Translator: AnubisTL
Within the Chamber of Time Laws, the tenfold accelerated time flow allowed for deep research, but it also made the urgency of the external war preparations all the more stark.
When Jieming and the other logistics wizards gradually emerged from their obsessive, sleepless research state, over half a month had already passed in the outside world.
Intelligence from frontline reconnaissance units grew increasingly urgent—the giant spirit realm's armies had completed their mobilization, and a new round of full-scale war could erupt at any moment.
During this accelerated period, the logistics wizards lived up to expectations, producing a variety of research breakthroughs.
Though many spells and creations lacked refinement due to the rushed timeframe, bearing a crude "good enough" quality, the removal of destructive limitations allowed each one to exude a terrifying aura.
Some wizards continued traditional approaches, focusing on elemental manipulation. They developed spells specifically designed to disintegrate the semi-fluid, viscous structure of the giant spirit realm's indigenous bodies or the elemental composition of their soul cores.
Once struck, these spells could trigger a chain reaction of disintegration, cascading from the physical to the energetic, and even the spiritual.
Some sorcerers exploited the giant spirit realm's reliance on machinery by developing wide-ranging electromagnetic pulse storms, metal fatigue curses, or Logic Virus Spells that could infiltrate energy circuits and trigger overloads.
Others took a more unconventional approach, cultivating a special bioweapon.
This bioweapon appeared ordinary, but its core contained a spell model that twisted the mind. Once captured by the giant spirit realm's indigenous population and subjected to attempts at symbiosis or research, it would quietly release mental pollution, driving the manipulators to madness or causing cognitive impairment.
Among the most remarkable achievements was that of the sixth-tier wizard Balthasar.
Leveraging his profound understanding of the laws of sound and vibration, he developed a peculiar "Resonant Disintegration Wave." This wave didn't kill directly. Instead, it stimulated the indigenous bodies at a specific frequency, triggering an uncontrolled "stress evolution" response.
This forced evolution shattered the delicate balance between their bodies and the symbiotic machinery or limbs they had integrated, causing violent rejection reactions that tore them apart from within.
What was even more terrifying was that the energy remaining in the bodies of indigenous people killed by this technique would, under the influence of specific vibration frequencies, surge uncontrollably, spontaneously generating and spreading the same "Resonant Disintegration Wave," creating a self-sustaining ripple of death.
The technique was immediately favored by many frontline wizards due to its efficiency and chain-reaction properties.
In contrast, Jieming's progress was agonizingly slow, making him the last among all participating wizards in the mission.
His research direction, similar to Balthasar's, focused on the indigenous people's core "symbiotic" ability.
However, Jieming's path proved far more convoluted.
He initially attempted to directly induce an immune rejection reaction. After countless trials, he discovered that the indigenous people's symbiotic system, refined over eons of natural evolution and deliberate technological modification, was far more stable than he had imagined.
Forcing an immune rejection from the outside proved extremely difficult and unreliable.
Stuck in this predicament, Jieming quickly found a completely different approach through reverse thinking.
"If we can't make it 'reject,' why not make it 'over-accept'?"
Through in-depth analysis, Jieming discovered that the symbiotic ability of these slime-like creatures depended on a special "pheromone enzyme" secreted by their core.
This enzyme could read the "life information" or "structural information" of any contacted limb, then guide its own cells and energy field to mimic and adapt, ultimately achieving perfect symbiosis.
Its exceptional adaptability to metal also stemmed from this enzyme, which could induce corresponding changes in its cells.
Jieming's idea became clear: if he couldn't trigger an immune rejection, what would happen if he stimulated the creature's core, forcing it to uncontrollably over-secrete this "pheromone enzyme"?
In the laboratory, Jieming watched a giant spirit realm indigenous creature, symbiotically linked with a mechanical arm and limbs from two different species, confined within the force field. A smile of anticipation spread across his face as the experiment neared success.
The spell's effect exceeded his expectations.
Under the sustained stimulation of a specific frequency energy field (the spell he had developed), the indigenous creature's pheromone enzyme secretion spiraled completely out of control.
Under the indigenous creature's terrified and desperate gaze, its body began to twist and contort uncontrollably, frantically mimicking the characteristics of the three distinct limbs it had co-symbiotically merged with.
The gelatinous core writhed and churned, its surface a chaotic tapestry of metallic gray, crimson flesh, and the bizarre patterns of the third creature's limbs.
Finally, with a spirit-shattering wail of despair and terror, the giant spirit realm indigenous creature transformed into an unnamable mass of twisted metal, two types of flesh, and writhing, unrecognizable forms.
As its body was torn apart and lost its unity by these three irreconcilable traits, the long- Suppressed rejection reaction erupted in its most violent and chaotic form!
Its death was swift and gruesome.
"It worked... but the effect took too long to manifest," Jieming calmly assessed.
The time between casting the spell and the target's complete collapse was significant, and during that period, the target had to remain within the spell's influence.
On the battlefield, where situations changed in an instant, this was a nearly fatal flaw.
Next, Jieming needed to solve two key problems: how to make the spell take effect quickly and how to spread it on a massive scale.
He turned his attention to the field of biotechnology.
Centuries of anatomical studies of Void Domain Plane creatures had provided him with a vast repository of life-related knowledge.
Moreover, his work on developing the Black Giant and Shuttle Hunter had made him highly skilled in biological modification and the fusion of alien tissues.
First, Jieming extracted a naturally symbiotic microorganism from the giant spirit realm's indigenous population, one that was considered a "beneficial bacterium."
Then, he combined its genes with those of a tiny insect from the Void Domain Plane that could repel predators with specific energy fluctuations.
Finally, he etched a highly simplified witchcraft model—one that stimulated the overproduction of pheromone enzymes—into the core of this newly created bacterial strain.
The modified bacteria retained the familiar "probiotic" shell of the giant spirit realm's indigenous population, allowing them to easily evade the host's immune system and settle in safely.
But their core continuously emitted modified energy fluctuations—no longer those that repelled predators, but relentless signals of the deadly "symbiotic scourge"!
Of course, because this spell had been drastically simplified, its effectiveness was greatly weakened, and its activation time was further extended.
But this was a minor issue. Once the fungal strain entered the bodies of the giant spirit realm's indigenous population, it would become a continuously active "spell launcher," fundamentally solving the problem of slow activation.
As for its spread?
Jieming further enhanced the fungal strain's reproductive capabilities and equipped it with an efficient energy absorption system derived from the Black Giants.
These organisms would madly drain energy from their hosts and multiply at an exponential rate.
When a host died from "excessive symbiosis" and its body disintegrated, a massive number of fungal spores would naturally disperse into the environment, seeking new hosts...
Moreover, thanks to the energy absorption system, these fungal spores possessed extraordinary resilience.
They could survive not only in the air but also in harsh environments with extreme temperatures.
Having undergone three rounds of meticulous biochemical modification and fusion, Jieming completed the development of what he called the "symbiotic scourge" just before the final deadline.
He was fully aware of his technology's greatest flaw: it couldn't instantly eliminate enemies. It required time to ferment and spread like a plague.
As all the logistics wizards gathered before Dixon, the seventh-tier fate-type wizard, his gaze calmly swept over the group and the diverse creations or spell models in their hands, each radiating an ominous aura.
His eyes lingered for a moment on Balthasar's Resonant Disintegration Wave model, then glanced at Jieming's seemingly harmless gray fungal culture sealed in a specially made crystal jar.
"Scrying indicates the enemy legion has begun to move," Dixon's voice, though not loud, clearly resonated in every wizard's mind. "Your research is both the spearhead and the shield. The battlefield will be the ultimate testing ground."
"The merit points and rewards you receive will depend on how brilliantly your methods shine in the coming storm of steel."
"Submit your creations to the quartermaster's department for registration and mass production. Then, prepare yourselves. The war is about to begin."
His words were plain, yet carried the heavy pressure of an impending storm.
Deep within the royal city of the Giant Spirit Realm, Kog's massive, semi-fluid body writhed restlessly around the throne. Three pairs of compound eyes flickered with unceasing anxiety.
Ever since the costly communication with the Lightseeker using a precious Thousand Souls Gold Crystal, the contact had vanished as if swallowed by the sea, leaving no trace.
Kog had repeatedly attempted to reactivate the Cross-Plane Communication Formation, but no matter how much energy he poured into it, the other side remained deathly silent, his calls unanswered.
Could it be... he's truly absconded with my money? The absurd thought circled in Kog's mind.
Of course, he knew that while the Lightseeker had swindled him on the formation, he still owed the bulk of the payment for the "intelligence"—the real prize.
Yet the Lightseeker was renowned for his integrity. He shouldn't have acted like this.
Anxiety, like cold, viscous fluid, seeped into his core.
An unknown enemy, a missing contact, everything reeked of foul play.
But time was not on his side.
The pressure from the border grew daily. The massive war machine was already running at full speed, with legions and elite warriors summoned from all the subordinate plane now assembled.
The arrow was nocked, and it had to fly.
Kog forcibly suppressed his doubts and anxieties, channeling all his focus into war preparations.
No matter what, we must first repel these invading wizards!
(End of the Chapter)
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