[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-133":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Synthetic Wizard",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462306,1912,"Chapter 133 - 107: Immortality with a Fatal Flaw","synthetic-wizard-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>With the protection of the Ring of Extreme Defense, Sunan could attack without worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the highly threatening Blood Soul Insects, he did not hold back at all and immediately activated the Calamity Ring on his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four rings flashed simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, four enormous gray claws appeared in the void, sweeping through the swarm like a gale sweeping away fallen leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Blood Soul Insects fell to the ground like dumplings into water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense swarm was suddenly noticeably thinned out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following closely, a large amount of silver metallic liquid once again oozed from Sunan’s body, forming sharp spikes that shot out rapidly in all directions, centering on him. It instantly annihilated over a hundred Blood Soul Insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Sunan’s relentless and fierce assault, the swarm was rapidly reduced at an astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just over half a minute, Sunan cleared the Blood Soul Insects around him and turned to look at Rose on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter was in a far more perilous situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose had exhausted all her trump cards but had only managed to eliminate fewer than a hundred Blood Soul Insects, with over a hundred more still surrounding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, her strange plants had been devoured completely, and she could only rely on magical items to barely fend off the swarm’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, most of the Blood Soul Insects had been attracted to Sunan, allowing her to hold on until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Sunan intervened to support her, the two quickly cleared the remaining swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few surviving Blood Soul Insects were trapped by Sunan in a makeshift iron cage crafted from Refined Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such rare creatures must be taken back for proper study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of danger, Rose breathed a sigh of relief. She turned to look at where Sunan had been fighting earlier and was stunned to see the thick layer of insect corpses on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many times she witnessed it, Sunan’s display of power always left her secretly amazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the battle, two of Sunan’s Rings of Extreme Defense were completely depleted and needed recharging before they could be used again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another’s defense capacity was more than half spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four Calamity Rings also needed to be recharged before further use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Steel Golems suffered varying degrees of damage, but fortunately, their injuries weren’t severe. They could self-repair by absorbing energy at the base’s geonode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Power was still about half remaining, allowing the use of the Demon Pattern Core for about a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, more than half of the combat power remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling reassured, Sunan clutched a High-level Rune Gemstone in his palm and cautiously proceeded into the passage from which the Blood Soul Insects had emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the passage was a room transformed into a nest, with walls covered in beehive-like small holes, inside of which many shed exoskeletons of Blood Soul Insects remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking around and finding no remaining Blood Soul Insects, Sunan relaxed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If another swarm came, he might have to consider a temporary retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose also breathed a big sigh of relief, not wanting to face those terrifying insects again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They emerged from the left-side passage and turned into the right-side passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the passage was another room transformed into a nest, with dense small holes on the walls containing bugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, seeing this scene, Sunan and Rose instinctively tensed up, adopting a combat stance, but soon they realized that these were not Blood Soul Insects but another kind of insect resembling large ladybugs, their backs covered in a crystalline shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lay motionless in the holes, seemingly in a deep sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan stepped forward, carefully picked up one insect, observed it for a while, and then shook his head at Rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This insect had no life force remaining within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two then checked each insect one by one, discovering that most were dead, with only a scant six still holding a faint life force, as weak as a candle in the wind, ready to be snuffed out at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some thought, Sunan decided to place these insects into the iron cage too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the nest, the two began to search each room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was a warehouse, containing over ten shelves lined with various materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, due to the passage of time, most materials had decomposed and were unusable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a small amount of rare metals remained intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this were a Meditation Room, an indoor garden, and an apothecary, but unfortunately, nothing notable was found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until they entered a space that looked like a magical practice room that they discovered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire practice room was filled with dust, with the walls, floor, and ceiling pockmarked and covered in cracks, as if it had witnessed an intense battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A skeletal corpse sat alone against a corner of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeleton was still wearing a robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan immediately recognized it as a magical robe, though after so much time, it was surely ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The owner of this place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose pointed to the rings on the skeleton’s hand, whose Enchanted Runes had become blurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps,\" Sunan’s gaze swept over the battle scars in the practice room, \"We can’t rule out the possibility that someone else was here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After examining the skeleton and finding nothing of value, the two left the practice room and entered the final room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the wide workbench in the room, both Sunan and Rose felt a renewed sense of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this was a laboratory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a place for a Wizard (or apprentice) to conduct experimental research, this room usually housed the Wizard’s (or apprentice’s) experimental notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a study discovered, the notes in the laboratory might be the most valuable things in this cave.\u003C\u002Fp>",965,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.453Z",1,"novelbin.me","ec47019ec8174b219e1346bbf2c7dc4bf338a4c007c5b00fa0ab21a01d765c4f","synthetic-wizard-chapter-134","synthetic-wizard-chapter-132",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]