"Dr. Lucas, I have three surgeries tomorrow, but I have some things to take care of at home. What do you think...?"
" Bike, family matters are more important, of course. I'll handle your surgery."
Leo's perfect image made every colleague ecstatic; having such a helpful colleague at any time was a blessing for them.
But after Dr. Bike left, full of gratitude, Leo's gaze drifted beyond the sky, a genuine smile spreading across his face. He could vaguely sense the presence of the Wizard World rapidly approaching.
"Almost there, almost there!"
Leo murmured to himself in a voice only he could hear.
This is his 32nd year infiltrating the Homo Sapiens World. If the rescue from the Wizard World doesn't arrive soon, Leo Xizhen will have to consider marrying a female Homo sapiens to cover up his disguise.
If someone is rich, has a good job, is well-mannered, has a good reputation among colleagues, and doesn't have any unusual fetishes, then there's something wrong with eleven out of ten people who don't get married or date.
Even though Leo explained many times that he was afraid to get married because of the psychological trauma caused by his family background, strange topics about Leo still circulated in the hospital.
Even the dean approached Leo, subtly suggesting that Leo marry a female Homo sapiens to silence gossips and benefit Leo's future.
Imagine entrusting an important position to someone who is neither married nor in a romantic relationship.
As a normal Homo sapiens, Leo should have gotten married long ago.
Therefore, after realizing that his behavior had attracted attention, Leo began planning to find a female Homo sapiens to form a family with.
I also dated a few people in public, and coincidentally, my colleagues saw it, but I acted as if everything was perfectly normal.
If he hadn't sensed the approaching rescue from the Wizard World, Leo anticipated that he would have had to get married within a year to divert his attention from the situation.
The first hidden rule is to avoid exhibiting any behavior that deviates from current social norms.
A water droplet is most conspicuous in the desert, but no one would notice it if it were placed in the ocean.
Now that he can sense the approaching rescue team, he no longer needs to compromise himself to disguise himself.
A month later, very faint points of light could be seen in the sky, like twinkling stars, but at first no Homo sapiens paid any attention to them.
But then, four balls of fire appeared, almost filling the entire sky.
The flames, connected together, ignited the entire sky, bathing the whole world in their fiery hue.
Beneath every pair of eyes reflecting the raging fire in the sky lies an instinctive terror from the depths of the soul.
Homo sapiens in the city ran around in a panic, seeing the situation as a harbinger of the world's destruction.
The leaders of Homo sapiens did not come forward to explain the anomaly in the sky, which made all Homo sapiens even more uneasy.
Numerous traffic accidents occurred on the streets, and Homo sapiens in uniforms appeared, using their orderly command abilities to quickly clear the traffic.
These uniformed Homo sapiens are rare security personnel in the Homo Sapiens World. They are few in number and selected through a rigorous process. They do not usually appear, but only at critical moments.
Having infiltrated the Homo Sapiens World for 32 years, I have only seen these security-guarding Homo sapiens a handful of times.
It is said that there is only one condition for becoming a security guard: when planting one 'Life-Bound Tree, there must be a different omen, and only those who do so can become security guards.
Leo's gaze fell upon these security-protecting Homo sapiens. If he wasn't mistaken, these security-protecting Homo sapiens were clearly at a higher level than ordinary Homo sapiens, and had been specially selected.
Based on his previous experience fighting the mutants, Leo boldly guessed that these security personnel were capable of mutating into level two beings.
As for the Level 3 mutants, Leo couldn't find any clues; he only encountered one in the entire city back then.
This undoubtedly shows that even the great tree, which controls the mutations of all Homo sapiens, has strict limitations and cannot change them as it pleases.
The hospital was filled with panic. Everyone was staring at the strange sky, as if they were seeing something like this for the first time and didn't know how to deal with it.
Many doctors made mistakes when treating patients, leading to numerous complaints and even arguments – something that has never happened before.
An uneasy atmosphere was spreading throughout the hospital, as if foreshadowing something bad to happen.
At this moment, Leo ignored the chaotic Homo sapiens and sat calmly in his office, intently watching the starship about to land in the sky.
He had always landed aboard a starship before, and had never witnessed the entire process of a starship expedition landing from a second-person perspective.
This time, being able to observe from inside the planet was a very rare experience for him.
The space carrier is forcibly breaking through the atmosphere of the Homo Sapiens World. The Homo Sapiens World is a miniature world with a weak World Will, which cannot stop the space carrier's forced invasion.
The standoff lasted less than half an hour before the starship stormed into the atmosphere of the Homo Sapiens World with unstoppable force, descending with boundless flames and a destructive will!
The whole world seemed to grow heavier, and even the breath carried a hint of smoke and fire, as if a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts, threatening to plunge these fragile Homo sapiens into the brink of death at any moment.
These Homo sapiens were far too weak to maintain their original state; the mere act of a starship descending was enough to nearly kill them all.
No wonder the Earth Pulse Stigmata Wizard dared to lead a large army of wizards on his first expedition without the assistance of other Stigmata Wizard; such a Homo Sapiens World was indeed too weak.
Putting yourself in their shoes, if the information Leo received was like this—that Homo sapiens were so weak—would he still dare to embark on this expedition alone?
It's too late to say anything now!
Leo took a deep breath, savoring the familiar scent in the air. It felt as if a dormant power within him was being awakened.
This is the Wizard Will that accompanies every wizard, and it is the strongest support for all wizards.
Leo's physical strength has been suppressed to 65%, and he has kept his true power sealed for many years.
As Leo breathed, a dense layer of runes appeared on his body.
" Matter Sealing Technique, Release!"
With a low murmur, all the runes on Leo's body instantly disappeared, replaced by a rapid increase in power within Leo!
66%...68%...70%...
As the starship hovered steadily in the air, a powerful aura spread throughout the entire planet. While the Homo sapiens were suffering, the starship used its unbridled behavior to declare its arrival.
Without concealing its actions, the starship expressed its murderous intent!
Leo took a deep breath, and the power within his body surged forth like a tidal wave.
78%...80%,
My strength has recovered to 80%!
Four spaceships, each over 200,000 meters in diameter, hovered high in the sky, like four sharp swords hanging over the heads of every living being in the Homo Sapiens World.
Under intense pressure, like four new suns hanging high in the sky, oppressing all life in the Homo Sapiens World!
"Four Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard, the Wizard World really takes this rescue operation seriously!"
The auras emanating from the starships were almost of equal intensity, and Leo even sensed that two of them were very familiar to him.
One was Indestructible Body Stigmata Great Wizard, and the other was Purple-Gold Vine Stigmata Great Wizard. The auras of the other two Stigmata Great Wizard were unfamiliar, and they had never interacted with each other before.
Leo reached into the Shadow Space and took out a crystal ball, sending a message requesting contact.
With the arrival of four Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard, he no longer needed to pretend to be a Homo sapiens.
"Surviving wizard, this is the command center of the starship. Please speak."
The crystal ball connected quickly, and the familiar voice made Leo had been lying in wait for 32 years, feel a deep sense of warmth.
"I am Leo, a holder of the First-Class Wizard Medal. Thank you for your rescue, Stigmata Great Wizard," Leo said, identifying himself.
"It's so good that the master didn't encounter any accidents. When the distress call was sent to the Wizard World, all the Stigmata Wizard believed that Master Leo's orders were absolutely correct; otherwise, the consequences would have been far more severe than they are now."
Upon hearing that it was Leo, the command center was excited. They probably hadn't expected that the first message they received from a surviving wizard upon arriving in the Homo Sapiens World would be from Leo.
In this rescue mission, ranked by the severity of the mission, the mission to rescue Leo, the holder of the First-Class Wizard Medal, definitely ranks in the top ten.
"Where are you currently, Master? I will send a starship to pick you up."
"Don't rush to pick me up. I'm safe now. I have some intelligence to report. Please record it and pass it on to the Stigmata Great Wizard. It will be helpful for this rescue mission."
"Please speak, Master."
"First, all Homo sapiens in the Homo Sapiens World are puppets of that great tree, lacking their own life characteristics. They can be controlled to transform and possess pseudo-level strength. Wizard army, please be careful; I suggest eliminating them all."
"Secondly, that large tree did not exhibit the characteristics of the World Lord. I suspect it is a powerful life form that has invaded from another world, with an estimated strength of at least level six. However, I am limited by my own abilities to ascertain its exact strength. I urge all you Stigmata Great Wizard to be cautious."
"Third, all the plants in the Homo Sapiens World are the Life-Bound Tree' planted by Homo sapiens during their adulthood. They are the transit points through which those trees control Homo sapiens. I suggest that they all be removed."
Fourth, I'm not sure how many wizards are still alive, and I hope you can find them all as soon as possible.
Fifth, the development of the Homo Sapiens World is seriously inconsistent with the laws of natural development, lacks a corresponding knowledge system, and their energy problem needs attention, as it is not based on the common basic energy sources of native planets.
"Sixth, I suspect that their knowledge system and most of their technological products are provided by that tree. He may control not only this planet, but also a truly technologically advanced world. Of course, this is just my speculation, and it still needs to be verified by several Stigmata Great Wizard."
"That's all the main intelligence. I'll upload some more bits and pieces of information I've gathered over the years later."
As Leo spoke, he transmitted the intelligence he had recorded and compiled over the years through the crystal ball.