Chapter 228: Chapter 204: Intelligence

A white rainbow light streaked across the sky like a shooting star.

The Five Elements Rainbow Transformation Mirror carried Jeming’s will to survive, fleeing with a speed that surpassed conventional limits, madly towards the outline of the distant Wizard Camp.

Where the light passed, time and space seemed to blur.

However, just when he was about to approach the camp’s defensive perimeter, an overwhelming and irresistible repulsive force suddenly acted on him!

It was the outermost layer of the camp’s Protective Array, which automatically triggered a forceful repulsion mechanism upon sensing the rapidly approaching unusual Energy Body.

This Array was designed to withstand high-speed physical or Energy impacts, and at this moment, Jeming, in his Light Transformation state, could not send a proper friendly signal to distinguish himself, resulting in the Array recognizing him as an enemy attack.

“Pfft—!”

Under that terrifying repulsion, Jeming was forcibly thrown out of his Light Transformation state.

His body, which was originally merged into the light, was violently thrown out as if from a speeding train, instantly reverting, with his Energy and blood rushing madly in reverse!

He felt as if he had been hit head-on by an invisible mountain, his organs displaced, a sweetness in his throat as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

His condition was extremely poor at this moment, almost half-dead.

Originally, using the Light Transformation Escape Technique of the Five Elements Rainbow Transformation Mirror had already exhausted all his True Essence and Spiritual Power within him, and his body was already pushed to its limits.

At this moment, he was forcibly ejected from his Light Transformation state by this tyrannical force of the Protective Array.

The conflict between the two forces was like a bomb going off inside him, causing him to suffer severe injuries.

Fortunately, he also practiced Body Cultivation, his body strong enough; otherwise, that singular collision would have sent him off.

But Jeming’s current state was not good either; he had even lost the basic ability to maintain flight.

His whole being, like a kite with a broken string, could only helplessly plummet straight down from high above.

The wind howled past his ears, consciousness quickly blurring.

“Luckily… the height won’t kill me from the fall…”

However, just as he was about to crash clumsily to the ground, Jeming felt his body’s falling trajectory change abruptly.

The irresistible gravity was countered by a gentle yet powerful force, his falling body quickly transitioning into a floating state, mere meters above the ground.

But at this moment, Jeming’s condition was so dire he was on the brink of unconsciousness.

Even though this was the simplest Floating Witchcraft, he was incapable of breaking free.

He could only let that power lift him gently, gradually descending.

In a daze, Jeming mustered every last bit of his strength, struggling to open his eyes, trying to see who had saved him.

Through a blurred, blood-red vision, he vaguely saw a calm and dignified face.

It was an elder in a simple gray Magic Robe, with a temperament as steady as a boulder, and eyes that seemed to contain stars and oceans.

It was Master Elvin, one of the three Fifth Level Wizards stationed at the camp!

“I have… urgent… intelligence…”

Jeming strained to squeeze out these few words from his throat.

He tried to amplify his voice, but found it was as small as a mumble to himself, so faint it was nearly inaudible.

Fortunately, the perception ability of a Fifth Level Wizard was keen enough, as Master Elvin’s eyes slightly narrowed, understanding easily what Jeming was trying to convey.

He showed no expression, simply extending a hand to conjure a bottle of life-imbued green Magic Potion out of thin air, gently yet irresistibly making Jeming drink it, and with a glance signaling him to continue speaking.

As soon as the Magic Potion entered his stomach, a gentle yet immense surge of Life Energy quickly permeated his body, like parched riverbeds welcoming spring rain, rapidly repairing his shattered pathways and damaged organs.

Jeming felt his condition improve significantly, at least temporarily suppressing that near-death weakness.

Yet, after escaping immediate life-threatening danger, the willpower that had been tightly holding him together for his escape, collapsed swiftly as if its backbone had been removed.

An irresistible wave of fatigue and sleepiness overwhelmed him, feeling he could pass out any moment.

But Jeming knew it was not time to faint yet.

He used every last ounce of strength to resist letting his consciousness sink, speaking to Master Elvin in front of him with an urgent and clear pace, condensing his intelligence into three sentences:

“The Yetis and Magma Giants have joined forces!”

“The creatures have… Strategic Level time-related abilities!”

“The front line node has been breached!”

In the instant of using the Light Transformation Escape Technique, Jeming’s Time Perception fell into a peculiar chaotic state.

Everything outside seemed incredibly slow to him, as if framed in still images.

By relying on this unique perspective, he instead clearly saw everything that had occurred in that frontline node area before.

The special phenomenon where even dust was suspended in midair, undoubtedly demonstrated that those advancing Magma Giant legions had some kind of terrifying Time Pause Domain surrounding them.

In fact, there are many other abilities that can achieve similar effects, such as large-scale mind control or field magic that alters the laws of physics.

But the reason Jeming was so sure in guessing it was a time-pause effect mainly stemmed from the particular circumstances of this plane.

As mentioned before, the four fundamental elements of the Wizard World, aside from representing their inherent properties, also signify four different high-tier concepts.

The Fire Element represents “Energy.”

The Water Element represents “Time.”

And the Ice and Flame Plane is a special world constantly illuminated and projected by both the Fire Element and Water Element.

The life born here naturally also bears the imprint of these two high-tier concept characteristics.

The Magma Giants, as darlings of the Fire Element, differ greatly from elemental creatures of other planes mainly due to their exaggerated energy reserves within their bodies!

Every adult Magma Giant is like a mobile energy source, releasing their energy in battle almost with reckless abandon.

We can say this is the fundamental reason why the Magma Giants’ strength is markedly superior to other similar elemental creatures from different planes.

Moreover, Magma Giants are inherently capable of moving the Earth Veins to conduct large-scale energy manipulations.

The so-called “strategic weapon” they previously displayed in battle essentially involves instantly releasing massive amounts of energy in a target area, rapidly increasing the temperature to achieve city-burning, land-devastating effects.

Magma Giants have such deep-seated talents tied to the concept of “Energy.” Naturally, the Yeti, which constantly opposes the Magma Giants, has their own exclusive talents as creations of the Water Element.

Undoubtedly, the Yetis’ talent is related to “Time.”

Normally, however, the Yetis’ core and physique can only support a time talent that accelerates themselves.

This manifests externally as the Yetis having extremely fast speeds and exceptional reactions, often catching others off guard.

Though potent, this trait wasn’t particularly attention-grabbing; many wizards attributed it to the Yetis’ inherent talent without delving deeper into its essence.

But this time, the situation was completely different!

This “Time” talent evolved to the terrifying degree of pausing the surrounding time.

Moreover, more bizarrely, the ability was not activated by the Yetis, but by the Magma Giants!

Thus Jeming could so confidently deduce the two pieces of intelligence mentioned earlier!

Clearly, the Magma Giants provided a massive, almost inexhaustible amount of “Energy” as fuel and amplifiers.

They pushed the Yetis’ innate “Time” talent to the brink of its limits, amplifying and expanding it!

Two originally opposing powers, through some unknown means, were perfectly combined to create such a terrifying strategic-level capability.

After Jeming used his last bit of strength to relay these three crucial pieces of intelligence, he could no longer hold on, blacked out, and fell into a complete faint.

In front of him, Master Elvin’s eyes flashed with a barely noticeable gravity.

He nodded calmly, seemingly well-prepared for the arrival of this intelligence.

Effortlessly, he handed the unconscious Jeming over to Viola, who had appeared at the scene unbeknownst to anyone.

Viola took Jeming, observing his half-dead, blood-soaked figure, yet there was a strange, excited glimmer in her silver-grey eyes.

The surrounding wizards, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, erupted when they understood Jeming’s three pieces of intelligence!

“What? Time pause?! Is this some kind of joke!”

“Damn! How could the frontline node be breached so quickly!”

“The Magma Giants and Yetis teamed up… that was unexpected.”

After the initial shock and panic, the wizards’ strong mental resilience allowed them to quickly calm down.

Deep down, oddly, they felt mostly relieved.

Thankfully, this wizard risked his life to bring back this intelligence!

For the wizards, the time-related abilities are enigmatic and difficult to handle, often leading to complete annihilation at first glance under unknown conditions.

But with knowledge of its existence and principles, defending against it becomes much more manageable.

“Everyone stand ready!”

Master Elvin’s voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly reached every wizard’s ears, instantly quelling all noise.

His gaze swept over the entire group, imbued with indisputable authority:

“Activate the ’Temporal Stability Anchor’! All defense nodes, switch immediately to anti-time distortion mode!”

“Instruct the Magic Potion Department to begin mass production of the ’Time-Freezing Potion’ immediately!”

“Notify all combat squads to replace ’Time Lag Rune’ equipment!”

Master Elvin methodically issued one command after another.

Under the guidance of this Fifth Level Wizard, the entire Wizard Camp operated like a precise war machine being activated, beginning to run at high speed to prepare for the impending enemy.

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