Chapter 289: Chapter 258: Goals and Betrayal

Jeming simulated it slightly in his mind and then came to the same conclusion as Levin Mills: “In this way, the area that needs to be searched will increase exponentially, and we can’t advance in the same formation as before.”

“So, I decided to divide the wizards into two teams,” Levin Mills shared his idea.

“The upper, wider, and higher area will be searched by our well-coordinated squad members.”

“And the relatively narrow area below will be searched by you (referring to the recruited wizards).”

Jeming and the others had no objections after hearing this arrangement.

Although it’s obvious that the wider area is more likely to yield more resources.

However… first, their strength is inherently weak; they can barely protect themselves, and their ability to coordinate in battle is almost zero.

Secondly, as the recruited ones, their primary task is to complete the mission of searching for the ’Lost Wizard,’ not treasure hunting.

Moreover, considering their strength, instead of spreading out, it’s better for most of them to work together and look after each other.

In that case, they might actually be able to search faster in this narrow area, and they might even obtain more resources.

So, Levin Mills’ proposal was quietly agreed upon without any objections.

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The next day, the two teams of wizards began to advance strictly according to the plan discussed the previous day.

Jeming, due to his strength being the strongest among the recruited wizards, was chosen as the temporary captain.

He led the remaining ten wizards who were also recruited to explore in the space below along the predetermined route.

This space located below the twisted area was much smaller than expected compared to the previously vast and desolate area.

After careful exploration, they confirmed that the width of this space might be only a dozen kilometers at most.

Therefore, the wizards simply gathered together in a combat formation and moved forward collectively.

This way, at least they could look out for each other.

As soon as Jeming entered this area, he immediately felt a difference.

Perhaps it was because this special “inverted trapezoid” space shape allowed a large amount of material to accumulate at the bottom.

The mist beneath their feet finally changed from its previous elusive state to a slightly “substantial” form.

While this soft “ground” was not of much use to wizards who could fly freely,

at least it provided a solid place to rest their feet when taking breaks.

After searching this area for a few more days, Jeming found that the area they were searching kept shrinking.

The entire space’s width had shrunk from the initial dozens of kilometers to just a few kilometers wide.

As the space continued to contract, the density of the originally pure white ground beneath their feet also increased, and various other colors even began to appear.

This meant that the material density in this area had become extremely rich, even having enough “excess” material to produce “pigments” that absorb specific light.

Naturally, the various biological and mineral resources here became more abundant.

The various biological communities they encountered along the way also increased in number, and their strength gradually grew.

However, the benefits of having the recruited wizards together now became apparent.

The team combat power that the wizard squad could display was unmatched by individual wizards.

Even when they occasionally encountered some difficult-to-handle special species, knowledgeable wizards would quickly find their weaknesses and develop countermeasures.

The only unfortunate thing was that as the material-type resources with substance increased, the quantity of pure energy-type resources sharply decreased.

Jeming speculated that the high-value energy-type resources in this area were likely mainly present in the material-scarce high-altitude regions.

Therefore, the number of such resources harvested by Jack and Levin Mills’ team should be relatively high.

However, according to the messages from Jack, the area they were searching in also underwent changes.

In contrast to Jeming’s situation, the area that Jack’s team needed to inspect above became wider as they advanced deeper.

To conduct more thorough inspections, Levin Mills and his team had to significantly slow down their forward progress.

As a result, unbeknownst to them, there emerged a speed difference between the team searching above and the team rapidly advancing below, forming two distant gradients.

Jeming felt a vague sense of unease when he realized this situation.

But he had no reason to describe his unease, and, through the mosquito network, Jeming observed that Jack and his team were indeed working diligently, so he said nothing more.

That day, the wizard squad led by Jeming was surprised to discover that the size of the area they were exploring rapidly decreased as they continued to advance.

Soon, it formed narrow, deep spaces with sturdy cloud walls on both sides, resembling a “canyon”!

Correspondingly, the vertical height of this space seemed to rise endlessly.

Soon, it exceeded Jeming’s limit of perception.

All the wizards became cautious.

Dispatching all the “Luminous Insects” he controlled to carefully search the surroundings.

They strangely found that this area, seemingly so suitable for biological survival, had oddly no traces of any life forms.

Jeming couldn’t help but activate the All-Purpose Eye, even risking Soul damage, to observe whether there were any ambushes nearby.

The result was still the same as their previous reconnaissance; indeed, there was nothing discovered.

After drinking a bottle of Magic Potion for Soul healing, Jeming looked at the others: “What do you think we should do?”

The group exchanged glances and, after confirming that the surroundings were indeed safe, decided to proceed.

Unaware of how much time had passed in this seemingly endless canyon, Jeming suddenly sensed that some of the “Luminous Insects” flying at the forefront seemed to have entered an extremely vast area!

With his current level of Spiritual Power, even exerting all his strength couldn’t let the insects explore the boundary of that area.

Most importantly…

“Strange, it feels like something is blocking the way. Is it the space barrier of this Twisted Space?” Jeming felt puzzled.

The other wizards also sensed this through their shared perception and shook their heads, equally confused.

Without much hesitation, the group quickly headed in that direction.

Upon arriving at the vast space discovered by the “Luminous Insects,” everyone was struck by the scene before them.

Leaving the narrow misty canyon behind, they found themselves on a sprawling white and barren land, flat as a mirror, stretching beyond sight.

And on both distant sides of this land, there were extremely thick white mists standing erect as if chopped by a Giant Axe.

These mists formed a majestic terrain resembling mountains, like two colossal walls connecting heaven and earth!

Everyone got ready for combat and continued moving toward the region that the reconnaissance insects could never break through.

After a long time, they finally came near that area.

As their view pierced through layers of white mist, revealing the scene ahead, everyone froze momentarily.

For behind the “space barrier” they couldn’t penetrate, a wizard, looking severely injured and disheveled, weakly sat there.

Jeming couldn’t see the face covered with bloodstains clearly, but he could still feel the aura inadvertently emitted from the wizard.

Feeling that abyss-like vast aura, Jeming couldn’t help but swallow hard.

Because from his perception, the person in front was… a Fourth Level Wizard!

The arrival of Jeming and his companions also alerted the wizard who was recuperating.

Or rather, those insects had already alerted him earlier.

Seeing the unfriendly gaze in the wizard’s sharp eyes, Jeming was just about to step forward to greet them and express their purpose.

Then he saw the wizard suddenly raise his hand towards all of them!

“Watch out!”

“Evade!”

Chaotic shouts rang out around him!

Seeing such a clearly aggressive action from the wizard, the other wizards reacted swiftly, either raising a Shield for defense or using Witchcraft to conceal themselves.

Even with the vast disparity in power, everyone instinctively prepared to resist or dodge the impending attack from the Fourth Level Wizard!

Only Jeming, after a momentary stupor, had his pupils contract sharply and decisively activated “Acceleration!”

Subsequently, relying on the extraordinary reflex speed brought about by “Acceleration,” he swiftly turned around!

He unfolded a gigantic Shield towards the direction they had come from, which seemed devoid of any presence!

Rumble!!!

Amid thunderous roaring, Jeming had scarcely turned and raised the Shield when a series of diverse attacks came surging from the direction they arrived from.

Luckily, he reacted promptly, and these attacks all hit the Shield he had just erected!

Simultaneously, the terrifying attack from the Fourth Level Wizard behind him landed silently!

But his target wasn’t Jeming and his companions.

Instead, it was the group of Jack and his people who had somehow arrived here and launched attacks against Jeming’s group!

As the Fourth Level Wizard clasped his hand, the vast space started to distort madly!

Glimmering through the changing shapes of the white mist around, Jeming could clearly see the extensive Space Distortion that covered the entire sky!

Yet, this attack, enough to instantly kill a Third Level Wizard, missed its mark!

Levin Mills and his group seemed to have anticipated this long before and had already retreated precisely to dodge the scope of the space distortion as the Fourth Level Wizard’s attack fell.

Jeming slowly stood up from the aftermath of the explosion.

His eyes solemnly pierced through the distorted space, glaring at the unemotional Jack in the sky.

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