The battle puppet's Burn didn't kill any of the bugs. Burn was only a level-0 spell. Like Fire Rinse, its main function was to dispel poison or simply heat up food.
These bugs pounced on the puppets and immediately started chewing on them. Their sharp teeth gnawed at the puppets' metal armor. The combat puppets swung their scimitars and swung their shields, killing dozens of bugs with every hit. However, there were at least hundreds of thousands of bugs around the puddle. In the blink of an eye, a layer of the battle puppet's armor had already been gnawed off.
Burn neutralized the bugs' corrosive poison, but it couldn't stop the attack of the teeth.
A crackling sound rang out, and a small square hole opened up in the chest of the combat puppet, from which thick smoke gushed out. The red bugs were hit by the smoke and fell to the ground. The smoke was poisonous and killed thousands of bugs very quickly.
Rex didn't dare to recall the battle puppet. After the smoke was released, the puppet had already stepped into the puddle. More red bugs pounced on the puppet. After passing through the puddle, the battle puppet's metal armor was already gnawed clean, revealing the white gelatinous substance inside the armor.
The white gelatinous substance was the battle puppet's muscles and also its buffer. Even if the armor was heavily hit, the internal structure wouldn't be shaken. Rex was already prepared to give up on this puppet. He only ordered the battle puppet to continue charging forward. After crossing the puddle, there was a dense forest in front of them again. The battle puppet charged into the place where the leaves and branches were the densest with the red bugs all over its body.
As long as the core of the puppet wasn't destroyed, it could continue fighting. The body of this battle puppet rubbed and collided with the tree trunks, branches, and leaves. Most of the red bugs on its body were smashed into pieces. When it went deep into the forest, there were still hundreds of red bugs gnawing on its white gelatinous flesh.
Many parts of the puppet's lower body were already showing its bones. The bones of level-4 magic beasts had been refined and were much harder than metal. The number of red bugs decreased, and the battle puppet slashed its body with its machete crazily.
Rex was a little surprised. The battle puppet didn't fall apart completely. Only the armor was eaten, and it was already broken. When it encountered an enemy again, its defense had been reduced by more than half, but its attack power was still there.
The red bugs didn't seem to want to go too far away from the puddle. No matter how far the battle puppet flew, no bugs flew up to chase after it.
Rex was even more careful now. If they lost the 13 battle puppets, this team would have to face all the dangers in the forest directly. The broken puppet got rid of all the red bugs and met up with the other two puppets that took a detour. Rex slowed down and let the puppets stay close to each other. The distance between them was less than 100 meters.
"There are magical beasts following us." Salin noticed the situation at the back of the team, and reminded Rex in a low voice.
"Master, they don't plan to attack," Neris said softly, not as nervous as the others. There were more than ten Magical Beasts trailing behind the group, all of which had survived the attack on the camp. With the death of their leader, the magical beasts did not continue to attack the camp. Instead, they slowly dispersed and returned to the forest.
These magical beasts followed Rex's team from afar, and patiently maintained a distance of more than 500 meters. Salin wasn't Rex, and couldn't see the specific scene through the puppet. He controlled a puppet to turn around and stop. The magical beast trailing behind also stopped, and lay on the ground to fight with the puppet.
One battle puppet was definitely not a match for the dozen magical beasts. Although Salin couldn't see the specific scene, he could judge the difference in power. After advancing, his perception could already be expanded to the level of a Great Magic Caster. Seeing that the magical beasts trailing behind didn't attack the lone puppet, Salin could only trust Neris' words for now, and let this puppet continue to follow the team.
When this battle puppet moved, the magical beasts trailing behind also moved. They still maintained a distance of about 500 meters.
The team's speed slowed down to 2.5 kilometers per hour. Rex switched the almost destroyed puppet to the front of the team, and was responsible for opening the path. Luckily, the ground was firm, and there weren't many fallen leaves. Everyone didn't have much trouble walking, and their stamina was maintained.
After advancing for another few kilometers, the plants in the forest weren't so dense anymore. In some open areas, they could even see the gray sky of the Hell of God's Punishment when they looked up.
"I haven't seen a big guy for so long. Something's not right," Sicca muttered to herself. According to her experience, this meant that there might be a powerful guy nearby who didn't like to be harassed.
Powerful magical beasts had a different concept of territory from low-level magical beasts. They wouldn't have any interaction with other magical beasts of the same kind. The team was already dozens of kilometers deep into the forest. At this position, there should at least be many magical beasts.
Although Rex didn't go out much, she was a Magic Caster, and knew more about magical beasts from books. Hearing Sicca's words, Rex was also a little uneasy. Just as he was about to stop and change the route, a loud roar suddenly came from the open space in front of them.
Roar!
Boom! Crack …
There was a loud crash, the sound of trees breaking, and the roar of magical beasts mixed together. A huge magical beast appeared in front of the battle puppet that was scouting ahead. This magical beast's head was more than three meters long, and its four eyes were arranged in a trapezoid shape. It broke a row of trees, and came directly in front of the puppet. It waved its front paw, and the battle puppet blocked it with its shield.
With a bang, the battle puppet was slapped into the air by the huge paw. It hit a tree directly, and its whole body was embedded in it. This puppet's armor had long been bitten off by the worms. This slap even shattered the bone structure in its body. The huge beast only revealed its full appearance now, and it charged straight at Rex and the others.
Sicca was confident in her strength. Seeing the huge beast charging at them from afar, she didn't dare to go forward to block it.
The three battle puppets moved aside under Rex's control. They pulled out the javelins from their backs, and threw them with force. Puff, puff. The three javelins all pierced into the body of the huge beast. The strength of the javelins thrown by the puppets was so great that they could even pierce through rocks. However, the scales on the surface of the huge beast's body wriggled, and the javelins only pierced half a foot into the ground before stopping.
The huge beast was injured, and it roared furiously. Its tail, which was more than ten meters long, swept over. One of the battle puppets couldn't dodge in time, and was hit by the tail. It was cut into two at the waist. There were sharp flaky protrusions on the tail, and they were even sharper than the puppets' machetes.
Sicca was at the back of the team, but she was the first to attack. She threw her boomerang directly at the eyes of the huge beast. The huge beast opened its mouth, which was even bigger than a door, and swallowed Sicca's boomerang with a roll of its tongue.
Sicca's boomerang was unusually sharp. The huge beast seemed to be fine even after it swallowed it. It raised its huge head and roared loudly, as if to show off to Rex and the others.
The distance between the two parties was only a few dozen meters. Rex immediately cast the Wind Speed Spell on everyone.
"Don't fight it head-on!"
Even if Rex didn't say it, no one dared to fight it head-on. In front of the huge beast, humans were as weak as ants. The huge beast's claws could trample a swordsman like Bai Meng into minced meat. So what if you've cultivated sword energy? Can you withstand the pressure of hundreds of thousands of kilograms?
The huge beast could break a huge tree that needed two or three people to wrap their arms around it, and the puppets made from the bones of magical beasts would also fall apart with one slap. There was only one result if they fought head-on. The huge beast would smash everything in its way into powder like a meteorite.
Rex directly flew up and stood on the top of a huge tree. She estimated that this tree was quite sturdy, and it was a few times wider than the huge beast. It shouldn't be broken. Casting magic at high altitudes was a Magician's strength. The people on the ground could only think of ways to avoid it.
Hall and Bai Meng leaped up with their swords in hand. They first found a tall branch of a giant tree and stood on it. They jumped more than ten meters high. They were betting on the fact that the giant beast's defense was so strong that it might not know long-range magic. Otherwise, they would be the easiest to be attacked when they jumped.
A layer of mist appeared on the surface of Salin's body. The Water Pattern Shield was activated, and a huge water bubble enveloped him. His movements were even faster. He kicked hard and jumped vertically, sticking his body to the back of the huge tree. At this height, even if the huge tree was smashed, Salin wouldn't be hurt.
Shika simply gave up on attacking and fled to the side. Her strength was no match for the huge beast, and she didn't know magic either. She couldn't be of any use now.
Neris disappeared. She had disappeared from the team at some point. Salin could only vaguely feel that Neris was approaching the huge beast, but he couldn't determine her exact location.
Boom!
The huge beast lowered its head and slammed hard. The huge tree that Bai Meng was hiding in was smashed into pieces. Bai Meng turned pale with fright. The huge beast's tongue curled towards him. He instinctively used the tip of his sword to try and escape. But the huge beast spat out a murky breath at the same time. Bai Meng's body went limp, and even his sword aura dissipated. The long sword in his hand flew up, and he fell to the ground.
Rex saw everything clearly from the treetops. Seeing that the huge beast was going to use its claws to trample on Bai Meng, she didn't care about accidentally hurting him. She opened a level-six scroll, and a seven to eight-meter-long red fire snake appeared out of nowhere, hanging around the huge beast's neck. If the fire snake was used on other targets, it would be enough to wrap around the opponent's neck a few times.
This huge beast's neck was terrifyingly thick, and the fire snake couldn't wrap around it at all. And the huge beast's magic resistance was ridiculously high. The level-six fire snake sizzled and burned on its scales, but the scales on the huge beast's neck only darkened a little.
The sword aura in Bai Meng's body worked, and he spat out the murky breath in his chest. The huge beast's claws were already coming down. Unable to dodge, Bai Meng exploded with all his strength between life and death. A silver dagger appeared in his hand, and the sword aura on the dagger shot out violently, gushing upwards. At this moment, he activated the power of life and jumped two levels, using the attack of the Bronze Sword Saint.
Poof!
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