Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 163: 63 chapters How can you fight well with these insects

“What the hell is that thing!” Ivan roared across the psychic network.

In the distance, a giant mutated transport worm was slowly approaching the War Fortress, each step it took hammering at the wizards’ hearts like a mallet.

Richard could even vaguely feel within the War Fortress that with every step the colossal creature took, the fortress beneath his feet shook.

This worm bore some resemblance to those from the insect nest, but its size was unimaginably larger—it made the over twenty-meter-high War Fortress look only slightly taller by comparison.

It was covered in a thick carapace, with a huge single horn on its head, resembling a rhinoceros beetle.

“Ulysses, is there a way you can handle this giant?” Richard communicated with Ulysses through a spiritual message.

“Ha, if it were just this big worm, there’s nothing to worry about. Each of you wizards could tackle it alone, it’s just a live target. But now, this worm is being used as a war machine, surrounded by more insects; you can’t just break through the swarm to kill it, and neither can I—at least not without using the Power of Faith.”

Compared to the panic of the wizards, Ulysses was incredibly calm upon seeing the worm, not surprised at the sight of such a War Giant Beast. He even seemed curious why it took so long for one to appear since he had seen many such creatures before.

“That’s going to be problematic,” Richard said, rubbing his forehead with a headache. “If we can’t take down this worm, this fortress definitely won’t hold.”

The singular horn of the War Giant Worm was certainly not just for show; if it managed to get close, even if the fortress’s Magic Array was strong, it would be pierced through by that horn.

“Ha, then don’t defend it,” Ulysses said indifferently. “There’s definitely more than one of these War Giant Beasts prepared. In front of such creatures, if you can hold out even a moment longer, that would be brave. Normally, upon seeing this type of War Giant Beast, you should be fleeing immediately.”

There was no denying that Ulysses’s words were spot on.

After pondering for a moment, Richard immediately went to the Command Room, trying to persuade Ivan to retreat.

Given the current situation, if they didn’t retreat, they were done for.

But just as he entered the Command Room, he saw Ivan with a grim face staring at the Crystal Ball, then he calmly replied as he received an order. Then the light of the Crystal Ball faded, and Ivan grabbed the Crystal Ball and furiously smashed it onto the ground.

“Damn it, the bunch of old fools at the headquarters are asking us to hold out for six more hours, waiting for support from the War Airships!”

“What the hell!” Richard raised his voice sharply, “Six hours! In six hours that worm will practically be knocking on our door!”

Ivan, feeling somewhat powerless, slumped into a nearby chair, took a cigarette out of his pocket with trembling hands, and put it in his mouth.

“We’re goddamn too late to retreat, the neighboring fortress retreated three hours ago. The headquarters issued us a strict order to prevent the defense line from breaking.

Not a second less than six hours!”

“My god! Ha!”

Richard was even laughed out in anger, their dedication turning into a death sentence.

“Did the neighboring fortress encounter a War Giant Beast too?”

Ivan shook his head weakly: “No, the commander of that fortress is some old geezer’s grandson from our Third Battle Zone Command Center. That kid has always been scared, probably saw the insects preparing for a major assault and just ran off.”

“Third Battle Zone Command Center?” Richard noticed this particular term, “Aren’t we being directed by the main headquarters?”

Ivan grimaced, “The headquarters is so busy directing the First Battle Zone and those damn twenty million Insect Nest’s pieces opening, how can they care about us in these secondary battlefields?

We’re currently commanded by the Third Battle Zone secondary command center formed by some higher-ups in the White Wizard Army I’m in. These old guys issuing such fatal orders probably means the shitstorm caused by the neighbor is too big, we must hold our ground.

Otherwise, the entire front will collapse like a rolling snowball.”

“Damn it!” Richard cursed, “This damn thing! He runs away without fear of facing a military tribunal?”

“Military tribunal?” Ivan inhaled deeply from his cigarette, “His timing was perfect, if we survive this, then he hasn’t made too significant a mistake, a minor punishment would suffice. If we don’t hold out, this mistake can be blamed on us, since we didn’t hold until the time the headquarters demanded.

The kid has a powerful grandfather, unless headquarters pursues it, the kid will probably get off scot-free.”

Then Ivan exhaled the smoke from his lungs:

“But headquarters receives information provided by these old guys, unless we go reporting in person, no one will know the truth.

Even if we do go, which big shot would stand up for us little guys?”

“White Wizard Army, the old guy you mentioned, can he cover the sky with one hand?” Richard suddenly asked.

“Cover the sky with one hand?” Ivan said with a hint of mockery, “If that old guy could cover the sky, the Army would be doomed. That old guy just lives long, has a high rank, and still, the high-levels of the army give him a little face.”

“Then there is a way!”

The words had barely left Ivan when Richard with a fierce expression spat out a statement.

“As long as we are alive, there will be big shots who will stand up for us! My mentor is the head of the War Beast Department, my girlfriend is the granddaughter of the Black Tower Great Wizard, and her mentor, Susanna, is currently a member of the headquarters!

And the Black Tower Great Wizard remembers me!

As long as we are alive, someone at the headquarters will definitely stand up for us!”

“Huh?!”

Ivan looked dumbfounded at the Black Wizard in front of him, his mouth involuntarily falling open.

He hadn’t expected that this Black Wizard, who he had spent days shooting the breeze with, had such connections.

Dude, with such badass connections, why are you stuck with me, a frontline grunt?

“Ivan, you’re not kidding, right?” Ivan stumbled over his words, but seeing Richard’s serious face, he couldn’t help but gasp.

“Damn, bro, you’re serious!”

Ivan felt like he was hallucinating from smoking, having such a badass figure right by his side.

But after the joy, Ivan’s face fell again.

“But bro, your powerful background is only useful if we hold the line. If we die, that old guy at the headquarters will definitely pin everything on us.

Dead men tell no tales.

But if we retreat now, that old guy can still pin it on us, disobeying orders is a serious accusation.”

Richard took a deep breath, pushing his inner rage to the bottom of his heart.

What could be more disgusting than being led by insects? That would be encountering insect leadership on the battlefield!

Richard spoke with determination, “Ivan, we still have a chance! This giant worm is clearly newly created, and it must have various imperfections. As long as this worm encounters a problem, if we can hold off these smaller insects, we might win!”

After speaking, Richard turned and left the Command Room.

“Ga, do you want me to use the Power of Faith?” Ulysses, who had been perched on Richard’s shoulder, suddenly spoke up.

Richard responded firmly, “I can’t swallow this anger until that scoundrel is brought before a military court.”

“Ga, alright. But we have limited Power of Faith at our disposal. I’ll immobilize the giant worm, and we’ll have to deal with the swarm of smaller insects ourselves.”

Richard nodded, then took out two golden crystals from his pocket.

“Do it discreetly, make it look like the worm is malfunctioning.”

“Ga, don’t worry, I’ll make sure these little guys won’t notice a thing.”

…

Ulysses’s use of the Power of Faith wasn’t as radiant as the Mother Worm God’s. After receiving the Power of Faith, his body didn’t change much, but to Richard, who knew him well, Ulysses now seemed unfathomably deep.

Ulysses flapped his wings, soaring towards the giant worm like lightning.

During the flight, Ulysses became almost invisible, and neither the insects nor the wizards on the battlefield noticed a crow approaching the War Giant Worm.

Ulysses landed gracefully on the giant worm, undetected.

He looked down at the giant worm beneath him and muttered, “Ga, what should I use? Divine Speech Skill, I suppose.”

After speaking, Ulysses simply said to the giant worm, “Stop.”

The next moment, the ever-advancing giant worm indeed came to halt, standing completely still.

“Ga, I’m a bit rusty,” Ulysses said, somewhat unsatisfied.

Soon the insects realized that their War Giant Worm had suddenly stopped moving, immobile as a rock no matter how much they tried to drive it forward.

Seeing the giant worm stand still, a certainty filled Richard’s heart.

As long as the giant worm didn’t come any closer, the War Fortress could still hold out.

Boom!

Spells roared across the battlefield, with fireballs and thunder continuously exploding.

Although the brief halt of the War Giant Worm had momentarily slowed the insects’ momentum, it had not stopped the swarm.

Like a tide, the sea of insects surged towards the War Fortress.

At that moment, all the White Wizards in the War Fortress wore fierce expressions, their hearts filled with rage due to the Command Center’s actions. But they had no outlet for their fury, and they directed all their anger toward the insect swarm.

Richard stood at a firing port, his Magic Wand moving so fast it nearly left afterimages.

“Cool it down! Richard!” shouted a White Wizard manning a Magic Stone Cannon.

The Magic Stone Cannon in front of him was now emitting an alarmingly high temperature. If the Magic Conduction circuit wasn’t reformed soon, its temperature would reach a critical melting point within ten seconds.

Richard pointed with his left hand, and a stream of cold air drifted towards the Magic Stone Cannon. At the same time, his right hand swung the Magic Wand, hurling a fireball that pushed an approaching insect to one side, followed by a pale blue metal fist smashing the insect’s head.

As the insect swarm now neared the fortress, the wizards not controlling the Magic Stone Cannons had to start clearing the approaching insects.

Ulysses and the Alchemy Golem were also part of the clearing team.

However, with only ten minutes left until the six-hour mark, they could retreat after another ten minutes.

Suddenly, Richard noticed the expressions of the White Wizards around him change; they looked as if they wanted their rage to shoot right out of their eyes.

Richard quickly went to the Command Room and found Ivan continuously cursing.

“The Command has ordered us to hold out for three more hours!” Ivan roared.

Hearing this, Richard felt a surge of anger rush to his head.

Three more hours? They were deliberately trying to kill them!

“No way, if we stay for three more hours, we’re finished!” Richard declared resolutely. “Take everyone and retreat; staying any longer means certain death.”

“Hahaha…” Ivan laughed bitterly. “Richard, you go ahead. You’ll survive if you retreat; we won’t.

You have someone to protect you, but if we retreat, it’s insubordination. Even if it escalates to the general Command, we’ll lose.

There are always suicide missions on the battlefield; if we don’t hold our ground, not only will we die, our properties will be confiscated by the army, and our students will also bear an indelible stigma.”

Ivan stood up, placing a Communication Crystal Ball in Richard’s hand and whispered, “This includes all the information about this battle. If possible, spread this. If not, then forget it.”

Ivan’s eyes were resolute, as he was already resigned to his fate.

Holding the crystal ball, it felt heavier to Richard than even a Pure Gold Divine Statue.

He was about to say something else when Ivan shook his head gently.

Richard pocketed the crystal ball, nodding fiercely.

“Rest assured, I will…”

Richard hadn’t finished speaking when he suddenly heard a voice coming from his own Communication Crystal Ball.

The voice was very familiar—it was Ali’s teacher, Susanna’s voice.

“All wizards in the Third Battle Zone, pay attention. All wizards in the Third Battle Zone, both Black and White, retreat to the Floating City.

All wizards, both Black and White, retreat to the Floating City!”

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