The hardest part about killing the manticores was controlling them.
Among the nine adult and young manticores, two of them had the strength of an elite wizard, three of them had the strength of an experienced wizard, and the remaining four were basically new wizards.
With this kind of strength, they could definitely crush Grimm's team. After all, they only had one explosive elite wizard, Grimm, and two veteran wizards, Gargamel and Lin Yao!
As for the other adventurers and potion apprentices, they could barely be used as shields. Relying on them to hold up a solid line of defense would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and they would definitely end up badly.
Therefore, if the weak wanted to win, the only way was to set up a trap and lure the manticores into a narrow area to reduce their advantage in numbers. The reason why Grimm dared to do this was because of his understanding of the manticores.
Although manticores were fierce monsters, they did not have any long-range attack skills, which was the main reason why they were never on the stage! If not for the special environment of the underground passage, their combat power would be even lower than that of the wyverns.
As dawn approached, the manticores that had gone out to hunt once again began to return to their nest in large numbers.
As soon as they stepped into the underground passage, the two elite manticores at the front became restless.
In the past, when Grimm and Gargamel broke in, they would try to hide their scent and erase the traces they left behind. But this time, other than them, even the adventurers had broken in with torches in their hands.
The strong scent of humans and the burnt smell of burning torches in the passage were like a lighthouse in the dark, it could not be more obvious!
Their nest had been broken into by a group of humans?
The leader of the manticores was furious, but it could not help but worry for the two young manticores guarding the nest!
Under its urging, the manticores abandoned their prey and flapped their bat wings, following the scent left behind by the humans into the depths of the underground. The more they flew, the more worried they became. The path the humans were taking was actually leading to their hidden nest!
This made the manticores very anxious!
Finally, at a key intersection outside the nest, they smelled the scent of the young manticores.
Mixed with the scent of the young manticores was the burnt smell of elemental flames and … a faint smell of blood!
The former indicated that human sorcerers were involved, while the latter … made the manticores especially furious.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they had searched the entire nest, but did not find any trace of the enemy. Relying on their keen sense of smell, they realized that the enemy did not escape. Instead, they carried the little Manticore and headed deeper into the ground.
Under the leadership of the two elite male and female Manticores, the Manticores followed the scent all the way down. Finally, they found two tightly bound Manticores and a large pile of clothes left behind by the human mercenaries in a dangerous underground area.
Just as they were frantically tearing at the ropes on the little Manticore's body, Grimm led Gargamel and the others from behind and firmly occupied the entrance to this dangerous place.
The so-called underground danger zone actually referred to a small area with only one entrance and no other passageways. Such caves and caverns could be found everywhere in the underground world. It was also a place that the underground exploration teams both loved and hated.
If you were a member of an exploration team, it was undoubtedly the best place to set up camp when the team was resting. As long as the only entrance and exit was blocked and someone was sent to stand guard, the team would not have to worry about being ambushed.
However, if you encountered a large number of underground creatures, it would be easy for an exploration team to be wiped out in one fell swoop. That was why their existence was loved and hated, and it was difficult to choose!
The underground cave that Grimm had chosen for the Manticores was a funnel-shaped cave that had been stepped on many times. Apart from this one and only entrance, there were no other passageways for them to pass through. The only entrance was four meters wide and three meters high. It could only allow one adult Manticore to fly through, or two Manticores to squeeze through.
When Grimm found out that the Manticores had fallen into his trap, he immediately cut off their escape route. As soon as they arrived at the entrance, Grimm released Roaring and Rotting. The rocky Roaring was responsible for blocking the way, while he and Rotting were responsible for attacking from the sides.
As for the other members of the team, they were scattered around to prevent other underground creatures from causing trouble.
Gargamel, on the other hand, cast a spell to detonate the many traps hidden in the cave.
A large number of wormwood and a small number of ghost mushrooms were ignited. They began to create pungent smoke and a horrible stench in every corner of the cave, as well as fungal spores flying everywhere.
They quickly consumed the air in the cave.
As all the secret passages and cracks had been blocked in advance, the thick smoke and poisonous gas could not leak out. In an instant, the cave and the Manticores inside were completely submerged.
Amidst the suffocating smoke, the sound of coughing and the flapping of the manticores' wings could be heard, mixed with the thunderous roars of the leader of the manticores.
Roaring was a giant stone golem that was four meters tall and weighed 35 tons. It was also covered in a thick layer of rock armor. As the only meat shield for the day, it gave up all opportunities to attack. It only condensed a huge rock in its hand as a shield to defend with all its might.
Just as it finished its defensive stance, the smoke in the cave parted. A violent Manticore with a violent gust of wind slammed into the 'shield' in its hand.
There was a loud bang.
The rock more than a meter thick was instantly smashed into pieces!
Roaring's heavy body suddenly staggered backward. The friction between its rocky feet and the hard floor even created dazzling sparks. The adult Manticore's head was also bleeding. It swayed its body and fell into a dizzy state at the entrance of the cave.
Before either side could react, Grimm stood behind the Roar and threw an enhanced version of Lava Fireball at the foot of the injured Manticore. At the same time, Rotting's corrosive liquid ball also landed on the Manticore's body.
It was as if a large basin of strong acid had been poured on its body. The injured Manticore was still in a dizzy state when it let out a mournful cry from the corrosive acid. Its majestic mane quickly disappeared, and its hard, leather-like brown skin made strange sizzling sounds as it corroded.
In the next second, the Lava Fireball exploded. The violent and ferocious shockwave sent the Manticore flying into the air. Its entire chest and abdomen were a mess of flesh and blood. As for the splashing of lava fragments and magma, it turned the inside of the cave into a terrible sea of lava that ordinary people could not stand on.
Just as this Manticore gave way, a strong gust of wind blew, and another Manticore pounced forward with the force of wind and thunder.
This time, Roaring did not have a rock 'shield' to protect its body. It could only use its pair of thick rock hands to block the Manticore's attack.
Boom …
Another earth-shattering explosion resounded.
The Roarer's stone arms, which were half a meter thick, were smashed into smithereens. If it hadn't sunk its two stone legs into the rock floor, it would have been sent flying by the impact.
What a terrifying force!
According to the A.I. Chip's monitoring, the impact strength of the two Manticores had reached an astonishing 135 degrees. This … This was already an attack strength that ordinary Magi could only dream of!
The physique and strength of this Manticore were also far better than the first one. After the violent impact, apart from its head bleeding and its fangs falling, it did not fall into a state of dizziness. Not only did it not fall into a state of dizziness, but the moment Roaring's hands disappeared, the scorpion tail behind it stabbed out like a gust of wind and fiercely stabbed into Roaring's rock armor.
The four-finger-thick rock armor was pierced through, and the terrifying poisonous stinger, as sharp as a hook, quickly injected paralyzing venom into Roaring's body. At the same time, Roaring lifted its right foot and slammed it down.
A terrible invisible shockwave immediately began to spread in all directions with it as the center!
All the individuals who came into contact with the shockwave could not help but jump in place. Their entire body muscles and bones trembled uncontrollably, and they lost the ability to further adapt.
This ambushing Manticore was obviously an elite-ranked creature. Whether it was physique or strength, it was not weaker than Roaring. Unfortunately, when the paralyzing venom was ineffective, it had no choice but to take the opponent's "Earth Tremor"!
If it was any other Manticore, it might need three to five fingers to get rid of the effect of losing control, but for an elite-ranked Manticore, it could only lose control for a short moment.
Unfortunately, this moment was enough for Grimm to launch an attack!
Not daring to hold back, Grimm did not hesitate to use his strongest single-target fire spell from the Secret Voodoo Poison Scroll — — Molten Core Explosion!
With the support of the Destructive Flames Wizard Staff, Grimm's Molten Core Explosion could now reach a super high attack strength of 125 degrees, which was 10 degrees higher than the previous one.
Don't look down on this difference of 10 degrees, it was built on the foundation of penetrating deep into the opponent's defense!
In a normal battle between Magi, everyone would think of ways to cast various elemental shields and defensive spells on themselves. Under these layers of protection, normal spells would not be able to penetrate their defense, so they could only use the method of consumption to slowly wear them down.
The higher the strength of a single attack, the more likely it was to break through the opponent's defensive spell. Therefore, the opponent could only endure the overflowing elemental damage!
As for the Elite Manticore in front of him, the maximum witchcraft damage it could withstand was only 90 degrees.
Although spells below 90 degrees could still cause some damage to the surface of its body, they could not break through the protective force field formed by its powerful life force. Therefore, the vital organs and key parts of its body could not be harmed.
This was the foundation that ensured that it could continue to fight!
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