There was a reason why Mark felt so disappointed.
At the moment of activating [Eternal Nightmare Judgment] and [Holy Light Healing], the skill field is within a range of thirty meters.
The originally calm silver-gray beach seemed to come alive, as if a false layer of skin had been peeled off.
As far as Mark could see, dense red spots of light representing vampire rose seeds were like a boiling pot of porridge, surging up from under the sand!
"Under the sand! It's all this damn stuff!"
Mark's voice was more urgent than ever before. He didn't even have time to stand up completely. The cross shield expanded instantly, forming a solid barrier to protect himself and Monica and Anna beside him.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the sand around them exploded as if by dense mines!
"Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!"
Dozens, no, thousands of larger mutant leeches with hideous bone spurs broke out of the sand!
Their pale bodies glowed with a cold, dead light under the moonlight, and their spiral green mouthparts emitted a teeth-grinding hissing sound.
The fishy smell instantly overwhelmed the freshness of the lake water, and it was so strong that it was nauseating.
The only thing that made Mark and the other two feel fortunate was that the lakeshore where they were standing was a solid rocky ground, otherwise these bone leeches would jump out directly from under their feet.
Not only were the number of bone leeches in front of him astonishing, but their speed, strength, and even activity far exceeded those encountered in the Rotten Bone Swamp.
The arrow Anna shot again was imbued with shadow magic. Although it successfully pierced the heads of the three bone leeches, it turned them into lumps of rotten meat stirred up by the power of shadow.
However, the castrating power of the arrows was also greatly weakened. Killing only three bone leeches could not be said to have no impact on the huge swarm of insects in front of them, but it could only be said that the impact was negligible.
Just when Anna shot the arrow, more bone leeches came like pale whip shadows, lashing and biting from all directions with shrieks that tore through the air!
After Anna tentatively shot an arrow, Mark turned the cross shield into a cross and swung it in a circle to sweep away the first wave of bone leeches, leaving Anna time and space to use the rain of arrows.
Sweeping [Holy Judgment■] over these bone leeches can also cause their juices to splatter everywhere.
Monica, on the other hand, turned into a vague shadow among the leeches, and each flash was accompanied by a precise stab of the dagger and an explosion of shadow energy.
She smashed the mouthparts or core of one leech after another, and dark green and smelly body fluids splashed everywhere.
But among the huge swarm of bone leeches, every time she emerged from the shadows, those bone leeches could easily leave bite marks and corrosion marks on her black leather armor.
And the closer you get to Mark and Anna, the greater the density of the leeches.
Monica's dodging space was drastically compressed. The more times she escaped into the shadows, the more shadow power she consumed.
In addition, the attacks of the three people were evenly distributed on these bone leeches, and they could not easily collect enough blood-sucking roses from these bone leeches for recovery as before.
Because these guys have high attack and thin skin, they died before the vampire rose seeds were planted.
But as long as they bite three people, they can cause huge damage!
"Too many! I can't clear it all!"
Monica returned to Mark, her voice panting. Her dagger had just crushed a leech, and the tail of another leech with bone spurs was already lashing towards her waist and ribs like a steel whip.
"when!"
Mark's cross shield blocked Monica's side in time. At the same time, the huge impact force generated by dozens of bone leeches made the shield emit a dull loud noise. Mark was also shocked and took a step back, his arms numb.
While Mark put holy light shields on the three people, he was quickly thinking of countermeasures.
It was impossible to use the "Brand of Blasphemy" because his attack could only reach a limited area compared to these bone leeches.
A head-on fight? The numbers were vastly different. The number and attack power of these mutant bone leeches were beyond imagination. Anna's ranged attacks were weakened, and Monica's melee attacks were besieged.
As the main defender and support, his output is limited.
Retreat? The route we took was through the swamp we had just crossed, the terrain was complex, and being caught up would be even more dangerous!
The other side is the direction of the mithril mine. Once you are blocked in the cave, it will be a dead end!
“Mmm~Mmm~!”
Just when the three of them were in a dilemma of making a choice.
Xiao Mu's anxious cry suddenly sounded above the lake behind the three of them.
It had been swimming in the lake and was now anxiously pointing its bright pink tentacles at the seemingly extremely deep dark blue water.
Master! In the water! Safe in the water!
With just one glance, Mark and the other two understood what Xiao Mu meant.
Right now, these bone leeches are coming out of the sand to attack, so the relatively deep depths of the lake might be their forbidden zone!
Although their name contains the word "leech", they are creatures in the category of Warcraft after all.
It is very different from ordinary leeches.
These bone leeches in front of us are obviously mutated species of the bone leeches in the Rot Dragon Swamp. The soft skin on their backs has been completely transformed into sharp and thick bone armor and bone spurs.
Not to mention moving freely in the lake, I'm afraid even if I return to the Corrupted Dragon Swamp, I won't be able to feel as free as before.
"Jump into the lake!" Mark made a quick decision and shouted, while the cross shield in his hand turned into a cross again and swept out fiercely.
【Holy Judgment■】!
Along with the surge of magic power in the body, a strong magic impact suddenly erupted at the most densely populated area of leeches in front!
They temporarily forced back more than a dozen bone leeches that were in the front, buying the three of them some breathing space.
"Walk!"
Monica didn't hesitate at all. She grabbed Anna, who had just emptied her quiver, and the two of them rushed towards the Falling Star Lake a few steps away like arrows!
Mark followed closely behind, the cross turned into a stream of light and turned back into a necklace, and he also jumped into the lake.
"Plop! Plop! Plop!"
The three of them entered the water one after another, and the cold lake water instantly enveloped their entire bodies.
On the shore, the bone leeches that had chased to the water's edge indeed stopped, their pale bodies squirming anxiously on the shore.
The dark green mouthparts let out unwilling hissing sounds towards the lake, but they did not dare to actually step into the water, as if the seemingly calm dark blue lake water posed a fatal threat to them.
“Gurgle…”
Anna was caught off guard and choked on her saliva. Monica immediately grabbed her and brought her out of the water.
At this time, Mark had to sigh that a water element magician like Siqi was a more versatile assistant.
Even if he now holds up a holy light shield for the three of them, the shield cannot help them isolate themselves from the lake water.
If they were water element magicians, a layer of water clothing would allow everyone to move freely in the lake.
Anna was obviously not good at swimming. If Monica and Xiao Mu had not been by her side, Mark would have been worried that Anna would drown.
The three people here had just entered the water and steady themselves.
Xiao Mu swam to their side quickly, and several tentacles wrapped around the arms of the three people, pulling them to dive down with it.
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