Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

No resistance?

Richard, looking at the scene outside the airship, suddenly felt a surge of dread.

This was not right, very not right.

No matter the world, a floating city breaking through the World Barrier would elicit the vigilance of the World Will. In turn, it would alert the World Master within, informing them of an invader's arrival.

Unless this world lacked a World Master, there was no reason they wouldn't be attacked.

But this was a small world, and in most small worlds, there were multiple World Masters.

How could it be possible that there were no World Masters here?

Richard's thoughts mirrored those of the majority of the wizards.

The calm sea meant there must be an ambush below.

But they were quickly proven wrong.

Because the floating city landed directly.

The massive structure slowly descended from the sky, landing in the forest with a thunderous crash.

Then the floating city began to deploy, with logistical wizards taking out their magic equipment to clear the surrounding area.

"Really no ambush?"

Richard stared, dumbfounded, at the smoothly landed floating city. This was so unscientific!

Where was the resistance? The ambush? Why was there nothing?

But soon, commands from headquarters were transmitted through the White Wizards' crystal balls.

[All White Wizards, attention, all White Wizards, attention.]

[Immediately utilize all firepower to sweep the forest below, immediately utilize all firepower to sweep the forest below.]

At this mission, some young White Wizards were puzzled, while those experienced veterans turned pale.

"Don't just stand there! Get moving!"

If headquarters was calling for all firepower, there must be a grave problem with the forest below.

Following the order, the White Wizard Army, in conjunction with war airships, began to saturate the underlying woods with attacks.

A vast amount of Fire Element Spells were cast around the floating city, the concentrated elements almost sparking a Fire Element Storm.

Soon, the White Wizard Army had cleared the surrounding forest of the floating city.

"Wasn't that quite simple?" a White Wizard new to the Plane War joked.

But an older wizard beside him glared fiercely at him.

"Listen up, rookie, if you don't straighten up your attitude, I can guarantee you won't survive this war..."

Sssss...

A glob of green slime shot out from the ground, landing on the wizards' magic shields, emitting a sizzling noise.

Then the White Wizard Army saw it—what had been scorched earth due to their spells now sprouted many vine tendrils.

At the tips of these tendrils grew highly distinguishable flowers and from within those blooms, something akin to the mouthpart of a lamprey suddenly sprayed out a glob of green slime.

That slime they had just resisted was indeed the handiwork of these tendrils.

"Legion Shield."

The White Wizard Commander gave the order calmly.

Though the vine whips were somewhat unexpected, the seasoned commander saw them merely as native anti-air units.

And they were unguarded anti-air units at that.

Meanwhile, inside the airship, the Black Wizards also received their instructions from headquarters.

[All Black Wizards, please pay attention, all Black Wizards, please pay attention.]

[Enemy strategic weapons have appeared; Black Wizards will deploy in thirty seconds, targeting strategic weapons.]

Hearing this familiar command, a sense of calm settled over Richard.

Though their entry into this world was peculiar, things were finally getting back on track.

The airship's drop doors slowly opened, and the wizards inside quickly locked onto their targets—the vine tendrils on the ground continuing to spray corrosive slime.

Richard turned to Ulysses and said, "Ulysses, keep an eye on Hog later, don't let her die."

"Quack? You're asking me to look after her? What about you?" Ulysses asked, puzzled.

A slight smile played on Richard's lips as pale dragon scales began to wildly spread across his skin.

"I am now a Three Rings Wizard as well, I won't die that easily."

The countdown began to echo from the crystal ball with the command center's voice, slightly cold.

[Countdown commences: three, two, one, deploy!]

The next moment, the sky darkened abruptly as three hundred thousand black silhouettes cascaded out of the war airship. The friction with the air was so intense as they plummeted that the magic shields around them flashed with a dazzling light.

Three hundred thousand Black Wizards, like three hundred thousand meteorites, fell towards the ground.

Bang~

Richard landed.

As a Three Rings Wizard, Richard was past the age for flashy entrances; his landing was silent, like an ordinary person making a small jump.

Not far in front of him, a massive vine tendril continued to squirt acidic slime skyward.

And around it, seemingly out of nowhere, a ring of whip-like tendrils had grown, covered with sharp spikes that continuously lashed out in the air, making a snapping sound like a whip.

Richard did not immediately go to remove the vine tentacle; on the contrary, after landing, he stopped moving and continuously observed his surroundings.

"These things are fishy," Richard said, slightly frowning.

Under his spiritual power's detection, he found that these whip-like vines were not lashing out aimlessly.

As they whipped around, a large number of toxic spores were dispersed into the air.

Though these toxic spores had no effect on a Three Rings Wizard like Richard, they were deadly poison to some One Ring Wizards with lower physiques.

Moreover, these spores were extremely tiny; if he weren't a Three Rings Wizard, he might not have noticed them at all.

Richard took out the Communication Crystal Ball and set it to communicate with the whole team, "Attention, Black Wizard Squad 35, Attention Black Wizard Squad 35. There are large amounts of toxic spores in our area; the spores are fatally toxic to wizards with physiques under eighty, and will weaken wizards with physiques under one hundred.

Wizards with low physiques must deploy their Magic Barriers and not let their guard down for a moment."

After speaking, Richard's magic power surged within him, and his body, already expanded by the Transformation Battle Body, expanded even further.

He could feel that this vine tentacle was no simple matter; he had to be fully prepared.

Runes in his Secret Silver Wand flickered, and fireballs with an aura of terror formed around Richard.

Although Richard had shifted his focus onto physique Evolution over the years, it didn't mean he hadn't studied Plastic Energy at all.

The fireballs, already at an Energy Level of three thousand, reached an astonishing four thousand five hundred in power with the boost from the Secret Silver Wand and Luck Enchantment.

These formidable fireballs, like a meteor shower, smashed towards the vine tentacles.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The raging flames quickly submerged the roots of the vine tentacle. The giant vine tentacle collapsed with a thunderous crash, throwing soil and rocks into the air, while black fire spread along the vines. The constantly lashing vine whips also turned to ash in the flames.

Everything seemed to be progressing smoothly, but Richard had an unsettling feeling in his heart.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, the sound of something cutting through the air rang by Richard's ear.

Richard sidestepped, only to see a vine whip crack and land beside his foot.

Upon probing with his spiritual power, Richard saw that the ground beneath his feet was already filled with the vine's roots.

[All Three Rings Black Wizards, pay attention, all Three Rings Black Wizards, pay attention]

[Command has confirmed that all detected enemy strategic weapons are extensions of a giant lifeform. All Three Rings Black Wizards, please quickly locate the body of this creature.]

[If possible, please seal and return this creature to command; if not, please eliminate it as soon as possible]

Listening to the message in the Communication Crystal Ball, a hint of shock flashed through Richard's mind.

Although these vine tentacles didn't appear significant from the sky, Richard realized, once close, that each one was as thick as an ancient tree.

If they all stemmed from a gigantic lifeform, then wouldn't that creature be as massive as the World Mushroom?

Thinking of this, a wry smile crossed Richard's face.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility—truly the iron rule of the Plane Battlefield.

To any Three Rings Wizard, these vine tentacles were mere trifles, and it made sense that command wouldn't want to waste them here.

"Ulysses!" Richard called out.

A black crow, riding a Giant Dragon, flew towards Richard.

"Caw, what's the situation!"

Richard pointed to the ground. "Take a look at where these vine's bodies are." While saying this, Richard casually grabbed a vine whip that had sprouted from the ground and broke it off with a snap.

"Ho, this thing is quite tough," Richard said, somewhat surprised as he looked at the vine whip in his hand.

He was now in a transformed state; after turning dragon-like, his strength was enough to wrestle with a Giant Dragon with the same physique.

Yet, when he broke off this vine whip, he felt a hint of resistance.

He brought the vine whip to his face, and inside it, countless tiny fibers were woven together, much like a steel cable. On the outer layer of the vine whip, numerous fine thorns stood rigidly between the large spikes.

Richard was certain that these thorns contained potent toxins.

"This thing is definitely a Biological Weapon left by the Pioneers of old."

Beside Richard, Ulysses' eyes glinted with a faint light, and a holy, majestic glow covered his entire body.

He set his gaze towards the depths of the dense forest and soon shouted, "Caw! Found it!"

With that, Ulysses rode Hog into the woods.

Richard followed close behind and informed command through the Communication Crystal Ball, "This is Black Wizard Squad 35's Richard; I have located the creature's body; I have located the creature's body."

[Command has received, Three Rings Wizards near you will converge on your location]

At the same time, the Three Rings Wizards around Richard heard the command's order from their Crystal Balls. Moreover, an arrow indicating Richard's direction appeared in their Crystal Balls.

"Richard found it?"

Stio, with his iron-grey skin, looked at the order in his Crystal Ball and casually smashed the vine tentacle before him.

The vine whips, strong enough to sever a One Ring Wizard in half, left no more than white marks on his skin.

"He's just been promoted to Three Rings? How is it that his methods are even more effective than some of the old-timers?"

Muttering, he touched his head and picked up the Big Hammer Mace beside him, swinging it vigorously at the vine tentacle.

In the next moment, countless iron-grey specks erupted from the ground, grinding the vine tentacle and all the surrounding whips into dust.

Looking at this scene, Stio chuckled, "This is indeed a former battlefield; the land is rich with metals."

After speaking, he quickly flew in the direction indicated by the Crystal Ball.

At the same time, other Three Rings Wizards on the battlefield who received the command's orders quickly dealt with their immediate troubles and sped in the direction indicated by the Crystal Balls.

They plunged into the dense forest not yet "cleansed" by the White Wizard Army.