Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 766 Winner Takes All (2-in-1)

"They actually pulled this on me."

Roy was somewhat speechless upon learning this.

But since things had come to this point, he couldn't object.

Even if he opposes it, if the wizard Compettill doesn't, the park's higher-ups will still be inclined to push through the competition.

So, I agreed.

"Are you really going to prepare 1 of them?"
Is this to prevent cheating, using special methods to enhance and create artificial artifacts that surpass current standards?

Freya, on the other hand, focused on the rules of insect fighting.

By putting in all our effort to create a prototype and enhancing it with various cheat-like methods, anyone could do it.

But that doesn't have the significance of widespread adoption.

"That's right. If we want to promote new types of troops and improve the current situation of the insect race in the Wakan world, we still have to rely on the results of mutations in the evolutionary path."

Even if some wizard were willing to spend a fortune to cheat, it might take two or three years to produce the required number of fighting insects.

Moreover, making too much noise would make it easy to be discovered.

Roy confirmed.

Before the insect fighting, the park closely monitors the event through various means, and conducts follow-up visits and continuous observations afterward.

Therefore, at least by conventional methods, that kind of thing cannot be accomplished.

But he had no intention of cheating.

Perhaps it should be said that...

It was never turned off from beginning to end!

We immediately began preparations for this.

At this moment, Nimredo arrived.

"Lord Kirick, I've brought you this..."

"Oh, what is it?"

"It's black soil!"

The fertile soil, a specialty of this world, can be used to accelerate the cultivation of many things, acting as a kind of ripening aid.

Nimredo explained.

"For many rare plants and similar products, this is a valuable material for growth and reproduction."

It is also somewhat effective against insect eggs and the like that buried in the soil.

Roy took a look and found that the pile of black soil was shiny with oil, and he could feel a gentle yet vigorous life flowing through it.

Under the illumination of the Eye of Hermes, a milky white aura emanated, faintly tinged with green and blue light.

He looked up at Nimredo and exclaimed, "It's actually spiritual material-grade soil!"

The energy contained within...

It's much richer than I expected!

Nimredo's face showed a hint of human pride: "This is the foundation of our Black Earth Kingdom, and also the reason for its name."

Its origin is also quite extraordinary.

"Oh, what is the origin of that?"

Roy asked with a hint of curiosity.

Nimredo said, "Ten thousand years ago, the Earth Mother Goddess of the world of Ganydia, who was also the goddess of fertility and childbirth, Nidis, perished..."

His body turned into black soil, creating a vast forest that could be called a divine realm.

It is like a life sponge that never runs dry, able to absorb free energy in the world and transform it into nutrients most suitable for biological reproduction.

At the same time, all life and soul, as well as the energy of nature, also flow within it.

The great wizards who built this bountiful garden went to great lengths to obtain even a small portion of its 'palm's worth of soil'!

"So, the hand of the divine corpse transformed into the black soil layer of this bountiful garden?"

Roy picked up a bit of black soil, brought it to his nose, and sniffed it. He could vaguely smell a scent similar to humus, but even fresher.

Corpses can be transformed into nutrients to nourish the earth.

This is a natural law.

Even burying a few ordinary people can make the trees grow more lush.

Let alone those god-level beings?
However, it seems that not all divine corpses have this effect.

Just like a great wizard, the magical energy within him is enough to kill many creatures.

This could indeed create some variability.

But it is the abundance and the ability to reproduce that create such fertile land.

Otherwise, places like the Aster World would have long since become fertile land.

He later learned that this soil was at most imbued with some divine power, making it a magical material with some special effects, but it was not the real soil from a divine corpse.

That kind of divine corpse soil can only be found in the core area.

Over the years, generations of wizards have dug some up, some down.

Everyone is taking advantage of public funds, using up most of it like ants carrying grains of rice.

To prevent it from leaving the park, the park has long implemented strict controls.

These days, the idea of ​​"the park is our home, and everyone is responsible for taking care of it" is no longer popular.

Ordinary wizards would find it difficult to even see it, let alone take it away.

What Nimredo sent was nothing more than artificial black soil produced in the outskirts.

However, this was a good help, and Roy gladly accepted it.

For the next two years, Roy and Compettill each focused on enhancing and upgrading their respective insectoid species, making various modifications.

To maintain secrecy, the other party disappeared from all public areas of the park.

Roy was also working diligently, constantly gathering various monster corpses, extracting gene fragments, and attempting to create the "Chimera" witch beast.

A great deal of cutting-edge technology and new inspiration have been used in it.

The rules for these private competitions are very lenient.

Many of these decisions were even made on the spot by the Grand Wizard.

He also hopes to see both sides leverage their strengths to create something truly beneficial to the park and the front lines of the war.

Therefore, all kinds of data access permissions and material applications are given the green light.

The third year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Finally, it's late June.

Both sides submitted their reports to the park, and then, under the personal witness of the great wizard Donilu, together with more than ten high-ranking wizards, they came to an ancient building in the bountiful garden, an oval-shaped plaza resembling a gladiatorial arena, to begin preparations for the final duel.

"Gentlemen, the rules of the competition have already been explained to you."

Now that everything is confirmed to be correct, what doubts remain?

"Nothing."

"Compettil said."

“I have no questions either,” Roy said.

"Alright, let's begin."

At the high wizard's command, countless enormous alien insects, resembling lanterns, flew up behind Competier.

These are almost all Bursting Insects that have reached the level of Advanced Knight to Grand Knight.

The enhanced varieties of the Rigmar family fully demonstrate the characteristics of various stackable enhancements and rapid reproduction and growth.

Everyone watched this scene and nodded in approval.

The wizard Compettill is indeed very powerful.

Among them, the six enormous insects, each over 100 meters long and as large as a building, are particularly eye-catching.

Their bulky bodies, with their clumsy appearance, looked somewhat comical as they remained on the mountain dozens of miles away.

But just by looking at its exaggerated size, you can tell that it is a carefully bred level-three witch beast.

Even a one-off combat force like Golden Matan is terrifying enough.

Surrounding it were various sizes and shapes of "Regmar Zerg," resembling a disciplined army.

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"It looks really good..."

The wizards present marveled at the composition of the "Regmar Zerg" army.

Among them are swift-moving alien insects, which have incorporated the bloodline factors of "jumping insects," making them agile and swift in their movements.

They rushed forward at lightning speed, almost completely abandoning the ability to fly, yet they were still able to leave afterimages on the ground.

Once the target is locked, the attacker will quickly approach using the terrain as cover, and then detonate himself in an instant.

There are also massive, monstrous insects, resembling trolls, that look incredibly "massive".

They are much larger than ordinary burst bugs, and their abdominal cavities are filled with enormous magical energy converted from their usual food.

These are heavy artillerymen used for assaults.

Unsurprisingly, there were also alien insects carrying elemental energy.

Their bodies are enveloped in frost, flames, lightning, and other powers, giving them the magical ability to "leverage" the heavens and earth, equivalent to the explosive power of "casting a spell."

Even Roy was slightly moved when he saw it.

"This is a fragment of the elemental worm's genes. When it explodes, the magical power is calculated as physical strength multiplied by the spell casting rate..."

Moreover, they are all equivalent to decent first or second-tier Evocation spells, incredibly powerful!

Among necromancers, there is a type of sorcery called "corpse explosion," which is roughly the same.

As for the highly toxic explosive bugs, the psionic bugs that serve as commanders, and the mothership bugs carrying honeycomb-shaped bone sacs at the rear of the group, they are truly eye-opening for everyone.

The mothership insect, in particular, stands out conspicuously when it flies through the air, its massive bone shell forming a "nest".

Those giant sacs were filled with a large number of larvae, whose mutated ovaries could rapidly lay eggs while flying, like small bombs.

Once the right opportunity arises, these larvae will be released, turning their eggs into bombs that rain down on the enemy.

Looking at everyone's reactions, Wizard Compettil revealed a smug smile.

He knew all too well how much effort he had put into these Rigmar Zerg. If he could gain the park's approval and invest a lot of resources, he could quickly rise to the top and stand at the upper echelons, or even the pinnacle, of high-level wizards.

The other wizards also gathered around him, asking curious questions about various details, all hoping to learn more about this branch of the Zerg so as to find ways to strengthen their own forces.

However, at this moment.

A thunderous roar suddenly echoed through the sky.

Several enormous golden scarabs, as big as hills, guarded a colossal creature over a thousand meters long as it made its grand entrance.

This is a one-time creation, similar to the Golden Matan, obtained in exchange for lifespan and development potential.

Giant beetle...

Gregor the False God!

Upon seeing this, Compettil couldn't help but turn pale.

"No, isn't it?"

For something as simple as insect fighting, would someone really use something like divine power crystals?

He suddenly had an ominous premonition.

Chrysos and Nabia, among others, also showed genuine surprise.

Is this wizard Kirick very wealthy and powerful?
Or perhaps he is so confident of winning this competition that he is willing to spend any amount of money?
Of course, it's understandable to conduct some research on deification as a side effect.

However, no one knows what the other party is thinking.

What they saw was the emergence of even more bizarre "pseudo-beasts and alien insects".

This is a unique development direction for the Zerg, much like how the mimicry mushroom can manifest the form of the Fleshfolk, and even eventually create a Tier 3 unit like the Golden Mattan...

The Zerg also have a beast-like form called "Zerg Beast," which has evolved to advanced stages.

Roy tested the bloodline factors of many different beasts and monsters here.

You can see traces of all sorts of jackals, tigers, leopards, birds, and exotic beasts in them.

There are even wyverns, teraqua behemoths, sphinxes, and other level two and three monsters.

Compared to the diverse array of forces under Compettier's command, the Zerg army Roy unleashed was truly a "beast pack"...

They could just be brought here and put in a zoo to charge admission!

No, it's not just "all beasts"!
Chrysos and Compettier were soon shocked to discover that some mysterious physiques similar to those of the metal warrior Ithen and the characteristics of electronic silicon-based life forms also appeared on them.

This Zerg force, clearly designed for experimental purposes and with a chaotic style, launched a long-range attack—a tactic favored by the technologically advanced world—from over a hundred miles away.

Before anyone could react, a group of strangely shaped, pointed-headed alien insects softened and elongated their bodies, launching a rapid attack in the flight posture of the Bird Dragon prototype.

Even more outrageous, multiple vents on its body simultaneously spewed out tail flames fueled by liquid hydrogen, allowing it to enter a maneuvering state at several times the speed of sound, similar to a sky-cruising warship.

They are like a sharp knife, a mere hundred or so, yet they pierce straight into a vast army.

"No!"

Competti let out a shout of alarm and anger.

In the deafening explosion, the commander-type Zerg that had been protected were instantly decapitated!
Fortunately, as a high-level wizard, he had backup plans.

They quickly mobilized the ordinary-looking backup commanders hidden within the swarm, rapidly repaired the link, and simultaneously dispersed their forces to launch a coordinated multi-pronged attack on the enemy.

But at that moment, the giant golden scarab beetle, as huge as a mountain, emitted a strange buzzing sound, and several giant cannons hundreds of meters long unleashed blazing white light condensed from magical energy!
The elemental cannon, brimming with high-energy plasma, slammed into the enemy ranks, instantly triggering a chain reaction of explosions that wiped out nearly half of the enemy forces in one fell swoop!
At the same time, dozens of armored giant cannon beetles, each over 10 or 20 meters long, also fired freely, quickly shooting down those "aircraft carriers" carrying huge insect sacs.

All sorts of enemy insects were dying off rapidly, unable to offer the slightest resistance.

After many exploding insects went through countless hardships and finally approached the "false god Gregor," they saw distorted human faces appear on their bodies, releasing abnormally twisted spiritual power.

The well-informed wizards felt a spiritual shock from it, similar to the "face of a god".

As if a trigger had been pressed, one after another, the mentally weak insects were forcibly controlled and began to self-destruct.

"It's over...it's all over!"

Compettil's face turned deathly pale.

This was an inherent weakness of many Zerg, and he was unable to overcome it either, only compensating in other ways.

But to their surprise, the enemy didn't care at all. They seized the opportunity and used a powerful move to force the creature to self-destruct!

"It seems the outcome is already decided!"

The great wizard Donilu watched this scene with a smile.

(End of this chapter)