The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 995 The War to End Everything (Part 11)

Wizards Alliance.

The pitch-black legions flew out of the world like schools of fish, constantly leaping from the astral plane into endless dimensions.

The Wizarding Alliance was not unprepared for a sudden attack by the Civilization Devourers during this expedition. To this end, Richard specifically left the Mayfly Spirit, a creature with double-limit-breaking capabilities, within the Alliance.

However, things clearly took an unexpected turn for the better by Richard.

In the Wizarding World, Ellie transforms into a gigantic, ferocious dragon, her entire body covered in golden-patterned dragon scales, every inch of her exuding an elegant and magnificent aura.

Unlike regular dragons, Ellie only has one dragon head.

A single horn crackling with lightning grew atop her head, and drawn by this horn, energy in the air surged toward Ellie like a tidal wave.

Boom!

White-purple lightning shot out from the unicorn, instantly turning a furnace-man warship into molten iron.

However, in the sky, the furnace people's warships seemed endless.

Even with the World Guardians blocking their way, these warships still managed to force their way into the Wizarding World, risking a near 80% crash rate.

Under their relentless attacks, even a small part of the Wizarding World has fallen.

A territory belonging to the School of Energy has been eroded by the Devourers of Civilization, with an endless stream of war machines and furnace people emerging from it, spreading like a virus.

"Damn it! Attention all academies, move students to the shelters, teachers fight on their own!"

Ellie tried to calm herself down. Right now, the only ones who could truly rule the Wizarding World were the few school successors appointed by the Crown.

With a flap of her dragon wings, she instantly accelerated to the speed of a streak of light.

Lightning coiled around her, transforming into a pair of lightning wings. Wherever she passed, all the Furnace People's warships were melted by the lightning.

Meanwhile, in other parts of the Wizarding World, successors of different schools of thought began to fight.

They were not weak; they simply did not go to the front lines because they needed to carry on their legacy.

Without a ruler, few can rival the phantoms of the past summoned by the Civilization Devourers.

However, winning is one thing.

The pollution from civilization devourers is spreading continuously.

The purpose of the Civilization Devourers' attack on the Wizarding World was never to conquer it, but to block its communications.

There are two paths to cross-world communication: one is through dimensions, and the other is through portals.

Both of these communication methods can be interfered with to some extent by the civilization devourers, especially the portal communication.

Every second of communication disruption increases the chances of other worlds being infected.

……

Endless dimensions.

"Is this your method?"

Richard's expression didn't change at all after hearing Ellie's voice.

"Prepare for a surprise attack in advance, and then detonate it when the war reaches its most intense point. However, I have a question about this."

Richard looked at the civilization devourer, the world hammer in his hand growing larger and larger.

When did you become so honest?

The words of the civilization devourer may seem like smug and foolish, but it would be most appropriate to say such foolish things after the advancement ceremony has begun.

The ritual hasn't even started yet, and the civilization devourers are already spouting such foolish things.

This doesn't seem right at all.

"You want to distract us."

Richard silently watched the civilization devourer, then suddenly brought his hammer down.

In an instant, the waves that rose in the void were like sharp blades, directly severing several tentacles of the civilization devourer.

"You can't handle this situation. You'll have to distract us to get to that final step, or at least get to the final step."

I think I'm right, aren't I?

The civilization devourer's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.

His voice was filled with a strong blasphemous tone, so much so that even ordinary rulers would feel nauseous upon hearing it.

"Guess what, Richard? Guess whether you guessed what I was thinking, or I guessed what you were thinking?"

This is a nested structure, with Richard possibly on the second layer, while the civilization devourer could be on the first or third layer.

There's no point in delving deeper into this structure; all Richard can do is gamble.

"Richard, send men back to rescue them," the Titan King's voice rang in Richard's ears. "Whether what he said is true or not, we have a way to solve this."

I'm already dead; this is just my last breath as I linger on this earth.

Compared to those vibrant lives, I am nothing.

If he's lying to you, then I'll shoot him down. If he's not lying, then we've still come out ahead.

The Titan King's words made a lot of sense, but Richard still felt that something was amiss.

At his level of strength, intuition is often not a misperception, but a premonition, a warning.

Now, he needs to make a decision.

He must make a choice between the countless beings of the Wizarding Alliance and his own intuition. Trillions of lives are at stake in his decision.

"No reinforcements!"

Richard's order carried a resolute tone.

He didn't believe the words of those who devour civilizations, and he trusted his own intuition.

Long ago, he had already come to the realization that he would bear the consequences of his sins.

This is a necessary evil!

Richard made the decision, and the other leaders naturally did not object.

From a rational perspective, this choice is difficult. But in the eyes of these old folks, it's incredibly easy.

The death of a billion people is a number, as are the deaths of a billion or even ten billion people. As long as no one dies, any sacrifice is worthwhile.

They are responsible for civilization as a whole, but not for the tiny individuals that make up that civilization.

The smile on the face of the civilization devourer faded slightly as Richard made his decision.

"It seems he has a wrong opinion of you."

Richard remained silent, simply swinging the Worldhammer. But this time, the Civilization Devourer felt a surge of fury emanating from that hammer.

"Oh, so you've grown up."

The civilization devourer smiled, a smile that looked grotesque on his enormous, twisted body.

"But you're still quite young."

As they spoke, a dimensional fluctuation suddenly emanated from within the civilization devourer. Under this dimensional fluctuation, the entire world slowed down.

"In fact, I didn't lie to you." The voice of the civilization devourer suddenly became calm. "Sacrifices do not need to be far away."

However, your choice was indeed correct.

Even if you come to my aid, you can't stop me.

Richard's body moved slowly amidst the ripples, the speed of his movement gradually increasing.

This fluctuation is a fluctuation of time; the civilization devourers have slowed down their own time, and even the flow of time in the surrounding space.

"Because my offerings are not with you."

Suddenly, ripples appeared in the void, and then dimensional gates opened, revealing the scenes behind them.

"I have to thank those two cowards who ran away, because of their existence, the Lingmo civilization was not wiped out, so these creatures are still part of the civilization."

Amidst the leisurely voices of the civilization devourers, the numerous rulers finally saw the scene behind the door.

Those were sealed worlds, like insects in a lake, motionless within their seals, as if time itself had stood still.

Richard even saw the ruined Sand Spirit Great World.

"They have been enough as sacrifices."

As he spoke, a mocking smile appeared on the face of the civilization devourer.

"By the way, I'll tell you that I've already won the war as long as you start it."

Everything you have done, all the lives you have sacrificed, has been in vain.

Richard narrowed his eyes; his unique soul form left him devoid of any emotion at that moment.

He simply analyzed everything before him quietly.

He still felt something was wrong.

"Richard, watch carefully later."

Within Richard's soul, the remnant soul of the Titan King gradually transformed into a Shepherd Titan.

"The promotion process is very important. The promotion ceremony of the Civilization Devourer is complete and flawless, which should help you become an eighth-and-a-half-level being in the future."

I will shoot him down at the last moment before he succeeds, and then you will see the most complete process and get a wounded final devourer of civilization.

“There’s no need for that.” Richard’s voice carried an almost cold rationality. “You just need to strike when the success rate is highest.”

Knowledge can be explored, but if you fail, we won't find another Titan King to bring you down.

Although the knowledge gained from advancing to the level eight and a half is priceless throughout the entire astral plane, even the most precious knowledge is only useful if it can be put to use.

Richard would have made the same choice even if he hadn't used this soul structure.

As a wizard, he would restrain his greed.

"Haha, it's better to be cautious."

The Titan King chuckled softly, a hint of satisfaction in his voice.

If Richard can still be so cautious at this juncture, the future of the Abyss Titans is probably not bad.

He looked through Richard's eyes at the civilization devourers not far away, and the satisfaction in his eyes quickly turned into a sense of exhilaration.

After so many years, he is finally going to deal with this monster.

His journey is finally coming to an end.

hum!
The fluctuations in time continued to emanate, and the flow of time around the civilization devourer began to slow down more and more.

Even a being like Richard, who had reached the pinnacle of dominion, found his actions and thoughts slowing down over time. In fact, if it weren't for the Titan King as a point of reference, he wouldn't have even noticed that his thinking was gradually diminishing.

This is the power of an eighth-and-a-half level being.

Becoming an eighth-and-a-half-level being allows one to reside in the river of time for a long time; to them, the rulers are nothing more than ants.

If the civilization devourers hadn't deliberately nurtured the worms, the previous civilization alliance would never have been able to win this war.

Time slowed down more and more, until finally, time almost stood still.

However, the actions of the civilization devourers did not slow down in the slightest despite the passage of time.

Under the influence of the ritual, war appeared in an almost tangible form. It was a mass of energy like vengeful spirits, their bodies ablaze with flames, their hands wielding steel knives, some riding in carriages, others piloting airships.

They marched in a long line, surging into the body of the civilization devourer, as if to wage an endless war within its body.

"It's over. Food, my mortals."

The civilization devourer grinned, its smugness practically overflowing.

His eyes were fixed on the sky, and he laughed loudly, "Fate, you've lost! I've defeated you! Hahaha..."

That maniacal smile made it hard to tell whether it was the devourer of civilization laughing or the cursed throne laughing.

"Yeah, it's over."

The Titan King silently left all the data he had observed in the computing chip, and then slowly walked out of Richard's body.

He looked at the civilization devourer and let out a hearty laugh.

"Old friend, our battle is coming to an end."

(End of this chapter)