Plane" is undoubtedly the "Wind Element".
In the wizard's knowledge system, the "wind element" itself represents "space".
Therefore, it is very likely that there are a large amount of unstable spatial turbulence in this plane.
If you are unlucky, you may even be sucked into some self-circulating space turbulence areas with no real exit.
If you are really trapped in such a place, you will have to be lucky enough to be discovered and rescued from outside, or you will have the powerful ability to shatter space.
Otherwise, you will be trapped there for the rest of your life!
"I've indeed overlooked this aspect. After returning, I'll see if I can buy some magical instruments in the 'Ship Plane' market that can stabilize local airspace or lock onto my spatial coordinates..."
Just as Benjamin was thinking, his scalp suddenly felt numb, and a fatal sense of crisis derived from biological instinct suddenly erupted from the bottom of his heart like a volcano!
However, before he could sense the danger signal, an attack came upon him silently like a ghost!
This was a strike, a perfect assassination.
Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!
Moreover, it is silent!
The attack did not cause any energy fluctuations, no whistling sound that tore through the air, and not even the slightest trace of murderous intent was leaked.
It was like a ghost's fang, appearing out of thin air and pointing directly at the vital point between Benjamin's eyebrows!
Just when the invisible attack was about to touch Jemin's skin, a layer of energy shield that he had always kept at the lowest power and hidden suddenly emerged from the surface of Jemin's body.
Bang--!
A dull sound, like glass breaking, exploded in Benjamin's ears!
Benjamin's pupils suddenly contracted.
He saw with his own eyes that the shield in front of him, which was strong enough to withstand a full-strength attack from a second-level wizard, suddenly began to develop numerous spider-web-like cracks out of thin air.
Thanks to the energy reaction caused by the attack on the energy shield, Benjamin was able to see clearly that there was a vague "cone"-like object made of transparent crystals, which was stabbing towards his face fiercely.
Fortunately, this suddenly emerging energy shield bought Benjamin those precious few tenths of a second of reaction time.
He relied on his fighting instinct almost without thinking and suddenly turned sideways in time, barely avoiding the fatal blow!
The cone almost pierced his cheek, and the aftermath even made his skin feel stinging!
The moment he dodged the attack, Benjamin tried hard to open his eyes and quickly scanned his surroundings.
But... he had no idea what had attacked him.
Apart from being forced to expose a faint crystal-like "cone" limb at the moment of contact with his energy shield, the opponent did not reveal anything more to this world!
After Benjamin dodged, the thing disappeared completely into the air like ink dropped into water.
"roar!!!"
It was not until this time that the five black giants reacted.
They roared angrily, and their huge bodies immediately moved into action, surrounding Jemin firmly in the center, forming a solid defensive circle.
At the same time, he looked vigilantly at every inch of space around him.
Without time to think, Benjamin subconsciously created several shields of different attributes for himself.
Afterwards, he immediately immersed his mind into the talismanic magic weapon on his wrist and began to check the condition of his "Eye of Detection" and the Five Elements Rainbow Mirror.
"Thermal imaging, vibration waves, sound waves, soul monitoring, energy diffusion reaction, life detection... Damn it! We've activated every possible means of detection, yet we haven't found the enemy at all?!"
Confirm that your "Eye of Reconnaissance" and Five Elements Rainbow Mirror are functioning normally and at full power.
Jieming felt a chill in his heart. With so many reconnaissance methods, he actually didn't notice the enemy approaching...
Just when Benjamin had just confirmed this shocking fact, a fatal attack fell from above his head again without any warning!
This time, the source of the attack still could not be detected in advance by any of his reconnaissance means.
And the damage it contains is even more exaggerated than the previous time!
This time, Benjamin had carefully erected several shields in advance, but in the face of this attack, these shields were still like paper, and had almost no protective effect, and were shattered one after another!
Fortunately, Benjamin was mentally prepared this time and reacted immediately.
He once again narrowly dodged the fatal blow, the only injury being a deep wound on his left arm where the bone was visible.
Although this attack was extremely powerful, Benjamin showed a hint of sneer.
He looked at his arm injury, which was healing rapidly under the power of the body-building method, and had already guessed what method the other party was using to hide it.
"A creature naturally gifted with 'space-related' abilities? It's worth my time testing it with my arm. This time... I've really made a killing!"
From the wound, Benjamin felt a familiar yet unfamiliar energy eroding his flesh and blood.
Jieming recognized that it was pure "space" power!
He is “familiar” with it because he has spent more than ten years seriously studying the knowledge related to “space gaps”.
He said it was "strange" because until now, he still couldn't really control this mysterious power even a little bit.
It is obvious that the reason why the opponent was able to shatter multiple layers of shields at once was because of this "space" power that can ignore most energy and physical defenses!
(End of this chapter)
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