This Wizard is So Unscientific!

Chapter 58 - 58 58 Shadow and Feast_1

?Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Shadow and Feast!_1 Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Shadow and Feast!_1 In the dark passage.

Shadow tentacles twisting a fire oil bullet horse lamp, silently moved forward.

It was as if a mass of shadow was chasing the light.

“Whoosh…”

The sound of waves hitting the shore, rhythmic and melodious, rose next to Tuck’s ear.

Besides the sound of the waves, there were many eerie and bizarre subtle noises intermixed with the sound of the tides.

With the commencement of the Dark Sun Ceremony, the “Undercurrent” had gradually infiltrated the Ramore Tower City-State.

Perhaps ordinary Transcendents could neither hear nor see it.

But in Tuck’s case, the surge of the Undercurrent was vividly apparent.

In the midst of moving forward, Tuck, within the shadows, was examining the Transcendent Crystals obtained from the recently killed Rat Leader and several Elite Black Mice.

As smaller Transcendent creatures.

The crystals from the Elite Black Mice were also somewhat smaller, about the size of a quail egg.

The materials from rodent species were usually not used as advancement materials for human Transcendents.

They were mostly used as equipment materials, or some special auxiliary materials, and so on.

Although slightly smaller, as materials from Elite Level creatures, they could still fetch a decent price.

This batch of materials, at the very least, would be worth 10 Magic Gold.

Killing rodent Elite Level creatures wasn’t difficult.

The main issue was that they hid very deeply and were too hard to find.

Glancing over those Level 1 Elite materials, Tuck looked towards the most significant gain from this expedition—the Rat Leader’s crystal material.

A chicken-egg-sized amber crystal, inside of which emerged a dense and extremely refined “Shadow Attribute”.

Yes!

The Transcendent Attribute that condensed upon the death of the Rat Leader was “Shadow”.

And it was a very pure “Leader Level” Shadow.

“Although it’s only Level 15 Shadow, this is a rare material of Leader Level,”

“Melting it into the Rune Shadow Ring Staff will definitely increase the potency of the Rune Shadow Ring Staff by a small notch.”

Tuck pondered secretly.

Currently, Tuck’s Shadow Ring Staff’s inherent Shadow nature was roughly at the Level 22, Level 23 Shadow Sequence.

Only, the “Shadow Rune” had reinforced it.

But the innate shadow power of the Ring Staff itself was not strong enough.

With the smelting and integration of this Level 15 “Leader Level” Shadow power,

At the very least, it could elevate its Shadow Level to around Level 27, maybe even Level 28.

By then, the three functions of the Rune Ring Staff would see a significant improvement.

Plus, in combination with other Shadow materials, it might even be possible to refine a Third Rank Shadow Ring Staff.

The “Shadow” Transcendent Attribute, by itself, was quite rare.

Being able to obtain such a pure and substantial portion this time was truly fortunate.

After a moment of thought, Tuck gradually refocused his mind towards what lay ahead.

The scent of death and the disturbance of the Undead were right in front of him.

Tuck pondered for a moment, then dismissed the Shadow power with a wave of his hand.

He reverted to his true identity, an ordinary Origin Energy Wizard.

His feet touched the ground, feeling somewhat unstable.

Even the soles of his feet sent out a slight prickling sensation.

“The mere Shadow State doesn’t mesh well with the human form of life.”

“Floating for too long, the legs become somewhat unresponsive.”

“To develop a Shadow State that’s truly my own, it’s best to combine physical strength with the Shadow State.”

“That way, I can effectively leverage the characteristics of the Shadow State while also utilizing my physical body, so I don’t end up with sore feet upon landing like now.”

Lost in thought, Tuck, carrying the fire oil horse lamp, arrived at the exit of the cave.

At the end of the cave, the space suddenly opened up.

On both sides of the rock walls, were lined with orange-yellow wall lamps.

Tuck glanced at them, indeed, they were all fire cores solidified by witchcraft.

The numerous wall lamps illuminated the area brightly.

In the rock valley passage beneath the rock shelf.

An exotic atmosphere hit him directly.

More precisely, a dimensional rift saturated with the aura of a Foreign Undead Army.

With the surge of the Undercurrent, the “Undead Rift” was like manna from heaven, crazily absorbing the Origin Energy of the grey ash tides and expanding continuously.

Tuck did not know how large the Undead Rift had been before.

But now, the height of the Undead Rift had reached twenty to thirty meters.

The width of the rift’s ethereal projection met the ground.

Tuck estimated that a small car should be able to pass through without any issues.

The spot where Tuck and the others were located was ten meters above the ground, on a corridor that ran along a rocky ledge on the wall.

If one were to say the Undead Rift held the “heavenly timing” of the Undercurrent,

then Tuck and his companions held the “geographical advantage” of the terrain.

As for “human harmony,”

Tuck felt it was not harmonious.

At this moment, on the corridors along the sides of the rocky wall, there were roughly twenty to thirty Transcendent spellcasters.

Most were around Level 10, with fewer above Level 20.

Necromancers accounted for about half of the number.

There were not a few spellcasters, but it was clear from their positioning that they were mostly fighting independently.

The Undercurrent would bring a large number of Undead down into the cave passage.

And everyone’s goal was to stop the Foreign Undead Army from attacking the Undead Tower.

Until Mr. Aubrey arrived.

After all, in the past, the foreign Undead Army of the grey ash tides was always held back by Mr. Aubrey’s own Undead Army.

At this time, Armanti and Taniru were not far away, positioned on a protruding part of the rocky ledge that looked rather favorable.

“How’s the situation over there?” Armanti asked in a low voice when he saw Tuck approaching.

“The Black Mice tide has basically been taken care of,” Tuck said indifferently.

This statement made both of them show a slight change in expression; the Black Mice tide was not easy to deal with.

Even Transcendent spellcasters of Level 30 something might not be able to handle it, yet Tuck had managed to resolve it on his own.

Before the two had a chance to ask anything more, Tuck scanned the surroundings and looked at Armanti.

“Have you defended against the Undead Army’s advance here before?”

“Yes,” Armanti nodded.

“How long do you think these people can hold out?” Tuck asked.

“At most a day or two. If we grit our teeth and endure, three days is the limit.”

“So, for nearly a month’s Undercurrent… basically, in the end, we have to rely on Professor Aubrey’s Undead Army?”

“What else could it be?” Armanti countered.

Tuck took a deep breath, turned around, and looked towards the “Undead Rift” that displayed the deep dimensional vessel crack.

“Do you think… there’s a possibility that we could hold out on our own?”

“What?”

Both of them looked over incredulously.

“Are you joking?”

It was Taniru who spoke.

Being part of the High Tower, he was well aware of the severity of the Undead Rift.

“At the start, it was only because the rift’s energy limit was low, involving only Undead creatures of Level 7 or 8, mostly skeleton creatures.”

“Later on, not only did the levels of the Undead creatures increase, but so did the variety.”

“Ghosts with the ability to fly and phase through, agile Ogres that will cost us the geographical advantage,

“Fast Undead Knights with immense charge force, and powerful Undead Bone Dragon creatures that can easily destroy the Necromancers’ defense line.”

“And those ‘Soul-grabbing Ghosts’ adept at assassination can pose a direct threat to the Necromancers themselves.”

“When that time comes, how will you hold up? Use your head to block?”

Taniru, who was “drafted” by Tuck, was already quite dissatisfied.

Seizing the opportunity, he sharply criticized Tuck.

“Yes, you’re right!” Tuck nodded.

“So… we must be better prepared, holding out for as long as we can,”

“We can’t help with the situation outside; all we can do is guard the Undead Rift here and wait for the outcome of the outside world.”

“Also…”

Tuck scrutinized the Undead Rift.

“This is also a rare—feast!”