Broken Star Sea, Naika Island Crystal Cave.

The main body of the cave is located 300 meters deep underground, and the height of the layers inside is also close to 300 meters.

The horizontal and vertical depths are several kilometers long, the terrain is complex and the environment is harsh, and there are giant glowing crystal pillars everywhere. There are even many places covered with sharp white crystal clusters, and there is no place to stand.

However, no one cares about the huge crystals that are priceless to others, including the rich reserves of silver ore and lead ore in the mine next to it.

Only the running water in the cave, which is full of countless germs, is the real treasure in the heart of the cave owner!

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The deepest part of the Crystal Cave, nearly one thousand meters underground, is an active lava zone.

The surging heat will evaporate the water in the cave at any time, and then condense into a liquid state at the relatively low temperature at the top of the cave and slowly drip down.

And who could have imagined that as this crystal mine gradually grew and took shape, the water here has actually been circulating for half a million years.

It is precisely because of the existence of these water droplets that the breathtaking giant crystal pillars with a length of more than ten meters are created, which also creates this hotbed of germs!

However, not all parts of the cave have extremely harsh environments.

On the upper floor of the crystal cave with a stacked structure, there is a grotto that is well ventilated from the outside world and does not have many crystal clusters growing. There are stone desks, experimental instruments, bookshelves, cabinets, and sample libraries that have been fully anti-corrosion treated.

Protective witchcraft has also been specially applied here to ensure that the outside air full of germs will not interact with this place. Because even for the "Poison Epidemic School" who specializes in studying various germs, unpredictable bacterial contamination will have a negative impact on the experiment.

The impact is also disastrous.

at this time.

The "fungus man" who is stationed on Naika Island on a rotating basis is making a bacterial sample here. The raw materials include: fungal conidia, sand, glass test tubes, and desiccant.

The purpose is to ensure that the bacteria can remain dormant for a long time without dying, growing, contaminating, reducing or losing their excellent properties, thereby extending the use time.

As we all know, this tiny microorganism is too prone to genetic mutation.

Normally, the longest way to preserve bacteria is the "lyophilization preservation method", which involves mixing the bacterial solution and skimmed milk powder, freeze-drying them in a vacuum, and storing them in a dry environment at -80°C.

Different strains of bacteria will also have their own preservation methods that are most suitable for them, and there are many different methods.

But in this era when experimental medicine has just started, we are far from that condition.

The "Poison Epidemic School" currently adopts the relatively simple "dry sand preservation method", which only needs to be stored below 4°C, but this method is not suitable for all strains of bacteria.

Therefore, although the work of preserving samples has begun since the discovery here, the natural treasure house in the crystal cave below the laboratory is still precious to them.

swish swish

In front of the giant mushroom-like "mycoid", as if being grabbed by an invisible hand, various materials floated up automatically, like flowing clouds, and in a few breaths a recipe that could be prepared was prepared.

Keep samples for 18-20 years.

[Talent Spell·Power Tentacle]

After the "fungus man" completed his own transformation ahead of everyone else in the school, every fungal cell became his neuron, his brain, and his body.

This also gave him an extremely powerful and unpredictable psychic power. With the help of the spore cloud that filled the cave and the entire island outside, he could easily see into everything in this space.

Sudden.

The sample stagnated in the air, and the "myconid man"'s face, which had eyes and mouths but no practical uses, also changed slightly, showing the sudden turmoil in his heart.

"Someone's here, and it's not the three of them or the crow, it's a complete stranger!"

As if he remembered something, the "myconid man" turned around quickly.

When I came to a stone cabinet and opened it, even the superficial face changed color instantly:

"Both the symbiotic strains of 'Living Corpse' and 'Venom Wolf' are dead! Only the 'Insect Man' who acted alone is fine.

Who is it? Who killed them while they were on a mission?!"

Although the expression on that face was simple, the extreme emotional fluctuations caused golden spiritual sparks to flash around his body, and even the glass containers on the test stand shattered piece by piece.

Click! Click!

The death of his companions was nothing in itself, but the resulting reduction in the strength of the school, failure of the action plan, delay in establishing the witchcraft system, and other problems were unbearable for him.

After all, he was the one who first received the knowledge given by the evil alchemist and proposed the establishment of the "Poison Epidemic School". A group of mature and senior wizards who relied on him as his team suddenly lost two-thirds, and it was bound to be greatly delayed.

His path to promotion.

Even as a master of psychic power, "Myconid" can barely control his emotions.

Putting the important samples and information in the laboratory into the "magic bag" hidden in his body, his body floated up under the influence of spiritual power and flew towards the cave exit angrily.

Whoosh

At this moment, the guests he had just sensed through [Spore Cloud Telepathy] had arrived at the door of the Crystal Cave.

Phew! Phew! Phew!

Following a group of seagulls that had transformed into spirits and were immune to physical damage, four figures wearing beak masks and leather jackets jumped down one after another along the more than 300-meter-long tunnel at the entrance of the cave.

This is not a group of "crow people", but Aiwen and his party.

For Alvin, who has knowledge of activated auras and potions, there is no difficulty in making this beak mask.

Use wood to shape the mask into a mask inlaid with crystal pieces for eyes, and fill the beak-shaped filter with charcoal and herbs that can detoxify and sterilize. The quality of the final product is much better than those equipped by the arakkoa troops.

Alvin, who has the corresponding geographical knowledge in his head, understands that the biggest problem he will face may be the dirty, hot and germ-filled air in the crystal cave, and he has been prepared in advance.

Before.

After finding this place called Naika Island on the navigation chart, Ivan immediately dispatched Seagull to conduct high-altitude reconnaissance.

And at this time, he was very lucky that he had made the thunderbird into an activated animal skin.

You must know that when the Silver War was launched to capture the Potosi Islands, it took a long two months for the quasi-legendary battleship "Guard Commander" to come from the Vice King's District of New Silius to the Golden Sea for support.

If you drive the "Storm Cape" around Cape Froude, the southernmost tip of the New World, and follow the continental coastline little by little.

Although it definitely took much less time than the "Konguard Commander", the day lily was completely cold. Even if we got the original strain and rushed back, we would only be faced with corpses everywhere.

With a flight speed of 900 kilometers per hour, it only took Aiwen six hours to fly from the southern end of Liudalian Lake to Naika Island on the west side of the Balboa Isthmus on the Broken Star Sea!

While Aiwen was on his way, the seagull high in the sky did not stop monitoring the island for a moment, and easily found the entrance to the crystal mine.

When the previous samples of [Super Cystic Fungus] arrived in Ivan's hands, they had been cultivated for unknown generations and experienced many hosts. Milan found nothing when using them for divination.

But now, based on the information obtained from the two "poisoners", they have determined that the original strain of [cyst fungus] is deep in this crystal cave!

only.

Because they were afraid of alerting others, they did not send seagulls to investigate, so there was no trace of the remaining two of the four people who had left the "Vesalian School": Pers Lovell and Heywood Clyde.

However, from the "living corpse" and "poisonous wolf", Alvin realized that the information given by Dr. Taylor was too outdated.

After combining the knowledge of multiple schools and integrating it into their own system with "Introduction to Pathogens" as the core, they have further developed a unique witchcraft system.

Especially when playing at the opponent's home court, their strength cannot be underestimated.

However, after entering the crystal cave, the spiritual seabirds under Ivan had not yet completely dispersed to search for traces of the enemy and the original strain.

"Ha! Two gentlemen and two ladies, a total of four guests with malicious intentions, are you the ones who killed the 'living zombie' and the 'poisonous wolf'?"

It seemed that he used honorifics towards this group of evil guests with the habit of a gentleman, but voices clearly implying anger rose from the hearts of the four of them.

Losing human eyes, ears, and noses allows the "myconids" to see more of the essence of things, whether they are wearing gas masks or not.

And based on his unique senses, he made a judgment on the nature of power possessed by Alvin and his party. Alvin is fiery and domineering, Milan is distant and mysterious, Olivia is dazzling, and Apsuya is wild and untamable.

The truth of the matter is also easy to deduce. Not long after the two members were killed, evil guests came to the door. If there was no connection between them, he would not believe it even if he were beaten to death.

I even knew that this was most likely the consequences of serving Ms. Crow, but I didn't expect it to come so soon. The second phase of the plan had just begun.

The four of them looked back and saw a mushroom that was not much different from the outside world except for its size, standing quietly behind them.

The white body is topped with a gorgeous red and yellow umbrella cover, which is very poisonous at first glance!

The moment they turned back, the giant mushroom attacked them immediately.

puff

At the moment when the fleshy umbrella cover above the head expanded and contracted, a large red spore cloud was ejected, and when it encountered the air, it immediately turned into a large raging flame.

[Witchcraft·Fire Spores]

The already filthy air in the crystal cave seemed to be burned away, and even the surface of the crystal, which had a melting point of 1700°C, began to melt.

"Get out of the way!"

I didn't expect that my side would be at the disadvantage in this information war.

The unexpected attack forced the four people who had just entered the cave to dodge in a hurry before they had time to think about the meaning of his words.

At the same time, another black-green poisonous cloud spread rapidly in the cave.

[Witchcraft·Leading Poisonous Cloud]
Chapter completed!