Chapter 205: Chapter 188: Rational Betrayal

In fact, from the moment he saw this “Incubation Pool,” Jeming had already foreseen the occurrence of this situation.

It wasn’t that he could predict the future, but rather it was based on his deep understanding of the wizard community and the word “interests.”

Viola had once warned him that, apart from the restrictions on actions among the wizards of Nolun Workshop due to contracts, all other wizards needed to be cautious during wartime.

Wizards are extremely rational creatures, and it is precisely because of this rationality that they can accurately calculate gains and losses.

Under normal circumstances, cooperation often brings greater benefits, so they easily choose to cooperate with each other.

However, when an individual can gain benefits so great that all cooperative profits seem trivial, these wizards will, with extreme rationality, ruthlessly turn against their recent allies.

Currently, without a doubt, the situation perfectly fits all the conditions for wizards to “turn hostile”:

First, the environment is sufficiently safe. The threat of the Magma Giant has been mostly neutralized, and the entire nest has been cleared, so there won’t be any external interference for the time being.

Second, the interests are substantial enough.

An “Incubation Pool” capable of continuously producing high-quality Magma Giants is a treasure significant enough to spark a family war even among Third Level Wizards.

Such a vast exclusive benefit is enough to nullify any shred of so-called “friendship” or “morality.”

Third, and most crucially, the Magic Network Terminal that serves for monitoring and communication for the Wizard Legion, which the three of them had on them, was crushed earlier to send out a distress signal!

This means that everything happening among the three of them here will remain unknown to the outside world.

The Wizard Legion will only conclude that they “sacrificed” themselves here, while this “Incubation Pool” will remain a buried secret underground, awaiting future “discoverers” to quietly claim it.

With this in mind, Jeming’s glance inadvertently swept to the side, catching sight of a nearby First Level Wizard who had just died.

The opponent’s Magic Wand had slipped from his hand, but his right palm tightly clenched a shattered crystal-like fragment of a Witchcraft Artifact.

In his dying moments, he instinctively gripped a tool tightly.

—This indicated that it wasn’t just the Second Level Wizard who intended to act!

After seeing the Incubation Pool, that First Level Wizard clearly had the same thought.

It’s just that his reaction was a step slower, and he was the first to be struck down by the Second Level Wizard’s attack.

Indeed, for wizards, faced with genuine interests, everything else becomes a burdensome excess easily discarded.

The Second Level Wizard saw his sneak attack blocked by Jeming’s multilayered defense, without a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After all, during the battle with the Third Level Magma Giant, he had clearly sensed Jeming’s abnormally powerful strength and resilience.

He knew that conventional witchcraft attacks would not easily succeed.

Yet, the reason he dared to act was because he had his own reliance!

Just as the talismans forming Jeming’s “Great Light Appearance” began to shine brightly, ready to counterattack, Jeming was suddenly shocked to realize…

The Talisman Witchcrafts constituting the “Great Light Appearance” began to dim swiftly, as if their Energy Cores were drained!

The runic glows on their surfaces extinguished rapidly, and the energy circuit ceased!

Not only that, but even the magic energy maintaining the flight stability of the Talisman Witchcrafts gradually failed!

Jeming clearly felt an intangible force was forcibly interfering with all his links related to witchcraft and energy!

Crack, crack…

Amidst the crisp sounds, a large number of Talisman Witchcrafts, along with several Metallic Floating Cannons that had been hovering behind Jeming, lost power and fell helplessly, clattering onto the ground beside the Magma Pool!

Their Energy Cores were entirely locked, unable to be activated.

“Forbidden Magic…” Jeming’s expression immediately turned grave, his voice slightly hoarse as he slowly stated the cause of all this.

“Correct,” the Second Level Wizard calmly replied.

There was no expression on his face, not even the slightest hint of murderous intent or greedy frenzy in his eyes, only a nearly rational and pitiless analysis and calculation.

This actually explained everything.

The wizard before him had already made up his mind.

His actions were not impulsive but were the result of repeated calm and cautious weighing of pros and cons.

He had considered all possibilities, and reconciliation with such an opponent was impossible!

He spread open his palm, revealing a piece of irregular Energy Crystal Stone that had been secretly concealed within his grip all along.

At this moment, the crystal stone emitted a faint glow, and it was quickly and gently fading away.

This crystal stone was evidently an extremely rare and special tool that, once activated, would release a Forbidden Magic Domain within a certain range!

In an instant, Jeming understood the other’s intention.

This Second Level Wizard was no fool.

He had witnessed firsthand how Jeming had managed to bring down the two Third Level Magma Giants.

He concluded from Jeming’s unreasonably strong defense and firepower suppression that going head-to-head with witchcraft, he was no match for Jeming!

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