Synthesis Wizard

Chapter 112

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“Go to war?”

Slightly stunned, Su Nan looked at Amy’s relayed words.

He immediately and decisively refused.

What a joke!

This wasn’t the Black Wizard Academy; they didn’t play that game of selecting the best through fierce competition.

He had finally nurtured a qualified apprentice, how could he let him go to the battlefield to die?

If they wanted more contribution points, they could just honestly complete more tasks.

Of course, Su Nan didn’t plan to raise his students as delicate flowers in a greenhouse.

But if they wanted experience, they could wait until they advanced to Second-Rank Wizard Apprentices and possessed some self-preservation abilities.

Leaving Amy with his answer, Su Nan turned around and continued working.

After incorporating the twenty-five Divine Blood Crystals he had obtained at the last meeting, his meditation efficiency had skyrocketed again.

Now, every day he practiced the Star Ring Meditation Method, he could increase his proficiency by an average of over 3800 points.

The progress was incredible!

The Star Ring Meditation Method only needed ten thousand or so proficiency points before it could level up.

According to Su Nan’s estimate, he would be able to build the twelfth star ring next month, bringing him closer to becoming a formal wizard.

Spell learning and spell casting training were also progressing steadily.

He devoted most of his remaining time and energy to mass production.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, the month of Burning Fire (July) arrived.

He successfully built the twelfth star ring, and also welcomed the fifth Mysterious Wooden Hut meeting.

Unfortunately, Black Lin didn’t attend, and the promised puppet design was not available yet.

Su Nan only purchased some rare metals and three miniature Soul Crystals before ending the meeting.

So far, all the miniature Soul Crystals he had acquired at the meetings were used by him to refine Steel Magic Puppets.

As of now, Su Nan had twelve Steel Magic Puppets in his possession.

Apart from keeping three Steel Magic Puppets to guard the base and one to guard the No. 2 Magic Plant Garden, the remaining eight were all stationed in Camp No. 1.

It wasn’t until the month of Autumn Curtain that Su Nan was fully prepared to wage war.

In Camp No. 1.

Looking at the neatly arranged puppet army in front of him, Su Nan let out a long sigh of relief.

A total of eight Steel Magic Puppets, twelve Elite Stone Magic Puppets, eight hundred Stone Magic Puppets, and fifty Double-Blade Puppets.

This army, even on the surface, could easily conquer any Baron Territory or a weaker Marquis Territory.

Now, it was only used to deal with a single Human-Faced Lion City-State, which showed how much Su Nan valued this war.

To build this puppet army, Su Nan had invested all his mining profits from this year, and even borrowed a large sum of money from Shining Light Territory.

His cash flow was completely drained.

But thinking about the seven mines surrounding the Human-Faced Lion City-State, he felt that the current investment was worthwhile.

“It’s a pity the time is a bit short, otherwise, if I waited another half year and doubled the size of the puppet army, we could have easily solved the problem with the Human-Faced Lion City-State.”

Su Nan originally planned to postpone the war to make more preparations.

However, for the past half month, the Human-Faced Lions had been sending scouts to investigate the cave.

They were extremely cautious. Upon discovering the Elite Stone Magic Puppets guarding the entrance, they immediately withdrew. However, they didn’t know that they had already triggered the magic alarm, and all their actions were detected by Su Nan in advance.

Su Nan estimated that the Human-Faced Lion City-State had taken a fancy to this entrance and might attack soon.

Instead of waiting passively to be attacked, it was better to take the initiative, catch them off guard.

Gathering his thoughts, Su Nan put all the magic puppets back into the magic cube, then entered the cave.

Arriving at the???(??? – alert point or patrol point), he stopped. The air around him twisted, and the hulking, grotesque body of Infiltrator Dragon appeared out of thin air.

“Be careful yourself later. I don’t think I can look after you during the fight.”

After casting a Levitation spell on Infiltrator Dragon, Su Nan gave it another reminder.

“Roar!”

Infiltrator Dragon responded with a low growl.

After evolving into a Sub-Dragon bloodline, its roars were getting closer and closer to dragon roars, with a domineering and majestic tone in its low growl.

Su Nan smiled, activated the Invisibility Robe, and his figure instantly vanished.

Infiltrator Dragon also disappeared into the air.

The two of them quickly left the stalactite cave and floated in mid-air.

Unexpectedly, the usually empty lake was now filled with Manta Birds flying around, and Human-Faced Lions sitting on them, each holding a scimitar.

In the distance, in front of the rebuilt city wall, a large number of Gnolls, Lizardfolk, and Ogres were being driven to line up on the lakeshore, their shouts filling the air.

Beside them was the Human-Faced Lion army, ready for battle, well-ordered yet radiating an ominous coldness.

“This is…”

Su Nan raised an eyebrow and a playful smile appeared on his face.

He didn’t expect the Human-Faced Lions to be so in sync with him, launching their attack on the same day.

Perfect. He wouldn’t have to fight a siege war.

Fighting on flat terrain would be more beneficial for the magic puppets.

A gleam flashed in his eyes, and Su Nan slowly flew towards the front.

The Human-Faced Lions along the way didn’t notice the uninvited guest entering their territory. They continued to sit on the Manta Birds, waiting for orders.

On the city wall.

Three Human-Faced Lion nobles, half-human and half-snake, looked down at the slave army below. On either side of them, two Soul-Eating Hunters lay lazily, flicking their tails.

Looking at the chaotic slave army, Pallida frowned, disdain flashing in her eyes.

“A bunch of lowly slaves, relying on these guys to invade the surface world?”

Carolina giggled and said: “Of course, they are not as brave as our warriors, but they are enough as cannon fodder. The human soldiers on the surface world are not as good as the Gnolls and Lizardfolk.”

“Don’t be careless.”

The ruler of the Human-Faced Lion City-State, City Lord Yusula, spoke in a deep voice.

“Humans are nothing to fear, but there are wizards on the surface world. Those are the real enemies we need to be wary of.”

At the mention of wizards, Pallida and Carolina both looked serious.

The battle from a few months ago was still fresh in their minds. Two wizards had tricked their entire city-state, killed many of their kin, and then calmly escaped.

This made them feel both ashamed and deeply afraid of the power of wizards.

Legend said that wizards were among the most powerful groups on this continent, and before they thought of it as an exaggeration, but now they deeply understood the meaning behind those words.

“We interrogated the prisoners from the Thorn Flower Duchy. The exit above is in the territory of the Starry Duchy. It’s in the land of a Marquis Territory called Shining Light Territory.”

“Marquis Territory? So they aren’t weak.” Pallida raised an eyebrow.

The Marquis Territories on the surface world weren’t weaker than their city-state in terms of comprehensive strength, mainly because the number of soldiers they could mobilize was far more than theirs.

However, Carolina showed no sign of worry in her tone.

After all, they weren’t trying to occupy any city-state on the surface world. They just wanted to plunder and leave.

The real challenge was just the army of a city-state.

“Not only that, the closest city to the exit happens to be the center city of Shining Light Territory, Shining Light City. The Marquis lives in the city, so the guards there must be heavily fortified.”

“Also, I sent scouts to investigate. There are Stone Magic Puppets guarding the exit, so there must be wizards in Shining Light City.”

“I think it’s likely related to the two wizards who infiltrated our city-state that day.”

Pallida looked at Carolina, who pondered for a moment and said:

“One of those two wizards should be from the Thorn Flower Duchy, the other’s origin is unknown. But based on what you said, it’s very likely that the wizard is from Shining Light Territory.”

A sneer appeared on Carolina’s face: “If that’s the case, it’s perfect. We can get revenge for what happened last time!”

She still remembered the injury she suffered last time and was waiting to find that wizard and flay his skin and draw his bones!

“What’s the situation in the south?”

Yusula suddenly asked, interrupting the conversation between her subordinates.

Pallida hesitated and said: “I’m not quite sure about the specifics. The scouts I sent couldn’t get close to Kasham. Those insects have sprinkled pheromones within five kilometers of Kasham, and our people are immediately discovered as soon as they get close.”

“It seems they have recovered from the war two years ago and are starting to stir again.”

Yusula frowned, then changed the subject.

“What’s the response from Red Widow and Black Duke?”

“They just sent people to monitor, nothing else.”

After pondering for a moment, Yusula waved her hand and said: “Send a messenger to them and say we want to ally with them.”

Pallida looked hesitant: “We double-crossed them two years ago. Will they believe us now?”

“They have no choice.” Yusula said coldly. “None of the three city-states,??(?? – Youhu Lake City-State), ??(?? – Matu City-State), and ??(?? – Osun City-State), can fight Kasham alone. If they don’t join forces with us, they’ll all be destroyed in the end.”

“I believe Red Widow and Black Duke will make the right decision.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Pallida didn’t say anything more and nodded respectfully.

“Alright, preparations are almost complete. Give the order, start the attack!” Yusula ordered in a low voice.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, the two Soul-Eating Hunters next to her suddenly stood up, snarling and growling at the slave army on the lakeshore.

Carolina’s face changed and she shouted: “Intruder!”

As soon as she finished speaking, thunder roared deafeningly from afar.

Countless dazzling lightning bolts tore through the darkness, descending from the sky and striking the dense Human-Faced Lion army!

In an instant, hundreds of Human-Faced Lion warriors turned to charcoal, dying without even having time to scream.

“Enemy attack!”

“Where is the attack coming from?”

“Find the enemy, where are they?”

The Human-Faced Lions immediately fell into chaos.

On the other side, the slave army, which had finally been lined up, also fell into a panic due to the sudden change.

The Human-Faced Lion officers drew their scimitars and shouted loudly to suppress the chaos among the slaves.

But then the puppet army that appeared out of thin air ruined their efforts.

As soon as they appeared, the puppet army immediately launched a fierce charge at the Human-Faced Lion army.

More than eight hundred puppets charged simultaneously, raising a wave of dust that soared into the sky. The terrifying momentum of their crushing onslaught made many Human-Faced Lions change their expressions. Some even trembled in fear, their faces turning pale.

It happened so suddenly!

No one expected the enemy to appear out of thin air, and in such a large number.

At such a close distance, they didn’t have much time to react, and they were caught off guard by the intense fighting.

Just one encounter, and the Human-Faced Lions were retreating in defeat, suffering heavy casualties.

As for the slave army on the other side, they were even worse.

Su Nan didn’t even send much of his forces. He just sent a dozen or so Stone Magic Puppets to charge, and the slaves scattered in a frenzy. The Human-Faced Lion officers couldn’t control them no matter how much they shouted.

When the Human-Faced Lion officers were engaged by the Stone Magic Puppets and were unable to gather the scattered army, the slaves ran even faster.

“What’s the saying? Heaven helps those who help themselves?”

Looking at the favorable situation in front of him, Su Nan couldn’t help but curl his lips.

He had thought that the war would be a tough battle, but he didn’t expect the Human-Faced Lions to give him a break. It seemed that he would be able to end the war soon.

Su Nan was in a good mood, but the three Human-Faced Lion nobles on the city wall were not.

Seeing their kin being slaughtered and falling one after another, the three Human-Faced Lion nobles were both shocked and furious.

Carolina recognized Su Nan immediately, even though he was wearing a mask last time, she wouldn’t mistake that aura.

“It’s you again!” Carolina glared at Su Nan, her face full of anger.

Yusula and Pallida immediately realized that this person was one of the wizards who had attacked their city-state last time.

With new and old grudges mixed together, the three of them looked at Su Nan with a particularly vengeful gaze. They shrieked, their bodies levitating into the air and rushing towards Su Nan at high speed.

Midway through their flight, the staffs in their hands all released an eerie light, shining brightly in the darkness.

Countless lightning, flames, and ice appeared out of thin air, sweeping towards Su Nan like a tide.

Human-Faced Lion nobles didn’t have the ability to manipulate the elements, these were illusions.

However, the deadly attacks were often hidden within these illusions.

Human-Faced Lions were best at using deceptive attacks that alternated between reality and illusion. If one wasn’t careful, they could easily fall victim to them.

For example, Su Nan had already noticed several black snakes hidden in the flame waves. Their forked tongues flicked in and out, waiting for him to let his guard down and attack.

But he didn’t care.

With the Extreme Protection Ring, he wasn’t worried that the Human-Faced Lion nobles’ attacks could hurt him.

Without any intention of defending himself, Su Nan activated the Disaster Ring on his left hand without hesitation.

Boom!

The surging lightning, flames, and ice engulfed Su Nan.

Seeing this, the three Human-Faced Lion nobles looked at each other, their faces filled with joy. But then they felt something was wrong.

The expected screams didn’t come!

Instead, they suddenly heard a series of crunching sounds, as if ice was freezing.

The next second, the illusions in the sky suddenly disappeared.

A visible white shock wave suddenly spread outwards.

Caught off guard, the three Human-Faced Lion nobles were simultaneously hit by the shock wave, their bodies instantly stiffening, their bodies instantly covered in frost.

At the same time, four huge gray claws appeared out of thin air, grabbing at Pallida fiercely.

The four gray claws tore through the void like lightning, grabbing at Pallida from different directions.

Disaster Claws X4!