Synthetic Wizard

Chapter 423 - 249: The Source of All Anomalous Changes_2

The Dog-headed Wizard said hastily, his expression no longer showing the confidence he had moments before.

The power demonstrated by the Starlight Wizard Tower had completely shattered his sense of superiority based on his background in a major Wizard Influence, replaced by deep fear and shock.

The Bone-faced Wizard also looked at Liam, his expression gloomy as he said, "Let’s retreat first."

It was obvious that their Wizard Tower was no match for the opposing Wizard Tower, whether in defense or combat armament.

The energy field was on the verge of collapse, incapable of stopping those Wizard-level puppets, and it wouldn’t be long before it was breached!

Once those Wizard-level puppets attacked, Liam might escape, but they would definitely perish here.

The current plan was to retreat, find a place to rest, and think of a way to convey the situation here back to the Dark Throne, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Liam naturally understood this point, but thinking about having to abandon his plan to capture resources made him somewhat reluctant.

However, compared to profits, life was ultimately more important, so Liam quickly made up his mind to control the Wizard Tower to flee.

But just then, the top of the distant Starlight Wizard Tower suddenly lit up with a dazzling blinding light.

In the next second, a beam far thicker than the previous spell ray shot out with a loud bang, piercing through the void like lightning, striking the Dark Wizard Tower!

Puff!

A faint sound like breaking bubbles echoed, and almost instantly, the energy field of the Dark Wizard Tower shattered, the beam hitting the Wizard Tower unobstructed!

There was no roar, no explosion or scattering rubble, the hit part of the Dark Wizard Tower silently disintegrated and disappeared!

In an instant, the middle of the Dark Wizard Tower had a huge hole with a diameter exceeding ten meters!

This scene left Liam and the others shocked and discolored.

"Is this... the Dissociation Cannon?"

"No, how could the Dissociation Cannon have such power?"

As the strongest long-range strike device usually equipped on a small Wizard Tower, the Dissociation Cannon was indeed powerful.

But it’s not supposed to be to this extent!

The Dark Wizard Tower was also equipped with a Dissociation Cannon, which had fired once before but failed to breach the opposing Wizard Tower’s energy field.

In contrast, the Dissociation Cannon of the opposing Wizard Tower far surpassed that of the Dark Wizard Tower!

Taking advantage of the interrupted fleeing action of the Dark Wizard Tower, Secret Puppets and Master-Touch Puppets rushed into the Wizard Tower one after another.

Liam and the others heard the rumbling sounds continuously coming from below, and in no time, the floor broke apart, and a group of Wizard-level puppets rushed up, ferociously charging at the three.

"Damn it!"

The Dog-headed Wizard cursed inwardly but had to grittingly face them, and the skeleton dog head on his neck suddenly fell off, growing larger in the wind, turning into a gigantic skull head, snapping at the puppets.

On the other side, the Bone-faced Wizard’s flesh and skin, like heated butter, rapidly dissolved away, revealing a pale and eerie skeletal body, each bone emitting a ghostly glow, extremely unsettling.

The tentacle of the Master-Touch Puppet whipped against his bones, but it emitted a clanging sound of metal clashing, unharmed.

The Bone-faced Wizard grabbed the tentacle with his backhand, exerted force, and ripped the metal tentacle apart with a creak.

The Dog-headed Wizard and Bone-faced Wizard were both Level 1 Crystallization Wizards, and with Liam, a Level 2 Liquefaction Wizard, the three of them together, even facing over ten Wizard-level puppets, managed with ease.

But they were well aware that the actual threat wasn’t these puppets.

As if to validate their thoughts, a huge silver hand suddenly rose from the broken floor, grabbing the unsuspecting Dog-headed Wizard.

The skull giant head saw the bad situation and quickly turned to rescue, but with a loud rumble, the floor below suddenly split, and another silver giant hand flashed out, clutching it tightly.

In the next instant, the two silver giant hands squeezed tightly, followed by a series of crisp cracking sounds accompanied by a short scream, then silence.

When the silver giant hands released, a pile of broken bones and indistinguishable flesh fell to the ground.

Bang!

The floor exploded, the gap widened, and a silver giant slowly flew up from below.

Before it steadied, the Bone-faced Wizard already attacked its back, both skeletal hands somehow grew sharp and icy claws, emitting a substantial death aura, fiercely tearing at the silver giant!

Buzz!

The void seemed to tremble, a heavy pressure descended abruptly, enveloping the entire hall!

At that moment, both enemies and allies found their movements involuntarily delayed.

The Bone-faced Wizard, who was closest to the silver giant, felt as if he were trapped in a mire; his previously lightning-fast movements visibly slowed, and even the Soul Flame in his hollow eye sockets flickered sluggishly!

At the same time, the silver giant suddenly turned around, clasped the Bone-faced Wizard in its palms, then twisted and writhed, transforming into a silver liquid sphere that completely enveloped him.

The next second, the sphere began to spin rapidly, emitting a dense sound akin to a turbine blade cutting through matter at high speed, making one’s scalp tingle!

When the liquid sphere shattered and dispersed, nothing remained; the Bone-faced Wizard had vanished without a trace, not even leaving behind ashes, having been thoroughly ground to nothing.

The battle happened abruptly and ended swiftly; Liam hadn’t even had time to shake off the puppets’ entanglement to offer support before his two companions were already dead.

Watching this scene, he felt a chill rise straight up his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Both the Bone-faced Wizard and the Dog-headed Wizard were not weak, and he too could defeat two opponents at once, but could never achieve it so effortlessly, as if crushing two ants.

This suddenly appearing wizard’s power clearly far exceeded his own!

"Who are you?" Liam roared angrily through gritted teeth.

However, the other party had no intention of responding.

Within the silver giant’s body, strands of silver light suddenly lit up, intertwining to form a special pattern with a peculiar charm.

"Alchemy Engraving!"

As a Level 2 Wizard, Liam immediately recognized the origin of the pattern and his face changed dramatically.

In an instant, the heavy pressure once surrounding him surged several levels higher.

Even with the protection of magical items and energy particles, Liam felt unbearably burdened, as if his body was about to be crushed into pulp in the next second.

In horror, he immediately activated the witchcraft artifact on his body.

Countless black smoke appeared out of thin air, forming a vague human-shaped shadow behind Liam.

The shadow was tall and mighty, exuding a terrifying presence akin to a Demon God, with only its eyes emitting two crimson glows.

Appearing, it cast its gaze around, quickly locking onto the silver giant, taking a bold step forward, instantaneously reaching the latter, and punching down!

Though it was a simple attack motion, it gave off an overwhelming pressure, as if a mountain were crushing everything.

However, for the silver giant, the pressure from the shadow was like a gentle breeze, unable to cause any impact.

With the support of the peculiar patterns, the silver giant easily turned the shadow, powerful enough to crush ordinary Level 1 Wizards, into nothing with just one punch.

Immediately after, the silver giant took a giant step, suddenly appearing before Liam, its massive fist crashing down!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

One punch after another, the silver giant delivered straightforward blows, leaving Liam powerless to counter!

The terrifying pressure enveloping his entire body kept him pinned in place, able only to struggle desperately against the opponent’s attacks.

With each punch, a protective spell or magical item on Liam shattered.

Once all magical items were destroyed and his spiritual power was spent, he could only rely on his physical body to endure.

After just three punches, Liam lay on the ground, drenched in blood.

Only then did the silver giant finally cease its assault.

Whoosh!

The silver body swiftly shrank, revealing the figure inside.

The silver metallic liquid quickly seeped into his pores and vanished, fully exposing his form.

It was a young man who appeared to be in his twenties.

Looking at the young man before him, a flash of understanding crossed Liam’s mind.

Wizard-level puppets, Wizard Towers, Wizard Influence... the source of all the strange changes on the Starlight Continent, seems to be this person!

Unfortunately, this was also the last thought that flashed through his mind.

In the next instant, a silver light pierced through his forehead.

Boundless darkness surged in like a flood, engulfing Liam’s consciousness.