Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 183 - 131: Absolute Power
Chapter 183: Chapter 131: Absolute Power
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Sunan went to Black Valley as agreed.
The straight-line distance between Black Valley and Ghost Lake City is only a little over twenty kilometers.
However, in the intricate underground world, straight-line distance doesn’t hold much meaning.
The actual journey between two points is often several times longer than the straight-line distance, which is quite normal.
With Flying Skill all the way, it took Sunan nearly an hour of twists and turns to reach his destination.
Before him was a wide sunken valley, the ground pitch black, illuminated by the faint light of Fluorite above, resembling a black hole devouring everything.
The instant he stepped in, Sunan immediately felt the strangeness of the surrounding environment.
An invisible pressure hung over him, making the Energy Particles and Spiritual Power within him seem to sink into a quagmire, very difficult to mobilize.
Of course, if he insisted on mobilizing them, he could break through this pressure, but instinct told him that doing so would lead to a very dangerous encounter.
“Just like Carolina said, this place is indeed not suitable for combat.”
Sunan’s eyes flickered lightly.
Even if a puppet fought in this environment, its Soul Core would likely be instantly destroyed.
In Black Valley, there’s indeed no need to worry about ambushes.
“Wizard, you’re very punctual.”
While contemplating, a hoarse, low voice suddenly came from the front left, as though the sound of two bones grinding together.
Sunan turned his head to see a tall and emaciated figure emerge from the darkness.
It was a humanoid skeleton entirely ice blue, as if wrapped in a thick layer of ice.
Blood of ice flowed through him, and through the translucent ice layer, the bones inside could be vaguely seen, with only a skull not covered by the ice, where black Soul Flames flickered in its hollow eye sockets, and atop the head circled a cloud of pitch-black flame like a corona.
Jagged massive ice shards embedded in his ten fingers, they looked like two giant sharp claws.
From tens of meters away, Sunan could feel waves of eerie cold assailing him.
Duke Black, the ruler of Auson, and a Frost Corpse Ghost at the same time.
Frost Corpse Ghosts are nobles among the Corpse Ghost clan, often also the chiefs of their clans.
Ordinary Frost Corpse Ghosts have the power of a Tier One Legend.
If a Frost Corpse Ghost has lived for over two hundred years, they can reach Tier Two Legend level.
According to Carolina, Duke Black has survived for more than three hundred years, his strength likely approaching Tier Three Legend.
“Wizard, you’re more youthful and handsome than I imagined.”
A sweet, sultry voice came from the front right.
A woman emerged from the darkness with a swaying presence.
Her appearance was exceedingly beautiful, with golden hair tied up, crimson lips, and eyes as red as blood, seemingly filled with captivating allure.
She was wearing a boldly cut black dress.
The dress fit snugly, revealing large patches of skin, which was cleaner than washed white silk, not monotonously pale but imbued with a rosy hue, like cream mixed with strawberry juice.
Enchanting.
That was the first impression the woman left!
Red Widow, the ruler of Matu, a vampire who has lived for over two hundred years.
Unlike the typical image of vampires as noble and elegant, Red Widow’s attire and demeanor appeared somewhat wanton, involuntarily recalling the profession of a courtesan.
Yet in truth, Red Widow was a powerhouse no less formidable than Duke Black.
“I’ve long wished to meet you, Wizard, but unfortunately, you declined my request for a meeting last time, which disappointed me quite a bit.”
Red Widow gazed at Sunan with misty eyes, filled with seductive charm.
Sunan remained unmoved, calmly saying, “Tell me your purpose in seeking me.”
“Wizard, you’re being coy,” Duke Black said coldly, “What else could be worth us meeting here in person besides Kasham’s insect disaster?”
Red Widow chuckled bashfully: “Wizard, don’t play dumb, just say whether or not to unite against the insect disaster.”
Sunan replied indifferently: “How do you want to cooperate?”
“As before, the three city-states send troops to block the route from Kasham to here, intercept the insect swarm ahead of time, and join forces to extinguish them,” Duke Black said.
“Just that?” Sunan raised an eyebrow.
Red Widow asked with surprise: “Does Wizard have a better suggestion?”
Sunan pursed his lips, shaking his head silently.
He had long learned from Carolina about past forms of cooperation, initially hoping Red Widow and Duke Black would have better proposals, which might allow him to cooperate with them; after all, attacking Kasham alone, the casualties would be heavy, saving a few puppets would be beneficial.
Unexpectedly, these two, after so many years, were still thinking only about exterminating the insects, without considering attacking Kasham to completely resolve the threat.
This also indicated that the strength of Matu and Auson hadn’t grown significantly over the years.
“Have you never considered counterattacking Kasham to finally eliminate this threat?”
A moment of silence.
After a while, Red Widow laughed: “Wizard, you’re joking, hasn’t Carolina told you about Kasham’s conditions? It’s the home field of the insect swarm; our troops would be severely restricted, unable to deal with the swarm.”
Duke Black nodded silently.
Seeing this, Sunan lost interest in probing further, calmly saying, “Then forget cooperation, each of us will act independently.”
