Sorcerer: I want to be an Academic Prodigy-Chapter 512 - 510: The Nest Hides Deeply

Chapter 512: Chapter 510: The Nest Hides Deeply

Unsurprisingly, the Black God Society’s Black God Abyss was nearby, located not too far away.

The airship obviously couldn’t travel there with all flags flying, so they needed to figure out another way to get there. To avoid leaving their own traces, the group simply chose to travel on foot, passing alone through the colorful jungle.

Influenced by the overall environment of the black mirage swamp, the vegetation here often resembled poisonous leaves and branches, prominently featuring strange shapes and forms.

None of Ivan’s party were ordinary people, and they were not affected in the slightest by the harsh conditions.

Following the further guidance of the tiny black whisker insects, they arrived a distance away from a hillside. The other side of the slope was a marshland composed of mud and puddles, with abundant water resources.

The place looked sparse and ordinary, not at all like the hideout of a significant power.

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“How is it?”

“It’s definitely here.”

Ivan confirmed it over and over, his eyes closely fixed on the nearby slopes and puddles, with the Black God Abyss hidden below, deeper than ever before.

Could it be that the repeated defeats had knocked the arrogance out of the Black God Society and made them revert to being low-key?

“It’s not hard to see that your arch-enemy is very afraid of death; such people are certainly not easy to deal with. You need to be mentally prepared,” Tanaya said affirmatively, her tone decisive as she looked at the difficult and inhospitable terrain ahead.

This place was not under the control of the Black Scale Tribe, and it was not close. So reclusive in such a remote area, it was evident what the mastermind’s nature was like.

It would not have been easy for an ordinary person to find the correct place.

It was Ivan they were up against, however, his well-prepared arch-enemy.

“It wasn’t like this a few years ago. Unfortunately, I wasn’t prepared then and missed the opportunity,” Ivan said, shaking his head slightly, filled with regret.

He then became serious.

“Let’s cut the chit-chat. Janny, Locke, swamp ants, I need you to make a trip for me. Remember! Do not act recklessly.”

“Janny, you move on your own; Locke and the swamp ants, you’re a team, go handle the two insiders.”

Ivan began giving orders directly, and he passed two almost invisible Sacrificial Hearts to them; Janny and Locke took action as soon as they received their orders.

Two different Domain Aura Powers flashed, and the trio dove into the ground in two teams, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye.

“What about us? Just tell us what to do.”

“Wait with me.”

“Wait?”

“Of course. Didn’t I make it clear before we left that I didn’t plan to bring you with me? You insisted on coming along, and now you’re complaining about having nothing to do?”

Seeing Hotter and the others staring at him, Ivan rolled his eyes, providing a more than sufficient reason.

Hotter didn’t mind and, curious, asked a question.

“We’ll wait then. It’s true we don’t need so many people to gather information. But tell me, what’s your relationship with the Holy Daughter of the Dark Night Elf Clan? Why does she listen to you more than anyone else?”

“Guess.”

“That doesn’t make sense.”

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Hotter glanced at Tanaya, implying something.

Tanaya had her suspicions but didn’t want to say much more, much less expose Ivan’s secrets.

Hotter’s look was fated to be in vain, leaving him uninterested as he continued to analyze what exactly the relationship between the two of them was, seeing that it really didn’t seem like that of a couple.

As for relations between men and women, Ivan never hid them.

On another front.

Janny’s trio split into two groups.

Depending on their Domain Aura Power, one with the Earth Domain Halo and the other with the Ze King Domain Aura, they burrowed their way through the earth, turning this infiltration method into practically cheating.

Many parts of the surface of this area were swamps, but deep underneath, it was the opposite: an incredibly hard rock and soil terrain, as well as pitch-black mountain formations made of rock and soil.

For Janny and the swamp ants, none of these were obstacles.

Two small teams moved as though they were entering a place devoid of people.

However, compared to Jenny’s casualness, the swamp ants and Locke were much more cautious, and their speed was also significantly slower.

“We’re here.”

Approaching the Black Abyss, the swamp ant did not immediately burst out of the rock and soil but instead transmitted a message to Locke as a reminder.

“Let’s not go out yet. This place is a bit sinister, and it’s easy for them to notice something’s amiss. However, we can’t just pick anyone at random. It’s best to catch someone with stronger abilities, like a Level 3 agent from the Black God Society.”

“A Level 3 Sorcerer can be controlled?”

“Heh heh, don’t worry. This is something specially designed to target the Black God Society. It works best on these people. It’s just a pity we can’t control them for long, otherwise our boss would have made a move on them long ago instead of waiting until now.”

After hearing Locke’s words, the swamp ant felt much more at ease.

After finely sensing the rock and soil around him, the swamp ant chose a direction and continued to burrow through.

Within a delicately arranged cave dwelling, it was dimly lit, and a dark figure sat motionless on a couch, resembling a stone statue.

Out of the blue, something colorless and invisible flew out from the rock wall behind and silently merged into the dark figure.

The dark figure was completely unaware of it.

“Chirr-chirr—roar!”

Moments later, the dark figure finally reacted, irritably roaring. The sound echoed throughout the entire cave.

Then, silence followed.

“Is that all?”

“I told you it’s something designed for them. It can be said to be of the same origin. The boss also spent a lot of energy and put a lot of thought into it, so the effect is naturally extraordinary.”

The person was chosen by the swamp ant, while the Sacrificial Heart was activated by Locke, who manipulated it and threw it.

In one fell swoop, they controlled a Level 3 agent from the Black God Society, a sort of atypical sorcerer, which showed the extent of their restraint.

“Wait, why is it an insect?” the swamp ant asked again.

“It’s not a bug beast, but it’s insectified to an extreme, no longer resembling a human at all.”

Locke, who had more dealings with the Black God Society, knew that the other side was a result of extreme insectification. But this was still the first time he’d seen a sorcerer with such severe insectification, looking more insect than human.

Having spent a lot of time with Ivan, he likewise looked down on such sorcerers.

“What do we do now?”

“Swamp ant, can you take him out?”

“He’s not like you. I don’t think he can undergo elementalization. I don’t have the ability to bring people along like that.”

“Let’s go back then. The boss has said not to take any rash actions.”

The Black God Abyss is a very special place, and the owner Lord Black Beard had moved it multiple times, which speaks to his control over the Black Abyss. In such a place, Ivan would not want to make any unnecessary moves.

Regardless, after preparing for so long, he didn’t mind waiting a bit longer.

Locke always followed his words, and even though this infiltration had gone smoother than expected, he did not do anything extra and returned the same way with the swamp ant.

When Locke and the swamp ant got back to the surface, as expected, Jenny was already there.

“Boss, all went well. We’ve controlled a deeply insectified Level 3 agent.”

“Good, let’s retreat.”

Ivan showed no surprise; he had already sensed that two more living creature puppets were under his control.

He began to walk outside.

“We’re pulling out just like that?” Hotter said in astonishment.

“That’s right. We’ll return to the airship first. Someone suitable will deliver themselves to us soon enough, and then the information will be in our hands,” Ivan explained casually.

“You’re really well-prepared.”

Seeing his confidence, Hotter and the others had no doubts, and they all headed for the Lanque.