Chapter 333

Standing on the edge of the "Ship" plane, staring at the huge space crack that was constantly twisting and changing, emitting ominous fluctuations across the void in front.

Black took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the slight uneasiness and regret in his heart, and his face returned to the calmness and rationality belonging to a wizard.

In all fairness, his preparation this time is actually not bad.

Customized wizard tools can better fit his own soul characteristics and have higher cost-effectiveness, but top-level standard wizard tools often have more guarantees in pure protection strength.

To be foolproof, the two standard wizard tools he bought this time are both boutiques among Tier 6.

In terms of mental protection alone, they are probably even stronger than some customized products made by alchemy masters.

"It's just that the deposit consumption is too large, and I only bought three pieces in total... I hope it's enough." Black sighed helplessly.

The information sent back from the plane opposite this time was a Tier 6 wizard, so it seems that Tier 6 mental protection should be enough to deal with most situations in this plane.

The problem is that the "quantity" he prepared is too small.

This means he must be more cautious to avoid falling into a protracted war or facing multiple mental shocks at the same time.

But for a soul-system wizard who lacks strong attack and defense means, being too cautious often means missing many precious spoils of war.

Black roughly calculated in his heart that if he was unlucky, the harvest of this plane war might not necessarily fill the huge expenditure of buying these three wizard tools.

"I hope the wizard tool Jie Ming gave me can last longer in terms of protection duration..." His gaze fell on the wristband on his left wrist.

Inside the crystal, the golden liquid that was flowing with light was flowing slowly, emitting a stable and reassuring atmosphere.

With the contract constraint, he was not worried that Jie Ming would deceive him on basic functions.

But as everyone knows, for the same Tier 6, the gap between the upper and lower limits of strength can be huge.

The other two pieces he bought with a lot of money are undoubtedly high-level goods among Tier 6.

And Jie Ming, a wizard tool made by a Tier 2 wizard, even if it reached the Tier 6 threshold by relying on some special materials and technology, it is likely just an entry-level level.

He had also secretly tested the "Heart Barrier Wristband," and the protection effect was indeed good, and it could effectively isolate several medium and low-intensity soul illusions he cast.

But every time he tested it, watching the golden liquid in the crystal decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye made him feel distressed—those were all real military achievements!

As for the short-term resistance to Tier 7 wizardry and the early warning function for Tier 8 wizardry mentioned by Jie Ming.

Due to the lack of testing conditions, Black basically didn't take it to heart, just treating it as a theoretical optimistic deduction.

"However, Jie Ming can manufacture wizard tools that touch the Tier 6 threshold at the Tier 2 level, even if it mainly relies on material characteristics, his technology is quite terrifying."

"After going back this time, I can ask him what other types of wizard tools he is good at making..." Black was thinking when the cold voice of the expedition commander spread to the minds of all participating wizards through spiritual power, interrupting his thoughts.

There was no extra mobilization, and the order was issued directly.

In an instant, lights of various colors lit up on the edge of the Ship plane.

Wizards activated the mental protection means they had prepared one after another, some with crystal crystals floating above their heads, some surrounded by invisible mental barriers, and some like Black, wearing special accessories or wristbands.

Then, following the massive cannon fodder units, figures turned into streamers and rushed into the space crack that opened like a giant beast's mouth.

Black did not dare to neglect, and immediately activated a badge engraved with complex eye-shaped patterns in his arms—this was one of the two Tier 6 protective wizard tools he bought, 【Gazer's Mark】.

A cool and stable spiritual power instantly enveloped his consciousness, forming a tough barrier.

At the same time, he habitually cast the soul-system wizardry "sense of existence dilution," making his aura inconspicuous among many wizards.

Then he took off and flew into the bizarre space crack with the crowd.

Just as he entered the crack channel, the expected spatial pulling feeling came, but immediately after, a dizziness far beyond the ordinary slammed into his perception!

"Ugh!" Black groaned, feeling his soul as if it had been thrown into a high-speed washing machine.

In the twisted light and shadow and chaotic spatial sense, he seemed to hear an extremely subtle "click" sound that seemed to come from the soul level.

"Not good!"

Soul-system wizards are extremely sensitive to changes in their own state, and Black's heart alarm rang loudly!

This is definitely not a normal spatial shuttle reaction!

He endured the discomfort and desperately mobilized his spiritual power to stabilize his figure.

After a few breaths, the severe dizziness receded like a tide, and he found that he had broken away from the space channel and was in an... abnormal space.

All around were "rock walls" that couldn't see the top, pan-dark red meat color, warm to the touch, soft and slippery, and still beating slightly.

Under his feet was a pitch-black and cold "ground" as hard as a carapace.

Looking up, the high "dome" was also composed of wriggling meat, as if inside the abdominal cavity of some kind of creature!

Black reacted immediately.

He was not teleported to any underground cave at all, but was swallowed into the body of some kind of huge creature with unimaginable size!

Black instantly realized that this was not any accidental spatial turbulence at all, but the predatory behavior of this unknown giant beast!

The exit of the space crack was probably blocked by its "mouth"!

He immediately looked around and saw more wizards who were "swallowed" in like him.

They drifted down slowly from mid-air like dumplings, but their state was extremely bizarre—their eyes were closed, and their faces carried an incomparably satisfied, peaceful, and even happy smile, as if they had fallen into the most beautiful dream, completely unaware of their own situation.

Immediately after, the flesh and blood on the surrounding meat walls surged, and countless slippery tentacles with suckers stretched out, accurately wrapping around those drifting wizards, pulling them toward the meat walls easily.

Flesh and blood wriggled like living things, wrapping them, slowly "integrating" those wizards into it, leaving only blurred human contours appearing and disappearing on the surface of the meat wall.

It's an illusion!

Powerful group hallucination ability!

No, not just hallucination ability, I'm afraid there is also extremely strong thought interference ability.

Looking at some cannon fodder units that theoretically have no intelligence at all, and I'm afraid they don't even have a soul, only biological instincts, also gently letting the tentacles roll themselves away, Black corrected his thoughts.

His heart beat wildly, and he immediately thought of the subtle shattering sound just now.

That should be the sound of the Tier 6 mental barrier formed by the 【Gazer's Mark】 he activated being forcibly shattered the moment he entered this place!

Could it be that what I see and feel now is already an illusion?

This thought made him shudder.

But if this is an illusion, the purpose is to make people let down their guard and be swallowed, then why is the scene he sees so twisted and terrifying?

Would his inner subconscious construct such a "beautiful dream"?

No!

Black suddenly realized something and looked down at his left wrist subconsciously.

There, that "Heart Barrier Wristband," which was originally simple and unadorned, was now emitting a stable and soft halo.

And the golden liquid sealed inside the crystal, which was claimed to be able to maintain ten years of consumption, was decreasing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Like ice and snow under the sun, it dissipated rapidly!

This terrifying consumption speed told him intuitively that at this moment, there was a huge and bizarre power continuously impacting his mental defense line!

The wristband did not fail; it was faithfully fulfilling its duty of "isolation."

Blocking the terrifying hallucinations and thought interference that were enough to make other wizards sink instantly outside his consciousness.

The terrifying scene he saw inside the giant beast, I'm afraid... is the bloody reality of this plane!

(End of chapter)