Chapter 34-34- Not the act of a wise man
Standing on the hovering magic motorcycle, Yvette looked into the distance and saw that the center of the Ish Mountains was covered with withered plants, emitting the breath of death in the afterglow of the setting sun. This should be the "Corrupted Forest" that gave birth to the lord.
Because soldiers were being sent to two places at the same time, to the naked eye, there were not many signs of living things in the Corrupted Forest. The wind blew through the skeletal branches, making a low whimpering sound, turning the entire forest into a huge, ominous tomb.
After a moment of silence, Yvette looked at the double-edged demon: "How many third-stage aberrations are there around the mother nest?"
"The weakest one is on the front lines. Besides the Hive Master, who's still evolving, there should be four more... I can give you all the information on them," the double-edged demon said. "If you decide to attack, I can help hold one back while you attack the mother nest."
"Are you so kind?" Rosalyn said doubtfully.
"I told you, we're doomed once the Overlord shows up..." The double-edged demon twitched his lips and chuckled softly, "At my stage, I'll have a magic core within me... I think your teacher would be very fond of this..."
"Does the aberration also have a magic core?" Yvette looked at it, quite interested.
The essence of the magic core is a solid energy body, which is very easy to absorb for natural mages. It can be said to melt in the mouth. If you can get it, you can use it directly as a mana recovery potion to replenish emergency magic.
Of course, while elemental batteries and energy storage panels might sound similar in function, they're actually quite different. These devices use matter as a medium to store energy, specifically for magical machinery. For mages, extracting energy from them is like squeezing a rock-hard sponge; it takes ages to squeeze out even a tiny bit, making them completely useless in a critical moment.
"Of course..." The double-edged demon calmly distanced himself a little and said, "I only need the corpses of those stupid dogs. The magic core is yours..."
Yvette pondered.
According to the intelligence from the Twin-Edged Demon, there are a total of six third-stage aberrations in the Ish Mountains camp. One is the nest master, one is on the front line of the battle with Luya City, and the remaining four are nest guards... If its intelligence is correct and there are no mistakes in its actions, the actual situation will evolve into the situation where the Twin-Edged Demon and Rosaline deal with one each, and she will deal with the remaining two nest guards.
But the nest master in the mother nest is also a great threat, and it is not ruled out that there are additional guards hidden in the forest that the double-edged demon is unaware of...
"Can we attack in batches? For example, we can eliminate some of them first." Rosalyn suggested.
"Foolish! That way the bugs will return to defend the hive!" the double-edged demon denied, his tone becoming smoother. "And the other two hives, including their masters, are also idiotic dogs! You should know that it's unrealistic to expect them to be effective. While they are now depleted of manpower, with only four high-end forces, it's crucial to seize the moment and prevent the Overlord from being born!"
"Teacher, what do you think?" Rosalyn turned to look at the teacher angrily after being scolded. She still didn't trust the guy who stabbed her as soon as they met, especially since his smile was so creepy, making him look like an evil villain.
"Five days of preparation." Yvette lowered her eyes.
"I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation, beautiful...powerful...Miss Mage." The double-edged demon raised the corners of his mouth and said this in a slightly flattering tone. Then he immediately flapped his wings and disappeared in an instant.
"Can we really trust this guy, teacher?" Rosaline asked anxiously after the double-edged demon left.
"No." Yvette was silent for a moment, then sighed, "But we can't gamble, because we can't leave this island. There's no other option. Even if it's a trap, we have to take a look before we can be assured."
"That's right..." Rosalyn said dejectedly.
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In the next five days, Yvette expedited the optimization of the "regeneration pump".
As a life-saving magic, it not only significantly increases the body's regeneration rate, but also, the instant a wound is contaminated, a phantom energy heart condenses near the wound, drawing all the infected blood into it. This phantom heart forcibly strips and imprisons the distorted factors in the blood, then slowly pumps the pure blood back into the body. Finally, the filthy factors are compressed into a viscous black liquid, which is expelled through vomiting or magical guidance.
This must be completed within 20 seconds. If it exceeds this time, the distortion factor will spread rapidly and the regeneration pump cannot be saved.
But no matter what, there is finally an emergency solution, and Rosaline can fight the mutants in close combat more boldly without being afraid of getting hurt.
Rosaline, on the other hand, has been studying the new information provided by the double-edged demon.
According to his description, in addition to the third-order aberration in Luya City, including the nest owner, the five aberrations in the Corrupted Forest are the nest owner "Woodlouse Queen" and the four guards "Corroded Vulture", "Night Demon", "Mechanical Tyrant" and "Shepherd Sheep"!
——All were temporarily named by Rosalyn.
The Woodlouse Queen, needless to say, is the master of the hive, the creator of the swarm, and the true leader behind it. Through some kind of induction, she can manipulate the woodlouse into acting as her spies. Although semi-dormant, she maintains control of the swarm through the hive.
The Carrion-beaked Vulture is a giant deformed vulture with three heads. It has the ability to spray corrosive venom. It has a strong physique and a wingspan of more than 30 meters, comparable to a flying dragon, and has powerful melee combat capabilities.
A nocturnal demon, a bat-like deformed form, it is slightly smaller than the Carrion-beaked Vulture, but still quite large. However, its head lacks eyes or other organs, only a massive mouth that can be split open to the base of its ears.
The Mechanical Tyrant was clearly a cyborg aberration formed by the corruption of the Magical Mecha. In fact, in terms of its evolutionary level, the Twin-Edged Demon believed it was only at the second stage, without even a brain. However, the Magical Mecha itself was a small mecha from the Origin Civilization Era. Even without intelligence, it was still the most powerful of the Four Guardians, even more powerful than the Hive Master. Therefore, it had to be, and only Yvette could be, responsible for its destruction.
The Shepherd Sheep appears to be a massive humanoid, seven or eight meters tall. However, perhaps due to its goat's head, it lacks the intelligence of a Twin Blade Demon. Its body is covered in thick, stained white fur, and its limbs resemble those of a human. However, in combat, its bloated abdomen suddenly splits open, revealing a mass of howling, pained humanoid heads connected by tentacles. These heads serve as its primary biting weapon.
Of course, the above information all comes from the double-edged devil's one-sided statement, and may only be the tip of the iceberg of the true situation. But it is still very oppressive and makes people dare not relax.
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On the sixth day, in the ruins of a small town outside the Ish Mountains, the master and disciple arrived at the agreed location. As soon as they parked the car, they saw the head of a double-bladed demon sticking out of the window of an abandoned building next to them, and the smooth black head shell gleamed in the midsummer sun.
It couldn't wait to ask: "...Are you ready to allocate targets?"
"...You scared me! You!" Rosalyn thought it was some kind of deformed monster that had come out... although it was indeed a deformed monster.
Then, seeing the double-edged demon's disdainful expression, Rosaline said unhappily, "Mechanical Tyrant! Can you handle this?"
"What a tasteless name! Even more tasteless than 'Double-Edged Demon,'" the Double-Edged Demon said. "Of course not. Who can beat this? Let your teacher do it."
Obviously, after a few days of communication, this deformed person spoke more and more fluently.
"What about the shepherd's sheep?" Rosalyn asked again.
"That thing is very weird and not suitable for me."
"Why don't you want to fight anyone?"
"Fighting someone whose true nature you don't know isn't wise. I chose the big vulture. It's not very bright, so I can use my intelligence to play tricks on it," the double-edged demon said. "I don't think you want your partners to hold you back by failing to leverage their strengths."
"What intellectual advantage? Aren't you just fast?" Rosaline was very dissatisfied. Among the four guards, this third-level mutant was the most clumsy and was the one she originally wanted to choose.
"You will be shocked by my wisdom later."
"I think you just want to do nothing..."
So, after some discussion, the double-edged demon chose the rot-beaked vulture as his target, and Rosaline chose the night demon.
Yvette will be responsible for dealing with the remaining mechanical tyrants, shepherd sheep, the woodlouse queen in the nest, and all possible unexpected attacks.
So, after confirming this, they took out the magic skateboard suitable for individual combat, and the three of them slowly sneaked towards the corrupt forest.
(End of this chapter)
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