"It's the Race Suppression Potion released three days ago that's taking effect. The effect is stronger than expected. It's also possible that these ordinary Dark Night People are too weak, and the drug, which was originally just meant to weaken them, has now become a deadly poison."
Leo sensed a familiar scent emanating from these dying Dark Night People; it was the Race Suppression Potion that Gavarci had extracted from his blood and released into the Gulu Clan Jeft World three days ago.
The drug was originally estimated to reduce the strength of the Dark Night Clan by 30% to 50%, but it seems that the actual effect is even better than expected, and it has even killed ordinary Dark Night Clan.
At the time, Leo did not place his hopes on the Race Suppression Potion. Without physical testing, only experimental analysis, it was certainly not reliable.
" The Race Suppression Potion is no longer needed. Send this message back to command center and have them develop an antidote as soon as possible, otherwise there won't be many Dark Night Clan left."
The closer they flew to the center of the continent, the more Dark Night Clan died by the roadside. The places where the Race Suppression Potion was initially deployed were the most populous areas, and these were also the places where the drug's effects took effect earliest.
Alice quickly relayed the message back. Leo looked at the rows of corpses below and could only hope that an antidote could be developed as soon as possible. Otherwise, the value of the Jeft World would be greatly diminished, and the loss to the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard would be too great.
The reason why the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard chose to smuggle Leo into the Jeft World was because of the low returns. Now, if the Race Suppression Potion kills more than half of the Dark Night Clan, the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard will not be able to recoup his investment for decades.
The three of them quickly and successfully arrived at the sacred grounds of the Dark Night Temple. Before they even entered, a large number of Dark Night powerhouses took to the air.
Before they could question Leo and his companions about their identities, Alice pointed her staff, Fire Elemental Spirit behind her instantly pounced on them.
Two hundred Fire Elemental Spirit, all at level two, were fighting against the so-called holy land, which had little remaining defense. Leo also discovered that these people's strength had been greatly reduced due to the Race Suppression Potion, to less than 60% of their original strength. The battle was a complete one-sided massacre.
Burning fireballs continued to fall, each one representing the death of a powerful warrior of the night.
Let's go.
The battle ended in just a few breaths. After slaughtering the powerful night elementals who could take to the air, the Fire Elemental Spirit immediately turned their attention to the ground, wiping out the entire resistance force.
Benji carried the three of them and swaggered towards the most magnificent building, encountering sporadic resistance along the way.
Religion is a very magical cultural system. It can give people courage far beyond their own capabilities, enabling them to face stronger opponents. However, this kind of brainwashing often leads to death.
Courage can make you brave, but it doesn't make you mindless and stupid!
The sacred grounds of the Dark Night Temple were already permeated with religious culture, yet ordinary beings still dared to try to stop them. As a result, they were suppressed to death by the aura emanating from Gru and Benji before they even got within fifty meters.
The vast difference in the level of life cannot be bridged by quantity; it is a real and tangible gap.
"Boom"
Gru blasted open the church door with a punch, and a group of religious soldiers in exquisite armor charged at them, shouting fanatical slogans.
Faced with three wizards and a furious Level 3 Benji, the group of Night Soldiers, whose strength was at most Level 2, didn't even utter a sound before heading off to find their god.
The interior of the church can be described as magnificent, with a dazzling array of precious metals, gems, and intricate handicrafts.
But Leo and his companions were not interested. These things, which were considered works of art in the ordinary world, were worthless in their eyes.
Wizards will come to collect these things later. Wizards don't need them, but merchant groups like Green Cottage do. They will sell them to other worlds through various means.
Some worlds are rich in gold but lack water, while others are rich in water but lack currency. If someone simply passes through the middle, the profit can be a thousandfold.
Therefore, these things are worthless in Leo's eyes, but they may be the most precious treasures in another world.
"Lord Leo, their treasure vault is right behind us; all the good stuff is there."
Benji shrank his body and hopped ahead to lead the way, quickly bringing Leo to a hidden door.
With a light tap of his foot, Leo's shadow vanished instantly. Possessing the ability to Shadow Jump, the shadow was perfectly at home in this environment, leaping directly into the treasure vault.
In just a few breaths, Leo learned the entire structure of the treasure vault from the shadow, and even discovered the most hidden corner of the secret vault.
"Interesting. There are quite a few traps, and even a vault within a vault. It seems that the followers of this God of Dark Night aren't so devout after all."
With such a strong team and Leo's thorough knowledge of the entire treasure vault, getting inside was easier than going home.
The three people and one beast entered the treasure vault. The Dark Night Temple's accumulation over thousands of years had already filled the vault. All kinds of treasures that ordinary life forms rarely see were everywhere. Various exquisite equipment and swords were displayed in rows. Any weapon picked up here was a peerless divine weapon.
However, in Leo's eyes, such equipment was only at the apprentice level and was of no use to them.
Mountains of ordinary wealth held no appeal for them; only materials and energy crystals imbued with energy were their targets.
Leo sighed deeply. If this were back on Earth, just a little of what was here would be enough to live comfortably for a lifetime. But now...
But now he has no worries about food and drink!
"There are a total of 3,320 energy crystals. The total value of the usable materials is around 4,000 energy crystals. I'll take these energy crystals, and you can divide the rest of the materials among yourselves."
Gru didn't hesitate to take the lion's share, after all, he was Level Two Body Refinement Wizard, so taking the lion's share was perfectly normal.
If it were any other wizard, they could easily get around six thousand, and Level One Lesser Wizard portion.
Benji watched as Leo and the other two quickly divided up the most valuable items in the treasure vault. He could only take a few dispensable things, but he didn't utter a single complaint.
"I don't need this document. I want the hidden treasure." Leo pushed the sorted documents back, pointing to the corner of the treasure vault. He had discovered when he let Shadow in earlier that this hidden treasure would be of great use to him.
"Oh? Then we'll have to see what kind of treasure it is first. If it's too valuable, you'll need to make up the difference." Gru smiled, took half of the materials that Leo had pushed over, and pushed the other half to Alice.
Alice also unceremoniously put away half of the ingredients.
Leo was delighted to see that Gru and Alice had taken his materials without even asking what kind of treasure it was. Taking his share of the materials meant that they had given up the fight for the treasure.
It's obvious they're taking care of him!!!
With a push of his hand, Leo shattered the corner of the treasure vault, revealing a small house brimming with rich energy.
The small house is only two square meters in size, but it contains as many as three thousand energy crystals, the same number as the ones outside. Otherwise, it wouldn't have created a tangible energy mist.
Leo and his two companions were not shocked by the energy mist in front of them; their attention was drawn to a crystal-like heart on the pile of energy crystals.
This crystal-carved heart resembled a fine work of art, but it beat once every ten breaths, absorbing a small amount of surrounding energy mist with each beat.
A faint pressure emanated from the Crystal Heart, encompassing the two-square-meter room while simultaneously forcing out energy from the energy crystal for its own absorption.
"This is...?" Gru stared blankly at the Crystal Heart that beat only once every ten breaths, seemingly thinking of something yet also not thinking of something, unable to utter a word.
"It possesses autonomous activity, which is at the level of World Lord, but its oppressive aura is weak, which does not match the level of World Lord, and the aura of rules has not yet been sensed. This should be an artificial World Lord- level heart."
Alice truly lived up to her reputation as a student of the Purple Flame Stigmata Wizard; her knowledge was something even Gru couldn't match. With a simple analysis, she thoroughly understood the Crystal Heart before her.
" World Lord level? Isn't that the heart of a level four creature?" After learning about this treasure from the shadow, Leo didn't know exactly what it was. Hearing Alice say this, he immediately looked at the heart with envy. World Lord level material—this was the most valuable thing in the entire treasure vault.
"It doesn't reach the level of Level-Four World Lord. I guess it must be someone like the leader or pope of their religion who wants to become a new god, so they secretly created this heart." Alice was able to guess it pretty accurately after just a glance.
Just as Alice had guessed, this Crystal Heart had been crafted hundreds of years ago and had been hidden here absorbing energy. Even the popes hadn't been able to use it for some time.
"If changing a heart could make World Lord, then the World Lord would be far too worthless. This heart is at most a level three material, meaning it has a level four energy reserve. It's a very low-level idea of creating a god." Hearing Alice reveal the heart's true nature, Gru also remembered what it was.
In the world-conquering efforts of the wizarding civilization, I've seen all sorts of methods for becoming a Level 4 life form. This one is indeed too rudimentary, so rudimentary that even Gru can't recall it. If you want to elevate your life essence to Level 4 by accumulating energy, then someone with a big belly is already Level 4.
" Leo, this thing is indeed very helpful to you. If you can keep this heart on your body, at least you won't have to worry about your total mana." Gru said to Leo with a smile.
Alice nodded in agreement. She and Gru both knew about Leo's biggest weakness: his ever-insufficient magic power.
Wizards of the same level can fight for several hours, while Leo can exhaust all his magic power in an instant. His instantaneous combat power is indeed strong, but such a large input of magic power is really a headache.