Wizard: I Can Refine Everything

The energy cycle within this scorpion tail appeared exceptionally strange to Richard's eyes; although the cycle seemed very independent, he discerned that the thing had at least two interfaces.

Besides connecting to the spider body, this scorpion tail should also be able to connect to other things.

But now was not the time for research. As Richard watched the scorpion tail continuously attacking the surroundings, a shadow shuttle brought him to its base.

"How lively. I wonder if you'll still be this lively after being drugged."

Richard chuckled slyly, pulling two bottles of giant anesthesia out of his magic pocket. This anesthetic was specially created by wizards for giant creatures, so the anesthetizing effect was extremely potent.

The two bottles in Richard's hands were even a specialized, high-grade version, with a very strong effect even on third-level creatures.

Originally, Richard had prepared this anesthesia for fire lizards, to capture the flame giant beasts of the Magma Sea. But then he found that this stuff wasn't very effective on half-elemental creatures like flame giant beasts, so the two bottles of anesthetic were carelessly tossed into his pocket.

Unexpectedly, today, this waste could also come in handy.

Three scorpion tails tried to attack Richard, but the location where he was, was really not easy to assault.

Thus, Richard could fend off the weak stabs of the scorpion tails with just his magic barrier.

"Jie jie jie, struggle all you want; the more you do, the faster the drug takes effect."

With a strange laugh, Richard tore open the carapace of the scorpion tail and used his magic to extract one-tenth of a bottle of anesthetic, injecting it into the scorpion tail.

In just a few seconds, the scorpion tail, which had been bouncing around lively, suddenly wilted.

Seeing this, Richard immediately did the same to the remaining two tails.

Soon, the remaining two scorpion tails also collapsed on the ground like the first, limp and occasionally twitching.

Richard nodded in satisfaction at the sight and then opened a space rift, tossing this strange creature to the World Mushroom for safekeeping.

At the same time, Ulysses also flew over from the lakeside.

"Gaah, this place is really motherfucking bizarre. Even a whole lake is this troublesome." Ulysses landed on Richard's shoulder, looked around the environment and said somewhat surprised, "Becoming a Three Rings really is different, eh? You didn't even need my help and solved the problem on your own."

Richard glanced at him, his lips curling into a faint smile.

After so many years, he at least had some ability to protect himself.

"Let's keep moving; the sooner we deal with that thing, the sooner we can go back."

"Right on."

...

After passing through the dense forest, Richard saw the lake he had detected with his spiritual detection.

What used to be a lake as green as an emerald was now completely dry, and in the corner of the lake, he saw many dark blue flames burning fiercely.

"This damned place is so bizarre; do you know what this lake is?" Ulysses informed Richard, "This entire lake is made up of a type of algae, and these algae are a Gestalt organism, a whole race as one entity.

The combat strength of just this lake's organisms is stronger than that of an average demigod.

If this thing gets into the river or the sea, it wouldn't be surprising if a World Master emerged."

Hearing Ulysses's words, Richard sucked in a breath of cold air. If this type of organism could reproduce without specific conditions, then they were essentially another form of cancer of flesh.

But after the shock, a trace of fervor appeared in Richard's eyes.

Such a wondrous thing, he thought, had to possess an extremely high research value.

"Wait for me a minute; I need to collect some material."

With that said, Richard landed in the now-dry lake and extinguished the blue-black flames in the lake water, storing it in his enchanted quartz tube.

Seeing him act this way, Ulysses, although he didn't stop him, expressed his worry in his words.

"This stuff is dangerous. If even a little bit escapes, it could cause a huge disaster; you need to be careful."

Richard nodded, his expression serious, "I'll be cautious."

After leaving Green Lake, the two passed through a small stretch of dense forest and arrived at their destination—the motherbody of the vine tentacles.

But truthfully, upon seeing the motherbody of the vine tentacles, Richard almost thought he had made a mistake.

Through the layers of dense forest, Richard's spiritual power saw this motherbody looked very ordinary; its exterior seemed just like any of the towering trees commonly found in the forest.

Even more so, this motherbody was slightly smaller than an average big tree.

How could this possibly be the motherbody of those vine tentacles, each comparable to a towering giant tree?

Never judge things by their appearances. When Richard activated his energy vision, his expression immediately turned serious.

The seemingly unremarkable vine tentacle motherbody was actually connected to countless energy pathways.

These pathways spread out under the ground like a spider's web. Even with energy vision, he could only glimpse a tenth or a twentieth of them.

What's more frightening was that all the towering trees surrounding the motherbody were connected to it through light pathways.

In other words, they were not about to face a giant motherbody, but an entire forest.

Richard looked at the motherbody, frowning slightly.

"This is a bit troublesome; it looks like we'll have to wait for others."

He wasn't without means to deal with this motherbody, but most of those methods were time-consuming, likely to cause complications, and cumbersome. It might be better to wait a bit for other Three Rings wizards. More people might mean the possibility of sealing the motherbody.

The motherbody showed no unusual reaction to Richard's approach, seemingly considering that a third-level creature one kilometer away posed no threat.

But a faint sense of crisis lingered in Richard's mind.

He seemed to have overlooked something.

Before long, the first Three Rings Wizard arrived at Richard's side.

This was a Shaping Wizard, shrouded in pale blue flames that, coupled with his skeletal physique, made him look like a vengeful spirit that had clawed its way out of hell.

"I am Robbie, where is that damned thing?" the Shaping Wizard asked with an irritable tone.

Clearly, the various biological weapons in the forest had irked the Shaping Wizard considerably.

"It's in there," Richard pointed in the direction of the Gestalt Creature, "but all these trees, they are all its offshoots."

"These trees?"

Robbie glanced at the woods Richard was pointing at and casually summoned a fireball, tossing it into them.

In the next instant, the fireball was shattered by numerous vine whips, and the scattered flames landed on the branches and leaves of the forest. Although they spread, their advance became fainter as they did.

Seeing this, the flames around Robbie flickered momentarily.

This was a sign of his fluctuating emotions; evidently, the capabilities displayed by the vine offshoots had unsettled him internally.

"Energy-devouring trait, this could be troublesome," Robbie said seriously. "It wouldn't be much of an issue if it were one or two, but if the whole forest possesses this ability,

then we're in for trouble."

Giant creatures with energy-devouring traits were essentially natural nemeses for Shaping Wizards.

The former could dilute the power of their spells, while the latter granted living beings enough time to dilute the power of those spells.

"Then let's wait a bit longer," Richard replied indifferently.

The expedition was from the Garon Wizard College, and among the participating wizards, what they had in abundance were brawny men adept at physical attacks.

Soon, two more wizards arrived.

One of them was Stio, and the other was a giant with two faces and four arms.

"Richard, you've got some real skills," Stio said with a laugh upon seeing Richard. "You could find such a godforsaken place. Do you have any idea how many bizarre creatures I came across on the way here?"

Richard spread his hands innocently: "Who hasn't?"

Stio approached Richard, looked at the forest behind him, and asked, "How about the Gestalt Creature? From your looks, it's probably quite troublesome."

"This forest constitutes all the guards for that Gestalt Creature; we are about a kilometer away from the creature itself in a straight line," Richard provided. "Moreover, this forest likely all possesses the energy-devouring trait.

This time, the Shaping Wizard might not be of much help."

Listening to Richard's briefing, Stio touched his bald head, and with a wave of his Big Hammer Mace, a black serpent emerged from the ground.

"Oh? Metal manipulation," Richard remarked with some surprise.

His dragon eyes could clearly see that the giant snake was actually composed of tiny metal particles. When he switched to Energy Vision, he was amazed to find that this metal giant snake maintained an internal cycle of energy.

It was practically a creature.

Stio boasted a little: "Just a trinket I tinkered with in my spare time. This place happens to be perfect for it."

With that, he waved his Magic Wand, and the giant snake quickly coiled around a huge tree at the edge of the forest.

In an instant, sawdust flew everywhere, branches trembled, and the metal particles on the metal giant snake moved at high speed, grinding the giant tree into wood chips like a chainsaw.

The tree, which was over a thousand years old, was reduced to a pile of wood chips in thirty seconds.

Seeing this, Stio nodded: "Physical attacks are still effective; I'll clear the path, and you guys provide support, how about that?"

"Agreed."

"Let's hurry up,"

"Sure."

With everyone's consensus, Stio's Magic Power surged within him, and numerous fine sparks crackled through the air from his Big Hammer Mace.

In the next instant, he swung his Magic Wand, and streams of black metal erupted from the ground beneath their feet.

"Go!"

Stio gave a low shout, and the black metal streams transformed into a storm that shredded the obstructing giant trees.

Seeing this, the other wizards quickly followed suit. At this moment, the vine Gestalt Creature seemed to finally realize what was happening, and its guard offshoots demonstrated their divine skills.

Some sprayed poison fog, some summoned thunderstorms, and some even uprooted themselves from the ground, brandishing vine whips that created sonic booms as they attacked the wizards.

But these things were deadly threats to First and Second Ring wizards, while those attacking now were a group of Three Rings Wizards.

With a wave of Robbie's Magic Wand, the poison fog in the air was completely burned away. When thunder struck, the Metal Storm transformed into lightning rods, blocking all thunder.

As for that "uprooting" giant tree, Richard and the two-faced, four-armed wizard exchanged a glance, then grinned ferociously. They grabbed the giant tree's vine and forcibly pulled it into Stio's path-clearing Metal Storm.

In an instant, elements flew chaotically in the forest, sawdust splattered, and thunder and flames intertwined, like a transcendent tapestry.

Boom!

The last giant tree collapsed thunderously.

The wizards were just a step away from the slightly emaciated Gestalt Creature.

"Seal or eradicate?" Stio asked loudly.

The other wizards were about to answer when they suddenly heard countless fine noises coming from the forest.

The sound was like a swarm migrating through the trees.

In the next moment, the wizards' expressions changed drastically.

As a poisonous bee appeared in their Spiritual Detection, an Insect Tide composed of countless insects gradually came into view.

The Gestalt Creature was not unaware of their approach; like Richard, it too was waiting for reinforcements.