Overpowered Wizard

Chapter 153: B2: C53: Void Pit 1

Zarian could see how facing the monsters of the Infinita Star System would test an adventurer’s power, discipline, and adaptability. It was also a test of game design and balance under the veneer of philosophy and morality.

All monsters were evil except for special cases, which Zarian knew from having read a few bestiary books inside Reiki’s library.

Evil outnumbered good by a massive degree. That was why good aligned creatures and adventurers had power ups. The stereotypical ‘good guys’ needed the extra power to survive, and perhaps thrive, against overwhelming evil odds.

This would sometimes lead to the evil alignment being mere fodder thrown against a meat grinder. That was an obvious consequence when quantity wasn’t enough to overcome quality in a classical fight of good versus evil.

However, things could change drastically when ancient evil grew smarter and figured out ways to really ruin an adventurer’s day. Zarian and Naomi saw that for themselves as the monsters of the Chimera Tyrant Lair used more cunning tactics, turning up the difficulty for the Florida Man and Florida Woman.

They can weaponize warp energy? Zarian thought with some surprise as he and Naomi ran deeper into the lair.

Warp beams flew in from distant attackers that were well concealed from his senses. Since the duo were on the move, they prioritized forward progress instead of counter attacks, which left them in a hairy situation.

I shouldn’t be too shocked, honestly. I’ve seen how Warper and the other skeletons with warp enchantments use it for unique maneuvers.

But those maneuvers had always remained simple, mostly applied to a few short range teleportation tricks paired with melee tactics. This was the first time Zarian dealt with offensive torrents of warp energy on straight courses for him and Naomi.

They dodged aside multiple beams, each one screeching like a thousand banshees getting pushed down a long and echoey pipe. Zarian felt the warp beams create insidious tears in reality on their way past the duo, messing with his link to the void and causing issues for his Aura Mastery, too.

The damages to local reality didn’t stick for long. Zarian could sense the Star System inserting itself to fix the dimensional damages quickly.

But there were other consequences. Wild arcane magic seeped through the tears before they sealed up. The strange magic came from places unknown while invading an environment that was already wild enough.

The dirt under the crimson ground bled with putrid blood and turned soggy under Zarian’s shadowy boots and Naomi’s bare feet. Multiple, blocky shaped thunderstorms and sudden dark magic tornadoes that were also blocky appeared in seconds.

The stormy weather hurled out roaring mystic winds, cursed thunderbolts, and a downpour of foul rain that was highly poisonous for most people.

In half a minute, the Madness Wizard and Rumble Psion found their patch of crimson grass and blackened fortress hillocks getting dumped on. These sorts of calamities would’ve annihilated cities and killed anyone below Level 70 almost instantly.

Zarian pushed his aura into a solid dome to defend against the horrific weather. Naomi encased herself in impenetrable psychic armor as she led the way toward the heart of the lair.

“Damn, this is wild!” Naomi yelled back over her shoulder.

Zarian reasoned that was one hell of an understatement. He didn’t have a verbal response because he and Para were making some calculative preparations for the outright clusterfuck that was about to crash upon them.

There was a reason this lair remained undefeated for a long time, or the Lesser World Boss wouldn’t be here anymore. Unlike Metatron, natural world bosses could only live once, so it was easy to think that many adventurers had died to this world boss.

Zarian was starting to wonder if his dear teacher had lied to him about the lair’s world boss being ‘easier’ than Metatron.

The chimeras didn’t move any further since they were aware of the effects of the Quagmire Pit. They were waiting for the bloody takeover before they rushed in as an angry and savage mob with acidic force oozing from their claws, fangs, and talons.

These two monster types were known to Zarian, Para, and Naomi. But there were two more monster types that weren’t known except for the briefest mentioning prior. The new ones were the giant serpents and warp fey, which Zarian examined quickly for key info.

The giant serpents were twice as wide as train carts. They had heavy stone armor and ranged in length from five hundred to seven hundred feet. They moved with a persistent and heavy locomotion like someone had rolled up a small mountain and gave it the ability to slither.

They were so big, Zarian almost thought the giant serpents would automatically sink into the quagmire. He knew that wouldn’t happen based on the expanded details.

He still felt a little disappointed when the giant serpents kept moving over the quagmire on a collision course for the puny humans who dared to challenge their master. Unfortunately, the serpents weren’t his gravest concern.

The description for the warp fey as flying midget-sized gremlins was fitting. They had wrinkly bodies like someone took their ancient grandparents and crunched them down.

They had needle-like teeth and sharp claws on their hands and feet. They flew using wasp-like wings, and they had twisted horns on their heads like devils. They had no eyes. Instead, they had little orbs of ultraviolet warp energy spiraling crazily in the sockets.

They were the reason for the lair being heavily drenched in warp energy. Now there were fifteen of them flying in close while charging warp beams to rip Zarian and Naomi apart. Out of all the present monsters, they were the deadliest.

Naomi did a quick scan of the closing net of death and destruction. She gave it all a nonchalant shrug and turned her back on them.

Her eyes landed on Zarian, expecting him to find a solution.

Zarian felt a twinge of embarrassment because he didn’t have a sophisticated solution. All he could do was brute force his way through and try something he’d never done before.

Might as well give it my all!

With a mighty roar that was bestial and far-reaching, Zarian and Para put their all into their combined wizardry, casting the Void Authority and Void Layer spells on the Quagmire Pit.

They shoved off the bloody takeover. They shoved away the warp energy that was dampening their void abilities. They pushed their mastery over aura to the max and raised their spellcraft to the umpteenth degree in greatness.

They turned the Quagmire Pit into a void pit, making it a giant circle on the ground that was blacker than black. It was so dark, every flash of light, color, and ambient magic was sucked into it. Obviously, that was nowhere near enough to satisfy the void pit.