Chapter 557, Question 556: What are you doing, hero?
Louisa, holding a crimson greatsword, stood majestically in the center of the battlefield, surrounded by the still-flowing water and magical glow.
Below, the headless and one-armed mutilated corpse of Ironjaw had sunk to the bottom, leaving only a few strands of dark green venom and bright red blood intertwined.
Even though the boss has his eye on me, I still have to finish what I need to do.
She kept a straight face, stretched out one hand, and made a grasping motion in the air!
Blood gushed out rapidly from the iron jaws' corpse, all converging in Louisa's palm to form a ball of blood.
At this moment, the mushroom net was filled with the cheers of the soldiers.
"The Marshal is invincible!"
"See that? That layer of blood armor! Even a spatial rift can't tear it apart!"
"The Marshal is invincible!"
However, what the remaining snake-man mercenaries saw and heard was a completely different and chilling sight.
Their own commander was killed by a vampire female leader who was like a demon god, and even their blood became the enemy's weapon.
The surrounding half-demon soldiers grinned, revealing sharp teeth, yet remained silent.
This silence shattered the snake people's already dwindling courage.
The leader, their strongest and most powerful leader, was utterly crushed and killed by a serious vampire in a one-on-one duel, without even a chance to struggle.
Even their last trump card only held them back for a short while.
The gap in strength is so vast that it's despair-inducing.
The backbone of the group has turned into a headless corpse at the bottom of the water.
Resistance? Glory? They were just mercenaries.
When the first snake-man let his weapon slip from his trembling fingers, the other snake-men finally reacted and put down their weapons one after another. They lowered their heads or looked away, no longer daring to meet the eyes of their enemies.
There was resistance, though. A few snake-men, their eyes burning with anger and resentment, not only refused to lay down their weapons but gripped them even tighter.
However, before these snake-men could rush out, they were subdued by their companions.
Louisa waved her hand, leaving the task of dealing with the prisoners to her subordinates.
Soon, the tentacles of the Puji wrapped around it.
The snake people huddled together, their only hope for survival resting on the mercy of their enemies.
Fortunately, Lin Jun is indeed a kind mushroom, something they will find out later.
Louisa retreated back into the army formation, and with a thought, the A-grade magic crystals embedded in her armor gradually dimmed.
As the magic supply ceased, the crimson crystal armor covering its body shattered and peeled away. The soft barbs that had spread across its entire body also slowly contracted amidst the pig's low grunts, returning to their original short and hard form.
Then, a series of subtle, crisp sounds rang out.
Without even needing to touch them, the cracked magic crystals turned into dust on their own, scattering into the surrounding water and disappearing without a trace.
The reason why the magic crystal armor can unleash such power is that it makes the magic crystal operate beyond its capacity, gathering magic power far beyond the norm, thereby enhancing the power of the armor and the wearer.
The principle is similar to Lin Jun's self-destruction using magic crystals, but the technical complexity is vastly different.
The battle with the Ironjaws didn't last long, and this set of A-grade magic crystals was far from reaching its limit.
However, the Magic Crystal Armor does not follow the rule of "use half this time and continue using the rest next time".
Once the magic crystal is activated to an overload state, even if it stops midway, the two phases of activation and deactivation are enough to completely destroy the magic crystal.
Although they are all A-grade magic crystals, when you calculate it, it is roughly equivalent to consuming an S-grade magic crystal that can hold a knight's pouch.
It was a truly extravagant waste.
As for all S-grade magic crystals?
They could afford to spend all their savings, but they couldn't bear to part with it.
On the other hand, Tanaka is not having an easy time either.
...
In a narrow path.
A flash of white light, and the mushroom-born boy in front of him froze, his expression blank. Taking advantage of the moment, Tanaka turned and fled with all his might.
But he hadn't run far when Ming shook his head and refocused his eyes.
Although he had completely forgotten why he was there, the instructions that Senior Norris had repeatedly transmitted through the fungal network were crystal clear: Capture that human who escaped!
Obedience is almost an instinct ingrained in Ming's body.
The eldest son always praised him as "the most obedient and good child".
In his mind, when the boss was not around, he should obey Norris's orders.
Just as his fingertips were about to touch the other person's clothes, Tanaka turned around and used another [Memory Eradication] technique.
Ming paused, then fell into a brief silence once more.
It wasn't that Tanaka was kind-hearted and couldn't bring himself to harm the boyish-looking Akira, but rather...
"Damn physical immunity! Is there any justice in this world? What kind of monsters are these?!"
Let alone kill, he can't even stun his opponent.
The only way to erase someone's recent memories is to use a flash to escape when you're about to be caught.
Tanaka can also delete long-term memories, and even memories of specific events, but those require more precise operations and are not suitable for use in battle.
In the chase, Tanaka stumbled and staggered out of the path.
Then he encountered Jida, who was over four meters tall.
Ming couldn't do anything to this human, something he realized shortly after their encounter. But Norris still made Ming chase after him, in order to pinpoint Tanaka's approximate location through Ming.
Jida can't squeeze into the alley, but he can block the other side at the exit!
"What...what is this?"
Tanaka tried to erase Jida's memories.
A flash of white light, and Jida didn't react at all.
Norris only "saw" Tanaka raise a finger at him, and didn't even know there was any white light.
Norris in the Giddens learns about the outside world by empathizing with the scouts in his head, the Pugi, while the Pugi observe the world not through their eyes.
Seeing the Jida covered in panels, Tanaka realized something was wrong and turned to run away.
Gravity field
Tanaka lost his footing and fell to the ground.
The next second, a sharp-tipped tentacle pierced his right leg and then tightly wrapped around it.
Tanaka immediately fell to the ground, being dragged backward little by little by the tentacles.
No matter how much he struggled, he had no chance to break free.
Ming managed to escape through a side path, but all hope seemed lost.
Snap!
On Kiro's fox-like face, the fur on one side of his mouth was already thinning, but he was completely unaware of it.
"I've already crossed this corridor, which way should I go next?" Tanaka asked from beside me.
Quiro fell silent.
The opponent's perception range was astonishingly large. Several previous attempts to guide Tanaka to change the exit location had been swiftly detected and intercepted.
They were so close to the core area, yet they always failed at the last minute.
He doesn't have unlimited opportunities; with each short simulation, real time is simultaneously moving forward a little bit.
If a way out cannot be found in time, we will eventually face a desperate situation with no other choice.
Time passed quietly, and with each clap of the hands, more and more fox fur accumulated on the ground.
As the fallen silvery down almost buried his boots, Kiro, his eyes bloodshot, finally grasped the only fleeting possibility.
Under his guidance, Tanaka followed an extremely large, curved path.
This time, he finally reached the core area before being intercepted.
[Hero, restrictions lifted]
Similar to the Puji Dungeon, this place is also heavily guarded at its core.
However, the water elemental lord who should have been guarding this place was nowhere to be found, leaving only a huge binding magic ring at the bottom of the water.
Without any hindrance, Tanaka swept past the core and placed the prepared tool against the central seal.
Click!
A small section of the seal has been damaged and is getting bigger.
However, the next moment, a tentacle flashed past Tanaka's eyes.
His right hand, which was tightly gripping the prop, along with half of his forearm, disappeared from sight.
Lin Jun controlled the knight Puji, using its tentacles to curl up the severed hand, examining the strange plate-like object in its hand with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
To show his loyalty, the Yellow Book had already revealed many of the Demon King's secrets.
Of the six seals, Lin Jun was told about five; the remaining one was unknown to it.
Lin Jun originally felt that this matter had little to do with her. According to the current situation, apart from the Yellow Book, it seemed that none of the beings who were truly capable of breaking the seal wanted to release the Demon King.
I can't believe there are actually guys trying to unleash the Demon King!
and……
Lin Jun looked at the guy in front of her, whom she had met once before in the archipelago.
Aren't you supposed to be a hero?
Are they out of their minds to try so hard to release the Demon King?
Is there something wrong with this script?
Is it the kind of setting where... you can release them, defeat them, and then go home?
But I've never heard of heroes being able to go home!
Lin Jun was now filled with doubts.
Moreover, Tanaka was also able to utilize the secret passage and was very lucky, appearing at the exact moment when he was closest to the center and furthest from the Knight Puji.
Otherwise, given the speed difference between the two, Lin Jun would never have allowed him to touch the seal.
In any case, Lin Jun could not possibly agree to the existence of a Demon King, who was beyond the norm.
The seal is somewhat damaged, but it is still functioning with difficulty.
The knight's tentacles extended and instantly wrapped around the defenseless Tanaka.
As fellow warriors, Lin Jun originally didn't plan to get involved too early, but since this guy had already provoked her, there was no reason for her to let him off the hook!
Parasitize, interrogate, and finally decide whether to kill or recruit them.
[Memory Deletion] This skill looks pretty useful...
Just as Lin Jun was thinking this, Tanaka's figure blurred and disappeared!
Only a few magical items remained, slowly sinking to the bottom of the water.
kindness?
What kind of ability is this? Spatial teleportation? Or an illusionary clone?
"Little Pig!" Lin Jun immediately transmitted the message through the mushroom network, "Lead the troops out of the underground city immediately! Find the ship that group of snake people came on!"
The leader's slightly angry order made Louisa dare not delay for a moment, and she led the team straight out of the Tide Sanctuary.
As soon as they left the relatively stable sanctuary area, a violent surge of magic and a regrouping of mist monsters swept in, causing the troops to suffer their first casualties during their rapid march.
Louisa ignored this and broke through the sea first.
However, on the vast ocean, there was nothing but endless mist in the distance.
(End of this chapter)
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