Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 323 - 40 Cancer of the Flesh

It was as if every cell in his body was repelling this smell, or rather, repelling the master of this smell.

This piqued Richard’s curiosity even more.

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It was rare to find something that could instinctively disgust the body’s cells.

Even the blue flames in Richard’s hand, which specifically attacked flesh, didn’t make his body feel this aversion.

What exactly was this Evil Demon sealed by a Truth Wizard?

Following the mine downward, Richard encountered fewer and fewer Mimic Monsters and more vicious Mutants.

Due to population issues, the Magic Dwarfs’ armies that were once stationed at the base of the mountains were now mostly above ground. Only a small elite portion still manned the ancient fortresses and fortresses, scouting the movements of the Mutants.

These elite dwarves had a very high mortality rate, but the Magic Dwarfs never shirked this responsibility.

On the contrary, they considered it an honor.

They believed their sacrifices were not in vain.

And after their deaths, they would go to serve under the Dwarf King, to protect the Magic Dwarf tribe eternally.

…

Boom!

Bright flames engulfed the Mutants blocking the way in an instant.

This Mutant seemed like a mutated version of some worm, immensely enlarged by the infusion of demonic power, almost filling the entire tunnel.

At its front end, a large ring-shaped mouth filled with sharp teeth dripped thick green digestive fluid between the teeth, hissing as it hit the ground.

In the past, Magic Dwarfs would have had to retreat or send a warrior into the worm’s mouth to destroy its innards.

That usually meant sacrifice.

But now, the Magic Dwarfs only needed to pull a trigger, and the intense flames would turn the worm into charred remains.

Roar!

The Mutant worm let out a low roar, attempting to push forward against the flames. But a large metal shield instantly blocked its way.

Four Magic Dwarfs shoulder to shoulder, firmly holding back the giant worm with their shield.

Moreover, the Magic Dwarfs were winning.

Their sturdy short legs burst with incredible strength, their iron boots even making footprints in the hard rocky ground during the struggle.

Together, they even caused the Mutant worm to slowly retreat.

Soon, the intense flames spread over the entire worm’s body.

The Mutant worm was reduced to pitch-black charcoal in a blaze of brightness.

Richard moved to the front of the team and picked up the metal shield.

“Keep moving.”

“Yes!”

As they went deeper into the mine, the varieties of Mutants became richer.

From Mutant worms that could fill an entire tunnel, to tiny but numerous Mutant flesh-eating ants, to several meters long centipedes with numerous sharp limbs.

Along the way, Richard encountered no fewer than twenty types of Mutated Monsters.

And according to Bruto, these were only the weakened versions of the Mutants.

In the past, Dwarf Mutants even used to break out of the mines to the surface to infect Magic Beasts for use as soldiers.

It took the Dwarfs many years and nearly led them to extinction to weaken these Mutants to their current state.

The current Mutants were generally underground worms and deep-dwelling Magic Dwarf Warriors.

But given the current strength of the Magic Dwarfs, it seemed only a matter of time before these Mutants would break through to the surface.

The Magic Dwarfs’ population could no longer support their continued extermination of these Mutants.

So the High Priest had paid a huge price to use Divination to determine the future of the Magic Dwarfs.

An hour down the mine tunnel, Richard finally saw the end of it.

Stepping out of the tunnel, what appeared before Richard was an immensely vast Abyss.

This Abyss, by conservative estimates, was several hundred kilometers across.

Richard looked out and couldn’t see the edges of the Abyss.

“Is this what you call the base of the mountains?”

“Yes, sir. At the bottom of this Abyss lies the sealed place of that Evil Demon.”

Richard stood over the Abyss, and the sweet, cloying scent grew even more intense.

Chilling winds from the bottom of the Abyss continued to blow this scent up.

Richard frowned, feeling his aversion growing stronger.

It seemed something even more disgusting than excrement come to life lurked beneath this Abyss.

“Let’s wait a while, wait until everyone is assembled before we go down.”

Richard arrived at a platform on the edge of the Abyss and took off the Synthetic Beast pouch from his waist, releasing the Witch Hunting Team.

The Witch Hunting Team woke up groggily and immediately opened their eyes when they smelled the sweet, sickly scent from the Abyss.

“What a disgusting smell,” Mishan said, frowning.

“It seems I’m not the only one who hates this smell,” Richard chuckled.

The Witch Hunting Team looked at Richard, and Makar asked, “Sir, are we going to fight the owner of this smell next?”

Richard nodded, “Yes.”

After releasing the Witch Hunting Team, Richard didn’t delay; he immediately took out the parts of the armor.

Several Fire Lizards helped each other and quickly donned the armor.

After having put on the armor and adjusted various parameters, Richard immediately noticed that the four Fire Lizards had activated closed mode.

The Fire Lizards would rather not absorb external energy than smell that odor.

After another hour, the team led by the High Priest was the first to arrive at the foot of the mountains.

Seeing that Richard had already arrived, he smiled slightly, “Master, you’re quite fast.”

Half an hour later, the second and third squads also reached the foot of the mountains.

The fourth squad arrived ten minutes after the third at the foot of the mountains, but the fifth squad did not come after that.

“Could there be a problem?” the High Priest furrowed his brow.

Clanking…

The sound of iron-shod footsteps came from the mine tunnel.

The last squad finally arrived.

However, they looked rather disheveled, and many Magic Dwarves had injuries.

“What happened?” the High Priest asked.

The lead golden-armored Dwarf replied, “A brother from the fortress got completely corrupted; we were held up for a while clearing them up.”

A trace of grief flitted across the High Priest’s face. After a moment of silence, he said,

“May they find peace. Gather yourselves, this battle will be the last.”

Richard approached the last squad and repaired their armor. The High Priest took out some black ointment and applied it to the wounds of the Magic Dwarves.

In this ointment, Richard smelled a plant known as Death God Grass, which can accelerate wound healing but at the cost of intensely stimulating the nerves.

When using this medicine, those treated would experience indescribable pain, with many even fainting or dying from the pain.

But after the ointment was applied, these Magic Dwarves showed no reaction.

They were expressionless, like stones, unshakable.

Ten minutes later, the squad was ready.

Looking into the fathomless Abyss, the people didn’t need any ropes or similar aids; they just jumped down.

Even the lowest level among them was a Second-level Creature; controlling energy to stand in mid-air was something they all could manage.

Inside the Abyss, gusts of cold wind blew.

The deeper they went, the higher the concentration of Fire Element in the air, and the sweet, sickly scent grew even stronger.

Richard frowned at the Magic Dwarves in the team, noticing their expressionless faces.

“Can’t you smell this scent?”

“Sir, we’ve gotten used to it.”

After a long while, everyone finally landed at the bottom of the Abyss.

Upon touching down, Richard noticed that nine parts out of ten in the surroundings were not right.

At the bottom of the Abyss was a winding river of magma; using the light from the magma, Richard noticed that the rocks around were covered with neural-like blood vessels.

Also, a layer similar to moss, a fungal carpet of flesh, was attached to them.

The characteristics of these flesh creatures had somehow manifested on the rocks, which were inanimate objects.

The power of the Evil Demon was terrifying.

“Have you seen these things before?”

Richard picked up a rock from the ground, and even the break showed a hint of blood oozing out.

“Seen, but in the past we had no way to deal with them,” the High Priest replied, “But now we do.”

With that, the High Priest waved his hand, and the Magic Dwarves simultaneously pulled the triggers of their Flame Guns.

The next moment, incandescent flames instantly purified the fungal carpet of flesh, along with the flesh inside the rocks.

The scorching flames spread along the fungal carpet and the blood vessels and nerves between the rocks, spreading rapidly.

Soon, half of the Abyss was illuminated brilliantly.

Only then did the Magic Dwarves notice that this flesh infestation had almost completely transformed the entire bottom of the Abyss over thousands of years.

Although the Magic Dwarves didn’t understand the purpose of this infestation, there was no doubt it was not good for them.

This also seemed to confirm the divination.

Richard would slay the Evil Demon with flames.

“Let’s go,” Richard said lightly.

He could feel a vast will awakening.

In this environment transformed by flesh, a massive will existed.

Following the river of magma, the Magic Dwarves continued to purify the surroundings with their Flame Guns. Wherever the flames spread, the flesh disappeared, leaving only the rocks.

After an unknown period of time, Richard finally saw their target.

A Dwarf surrounded by numerous Mutated Monsters, sleeping on a throne made of flesh.

And behind that throne, Richard saw a huge tumor sealed by a Pentagram Array.

“What Evil Demon, just a failed experiment,” Richard said to the High Priest with a smile.

At first glance at the tumor, Richard recognized what it was.

“This thing’s name is Cancer of the Flesh; it’s the final work of a Sixth Circle Great Wizard from the Alchemy School who specialized in flesh.”