SORCERER: I WANT TO BE AN ACADEMIC PRODIGY

Chapter 517: Chapter 515: Cutting into the Black God Abyss

Time, like the wind, arrived and left without a trace.

After more than half a year, the Lanque once again made its way to the depths of the Black Shen Swamp, to a secluded spot familiar to them. The airship suddenly halted its advance, suspended mid-air.

On the deck, Ivan glanced at the slope and puddles below, then turned to the people behind him and said,

“Everyone, I’m counting on you this time.”

“Sorcerer Ivan, you’re too polite.”

Those present had all made their battle preparations. This time they had brought out their full strength, including Janie, Locke, the swamp ants, Tanaya, Angela, Mara, the Silkworm Queen, the Scented Butterfly, the Flame Scorpion, Korram, as well as six formidable magic puppets.

…

Each of their powers far surpassed the Level 3 threshold.

Now, they had gathered the intel they needed and made all necessary preparations. Everything was in place, missing only the execution of their plan.

The moment of action was clearly upon them.

“Depart.”

Following Ivan’s command, he took the lead leaping from the airship’s guardrail. With the gentle breeze aiding them, everyone landed smoothly on the ground one after another.

The ground beneath their feet immediately started to shift.

The soil churned rapidly outward, and in the blink of an eye, an enormous pit emerged, causing the group to sink downward continuously, plunging rapidly below.

Just as many years ago, Ivan chose the same method of entry.

But unlike before, they were not targeting a particular entry or exit corridor; instead, they were aiming directly for the interior of the Black God Abyss. They planned to strike deep into enemy territory in one fell swoop, turning their world upside down.

With Elder Aleck coordinating the operation at a high level, it would be some time before anyone noticed their arrival.

“Just as expected, everything is smooth,” Ivan said with a chuckle, sensing something beneath his feet after a moment.

The others did not cease their work, continuing to manipulate the rock and soil to change continuously, allowing the group to proceed deeper. It became apparent that the deeper they went, the harder the rock and the more hidden the security measures became.

But these were no match for them.

“Janie, proceed with the plan.”

“Understood.”

With the order, Janie moved first, burrowing into the rock, quickly tunneling to the other side. She had another urgent task, to deliver some beads elsewhere.

Seconds passed, and suddenly, the ground beneath them gave way to a bottomless chasm, filled with ceaselessly roiling mists.

Each person used their own methods to float above the chasm.

One side of the chasm was lined with cliffs and caves. Without another word, Ivan led the group toward that direction.

“Intruders—argh!”

“Who are these madmen, daring to wreak havoc upon our Black God Abyss—boom!”

“Stop them, the God Insect Guard will be here any moment—rumble!”

At that moment, the black mist in the chasm churned even more violently, matched by the ferocity of Ivan’s party. Any member of the Black God Society bold enough to show their face, whether they were a Level 3 master, a Level 2 elder, or even a Level 1 Insect Master, stood no chance against them.

It was as if they were marching through unoccupied territory.

“There’s a strong invasion, come quickly, summon everyone to join us in slaughtering these arrogant fools.”

“The enemy is terrifyingly powerful; we must command the God Insect Guard to strike immediately.”

The disturbance was so significant that it quickly alerted members of the Black God Society both high and low, filling them with shock and fury.

Once again, someone had breached the heart of the Black God Abyss.

At this moment, many people’s minds were haunted by some unpleasant memories, memories related to the previous internal purges, which sent shivers down their spines.

The many high-ranking members of the Black God Society felt the same.

Among the senior members, High Priest Muri was the most revered, and his face turned as black as charcoal as he scrutinized the hurriedly arriving masterminds with a sharp gaze.

The enemy had arrived so mysteriously and silently that he suspected there were traitors within, the most despised kind of enemy.

“High Priest, you don’t suspect that we brought the enemies in, do you?”

“Mind your words! The situation is serious; we must prioritize the bigger picture.”

None of the Level 3 masterminds present were fools; sensing something off in his gaze, they immediately guessed his thoughts. Some resented, some were somber, and some offered counsel.

For a time, the place was filled with noise.

“Ack is right, now is not the time to worry about these matters. Moreover, with the awe-inspiring divine might of our lord, like mountains and prisons, it is unlikely that anyone would dare to commit an act of betrayal. We can address all suspicions after we’ve dealt with the invaders.”

“The High Priest speaks wisely.”

Thanks to its rapid development in recent years, the Black God Society was more powerful than ever. Nine Level 3 Sorcerers had gathered here in a hurry, and Muri, Ack, and Bro were undoubtedly the crème de la crème among them.

If it was purely a matter of combat power, the three of them admitted they were no match for the carefully trained ‘God’s Insect Guards’, which were the direct insect guards carefully chosen layer by layer by the Black God Society.

“The enemy is ferocious; we should not act alone. Let’s join with the God’s Insect Guards first, and then strike a decisive blow to eliminate that gang of madmen.”

After consoling with a few words, High Priest Muri began giving orders for action.

Apart from two masterminds he had named, who needed to gather Insect Masters scattered everywhere to delay the rampage of the enemy, others were to follow him deep into the Black God Abyss to bring out the God’s Insect Guards, whose brains were not very bright.

As they finished speaking, they began their urgent actions.

The entire Black God Abyss was a maze of twists and turns; from the outside in, it took five major turns to reach the end of the Abyss. At the end of it, there was a cold plaza on the mountainside, almost level with the upper end of the surging black mist.

On the side of the plaza stood a divine statue of the black-bearded lord, a towering figure whose divine radiance was like a blazing torch, overseeing the whole Black God Abyss.

On the plaza, there sat a procession of bizarre figures, motionless, silently praying to the divine statue.

On the cliff side of the plaza, as the black mist stirred below, the creatures inhabiting it became restless, their roars clearly transmitted upward, instinctively causing the figures on the plaza to awaken one by one, coming to the edge of the cliff in a daze and peering below, almost ready to leap down.

“Quickly return!”

Not long after, Muri and six others arrived at the plaza, immediately chasing away these prospective insect guards.

The frustrating part was that those heavily insectified prospective insect guards had muddled thoughts and still did not obey commands completely.

“Forget it; they won’t hold out much longer. If the Black God Abyss suffers serious damage, we may have no choice but to take our own lives as atonement,” Ack warned.

“Alas! It has come to this.” His words were met with immediate concurrence from the others.

Muri too knew the urgency of the situation, ignored the prospectively insectified guards that were dominated by instinct, and joined the other masterminds in using the Secret Technique to reach out to the God’s Insect Guards that dwelled within the Black God Abyss.

Seconds later, within the black mist, divine light flashed, and the ‘gate’ opened wide.

Massive silhouettes emerged from the mist, formidable auras sprang forth, and those huge figures began to rise swiftly towards the surface.

“Zhou Zhou!”

At the same time, some prospective insect guards, seizing the moment Muri and others were not paying attention, rushed eagerly into the abyss below the cliff, disappearing into the black fog in the blink of an eye, leaving no chance for interception.

This act triggered a chain reaction, with other prospective insect guards preparing to follow suit.

Muri cursed under his breath and quickly intervened to stop them, instructing the others to help block the prospective insect guards.

As for the one who had already jumped down, in his rush to find death, he couldn’t blame anyone else; he would likely soon become food for the newly liberated God’s Insect Guards.

What Muri and the others did not know was that the prospective insect guard who jumped down had long been prepared for death.

Facing the Insect Guards below with terrifying auras and massive bodies, the man threw out five beads covered in white patterns and activated a particularly strange bead among them.

A tremendous power was poised for release.

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