Journey to the Wizarding World

Chapter 318 Return to the Tower
On the endless plain, the rune knight team drove the magic horse, galloping like lightning.

In the sky, a falcon flitted past the figure.

In the rear, the ground continued to tremble, terrifying cracks continued to spread, and vines broke through the soil and stretched forward.

"Ah! Help!"

In the rune knight team, everyone ran desperately, a knight who fell behind, a vine suddenly sprang out from under him, entangled him and the iron claw horse under his crotch.

Amid the desperate wailing, the knight was dragged away by the vines, his whole body was covered by plant roots, the sharp branches pierced his skin, his blood was sucked dry, and he became a mummified corpse in an instant.

On the plain, the galloping rune knights felt their scalps go numb when they heard the mournful wailing of their companions, and a burst of anger surged in their hearts.

"Don't look back, everyone keep going!" Cavalier Carter roared loudly.

On the ground, the soil was raised, and a blood-sucking vine sprang out quickly, attacking like a poisonous snake. Knight Carter decisively drew out his cross sword and slashed down with it.

brush!
The cross sword cut through the air, and the blood-sucking vine was cut off instantly, but it did not die immediately. The broken vine struggled on the ground like a headless snake, and then twisted and burrowed into the soil.

Rumble!
Amidst the deafening and dull sound, the Twisted Dryad has already caught up with it. After merging with the entire Twisted Forest, it seems to have become the most terrifying giant beast, with vines waving around it covering the sky and covering the sun.

"Chip, scan!"

In mid-air, the Gale Eagle flew at an extremely fast speed. Enzo grabbed Swain's claws and turned to look at the twisted dryad behind him.

"Target: Twisted Dryad/Strength: 18/Physique: 21/Spirit: 11.5/Level: Second-order life form/Information introduction: The deformed mutant in the Twisted Tree becomes an intelligent creature after fusing the brain of a wizard. Gain wisdom, as a mother, you can breed and control the bionic crocodile."

"Has your physique reached 21 points?"

Enzo's eyes shone with luster, and the value exceeded 20 points, which is the basic condition for a second-order life body. The Twisted Dryad is able to enter the category of a second-order life body by virtue of its super physique and strength.

rub rub!
On the ground, vines burst out of the ground, vaguely forming a green cage, and surrounded Knight Carter. He immediately swung the cross sword and cut off the vines, but it was still of no avail.

Around, the tree and vine barriers gradually took shape!

Carter Knight was trapped in it, desperately swinging the cross sword, but more and more vines sprang out from the ground, bit by bit eating away at the space he could move.

"Leave me alone, go!"

The rune knights running ahead saw that Carter was trapped and immediately wanted to call back for help, but they could only grit their teeth and give up when they heard the opponent's roar.

"Dark Fireball!"

In the sky, Enzo saw that Cavalier Carter was trapped. He condensed a fireball with his bare hands and blasted a gap in the barrier formed by the vines. In the burning black flames, Cavalier Carter drove the magic horse to tear through the thick smoke and rushed out.

"Everyone, let's escape!"

In the sky, Enzo ordered loudly that the current situation does not allow everyone to successfully avoid the pursuit of the Twisted Dryad, so dispersion is the best choice.

Below, the rune knights dispersed.

There was no need for Enzo to specifically explain, everyone knew that they were running in different directions, and the final meeting point was naturally the tower in the Litar area.

Rumble!
The Twisted Dryad let out a burst of roars. The sudden dispersion of the target made it hesitate, but it reacted the next moment and urged the vines to extend around.

……

Littal area, high tower.

There was silence all around, and the air was filled with the smell of tree sap and blood. On the towering wall, teams of extraordinary knights were silently cleaning the battlefield.

Half an hour ago, the Green Demon army had just launched an attack.

Somewhat different from previous situations, in this attack, apart from tens of thousands of Green Goblins, there were also the children of the forest.

Moreover, there are three in total!

As the ruler of [Aiqila World], the Son of the Forest has the fighting power of a second-order life form in every adult body, and the ability to manipulate the growth of plants is especially terrifying under the blessing of the world's rules.

The Green Goblin army commanded by the three children of the forest attacked the tower wall for five hours. The battle was so fierce that the Green Goblin army once climbed the wall.

Although the Green Goblins who climbed the city wall were eventually strangled and expelled, the extraordinary knights also suffered heavy losses, at least 30 people died in battle.

And under the wall, there was a gap under the attack of the children of the forest!

The Green Goblin army saw the right time and drove straight into the wall. The extraordinary knight team counterattacked immediately, but they couldn't resist the countless Green Goblins.

In the end, the wizards were forced to take action, and using the magic power of the tower, they finally blocked the gap in the wall and dealt with the incoming Green Demons.

Then, the three children of the forest gave the signal to retreat.

"These alien races will attack again!"

On the fence, looking at the mess below, the wizard in white robes, with a gloomy expression on his face, murmured, "The Green Goblin army is nothing to worry about, the extraordinary knights can handle it, and the three children of the forest are ours." A real enemy!"

"That's right!"

On the side, another white-robed wizard also had a gloomy face, and said in a low voice, "No matter how many ordinary Green Demons rushed into the wall just now, it's no big deal."

"But if the children of the forest also rush into the wall, even with the blessing of the tower, we may not be able to deal with those second-order life forms!"

"However, thanks to the previous lesson, those children of the forest dare not enter the range of the tower rashly!"

Ten days ago, a child of the forest entered the range of the tower, but was captured by Wizard Herbert and became his experimental product. He is still locked in the laboratory on the 100th floor of the tower.

The children of the forest have a special contact method, so they know the whereabouts of their companions very well, and are now full of vigilance about the tower.

"Forget it, don't think so much." Beside him, the wizard in white robe shook his head and said, "Anyway, there are Wizards Herbert and Wizard Gustav. If the children of the forest dare to enter the range of the tower, they will naturally attack."

"Huh? What is that?"

The two wizards in white robes suddenly looked down. On the ground outside the wall, several rune knights rushed from a distance in a panic.

"We are members of the NO.13 pioneering team, please open the wall door and let us in!" Knight Carter said loudly with a pale face.

"NO.13 Pioneering Team? Open the door."

The white-robed wizard raised his hand, and on the wall, a team of extraordinary knights immediately pulled the iron chain and opened a metal door under the wall.

Carter Knight and others immediately entered the wall.

The members of the pioneering team, except for Enzo, the other survivors have all converged. After the destruction of the Twisted Dryad, there are only 12 people left.

Another half hour passed.

In the sky, a shadow of an eagle flitted across, Enzo let go of Swain's claws, and landed on the wall of [Lital area].

"I am the leader of the NO.13 development team."

With the sound of hurried footsteps, a team of extraordinary knights surrounded him. Enzo took out the Phantom Crow Medal from his arms, and Swain, who was hovering in the sky, also turned into a crow and landed on his shoulder.

"I've seen adults!"

Looking at the medal in Enzo's hand, the Captain of the Extraordinary Knight confirmed his identity, and hurriedly and respectfully gave way to a passage.

"Have the rest of the NO.13 development team come back?" Enzo put away the medal and asked.

"Just now a squad of knights came back, a total of 12 people, and now they have returned to the tower to recuperate." The knight commander replied.

"Are there only 12 people left?"

Enzo frowned slightly, then shook his head, and walked straight to the tower after leaving the wall.

The mission of the pioneering team is over, and Enzo only needs to write a mission report on what happened in the Twisted Forest and submit it to Gustav.

"Chip, organize the matter of the Twisted Forest and the Dryad into a report."

Not long after, Enzo entered the tower.

In the elevator, he ordered the chip to compile the mission process into a report, and then went directly to Gustav's laboratory on the 99th floor of the tower.

"Mentor!" Enzu stroked his chest and saluted.

In the spacious laboratory, there was a desk in front, and Gustav was processing some documents on the chair behind. He seemed a little surprised when he heard Enzo's voice.

"Come back so soon? How about the mission?"

"Please take a look at the instructor." Enzo stepped forward and handed over the mission report on the Twisted Forest.

Gustav took the mission report, glanced at the parchment, and scanned the contents of the report in just a few seconds, frowning slightly involuntarily.

"Gram actually gave up his identity as a human wizard!?" Gustav frowned.

"Master knows Wizard Gram?" Enzo asked tentatively.

Gustav nodded and sighed, "Gram was already an official wizard when I first embarked on the wizard journey, but because of talent limitations, Graham was unable to be promoted to the second rank. One of the oldest first-order wizards."

"Unexpectedly, he actually abandoned his human body and became a second-order life form in this way!"

Gustav had a complicated expression on his face. The cause of the disappearance of the No.12 pioneer team had been found out, but when he learned that it was Gram who voluntarily merged with the giant twisted tree, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional in his heart.

"The matter of the Twisted Forest has been found out, I don't know what the instructor plans to do next?"

After hesitating for a while, Enzo asked.

The Twisted Forest incident has been investigated clearly, but Gram has merged with the giant Twisted Tree and has become a Twisted Dryad, an intelligent creature. It has the ability to plunder the brains of creatures to obtain wisdom. Towers pose a certain threat!

"There is no need to consider this matter for the time being."

Gustav shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "In the next period of time, the main task of the tower is to resist alien attacks, and all development tasks are suspended, waiting for the academy to put more power into [Aiqila World] Then, let’s continue!”

"The development mission is suspended? Why?" Enzo was a little surprised.

The main task of the Expeditionary War is to continuously open up the different world. Only in this way can the wizarding civilization understand the different world, spread the glorious fire belonging to the wizarding civilization, and expand the power and influence of the wizarding civilization.

"It has been about a year since we launched an expedition to [Aiqila World]."

"In order to launch this expedition, the academy paid a high price, and all resources were consumed extremely quickly. The Siegel family, which was responsible for financial power, was almost hollowed out, but the expansion in [Aiqila World] was delayed. It’s too late to see any real benefits.”

"Even for this expedition, the college applied for loans from the [Northern Council] many times, and owed a large sum of magic stones. Now the senior management of the college is under great pressure, and the financial aspect is in a state of making ends meet, so we can only suspend the development Plan." Gustav sighed.

After listening to Gustav's narration, Enzo felt a little dazed in his heart.

To put it simply, the academy is out of money!
Although wizard civilization launches an expedition to another world, although it represents plunder and rule, it also means a lot of resource consumption in the process, especially in the early stage of the expedition. Every time a tower is built in another world, the magic stones spent are astronomical. number.

What's more, the college has not yet opened up in [Aiqila World], so there is almost no source of income, and the financial aspect is naturally in a state of making ends meet.

"But if we don't open up to the outside world, won't we be very passive?" Enzo thought for a moment.

Suspension of the pioneering mission means that the exploration of other worlds has stopped, and the tower can only passively resist the attack of the alien army. If this is the case for a long time, it will definitely be extremely detrimental to the academy.

"It's also impossible."

Gustav shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "The news just came that another tower was breached by an army of alien races. Even the second-level wizards stationed there almost fell!"

"What? Another tower fell?" Enzo was taken aback.

In the early days of the expedition, the academy built 24 towers in [Aiqila World], but the first round of alien attacks destroyed [-] towers, leaving only six towers surviving.

However, now another tower has fallen!
For the college, this is definitely a dangerous signal. The fall of the high tower means that the college's early investment in that area will be invalidated. Ended with failure.

The college has finally opened up the situation a little bit, and it can only start again!
"The No. 16 battle for the fall of the tower lasted for a full month. More than 5 million green demons were thrown into the battlefield as cannon fodder, and there were eleven children of the forest at the second-order life form level. !" Gustav said in a low voice.

"Eleven children of the forest?" Enzo gasped.

No wonder Tower No. 16 will fall, with 5 million Green Goblin soldiers forming an army, plus eleven children of the forest, even if Tower No. [-] in the [Lital Area] wants to resist, it is almost impossible to do so things.

"Okay, go back to rest first."

Afterwards, Gustav shook his head and said, "Keep in good shape and be ready to fight at any time. Today, three children of the forest appeared outside the wall. After the fall of the No. 16 tower, the next target of the alien race will probably be us." !"

(End of this chapter)