120: The difficult corrupt

“Whoosh…”

Like a silver fork cutting through hot butter, Green’s Magic Gold Greatsword easily sliced a huge gash into the back of a Corrosion Poison Rong.

But the Corrosion Poison Rong seemed to feel nothing, swinging its massive body, still turning its head to tear at Green.

This intermediate-strength Corrosion Poison Rong, resembling an enlarged Swamp Croc, was five meters long and primarily attacked by biting with its teeth. However, the large pustules all over its body, like those of a toad, could also release special venom to attack enemies.

This venom attack was easy to dodge, but the most disgusting thing about the Corrosion Poison Rong was that—

Its vitality was exceptionally strong, and its defense was incredibly thick. It was hard enough to break through its defense and inflict a heavy blow.

Yet, it acted as if nothing had happened, and its wounds healed remarkably quickly.

Therefore, to kill this Corrosion Poison Rong, one needed to repeatedly hack at it several times to wear down its vitality… Green lightly tapped its back with his foot, leaping out of its attack range.

At this moment.

Adler charged from another direction, also slicing open a large wound with his sword.

When the Corrosion Poison Rong turned its head to bite Adler, Adler also swiftly retreated.

And Green gave it another slash from a new angle.

In this way, the two cooperated tacitly, taking turns to open wounds on the Corrosion Poison Rong and wear down its vitality.

Eventually.

This Corrosion Poison Rong met its end under the continuous onslaught of the two.

“Retreat…”

Captain Andre immediately stopped the Thorn Entanglement sorcery. Several Corrosion Poison Rong, freed from the entanglement, howled, wanting to avenge their kin.

Alas.

The members of the Devil Squad had already fled far away, having left this swamp.

And those Corrosion Poison Rong that pursued them to the edge of the swamp territory seemed to encounter an insurmountable chasm, immediately ceasing their pursuit… “Phew…”

“Captain, these Corrosion Poison Rong are really hard to kill.”

“With the strength of our squad, it took us over an hour to wear down and kill just one intermediate-level one.”

“Wouldn’t it be even harder for other squads?”

“They also spew disgusting venom, yet the rewards are almost non-existent. No wonder these guys have proliferated so much in this Mist Forest.”

“Poor and fierce, who would bother them when they have nothing better to do?”

Wizard Anthony complained. While containing the Corrosion Poison Rong earlier, his armor was corroded with a large hole, which pained him greatly.

Captain Andre also noticed his armor.

“Alright, Anthony’s armor is damaged. Let’s go back and rest first.”

“That’s enough for today.”

At this moment, Green leaned closer to Captain Andre and said:

“Captain, this won’t do; the efficiency is too low, and we don’t have professional hunting tools.”

“In three days, we’ve only killed 7 Corrosion Poison Rong. Even if 8 squads were hunting together, their efficiency is even lower than ours. Some squads aren’t strong enough and only kill one a day.”

“I estimate that in total, we’ve only killed around fifty in these three days, which isn’t even a quarter of the target.”

“Let’s talk about it when we get back. There will be a way.”

...The supply base was just ten kilometers away, not very far.

Coupled with the fact that this path had been opened up by the academy’s wizards long ago, everyone quickly returned to the base.

After some rest and busy work.

Everyone gathered again for the routine daily battle situation analysis meeting.

“Anthony, first, tell us about the repair status of your armor.”

Captain Andre spoke first.

“Captain, this is just a small outpost, not a Wizard Tower. There are only three masters who can repair armor here.”

“Moreover, in recent days, the armor of other squads has also been damaged to varying degrees, so the reply I received is—it will take at least three days to get the repaired armor back.”

“What should we do about this?”

Captain Andre’s expression was somewhat grim.

Without Anthony, and with one less person, the Devil Squad would not be as relaxed as they were now. However, the mission targets were divided according to strength, and the burden on their shoulders was not light… “Captain…”

“I asked earlier, does the academy have any countermeasures?”

Green asked hopefully, seeking help from the higher-ups when there was a problem.

Captain Andre shook his head.

“The academy also doesn’t have any good methods. To deal with these thick-skinned, strong-vitality demonized beasts, large ballistas are needed, and the academy only has a few, which is like trying to put out a blazing carriage with a cup of water.”

“Furthermore, transporting the ballistas would take at least 10 days, and we can’t afford to wait.”

“Therefore, we can only rely on ourselves.”

Green immediately felt disappointed upon hearing this.

“These Black Wizards are too hateful.”

Fighting so hard and diligently, yet gaining no benefits.

Moreover, the academy’s potion resource transport convoy had been stationed here for several days.

But with these troublesome Corrosion Poison Rong around, everyone was at a loss.

The thought of the White Wizards fighting tooth and nail while the Black Wizards hid in the shadows, watching with amusement, made Green want to curse their ancestors for eighteen generations… Meanwhile.

Still in that eerie underground cave.

“Hahaha…”

“I wonder if they’ll still dare to call us rats in a gutter after this? Being made to look so disheveled by a bunch of rats, these White Wizards are really boring. We haven’t even unleashed our ultimate moves yet!”

The Wizard with the Blood Dog mask laughed wildly.

“Heh heh…”

“Don’t forget whose idea this was. You Black Wizards are truly shameless when it comes to taking credit.” The Blood Cat Wizard sneered.

“Hmph…”

“You merely moved your lips. How come you didn’t send anyone to participate in the dangerous task of luring the Corrosion Poison Rong? We lost four or five skilled individuals to complete such a perfect setup.”

“And you still accuse us of taking credit? Are the consciences of you White Wizards all black?”

“Enough…”

“The big task hasn’t been completed yet, so stop bickering here.”

The Wizard with the Blood Shark mask said indifferently.

“The current situation is very favorable for us.”

“For the first wave of bait, we only used some cannon fodder to ascertain their true strength. Based on my deductions—

Plant Heart Wizard Academy must be serious this time. They’ve sent at least 3 Peak Wizard Apprentice-level combatants, and there must be one more secretly hidden.”

“That means our opponents are 4 Peak Wizard Apprentices.”

“Blood Cat…”

“I wonder if your Blood Rong can handle them?”

“These good-for-nothing wastes couldn’t gather enough blood and corpses, so I used their own. It finally met your requirements.”

“I hope for good news.”

“Hmph…”

“Rest assured.”

The Blood Cat Wizard said proudly.

“While Heart of Plants is progressing, our Blood Fortress also has its trump card.”

“Our academy has a history of over two hundred years researching these Blood Rong.”

“Although this batch of Blood Rong is only second-tier, they are perfectly capable of dealing with those White Wizards who rely on Bio-armor.”

“After they are exhausted and depleted by those Corrosion Poison Rong, we will release the Blood Rong.”

“We’ll launch a surprise attack.”

“In the first wave, I’m confident we can eliminate at least 10 senior intermediate-level Wizards.”

“Perhaps, with a bit of luck, we might even take down one or two Advanced Wizard Apprentices, which would be a huge profit.”

“Hehehe…”

“Then we shall wait and see…”