The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 937 Fresh Force

The continuous bursts of energy echoed across the battlefield, wave after wave, like a tidal wave.

From the massive Hearthman war fortress, Hearthman warships continuously flew out, almost obscuring the sky. Swarms of Hearthman fighters were dropped by the fleet and fell into the Hearthman legion below, which resembled a tidal wave.

This army moved silently, leaving only bursts of energy and the deafening crashes of collapsing buildings in its wake.

Under the cover of the Hearthman warships and Hearthman fighters, the wizard's fortress and stronghold seemed as fragile as paper, crumbling at the slightest touch.

"We need support! We need support!"

Inside the fortress, Gawain shouted loudly at the crystal ball. But a piercing hissing sound came from within the crystal ball.

Clearly, the Hearth Legion had interfered with their communication lines. Or perhaps the aftershocks of the battlefield had rendered the energy environment insufficient to support normal communication through his crystal ball.

Outside the fortress, the massive army of furnacemen was still ten kilometers away.

However, the overwhelming beams of light from the Hearth Legion, along with the attacks from Hearth fighters and Hearth warships, had completely suppressed them.

boom!
A burst of white light suddenly exploded in the sky.

Gao Wen glanced at the sensor, and his mood plummeted.

The burst of white light turned out to be a great wizard of the Emanation School. On this battlefield, this great wizard didn't even have time to use the equivalent exchange before being killed by the focused fire of the Lord of the Hearth World.

"Damn it, Asu, we should retreat!"

Gawain stored the crystal ball in the storage space of his alchemical armor and was about to summon his team to retreat.

Their air power was completely destroyed the moment the Overlord entered, and their remaining mid-level combat force had no advantage whatsoever.

Continuing to resist at this point is pointless; it would be better to retreat and see if we can wait for Crown Throne's support.

As long as the Crown can provide support, there is still a possibility of victory in this war.

Boom!

A deafening explosion suddenly rang in Gawain's ears, and then he felt the fortress he was in suddenly shake.

"Oh no, it's a kinetic energy cannon!"

Gawain recognized the loud noise. For the fortress, using energy weapons or elemental weapons was not a good choice.

With the wizard's current technology, the fortress's enchantments, combined with its composite materials, mean that attacks below 500,000 energy level are barely a scratch on the fortress.

Its sturdiness surpasses that of some world rulers.

On the battlefield, such fortresses are as ubiquitous as weeds in a field. If every one of them used energy weapons, the Furnace Man wouldn't even need to advance.

However, while this type of fortress is very effective at absorbing damage from energy and elemental weapons, its defense against physical attacks is quite poor.

In other words, most fortresses rely on energy barriers to defend against physical attacks.

Very few fortresses can withstand high amounts of physical damage using their own structure.

The Hearth Legion had clearly discovered this, and they typically dealt with Wizard Fortresses by suppressing them with firepower to ensure that the energy barrier could not be activated, and then using kinetic weapons to destroy it.

These kinetic weapons are not very effective at destroying energy barriers, but they are extremely destructive to such fortresses.

A fortress can be taken down by a furnace man in just two or three strokes.

"Asu, hurry up!"

Gawain's voice became extremely anxious. The interval between kinetic energy cannon shots was usually about ten seconds, and his fortress could withstand a maximum of three shots.

In other words, he now only has twenty seconds to escape.

"Boss, you should go now. I think we need to go to the coffin hall."

Asu's voice rang in Richard's ears; it sounded incredibly weak, as if he were about to breathe his last.

"Damn it!"

Gao Wen cursed and quickly arrived at Asu's position while arranging for his team to evacuate.

boom!
Another loud bang rang out.

At the location, Asu leaned against the wall, and beside him, dozens of translucent holes were still glowing with a red light like lava—these were the traces left by the explosive fragments of kinetic energy shells.

On his body, three huge wounds almost completely tore his body apart.

His abdomen was pierced through, and even the mechanical spine of his alchemical armor had vanished without a trace. A gaping wound on his left chest was gushing blood. His left arm, along with a large portion of his left chest, had been torn apart. Through the wound, it was clear that his internal organs had been mangled by the shockwave.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the advanced alchemical power armor's emergency life-saving capabilities, Asu would already be a corpse by now.

When Asu saw Gao Wen, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

In his opinion, Gao Wen should have left by now.

They are all veterans with hundreds of years of experience; such a fussy mistake on the battlefield should not have happened to Gao Wen.

“Fool, you’re destined to become a Martial Saint. If you go to the Coffin Hall, you’ll never become a Martial Saint in your lifetime.”

The "Hall of Coffins" they were referring to was the Hall of Soul Resurrection, which was called the Hall of Coffins by the wizards because it contained many coffin-like body cultivation chambers.

Gawain stepped to Asu's side and removed the neck armor from Asu's neck.

Immediately afterwards, with a swift stroke, Gawain severed Asu's head in one blow.

"And your alchemical power armor is the latest model, with a dedicated life support function. But I know you idiot will never read the instructions carefully."

With his neck severed, Asu's helmet instantly triggered its life-saving mechanism. A metal plate enchanted with scorching heat sealed Asu's wound in an instant. Immediately afterward, several life-sustaining needles pierced Asu's brain.

This simple life support device can keep Asu's head alive for seventy-two hours.

If a suitable body can be found for him within seventy-two hours, his life will be saved.

"Holy crap, when did the alchemical power armor get this feature?" Asu's voice came from the helmet, and because it was a mental message transcription, it had a stiff, mechanical quality to it.

"We've had it for a while. Although the higher-ups want us to attack all day, they haven't skimped on our equipment. I bet you only just discovered the life support system."

Gawain deftly stuffed Asu into the storage compartment behind him, then quickly rushed to the basement of the fortress.

The moment he entered the basement, the sound of the fortress collapsing echoed through the passage.

If he had been a second slower, he would be buried alive and then kicked to death by the furnace soldiers.

Upon entering the tunnel, Gao Wen's team members were already lined up, awaiting his instructions.

"retreat."

Gawain gave the order decisively, and the entire wizard combat company immediately retreated to the rear through the tunnel.

Such scenes occur repeatedly in this world.

War is the nourishment of civilization devourers, and the defeated will be devoured by them.

The civilization devourers are not in a hurry to conquer this world, because it is meaningless.

The Nexus wizards will surely reclaim it, and the fact that the upper echelons will quickly end the battle will only make the "war" less frequent and less significant.

Victory is not the ultimate goal of civilization devourers; it is at most a dessert after the meal.

War itself is His purpose.

Suddenly, the civilization devourers, who were enjoying the flames of war inside the world, looked up at the sky.

Beyond the world, a gate slowly opened, and then a giant golden eagle burst out of it.

This golden eagle looked as if it were carved from fine gold, each feather exuding a magnificent and noble aura. An indescribable sharpness emanated from it, and anything that came near it would be continuously pulverized by this sharpness, eventually turning into the most basic elements.

"Golden Eagle, this guy's attacks have anti-memetic and contamination properties. So we must finish this quickly. Also, it has a Small Dimensional Annihilation Cannon, which is incredibly powerful and fast, so you must be careful."

Richard, in his clone, exchanged brief intelligence with the golden eagle from its back before immediately returning to the Bewitching Dimension.

The mark he left in the Bewitching Dimension has been triggered, indicating that a new ruler has arrived.

"Anisotropic properties? This is the most troublesome thing I've encountered."

The Golden Eagle Sovereign looked into the interior of the world and could sense that there was a powerful monster inside, but it exuded an inhuman aura.

"This contract really made him a fortune."

The Golden Eagle Sovereign cried out and then flew towards the interior of the world. The world seemed to sense the Golden Eagle Sovereign's arrival, and the world barrier became incredibly thin, almost as if it would directly crack open to allow the Golden Eagle Sovereign to enter.

In the eyes of the world, civilization devourers are pests more terrifying than the abyss.

……

Theater Command.

"What did you say? A strange overlord joined the battle and blocked the civilization devourers for you?"

Listening to the information transmitted back from the Nexus World, the Great Wizard of Ember Rekindled felt as if his brain had been stimulated into hallucinations.

At this juncture, every civilization in the entire world cluster that he knew of had joined the Wizarding Alliance. And all the rulers within the alliance were currently fighting on the front lines, making it impossible for them to support the Nexus world.

Moreover, those below said it was a strange ruler.

For a commander of a Nexus world, knowing all the Overminds of the Alliance is part of their job. If someone says they are unfamiliar with an Overmind, it means that this Overmind is not one of the Overminds within the Alliance.

How can this be?

"Yes, Chief of Staff, this is an unfamiliar overlord. I am quite certain."

The embers reignited. The great wizard patted his head, and a burst of sparks suddenly erupted from his ashes-like body.

"I wasn't hallucinating. A strange overlord really did come to help!"

The Grand Wizard's expression instantly became incredibly complex as the embers reignited. Having a strange overlord helping was undoubtedly a huge advantage. Although they didn't know how long this overlord could hold out, every minute they delayed was crucial for the Wizard Alliance…

"Chief of Staff, news from Nexus 11. They've also discovered an alien Overmind coming to their aid."

"Chief of Staff, news from the Fifth Nexus World: an alien overlord has arrived and is currently fighting a civilization devourer avatar."

"News from the Sixth Nexus World: The avatar of the Miracle Crown Lord and an unknown overlord have appeared together."

"World news from Hub Three..."

Listening to the messages coming back from the various Nexus Worlds, the Great Wizard of Ember Rekindled stood there in a daze.

If the appearance of a new, unfamiliar ruler could be explained by coincidence, then the successive appearances of these rulers cannot be explained by mere coincidence.

"The Crown of Miracles?"

The answer came to the Great Wizard's mind as the embers reignited.

At this point in time, apart from the Miracle Crown, he couldn't imagine any other Crown capable of doing all this.

He suddenly realized that the enormous changes that had taken place in the wizarding civilization over the years seemed to have been brought about by the Crown of Miracles.

Both the demi-human wizards and the Wizard Alliance were the work of the Miracle Crown.

In an instant, the embers reignited, and the great wizard suddenly felt something new within him.

That thing is called faith.

He turned towards the direction of the wizarding world and silently prayed:

"Your Majesty, may you lead us to victory."

(End of this chapter)