"Your clone should have explained things to you clearly. I'll tell you what happened after he left, so there won't be any oversights that could cause the plan to fail."
Leo sat openly on the most luxurious bed in the very center of the cave. This stone bed, which Benji used to rest, had more than a hundred energy crystals on its surface. When Leo first saw it, he almost stuffed the entire bed into the Shadow Space.
But he immediately stopped himself from doing so. After all, this was Benji's private property. Although Benji was his fighting partner, he had to respect his partner's wealth. He could just borrow it if needed in the future. There was no need to take it for himself.
Benji sat quietly by the bed, pretending not to see Leo's greedy gaze. As long as Leo didn't open his eyes, he was blind.
Indeed, greed grows limitlessly with increasing power.
Benji felt sorrow for his future life, as if he could see a dark picture of himself being ruthlessly exploited by Leo.
"The three vials of medicine I just gave you are poisons that Gavarci concocted based on my blood. More accurately, they are specially made Race Suppressant, specifically designed to deal with the Dark Night Clan. Theoretically, they can infect the entire Dark Night Clan in just three days, reducing their strength by 10% to 50%, with the reduction rate inversely proportional to their strength. However, no one knows the actual effectiveness."
Leo said with some uncertainty and regret. His regret stemmed from the unclear effects of the Leo. The inability to accurately control the proportions was making Leo very uncomfortable, as the imprecise actual effects could lead to more changes in the plan.
But as soon as Leo said this, Benji, Demigod, instantly flew into a rage. He was right; these wizards were a bunch of lunatics who could even develop such a poison that was directly targeted at an entire race.
What's even more terrifying is that this plan started forty years ago. Back then, when Leo was sold by Gru to be a test subject, Benji watched the whole process. Benji didn't really think much of it and just assumed that the old, dying Gavarci had some kind of special fetish.
So that's where they were lying in ambush!
Benji suspected that if they were given more time and a few more experimental subjects from the Dark Night Clan, they could develop a poison capable of killing the entire race, without needing to send a large army to attack; they could simply poison the whole world.
A madman, an absolute madman!
Demons, demons who toy with life!
Leo was unaware of the immense fear his words instilled in Benji.
Leo himself was not surprised, because there were far too many such things in the history of wizards.
"Therefore, this can only be used as a backup plan; we cannot place our hopes on Race Suppressant."
"Tomorrow my strength will be restored to 80%, and I can begin the plan to connect the space to the Wizard World."
"Based on previous intelligence analysis, it should take three days to fully open the spatial passage, enough for the wizard army to enter."
"Third days will be our most dangerous time. After three days, we will be the safest wizards in the world."
At this point, Leo couldn't help but reach out and touch the back of Benji's head. It felt very nice; the clone and the original felt quite different.
"What do you need me to do?" Benji dared not dodge Leo's palm; as a Demigod, he could only endure it.
"Although I possess the most primal aura of the Jeft World, once I open the spatial passage and allow the aura of the Wizard World to enter, it will inevitably provoke a backlash from the World Consciousness. This should happen on the evening of the second day. Starting from that evening, you will need to lead your people to resist the backlash and ensure the smooth opening of the spatial passage," Leo said solemnly.
"Yes, I have gathered all the clansmen. Apart from myself, who is at level three, there are currently five level two experts, one hundred and seven level one experts, and the remaining one hundred thousand are all insignificant."
Knowing the gravity of the situation, Benji naturally did everything in his power; he had mobilized the entire clan to assist Leo.
"I can also command some creatures in the Gloomy Forest to help, but they can only do some disruptive work."
Since we're surrendering, let's surrender completely. As long as our own race suffers fewer casualties, it doesn't matter how many others die.
Leo heard this and, although he already knew the strength of the Gulu Clan, he couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for the Gulu Clan producing the unprecedented Demigod- level Benji, the Gulu Clan would be a low-level race in the Jeft World, and wouldn't even be considered.
But then again, with so many forces that we're willing to risk our lives to resist, it's already an incredibly good start.
One should not be too greedy!
Originally, the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard wanted to bind several level-one puppets to him for self-defense, but after seeing him sign a contract with Benji and become his battle partner, he gave up.
Because Leo's soul power was completely occupied by Benji, there was no room for any other bound puppets.
Leo will have to wait until his soul becomes stronger after he advances in order to sign other slave contracts, Battle Partner Contract, or puppet contracts.
Realizing he'd lost the level-one puppet he was about to acquire, Leo patted Benji's head with significantly more force, leaving Benji bewildered. He'd already been very well-behaved; how had he offended this old man again?
"Regarding the future of your Gulu Clan, I also consulted the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard."
"The meaning of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard is that, depending on your performance in this conquest, if you perform well, you can reproduce freely without any problem. You will be given the best treatment in the Jeft World, and your Gulu Clan will only need to obey my orders; you will not be sold to other wizards."
"Thank you, great Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard."
Benji then revealed a genuine smile. Whether he would risk his life depended on his mood. If there was nothing to gain from risking his life, he wouldn't be too enthusiastic. But if he was offered such a great reward, then there was no question; he would just do it.
As long as I don't die, and I leave myself a portion of the female Gulu, it will only take a few decades to restore the glory of the Gulu Clan!
Benji understood what the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard was saying: as long as he helped Leo perfectly open the spatial passage, his Gulu Clan could reign supreme in the Jeft World.
When that day comes, no one will dare to say that they have surrendered, but that they have clearly abandoned darkness for light and are the guides on the road to civilized reform!
"Lord Leo, rest assured, I guarantee to complete the mission. The Wizard Will will absolutely not allow any resistance."
"I believe you. You can leave now." Leo waved his hand, signaling the excited Benji to leave.
Benji was stunned. He looked at the cave he had lived in for hundreds of years. This... should be his home, right?
But then he saw Leo looking at him meaningfully.
"Lord Leo, there are still quite a few energy crystals under the bed. Feel free to use them if you need them. I'm in the canyon, so please let me know if you need anything."
Without a second thought, Benji flew out of the cave without taking anything, as if he were a guest visiting Leo's room.
Leo squinted at the direction Benji had left. Although they had signed Battle Partner Contract, the difference in their strength was still too great. Leo had to use a little trick to make Benji remember who the master was!
Leo was also helpless. If he were strong enough, why would he resort to such despicable means?
They could still hear the voices of Benji giving orders and assigning tasks outside, and many Gulu ran out of the canyon to convey the orders of the Lord of Gloom.
Seeing how seriously Benji was taking it, Leo had already begun to study the next steps in the defense.
We can't pin our hopes on three bottles of Race Suppressant, nor can we rely entirely on Benji; in the end, we have to rely on ourselves.
Looking back on the past ten years, Leo has not had a single good night's sleep. He wishes he could stay awake every day and squeeze out every minute to improve his skills.
Such madness was worth it; in just three years, both strength and stamina reached 100 points. However, due to the toxic stimulation of the tonsils, strength was permanently reduced by 3%, so the strength value was only 97 points.
Furthermore, because he activated the Hunter Form Heavenly Capital and continuously refined his training in the Hunter Form, Leo mastered the Hunter Form perfectly in just five years, enabling him to unleash sixteen times the power attribute attack power.
The Ten Shadow Transformation Project was completed in the eighth year; Leo almost thought he wouldn't be able to finish it.
Because he had not found the most suitable medium to inscribe the rune array, he failed for six consecutive years. It was not until the end that Leo remembered that when he first evolved into Shadow and gained Shadow Jump, it was Benji who told him to use his own blood.
Leo suddenly realized that his own blood was the best medium for depiction!
The subsequent experiments went very smoothly and were completed in just two years!
Leo lightly touched the ground with his toes, and the shadow beneath him instantly split into ten, appearing in various corners of the cave using his teleportation ability.
This teleportation ability is essentially a shadow version of Leo's Shadow Jump, except that these shadows have no physical form and don't require the delay that Leo experienced during the Shadow Jump.
They appeared instantly among the other shadows without any delay, so much so that the entire cave seemed to be filled with Leo's shadow.
At the apprentice level, Leo's Shadow Jump only covered a distance of 100 meters, but after advancing one level, the distance of his Shadow Jump directly reached 500 meters.
Within 500 meters, wherever there is shadow, Leo can reach you instantly.
With their teleportation abilities, these shadows could run through Leo's entire 500-meter radius in a single breath, leaving no blind spots.
In this situation, what life forms with low life essence see is Leo's shadow suddenly growing larger, enveloping them in a large circle with a radius of 500 meters.
For life forms with a higher quality of life, what they see are ten teleporting shadows constantly flashing.
The largest area of these individual shadows does not exceed the volume of Leo; it is the volume of a human form on Earth, not the volume of Hunter Form.
That is to say, the volume of each individual shadow is 1 square meter!
This means that their kill radius is only so large.
In Leo's eight years of experiments, it was already known that these shadows could wield weapons and fight, but their attack power was pitifully low, not even equal to one times their strength. The accurate test value was 48.5, which was exactly half of the strength attribute value, meaning that these shadows could only unleash 0.5 times the attack power.
Its pitiful attack power is even less than that of a Wizard Apprentice. And the apprentice it's comparing it to isn't even Body Refinement Wizard Apprentice, but Elemental Wizard Apprentice known for their weak physique!