Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 484 - 29 Heart of Mayfly

"Shall the two of us return to headquarters?"

Looking at the message sent back from the Battle Zone Command Center, both Richard and Delis were somewhat confused.

Did the headquarters plan to use the Black Wizard for something?

But soon, a reluctant smile that could barely be called a smile appeared on Delis’s face.

"It’s probably part of the contingency plan the Great Wizard mentioned, involving both of us. Apparently, they want me to temporarily leave the Galaxy World."

"Temporarily leave?"

Richard was slightly shocked, and joy instantly leapt into his eyes.

"Yes," Delis looked at Richard with some confusion, "the Great Wizard should have mentioned this to you. After the war ends, they plan to reassign you to the rear or something."

"He mentioned it," Richard nodded slightly, "but wasn’t that supposed to be after the war ended?"

Delis shook his head and explained, "We can’t wait that long. We don’t know how many years this war will last. If we wait until the war is over to apply, we’ll probably be reduced to ash by then.

Based on my understanding of the Military Department, our applications have most likely already been approved. As long as the Great Wizard thinks the time is right, we can be reassigned.

And with the current situation..."

Delis didn’t finish his sentence because continuing might have been disrespectful to the Great Wizard.

Before his death, the Great Wizard surely prepared a contingency plan to be activated afterward. Currently, his death seemed to hasten their return.

"Let’s hope it’s as the Master said," Richard sighed and said with a slight smile.

...

Boom!

Loud sounds of Spell thunder echoed continuously.

On the desolate plain, a massive White Wizard Army, composed of fourteen battle formations, advanced slowly towards Fortress Number Nine, hindered by the resistance of the Galaxy Mayflies.

Although Fortress 194 was only about five hundred kilometers away from Fortress Number Nine, as the mental network of the Galaxy Mayflies ended their chaos, the vast Mayfly Army that could move mountains and fill seas caught up with the fleeing Wizards.

Facing the overwhelming numbers of the Galaxy Mayflies, the progress of the White Wizards was severely hindered.

In six hours, they had advanced only two hundred kilometers.

Fortunately, due to the Death God, many Galaxy Mayflies near the Teleportation Gate area were cleared.

At this point, their breakout to enter Fortress Number Nine seemed unproblematic.

"No way, why are there more and more Mayflies nearby?"

Richard stood in the center of the Wizard Army, his massive figure clad in Alchemy Power Armor occasionally wielding his Magic Wand, summoning frenzied rivers of lightning to block the attacking Mayfly Army.

"Who knows what’s going on with these bugs,"

Ulysses stood on his shoulder, his eyes as bright as stars, constantly scanning the surrounding environment.

If merit for this breakout were to be rewarded, Ulysses deserved the utmost credit.

The journey of over five hundred kilometers was not long for a Wizard, but in the absence of landmarks, disrupted senses, and the illusions created by the Mayflies, they wouldn’t have made it this smoothly without Ulysses’ assistance.

They hadn’t taken a single detour, authentically covering two hundred kilometers towards Fortress Number Nine.

Suddenly, Ulysses’ gaze fixated on a point thirty kilometers to the left front of the legion.

"Richard, there seems to be something thirty kilometers to our left front."

This time, Ulysses did not say it out loud but sent it as a Spiritual Message to Richard.

Richard’s brow furrowed slightly, discreetly blocking the mental network—a common occurrence, as the Galaxy Mayflies frequently used Spiritual Shocks against the Wizards.

"What’s there?"

"I’m not certain, but I suspect it might be the remains of that giant bug."

After the Wizard Rules judged the King of Mayfly, its body wasn’t taken away by the Mayfly Rules.

The colossal body exploded in midair, naturally producing many chunks of Flesh.

"Let’s take a look, but be cautious. And leave a shadow here for me."

"Don’t worry, I cherish my life much more than you do."

With a flicker, Ulysses left an illusion behind and disappeared from Richard’s shoulder.

Through the shadows, Ulysses crossed the illusions of the Galaxy Mayflies and arrived at the spot he had observed earlier.

Under the guard of numerous Galaxy Mayflies, an organ resembling a water sphere continuously radiated brilliant light.

"Is this... the heart of that giant bug?"

The structure of the Galaxy Mayflies was peculiar; their insides lacked the flesh organs with singular functions known to Wizards, replaced instead by multifunctional composite organs.

Among these composite organs, the most important was what Richard called the "heart," a gland-like organ.

Richard named this organ the Heart of Mayfly.

The Heart of Mayfly could secrete various substances that accelerated the growth of Mayflies, enhanced the development of their spiritual power, sped up the recovery of the Galaxy Mayflies’ injuries, detoxified, and other different effects.

Furthermore, this organ also served as the energy storage organ of the Galaxy Mayflies.

In a sense, the Heart of Mayfly of the Galaxy Mayflies could be termed as a type of unconventional Demon Crystal.

And now, the dead King of Mayfly’s Heart of Mayfly lay before Ulysses.

"However, this thing seems to be withering."

Ulysses gazed at the glowing Heart of Mayfly, a hint of confusion flashing through his mind.

Logically speaking, such an abundant number of Galaxy Mayflies connected through energy should have more than sufficiently maintained the vitality of this Heart of Mayfly.

The organs of a World Master could not be viewed with ordinary eyes—some powerful World Masters even bred souls from their organs, creating entirely new beings.

But the life force of this Heart of Mayfly before him continued to decline.

It seemed as if something were eroding it.

"But no matter what, it would be a pity not to take this thing. Even if it died in the Secret Realm, it’s still valuable.

Richard that kid could definitely scavenge something from it."

Thinking thus, Ulysses ignited a layer of black flames around him, flashed from the shadows, and dashed straight toward the Heart of Mayfly.

The next moment, thousands of Galaxy Mayflies detected this reckless intruder.

In an instant, thousands of beams of light fell upon Ulysses. Despite their limited power, the sheer number overwhelmed him.

Luckily, he didn’t need too much time.

"I declare, mayflies of this place cannot fly."

A layer of majestic Holy Light flashed over Ulysses as the Divine Speech Skill instantly stiffened all the Galaxy Mayflies within fifty meters, making them fall to the ground.

Though Galaxy Mayflies filled up the space in the next second, this brief moment was enough for Ulysses to escape.

Buzz!

Ulysses was seen holding the Heart of Mayfly, suddenly vanishing into the air. Thousands of light beams collided, erupting a brilliant burst of light in the sky.

"Hmm? What are those mayflies doing?"

Delis, observing the sudden burst of light in the sky a few kilometers away, felt a twinge of curiosity.

Soon, Ulysses returned to Richard’s shoulder.

"Phew, that was close, nearly became a dead crow."

Richard tilted his head to look at him, concernedly asking, "Are you hurt? Need to go back to the Secret Realm to recover?"

"No need for that, the damage this time was mainly to the spirit."

Spirit? A tightness clenched in Richard’s heart—had Ulysses’ soul injury worsened?

Suddenly, a Spiritual Shock struck from the midst of the Mayfly Army.

Under the impact of the Spiritual Shock, an illusion on Ulysses suddenly disappeared. Though it only lasted for a moment, Richard still managed to catch a glimpse of a tailless, bald crow in that fleeting moment.

"Um...hahahaha," Richard couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "So that’s the kind of spiritual damage?"

Seeing Richard mocking him, Ulysses immediately got indignant.

"Nice one, you heartless Wizard, I went to fetch that treasure for you, didn’t I? Next time, you go get it yourself!"

"Hahaha, don’t be angry, don’t be angry. Tell me, what kind of organ is that thing?"

"Nothing special, just an organ. But honestly, your Wizard civilization rules are pretty weird."

Ulysses’ complaint left Richard a bit puzzled.

"What do you mean by civilization rules? How are our Wizard civilization rules weird?"

"Oh, right, you don’t know yet," Ulysses explained, "Civilization rules are a capability that a civilization gains after finding their corresponding Illusion World in the Illusionary Dimension.

This capability is often influenced by the overall trend of thought of that civilization. As for your Wizards’ capability, I didn’t hear it clearly, but I overheard something about an ’exchange.’"

"Equivalent exchange," Richard interrupted, "If this capability is influenced by the trend of thought, then it would be equivalent exchange."

Equivalent exchange was a principle all Wizards believed in.

"That must be it," Ulysses nodded, "Your Great Wizard must have used this power to trade himself for the death of that insect.

And this power is totally perverse; even if that insect had arranged measures for resurrection within the Heart of Mayfly, your rules eroded them.

That means, once killed by your powers, no prior measures for resurrection could have worked."

Hearing this description, Richard was deeply shocked.

If true, this Wizard ability was indeed perverse. However, if considered under the principle of equivalent exchange, this power was somewhat of a loss.

To wish for an enemy’s death, a Wizard must also offer their life.

"So, has the Heart of Mayfly died?" Richard asked.

"No, it hasn’t. I managed to neutralize the measures that the Mayfly had left behind, otherwise, I wouldn’t have ended up like this."

Saying so, Ulysses looked somewhat aggrieved at his tail.

The injury this time was due to the rules, and it might be a while before his beautiful tail feathers could grow back.

Richard, hearing this, was somewhat surprised: "Haha, my friend, you’ve done a great service this time!"

An organ of a World Master, Richard could only imagine how much he could find within it.