Wizard: I devour the stars with swarms of insects.

"You said...does God bleed?"

Now, upon seeing this sentence on the first page, Wayne felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason, and couldn't help but shiver, feeling a coldness in his back.

What exactly do these guys from the Matrix Heart research?

And...God?

Does God really exist in this world?

Isn't it said that, according to the teachings of the wizards at the Black Forest City Academy, wizards are the highest-dimensional beings in this world?

Could it be that the so-called gods in the religions of my past life... really exist in this world?

Otherwise, what does the word "God" mean in this book?

You said... "Does God bleed?" Does that mean you want to kill God?!

Now, for some reason, I'm recalling that time on the other side of that teleportation array.

That gloomy and eerie Crescent Moon Forest.

There was also that dilapidated, ancient castle monastery, and inside, the oppressive and terrifying figure of the wizard.

What kind of damned place is this? Even a wizarding genius like von Herwin, with his enchanted [Hunter's Dagger] weapon and extraordinary talent, died there.

"..."

Next, he turned a few more pages of the wizard's journal in his hand.

It was covered with densely packed matrix numbers, which looked like linear algebra that I had learned in my advanced mathematics class in my previous life.

Furthermore, various shapes and patterns were drawn on it, with beautiful and delicate lines that looked obscure and difficult to understand. I don't understand them at all now.

On the last page of the book, at the very end of the wizard's journal, were the dying words of von Herwin:

[After seventeen coordinate corrections, the fluctuations finally stabilized within the threshold range. The forest's 'phase coordinates' are deeper than expected.]

[It consumed two-thirds of the 'Anchoring Crystal,' but it was worth it... That castle... I can feel the 'echoes' inside are abnormally strong.]

I've found a great place; maybe this time... I can succeed!

And below that, there is a drawn pattern of a magical array.

At the core of the magic circle is an asymmetrical, twisted pentagram surrounded by complex ring-shaped runes, inside which are silver lines that are constantly subdivided and spread like the veins of a fractal leaf.

The outer ring of the magic circle consists of three concentric circles, with the outermost ring consisting of eight equidistant abstract symbols resembling doors or eyes.

And it is connected by discontinuous dotted lines.

It seems that the von Herwin of that time probably left such a magical array somewhere before arriving at that eerie Crescent Moon Forest.

Then, he died inside without explanation.

After thinking it over, Wayne decided to put the wizard's journal back in the drawer.

To be on the safe side, it's best not to try to get involved in such dangerous things until you've reached a certain level of skill.

The foundation of everything is the value of mental energy.

The most important thing I need to do right now is to improve my mental strength, as this is the foundation of everything!

So, Wayne shook his head and put away all of von Herwin's things.

Then he brought out the box he had brought, opened it, and placed the various potions he had obtained from his mentor Morse on the table, categorizing them accordingly.

Next, I picked up the first potion from inside and shook it. The potion inside shimmered with pale blue light, like the color of the deep sea.

"The first one is a tranquilizer. After taking it, it can improve mental focus and achieve a certain amplification effect."

Furthermore, recalling Morse's earlier instructions, because these medicines are of different types and kinds.

To avoid different medications from interfering with each other and potentially having the opposite effect.

Therefore, you can only take one dose at a time.

So, Wayne unscrewed the bottle, tilted his head back, and drank the liquid in one gulp.

Then, he took out a piece of dead soul grass from the drawer, lit it, and placed it in the lamp next to the table.

Amidst the billowing white smoke, Wayne closed his eyes and began to mentally process the [Five-Sphere Suspension Pivot Meditation Method].

Visualize black spheres one after another in your mind.

Simultaneously, the Hive function is activated, using the Hive network to disperse one's consciousness into dozens of separate consciousnesses, which are then shared by the [Armed Fruit Flies].

Within one's conscious mind, black spheres quietly emerged around the black sphere of one's main consciousness.

Like the moon surrounded by stars.

"Now, begin the orbit..." With a thought, Wayne controlled the black sphere to begin its orbital rotation.

Meanwhile, the remaining Armed Spikeflies, following Wayne's instructions, each received a portion of Wayne's mental energy and controlled their respective black orbs to begin circling around.

Now, the quiet and cozy room is completely silent.

Wayne sat upright on the bed, while dozens of Armed Stinging Flies hovered silently around him.

At the same time, dozens of faint, transparent, phantom-like spirit binding threads connected to the surrounding [Armed Spiked Flies], forming a net.

And inside, there are sometimes faint blue lights flickering and drifting, as if some kind of information is being constantly transmitted.

With the help of the Tranquility Potion and the assistance of numerous Armed Stinging Flies within the Hive network.

During meditation, Wayne's mental strength began to steadily increase.

......

One month later, early morning.

In a room on the first floor of the Natural Symbiotic Wizard Tower, Wayne opened his eyes, a fleeting glint of light in them.

Inside the room, many empty medicine bottles were scattered on the floor.

For the past month, I have kept to myself and rarely left my room, spending most of my time meditating.

The empty medicine bottles on the ground were all ones that I had already used.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a potion that enhances the effects of meditation.

With the help of potions and magic potions, my mental strength has now reached 11.2, according to the [Hive] AI's prompts.

It has improved dramatically compared to before!

"call......"

Wayne let out a soft breath.

Now, after a month of continuous daily meditation, I'm starting to feel tired and eager to get out and about. After all, I'm not a machine.

However, after thinking about it, I realized that I didn't have any friends, and Senior Brother Holman was still dealing with the finishing touches in the territory and hadn't returned to the academy yet.

As for that senior brother Glenn, he hasn't returned since he participated in an operation organized by the academy.

So, after thinking it over, Wayne decided to go out and wander around the city of the Black Forest.