Wizard: Starting with Symbiosis with Algae

预警

Wolf was leading the group of controlled apprentices on the deck in some kind of morning prayer ritual, uniformly repeating a certain music and dance.

It's starting to look more and more like a shamanistic ritual.

Lynn waded to Sylder's side, the seawater beneath his feet forming a makeshift platform supported by the vines of the corrosive grass. "Where have you been?"

"We went to an island." Sylder jumped off the vehicle and landed in front of Lynn. "I found traces of human activity there. For example, building ruins, stone foundations, and some residual magical markings. They are traces of the remnants of the people, I'm sure of it."

"What happened to them?" Lynn looked at the two energetic apprentices. Griffin was squatting beside the vehicle, splashing water on his face with movements so fluid it didn't seem like someone who had just woken from a coma. "How come they're so energetic now? What did you feed them?"

Sylder's expression became somewhat subtle. He scratched the back of his neck. "There are also rainbow hydra on the island. It's the antidote for those who are being controlled."

Fighting poison with poison?

Lynn's body tensed slightly.

That's a truly amazing answer!

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous," Hill quickly waved his hand. "Those on the island are much smaller, all hiding in the ruins of buildings, curled up into little balls. Each one is only the size of a fist, and is a deep purple color, completely different from the transparent ones on our ship. They are dormant. But I've noticed that as soon as I reach out and touch them, Griffin and Whittaker's condition starts to improve."

He pointed to his two companions and made a gesture that said "I don't understand at all": "I don't know the principle either. Maybe some of their secretions can neutralize radiation damage, or maybe their very existence can counteract the mental effects of their kind. Anyway, they started to recover after being touched. From being half-dead to being like this now, it only took half a day."

"But they said they felt weak and didn't want to go back to the ground, and they didn't know why."

Small rainbow hydra?

Unable to return to the ground?

Never mind, none of this matters.

"Any shortcomings are negotiable. Did you bring any back?"

Sylder reached into his pocket, laughing as he said, "Oh, I definitely have some."

He was a meticulous and conscientious person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen by his invincible mentor. But when Lynn saw that...

Even when the tiny purple hydra with pills in its mouth clung to him like rotten mud, he still couldn't hold back.

"Damn! This was an accident, I promise Lynn. We'll turn around now, and I'll be back in 10 days."

Lynn shook his head, and the Forward's position began to stabilize.

It's giving me a warning, plus the feeling of hair all over my body.

A storm may be brewing.

Sending people out now is unwise, especially since their numbers have already reached six. They could try being a little bolder.

"There's no need for that. We'll strike once we've rested and regrouped."

The approaching storm cloud made the hydra extremely violent.

Its tentacles extended from the driver's cab and began to flap wildly in the air. The windows outside the driver's cab rattled as they were pounded.

Daniel said, "Has it gone mad? Using its power so recklessly."

"Hydra life forms have extremely long lifespans. They can complete a cycle from the polyp body to a floating body and back to the polyp body. Theoretically, a rainbow hydra can live for tens of thousands of years. Normally, they are very gentle."

Sylder gazed at the wildly flailing tentacles and murmured, "After all, the wizards have been gone for a long time. Machines malfunction after being left unused for a while, and so do hydras; it's quite normal."

Lynn didn't think it was a malfunction. The hydra's reaction was too intense and too targeted, unlike a typical physiological disorder.

The images on that stone tablet, depicting kneeling humans and the creatures being worshipped, must have some connection to the rainbow hydra.

He simply doesn't have enough information to piece together a complete picture.

But whatever the connection, the hydra's chaos presents an opportunity. Simply rip off all of the hydra's outer tentacles, leaving only the psychic wizard it's parasitizing at its core. Once the tentacles are gone, all the apprentices on the ship can be rescued.

Lynn gestured to the two men. Sylder immediately understood, pulled Griffin and Whittaker along, and the three of them silently moved along the outside of the hull to their ambush position at the stern. Their vehicle was hidden in the shadows of the ship, with only half of its head visible above the water.

Not long after, a strong wind picked up in the clear sky.

The hydra began to expel small white bubbles in fear.

The bubbles floated in the cracks of the cockpit door and the vents. They drifted purposefully towards the controlled apprentices on the deck. These secretions contained a strong magical power, clearly intended as a supply for the parasitized creatures.

"Lynn, he seems frightened," Daniel urged in a low voice from the stern.

"We can't wait any longer."

"Daniel, you operate one too."

Lynn frowned and placed all five sea lilies on the fence. Unit-00 and its five underlings lined up in a neat row, their bone-like buds beginning to rotate simultaneously.

He stepped over the railing, gripping the bar for balance with one hand, and placed the other on the flower buds of Unit-00, infusing them with magic. Gradually, the six constant-temperature air currents on the deck converged into a wide and stable wall of air, and a warm current began to flow within it, slowly pushing towards the direction where the hydra was blowing bubbles.

The white bubbles floating in the air were caught by the airflow and swirled towards Lynn.

"Well done, Sea Lily. We'll give you a treat later."

Lynn leaned out, about to order Daniel to set fire to the mushrooms.

Suddenly, a red figure caught Lynn's attention.

Slow and leisurely, like a balloon.

"A hydra larva? How come it's already secreting offspring?"

Lynn grabbed a hydra larva.

Sensing the threat, more larvae were squeezed out of the rainbow hydra.

He looked down and examined them closely. Each larva had a radius of about twenty centimeters, which was not small.

An adult rainbow hydra is as big as a cockpit, and each of these larvae requires a lot of energy to be produced.

They're far from being at their wits' end, so what's wrong with them?

[Rainbow Hydra Larvae (Floating Stage)]

[Characteristic: Rapid reproduction. Reproduces at an extremely rapid rate when nutrients are available; the population can increase exponentially in a short period.]

[Radiation Fear: When exposed to radiation, the iris rapidly dehydrates and enters a dormant state. Compared to most organisms, the iris is several times more sensitive to radiation.]

[Nutritional Infusion. This organism can inject a high concentration of nutrient solution into the host through the tips of its tentacles, specifically enhancing the host's nutritional profile.]

The nutrient solution increases the host's mana recovery speed and mana. It contains various mana-binding proteins and mana growth factors; with continuous infusion, the host's maximum mana may experience an irreversible increase (Note: Larvae cannot use this ability).

Lynn chose symbiosis.

Suddenly, a gust of wind struck.

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