Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 249 - 33: The Meat Grinder

Chapter 249: Chapter 33: The Meat Grinder

Twenty minutes later, a group of Alchemy Wizards arrived at the edge of the Magic Barrier with a huge metal skeleton.

The metal skeleton was enormous, measuring a full four meters in length, and its center was filled with dense, human-like metal structures. The Wizards set the skeleton down, and the leading Wizard took out a scorching Element Core from his pocket and placed it in the very center of the structure.

The Element Core was the heart of an Elemental creature, and as it was integrated, mystical Runes began to light up on the metal skeleton.

Thirty seconds later, all the Runes on the skeleton were activated. At the moment of full activation, the Wizards could distinctly feel a wave of heat rushing toward them.

Near the skeleton, Fire Elements were gathering towards it.

The leading Wizard gestured, and all the other Alchemy Wizards except him retreated deep into their position, leaving him alone.

He leaned on his Magic Wand, silently watching the Fire Elements wrap around the skeleton.

Five minutes later, a thick layer of Crimson Flames formed over the skeleton due to the rich Fire Elements.

The remaining Wizard waved his Magic Wand, and the skeleton stood up from the ground. No, it could no longer be called just a skeleton.

Fire Elements had given the skeleton the power to move, acting as its muscles and sinews, and it now also had a “heart.”

At this moment, the skeleton had become a man-made Flame Giant.

The Wizard pointed forward with his Magic Wand, and the Flame Giant took steps out of the Magic Barrier.

Outside the Magic Barrier, an Elemental Storm raged fiercely.

The violent Elemental Storm battered the newly formed skin and flesh of the Flame Giant, as if slashing it with a steel knife. The Flame Giant emitted a silent roar and then drew a breath.

Inhale!

In the next instant, the flames that made up the Flame Giant’s flesh increased significantly.

Facing the all-encompassing Elemental Storm, the Flame Giant resembled Don Quixote charging at windmills.

The intense battlefield Fire Elements were continuously absorbed by the Flame Giant, these Elements filled the Giant’s body, transforming it from skeletal to immensely robust.

But even so, the Flame Giant was still like Don Quixote.

The Elemental Storm was too vast; even when combined, the Magic Barriers of the positions could barely withstand it.

The Elements absorbed by a single Flame Giant were merely a drop in the bucket for the Storm.

To solve this issue, the Battlefield Command had their answer.

“Release all of the Elemental Puppets from storage.” The white-bearded old Wizard ordered calmly, then chuckled to his colleagues, “You see, I told you these things would be useful. Let’s see who dares say I’m carrying unnecessary items now.”

One wasn’t enough, so send ten. If ten weren’t enough, then send a hundred!

One by one, Flame Giants were dispatched, and the concentration of Fire Elements on the battlefield began to drop steadily.

As long as the Elemental concentration decreased, the Elemental Storm would cease on its own.

…

“These Wizards are not simple, huh.”

In the Fire Lizard Command, the Commander stood at the observation point, quietly watching the Wizards dismantle their meticulously prepared Elemental Storm using Elemental Puppets.

“Sir, what should we do next?” A Fire Lizard staff officer stepped forward and asked, “Without the Elemental Storm to break through that barrier, our attack would take a very long time.”

The Commander glanced at his subordinate, a young Fire Lizard who had come from the rear and hadn’t fought against the Wizards much.

“Why do you think that without that barrier, we would be able to quickly conquer this city made up of fortresses?”

The Fire Lizard staff officer was at a loss for words.

“Kid, you haven’t dealt with these Wizards much, so I’ll forgive you for that foolish remark,” the Fire Lizard Commander spoke indifferently. “My father fought against these Wizards for twenty years, and at that time, I was his deputy. After his death, I took over his position and have been fighting these Wizards for another fifteen years.

Do you know what conclusion I’ve drawn from thirty-five years of war?”

The Fire Lizard staff officer shook his head.

The Fire Lizard Commander grinned widely, revealing his sharp fangs.

“If you want to reduce casualties in a war with the Wizards, you need to think strategically. But if you want to win a war against the Wizards, you can’t care about casualties.

Our biggest advantage over the Wizards is that we have more troops!”

The Fire Lizard Commander’s eyes were as fierce as an Evil Ghost as he spoke, with decades of warfare having turned him into a monster clad in Fire Lizard skin.

He summoned the Order Officer and conveyed his command.

“Pass the word to continue the assault as planned. The Elemental Storm was just support; real breaches in their defenses can only be made with warrior’s Flesh and Blood!”

…

The Fire Lizard’s counterattack line stretched long, from the Linksa Empire in the east to the Minar Empire in the west. Yet, on this vast line of battle, commanders of different nations, backgrounds, and statuses made the same decision.

The Blood of Fire Lizard warriors could fill the capitals of the Three Great Empires, and piles of their bodies could reach higher than mountains.

Yet, still, the counteroffensive continued.

The Magic Barrier dimmed under the bombardment of Dragon Breath Cannons and eventually vanished completely. Then the Dragon Turtles began moving towards the battlefield—these Dragon Turtles were not only moving artillery but also War Beasts for besieging.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The dragon turtle, colossal as a hill, approached the battlefield step by step, and the Wizards within the fortress could even feel the fortress trembling.

Alchemy Weapons let out a silent roar, but it was not just the dragon turtle that was moving forward.

A group of shield-carrying Samurais with specially crafted metal large shields advanced alongside the dragon turtle, and behind them, tens of thousands of Fire Lizard Warriors were ready to storm the fortress at any moment.

The shield-carrying Samurais acted like a living shield, continuously fending off the powerful Spells for the dragon turtle. As for those Spells of average power, when they landed on the dragon turtle, they merely broke a few scales, causing minimal damage to the dragon turtle.

Spells fell, shields shattered, warriors perished, and then new warriors joined the ranks.

The Wizards’ Magic Power was depleting every second, while the Fire Lizard Warriors seemed infinite.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The dragon turtle drew closer, and the Wizards within the fortress could now see the fierce and frantic expressions of the Fire Lizards atop it.

These Fire Lizards gnashed teeth and lapped at blood with a look in their eyes that was both ferocious and insane. The Wizards could assert that these Fire Lizards would not hesitate to die, even if it meant trading one for one or even two for one with them.

“The fringe squad retreat, the fringe squad prepare to retreat.”

Orders from the battlefield command center came through the Communication Crystal Ball, and the White Wizard squad that received the orders immediately began to dismantle the Alchemy Weapons, preparing to enter the rear fortress.

The entire city had been transformed by the White Wizards into a fortress; the loss of the forward fortress didn’t matter.

But before the White Wizards had completed their withdrawal, the War Beasts revealed their fangs.

The dragon turtles opened their massive jaws, and terrifying Dragon Breaths spewed forth from their mouths.

After all, the dragon turtles carried the word ‘dragon’, and what Giant Dragon did not have a Breath?

However, the central battlefield command center suddenly became eerily calm.

“It seems these natives have also made quite some progress,” the white-bearded old Wizard said solemnly, “These dragon turtles have been modified by them; I suspect this modification to be the result of the hidden Lost Heritage of the Morick Empire.”

The other Wizards in the command center remained silent, for the Morick Empire was the strongest among the Three Great Empires, and the reason for this, aside from their Fire Lizard King being slightly stronger than the other two Fire Lizard Kings, was that the Morick Empire had more Lost Heritage in its possession than the others.

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According to intelligence from the Black Wizards, the Lost Heritage of the Morick Empire, besides the Dragon Curse Sorcerer modifications, contained another portion that was hidden.

Now it seemed that the hidden portion was most likely the modification of the dragon turtles present.

“Master, the frontline Wizard’s evaluation report is out,” a Wizard suddenly stood up, his Crystal glowing faintly in hand.

“Read it.”

“These dragon turtles have increased their defense by a hundred Energy Levels, their Physique has reached the limit of third-level creatures, and the intensity of their Breath is between twelve hundred to eighteen hundred Energy Levels.”

The white-bearded old Wizard furrowed his brows, looking at the dragon turtles that continued to advance, he issued an order:

“Bring out the Minor Disintegrator Cannon; if we don’t deal with this thing, our fortress cluster will be a joke.”

“Yes!”

After the command, the white-bearded Wizard refocused his gaze on the battlefield. Behind the dragon turtles, like a tide, dense masses of Fire Lizards were entering the city through the breach.

“This battle is not going to be easy.”

…

The frontline war raged fiercely, while the rear battlefield fire brigades had it much easier.

After thirty-five years of warfare, the defensive lines could not be called impregnable, but breaching them in a short time would be impossible.

Therefore, the support vehicle squadron also had nothing to do for the time being.

Richard roamed the Magic Support Vehicle workshop, occasionally using Alchemy to check whether there was anything amiss with the vehicles.

This was already his tenth time doing so in the last seven days.

And behind him, Damir followed him like a shadow.

Richard turned around, somewhat helplessly looking at this somewhat obsessive Alchemy Wizard. After Damir learned that the Magic Support Vehicle was designed by Richard, he hung onto Richard like an adoring fan encountering a star, barraging him with questions.

Some questions were quite peculiar, like whether Richard preferred gears or levers, and some were a bit over the top, even touching upon some of the technical aspects of the Magic Support Vehicles.

Luckily, Iyad was also in the team, and after Richard found him, he quickly reprimanded Damir.

With his former superior keeping him in check, Damir had somewhat reined in his behavior, but today, for some reason, he started pestering Richard again.

“Damir, what exactly do you want?” Richard said with an unpleasant tone.

If not for the fact that, before the war, all Wizards had signed a Soul Contract prohibiting subjective harm on one another, Richard would have long ago smacked this inconsiderate Alchemy Wizard to death with his Magic Wand.

No Black Wizard liked having another Wizard behind his back.

“It’s nothing, Master Richard, just go about your business,” Damir said, shrinking back a bit sheepishly.

Richard pulled out his Magic Wand, releasing the pressure of a Second Ring Wizard: “You’d better make your purpose clear, I don’t like people following behind me.”

Although Wizards could not harm each other subjectively, Sealing Skill was not included in that prohibition.

“Well… I have an idea I’d like to discuss with you, Master…”

Before Damir could finish his sentence, the command center issued orders through the Communication Crystal Ball.

“Position Thirteen has been breached, Number One and Number Two support vehicle squadrons move out.”