Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 615 - 613: Breakout Plan

A moment later, the surrounding area fell silent.

Gro, Nancy, Heidi, Narlyd, and Teddy were staring wide-eyed at the object in Richard’s hand, swallowing nervously, at a loss for words.

By then, their feelings could no longer be described as merely shocked—they were experiencing an emotion far stronger than shock.

If one were to describe it accurately, it would be upheaval.

Yes, upheaval.

An upheaval of worldviews, values, and philosophies of life.

When the product of technology combined with magic was first displayed before them, they felt an indescribable sense of astonishment. For the first time, they realized that even a multitude of powerful wizards could be slaughtered instantly like lambs.

Their previous notion of strength was no longer applicable.

Strength needed to be redefined.

At that moment, they felt little fear, or rather, they had forgotten fear, overwhelmed instead by tremors deep within their souls.

"What in the world is that?" Gro asked, looking at the object in Richard’s hand and swallowing his saliva.

"Well, now I know what this thing is all about," said Teddy, looking at the object in Richard’s hand and inhaling sharply, almost as if his teeth ached. "But, this thing is really... really... powerful."

"Alright," Richard glanced at everyone and spoke, "this is just a little toy I’ve made. It’s actually not as formidable as you think. And now isn’t the time to delve into this; once we break out of here, I’ll have the opportunity to explain it to you."

"Um..."

"Anyway, let’s focus on the matter at hand," Richard said, turning his head to look at the several wizards previously besieged by the Black Robed Men.

Having been rescued, these wizards underwent a rollercoaster of emotions. They looked at the magic gun in Richard’s hand with a peculiar gaze, their astonishment no less than that of Gro and the others. However, they dared not ask aloud, for fear of frustrating Richard who might impulsively open fire and eliminate them all with a "bang" just as he had done to the Black Robed Men.

Richard looked at several wizards, suddenly raising an eyebrow as he recognized a familiar face and stepped forward to confirm, "Tifeng Wizard?"

Standing among the crowd, a man covered in blood with tattered clothes slowly raised his head to look at Richard. If it wasn’t Tifeng, the wizard from the Jungle Hut in the Dark Forest Gathering Place, then who else could it be?

In fact, Tifeng had recognized Richard when he began his rampage, but did not dare to acknowledge it.

After all, the Richard he remembered was vastly different from the one he saw now.

He wasn’t foolish; he could guess that Richard probably had a significant secret, having concealed his true strength until now due to the exceptional circumstances.

This raised a question: now that Richard’s identity was revealed, would he kill Tifeng, a "familiar face," in order to keep his secret?

As these thoughts lingered, upon hearing Richard calling his name, Tifeng spoke up hesitantly: "Ah, it’s Wizard Richard, yes, I’m Tifeng. What a coincidence to meet again."

"Indeed, a coincidence," Richard replied briefly and asked Tifeng, "Speaking of which, how did you end up here, and where are the rest of the Jungle Hut folks? Are they not with you?"

"Well..." Tifeng hesitated, not daring to hide anything, and explained everything candidly.

After hearing the story, Richard finally understood the situation: Following the explosion of the Demons Breaking Pearl, Tifeng had sustained severe injuries. Later, when the Black Robed Men attacked, he couldn’t contact the other members of the Dark Forest Gathering Place and was nearly driven to despair. Fortunately, he encountered other wizards from the Wizard Organization and they managed to mount a joint escape attempt.

After finishing his explanation, Tifeng looked at Richard with flickering eyes and ventured cautiously, "That... Wizard Richard, how did you become so powerful? And, what did you use to kill those Black Robed Men just now?"

"Are you asking about this?" Richard toyed with the magic gun in his hand and chuckled meaningfully, "I say, this thing is a magical illusion, and the magic, it comes from Master Guluo. Do you believe it?"

"Believe you? No way!" Tifeng thought to himself.

But even though that was what he thought, he dare not speak it out loud since Richard was pointing the gun at him.

Thus, Tifeng forced an expression of sudden realization and unquestioning belief, "Ah, so that’s how it is, of course, I believe you."

"Are you sure?" Richard asked.

"Confirmed!" Tifeng declared solemnly, "You know, over ten years ago, I personally saw Master Guluo cast the same spell."

"Alright." Having heard this, Richard felt reassured and said no more.

Then Tifeng spoke again, asking, "By the way, Wizard Richard, you’re planning to lead everyone out in a rush, right?"

"Yes, any problem with that?"

"Well... I have a piece of advice, and I hope you won’t get angry after hearing it."

"What is the advice? Just say it."

"Actually... we’ve already made a rush for it once. Originally, there were over thirty of us, but due to a failed breakout, nearly half of our number died, and we had to retreat. Then we were besieged again, and if we hadn’t run into you, it would have been really dangerous.

You might not know this, but if we continue rushing outside, we will encounter more and more enemies, and their strength will only increase. Even though you wield powerful magic, it would still be difficult to lead people out safely," Tifeng said earnestly.

Richard frowned slightly upon hearing this. He didn’t think Tifeng was lying, but if what Tifeng said was true, then it would indeed be quite problematic.

At that moment, Gro and a few others came over, and after hearing Tifeng’s words, their eyes flickered. Gro spoke, "Actually, Lord Richard, if you were to make a break for it alone, you could probably get out, right? It’s just that we are slowing you down, aren’t we?"

As he said this, Gro looked seriously at Richard: "Lord Richard, why don’t you just break out alone? Don’t let us hold you back anymore."

"I actually think that without you, we could still manage to survive," Nancy said.

"Mr. Richard, it’s really dangerous; you should go on your own," Heidi said.

"That Richard, don’t underestimate me. I could actually make it out on my own too," Narlyd stated.

Teddy "...," opened his mouth but said nothing.

He, too, wanted to behave honorably like Gro and the others and let Richard leave. But he was afraid of dying, and he felt safer with Richard staying.

To be honest, observing Gro and the others, he felt rather resentful and even began to doubt himself. How come the young people nowadays are so brave and unafraid of death?

As a wizard, was it shameful to be afraid of dying? But he really was afraid.

Of course, he had his pride. He opened his mouth, but did not voice the suggestion for Richard to leave, nor did he say that Richard should stay.

Just let it be.

Teddy thought.

Richard glanced at Gro and the others, then chuckled lightly, "Hey, you don’t have to do this. The situation is indeed a bit bad, but it’s not hopeless yet; there are still many strategies we can try.

You all have been helping me dig for many days, which has been a big help, and correspondingly, I’ll help you."

"Then..."

"Listen to me." Richard raised his hand to stop Gro from speaking and seriously continued, "I now have a plan to help you get out as much as possible. I will try to break out first to distract the enemy’s attention. This way, their strength in one area will definitely weaken, and you can find a chance to leave.

However, I can’t keep distracting the enemy forever, at most for a few minutes. If you still can’t escape by then, there is nothing more I can do. Understand?"

A moment of silence followed, then a reply came, "Understood, Lord Richard."

"That’s good, then prepare yourselves," Richard said and patted the shoulders of Gro, Nancy, Heidi, Narlyd, and Teddy. He then turned to look at the night sky, his eyes glowing with a pale blue light as the Eye of Gaze reopened.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready."

"Then... go!"

With the last word, Richard quickly dashed out.

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