Chapter 436: [Magic Disruption Device Generator]

"Indeed. If we don't eliminate the other party now, we will never have a day to stand out, especially during the next race competition."

In the face of this person's anger, the others chimed in in agreement.

"Even though she can't be killed, it doesn't mean there's no way to deal with her. Isn't there an opportunity right now? Or what, are you scared?"

"Scared!? You're saying I'm scared!?"

The person who had spoken with worry just now immediately became agitated upon hearing someone say he was scared.

"What a joke. I'm super brave, okay? Now that that witch has gone in, let's carry out our plan."

"No, there's no need for us to make a move right now."

Just as this guy was preparing to do something, someone who had remained silent the whole time spoke up.

"What? Are you scared too?"

"Hm? What do you mean?"

"The Witch race is too high-profile. Even if we don't act, someone else will. And we just need to play the role of adding fuel to the fire."

This person shook their head and then very confidently explained their idea to the others.

That tone of voice sounded as if they were extremely disgusted by the high profile of the Witch race.

No... it was disgust.

A low-profile person doesn't need a reason to be disgusted by a high-profile person.

"For example?"

"For example, like this... and then this... and finally this..."

Someone didn't understand, so this person explained their idea in more detail.

"This idea is too wicked, but I like it."

"It's a bit wicked, but I think the effect will be very good."

When the few people learned of what this person was thinking, they all clapped and praised it.

Brilliant!

This way, they didn't even need to worry about exposing themselves and could operate boldly and with peace of mind. It perfectly fit the temperament of their Demon race.

Thus, after discussing some details, someone sent a message to the guide, requesting immediate action.

As for the funds for the operation, they were directly sent to the guide's Adventurer's Guild account.

"Phew..."

Seeing this message, the guide let out a sigh of relief.

Taking such a huge risk of offending the Witch race to do this meant the benefits provided were definitely sufficient.

With that sum of money, there was nowhere in the world he couldn't go.

At worst, he would just find a place to hide and use magic to alter his appearance and body shape.

Anyway, he didn't want to strive in this cursed world anymore.

Whoever wanted to strive could go ahead.

As long as he could live well and safely, that would be enough.

Thinking this, the guide's shriveled body gradually expanded, eventually filling out his originally loose clothes.

Afterwards, the guide took out a tightly wrapped wooden barrel from a card and placed it exactly one centimeter away from the dungeon's teleportation portal.

After running about a hundred meters away, the guide cast an E-rank Spark spell at the wooden barrel.

Boom!

With a 'smack', the small spark hit the wooden barrel. The wooden barrel exploded on the spot, and the smoke and dust shot out over a hundred meters. Even the guide, who had run far away, was caught in the shockwave.

"Damn it, didn't they say it would be fine after running a hundred meters?"

The guide, who had fallen face-first, climbed up covered in dust, cursing while patting himself off.

Fortunately, he wasn't missing any parts.

Discovering that he had only suffered a slight shockwave, the guide quietly watched the explosion site.

When the smoke cleared, the teleportation portal that had originally been there had completely vanished, leaving only a large crater from the explosion.

Seeing this situation, the guide took a photo and hastily left the scene.

The official name of that wooden barrel was [Magic Disruption Device Generator].

Simply put, it was a machine that used a very crude method to completely scramble the magic fluctuations in a surrounding area, causing a chain reaction in everything related to magic nearby until it ultimately dissipated.

How terrifying was this 'magic disruption'?

Simply put, it was thousands of times more chaotic than the chaos brought by a Mana Tide.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to instantly vanish a teleportation portal that even a Mana Tide couldn't handle.

Therefore, the Spark spell the guide fired just now wasn't the key. The key was that the mana constructing the Spark spell activated this machine.

And not long after entering the dungeon, the group, who was still clearing out the low-level mobs at the entrance, suddenly felt a tremor.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know."

Faced with Lan Qingyou's inquiry, Vivian looked bewildered.

And right at this moment, Gu Xiaobei, who was slacking off, pointed at the teleportation portal that was gradually turning transparent and shouted.

"Look, the teleportation portal is disappearing!"

"Hm!"

The two whipped their heads around and saw that the teleportation portal from today was gradually becoming transparent.

"Damn it!"

Although she didn't know the exact situation, her intuition told her it was definitely nothing good. Lan Qingyou instantly activated Third Gear and dashed toward the teleportation portal.

And Vivian did the same.

However, their movements were still a bit too slow. Just as they were about to touch the teleportation portal, it completely vanished.

And because they were going too fast, the two plunged into the forest behind the teleportation portal.

"Hey, Vivian, are you okay?"

Lan Qingyou, who was hanging upside down stuck to a tree trunk, asked as she glanced sideways at Vivian, who had braked with her face nearby.

Vivian, who still had some grass stuck to her face, abruptly looked up.

"I'm fine. What could possibly happen to me? But what about you? Don't you have anything to say?"

"No. Anyway, if it wasn't aimed at me, it was aimed at you."

Lan Qingyou, hanging from the tree, straightened herself up and sat back onto her magic broom.

"That's impossible. I haven't offended anyone, so how could it be aimed at me?"

Vivian, who had climbed up, glared.

What she was saying and what Lan Qingyou was saying was very clear to everyone.

Even though they didn't explicitly point it out, it could be heard from their respective replies.

The disappearance of the teleportation portal was definitely abnormal.

Although they didn't know what had happened outside or what method was used to make the teleportation portal disappear, one thing was beyond doubt: someone outside was sabotaging them.

As for who it was aimed at, that was unclear.

But Vivian felt it certainly wasn't aimed at herself.

"It seems you lack any self-awareness."

Vivian teased as she patted the grass and dirt off herself.

"Although your Witch race is currently the number one race in the world, there are also many people who envy, resent, and hate you."

"Alright, taking a ten thousand steps back, even if it is aimed at me, what's the point of destroying the teleportation portal? There has to be a conflict of interest, right?"

Regarding Vivian's statement, Lan Qingyou first remained silent for a moment.

Indeed.

Many people found the Witch race displeasing to the eye.

But to Lan Qingyou, these were all trivial matters of no real consequence.

After all, it was nothing more than some jealous people running their mouths off in the world channel. There was fundamentally no need to pay them any mind.

Because there were only a scattered few making a ruckus there all day like deranged fanatics.

Deliberately going out to argue with such people would actually be lowering oneself.