116: The conspiracy behind the scenes

“Yes, Captain.”

“What’s wrong with these Black Wizards?”

“Can they fly or something?”

Adler also shared his opinion.

“Captain, is there a possibility that they are not on the route we are guarding?”

“But instead ran to the last hundred kilometers?”

Grimm proposed a different idea.

“Impossible.”

Captain Andre shook his head and said:

“Every section is guarded by our people, and my large communication crystal ball reports the news of each squad regularly every day.”

“Currently, no squad has found any trace of Black Wizards.”

“Big trouble.”

Such a thought couldn't help but surface in everyone's mind... For White Wizards.

White Wizards are not afraid of Black Wizards confronting them head-on.

A fully equipped White Wizard squad can directly confront one, two, or even three times the number of Black Wizards of the same strength.

But the most troublesome thing is also this: those Black Wizards are like rats in a sewer, slippery and elusive, and they especially like to use underhanded methods in the dark.

For example, bloody sacrifices, undead summoning, beast tides... It's good if there's movement, but the most worrying thing is when these Black Wizards are silent.

According to historical experience, the longer Black Wizards remain silent, the greater the storm they will stir up. In other words, the current calm is a sign of the coming storm.

“Captain, we can’t just wait here.”

“Yes, why don’t we let the scouts expand their reconnaissance range again to see if they can find any clues?”

“Don’t be impatient, you all should rest well.”

“I will submit your opinions to the superiors, and we will await their instructions.”

“I estimate that if the Black Wizards don’t appear soon, the command center won’t be able to sit still either.”

“Just wait patiently.”

...Just as the Devil Squad was brainstorming about the Black Wizards.

The Black Wizards were also discussing the White Wizards of Plant Heart Wizard Academy.

In a dark and spacious underground cave.

Hundreds of black-robed figures were busy pouring bags of special blood into a vast, dark-red blood pool, ten zhang long and wide, its depth unknown.

But from time to time, one or two massive black-red heads would emerge from the blood pool, indicating that the pool was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Three motionless figures standing beside the blood pool were very conspicuous.

All three wore identical black robes and red masks, appearing exceptionally strange and terrifying.

The black-robed figure with the Blood Cat mask spoke, in a hoarse voice:

“The time is almost up.”

“If we delay any longer, I’m afraid those iron shells will come looking for us.”

The black-robed figure with the Blood Dog mask couldn't help but let out a cackle:

“Hehehe...”

“What, are you scared?”

“Aren’t they just cowards hiding behind armor?”

“They even named this armor Bio-armor, claiming that each Bio-armor is a Peak Wizard Apprentice. I think they’ve gone mad, haven’t they?”

“Just a bunch of boastful white sheep. If they dare to fight me one-on-one, I’ll beat the shit out of them!”

...The Blood Cat mask couldn't help but examine this gentleman with the Blood Dog mask for a while.

Then he asked the third black-robed figure, who wore a Blood Shark mask:

“Blood Shark, did your Blood Bone Forest specifically send him to his death?”

“He doesn’t even understand the opponent’s situation and dares to talk big here. Is he in a hurry to die?”

The Blood Shark mask said indifferently:

“Blood Dog’s strength is still good; he has cut down two White brats from the Light of Fire.”

“This is also his first time fighting with these people from Heart of Plants. He lacks experience, so it’s good for him to suffer a little loss.”

“Ha...”

“I’ll suffer a loss?”

The black-robed Wizard with the Blood Dog mask let out an extremely exaggerated shriek.

“You underestimate me too much. I’m not even afraid of the Peak Wizard Apprentice from the Light of Fire, much less these watered-down ‘pseudo-peaks.’ Have you been scared out of your wits, even afraid of these fakes who rely on external objects?”

“Haha... I’m dying of laughter.”

...This time.

Blood Cat and Blood Shark no longer paid attention to the cackling Blood Dog.

After a long, silent pause... The Blood Cat Wizard continued: “You should release some bait and replenish some fresh meat. My darlings have been dormant for half a year and are already ravenous.”

“I need some fresh meat, preferably fresh Wizard Apprentice meat, to feed my darlings until they are three-quarters full. This way, their desire to feed can be stimulated to the greatest extent, and they can unleash their most ferocious combat power.”

“It can’t just be us, the Blood Bone Forest, taking action.”

Blood Shark said faintly.

“The show must go on.”

“Didn’t those Apothecaries know we were colluding a long time ago?”

“If you’re still hiding, isn’t that giving yourselves away?”

“Hmph...”

Blood Cat said unhappily:

“That’s also your responsibility. Who told you to be so careless and leak the news?”

“Shouldn’t you give us, the Blood Fortress, an explanation?”

...“What explanation do you want?”

“We have paid such a huge price to jointly target Plant Heart Academy. Isn’t that enough?”

“Jie jie jie...”

“I remember that with the rise of Heart of Plants, it seems your Blood Fortress suffered the most.”

Blood Shark said nonchalantly:

“Our Blood Bone Forest only lost a medium-sized resource point; it’s not enough to cause serious damage.”

“Heh heh, your Blood Fortress is the closest. Last time, you not only lost fifty kilometers of borderland but also a large order for potions from the Motlan Grand Kingdom.”

“What, still no major bleeding?”

“Tsk tsk tsk tsk...”

“Your White Wizard Academy has a solid foundation, but I’m afraid that when Heart of Plants develops, they will gradually devour your family assets. Will you still be able to sit still then?”

...“Enough...”

The Blood Cat Wizard said coldly:

“Plant Heart Academy has indeed developed rapidly in recent years, but so what?”

“Their so-called third-generation Bio-armor was pushed up by magic stones.”

“As long as their resource income can be cut off, hmph, let’s see how many magic stones they have left to build Bio-armor.”

“With their shallow foundation and gentle, almost playful cultivation model, they developed for over a hundred years and produced fewer than five Peak Wizard Apprentices.”

“If it weren't for their truly sharp Bio-armor, and them suddenly bringing out 5 sets of Bio-armor, adding five Peak Wizard Apprentice-level combat powers, could they have defeated our Blood Fortress?”

“It’s simply a joke.”

“No need for further nonsense. Our interests are aligned—we all don’t want to see the rise of Plant Heart Academy.”

“Then let’s be frank. We can send people, but you must at least bring me 10 corpses of White Wizards...”

“Otherwise, I can’t guarantee the combat power of my darlings...”

...“Deal!”