Chapter 143 Emergency Signs

“Emergency Recruitment…”

Richard listened to the message from the crystal ball with his brows twisted into a “川” shape.

Emergency conscription is not a privilege that anyone can avail.

Among the dark wizards who have infiltrated the insect nest, only dozens of three-ring wizards are qualified for emergency recruitment. The three-ring wizards with emergency recruitment authority can recruit all the first- and second-ring black wizards in the area where they are located for their own use, which is equivalent to having the power of the command center.

Of course, the headquarters will definitely not allow the three-ring wizards to abuse such great power. After using the emergency call-up, the three-ring wizards must write a report to the headquarters, stating the reasons and motives.

If the reasons and motives are deemed unqualified by the command, the three-ring wizard will be punished. There is no upper limit to the punishment, which can range from a fine to execution.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, few third-ring wizards would use this power of emergency conscription. Once used, it means that the third-ring wizard believes that the matter is extremely important, or the situation has developed to an uncontrollable point, and multiple dark wizards must cooperate to complete it.

But no matter what the reason, an emergency call-up is not a good sign.

After the emergency call-up was announced, something like an arrow appeared in the crystal ball.

This arrow will always point to the location of the crystal ball that issued the emergency call.

Richard took out the microwave developing crystal ball from his magic pocket and displayed the map that he and Ulysses had explored.

Following the arrow’s instructions, Richard’s finger slid down the map until it stopped at a small settlement.

That small settlement was connected to several tunnels and was considered a small transportation hub. If wizards were to gather, this location was obviously the most suitable place in the direction indicated by the arrow.

“Ulises, how is your injury?” Richard turned and asked.

“Gah, I’ve reached level 2 creature, but this body doesn’t quite match my current one. I’ll have to get a new one when I get out.”

As he spoke, a wave of energy burst out from Ulises’ body, causing Richard’s face to turn pale instantly.

“Stop, are you an idiot? We are in a hive!”

Ulises suppressed the energy fluctuations and laughed, “Ha ha ha ha, don’t be nervous, it’s just a little joke.”

Ulises’s normal level 2 is undoubtedly a huge help to Richard. It prevents Richard from choosing to escape when facing level 2 bugs.

Moreover, after the emergency call-up, there will definitely be a fierce battle. If Ulises is stronger, it will be easier to get him out of danger.

……

Following the map, Richard and Ulysses headed in the direction of the arrow.

On the road, Richard could clearly feel the dense population of insects.

A large number of warrior insects and sacrificial insects patrolled the tunnels. The level of security far exceeded any settlement Richard had seen in recent years.

It seemed as if something big was going to happen in the blank space that Richard had not explored.

After three days of travel, Richard arrived at the place he had identified on the map.

In the tunnel, Richard silently observed the entire settlement.

This small settlement looks no different from an ordinary black crystal worm settlement. The plant worms are busy among the fungi, and the warrior worms and spider knights are either patrolling or resting. It looks very natural.

But to Richard, who knew a lot about bugs, all the bugs in this settlement seemed very unnatural.

Richard turned on his energy vision, and in Richard’s energy vision, the entire settlement changed its appearance instantly.

Each of those busy patrolling insects has a varying number of energy threads connected to their bodies, making them look like puppets, which is creepy.

Those thin lines extended into the air and finally converged into one thin line, connecting to a fungus in the center of the settlement.

If nothing unexpected happens, that fungus is the location of the three-ring wizard who issued the emergency call.

“It’s amazing that he can make an entire settlement into puppets, and he can disguise them so vividly. This master is really extraordinary.”

Beside Richard, Ulises said with some disdain:
“Isn’t it just controlling a few hundred bugs? We have a black spider that can control millions of bugs at a time. The bugs can cooperate with each other and beat a so-called god of war directly to pieces. That’s amazing.”

Richard glanced at Ulises and said, “You know how to compare a demigod with a god.”

After walking out of the tunnel, Richard walked carelessly towards the fungus room in the center of the settlement. On the way, all the bugs ignored him, as if he was not a wizard but an ordinary bug.

Arriving at the fungus room, Richard knocked politely on the door.

dong dong dong.

The door opened, and a black-robed wizard sat in the middle of the room. The black-robed wizard looked like a puppet, with eight spider-like limbs behind him. After the door opened, the black-robed wizard’s head turned to Richard mechanically, and said mechanically:

“It’s quite interesting. A first-ring wizard can actually see through my puppet magic. Has my skill regressed?”

Richard bowed his head slightly and said, “Master, I have received an emergency call and am here to report.”

beep, beep…

Suddenly, the black-robed wizard’s spider legs moved suddenly, and almost in an instant, they came in front of Richard. Then the spider legs slightly bent, and the black-robed wizard’s body drooped, with his face facing Richard.

“How did you see through my witchcraft?”

Looking at the face in front of him that looked like a puppet, Richard was very calm.

“The master’s skills are perfect. Ordinary people can’t tell that those insects are puppets. But the master missed one thing after all…”

“What did I miss?” “These bugs move with almost the same amplitude. If they were level one bugs, it would be fine, but those ordinary plant bugs are also like this. This is very suspicious.”

The puppet wizard paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded: “I see, this is indeed my oversight.”

After saying this, a trace of magical fluctuation emanated from the puppet wizard, and the insects outside began to change slightly in their movements.

“You are the first one to arrive, so find a room first.”

Richard found a fungus house that he liked in the fungus forest and entered it, then took out an insect egg to study.

In such a simple place, Richard was really worried about studying the crystal fragments of the Forerunners.

……

A week passed quickly, and dark wizards from all over the hive came to this small settlement. If the insects launched a siege at this time, the entire hive would no longer have to worry about the problem of dark wizards.

In the crowd, Richard found his two friends.

“Richard, it seems you have gained a lot in the insect nest.”

Lawrence greeted Richard with a smile. As an old wizard, he could see the improvement in Richard’s strength as soon as they met.

Richard’s physique and the magical fluctuations he emitted inadvertently were very different from before. If it wasn’t for the same face and the same crow on his shoulder, Lawrence would have thought he had recognized the wrong person.

“There were some opportunities, but I almost lost my life.” Richard laughed.

Lawrence is still the same. As a first-level wizard, the improvement he can make is very small. Unless he can obtain a treasure like Soul Essence like Richard, his strength will not change much.

Compared to Lawrence and Richard, Ellie’s situation is a bit miserable.

She had neither Richard’s cheats nor Lawrence’s strength and experience. In this insect nest, she relied entirely on the experience she gained from hunting insects in the nest a few years ago to survive.

When she arrived at the settlement, her wizard robe was tattered and she was missing an arm.

“Hey, Richard!” Ellie forced a smile on her face.

This was the first time she smiled since her arm was cut off by a samurai bug.

Richard frowned when he saw her like this. He took out some active flesh and blood from his pocket, and under the control of the flesh and blood, the active flesh and blood instantly turned into a tentacle.

“Ellie, come here.”

Ellie walked to Richard’s side and looked at the fleshy tentacle with some curiosity.

Richard lifted Ellie’s wizard robe and took out a scalpel from his magic pocket.

“It’s going to be a little painful. I don’t have any anesthetic with me. Just bear with it.”

After that, Richard cut open the broken part of Ellie’s arm with a knife, and hot blood gushed out instantly. Richard connected the flesh tentacles to it, and under the effect of the active flesh, the bleeding of the wound stopped instantly.

“Hiss!” Ellie grimaced in pain.

“Use magic to control this tentacle. I don’t have much material on hand right now, so I can’t make bones. You can just use the tentacle first.”

Ellie smiled at Richard and said, “It’s okay. In fact, I’m almost used to living with one hand.”

The muscle structure of this tentacle is the muscle structure of the flesh and blood tentacle that Richard imitated. This muscle structure is excellent, and its explosive power and endurance are first-class, worthy of the flesh and blood laws that once existed in it.

After getting familiar with it, Ellie skillfully wrapped her tentacles around the staff, as if she had gotten a new toy.

“Richard, how come your tentacles are more useful than your hands!”

As the number of wizards in the settlement increased, the wizards who received the call for conscription finally arrived.

In the settlement, the puppet wizard walked out of the room and announced the purpose of this emergency call-up to the packed settlement.

“Everyone, during this period, due to the change in the strategy of the black crystal bugs, nearly five hundred of our compatriots lurking in the bug nest were captured.

I learned from intelligence that these people were not executed immediately after being captured. Instead, they were secretly taken to the Mother Temple inside the Hive.

These bugs are going to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony to boost morale, and our fellow wizards are the sacrifices.

So I need you to follow me to the Mother Temple and rescue those wizards.”

The puppet wizard’s words were simple commands, and their purpose was reasonable.

Nearly one thousand dark wizards, which is close to one-tenth of the dark wizards who have infiltrated the entire Black Mushroom Insect Kingdom.

If this group of people can be rescued, it will undoubtedly be a huge gain for the wizards.

The number of wizards is too limited compared to the number of bugs, so it is a good thing if one less dies.

But after listening to the mission, Lawrence suddenly communicated with Richard through his mind:

“Richard, something is wrong this time.”

“Hmm?” Richard’s face changed slightly, “Something is wrong.”

“I know this puppet wizard, his name is Declan, and he is quite famous among the free wizards. This guy is notorious for not doing anything without profit, and he always uses puppets instead of his real body when doing things, and he is very afraid of death.

I don’t believe that this kind of person would use an emergency call to save people.”

(End of this chapter)