Wizard: Start with Biological Transformation to Grind Experience
Chapter 198 - 012: Blood Moon, Blood Rain, Blood Crystal

Chapter 198: 012: Blood Moon, Blood Rain, Blood Crystal

"The Blood Moon, the Blood Moon has begun!"

"It’s raining!"

High in the sky, the three celestial bodies that once adorned the daylight were now reduced to just one—a massive moon. And at this moment, that moon had turned a blood-red hue, reminiscent of fresh, flowing blood. Its eerie appearance was extremely unsettling.

"Pitter-patter..."

The sound of raindrops filled the air as droplets began to fall from the sky.

This was no ordinary rain. Instead, it was a crimson liquid, like blood—but without the distinctive metallic scent of blood.

As the rain descended, the entire world seemed to undergo a dramatic transformation at that very moment.

Lynch could distinctly sense the elemental energy in the air growing increasingly active, as though it had undergone some unknown change. How to describe it...

It felt as though the world itself had come to life!

Yes, alive.

Lynch could clearly perceive faint, enigmatic forces suddenly emerging in the surrounding forest. They didn’t feel like life forms, yet their strong elemental reactions revealed an undeniable presence.

"Blood Moon... Blood Rain..."

Looking up at the crimson sky, Lynch felt his spirit inexplicably affected by the red moonlight and the bloody downpour. His entire being became increasingly restless, as waves of battle lust and the urge to kill surged relentlessly through his mind.

"It seems this phenomenon has a way of awakening latent battle instincts in people?"

Curious, Lynch pulled out a container, attempting to capture some rain for further study. However, this blood rain seemed impossible to collect—what fell into the container quickly evaporated into nothingness. With no choice, he abandoned the effort.

"Forget it—focus on the task at hand instead."

Shaking his head, Lynch reached into his space pocket and retrieved his magic map.

At that moment, the map displayed not only the marked safe zones but also countless new red indicators that densely dotted every corner of the map. These markers appeared and disappeared continuously.

The significance of these markers was unmistakable—they denoted the most precious resource in the Blood Moon Battlefield and the deciding factor of the wider Blood Moon War:

Blood Crystals!

The final tally of Blood Crystals held by both factions would determine the victor of the war.

"Let’s start with this one."

Lynch quickly chose a destination—a nearby blood crystal marker. According to the map, it was only a few kilometers away in his direction.

Without wasting any more time, he sprinted toward his target.

Soon, he arrived at the location, which turned out to be...

A peculiar stone clearing.

The area wasn’t very large, only about a hundred square meters, and its layout was completely open. Scattered across the clearing were a variety of bizarre rocks, ranging from a few centimeters in size to over two or three meters tall. Each formation was unique, resembling scattered sculptures of all shapes and sizes.

At the very center of this clearing grew a strange flower. Its stem was as thick as a person’s arm, and its blossoming bud was tightly clenched like a fist.

The moment Lynch stepped into this peculiar clearing, it suddenly came alive.

"Boom!"

A thunderous rumble erupted as the surrounding stone "sculptures" began to stir. One by one, the stones converged; larger rocks fused with smaller ones, forming massive rock puppets several meters tall with arms, legs, and torsos.

"Roar!"

Bellowing toward the heavens, the rock puppets charged at Lynch without hesitation. There were dozens of them, and their sheer weight turned their assault into a deafening, earth-shaking avalanche of power. The sight was utterly terrifying.

These were the elemental guards that accompanied Blood Crystals.

Upon the arrival of the Blood Moon, elemental guardians revived alongside the crystals they protected. To claim a Blood Crystal, one had to defeat these formidable sentries.

Confronted with this earth-shattering onslaught, Lynch remained fearless. Calmly raising his hand, he beckoned to the air. A faint light flashed on the space ring worn on his index finger, and the fiery-red Fearless Great Sword materialized in his grasp.

With the great sword in hand, he vanished in an instant and reappeared before one of the rock puppets. He brought the sword down in a heavy slash from overhead.

"Clang!"

A metallic clang reverberated as the great sword struck metal-like resistance and rebounded.

"Such powerful defense!"

Lynch was taken aback. At his current peak High-level Knight strength, a single slash was enough to slice through a city wall. Yet, even with that immense might, he failed to cut through these stones?

"Whoosh!"

In the midst of his surprise, a nearby rock giant swung its massive fist and struck him, sending him flying.

Lynch examined the area on his arm where the giant’s attack had landed. His muscles were sunken, and his entire arm appeared unnaturally twisted.

"Impressive attack power as well."

Nodding calmly, Lynch unleashed a retrospect spell to restore his injuries.

"Alright then, let’s try this instead."

Gripping his great sword tightly, he summoned a milky white flow of energy that erupted from his body, swiftly coating the blade in a silver sheen laced faintly with gold streaks.

With a shadow-like flicker, he reappeared in front of the same stone man. This time, his sword descended in an identical strike.

"Crack!" A crisp snap echoed.

The stone man failed to deflect the blade and was reduced to fragments with a single swing.

"So their defenses don’t stem from the stones’ physical material, but rather their resistance derived from elemental energy."

Having infused his sword with fighting spirit, Lynch felt almost no resistance as it cleaved through the stone man. It became evident that their defensive power originated from the dense concentration of elemental energy, not the strength of the stone itself.

Armed with this knowledge, the battle would be far easier.

Fighting spirit, with its unique quality of countering elemental forces, made handling these creatures straightforward.

Lynch charged into the swarm of rock puppets, swinging his Fearless Great Sword with unrelenting precision. Each strike shattered a puppet into rubble. In just minutes, the battlefield was littered with nothing but fragments of broken stone.

Stooping down, Lynch picked up a few pieces of shattered stone for closer examination.

He discovered something intriguing. The stones themselves were ordinary, yet they were intricately bound together by elemental energy. This energy created the extraordinary defensive capabilities of the rock puppets.

"Interesting. Perhaps I can research a way to replicate this."

After some thought, he decided to gather several stones, storing them in a container. Though he made short work of the puppets, their overall strength was comparable to that of a High-level Knight, making them formidable opponents.

With the battlefield cleared, Lynch turned his attention to the flower at the center of the clearing.

Now that the rock puppets were vanquished, the space felt eerily empty, leaving the flower standing conspicuously alone in the open field.

Approaching the strange bloom, Lynch noticed a subtle change.

The tightly clenched "fist" of the flower slowly unfurled. At its center was a thumbnail-sized red crystal...