West side of the Isthmus of Balboa in the New World.

This place already belongs to the Broken Star Sea naturally cut off by the continent, and the deeper you go into the Broken Star Sea, the closer it is to the unknown land of human beings, and it also means more danger and mystery!

At the official level of the kingdom.

Even Hirius, who has the most explorers and the fastest progress in ocean exploration, has only a superficial taste of this sea area, and does not have a deep understanding of this sea.

Perhaps only when gold, silver, or other huge interests appear there will spark another wave of ocean exploration.

At this time.

Hundreds of kilometers from the Isthmus of Balboa, on an unknown volcanic island that has never appeared on a human chart.

Rustle of falling leaves, snow and rain...

Dark clouds had been over the island for a month, and the light rain that seemed to make the bones moldy had been going on for a whole month, and it looked like it was going to continue for a long time.

Well, maybe not "like", on this island that is not very vegetative, but is located in a tropical hot and humid climate.

Dead wood, treetops, ground... Even the stones that seem to have only inorganic matter are already moldy spots, green, white, red, yellow, and from a distance, they are a little gorgeous, dangerously gorgeous.

This is a veritable rainy season (mildew rain)!

Near the center of the island, from a cave only one man high, it goes deeper than two hundred meters underground along a winding crevice.

There is a huge crystal cave.

The cave was more than three hundred meters deep, and was filled with spectacular glowing giant crystal columns, the longest of which weighed nearly fifteen meters and weighed sixty tons, and the dwarf ones were as tall as ordinary pine trees, all of which were translucent gold and silver.

It's beautiful and valuable at the same time!

But.

At the bottom of the cave is a constantly surging magma chamber, causing the temperature to reach 50 degrees Celsius and the humidity to 98% all year round, which is a deadly killer for humans.

If a normal person comes here, if he doesn't bring any protective equipment, he will definitely not last ten minutes and will be completely killed by this fairyland-like place.

What's more, in addition to the temperature and humidity, there are also more hidden killing opportunities here!

A casual drop of water around you contains more than 200 million germs.

There may be more than 100 species of various germs combined, most of which were captured by flowing water between 10,000 and 60,000 years after the gradual formation of the crystal cave, and have remained in this relatively closed environment until now.

Therefore, 90% of these species are progenitor-grade germs that are not found in the outside world.

However, this crystal cave, which kills secrets for ordinary people, is a priceless treasure for others.

Tick... Tick...

Through the misty light emitted by the crystal pillar.

Faintly visible, beneath the large crystal clusters that looked like the beams of a cave, five black-robed figures with pale faces who had been standing there for an unknown amount of time.

"These three hateful fellows are so unpunctual, how long are I going to have to wait here?

There was a shrill voice of unknown origin in the middle of the five figures, and it was clear that among the five dead people, there might actually be only one "living person".

However, looking at their similar appearance, as well as the green hyphae that spread like sutures under the skin, perhaps the only "living person" is not so "alive".

However, his voice just fell.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A black shadow fell from the sky with great dexterity between the huge crystal pillars.

Landing on the top of a crystal pillar, he lay on it like a big worm, and mocked his companion mercilessly:

"Hiss, living corpse, you are still so afraid of death, no matter where you go, you don't forget to take those stinking corpses you have collected. ”

As a dark wizard in the same school, he certainly knew the details of the other party. The companion who hides among the living corpses of these strains is a ruthless man who has turned himself into a petri dish of mycelium.

The dark wizard, who is called the "living corpse", did not show weakness and immediately ridiculed him:

"'Worm Man', what right do you have to laugh at me when you have completely abandoned your own body?

The eldest brother doesn't have to laugh at the second brother.

The "head lice" is a facultative parasite that can live both on its own and as a parasitic life. The "insect man" who came later used his human body to raise a huge "head lice".

Let this terrible parasite turn against the guest, gradually replacing his own body. In the end, he became such a "worm man" with two legs and four arms, and a chitin shell.

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"Ha, it's really lively, I heard you guys bickering when I first came. If only you could be so motivated!"

The ethereal voice seemed to sound from the bottom of their hearts, and a guy with a mouth and eyes with an umbrella cover on his head, like a large mushroom in the shape of a human, slid down the crystal pillar softly.

The place where he walked was like a snail, leaving a wet band of mucus.

Seeing the visitor, the two people who looked strange and powerful, the "living corpse" and the "insect man", immediately stopped talking.

Don't look at this guy's appearance of impaired mobility, but in fact, he is the strongest of them.

Like the "insect people", they have abandoned the human body and have been transformed into another biological form, the "mushroom people" composed entirely of fungi.

They even think that this guy has lost the concept of self and that the personality shown is just an outward manifestation of a fungal collective panconsciousness.

Even if it's a dark wizard of the same school, they don't know if this guy is alive or dead in his current state.

Just as at this time, he has lost the ability to speak as a human instinct, and can only rely on [Spore Cloud Telepathy] to communicate.

After the third person arrived, there was a sudden silence in the crystal cave.

But it didn't keep them waiting.

Phew-

A giant wolf, which was one man tall but had mottled fur, fell down deftly.

However, the three people who arrived early were already surprised, and just complained:

"'Poisonous wolf', why are you so slow, it's obvious that you're stationed on Naika Island during this time, and you're the convener of this gathering, aren't you?"

The others still had the shape of a human, but the "poisonous wolf" who arrived last had turned into a thin giant wolf with five red cysts around his neck.

Only in the limited space of the wolf's head, another distorted human face was squeezed, which looked the most terrifying and weird among several people.

"As a landlord, I just went to greet our guests.

Oh, here he comes. ”

Fluttering Ridge –

A large black crow flew in from the top of the cave, flapping its wings and landing on a tall crystal pillar.

If Aven was here, he would have thought that this crow was familiar.

I saw that this big crow's pure black eyes turned, staring at the four dark wizards with different appearances below, but he didn't have the slightest consciousness of being a guest:

"Gaga, everyone from the Poison Epidemic School has arrived. Next, I would like to announce Madame's second step plan and the goals targeted, and I ask for your cooperation..."

Half an hour later, the crow had quietly departed.

Only the four dark wizards who belonged to the Plague School were left.

"This croaking crow is so annoying, I wanted to see what it would be like to use the body of a shaman to grow germs.

Moreover, he believes in a high-ranking totem god who has the authority of [unclean], [plague], and [death], and the effect should be far beyond that ordinary people can compare. ”

The five living corpses chuckled twice at the same time, rolling their dirty eyes.

"Don't say anything stupid, we're allies with Lady Raven and her shamanic clique now. For the sake of a little profit, it would be too stupid to give up the real treasure behind. ”

The distorted human face on the head of the poisonous wolf grinned, sneering and shattering the illusions of his companions.

"The 'Wolves' are right, although their attitude has not been very good.

However, as long as we can use the power of Lady Raven to manifest part of the final creation of the school, the [Plague Tree], we can improve the corresponding knowledge, and at least give us hope of being promoted to the top wizard.

After completing the sublimation of the soul essence and gaining a longer lifespan, the future of the 'Poison Epidemic School' will be created by us!"

The relationship between several members of this evil sect seems to be okay on the surface. But just by calling each other only by their respective wizard names, we know that the internal harmony may be far from being as shown.

In fact, in the face of a group of companions who have given up their human identity for the sake of power, they really can't help but be wary of each other within the school, otherwise they will be accidentally sold by the so-called companions who have no sense of human morality.

The "Plague School" is a new school of wizards, whose power is rooted in many pathogens in nature.

Pathogens are a collective term for microorganisms and parasites that can cause disease.

Microorganisms account for the vast majority, including viruses, chlamydia, rickettsia, mycoplasma, bacteria, spirochetes and fungi;

All pathogens are parasitic organisms, and the natural hosts of the parasitism are, of course, plants, animals and... Person!

And these terrible and disgusting things can all become the casting materials of the Poison Plague School, and from this, a series of terrible witchcraft has been derived, and these four monster-like dark wizards have also been created.

"The first step is the [Cyst Germs] spreading task in the Pioneer Colony, and 'Poisonous Wolf' has done a good job. The second step of the action is still led by the 'poisonous wolf', and the others are responsible for cooperating, do you have no opinion?"

The strongest of the four, the mushroom man, unceremoniously took over the command.

The remaining three looked at each other, had no opinion, and opened their mouths to promise:

"Leave it to me!"

"No problem!"

Since even the "compatriots" who were Niemensters had been sacrificed to the first round of action, morality, ethics, identity, race, and everything that distinguished human and non-human beings was no longer in their consideration.

Like desperate martyrs, whether they sacrifice others or themselves, they only have the [Plague Tree] as the source of mystery in their eyes!