Chapter 588 “Subscribe Request” Dungeon Sword Saint (10k)
“Goo呱!”
The blood frog king’s cry echoed throughout the hall.
The one and two-star blood frog servants charged without hesitation towards the tunnel entrance.
Their bodies stretched to their limits during jumps, then instantly contracted like springs, seemingly able to bridge the distance in an instant. The bloody aura nearly burst through the pink mist.
The three-star blood frog warriors raised their weapons and bravely followed behind the blood frog servants.
There were fewer of them than the servants, but there were still over forty.
The three-star blood frog assassins were even fewer in number, blending into the ranks of the blood frog servants in an instant, indistinguishable from each other.
The four-star blood frog mages remained stationary at the rear, holding their staffs high and letting out loud croaks.
Between the blood frog mages and the blood frog warriors, two massive five-star blood frog giants rose from the ground, pounding their chests and letting out deafening roars.
The six-star blood frog king at the far back raised his horn and blew hard, emitting a dazzling red light circle from beneath his feet.
That red circle clung to the ground, instantly spreading across the entire hall.
All the blood frogs’ feet glowed with miniature circles, and blood-red light immediately enveloped their bodies.
Undoubtedly, this was a full-party buff skill!
“Demon Fox Beast!”
Amidst the pink mist and blood spray, Dark Di Mont suddenly shouted.
The “Nine-Tailed Fox Beast” immediately lowered its body, its four paws gripping the ground tightly. Blue flames spread from its paws to its entire body, and its nine fluffy tails stretched out straight, each tip glowing with blue ghost fire.
“Ultimate Skill—Ghost Fire Orb!”
Under Dark’s command, the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast let out a low roar, nine ghost fires rising from its tails simultaneously, rapidly expanding into boiling fireballs.
It swung its tail forcefully, sending nine fireballs bursting towards the blood frog army.
These nine fireballs separated and lined up horizontally, piercing into the crowd of frogs.
“Rumble!”
Nine explosions erupted, firelight bursting in nine locations. Even with the光环’s boost, the one and two-star blood frog servants could not withstand the onslaught of the six-star golem mage’s area attack.
Countless blood frog servants exploded in the blue flames, red liquid splattering and dyeing the pink mist.
However, the three-star blood frog warriors and assassins supported by the blood frog king’s aura managed to hold on.
The more than forty blood frog warriors used their weapons to support themselves, their eyes gradually turning black and red, clearly attempting to rage.
But before their black aura could fully manifest, they were suppressed by the “Thin Mist Field.” Pink mist engulfed them, calming their rage, only to be replaced with extreme shock!
The failure of “Blood Rage” was completely unexpected for the blood frog warriors.
They stopped in surprise, while a few fell to the ground, sucking greedily at the red liquid seeping through the cracks, triggering the ultimate skill “Bloodthirst” to recover from injuries.
The dozen or so blood frog assassins thrust their blood-poisoned “daggers” into their own thighs.
Yet, after being stabbed, the “blood poison” did not trigger.
They were stunned, their already limited intelligence almost failing completely.
“Croak croak croak!”
The blood frog mages who had survived looked ahead at the warriors and assassins suddenly stopping and urged them forward with their staffs.
For blood frogs, dying in battle was an honor.
Even if their limbs were missing, they should charge into enemy territory.
Because the blood frog mages behind would make full use of their remains.
Merciful Blood Lords would welcome blood-exploded blood frogs into the Blood Realm, ensuring they forever received the Lord’s blessings.
Blood frog warriors, assassins, and surviving servants, under the fierce urging of the blood frog mages, regrouped and charged towards the tunnel entrance again!
…
Dark knew well the configuration and tactics of the blood frogs.
He watched the desperate remnants charging, sneering inwardly, and immediately ordered, “Nine-Tailed Fox Beast, summon ‘Fox Flame Dragon’!”
“Alright!”
The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast stepped on the ground, its nine tails standing upright again.
The flames released from its tails merged, forming a ferocious blue flame dragon!
The dragon let out a silent roar, charging straight ahead under the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast’s control!
Blood frogs encountered along the way were instantly burned and evaporated, unable to impede it at all.
The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast’s gaze pierced through the pink mist, solemnly watching the blood frog mages behind.
The “Fox Flame Dragon” charged unhesitatingly towards the blood frog mages, trying to kill them all before they could perform the “Corpse Blood Burst.”
“Croak croak!”
The blood frog mages seemed to understand the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast’s intent and immediately let out a harsh scream.
Two five-star blood frog giants heard the sound; one continued charging forward, while the other bent down slowly, slapping the ground’s flame dragon.
Although the “Fox Flame Dragon” was thick and long, it appeared as small as an eel before the ten-meter-tall giant. If hit, it would surely be dispersed.
But the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast never lost control of the “Fox Flame Dragon.” With a thought, the dragon turned agilely, escaping the giant’s grasp and biting the nearest blood frog mage!
“Croak—”
The blood frog mage screamed, pointing his staff directly at the “Fox Flame Dragon’s” head.
A strange ring-shaped shockwave suddenly burst from the staff’s tip, striking the dragon’s mouth!
Despite the dragon’s throat being pierced, it continued to bite the blood frog mage.
In a wail, the blood frog mage was burned to ashes by the blue flames.
The “Fox Flame Dragon” continued its momentum, biting another nearby blood frog mage.
Seeing his comrade’s fate, the blood frog mage retreated in shock and anger, controlling the red liquid between the stone slabs to surge out, forming blood walls.
But those blood walls could not stop the “Fox Flame Dragon,” which bit and swallowed the blood frog mage in a scream.
“Croak croak croak!”
Another blood frog mage nearby suddenly screamed, and the blood frog mage it held suddenly glowed with blood radiance, exploding violently. The released blood energy finally scattered the “Fox Flame Dragon.”
But the already few blood frog mages had lost two.
However, the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast frowned, clearly unsatisfied.
Its front paw stomped, lifting its neck, and lightning formed instantly.
“Boom!”
Like thunder, that lightning
As an arrow released from a string, it instantly shot out.
Electricity raced through the air, but instead of aiming directly at the back row of mages, it tilted upward and struck the blood-frog giant that was quickly advancing!
The blood-frog giant was over ten meters tall, with two thick arms hanging to the ground, covered in lumps like cysts, oozing poisonous blood.
Its large mouth stretched to its ears, with a long, thick tongue curled outside, ready to shoot out and ensnare enemies at any moment.
Being a “giant,” its skin was extremely thick, and with the aura surrounding it, its defense was even stronger.
But with a single explosion, the “Fox Lightning Strike” from the nine-tailed fox beast penetrated its red surface glow and went straight through its body.
“Zap!”
The lightning exploded, wrapping around its entire body.
In the midst of pain, the blood-frog giant was paralyzed and forced to stop in its tracks.
The nine-tailed fox beast snorted coldly, gathering its mana, and blue flames burst forth once more.
“Lion Beast.”
Dark observed the situation and immediately issued orders.
Upon receiving the order, the lion beast drew the “Solo Sword Sheath,” held the sword horizontally, and guarded the entrance of the tunnel.
This tunnel entrance was easy to defend but hard to attack. The blood-frog army charging towards it would be in a position to be bombarded at will.
The one-star and two-star blood-frog servants were merely cannon fodder, while the three-star blood-frog warriors and assassins could barely stand their ground in the “Foggy Field.”
If these cannon fodder couldn’t get close, the four-star blood-frog mages wouldn’t be able to cast the “Corpse Blood Burst” spell.
The only real threat left would be the two blood-frog giants and the final blood-frog king.
The blood-frog giants mainly relied on their massive size to crush opponents. If they couldn’t break through the relatively narrow tunnel entrance, they could only resort to their long-range tactic of spraying blood.
Though smaller than the blood-frog giants, the blood-frog king was still a giant frog over five meters tall.
Thus, this tunnel entrance was strategically advantageous.
Now, the entire battle had been completely suppressed by the firepower of the nine-tailed fox beast.
Next, all they needed to do was continue defending the tunnel entrance and wait for the nine-tailed fox beast to charge up fully, unleashing the “Tengu” that devoured everything, which would seal their victory.
Thinking this, Dark narrowed his eyes.
He knew quite a bit about the blood-frog people, but he was unclear about the abilities of the blood-frog king.
However, if they could obliterate it with powerful firepower, its abilities would no longer matter.
…
The urging of the blood-frog mages eventually paid off as the blood-frog warriors and assassins, despite their damaged bodies, charged forward.
However, Lion Beast stood guard at the entrance, slicing down any blood-frog that tried to rush in, sending their corpses flying.
When a group of blood-frog servants rushed in, he gave them a “Beast King Punch,” blasting them away before they could self-destruct.
Under such circumstances, the blood-frog mages couldn’t time their attacks properly. Several blood-frogs exploded in mid-air after being blasted away, scattering blood petals in a mix of madness and beauty.
The nine-tailed fox’s charge didn’t last long.
As the nearby blood-frog giant struggled out of its paralysis, the nine-tailed fox had already condensed its blue flames into a massive energy ball.
With a heavy gaze and extreme concentration, it roared loudly just as the energy reached its peak.
“Tengu!”
The energy ball instantly shot out, heading straight for the blood-frog king at the rear!
“Quack!”
The blood-frog giant attempted to swat the energy ball out of the air, but failed.
The energy ball moved at incredible speed, reaching the blood-frog king’s eyes in an instant, then…
“BOOM!”
The massive energy ball exploded in front of the blood-frog king.
Blue light, like flames, spread instantly, tearing through the pink fog.
The “Foggy Field” was forcibly shattered by the “Tengu.”
But at this point, the field effect was no longer necessary.
The blood-frog giant showed a terrified and twisted expression in the face of the terrifying energy explosion. The remaining blood-frog mages, about to flee, were consumed by the explosion.
The nearby blood-frog giant hadn’t even reacted yet.
A terrifying mushroom cloud rose into the sky, shattering the stone slabs on the ground.
Blood mist rose in the air.
Even the second blood-frog giant was instantly engulfed.
Dark and company retreated hastily as soon as the “Tengu” was released.
Before they could turn the corner, the shockwave hit the tunnel entrance.
Lion Beast stepped forward, crossing his arms to block the shockwave, absorbing it entirely.
As the shockwave subsided, a second explosion suddenly rang out within the hall.
Dark frowned slightly, realizing immediately that the jars on the high platform must have exploded after being shattered.
The range of the “Tengu” was wider than he expected.
He began to worry about the state of the treasure chest.
…
“Well done.”
Dark gently stroked the smooth fur of the nine-tailed fox beast, which had become weakened after releasing the “Tengu.” It turned its head slowly, rubbing its nose against his hand.
Then, a light flashed, and the nine-tailed fox beast regressed into a demon fox beast due to excessive mana consumption.
The demon fox beast’s legs softened, leaning into Dark’s embrace.
It struggled to stand but was too weak.
Dark continued to stroke its head, and after a while, he leaned close to its ear and said, “Let’s go back and rest first.”
The demon fox beast nodded slightly.
Dark then canceled the summon.
After putting the “Demon Fox Beast” magic card into the card deck, Dark drew two “Energy Potions,” activated them, and replenished the lion beast’s mana.
Once the lion beast’s status was fully restored, they raised their alertness and returned to the hall.
Monsters had various abilities, and who knew if the blood-frog king had any abilities like shedding its shell or coming back to life?
Necessary caution was always the key to going further in the dungeon.
But when they emerged from the tunnel entrance, they found the entire hall had been thoroughly destroyed.
Not only was the central high platform and jars gone, but the treasure chest was…
Dark’s eyes lit up as he spotted a corner of the treasure chest in another tunnel!
It seemed the door to that tunnel had been shattered by the explosion, and the treasure chest had been blown inside along with the stone slabs.
It was unknown if it was intact.
Dark surveyed the surroundings.
The blood-frog army was nowhere to be seen, and even the corpses of the two blood-frog giants had vanished, either swallowed by the dungeon or dissolved into blood.
The blood-frog king, facing the explosion at close range, naturally left nothing behind.
But atop its head, the “Blood Crystal Crown,” relatively small compared to its huge body, remained undamaged.
Dark nodded at the lion beast, who walked over to pick up the crown, wiping off the dirt on its surface.
Afterwards, he reached Dak’s front.
Dak realized this could be an unexpected blessing and opened his “Eye of Truth” to examine it.
The “Blood Crystal Crown” revealed its value under the scrutiny of the “Eye of Truth.”
To everyone’s surprise, it had an extremely high value, almost comparable to that of the magic book “Magfire”!
“There is indeed mana within this crown…”
Dak thought for a moment, took out a bag from his backpack, wrapped it separately, and then placed it in another bag.
Since it was the King of Blood Frogs’ crown, it must have extraordinary mystery.
All the magical equipment and weapons obtained since entering the dungeon could also be used to practice making “Item Cards.”
He then made a quick round in the hall until he reached the entrance of the tunnel, where he shook his head slightly with some regret.
This “Blood Crystal Crown” was all the loot except for the treasure chest.
The downside of a large-scale mana burst was that one wrong move could destroy both materials and treasures.
At the entrance of the tunnel, Lion Beast took up a stance and punched out!
The debris blocking the tunnel entrance was instantly blown away by the lion-shaped energy wave.
They entered the tunnel and quickly dug out the treasure chest buried in the debris.
“Click” after opening it, the treasures inside were finally revealed.
“What is this?”
Dak was momentarily stunned and looked closely.
In the corner of the chest lay a blood-red crystal.
This crystal had a faint bloody smell and looked somewhat familiar, like… like the blood crystal of a water dragon lizard!
“Is this a crystallization of some creature’s blood?”
Dak put on gloves, picked up the crystal from the chest, and took out the “Blood Crystal Crown” again to compare.
“It’s not the same material.”
He shook his head and opened his “Eye of Truth.”
Indeed, the value of this crystal was much lower than the “Blood Crystal Crown,” only ranking between the Worm Tree and the Grass Cat Plant.
Although somewhat disappointed, he realized that finding good items in the middle of a dungeon was rare.
Compared to this, the value of the blood crystal was already quite good.
If he could experiment to find out which creature’s blood it was, he could maximize its value.
…
After putting the blood crystal in a bag, Dak continued forward.
He left the safe zone at exactly 8 PM and found the stone door after exploring for over an hour. Now, having crossed three rooms and spent nearly an hour, it was already past ten o’clock.
“Maybe the seniors in the safe zone are still waiting for me to open the ‘Paradise.’ I need to hurry.”
Dak steadied himself and came out of the tunnel, entering the fourth room.
To his great surprise, there were no monsters in this room.
He originally thought it would be like the Mummy Stalker, an invisible monster, but even after destroying the jar on the high platform and entering the next tunnel, no monsters appeared.
Coincidentally, the fifth room was the same.
It wasn’t until the sixth room that new monsters appeared.
On the high platform, in front of a transparent jar, a humanoid monster sat cross-legged with its arms crossed.
Unlike the atmosphere in the previous rooms, the sixth room was filled with an ominous and solemn feeling.
Dak looked up and frowned slightly.
The humanoid monster wore a wide-brimmed hat that tilted downward, covering its face entirely.
It wore black robes, resembling a human form, almost indistinguishable from a person.
Behind it, a broadsword hung diagonally, extremely long.
In this world of swords, magic, and golems, Dak sensed an ancient knightly aura from this monster.
He was surprised and developed a slight interest in this monster.
“Could this be a Boss?”
“But this doesn’t seem like the final room of a Boss…”
“There’s something off here.”
Just as Dak pondered, the humanoid monster on the high platform moved first.
It pulled back its hand, lifted the brim of its hat, revealing a pair of eyes—everything below the eyes was covered by a black metal mask.
Its eyes were very peculiar; both pupils had an inverted triangle.
Black pupils, golden triangles.
This made them particularly striking.
…
Staring at those eyes, Dak felt a chill, causing him to instinctively reach for his card deck.
But the monster’s gaze soon shifted from him to Lion Beast.
Then, the humanoid monster slowly stood up, gesturing to Lion Beast with its hand.
Just this action was enough to astonish anyone.
This was not something an irrational monster would do.
Lion Beast narrowed its eyes and whispered, “Master, is it challenging me?”
Dak’s lips curled upward, his interest piqued, “Looks like it.”
Lion Beast asked in confusion, “What should I do next?”
Dak answered, “Accept the challenge.”
“I’ll handle this.” Deoxys stepped forward, standing in front of Dak.
Lion Beast nodded and walked out of the tunnel.
Its eyes shone brightly, radiating a stronger fighting spirit than when facing ordinary monsters.
The monster’s star level was likely higher than Lion Beast’s, but it wasn’t afraid.
After holiday training, it had shed its old ways of thinking.
Star levels didn’t determine everything; there was a vast difference between golems.
Three-dimensional attributes were merely a reflection of basic strength.
Powerful techniques could amplify power threefold, which was what made moves effective.
Victory or defeat was never just about paper comparisons.
After stepping on five stone slabs, Lion Beast stretched out his hand, pulling the “Holy Sword” from the Solo Sword Sheath, pointing it at the humanoid monster on the high platform.
The humanoid monster let out a series of mocking laughs, then raised its hand, grabbing the hilt of the broadsword behind it.
Though less than 1.8 meters tall, the broadsword was over two meters long, thick and wide, with a razor-sharp blade!
“Whoosh—”
The humanoid monster drew the broadsword and swung it upward, sending the sword flying out of its sheath and soaring into the sky.
Then, the humanoid monster pushed off with its feet, leaping high into the air, firmly grasping the hilt and slashing down fiercely toward the front!
The slash was directed at the air, but clearly a show of force.
The aura bursting from the blade resembled a tide, rolling as it slashed down.
The ground shattered!
…
“Has it started over there?”
Inside the final room, a mouse-like monster appeared unexpectedly by the pool filled with red liquid.
It sat on a stone stool like a human, crossing its legs, holding a Sleepy Grass in its hand.
The rolled cigarette occasionally exhaled smoke that transformed into various shapes.
After taking a puff, it lifted its head and looked at the wall opposite the pool with a relaxed demeanor.
The armored humanoid tightly bound to the wall by iron chains in a cruciform pose had silently opened its blood-red eyes.
“What’s your name?”
The mouse asked leisurely, showing a composed grace.
That armored humanoid stared intently at the seemingly weak demonic rat, with veins pulsating around its eyes.
The fresh blood in the pool flowed up against its beast-like foot, being absorbed into its skin.
Its decaying body gradually regained vitality under the red liquid, with long-lost strength surging through its limbs.
Familiarity…
Why does this feeling arise?
Grut Dures felt waves of turmoil akin to a blood tide within his calm heart.
“Hey, what’s your name?” The rat urged again.
Grut Dures replied with the name that constantly echoed in his memory: “Grut Dures!”
The expression of the demonic rat changed instantly.
…
Every floor boss in the St. Maryan dungeon is not rootless.
They are manifestations of history, having left significant marks on the wheel of time.
Grut Dures is no exception.
Though he lost his memories as a living being, his name remained etched in his mind.
As the tubes disconnected one by one, the red liquid in the pool could no longer keep up with his absorption rate.
He felt a hunger, with every cell in his body screaming and urging him to find a substitute.
Blood, or something else.
Thinking was a troublesome task.
Grut felt his brain still stiff, struggling just to suppress the madness welling up inside him.
He outwardly declared calmness but was always on the verge of bursting.
“Do you know my name?”
Grut Dures looked at the mouse emerging from the shadows, pondering in his heart.
The demonic rat’s expression calmed after several changes, then it stared with round eyes and spoke in a sharp voice, “Of course I do.”
Grut calmly said, “Tell me, what does it mean?”
The demonic rat said, “Join us.”
Grut frowned, “What?”
The demonic rat stuffed the rolled cigarette into his mouth and swallowed it whole, saying, “Live or die, there are two paths before you.”
Grut grinned and laughed.
His laughter grew louder, gradually turning into madness.
“What gives you the courage to threaten me?”
…
Grut Dures, the orc sword saint who had gained fame across the continent a hundred years ago.
…
In the sixth room.
The humanoid monster wielding a broadsword was now battling the Lion Beast.
Although it was foolish to engage in a “fair duel” with monsters in the dungeon, this humanoid monster felt different.
Every move it made was imbued with “rationality,” both in appearance and essence, indicating basic intelligence.
Dungeon monsters were generally divided into three levels based on intelligence:
– Ordinary monsters with intelligence level below 2.
– Elite monsters with intelligence level above 2.
– Floor bosses with intelligence level close to 3.
However, they weren’t powerful because of high intelligence but due to their high rank.
Dark had only seen a floor boss once during the previous semester’s dungeon exploration, and the dual-headed demon man Tarren Leon Caenassat left a deep impression on him.
Moreover, the abyssal monster he encountered in the hidden space also displayed a high level of basic intelligence.
If that abyssal monster was also a deep-level floor boss, could this humanoid monster wielding a broadsword be the floor boss of the tenth level?
Dark stood at the tunnel entrance, observing continuously.
This humanoid monster covered itself entirely, making it impossible to deduce its type from its physical features.
However, its aura and the basic combat capabilities shown when fighting the Lion Beast clearly indicated it was at the sixth star.
The sixth star was still in the second tier.
It was rare for floor bosses in the dungeon to be in the second tier.
The battle between the humanoid monster and the Lion Beast intensified.
Although there was a slight gap in their base attributes, the Lion Beast’s “Holy Sword” compensated for it.
The broadsword wielded by the humanoid monster was also a fine weapon, but it clearly couldn’t match the “Holy Sword.”
On paper, the balance meant they were on equal footing.
“Who will win?”
“The Lion Beast.”
Deoxys responded casually.
At that moment, the balance in the battle was lost.
The humanoid monster began using abilities in the sword fight, black tentacles emerging from its sleeves and wrapping around the broadsword.
“Bang!”
The tentacles completely pressed onto the blade, and dark flames erupted.
The Lion Beast’s eyes lit up, neither avoiding nor retreating. The “Solo Sword Sheath” in its hand burst forth with holy light, countering the dark flames.
Light and darkness attributes mutually restrained each other.
The “Holy Sword” had an additional 50%克制 against dark attributes.
But those dark flames were clearly extraordinary, seemingly having additional resistance to light attributes as well.
After a direct confrontation, the holy light of the “Holy Sword” quickly took the upper hand, overwhelming the dark flames.
The humanoid monster’s sleeve caught fire with holy light, burning backward.
Its movements visibly deformed, immediately retreating backward.
When the sleeve burned away, it revealed a finely scaled black arm.
“Is it snake scales, or lizard scales?”
Dark’s gaze flickered, but he didn’t speak.
But the Lion Beast already shouted, “Beast King Fist!”
The Beast King Fist tightly connected to the sword strike shattered large portions of the humanoid monster’s clothing, revealing part of its body hidden beneath the black robe.
Seeing its identity about to be exposed, the humanoid monster suddenly stomped, covering itself in a layer of black flame armor.
However, this dark attribute armor only made it more vulnerable, as the holy light from the “Holy Sword” already affected its movements.
“Since that’s the case…”
The humanoid monster murmured, and golden triangles in its dark eyes abruptly inverted. The flame armor contracted into a thin layer, tightly hugging its body.
Suddenly, a loud explosion came from its arms, the originally slender arms
It expanded like an inflatable, completely changing the way it wielded the broadsword.
It no longer focused on technique, but instead adopted a grand and sweeping approach that suited the broadsword. Every slash released a surging aura, shattering the stone slabs on the ground.
Lion Beast was quickly suppressed.
The atmosphere on the battlefield became suffocating.
…
But Lion Beast was not frightened by this. Its eyes showed madness, yet its heart remained unusually calm.
Such techniques could not last long. Once the humanoid monster’s ultimate skill reached its limit, it would be the moment for it to close in.
It tried to avoid the sword wind, maintaining its integrity while engaging in a standoff with the humanoid monster.
It had almost no experience fighting one-on-one.
This was a rare opportunity.
Only through continuous training in battle could it grow strong enough to protect all justice.
Two minutes later.
The humanoid monster’s attack suddenly weakened. Almost instantly, Lion Beast stomped on the stone slab beneath its feet, transforming into a lightning-fast charge. The “Holy Sword” in its hand burst forth with sacred white light, extending to three or four meters in length.
It raised the sword vertically, dodging a nearby slash, then thrust forward, slicing horizontally!
“Puff!”
The humanoid monster’s right arm, which held the sword, was severed.
Without hesitation, it followed up with a second strike from the left side, slicing open the humanoid monster’s abdomen, before completing a full rotation and delivering a fatal decapitation!
Ultimate Skill — “Triple Slash”!
…
The humanoid monster’s head and body separated, its eyes quickly dimming, and the golden triangle faded away.
However, there were no signs of blood from the wounds on its arm, abdomen, or neck.
Lion Beast knelt down, panting heavily.
It had given everything it had.
…
Dark emerged from the passage, saying nothing as he approached the corpse of the humanoid monster. He lowered his head to examine the wounds, deep in thought.
These three wounds penetrated deep inside, but there was no sign of any internal structures.
There was no muscle, no blood vessels, no bones.
The entire body seemed to consist only of snake-scaled skin and black filling inside.
He wanted to look closer, but the corpse suddenly shriveled up, leaving only a pool of foul-smelling black water on the ground.
…
With an indescribable confusion, Dark suddenly looked up, hearing some noise coming from another passage on the other side of the high platform.
“Be alert!”
He immediately drew a Magic Card and silently recited a common summoning spell.
“Mana Spirit” appeared beside it again.
The Mana Spirit had not been much depleted and appeared full of energy.
Dark held another modified “Bliss III? Moon” in his hand and quickly walked up to the high platform, looking down at the entrance.
Behind him, Deoxys rudely extended its hand towards Lion Beast.
Lion Beast smiled helplessly and threw the “Solo Sword Sheath” to it.
Deoxys curled its lips, throwing the “Dragon Fang Sword” back to it for protection.
Both completed the exchange.
Deoxys stepped onto the high platform, walking next to Dark.
The Imp Beast flew down from the air and landed on Dark’s shoulder.
Soon after, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the passage. A mouse-like monster rushed out, letting out a shrill “squeak” at the figures on the high platform.
But in the next instant, it froze, its face showing a human-like expression of shock.
Perhaps it saw that the figure on the platform was not the humanoid monster but a human student.
And this human student felt somewhat familiar.
“When did I see them?”
After a brief hesitation, the pursuing footsteps gradually approached.
The mouse monster let out a scream, frantically fleeing into the shadows at the corner, only half of its body visible, trembling.
Some never listen to warnings, causing embarrassment for the mice.
The second set of footsteps from within the passage was more steady and agitated.
A shrill sound like metal being cut accompanied it constantly.
…
Dark glanced at the mouse monster’s buttocks and its rapidly twitching tail, forming a guess.
“The aura of the Holy Sword.”
Deoxys gripped the handle of the “Holy Sword” tightly, its expression growing serious.
What came from the passage was undoubtedly the unique aura of the “Holy Sword.”
Someone was wielding the “Holy Sword”!
Not stored in a treasure chest, nor hung on the wall as a decoration.
That “Holy Sword” belonged to someone!
“The worst-case scenario.”
Dark muttered to himself after understanding Deoxys’ meaning.
The humanoid monster that used the broadsword earlier was indeed not a boss-level monster, so it was likely just an elite monster.
The one now emerging from the passage was probably the boss-level monster that wielded the “Holy Sword.”
Then, beyond the passage, should be the final room where the boss-level monster was located!
“No, if it’s just one, it’s not the worst-case scenario.”
Dark took a deep breath and immediately recited a common summoning spell, activating the “Bliss III? Moon” in his hand.
In the shower of pink moonlight, the little Mana Spirit closed its eyes as if enjoying a gentle rain.
Then its body began to grow and form, evolving into a five-star Magic Golem — “Mana Nightmare Demon”!
“Activate ‘Nightmare Space’!”
Dark gave the order without hesitation.
“Yomimi…”
The Mana Nightmare Demon responded loudly, its ribbons fluttering without wind, and the three gems on its chest glowing red.
In an instant, a thick purple smoke burst from beneath it, spreading rapidly in all directions with the front as the focus.
In the blink of an eye, the thick purple smoke filled the area from the high platform to the passage.
The entire space distorted slightly.
Within the passage, the monster wielding the “Holy Sword” stepped into the purple smoke when it exited the passage.
Its eyebrows furrowed, and blood-like aura appeared on its feet, attaching itself to its legs like boots.
But this purple smoke was not the poisonous fog it expected; these measures would be useless.
A feeling akin to being stuck in quicksand made its madness, previously suppressed under a calm surface, surge anew.
It instantly drew its sword, a terrifying crimson light slicing through the mist, cutting the right wall.
The tip of the mouse monster’s tail instantly vanished in the sword light, and it screamed, fully retreating into the shadows.
…
[This chapter is equivalent to five chapters in other books, please note.]
[Human will is truly fragile; one closes their eyes and falls asleep. I’ll definitely set an alarm tonight.]
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