Wizard: I devour the stars with swarms of insects.

Chapter 199 Analyzing Rays, Investigating the Monster's Energy Field!

As a wizard specializing in alchemy and witchcraft, Bolton is particularly proficient and skilled in various metals and materials, and knows a great deal about them.

Therefore, upon seeing the unusual nature of this metal fragment, we were able to immediately draw a conclusion.

"In short... this Crescent Moon Forest is full of strange things, so everyone should be careful!"

At this moment, Wayne spoke up to remind him.

Because they themselves don't even know where this world is.

The wizards at the Matrix Heart Wizarding Academy are skilled at imprinting various teleportation arrays and dimensional travel.

But sometimes, who knows where the magic circles they casually research and carve actually teleport to?

My knowledge of this Crescent Moon Forest is limited to what I had learned from visiting it once before.

And then, at this moment, the monsters ahead began to attack again.

Dozens of tentacles shot out from the core, like blooming metal flowers, sweeping towards the three.

Moreover, those tentacles were incredibly fast, each one composed of dozens of interlocking blades, chains, and gears, with a chilling glint at their edges.

"snort--!"

Wayne snorted and waved his right hand, causing hundreds of silver-armored stinging bees to coalesce into a silver-white shield wall in front of him.

Clang clang clang clang—!

The tentacles slammed into the shield wall, sending up a burst of blinding sparks.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Mentor Morse had also taken a step forward, his skin covered in scales.

Furthermore, after the transformation, the goat's eyes emitted a bright green light, which surrounded itself, and an energy field was spreading outward from the inside.

Once the energy field covered the monster in front of them, its movements instantly became sluggish, like a video playing in slow motion.

The movements of the surrounding tentacles began to slow down, and it seemed as if a layer of stone was being covered on their bodies.

However, because the opponent's body contained a large number of metal fragments and sharp blades, the petrification field's effect did not seem particularly noticeable.

Take advantage of this opportunity while you're in the side.

Sizzle—!

Bolton swung his staff-sword, arcs of electricity crackling across its blade. The wizard gripped the sword with both hands and slashed fiercely at an incoming tentacle.

Click!

The electric arc collided with the metal, exploding into a blinding blue-white light.

The tentacle had been severed in one section, and several broken gears and nails sprang from the break, falling to the ground and still twitching slightly.

However, immediately afterward, new metal fragments surged from the core of the body at the fracture site, reconnecting the broken parts.

It was restored to normal in an instant.

Furthermore, the newly formed tentacles are thicker and denser than before, and the blades on their surface rotate faster, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.

Bolton's expression changed slightly. He stepped back to create some distance and said with a somewhat serious look.

"Damn it, this guy seems to be able to absorb the energy particles from the attack after being hit, absorbing and devouring them into his body to repair it!"

Wayne's eyes narrowed, and with a thought, hundreds of silver-armored spiky flies hovered and projected in front of him.

At the same time, several [analysis rays] were fired, analyzing the metal monster in front of them.

A frenzied waterfall of data was unfolding before his eyes, and deep within Wayne's pupils, the Hive Intelligence analysis interface was refreshing rapidly.

[Increased target energy output detected; core energy fluctuation frequency increased by 23%; regeneration speed increased to 1.7 times the initial state.]

[Speculation: The self-propelled creature continuously absorbs energy particles from its surroundings during combat to repair its own damage.]

[Recommendation: Before destroying the core, continuously weaken its external structure to prevent energy overload from expanding the self-destruct blast radius.]

"Yeah..

"After a brief moment of thought, Wayne saw the analysis results before him."

With a wave of his right hand, the silver-armored stinging bee detached from the shield wall and condensed into a slender, silver-white spear above his palm.

At the tip of the spear, fire runes and cutting runes flowed alternately, emitting a deep hum.

Next, Wayne hurled the spear.

The spear shot through the air, trailing a long, crimson tail of flame, and precisely pierced an oncoming tentacle.

boom-!

Flames exploded, blasting the tentacles into several pieces, with fragments flying in all directions.

Furthermore, the severed tentacles twisted and melted in the flames, and dark red molten iron dripped from the broken ends, sizzling as it fell to the ground.

However, at the core, even more metal fragments immediately poured out, filling the destroyed part.

The newly grown tentacles were thicker and longer than before, and even had several sharp bone spurs growing from their tips.

"How come this thing gets stronger the more you fight it?!"

The petrifying force field surrounding Mentor Morse continues, and the emerald green light envelops the monster's main body, slowing its movements by nearly 30%.

However, with each struggle, the stone skin on the surface of that body, pieced together from countless fragments, would shatter, and new fragments would emerge from within.

It flows endlessly, as if it can be constantly reborn.

However, from the perspective of Wayne's analysis of the silver-armored swarm of flies.

The results of the analysis using the [Analysis Ray] showed some cracks appearing on the chest of the metal monster opposite.

Furthermore, dark red energy was constantly leaking out from the cracks.

Wayne's expression shifted.

"Its core is collapsing," Wayne said in a deep voice, reminding his mentor Morse and wizard Bolton beside him.

"The cracks are widening, and the rate of energy dissipation is accelerating... As long as we can keep attacking, it shouldn't last much longer!"

Upon hearing news of Wayne, both of them perked up.

Next, Instructor Morse nodded and poured more mental energy into the petrification field.

The emerald green light intensified, almost solidifying, enveloping the monster in a grayish-white halo.

The metal monster's movements became even slower, and each swing of its tentacles was like struggling in a swamp, with its speed reduced to half of what it used to be.

And as he lunged forward, he drew several wind-based magical symbols in the air in front of him with his fingers and imprinted them on his legs.

After being enchanted, his movement speed was suddenly increased. The wizard Bolton circled around to the side of the monster and gripped his sword with both hands.

He slashed fiercely at the root of a tentacle that was growing from the core.

With a snap, the tentacle was severed cleanly at the root, and molten, dark red iron gushed from the cut, splashing onto the hem of Bolton's wizard robe and burning several small, charred holes.