The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 957 The King of Dimensional Nematodes
"Oh? Looks like I've struck gold."

Richard raised an eyebrow slightly beneath his cloak and casually pulled the Eye Demon Lord to his side.

“Friends, I happen to be the person you are looking for. You can call me the Miracle Wizard.”

“I know, the priest gave us your image.”

The Eye Demon Lord was incredibly excited. Although he was not the one who restricted them, this was definitely fate's favor.

Otherwise, why would Richard have appeared when he was at his most desperate?

“That saves me a lot of trouble.” Richard’s face showed a hint of surprise. “So, how should I address you, and how should I address you?”

“We are the Eye Demons, you can just call me Antioch.”

"Child of the Stars? What a nice name."

Richard and Antioch are communicating through spiritual messages, and in the language of the Eye Demon, Antioch is referred to as the Child of the Stars.

“Alright, Antioch, you said you came here for help. What’s your situation?” Richard asked seriously.

“Not very optimistic.” A trace of sadness flashed in Antioch’s eyes. “At first it was alright, thanks to the priest’s prophecy and the defensive measures we had prepared in advance.”

Although the storm has blocked our way, getting through it is definitely not a problem.

But recently, the monster's attacks suddenly became much fiercer. Its subordinate rulers suddenly grew much stronger, catching us completely off guard; both elders were seriously injured.

"What are you masters?" Richard continued to ask.

"Including the three priests who have already fallen, there are nine in total."

"That means there are still six left."

“No, no, it’s still nine,” Antioch denied. “Although the priests are dead, their paths have been preserved. It’s just that those who inherit these paths are somewhat weak; it takes three of them to fight one.”

“That’s good.” Richard nodded slightly, a sense of relief rising in his heart.

A civilization with nine rulers, it's fortunate that he came this time.

If he is truly persuaded by the Eternal God-King, and the Civilization Devourer consumes the Eye Demon Civilization, then they are likely doomed.

With the destruction of the Eye Demon, the Spirit Desert will inevitably perish. The two civilizations combined have over a dozen rulers; even if only a few are devoured, the pressure on the Wizard Alliance will be immense.

Richard was about to say something more, but then suddenly stopped.

"...This is really not the place to talk."

boom!
Richard slammed his hand down on the dimensional storm beside him, and the violent dimensional power instantly collided with what was hidden within the dimensional storm.

In an instant, the storm's buffer zone was cleared by the aftershocks, revealing what was hidden within the dimensional storm—a dimensional nematode that could almost be called a river.

"Wow, it can actually grow this big." Richard looked at the nematode, a hint of surprise flashing across his face. "A dimensional nematode king that breaks through the limit is quite rare."

The Dimensional Nematodes are among the most dangerous creatures encountered by wizards and even previous civilizations during their exploration of the endless dimensions.

This creature cannot be judged by conventional life levels because it does not evolve.

Whether they are newly born dimensional nematodes or overlord-level dimensional nematodes, their abilities are exactly the same; the only difference is their size and strength.

Of course, it's also possible that the evolutionary path of this creature starts too high, and it won't begin until it reaches the leader level.

These life forms live in endless dimensions and only enter the astral plane by accident. Their abilities are the simplest power to devour dimensions and an almost inconceivable omnipotent resistance.

Dimensional attacks are almost ineffective against them, and they also have extremely strong resistance to elements and energy.

The most effective way to deal with this creature is through pure physical impact and force field attacks.

The origin of this life form is unknown, but what is currently known is that this creature parasitizes dimensions and all life forms with dimensional power, hollowing them out like termites.

Generally speaking, once these insects appear, the dimensional will arranges for the dimensional rulers to eliminate them. However, judging from the current situation, the dimensional will of this dimension, or these dimensions, has encountered a problem.

This is why things like the dimensional nematode that breaks through the limits of dimensionality have emerged.

Under normal circumstances, it would be a sign that the dimensional will is confused if dimensional nematodes could reach the level of world masters.

“Antioka, you’d better stick close to me now. This guy has his eye on us. Today it’s either him or us.”

Richard's voice carried a hint of seriousness; the dimensional nematode that had broken through the limits was a formidable foe for him.

His cellular-dimensional defenses are practically useless against dimensional nematodes, even less effective than normal flesh.

His greatest asset is his defensive capabilities.

Secondly, this nematode requires force field attacks as well as pure physical attacks. However, this nematode is at the limit-breaking level, and trying to kill it with physical attacks is tantamount to punching a ruler with a limit-breaking physique to death.

“The cruel jokes of fate are really something,” Richard murmured to himself.

Although he was blessed by fate, fate is capricious and can easily trip you up when you're running your fastest.

hum!
A piercing buzzing sound entered Richard's senses along with the dimensional storm.

In the distance, the mouthparts of the dimensional nematode king opened, and an extremely violent dimensional shock emanated from the mouthparts, which resembled a black hole.

Although dimensional nematodes possess a high degree of resistance to dimensional forces, they can still use dimensional forces to attack.

This is also why they are dangerous.

"That's pretty fierce."

Richard remained unfazed, directly withstanding the impact of the dimensional power and heading straight for the King of Dimensional Nematodes. Although the King of Dimensional Nematodes had high resistance to dimensional power, Richard's resistance to dimensional power was not bad either.

The distance of hundreds of kilometers passed in the blink of an eye. Richard was covered by a gravitational field, and he was holding the Titan Sword, which had been transformed from the Hammer of Creation, in his hand without anyone noticing.

Under Richard's control, the gravitational field and the sword combined to create an unparalleled divine weapon that could cut through anything.

"Let me see what happens if I split you in two."

The next moment, the sword fell.

The raging gravitational blade collided with the body of the dimensional nematode king, and the aftershocks instantly cleared away the surrounding dimensional storm.

Immediately afterwards, with a loud bang, the body of the King of Dimensional Nematodes snapped at the point of gravity blade, just like a broken spring.

At the break, the light formed by dimensional power flowed like water.

Without a word, without an expression, Richard swung his Gravity Blade once more, as if to shred the remaining parts of the Dimensional Nematode King. But before his second strike could fall, the two severed pieces of the body suddenly came back together.

"Looks like I'll have to cut it vertically next time."

hum!
The King of Dimensional Nematodes swung his body, instantly swallowing up the surrounding dimensional storm. Then, dimensional blades formed from dimensional power surged towards him like waves.

Unfortunately, these nematodes seem to lack intelligence, possessing only basic survival instincts.

Otherwise, it should be engaging in a tense and exciting hand-to-hand combat with Richard right now, instead of attacking here with those ticklish dimensional powers.

The same scene unfolded once again, with Richard staring directly at the waves of dimensional blades, his Titan sword now transformed into a runic warhammer.

Since cutting doesn't work, let's just smash it.

The violent force field split in two under Richard's control, one part becoming an anvil and the other a hammer.

The next moment, the hammer fell.

hum!
The collision between the force fields cleared the dimensional storm once again. This time, Richard not only used the force fields, but also used the Miracle Fire.

Although the Miracle Fire has no special effect on these dimensional creatures, it is powerful enough on its own.

Under the impact of the force fields, the body of the Dimensional Nematode King broke in two once again. The Miracle Fire, following the force field, landed on the fragments of the Dimensional Nematode King and immediately burst into flames.

This time, although the King of Dimensional Nematodes healed again, the part of his body that had been burned by the debris disappeared.

"Looks like we can still kill them."

Richard smiled, about to repeat his previous tactic. But before he could act, he realized why dimensional nematodes were considered by many civilizations to be among the most dangerous creatures in the endless dimensions.

The King of Dimensional Nematodes opened his mouthparts, and the almost endless dimensional storms around him immediately turned into nutrients and entered his body.

In less than a microsecond, all the injuries Richard had caused were healed.

"Sir, I think we should escape."

The message from the Eye Demon Antioch carried a hint of fear.

"This guy... is definitely not someone who can be killed here."

"Yes, it was definitely not something that was killed here."

Richard repeated Antioch's words and then seized Antioch.

"Come hide in my dimension."

Dimension?

Antioch was suddenly taken aback; one could not open a dimension within a dimensional storm.

The raging dimensional power will tear the dimensional gate apart.

But before he could ask his question, the space around him suddenly changed. The colorful dimensional storm disappeared, replaced by a pastoral landscape.

"Where is this...?"

Antioch looked around at everything with an almost tangible gaze, as if he wanted to pierce through space itself.

But the next moment, he froze.

"Have I really entered a dimension?"

The cellular dimension is no more advanced than the ordinary dimensional world, and Antioch easily grasped the essence of it.

However, this impacted Antioch's worldview.

He said, somewhat finding it hard to accept, "Could it be that it's not that you can't enter a dimension during a dimensional storm, but that my strength is too weak, or that I haven't mastered a certain technology, which is why I can't open it?"

Let's turn our attention back to the dimensional storm.

As a ruler with a brain, Richard immediately chose to flee after realizing that he was powerless against the dimensional nematode king within the dimensional storm.

He was not Samael; he had no interest in fighting wild beasts.

However, Richard wanted to leave, but the King of the Dimensional Nematodes was not willing.

The nematode's sense of smell told it that Richard was a great tonic.

Its wild instincts prevented it from assessing the situation, and it could only follow its instincts and frantically chase Richard, completely unaware that it was getting closer and closer to the edge of the dimensional storm.

(End of this chapter)