As the saying goes, a thief never leaves empty-handed!
He had risked his life to get here. If he just turned around and left, he would be letting down Simba's "hospitality"!
Grimm activated his Elemental Sight and scanned the cave like a treasure hunter.
Among the piles of junk, there were very few things that caught Grim's attention. The Onibabas who lived in the swamp did not have the chance to collect anything good. Although they had collected a lot of "treasures", there were not many that were valuable.
Seven or eight high-grade blood sacs that looked like red beads, a broken Wizard Artifact fragment, a fist-sized metal ore that flashed with a strange blue light, and a strange white stone the size of a goose egg … Without saying anything, Grimm stuffed them all into his waist pouch with all his might.
These were the spoils of war that Grimm had specially picked out. As for the other miscellaneous items, Grimm discarded them all. After all, he was still running for his life. If he brought too many things, the chances of him escaping would be much lower.
As the Onibabas' lair in the wild, there was more than one tunnel leading to this cave. It was obvious that the leader of the Onibabas, Simba, was well versed in the principle of having more than one tunnel. However, Grimm, the amateur thief, was destined to benefit today. He simply identified the direction and dived into a wet tunnel away from the quagmire.
After a while, a strange human head popped out of another quagmire about a hundred meters away from the center. Sticky, muddy mud slid down from his head. Grimm only revealed his eyes and nostrils, silently observing the movements in the distance.
There should have been other Onibabas living in this quagmire, but they were obviously attracted by the battle in the distance and joined the battle after hearing Simba's roars. As a result, Grimm was able to sneak out of the quagmire without any trouble.
The battle in the distance was taking place in the muddy and sticky quagmire. He could only see the bubbling dirty water on the surface of the quagmire, but he could not see the exact situation. Grimm did not want to see that terrifying little loli again, so he turned around and swam towards the edge of the quagmire.
It was better to leave Alice's strange spatial attack to the Onibabas!
However, when he sneaked to the edge of the pond and was about to climb ashore, the mud not far behind him exploded. A gigantic swamp crocodile suddenly opened its bloody mouth and charged at him. Everything happened so suddenly, and the harsh environment became the best cover for the Swamp Crocodile. It was not until the crocodile launched its attack that Grim received a frantic warning from his biochip.
After a series of rapid rolls and twisting, Grimm narrowly avoided the fatal bite of the Swamp Crocodile. Grimm's mouth, which was full of sharp fangs, bit down hard on his waist. The fierce gust of wind and the stench of rotting flesh instantly made Grimm's hair stand on end.
If he had not been warned by the A.I. Chip to dodge in time, this ferocious Giant Swamp Crocodile would have bitten him in half. At that time, all his ambitions would be for naught!
Taking advantage of his opponent's missed attack, Grim climbed up the mud bank with his hands and feet. He turned around and shot a Flame Arrow at the crocodile's second open mouth.
The 'Flame Arrow' that had been in the process of solidifying had already been completed, allowing him to successfully complete his attack.
The elemental flames instantly engulfed the Swamp Crocodile's head. The violent explosion of flames mixed with broken teeth and pieces of flesh created a 'heavy rain' on the shore. The Swamp Crocodile twisted its body frantically in pain. Its huge body created muddy waves that were several meters high, creating a mess on the shore.
Grimm had chosen the Flame Arrow instead of the Fireball spell as his first long-range spell. One of the main reasons was that the Flame Arrow not only had elemental attacks, but also some physical attacks. This was especially obvious when attacking wild beasts with high resistance.
Of course, Grimm would never admit that the high difficulty of the 54 runic circuits of the Fireball spell was the main reason he had given up on it.
However, Grimm's vengeful attack had inevitably exposed his position.
"Brat, so you're hiding here! Don't even think of running … "
A sharp and piercing female voice suddenly came from afar. The terrifying Alice had actually broken free from the center of the quagmire against the spatial barrier and roared at Grimm from afar.
Unfortunately, in the next second, a long whip made of special swamp rattan coiled around Alice's body and tightly wrapped around the transparent protective shield around her body. The little loli had only revealed half of her body when she was trapped in place.
Countless Onibabas pounced on the spatial barrier like fearless beasts. Their sharp claws and ferocious bites could do nothing to the transparent barrier, so more of the Onibabas simply threw themselves onto the barrier, wanting to use their bodies to push the despicable human who had slaughtered so many of their kind back into the swamp.
In an instant, countless Onibabas swam around the transparent barrier like dumplings in a pot. They kept stepping on their companions' bodies to jump out of the water and madly rammed Alice who was struggling to get up. This made Alice, who was eager to get rid of them, even more furious.
Under her crazy control, spatial cracks that could be seen with the naked eye meandered around the barrier like peerless godly weapons. Any Onibabas that came into contact with the Dimensional Fissure would be sliced in half soundlessly, regardless of whether it was a passing limb or a sturdy body. Purplish-black, viscous, dirty blood splattered everywhere.
But even so, the Onibabas continued to attack wave after wave without the slightest fear.
The giant lizard under Simba's control crawled closer and launched a sneak attack. Its tail struck the indestructible barrier around Alice's body, causing more than half of her body to sink into the muddy water. Violent tremors spread to Alice's body, causing her slightly fragile body to bleed from her mouth and nose.
Separated by a wide swamp, Alice and the Onibabas that were swarming towards her frantically fought each other. Meanwhile, Grimm was in danger from the Giant Swamp Crocodile's continuous attacks.
Although the Flaming Arrow that was fired in an emergency had heavily injured the crocodile's mouth and blasted it into a bloody mess, this amount of damage was not enough to take the life of a ferocious monster with tenacious vitality. Therefore, the Giant Swamp Crocodile's aggro was firmly locked on Grimm. Its huge body that was covered in scales broke out of the quagmire, pouncing towards him again and again.
Moreover, the Deceleration Rays that were shot out made Grim even more exhausted. Most of these damned Swamp Monsters had earth-type abilities. They also had thick skin and sharp teeth and claws. Fighting with them in a muddy swamp like this was simply too much for a person to handle.
Moreover, with the A.I. Chip's powerful perception, Grimm could see that there were water lines on the surface of the nearby quagmires, indicating that some underwater creatures were stealthily charging towards the battlefield.
Damn it, I've fallen into a monster's nest!
Grimm kept muttering to himself as he listened to the A.I. Chip's continuous prompts, barely dodging the terrifying Giant Swamp Crocodile's continuous attacks.
Rather than saying that he was standing on the shore, it was more like a narrow and muddy ridge between one quagmire and another. The mud was loose, and when one stepped on it, it would reach up to one's ankles. It was extremely difficult to escape the Giant Swamp Crocodile's pursuit in such an environment, unless he could fly like Alice.
It was already too late to regret not learning the Wind Element Levitation spell. Grimm ran with great difficulty, looking at the water lines that had already closed in on him. His heart was filled with despair. He had already activated the protective spell talisman in his hand countless times, but it was to no avail.
Under normal circumstances, the Swamp Monsters would still be a great deterrent to Magi. But today, the monsters had already been provoked by the smell of blood, and it would be extremely difficult to intimidate them.
* Whoosh … *
An evil wind blew in his face.
The muddy water splashed, and two gigantic Giant Swamp Crocodiles broke out of the water at the same time. They opened their horrifying mouths that could swallow Grimm whole, and viciously bit at him from the front and back.
Looking at the stinking mouths, the glinting teeth, and the bottomless esophagus … Grimm's A.I. Chip's alarms were ringing in his mind, but he could not find a way to escape from this crisis.
Just as Grim closed his eyes and silently waited for his death, his body suddenly shook and he flew up like he was riding on a cloud.
* Ka ka ka ka … *
The ear-piercing sound of teeth colliding could be heard, but Grimm managed to escape from their bloody mouths by a hair's breadth. The Giant Swamp Crocodiles roared in a low voice, and he flew at an extremely fast speed across the water surface.
Uh … What's going on?
Grimm opened his eyes in shock. The first thing he saw was the muddy water rushing past his feet, and the sound of flapping wings reverberated above his head.
Looking up, Grimm was surprised to find that a giant bat in the shape of a human was struggling to fly him.
Yes, it was struggling!
This humanoid bat had a pair of fiery red bat wings that spanned four to five meters, but its body was slightly thin and weak. If it was flying normally, it would not be a problem, but it was not strong enough to carry a living person like Grimm.
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