[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-22":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},1462245,1912,"Chapter 22: Assault on the Tribe","synthetic-wizard-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>The Red Horn Wilderness is a vast expanse located more than two hundred kilometers north of Black Stone City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barren land has sparse vegetation, scarce water sources, and is characterized by numerous jagged rocks resembling red horns, which give the Red Horn Wilderness its name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the harsh environment, besides the Black-scaled Lizardman tribe, there are no other intelligent creatures here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s precisely because it’s so difficult to find enough food in the Red Horn Wilderness that every winter, the Black-scaled Lizardmen invade the territory of Black Stone City, plundering enough food for the winter while also reducing the tribe’s surplus population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this marauding tribe that brings disaster to Black Stone City annually, the city harbors deep hatred and loathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, when Kei ordered a surprise attack on the Black-scaled Lizardman tribe, it immediately received enthusiastic support from the knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been fed up with those lizard bandits for too long; today, I’m definitely going to wipe them out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordon rode on a Black Rock Leopard, his face filled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding knights were also gearing up, eager for battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the importance of this campaign, Kei not only dispatched the newly formed Cavalry Legion but also mobilized five hundred soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With ample support from Gold Coins, the army of Black Stone City has expanded to a thousand men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that doesn’t include the militia forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military strength has increased several-fold compared to last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cavalry Legion led the way, with infantry behind, forming a long column of over five hundred men moving orderly across the wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kei and Sunan were in the middle of the formation, each mounted on a Black Rock Leopard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, compared to the Cavalry Legion’s Black Rock Leopards, their mounts appeared more robust and majestic, with a deeper luster in their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Black Rock Leopard (Puppet\u002FAdvanced Knight Level), a puppet creation made from Black Stone Iron, with a body as sturdy as Black Stone Iron and capable of navigating the Black Stone Iron veins, able to replenish energy and heal injuries by consuming Black Stone Iron.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the elite Black Rock Leopard Sunan synthesized from seven Black Rock Leopards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had the combat power of an Advanced Knight Level, and their sturdy bodies could only bear shallow marks even against weapons cast from Black Stone Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kei was smitten with this elite Black Rock Leopard, evidently very satisfied with his mount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they advanced deeper into the Red Horn Wilderness, the surrounding environment became more desolate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another half hour of travel, the scouts responsible for reconnaissance returned and shouted loudly, \"Sir, the Black-scaled Lizardman tribe is approximately two kilometers ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kei’s spirit lifted as he gave a deep-voiced order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone accelerate, prepare for battle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the order was given, the speed of the marching column immediately increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the Black-scaled Lizardman tribe came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling it a tribe was generous—it was merely a collection of low huts made of straw and wood, enclosed by wooden fences, exuding primitiveness and backwardness everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With over five hundred troops approaching, the Black-scaled Lizardmen were not blind and naturally noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the troops arrived, hundreds of Black-scaled Lizardmen had already gathered in front of the tribe with weapons, staring fiercely at the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black-scaled Lizardmen are practically a nation of warriors; even women and children possess combat prowess equal to normal adult men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adult Black-scaled Lizardmen have strength equivalent to that of knight’s squires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A handful of elite Black-scaled Lizardmen can attain the level of apprentice knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is an atavistic phenomenon, with the awakening of a trace of Dragon Lizard bloodline, they can rival knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently standing at the forefront, with scales bearing scarlet patterns indicative of Dragon Lizard bloodline awakening, there are more than a dozen knight-level Black-scaled Lizardmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader, nearly two meters and five in height, emanated a ferocious and vicious aura similar to that of Kei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kei had only just advanced to Peak Knight last month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tribe chieftain of the Black-scaled Lizardmen likely possessed Peak Knight Level strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, the number of Black-scaled Lizardman warriors wielding weapons noticeably exceeded two hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they may have fewer numbers, their individual strength is formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winning this battle seems not so straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet neither Kei nor his knights showed any trace of fear; morale was high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because behind them stood a Wizard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the ride, all the cavalrymen of the Cavalry Legion simultaneously took out a potion, popped the wooden cork with their thumbs, and poured it into their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength Potion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zero-level potion capable of significantly enhancing power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this campaign, Sunan had crafted over sixty bottles of potion in one go, ensuring each cavalier in the Cavalry Legion received one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Strength Potion boost, even apprentice knights could exert power not much inferior to that of formal knights!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kei drew his longsword and shouted vehemently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his vanguard charge, the Cavalry Legion launched like an arrow, crashing into the Black-scaled Lizardman’s frontline!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, blood spattered, and limbs flew!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle broke out in an instant and quickly reached a fever pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The open area in front of the tribe became a battlefield filled with blood and gore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Black Rock Leopards as mounts, the Cavalry Legion found itself on the battlefield for the first time since its formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not disappoint with their exhibited combat prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Black-scaled Lizardmen could withstand the strikes of the cavaliers, they were soon torn apart by the Black Rock Leopards’ sharp claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they faced was no longer an individual cavalier but the combined assault of cavaliers and Black Rock Leopards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was entirely different from the cavalry armies they had faced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial intelligence disparity unsurprisingly resulted in heavy losses for the Black-scaled Lizardmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan stood in the rear, nodding quietly at the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that this world had never seen an example of tamed exotic beasts as mounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least within the Starlight Kingdom, it was unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Black Rock Leopard cavalry, an unprecedented troop type, easily led their opponents to make incorrect responses the first time they faced them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a rapidly changing battlefield, an incorrect response often signified death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Rock Leopard cavalry was still relatively small in number, but as this unit expanded into a full-scale Cavalry Legion, it would undoubtedly bring a mighty ’surprise’ to Black Stone City’s enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan withdrew his gaze and glanced at Brad beside him, sighing slightly in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to advance to the second-level Wizard Apprentice soon; otherwise, he would always be a fragile mage needing protection in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Sunan refocused his thoughts, uttered strange syllables, and a basketball-sized ball of acid quickly formed in the air before him. With a flick of his finger, it shot like an arrow toward a knight-level Black-scaled Lizardman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reach of the Mage’s Hand was inadequate, unsuitable for the current battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Sunan opted for an Acid Splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss hiss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black-scaled Lizardman never expected an attack from afar and was caught off guard as the acid splashed onto its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the acid corroded a large hole in the lizardman’s face, devouring its features until only a dark gaping cavity remained, even eroding some of the bone beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black-scaled Lizardman convulsed and fell to the ground, clearly lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying power of the Acid Splash left the surrounding Black-scaled Lizardmen trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the moment, they looked at Sunan with deep-seated fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not fear human blades and fists, but this strange and horrifying attack was beyond their understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of power was this?\u003C\u002Fp>",1281,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.173Z",1,"novelbin.me","6182fda7f53a4427b4cd34527f91292c412f22af3e8fe2e2833812c138951c59","synthetic-wizard-chapter-23","synthetic-wizard-chapter-21",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]