"Trust me! It's not as dangerous as you think! "
Roddy said as he picked up the quiver on the ground and jumped back onto the 'Firebolt'. He turned his head and said, "My 'Ring of Pardon' can prevent damage. Even if I can't activate it, I have a way to escape."
With that said, he activated a skill in his skill bar that he had never used before: "Demon Affinity".
As soon as he used the skill, his body was quickly shrouded by a layer of faint black smoke. Merlinsera instantly sensed that his aura was very similar to that of the "Subsidiary Bodies". She immediately knew that he wasn't lying.
Another series of "Subsidiary Bodies" came crashing down. Merlinsera was afraid that the firepower would affect Roddy, so she hurriedly cast a "Levitation Spell". As she turned around and leaped up, she yelled, "I'll find you regardless of whether I succeed or not!"
However, she didn't get a response because Roddy had already activated the 'Firebolt' and quickly disappeared into the street.
Merlinsera bit her lip as she watched his disappearing figure. She turned around and flew into the sky.
However, just as she rose back into the air, she suddenly realized that the atmosphere around her had become a little strange. The number of Magisters who were fighting side by side suddenly decreased.
She turned around and saw a series of "Subsidiary Bodies" hit a Magister's shield and sent him crashing to the ground.
"What's wrong?"
It was very easy for these "Subsidiary Bodies" to dodge from a distance of one kilometer. How could they still hit a powerful Magister?
Just as this thought popped up in her mind, a sharp whistle sounded in front of her. Merlinsera focused her eyes and saw the "Subsidiary Bodies" flying towards her as fast as lightning. They almost reached her in the blink of an eye. She clenched her teeth and dodged to the side with all her might. Only then did she manage to dodge the three shadows!
Only then did she realize that the "Subsidiary Bodies" were no longer spherical. Instead, they had become long spiral-shaped rods. Not only that, they could adjust their flight trajectory by themselves instead of relying on the giant beast to aim.
They looked like a very small "Subsidiary Body". When they flew in the air, they could control their flight direction and were almost like arrows with the ability to "guide" …
Merlinsala finally understood why many Mages chose to land on the ground to hide themselves. It was because their advantage in the air was decreasing. If this "beast" moved any faster, they wouldn't be able to dodge it even if they wanted to!
However, she did not plan to hide, because at this moment, Roddy was rapidly advancing towards the giant beast's main body. If the other party discovered him, then the danger that Roddy faced would skyrocket.
With this thought in mind, Merlinsera conjured another spell and attacked the gigantic beast continuously while moving rapidly. There were fewer and fewer Magisters in the sky, and the primordial beasts soon locked on to this conspicuous figure. Fortunately, Merlinsera was familiar with aerial battles as a member of the Dragon race. Otherwise, she would have long been shot down by the beasts!
At this time, the magisters, who had exhausted their mana, finally realized a serious problem: the behemoth in front of them had evolved again.
The light on the surface of its body continued to flicker, and the tentacles that were originally supporting the bottom of its body seemed to continue to extend in a short period of time. Amidst the muffled rumbling sounds, the huge body began to move forward again.
Seven or eight tentacles suddenly rose up, and the floating space tower, which was still some distance away from it, was entangled on the spot. Then, the tentacles not only pulled the tower away from its predetermined floating trajectory, but also flipped it over and threw it directly in the direction of the "Korren Mill" magic tower!
After the floating tower left its trajectory, it lost its original ability to float. All the magisters watched helplessly as it fell 700 meters in front of the tower, crushing a large piece of the building.
At this point, they finally understood how terrifying this giant beast was. It had only been about an hour since it landed, but it was already so powerful that all the magisters combined couldn't do anything to it. If they allowed it to occupy this city and absorb all the magic essence of Duriel, what would the result be?
Apart from despair, they couldn't feel any other emotions at this moment.
Only Merlinsera gritted her teeth and continued to move in the air. However, due to the rapid depletion of mana, she had no choice but to land on the ground and quickly retreat.
Just as the magisters in the sky stopped casting spells to attack the ancient sea beast, the beast that had completely landed on the ground changed again …
Its gigantic body began to tremble violently, and the holes on its body slowly opened up. It actually released countless "children"!
These "children" were different from the ones that had been ejected previously. They were not large in size, and were about half a meter tall like an octopus. One by one, they crawled out of the body of the "mother" and began to surge in all directions like a tide.
They no longer searched around for Magic Crystal or other objects like the large children. Instead, they pounced on the murlocs and human corpses on the streets and began to munch on them. As for those that had no corpses to eat, they crawled through the windows of various buildings and pounced on the food ingredients in the various shops, the various plants on the streets, and the civilians that had fallen to the ground and could not escape in time.
The number of these small "children" was astonishing. At first glance, they looked like worker ants surging out of an ant's nest. Their own strength might even be able to deal with ordinary people, but when ten or twenty of them surrounded them, fear inevitably began to spread throughout the city …
"This guy wants to turn this place into hell!"
The magisters came to their senses, but now they could only stare at the scene in front of them in a daze. In the face of an absolute number of enemies, they could either completely burn down Duriel or watch the city fall into the hands of this terrifying monster.
When they realized this fact, the only thing the entire council could count on was the plan that Roddy was carrying out. But these magisters were busy dodging the "monsters" in the sky and did not notice the fact that Lotica and the three assassins were besieging Roddy. Only a few people who were closer heard Roddy's "Dragon Power Roar" roar, but they did not know what was going on …
And Roddy was not interested in paying attention to them now because he, who had activated "Demon Affinity", had already jumped off the "Fire Arrow". While dodging the small "children" sweeping across the streets, he accelerated towards the huge figure that shone with light.
The effect of "Demon Affinity" was to "greatly reduce the hostility and vigilance of demons towards you and allow you to have a demonic aura for the duration of the skill." When he first obtained this skill, Roddy felt that it was of little value, but he did not expect it to come in handy so quickly. Thanks to the skill, the moving "children" around him completely ignored him. Occasionally, a few tried to approach him, but they were attracted by his weapons and equipment and did not show any hostility towards Roddy.
After crossing the last street, Roddy finally came under the "body" of the ancient behemoth. He activated "Demon Hunter Vision", which had come off cooldown, and raised his head.
At this moment, Roddy could clearly see the behemoth's body constantly moving forward, layers of tentacles stretching out like a forest, and the squashed buildings were constantly groaning. The small "children" crawled past his legs, and the sticky feeling made him feel very uncomfortable.
Roddy looked left and right. The light of "Demon Hunter Vision" made it easy for him to determine his destination, so he followed a returning "child" next to him. He sprinted all the way, and with the help of the "Climb" skill, he easily climbed up the waving tentacles of the meat wall and followed the "child" in front of him into the hole leading to the "Energy Digestion Core".
With the help of "Demon Hunter Vision", Roddy moved quickly and did not take any detours. But with a bow and arrow on his back, it was difficult for him to accept the sticky feeling and the strong stench of blood all around him. After entering the pink flesh hole, he almost had a hard time breathing. Apparently, this thing was only suitable for invertebrates to pass through.
Roddy had no choice but to grit his teeth and hold his breath, resisting the sticky liquid that covered his entire body. After sliding for more than ten seconds, he finally reached his final destination: "Energy Digestion Hole".
The reason why Roddy could rush all the way from the outside without taking any detours was that a group of mages had personally rushed into the body and found a way to kill it. And after the behemoth's death, information about the body structure of the "mother" was passed to Roddy along with "Demon Mastery".
If he did not understand the behemoth, of course, Roddy would not have dared to take the risk. But the theory that the predecessors came up with with their lives finally came in handy here. With a glance, Roddy saw more than forty "Magic crystal balls" that had just been spat out, as well as the "Air Expansion Circle" that was lying in the middle of a pile of Magic Crystal that was flashing with a faint white light!
So far, the effect of "Demon Affinity" hadn't attracted any attention from the "mother". The "children" around him, who had scooped the "magic crystal ball" into the pit, didn't care about him at all. Clearly, they regarded him as one of them. Roddy glanced at the "status bar" and confirmed that there were still four minutes left for the disguise buff. So he directly jumped down and stood in the middle of the digesting items. He reached out to pick up the circle and cast "Mage's Hand" continuously, picking up the "Magic crystal balls" that had fallen around him in the air to prevent them from falling down and being "digested" in advance.
"Forty-five, forty-seven, fifty-two. That's enough."
To maximize the effect of the circle, Roddy had to make sure that there were more than fifty "Magic crystal balls" around him. Although the number of these fifty or twenty "Magic crystal balls" was not as many as the piles of items that the behemoth had already digested, in terms of total energy, these "Magic crystal balls" were far purer and more powerful than the previous miscellaneous items!
After the "Air Expansion Circle" was activated, it would cause the resonance of the surrounding Magic crystal. If the energy exceeded a certain limit, it would cause a "chain reaction", leading to a violent elemental storm and accelerated expansion.
Back then, the High Elves had paid the price of a Grand Arcanist and three high-level Arcanists to sum up this experience. Therefore, Roddy was very clear that the circle in his hand was the switch to trigger this storm, and it must be activated at this time and place. If any of the conditions were missing, everything would be in vain.
Everything was ready. Roddy swung his arm that was covered in mucus. Just as he was about to activate the circle, he suddenly heard a sigh.
"This is useless."
The clear High Elf language made Roddy's hair stand on end. His hand trembled, and he almost threw the circle away. There could not be any living person in this place. Where did this fluent High Elf language come from?
The area was not completely dark because of the flashing light around them. Roddy looked around but did not see anything out of the ordinary. However, he once again heard a whisper that seemed to be right next to his ear.
"Human, don't waste your energy."
He suddenly looked up and finally found the source of the voice. At the top of the "Energy Digestion Zone", there was a white crystal floating in the middle of the wriggling flesh. The voice clearly had something to do with it.
Holding the circle in his hand, Roddy narrowed his eyes at the milky white crystal. He activated Leap and used the Climb skill to quickly climb to the top of the flesh seven or eight feet away. He raised his hand and grabbed the crystal.
The moment his hand touched the crystal, Roddy felt a warm current spread through his body. He could feel the powerful soul power contained in the crystal. In a sense, this was similar to the "vessel" that Augustine had left on the Beastmen. However, this crystal was obviously of better quality, and the power it contained was more complete and powerful.
"Who are you?"
Roddy asked. At the same time, the crystal in his hand quickly formed a blurry image in his mind.
It seemed that because there was a limit to the energy it could use, the soul residing in the crystal seemed to be in a mess when expressing its intentions. In that instant, Roddy saw countless scenes in his mind: a burning sea of fire, a chaotic city, a twisted High Elf face, flying tentacles, and a beam of light so bright that he could not look at it directly …
He frowned and tried to understand what the soul was trying to say, but the scenes quickly disappeared.
Then, Roddy saw a pair of lake-blue eyes. It was a strange feeling. There was clearly a flashing flesh in front of him, but at the same time, he could meet the pair of eyes in his mind … At the same time, he found that he could not see the face or body of the person. He could only feel the calm and somewhat lazy gaze.
"Edith, Grand Arcanist Edith."
The sudden response made Roddy's mouth fall open. Not only had he heard this name before, but he was also very sure of the person's identity. "Edith" was the Grand Arcanist who had sacrificed herself to fight against the "mother"!
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