Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

After a long while, the group of people who had received the notification arrived at the cave entrance one after another.

They were all shocked by the exaggerated opening; some exclaimed in hushed tones, while others looked solemn.

Several experienced senior wizards in the crowd moved closer to observe.

Subsequently, various interpretations emerged.

"That cave worm must have mutated! That's why it's so huge!"

"Won't its strength increase?... If there's only one second-level wizard like Lord Clotilde..."

"Is it possible that there was more than one cave worm?"

"Impossible! The hole is perfectly round and intact, and every mark on its edge is almost identical. It was clearly made by a single, isolated cave worm!"

Just as everyone was discussing, Clotilde's calm voice suddenly came from above:

"Quiet down."

His sharp gaze swept over every wizard present, his voice not loud but carrying an undeniable air of authority.

"Now is not the time for wild guesses. Our goal is clear—to find the Cold Cave Worm's nest through this cave entrance and capture the Cold Cave Worm King!"

He quickly descended to the edge of the cave entrance, feeling the faint, chilling aura emanating from the depths of the earth, the aura of the cold cave worms:

"Everyone will now be assigned tasks by me; no one is allowed to act on their own!"

Immediately, Clotilde began to systematically assign tasks, and the wizards present also began to perform their respective duties, thus launching the capture plan.

This time, Clotilde left only two wizards outside the cave entrance to prevent any unforeseen events from happening outside and to facilitate immediate contact with the academy.

The other wizards, including Clotilde himself, jumped into the cave entrance one after another to search for the lair of the Cold Cave Worm King.

Hughes was among them; he jumped into the cave with the others, and a strong feeling of weightlessness quickly came over him.

Soon, as the hole above his head shrank in his field of vision until it disappeared completely, his surroundings were plunged into darkness.

"..."

Hughes activated Dark Vision on his eyes, instantly making his vision clear.

He looked around. Since he had jumped from the middle of the cave entrance, there was nothing else around him except for the other people who were also falling. He couldn't even see the rock walls.

Because they need to deal with the Cold Cave Worm King and its "food storehouse," and the Cold Cave Worm King's nest is at least a thousand meters underground.

Therefore, in order to conserve magic power, everyone chooses to freefall for the first 500 meters, and then cast flight spells on themselves for the last 500 meters to slow down their landing.

Soon, the group had descended to a depth of 500 meters underground.

"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!"

"Buzz! Buzz buzz buzz!!!!"

In an instant, several beams of magical light of different colors lit up one after another in the darkness.

Immediately afterwards, wings formed from various elements and a levitation field appeared on everyone's bodies one by one.

With the help of the flying magic, the speed at which everyone fell began to slow down visibly, and they had time to take in their surroundings.

They were getting closer and closer to the nest of the cold cave worms, and the surrounding rock walls were covered with layers of white frost that emitted a chill.

"We've reached the ground!"

Suddenly, a voice came from below; it was the first group of people who landed.

As soon as the words were spoken, the fastest figures quickly slowed down and landed steadily on the frost-covered ground.

The others followed closely behind, quickly retracting their wings as they approached the ground and gradually slowing down for their descent.

On the ground, the wizard, who had been waiting, raised his hand to signal the group that had just landed to be quiet. He lightly touched the unidentified saliva stuck to the rock wall with his fingertip and whispered a reminder:

"Quickly suppress the fluctuations on your body. This is the saliva of an ice crystal slug, which is extremely sensitive to fluctuations other than ice elements."

Upon hearing this, the group that had just landed dared not be negligent and immediately activated various methods to conceal their presence.

To avoid alerting the worm king and allowing it to escape.

Therefore, before finding the Cold Cave Worm King, they should hide their presence as much as possible, and even if they encounter a controlled magical beast, they should not make a move.

On the other side, Hughes slowly withdrew the levitation field around his body, allowing himself to land smoothly.

"Click—"

Upon landing, his boots made a soft, crisp sound as they struck the frost-covered rocks.

The space after landing was also surprisingly large. In front of them was an opening large enough for ten people to walk side by side. Only after entering the opening could they be considered to have entered the real nest.

At that moment, Lapris suddenly whispered a few words to Menis beside him.

Menis then walked to the front of the group and gently touched the ground with her hands, which were glowing with green light.

—Click, click

"Splash! Splash splash!!"

In an instant, the ground suddenly bulged up, and then a giant vine, taller than two people, burst out of the ground.

Strangely, the vine did not trigger the saliva of the ice crystal slug. Moreover, its body was covered with sacs made of large leaves.

Upon closer inspection, a faint pink halo could be seen slowly flowing within the bag.

"The fluid in the sac can form a protective film on your body, absorbing the vibrations emitted by us."

After summoning the vines, Menis's face seemed to turn pale, and even her voice trembled slightly.

"It can last for about two hours."

After she finished speaking, everyone understood what she meant and immediately went to the vines to receive the sap.

With a gentle flip of the leaf covering the bag's opening, the bag was revealed to be filled with pink juice.

The juice was clear and bright, and it was surrounded by an enticing fragrance.

The next moment, one of the pouches tilted slightly, and a drop of crystal-clear liquid slowly overflowed from the opening, dripping onto a wizard below.

"Tick-tock—"

—Gurgle...gurgle.

In an instant, the liquid spread rapidly over the other person's head, forming a semi-transparent membrane that tightly wrapped the person in the center.

The next moment, everyone present changed their expressions, because they could hardly sense the fluctuations emanating from the person wrapped in the liquid membrane.

"..."

Soon after, the juice in the first sac was quickly exhausted, and then the second sac slowly opened.

Then came the third bag, the fourth bag...

As the pouches were emptied one by one, Gwyneth's face turned even paler, clearly indicating that she had expended a great deal of energy.

"call out--"

Suddenly, a streak of fluorescent green light flew over and seeped directly into Gurness's body.

Instantly, her pale face faded, and her cheeks regained some color.

Feeling the renewed surge of magic within her, Gwenth was filled with surprise.

She turned her head and saw that the one who had made the move was none other than Clotilde, who had been silently watching everything from the air.