Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 154: Chapter 54 Secret Realm Promotion Completed

The encirclement of insects was not merely complex; in the tunnels, a relentless stream of insects advanced toward the Mother Goddess Temple Settlement.

Boom!

Ulysses unleashed a breath of flames, turning a squad of insects to ashes.

After incinerating them, Ulysses landed on Richard’s shoulder, took the Magic Stone that Richard had handed him, and instantly drained the Magic Power from it.

Three days had passed since Richard broke out from the Mother Goddess Temple Settlement. After breaching the first encirclement of insects, the team of wizards began to disperse and flee via the complex tunnel system. Over these three days, the team around Richard and Ulysses became increasingly smaller until, half a day ago, they had parted ways with the last two wizards, completely scattering everyone.

Under such intense combat, even Ulysses, as strong as he was, had to rely on Magic Stones to replenish his internal energy.

“Damn, why can’t these insects be exterminated?” Ulysses complained.

Richard pulled out a map of the tunnels and located their position. According to the map, they were now further from the Mother Goddess Temple Settlement than the Earth Cave where he had been when he received the Emergency Summon Order.

“I guess it’s just coincidence, there’s no pheromone left by the insects on us,” Richard casually responded.

“Damn, let’s find a place to hide quickly; I’ve had enough this time.”

Ulysses’ words were tinged with exhaustion—these past days, he had been handling most of the pursuers. Although his strength had returned to that of a Second-level Creature, his body remained that of a Level 1 Creature, requiring him to be extra careful when using energy, fearful of exhausting himself and attracting the attention of that old insect.

This also made him extremely mentally fatigued.

After all, he was severely injured and no longer the World Master of before. The feeling of fatigue, once known only to mortals, was once again surging into Ulysses’ heart.

How many years had it been since he last felt fatigued?

Ten thousand years? Twenty thousand?

Ulysses vaguely remembered the last time he felt this tired was during his demigod era, when the Annihilation Crows were at war with the Red Flame Crows. He had single-handedly fought five demigod Red Flame Crows, and it was from that battle he began his path to divinity.

How nostalgic he felt now!

Once again, a soft murmuring of insects sounded through the tunnels. Ulysses mustered his energy and continued to fly.

He had been running from the depths of the Abyss for almost seventy years now—a duration that would have felt like a nap when he was still divine.

But now, it felt much longer.

He glanced back at Richard… perhaps falling into this young man’s hands wasn’t entirely bad.

Loneliness was what the longevity species feared most, and a life full of passion was a heavenly gift for them.

…

Five kilometers from Richard’s position, in an earth cave, Inhardt sat on the ground with his eyes tightly closed and a Black Crystal on his forehead flickering faintly with starlight.

Around him, a team of Mother Worm Guards, each with Second-level strength, guarded him on both sides, while a group of Spider Knights and Warrior Worms quietly awaited Inhardt’s command.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and a ray of starlight shot toward Richard’s position.

“Go this way, arrange for the insects to scout this defensive line, and slow down this Wizard Monster as much as possible.”

“Yes, sir,” a Silver Armor Wizard Insect answered and quickly left the cave to arrange for the scouting.

Inhardt stood up, gazing in the direction where Richard was, his vision as if penetrating thick layers of mycelium, reaching right beside Richard.

“Wizard Monster, you won’t escape this time.”

…

Boom!

A crow ablaze with black flames spewed fire, instantly turning the tunnel into a virtual hell.

A giant Spider Knight endured the black flames, advancing like a knight in heavy armor toward the Wizard behind the crow.

This was a Second-level Spider Knight whose carapace, after evolving, could briefly withstand Ulysses’ Annihilation Flame.

Behind him, a Priest Insect’s Black Crystal on its forehead shimmered with starlight, a beam of light hitting the Spider Knight and instantly forming a layer of Starlight Armor.

“Damn!” the Wizard cursed under his breath, “Found by these insects again.”

Behind the Wizard, another squad of insects emerged from another part of the tunnel, the lead Silver Armor Warrior Worm’s arms shimmering with a frightening cold light.

“Ulysses, take care of the squad of insects behind us.”

With that, the Wizard swung his Magic Wand, shooting a beam of Magic Power into the ground in front of the Spider Knight, immediately turning the solid ground into soft mud.

“Fossil to Mud!”

As he spoke, the Wizard swiped his Magic Wand releasing three human-head sized black fireballs, which exploded near the Spider Knight into three dark orbs.

The Spider Knight couldn’t dodge in time, and both of its blade arms evaporated within the range of the dark orbs.

Ulysses flapped his wings, turned around, and flew toward Richard’s back, preparing a sea of fire in his mouth.

“Damn, these insects just never stop!”

Out from the crow’s mouth came a stream of black fire, like the breath of a giant dragon, engulfing the Warrior Worm opposite.

He then swiftly dove into the sea of fire, his sharp talons probing beneath him.

*Squelch!*

Green fluid sprayed from the brow of a Silver Armor Warrior Worm, splattering half the cave wall.

The Black Crow then turned around and returned to the Spider Knight’s side.

Seeing this, the Priest Insect’s Black Crystal was about to shoot out a Starlight Seal, but suddenly, with a dull whoosh, an ebony Magic Wand coated in black flames cleaved through the air, and the Wizard’s figure abruptly appeared behind the shadow of the Priest Insect.

*Crack!*

The Black Crow also passed through the layers of blade shadows of the Spider Knight, and with one claw, shattered its brow Black Crystal.

“Phew… what day is it now?”

Richard leaned on his Magic Wand, his mind dizzy. Days of relentless fleeing, along with occasional battles, left his spirit somewhat scattered.

If this continued, he would only be able to cast spells using Magic Marks.

“Gah, the seventh day.”

Ulysses landed on Richard’s shoulder, speaking with an equally weary voice.

These past days had been a real test for him too as many of the enemies Richard encountered were Second-level Creatures, and although Ulysses seemed to handle them with ease each time, the actual killings drained a tremendous amount of his energy for calculations.

After all, he was only a Second-level Creature himself, and in terms of physical fitness, he was even less than those insects.

Richard took out the map, and at the moment, they were only about ten kilometers away in a straight line from the Source Sea Abyss. If all went well, they could cover this distance in half a day.

“Let’s go, Ulysses, the Source Sea Abyss is near.”

…

Looking at the ashes on the ground, Inhardt knelt down, making a prayer gesture.

“May all warriors return to the embrace of the Mother Worm God!”

After the prayer, a Warrior Worm stepped forward and reported the movements of Richard and his companion to Inhardt.

“Sir, we’ve glued that Wizard Monster.”

The Warrior Worm then took a Map Worm to Inhardt’s side, marking Richard’s approximate location on it.

The Map Worm, a rare type of insect from the Black Crystal Worm Clan, could memorize the complex terrain of the Insect Nest and store it in its cognitive organ. Additionally, any insect could access the Map Worm’s cognitive organ through neural connection, view the map, and leave “marks” on it.

Every time a Mother Worm produced a Map Worm, it would consume the food of a small warehouse and three hours of the Mother Worm’s time.

Three hours could otherwise be spent producing hundreds of thousands of ordinary insect eggs.

Moreover, since most insects would never leave their settlement in their lifetime, the Map Worm was essentially useless to them. Therefore, due to its costly production and limited application, there were only a few Map Worms in the Insect Nest.

This also led to most insects from other settlements getting easily lost within the Insect Nest due to unfamiliarity with the terrain.

This was why Richard and his companion were able to escape frequently.

“This position!”

Inhardt looked at the marked spot on the map, and his heart suddenly clenched.

He connected the traces Richard had left along the way into a line, then extended it backward until a blank appeared in front of him.

The Source Sea Abyss!

He still wanted to escape using the Source Sea Abyss!

Disconnecting from the Map Worm’s neural link, Inhardt immediately issued the command to act.

This time, he was determined to capture that Wizard Monster!

…

In the dark tunnel, a squad of Warrior Worms was flying rapidly, with the sound of their wings flapping echoing through the tunnel.

“Speed up! That Wizard Monster is dead meat this time!”

At the end of the tunnel, the sounds of spells exploding continuously reached the tunnel.

A black-robed wizard kept releasing black fireballs, blasting approaching insects into bits. But every time he killed one, two more would take its place.

“Ulysses! Are you ready yet?”

Richard, forcing himself to ignore his headache, kept pulling Magic Stones from his Magic Pocket and stuffing them into his body.

After nearly ten days of relentless running without sleep, Richard’s spiritual power was nearly exhausted, and now he was surviving purely on willpower.

He couldn’t understand how these insects always managed to find him.

Suddenly, from behind Richard in the tunnel, a black crow flew out, its claws clutching a giant insect head. Seeing this, Richard grabbed a handful of Magic Stones and threw them into the air, the crow flapped its wings once, capturing all the Magic Stones, then opened its beak and instantly spewed out a black inferno.

Temporarily clearing the insects around Richard.

“Gah, the roadblock is gone!”

Upon hearing this, Richard didn’t hesitate and immediately turned to leave, knowing that once they entered the Source Sea Abyss, everything would end.

Gliding close to the ground in the tunnel, Richard could even feel the Life Hot Wind from the Source Sea Abyss echoing around.

Just a little further, and it would all end…

“Wizard Monster, long time no see!”

A voice shattered Richard’s illusion as Ulysses rushed in front of him, blocking a Starlight Seal.

At the end of the road, a figure gleaming with Holy Light stood there, surrounded by four Mother Worm Guards whose shells had turned a dark, reddish-gold.

The overwhelming Life Radiation told him that all four Mother Worm Guards were Second-level Creatures.

Ulysses broke free from the Starlight Seal, landing on Richard’s shoulder.

“Can you handle them?” Richard asked somewhat bitterly.

The Source Sea Abyss was just five hundred meters away, a distance he could normally cover in an instant, but now it seemed like a vast chasm.

“Gah, if it weren’t for that Divine Chosen, I could handle it despite my injuries getting worse,” Ulysses paused, his voice laden with exhaustion and helplessness, “but with that Divine Chosen there, as soon as I use Divine Soul Power, that old insect would detect us.

Then we would still die.”

“Is that it then?” Richard gave a bitter smile, preparing to make a last stand.

Even if he was going to die, he’d rather die in battle, not as a sacrifice on an altar like a beast.

Inhardt watched the man and bird before him, feeling incredibly pleased.

After ten days of pursuit and the loss of hundreds of insect lives, he had finally cornered this Wizard Monster.

But then he noticed something amiss.

Why did the color of that Wizard Monster’s face suddenly change, as if he had heard some great news?

The next moment, the Wizard Monster pulled out a Crystal Ball, and a Space Rift suddenly appeared, out of which emerged a giant fungal tentacle.

“Boss, boss! The big mushroom told me that the Secret Realm upgrade is finished!”

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