Richard’s expedition this time took half a year, most of which was wasted on the struggle between two dimensions, leaving little time for evolution.
Half a year isn’t long; under normal circumstances, the front line shouldn’t face any significant changes.
But this time, the galaxy mayflies’ assault was ferocious, and in just half a year, the Wizards were forced to abandon one-fifth of their world.
The galaxy mayflies relentlessly used an endless swarm of insects to carve a pit into the Wizards’ ironclad defense line.
"Just how many insects do these galaxy mayflies have?"
Richard stood at the Western Front War Zone headquarters, his brow furrowed as he looked at the recent battle reports.
Beside him, the General Commander of the western war zone, the Sixth Circle Great Wizard Annihilation Storm, whose appearance resembled a cloud of smoke, was quietly observing this newcomer who had recently gained fame in the Great Wizard Circle.
As a Great Wizard of Spiritual Evolution, he had a systematic evaluation standard for a creature’s combat strength.
This included two crucial indicators for creatures with Physique Evolution: Life Radiation and Energy Capacity.
As long as these two data points were high, the creature’s combat strength would always have a guaranteed minimum value.
Yet, at this moment, he began to doubt this evaluation standard.
"Strange, could this kid have also cultivated witchcraft from the Soul School, allowing him to interfere with others’ perception?
Otherwise, why would his stats be so off the charts?"
Although the Annihilation Storm Great Wizard hadn’t used any detection methods, his formidable spiritual power of 699 was enough to ensure his basic perception was ridiculously high.
In his perception, Richard’s Life Radiation had reached the limit of a Level 5 Creature, while his Energy Capacity had exceeded the standard for Level 5 Creatures, approaching some ordinary Level 6 Creatures.
According to his combat strength evaluation system, Richard’s combat strength was definitively at the level of a Sixth Circle Great Wizard.
Yet even among Wizards, this was something nearly impossible.
Upon reaching the Great Wizard level, the difficulty of cross-level combat rises sharply. Looking at Richard calculating a Level 6 Magic Beast at the Fifth Circle, in the mortal stage, a Second Ring Wizard defeating a Third Level Magic Beast is the most normal thing.
Among World Masters from civilized origins, cross-level combat is almost an impossible thing.
But according to his evaluation standard, Richard seemed to have the strength for cross-level combat. If other factors were added, Richard might even defeat some newly promoted Sixth Circle Wizards.
"Impossible, I must have wrongly measured some data."
The Annihilation Storm Great Wizard didn’t believe anyone born from civilization could perform cross-level combat. He preferred to doubt his perception was faulty or his evaluation standard was flawed.
"General Commander, is my defense zone still intact?"
Richard put down the report and asked the Annihilation Storm Great Wizard.
"It is, of course, it is."
The Annihilation Storm Great Wizard confidently replied.
He wasn’t foolish enough to withdraw Richard’s defense zone, especially when Richard showed no issues.
Richard’s departure from the frontline was approved by the Truth Council; he couldn’t and dared not question it.
Not every Sixth Circle Wizard is a Jialong Great Wizard or a Bronze Spear Great Wizard, aspiring for truth like them. The Annihilation Storm Great Wizard, an old figure from the Enlightenment War era, deeply understood he lacked the talent and strength to advance to truth.
The Truth Wizard was equally aware of this.
Though it sounds harsh, Wizards who can’t advance to truth are mere pawns in the eyes of Truth Wizards.
They even don’t consider themselves the same species.
"That’s good, may I ask where the war zone is? I’ll take my position right away."
"Taking position? In such a rush?"
The Annihilation Storm Great Wizard was somewhat surprised; he’d reviewed Richard’s record, a battlefield newcomer who had only fought one war.
Shouldn’t a battlefield newcomer be more cautious, stall for a day if possible?
At least, when faced with Richard’s record, he would choose to do so.
"No, everything’s already arranged." Richard stated solemnly.
The construction of the Abyss Net Path isn’t done overnight; the initial construction to the goblin world took three decades in the Abyss.
The Immortal Country is farther than the goblin world; the construction time would definitely exceed this number.
Thus, after handing the scroll to logistics for delivery to the Immortal Country, the task of trading with the Abyss was temporarily concluded.
The Annihilation Storm Great Wizard paused for a moment, seeming to ponder something, and then his body emitted flickering, lightning-like flashes.
Those familiar with him knew this was his manifestation of a sigh.
"...From West 32 to West 35, due to the contraction of the front line, your defense zone also contracted. The current defender of this zone is the Red Copper Lever Great Wizard; you can replace him there."
"Yes, General Commander."
Richard pocketed the battle report, respectfully gave a Wizard’s Salute to the Annihilation Storm Great Wizard, and then disappeared from the command center.
Watching Richard disappear, the Annihilation Storm Great Wizard’s body flickered several times with thunder-like flashes again.
"Sigh, no, I’ll have to find a way to transfer this kid to the neighbor. He’s so proactive, he must be trying to stir something here."
Thunderous explosions roared from the sky, swiftly spreading across the entire battlefield.
In the sky, two gigantic entities stared at each other from afar. The King of Mayfly, donned in crystal-hard armor, exuded an overpowering aura, its Life Radiation akin to the sun. In contrast, the Great Wizard on the other side appeared rather besieged.
As the Alchemy School’s Great Wizard, the Rule Body of the Red Copper Lever Great Wizard is not the same as the conventional Rule Body.
Outside the spiritual power framework and rule-constructed Rule Body, there is also a massive alchemy mechanical body.
The Rule Body merges with the alchemy machine, and the cold metal becomes a part of the Great Wizard.
Generally speaking, alchemy great wizards should be the poorest and richest among all schools of wizards.
Because their mechanical bodies are priced according to the world.
In order to create a perfect body, the Alchemy School’s great wizards often only have one or two tilted worlds for basic expenses.
The rest of the worlds are all exchanged for those massive rare materials.
But at this moment, the costly body of the Red Copper Lever Great Wizard is pierced with a bright hole, several meters thick enchanted pure gold alloy armor ripped open with several cracks.
Without a doubt, in the recent battle, the Red Copper Lever Great Wizard clearly fell into a disadvantage.
"Mechanical? Metal? How can those things compare to our evolved physical body!"
White Crystal emitted a mocking screech, as the King of Mayfly with physique evolution, he truly despised this path of spiritual evolution while still playing with the physical body.
Either practice physique or practice spirit.
Practicing spirit while craving a solid body means neither works.
Facing such mockery, the Red Copper Lever Great Wizard was unmoved. Countless small alchemy puppets were repairing the break at his wound, while he himself continued calculating his loss.
"...twelve billion nine hundred seventy million Magic Essence!"
After calculating the loss, the Red Copper Lever Great Wizard’s heart was bleeding.
This loss almost reached the value of a miniature world.
"This battle must be resolved swiftly, otherwise, I won’t even have enough war merit to repair my body."
The Red Copper Lever Great Wizard hardened his heart, and the many-linked Nightmare Power Furnace inside the mechanical body began to operate at full capacity, even the reserve energy warehouse was activated, a torrent of Magic Essence flowing out from the space warehouse turned into energy for his massive body.
Rivers of energy flowed incessantly through the energy pipelines, and the fearsome wizard about to be unleashed made White Crystal feel a deadly danger just from the prelude.
However, this brewing time is too long!
White Crystal’s wings flapped, and his massive body disappeared from the material plane almost instantly. Simultaneously, his body appeared beside the Red Copper Lever Great Wizard.
After battling with Richard, his body underwent great evolution.
At this moment, among Level 5 creatures, he was invincible...
White Crystal’s body suddenly was sent flying away, and the attack he was brewing with his forelimbs missed the target, creating two space rifts hundreds of kilometers long in the sky.
A mountain-like figure stood in the position where White Crystal was sent flying from, calmly speaking to the Red Copper Lever Great Wizard:
"Red Copper Lever Great Wizard, I am Richard, your task has ended, I will take over this defense zone."
"...You are Richard?"
Red Copper Lever looked at the White Crystal being sent flying, hesitated for a moment, and asked incredulously.
Didn’t the information say Richard was a new Great Wizard?
Is this the performance of a newcomer?
"Of course it’s me, is there anyone on this battlefield who would dare impersonate a name?"
Richard replied with a smile, but his gaze already fell on White Crystal in the distance.
This opponent who fought with him endlessly now revealed a sense of weakness in his perception.
"Evolved again? Not bad. It’s just right to increase diversity."
Richard’s face showed a grim smile as he instantly appeared beside White Crystal.
A trace of shock flashed in White Crystal’s eyes.
How can he be so fast! What exactly did he do during this time?
Thinking didn’t slow White Crystal’s defense, the energy storage crystal layer on his body instantly thickened, solid as the earth—like energy storage crystals perfectly defended all of Red Copper Lever’s attacks.
Even if Richard is stronger, these crystals can still...
The earth-like crystals burst into a crystal flower.
In White Crystal’s shocked gaze, Richard’s fist effortlessly pierced his defense like a drill, hammering heavily onto his flesh.
"Energy storage crystal is a good thing, but unfortunately, once energy transmission becomes too rapid, exceeding its transmission efficiency, then the energy storage crystal is just a slightly harder crystal."
Richard’s face covered with bone plates bore a grim smile.
At this moment, numerous illusions suddenly flashed before White Crystal’s eyes.
It was the ancestral memory of his ancestors, in ancient times when Galaxy Mayflies were uncivilized, they were just a group of small insects hunted at will by Predators.
The Galaxy Mayfly instinctively engraved its fear of all Predators into its Life Core.
And at this moment, all the Predators in White Crystal’s hallucination were replaced by a grim smiling face covered in bone plates.