Although the decaying demonic flies were not big, their strength and speed were amazing. They could even spit out highly poisonous liquids from their mouths. However, for Chen Rui, the decaying demonic flies' biggest killing move, venom, had no effect. It could only be converted into aura.
It just so happened that a large number of bloodthirsty demonic flies rushed over. Chen Rui wanted to try the effect of [Destructive Aura Blow] on the decaying demonic flies. He increased his Star Power and once again unleashed a powerful group attack, "[Destructive Aura Blow]!"
The decaying demonic flies that had rushed into the range of [Destructive Aura Blow] were instantly cut by countless tiny sharp qi at high speed, but they were not smashed into pieces like the other bloodthirsty demonic flies. They just staggered and barely flew in the air. Their speed suddenly slowed down, making a creepy squeaking sound.
Sure enough, group attack was only suitable for facing a large number of relatively weak enemies. To deal with such a strong single opponent, it was better to use the strongest single attack.
"[Aura Blade]!"
Before waiting for the decaying demonic fly to recover, a blade-like sharp qi had already slashed down. In the sharp squeaking sound, it was slashed solidly. Surprisingly, the toughness of this large demonic fly's body was far beyond imagination. [Aura Blade], which could cut through metal, actually failed to cut it into two. It only cut a big hole, and the stinky juice flowed out. Chen Rui didn't hesitate and slashed for dozens of times. The decaying demonic fly finally couldn't stand it anymore. It was slashed into several pieces by [Aura Blade], and its vitality was completely cut off.
Athena's side had one less decaying demonic fly and a large number of bloodthirsty demonic flies, so the pressure was obviously reduced a lot. The medusas' defensive circle doubled, and they had firmly suppressed the opponent.
After Chen Rui dealt with the decaying demonic fly, he quickly came to Athena while [Aura Blade] was still within the ten-minute time limit. With the help of Dodo's restraint, they worked together to kill another decaying demonic fly.
The remaining one saw that the situation was not good. As it was about to fly away, an arrow flew like lightning and nailed its wing. The demonic fly's movement was stagnant, and it was slashed by Athena's horizontal slash. It made a painful sound and fell to the side. Then, Chen Rui's < Aura Blade > arrived, and the last Corrosive Demonic Fly was also turned into several pieces.
After the decaying demonic flies were killed, the few remaining bloodthirsty demonic flies did not escape. Instead, they continued to attack without fear of death until they were all eliminated.
The crisis was finally over. Athena, who had been highly tense all this time, suddenly disappeared, and the demonic fire was also extinguished. She panted heavily and used her sword to support her exhausted body. Although she was strong, she had fought for almost an entire night and consumed a lot of her strength. She was almost on the verge of exhaustion.
Athena looked at the approaching Chen Rui, and her eyes suddenly became a little red. Although he didn't say anything, she could imagine how worried he was about her, and how much risk he took to come here to find her. Just as she was about to open her mouth, a scorching male aura suddenly rushed towards her, and he had already hugged her tightly.
After the life and death experience in the Silent Night Wetland, Chen Rui's longing and feelings for Athena became stronger than ever, especially when he was searching for her anxiously just now. He had a lot to say, but when he saw Athena, he couldn't say anything. He could only hug her tightly. This might be the most direct and best way to express himself.
Although she was hugged by him when they parted in the green leaves forest, the strange feeling in Athena's heart at the moment was still strong. She felt the strong and powerful heartbeat and the warm embrace as if all the dangers and difficulties had become unimportant.
In the embrace without any distance, the two hearts were closer. Athena, whose eyes were a little hazy, loosened her hand, and the greatsword fell to the ground unknowingly.
The sound made Athena wake up. She thought that there were other people next to her, so she quickly broke away. Her face was hot, but she felt that the strength that had just disappeared inexplicably recovered a lot.
"Miss …" A faint voice sounded behind her. It was Gade's voice. Gade is still alive.
However, from the looks of it, he won't live for long.
Under the light of the illumination ring, the blood and horrible wounds on Gade's body were reflected. White bones could be seen in many places as if he had been bitten by something. Chen Rui could see that Gade's injuries were so serious that even potions couldn't save him.
Athena quickly came to Gade's side and squatted down. Gade was already exhaling more than he was inhaling. His weak voice was full of remorse, "I'm sorry … Miss, I deserve to die. I've implicated you …"
"No!" Athena's eyes began to turn red again, "I'm not strong enough. I didn't save the miners, and I even implicated you …"
"Miss, you're wrong … I do deserve to die. In fact, I've been colluding with the bandits of the Red Devils … Because this is the only way to save the miners' lives …"
Athena and Chen Rui were taken aback at the same time. They didn't expect that the biggest "mole" in the mining office turned out to be the guard captain who had been leading the miners in a difficult life.
"Not only me, but Connor too … This time you wanted to come down to the lower level to save people. I was afraid that Connor would play tricks … I followed you down. I didn't expect that he would come down with me …" Gade's breathing became more and more rapid, and he couldn't hold on any longer.
Chen Rui showed a look of understanding. Gade had always been grateful to Athena's father, General George. As a mole, Gade knew that the Red Devils were powerful, so he repeatedly urged Athena to leave the mine. Unfortunately, he never succeeded. Just when Athena was about to risk coming down to save the miners, Gade accompanied her down to prevent her from being in danger.
However, Gade didn't know that the fall of the miners was premeditated by Connor. He didn't even know that Connor's true identity was not a spy of the Red Devils, but a man of sacrifice manipulated by a mysterious force. The purpose of this time was to kill Athena, then cause chaos in the Fallen Angel Empire so that the force behind could profit from it.
"It's not your fault. Without you, the miners wouldn't have survived." Chen Rui squatted down and comforted him. Although it was the plan of the Red Spirit Estate to keep the miners temporarily, from Gade's point of view, it was indeed involuntary. In any case, Gade's intention was for the miners.
Now that he was about to die, it was better to let him die in peace.
"Sir Chen Rui …" How could Gade not understand that this human, whom he had always thought was weak, was actually a powerhouse with extraordinary strength? Unfortunately, he had no strength to say anything more now.
"Please take good care of …" Gade continued in one breath, but he desperately squeezed out an unfinished sentence. His body trembled violently, and finally, he gradually returned to silence.
"Don't worry. I will protect Athena with my life. "Chen Rui sighed, gently closed Gade's eyes, and stood up.
"I'm sorry …" Athena looked at Chen Rui with a sad face. Before she could speak, Dodo's reminder sounded.
"Master, be careful, they are coming!"
The four medusas had finished dealing with the corpses and injuries of their companions, and they slowly wriggled over.
Due to the distance previously, he couldn't see this rumored intelligent demonic beast clearly. Now, at a close distance and with the light of the ring of illumination, he could see it more clearly. The medusas' hair was a wriggling snake. Although their facial features were beautiful, their pale golden pupils were similar to the vertical pupils of a certain kind of snake, which added a bit of eerie. Their upper limbs were wearing simple leather armor, and their skin was faintly visible with tiny scales. The lower body below the navel was completely a wriggling snake's body, which looked extremely strange.
Chen Rui noticed that the medusas' corpses on the ground were dismembered and fragmented. The ones who attacked were the living medusas. He was secretly vigilant. It seems that this kind of demonic beast is really ferocious. They don't even let go of the corpses of their companions! Athena and them should have met by chance, and they were forced to unite when they had a common enemy. Now that the demonic flies were eliminated, the possibility of them destroying the bridge after crossing it was quite high.
< Analytical Eyes > showed that these medusas were all Higher Demon level. Judging from their breath, the leading one with the bow was the most powerful.
Medusa, who was holding the bow, looked at Chen Rui for a while, then she bowed slightly. She actually performed a common demon etiquette. She flicked her snake-like forked tongue, and the hissing sound converged into a somewhat awkward language, "Thank … thank you."
Chen Rui was very surprised. Although medusas were intelligent demonic beasts, they could never be compared with highly intelligent creatures like dragons. It was the first time he heard that medusas could speak the common language of the Demon Realm. However, this medusa's pronunciation was very difficult. It was a bit like a foreigner who had just learned Chinese.
Athena had a lot to say to Chen Rui, but she knew that it was not the time. After drinking the healing potion and recovery potion that he handed over, she said, "Gade and I were chased by those terrifying flies, and we happened to encounter them fighting with the flies. They actually know how to speak the Demon Realm language, so we worked together to deal with the flies."
The course of events was similar to what Chen Rui expected, but it seemed that only this medusa with the bow could speak the Demon Realm language. Moreover, her vocabulary was very limited, so it sounded weird.
"What's your name?"
This sentence was said by Chen Rui in his consciousness through < Analytical Eyes >. The medusa looked surprised, and the "foreign language" in her mouth turned into a hissing sound with varying lengths. Although Athena couldn't understand it, it was much more fluent in Chen Rui's ears.
"How do you know our language?" Medusa said in surprise, "My name is Lusa. Thank you for saving us."
"Hello Lusa, my name is Chen Rui. She is Athena." Chen Rui asked the most important question, "We came from the ground. Is there any other way to return to the ground?"
"There is only one way to return to the ground, but the enchantment there is very powerful. It restricts the strength above Demon King level. If you have reached the Demon King level, there is no way." Lusa's answer made Chen Rui frown. It seems that this is the only way out that Lusa knows. Originally, neither he nor Athena had reached the Demon King level, but now that the enchantment was destroyed by Connor, it became a one-way exit. One could enter but not exit. Unless one could reach the Demon Emperor level and break it by force, there was no hope of getting out.
Chen Rui asked, "Lusa, I am born with the power to communicate with other species, so I can talk to you. However, I am curious. Why do you speak the Demon Realm language?"
"My husband taught me. His name is Tim."
Chen Rui was very surprised: Tim! It was the previous mining officer who mysteriously disappeared 2 years ago!
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