Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 467 - 12: The Cruelty of the Battlefield

Su had always considered itself to be a lucky mayfly.

It was born in a Class A hatchery, and those hatched from there were naturally stronger than other mayflies, both in physique and in spirit.

And among the three thousand mayflies hatched with it, it was the strongest.

Some elders in the tribe speculated that it might be the offspring of a general, with the general’s blood flowing through its veins.

Although the Galaxy Mayflies didn’t care much about lineage, whether it was the offspring of a general or a common mayfly, they were all sifted in the same pool.

The Galaxy Priests would divide these mayfly eggs by life energy into different classes, with the strongest entering Class A, those just meeting the standard entering Class C, and those not meeting the standards would be thrown into the "Class D" hatchery, which was just the lakes in the wild, left to fend for themselves.

But the mayfly general’s bloodline still brought it tremendous benefits.

It always got the best food, learned the most knowledge, and when it came to mating, it could always choose the most beautiful female mayfly.

Amidst smooth sailing, it reached adulthood.

It began to follow the great King of Mayfly in battles across different worlds.

Battles in otherworlds were extremely dangerous, often out of a hundred mayflies only one or two would survive to the end.

But it always survived, and its strength continued to grow.

It rose from the lowest rank of ordinary mayfly, gradually to become a Mayfly Captain and became a Mayfly General ten years ago.

Unconsciously, it had grown to the point where it could sit on an equal footing with those who had given it its bloodline.

This success along the way led to some changes in its thinking. Its kin worshiped death, willing to give up their lives without hesitation for the great goal of the Supreme Lake.

But it was different.

It wanted to live.

It wanted to become the King of Mayfly, or even a part of the Supreme Lake!

A thing called ambition spread in its heart and took root firmly like dodder.

Therefore, it came to this battlefield.

The King of Mayfly’s guards told it that this war was extremely dangerous, yet full of opportunities. If it could survive on this battlefield, becoming the King of Mayfly wasn’t impossible.

At that time, Su thought, so what if it’s dangerous?

Every battlefield they had been to was extremely dangerous. The aliens were either cunning and ferocious, or ferocious and cunning, but it had survived all well.

And thrived.

It believed that this time it would survive again... until it encountered the two monsters before it.

It had never seen aliens like these two monsters before.

The one that resembled a bird controlled flames that could burn through their carefully prepared defenses. And that Wizard, glowing with fluorescence, single-handedly did what it would take their entire combat colony to accomplish.

They had assembled six combat colonies, with five thousand parasitic tribespeople inside the fortress restraining their power.

They should’ve been unstoppable!

But now, they were being held back.

Fortunately, all of that was about to end.

Su glanced at the sky, over the three supporting meteors, and its gaze stretched toward the boundless heavenly vault. Although it couldn’t see, it knew that within the Star Realm, conquering a miniature world in the past required only one Expedition Nest, but now there were a dozen or more. The Dominator of Mayflies from the Supreme Lake was also watching this place.

They must win this war!

With a thought, Su sent a command instantly through the psychic network to the entire battle colony.

The massive mayfly colony began to transform, all elites among mayflies, swiftly changing formation, which had almost become instinctual for them.

Although a giant snake had emerged from the fortress below, Su didn’t pay it much attention.

It was just a snake after all, at most a general. Even if it was an uncrowned king, also...

Boom!

A tremendous sound made Su’s body tremble.

The snake it disregarded had actually broken through the absolute defense array!

"Intercept formation!"

Su snapped out of the shock and calmly issued orders. A series of commands had the mayfly colony change formation in an instant.

It might have been very lucky, but its abilities were even stronger!

However, it saw a hint of mockery on that giant snake’s face.

It seemed as if the snake was mocking it for struggling at the brink of death.

What had it overlooked?

Suddenly, a figure glowing with fluorescence stepped on the back of the giant snake and flew toward it. Then, a beautiful light that it had never seen before engulfed its figure.

All its ambitions turned to nothingness in that moment.

"Got one!"

Richard shouted, and in an instant, he targeted another one of the two remaining colonies.

But at this moment, the remaining two combat colonies had already contracted their formations. Layers of mayflies and robust energy barriers made one think twice about approaching.

"Gagagaga, insects, accept your fate!"

Ulysses’s figure suddenly emerged from the void, the black flames on its body now indistinguishable from the Holy Light. A pillar of fire wrapped in Holy Light instantly ignited the mayflies’ barrier.

And the Snake King, seizing the opportunity, struck the external defense of the mayfly colony with its tail.

For a creature like the Snake King, which had broken through the physical limits of third-level creatures, physical attacks were much more useful than energy attacks!

Bang!

After Ulysses had weakened the outer layer of mayflies, the Snake King’s tail created an opening. The inner mayflies failed to close the gap in time.

The next moment, a dazzling aurora shot through the opening, piercing the mayfly swarm.

Unfortunately, Richard’s attack was partly dodged by the Mayfly General; half of its body remained intact.

The Mayfly General’s gaze pierced through the myriad mayflies, locking eyes with Richard. But in the eyes of the Mayfly General, Richard did not see fear, but rather a touch of fanaticism.

A shiver of horror flashed through Richard’s heart.

"Retreat quickly! It’s going to self-destruct!"

As he spoke, he tried to open the Secret Realm Rift, but on the other side, another swarm of mayflies, as if telepathically connected, fired a light spear that turned the Secret Realm Rift into a swirling vortex.

Moreover, the mayfly swarm under the intact Mayfly General chose the same strategy.

Boom!

The skies of the Galaxy World witnessed the rise of a new sun after many years!

And several hundred kilometers away, a War Airship en route to Fortress 192 detected the scene.

"...Mayfly self-destruction."

The White Wizard Commander, looking at the distant "sun," silently pulled down the hood of his Wizard Robe and performed a Wizard’s Salute toward the sun.

"Inform the Command Center, Mayfly self-destruction at Fortress 192, core power estimated at 100,000 energy level, Agent Richard... sacrificed."

The power of 100,000 energy levels is enough to turn any creature below the World Master into nothingness.

"Yes, sir."

...

Above Fortress 192, a charred sphere hung silently in the air.

Suddenly, chunks of char fell from the black sphere, revealing the equally charred bones inside.

"Sir, I need to return now."

The weakened voice of the Snake King sounded in Richard’s ears, who, just moments ago, had coiled itself into a ball to protect Richard in the center.

Richard, somewhat taken aback, looked at the nearly skeletal Snake King and quickly opened the Secret Realm Rift.

"Hurry and get inside! Go straight back and have the Holy Tree Elf infuse you with Life Energy!"

Seeing Richard’s slightly flustered appearance, the Snake King flicked its tongue and weakly chuckled, "My lord need not panic, I won’t die. My rule is life itself."

Ulysses emerged from the Void, looked at the state of the Snake King, and with a flap of its wings, it cut off the major part of the Snake King’s body.

"These remains are already dead, no use keeping them on to hinder."

With that said, Ulysses grabbed the Snake King’s head with its Crow Claws, and with a flash, rushed into the Secret Realm.

Above the Heavenly Vault, those three mayfly meteors supporting from afar, upon seeing the self-destruction, changed their course to avoid being accidentally injured by the blast’s aftermath.

Yet their landing positions remained near Fortress 192.

It wouldn’t be long before these mayflies began their siege.

Richard stood somewhat dazed on the spot, the mayflies’ unwavering self-destruction had deeply shaken him.

Was this the enemy they had to face?

Inexhaustible tactics, baffling abilities of sub-species, and a resolution that embraced death.

Was this the cruelty of a civilized battlefield?

However, Richard didn’t stay dazed for long. After all, this was a battlefield, and to remain dazed for too long was undoubtedly a death sentence.

He landed on top of the fortress, only to see that the alchemy gun towers on top of the fortress had completely melted, and his Fire Lizard Warriors were reduced to char.

This battle had cost him dearly...

Suddenly, Richard crouched down, took out a Magic Potion from his pocket, and fed it to the nearest Fire Lizard.

This was a Life Recovery Potion, which could temporarily save life and accelerate recovery from injuries. As the potion took effect, the Fire Lizard Warrior miraculously opened its eyes.

"Cough cough cough!" The Fire Lizard Warrior coughed up a clump of black blood, then slowly sat up.

Richard swept over the Fire Lizard Warrior with his spiritual power, discovering that aside from the damage to its skin and muscles, there were no other major injuries.

The protection of the biological metal plates meant that the Fire Lizard Warrior’s internal organs had only suffered some shock damage. With the Fire Lizard’s recovery ability, it would heal in just a couple of days.

Tears almost burst from Richard’s excited eyes.

"This transformation wasn’t in vain!"

Those Fire Lizards were his treasures; if they had all died, even if the Great Wizard at twilight awarded him the Golden Star Medal, he would still be at a loss.

Repeating the process, Richard checked all the remaining Fire Lizard Warriors. Not a single Fire Lizard Warrior had died, even a Company Commander was only feigning death and wasn’t even unconscious.

Without delay, Richard immediately flew into the fortress, found two cases of Life Recovery Potions in the warehouse, and brought them to the top of the fortress.

With the help of the potions, all the Fire Lizard Warriors awoke from their comas, and even the second Company Commander, under immense pressure, broke the shackles of life and became a third-level creature.

An unexpected joy indeed.

After sending all the Fire Lizards into the Secret Realm, Richard took out his issued Communication Crystal Ball as he watched the swarm of mayflies rapidly approaching the fortress.

"Battle Zone Command Center, this is Agent Richard. Fortress 192 has encountered a Mayfly explosion, and we have suffered heavy losses.

If support does not arrive within an hour, I will have to abandon Fortress 192."

After reporting the situation, Richard found that there was no response from the other side of the Crystal Ball.

"Is the Crystal Ball broken?"

Richard took a close look at the Crystal Ball and found that it was not malfunctioning.

Just as Richard wondered, suddenly a cold, aged voice came through the Crystal Ball.

"Agent Richard, this is Twilight; your support will arrive soon."

As soon as he had spoken, the space above Richard’s head began to distort, followed by a burst of white light appearing out of nowhere.

As the light faded, an Undead Wizard cloaked in black robes suddenly appeared in the sky.