Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 438 - 57: The Stars Are Burning

Nightmare Mask, Richard used the rules of the Nightmare World to create this Rule Magic Equipment, and its effect was still the nightmare erosion.

But with the enhancement of the Rune Array, the nightmare erosion of the Nightmare Mask was several times stronger than Richard’s original Talent.

And in the current situation, Richard felt it was very appropriate to use this Magic Equipment.

After the Galaxy Mayflies changed formation, their Mind Link and Energy Link became even tighter.

This was both good and bad.

In this formation, the Mayfly swarm had strong resistance to cutting off Mind Links, but it also made the Mayflies even more interconnected.

Under such conditions, any Galaxy Mayfly could serve as a stepping stone to invade the spirit network.

Richard put on the mask, and the world in front of him instantly turned dark red, as if he had returned to the Nightmare World.

He picked the right moment to perform nightmare erosion on one of the First Level Mayflies in the swarm.

The Crystal Stone on his forehead lit up with a faint light, and an invisible Spiritual Shock hit a First Level Mayfly in the center.

Delis also launched a counterattack at this moment, drawing as much attention from the Mayfly swarm as possible.

Instantly, towering dark shadows struck the Mayflies like waves, like invisible monsters devouring everything they touched, pulling them into the Nameless space.

Under this terrifying onslaught, the Mayfly general had no choice but to focus on defense.

And Richard, a mere Three Rings Wizard, naturally went unnoticed.

A Three Rings Wizard, after all, was nothing to it; even ten Three Rings Wizards would not matter as long as the Mayflies didn’t disperse.

Seeing the Mayfly general had no reaction, Richard sneered in his heart.

"No reaction? Then just wait to be doomed."

The Mayfly subjected to the nightmare erosion suddenly fell into a nightmare, its weak soul completely unable to resist Richard’s nightmare erosion.

Soon, its spirit completely succumbed to the nightmare.

And as it fell, the other Mayflies linked with it began to be enveloped by fear.

The Mayfly engulfed in the nightmare continuously fed fear into the spirit network, and the nightmare, along with this fear, eroded them.

One to ten, ten to a hundred, the nightmare spread through the Mayflies’ Mind Link like a virus.

It wasn’t long before the Mayfly general noticed an area of "putrescence" within the Mayfly swarm.

"Damn, a psychic virus!"

Upon seeing the effect of the nightmare, the Mayfly general immediately found the corresponding countermeasure from its memory.

Without hesitation, it ordered the Mayfly swarm to sever the Mind Link with those infected Galaxy Mayflies.

Then the entire Mayfly swarm’s target shifted instantly from Delis to Richard.

If the formation was disbanded, then the Mayflies would be devoured by Delis’s tactic of death by a thousand cuts. But if they did not change formation, they had to deal with the Wizard who used the psychic virus.

But could the Mayfly general change targets just because it wanted to?

At this moment, the other Wizards who had been incapacitated by the Spiritual Shock also recovered.

Delis commanded them to hold off the Mayfly swarm at all costs to give Richard a chance to use nightmare erosion.

Delis was not a rigid Wizard; he was a pragmatist.

If Richard’s method was more efficient, he did not mind abandoning his many plans and instead helping Richard.

In an instant, four Three Rings Wizards acted at once—Chain Lightning, Energy-devouring Flames, spatial distortion—among other powerful spells, forced the Mayfly general to focus most of its efforts on defense.

Richard, amidst these attacks, occasionally mixed in a stroke of nightmare erosion.

It was still a case of a dull knife scraping flesh.

Soon, realizing that it was impossible to kill Richard with the cover of four Wizards, the Mayfly general immediately reverted to its original purpose.

To kill Delis, to make their death more glorious.

Buzz!

Delis, transformed into a shadow giant, rippled like water.

Energy Beams from the Mayfly swarm pelted him like raindrops.

Spiritual Shock and Spirit Illusions constantly disturbed Delis’s spirit.

The combat power of the Mayfly swarm had already surpassed that of third-level creatures. If it had been an ordinary Three Rings Wizard, they would have already triggered the safety mechanism and been teleported away.

But Delis managed quite comfortably under this barrage of attacks.

Energy Beams were devoured by his shadowy form, and the mental attacks were no more than mosquito bites to him.

If it were before Delis’s promotion to Great Wizard, he alone could have dealt with the swarm of Mayflies.

Suddenly, the Mayflies ceased their attack.

The entire Mayfly swarm, like a sphere, stayed silent in the air, a layer of Energy Barrier plus a layer of spiritual power barrier shielding the whole Mayflies’ movement.

Delis’s heart sank, and an ominous premonition instantly enveloped him.

Years of warfare had honed his instincts to an incredible sharpness; if he felt something was amiss, it truly was.

"Retreat!"

Delis decisively sent a retreat command through the Mind Link.

The very next moment, the entire Mayfly swarm suddenly shrank as if compressed by some invisible force.

There were no longer gaps between Mayflies; they pressed against each other, and energy flowed across them as if throughout a single entity.

In Richard’s Energy Vision, these Mayflies formed an extremely complex Magic Model.

And the effect of this Magic Model was...

"Run, they’re going to self-destruct!"

Richard cried out in horror, turning to open a Secret Realm Rift.

As masters of manipulating energy, although the Galaxy Mayflies’ use of elements was nowhere near as exquisite as that of Wizards, their application of energy was even more superb than that of Shaping Wizards.

And for the Galaxy Mayflies who venerated death, self-destruction was their trump card.

During the conquest of this world, the self-destruction of the Galaxy Mayflies caused the Wizards considerable headaches. Unless one possessed absolute combat power to suppress them, it was extraordinarily difficult for Wizards to obtain even a single specimen.

Boom!

A swarm of Mayflies slammed into Delis like shooting stars, followed by a blinding light reminiscent of a supernova explosion erupting from within their midst.

At that instant, the air seemed to lose its ability to flow, compressed by extreme heat and pressure to the verge of solidification, before being violently displaced by the suddenly released energy waves, forming visible ripples that spread frantically in all directions.

The ground turned to magma, and great trees were uprooted.

The enormous high-energy radiation and energy impacts nearly tore the space apart.

In the blink of an eye, a beam of light soared into the sky like a long spear piercing the heavenly vault.

At this moment, all the Wizards in the Fourth District noticed this conspicuous column of light.

"Did someone provoke that swarm of Mayflies?" guessed a Wizard.

All the Wizards participating in the selection were Three Rings Wizards. Even the weakest among them were compared to other Three Rings Wizards.

They were one-in-ten-thousand picks within the Wizard community.

Even if the Galaxy Mayflies’ disguises were excellent, there would always be someone talented enough among the Three Rings Wizards to detect them.

Moreover, the disguises of the Galaxy Mayflies were not that sophisticated.

"Thank goodness I didn’t touch that swarm of Mayflies," a Wizard expressed his relief. "An attack of such intensity might even interfere with the Military Department’s life-saving measures."

The battlefield.

A somewhat unstable space rift appeared out of nowhere, and Richard flew out of it, looking back at the scene with some trepidation.

The self-destruction of the Galaxy Mayfly swarm had evaporated half a lake, and the massive shockwave had leveled the surrounding area for five hundred meters.

"If I hadn’t taken refuge in the Secret Realm, I’m afraid the teleport mechanism wouldn’t have worked," Richard said, still shaken.

"No, the Military Department’s teleportation is very reliable. They were all transported away safe and sound."

Delis’s voice suddenly appeared behind Richard. He turned to look and saw Delis standing there as if nothing had happened, unaffected by the explosion.

"Check your points. If all goes well, we should have shared the points from the Mayfly swarm," Delis said.

Richard was startled at his words and hastily summoned the guiding fairy.

"What is my current point total?"

"Your current point total is three hundred and fifty, ranking you second on both the District Points Leaderboard and the Overall Points Leaderboard."

Second on the District Points Leaderboard, second on the Overall Points Leaderboard...

Hearing these rankings, Richard involuntarily looked at Delis.

"The first one is me," Delis stated indifferently.

Then he took out a Communication Crystal Ball.

"Although the Mayfly nest has been cleared, and our cooperation in this competition has come to an end, before we conclude our partnership, I’d like to ask for a favor.

Could you, Chairman Richard, grant me the honor of leaving a contact method?"

Upon hearing Delis’s request, Richard was slightly taken aback before quickly taking out a Communication Crystal Ball from his pocket.

"My communication number is y12453781. If you need help in the future, Master, feel free to contact me."

Delis noted down the number, confirmed the connection, and then spoke again, "Chairman Richard, you need not be so courteous. I may have some reputation, but my contribution to the Wizard World is far inferior to yours.

Your status is actually above mine, and it will only grow higher in the future.

I think you, Chairman Richard, must have noticed something odd about these Galaxy Mayflies.

For the natives, isn’t the combat power of these Galaxy Mayflies a bit too extraordinary?"

Delis, as a Four Rings Legendary Wizard of the Tower of Truth, had a very keen intuition for war.

The quality displayed by this group of Galaxy Mayflies far exceeded what should be possessed by the natives of a minor world.

This made Delis secretly speculate — an unprecedented great war was approaching.

And in this war, alchemy Wizards like Richard were bound to shine brilliantly!

Richard nodded slightly, "I’ve noticed. If I’m not mistaken, these Galaxy Mayflies should come from another civilization."

Delis was somewhat startled by the response.

Another civilization?

Although Delis had guessed that a civilization war was about to break out, he didn’t know what it was.

"A civilization war..."

Delis pondered this term, his heart trembling suddenly.

He asked tentatively, "Do you mean to say that these Mayflies are from a civilization like that of the Wizards?"

Richard nodded but then shook his head.

"I’m not certain, but once we enter that Sky Garden, the puzzle will unravel."

Delis said nothing more, bowed slightly to Richard, and then turned to leave.

But the phrase "civilization war" lingered in his mind like a curse he couldn’t dispel.

He was more aware than Richard of the Wizard World’s depths; a Wizard Civilization with over a thousand Great Wizards and countless worlds was an overwhelming force for any single world.

But if two such colossal powers were to wage war...

A phrase flashed through Delis’s mind.

The stars are burning.