Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

Chapter 241: Chapter 25 Combat Alchemy

Toin looked at Balator, who wore a faint smile, and responded with a stiff laugh,

“For… for the service of the country, it’s only right, only right.”

Theodore had seriously underestimated this Fire Lizard Slave, whom he had easily subdued. The Wizard’s arrogance blinded him to an important fact.

Toin was of the Silver Horned Nobles, and even though he, with the help of a Wizard, had become a member of Linksa’s Eye, the past splendor and pride of Nobility still bred resentment towards the Wizards.

This resentment was buried deep in their hearts because they had been implanted with Soul Seeds. They numbed their minds with all manner of debauched behavior, never daring to show their true feelings.

But Theodore mistook these acts as the inherent inferiority of a native race.

Arrogance was one of the most despised traits in a Wizard.

“For the service of the country, haha, indeed it is for the service of the country.”

Balashar stood up and vigorously patted the shoulder of the youngster beside him.

“Don’t worry, the information you provided this time is very important, so I won’t have you put on the execution rack.”

Toin let out a small sigh of relief.

“But…” Balashar’s tone shifted abruptly, becoming stern, “your betrayal has caused significant losses to the Empire, and you need to make up for this!

There are many Fire Lizards like you in Linksa’s Eye, and I want you to root them out one by one!”

Toin swallowed hard, his voice quivering, “Me? How can I do that?”

Balashar smiled, drawing a Black Gold Scimitar from his waist. The cold light reflected on his face, sending a shiver down Toin’s spine.

“Believe me, you can. If you sacrifice yourself, the Empire will bestow a Medal upon you, just like the Flame Medal of Merrick’s Shield.

Your name will be carved on the monument, remembered for ten thousand years.”

Toin looked miserable; he didn’t want to be remembered by posterity. All he wanted was to live out his life in wealth and honor.

But did he have a choice?

Balashar paid no attention to Toin. He picked up the light screen again, wanting to enjoy the sight of the Wizards’ death. But before long, he rushed out of the room.

Soon after, Toin heard the sound of a long, drawn-out horn.

“Is that the assembly call?” Toin couldn’t believe his own ears.

Could it be that ten Holy Guards plus so many Dragon Beast Knights failed to annihilate these Wizards?

…

At the Dragon Beast Base, Richard watched the Wizards getting overpowered by the Holy Guard, feeling somewhat of a headache.

He desired those breeding tanks, but with the Holy Guard’s overpowering might, even with Ulysses defending him, Richard feared that a casual blow from the Holy Guard could kill him.

However, Richard’s headache didn’t last long as soon a Holy Guard spotted him.

[Alert: Entities detected in the Shadow Rift]

[Alert: Entities detected in the Shadow Rift]

[Initiate interference system?]

Seeing the highlighted icon in his vision, the Fire Lizard didn’t hesitate to choose yes, despite not knowing what the Armor’s alert entailed.

The next moment, the space around Richard became chaotic, the monochrome tones faded rapidly, and the rich colors of the Material World instantly entered Richard’s field of view.

“F*ck, this Mecha is defying the heavens.”

Cursing, Richard instantly used Shadow Shuttling. Then, with a “bang,” the spot where Richard had been standing was smacked to pieces by a fist.

“Didn’t expect another rat to be here,” the Holy Guard sneered.

He turned quickly, spotting Richard who had just Shadow Shuttled, and with a swift motion, appeared right in front of him.

Such a massive creature, nearly four meters tall, moved frighteningly fast.

The Chain Saw Sword swung, its buzzing sound like the tolling of the Death God’s bell, but the next moment, a Crow Claw blocked it.

“Wretched mortal, kneel before me!”

As thunderous as the wrath of a god, Ulysses’ voice boomed at this crucial moment as he once again used the Divine Speech Skill.

As he spoke, the Fire Lizard heard his Armor’s alerts ringing in his ears, warning him of a rule violation and to avoid it quickly. As for himself, his legs gave out, and he knelt heavily to the ground.

Seeing this, Richard’s heart leaped with joy. These Holy Guards were formidable, but they still fell short compared to Ulysses.

Without a word, Ulysses stretched out his Crow Claw, which, by the time it neared the Fire Lizard’s head, had grown large enough to grasp the entire skull.

Under the effect of the Divine Speech Skill, the Fire Lizard just knelt there, watching the Crow Claw draw nearer.

Bang! Hiss hiss hiss…

But the anticipated uprooting that Ulysses expected did not happen. The Crow Claw scraped across the Armor with grating noises, yet the Fire Lizard’s head remained in place.

Ulysses withdrew his Crow Claw and immediately grabbed Richard, rapidly flying backward.

“Caw, these fellows’ Armor is even tougher than a turtle shell. Forget about those things; let’s focus on saving our skins.”

The Holy Guard that had appeared somewhat dazed watching Ulysses fly away felt a hint of relief at surviving the ordeal.

It seemed that the crow had no way of dealing with Holy Armor.

“Communications, prepare for interception!”

The survivor among the Holy Guards didn’t opt to hunt the other Wizards but activated the communication function of their Armor, calling the Dragon Beast Knight Order outside to delay Ulysses.

Right after, Richard saw hundreds of Dragon Beast Knights, aiming javelins at him.

The next instant, javelins poured down like rain.

After the barrage of javelins, Richard went pale. In just a moment, his Magic Barrier had almost drained all of his Magic Power.

But before he could catch his breath, he saw hundreds more Fire Lizards aiming javelins at him.

“Sh*T, that’s vicious! Ulysses, save me!”

“Caw, got it!”

An Energy Barrier materialized instantly beneath Richard, blocking the incoming javelins.

Seeing that the Dragon Beast Knights were ineffective, the Holy Guard suddenly raised a hand, chanting,

“Capture mode!”

The next instant, an Energy Chain shot out from his Chain Saw Sword, streaking straight towards Richard below.

He saw it clearly, the wizard below was the key target. As long as the wizard was detained, the crow above would certainly not escape.

Zzzzz…

Energy chains contacted Ulysses’ energy barrier, emitting a crackling sound. In the energy vision, the two were colliding fiercely.

In other words, Ulysses’ energy was being rapidly depleted.

“No good, I’ve got to deal with this thing.”

Richard took a closer look at the guard. Ulysses’ claw attack had not been entirely ineffective; on the guard’s helmet, Richard saw two distinct scratches.

“Like a turtle shell, huh? All that for a few scratches of paint?!”

Items made by Pioneers really are unreasonable.

Richard examined the scratches closely and noticed gold patterns emerging beneath them.

Gold patterns?

It dawned on Richard immediately—the gold patterns from the products of Giant Dragon Alchemy—and combining this with Ulysses’ earlier speculation, he suddenly communicated with Ulysses using a spiritual message:

“Ulysses, can you keep this tin can tied up for a while? I’ve got a plan that might just finish this thing off.”

“Caw! You’ve got that kind of skill? Don’t end up killing yourself!”

With that said, Ulysses paused for a moment, put down Richard with its claws, and with a flap of its wings, a cluster of dark blue flames followed the energy chains towards the guard.

Meanwhile, he himself flickered and began to struggle with the Holy Guard.

In an instant, Ulysses was engulfed in continuous rising dark blue flames, using various odd and unique methods to attack the Holy Guard.

The effectiveness of these methods was manifested by the continuous warning alarms buzzing by the Fire Lizard’s ears.

[Warning: Subject to intense radiation attack, please activate protective stance]

[Warning: Struck by shock wave, please activate protective stance]

[Warning: Struck by shadow infiltration attack, please activate protective stance]

…

Inside the armor, the Fire Lizard did not know what this so-called “protective stance” was. In the legacy he received, there was no “spell” related to this.

In the ancient past, to avoid rapid energy depletion of their armor, the Holy Guard deliberately refrained from using the protective stance. Because in the Red Sun World, battles were of two kinds: one was where basic armor protection was enough for an easy fight, the other was when, despite starting protective stance, defenses would still be breached, or the stance was of no use in a desperate fight.

And the latter was rare over the long years.

Over time, the command to activate protective stances, also the “spells” learned by the Fire Lizard, had been lost.

So now, he could only rely on the armor’s excellent basic protection to withstand these attacks.

Suddenly, Ulysses spewed a chain from its mouth, firmly tying up the Holy Guard, and created a cluster of shadows around the guard.

“Caw, now’s the time.”

The next moment, Richard appeared beside the Holy Guard.

“You bastard, take my Giant Dragon Alchemy Palm!”

A glow appeared in Richard’s hand, and a mysterious force, along with Richard’s spirit, entered the armor’s shell through the gap left by Ulysses.

[Severe Warning: Encounter with Alchemy Strike, please activate protective stance!]

[Severe Warning: Encounter with Alchemy Strike, please initiate protective stance!]

But the Fire Lizard didn’t know how to activate it and could only futilely shout every spell he had learned.

“Tactical Invisibility!”

“Energy-saving mode!”

“Chain saw sword third level speed!”

However, these unrelated spells couldn’t solve the immediate problem. The Fire Lizard began to sweat profusely from his head, and for the first time, his heart filled with fear.

Was he going to lose?

As the power of Alchemy seeped deeper into the armor, the complex inner workings of the armor flashed into Richard’s mind. If this were another time, Richard would have treasured these structures, even recording them one by one.

But at this critical moment, Richard, not caring about the consequences, directly used Alchemy to completely destroy these structures.

[Severe Warning: Armor damage exceeds 80%, armor crippled, rescue has been automatically requested]

[Severe Warning: Armor damage exceeds 80%, armor crippled, rescue has been automatically requested]

At the same time, other members of the Holy Guard received a message.

[Combat sequence u341 armor crippled, please rescue promptly]

“Ignore!”

…

Watching the motionless Holy Guard, Richard burst into joyful madness.

“Ha ha ha, got myself a good thing!”

He grabbed the now immobile Holy Guard and opened the Secret Realm Rift, planning to throw it in.

But at the very last moment, the Fire Lizard inside the armor finally realized which spell it needed to recite.

“Self-destruction!”

[Please confirm the command]

“Yes!”

[Command confirmed, countdown initiated]

[Three]

The World Mushroom sensed that something wrong with the object thrown into it.

[Two]

Strands of mycelium tendrils tightly wrapped it into a ball.

[One]

Mycelium tendrils infiltrated the armor, locating the reactor that had melted down and was about to explode.

And then… bang.

The armor returned to silence.