When the Knight heard the princess' order, they all pulled out their long swords and lined up in a line to fight the enemy. The witches stood together with Brendel, and the two sides were clearly divided. The large crystallized Saber-toothed Spiders were in front of them in the blink of an eye, but to everyone's surprise, these horrifying monsters acted as if they didn't see them. They separated to the sides, bypassed them, and went straight into the darkness on the other side.
What's going on? Everyone turned their heads and saw these crystallized monsters rushing forward without stopping, disappearing at the end of the darkness on the other side. Soon, there was only the sound of distant spiders.
Not to mention the Knight, even Brando and the witches around him couldn't help but be puzzled by this scene. If something was out of the ordinary, it must be a demon. Most of the demons were cruel and bloodthirsty, so there must be a reason behind their strange behavior.
"They... seem to be running away?" Behind Brando, Princess Gryphine whispered with uncertainty.
Yes, they are running away! As if a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, Brando reacted. His expression changed. Each of those large crystallized Saber-toothed Spiders was not inferior to a human swordsman who had entered the Gold Realm. What else could make them run for their lives underground?
The answer was quite obvious.
"Put away your swords and run, something is chasing them from behind!" When Brando thought of the horror of the female spider, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle. He suddenly felt that he was in conflict with this place. Every time he came here, he would encounter all kinds of situations.
The Knight was slightly startled, and then they reacted. Their expressions changed as they put away their long swords and turned to retreat. Brando was afraid.
They ran into Anarons' spider web in a panic and hurriedly reminded everyone to point out the way.
There were layers of spider silk everywhere underground, and it seemed that it was safest to go along the river bank. But only Brando knew that it was actually a trap. The real safe road was on the side of the cliff. He only had a safe narrow passage to pass through the cliff.
In fact, there was a treasure there, but Brando was not in the mood to think about it at the moment. He led everyone through the rocky stalactites, avoiding the huge spider webs that connected almost the entire underground passage. Not long after, everyone heard a rustling sound behind them. It was like a big hand rubbing yarn.
Princess Gryphine subconsciously looked back and suddenly saw four pairs of scarlet eyes in the darkness, each the size of a fist. She was so frightened that she couldn't help but let out a low cry. Her legs went soft and she almost fell.
Brando was quick and hurriedly grabbed her. "Don't look back, she's looking for us."
"Is that the Spider Mother?" Her Royal Highness finally calmed down the fear in her heart and asked in a low voice. "Yes, that's her." Brendel nodded his head calmly.
He didn't need to look back at all to know that the spider was following behind them. Dark Perception was a powerful attribute in The Amber Sword. Now that it was showing its power again, Brando could clearly feel the chill on his back. However, that kind of feeling wouldn't be too comfortable.
"She didn't see us?"
"She's determining our position." He wanted to tell the Princess that the Spider's eyes were ornaments or used to scare people. Although there were a lot of them, her real eyes were the silk under her feet. She sensed the position of her prey through vibration. Her silk was all over the underground passage, and the slightest vibration would attract her attention.
The group of people and the spider, one running and one chasing, quickly passed through a large cave filled with spider webs. Brando specifically chose the relatively narrow caves to drill in and out, which greatly limited the speed of the Spider, but even so, the huge monster had been closely following them.
The Knights were fine. High-intensity training allowed them to easily cope with this kind of situation. Even if they wore heavy armor, they could keep up with Brando's pace. However, the Witches, who lacked exercise on weekdays, soon couldn't hold on. Several old Witches followed behind, and Brando had to slow down to ensure that no one was left behind.
The Broodmother was one step closer to them, and Brendel could almost feel every step she took with every step she took. He couldn't help but feel anxious. At this time, he was actually very close to the narrow opening in his impression. He just had to hold on for a little longer.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.
The Spider Mother, Anarons, seemed to realize that something was wrong. She suddenly let out a scream and chased after them. She raised her chelicerae high and swept towards Brando and the others.
"Right in front!" Brando shouted in his heart and rolled forward with Her Royal Highness in his arms. The Princess groaned, and the Spider Mother, Anarons' giant chelicerae swept over the top of their heads. Two Knight and a Witch who couldn't dodge in time were directly cut in half.
The broken human body fell to the ground like two pieces of wood, and then blood gushed out like a blood fountain, sprinkling all over the nearby ground.
Brando vaguely heard the voice of the little Witch called 'Sugar Pot' and screamed in fright. He grabbed Halran Gaia and got up from the ground in a daze. He looked up and saw another cliff in front of him. However, on the side of the cliff, there was a crack that was half a person wide. The rocks in the crack were intertwined, and it was pitch black. It was exactly the same as in his memory.
This was the place he was looking for.
"Everyone, don't stop, go inside!" Brando didn't dare to neglect and immediately shouted to the others. The Knight and Witches heard him and ran in that direction. He looked back again and only saw the Spider Mother, Anarons, in the darkness once again raised her chelicerae. Four pairs of blood-red eyes stared at him condescendingly.
"Who is afraid of you, monster!"
Brando had no room to retreat at this moment. He simply stood up straight, raised Halran Gaia, and took a step forward. The dark blade swung in mid-air and slashed towards the Spider Mother, Anarons' chelicerae. With a loud bang, Brando only felt that he had cut a steel pillar or a rock. A dazzling spark suddenly burst out in the darkness.
Half of his body was numb, and he only felt a huge force directly take him out and hit the rock wall on the side. Brando raised his head and suddenly groaned. The Halran Gaia in his hand also flew out of his hand. It spun and bounced off a few stalactite pillars, making a series of tinkling sounds in the darkness, and then fell into a ball of spider web.
It hurts!
Brando realized how far he was from the real Elemental Enlightenment. The battle with Williams had made him a little too hot-headed, and the aftereffects only appeared at this moment. After all, the power of a Planeswalker was not his own power.
He felt a burst of bitterness in his throat, and his mouth was full of a salty taste. However, this was not the time to think about the gains and losses. He shook his head hard to get rid of the dizziness, but his head was also injured. He barely lifted his blood-covered eyelids and saw the Broodmother 'Anarons' swinging her eight legs getting closer and closer to him in a scarlet scene.
Brando felt his heart tighten at that moment.
The Knight and the witches had already approached the crack at this time, and only then did they find that Brando had been sent flying. They wanted to turn back to rescue, but it seemed that it was too late now.
It was at this time that Princess Gryphine, who was not far away, suddenly reacted and rushed to the Knight who had been killed before. She picked up his relics – a long sword, and then threw it at the Spider Mother with all her strength. The bright blade spun and hit the Spider Mother's head, hitting her small head to the side.
The half Fairy Princess then pulled out her sword, and shouted to the huge spider with a pale face: "Monster, I'm here!"
"No, Your Highness!"
Brando coughed and cried anxiously. But Her Highness had already held the sword with both hands and was getting closer and closer to the Spider Mother. Although the Spider Mother, Anarons, had awakened the elements and entered the field of Elemental Truth, it was not an intelligent creature after all. The awakening of the law was just an instinct.
The approach of Princess Gryphine made it feel threatened. It turned to the half Fairy Princess with some confusion, and then raised its chelicerae high, ready to teach this insignificant little thing that dared to challenge it.
Brando's blood coagulated, and he immediately took out a bottle of holy water and drank it. Then he rolled forward to the pile of spider webs, and pulled out the Halran Gaia from it.
But at this time, the Spider Mother had already launched an attack on Princess Gryphine. The half elf girl carefully took a step back. Facing this terrible monster, her hands were almost trembling as she clenched the long sword, but she still gritted her teeth and assumed the posture of Erouine's military swordsmanship.
If Brando were to evaluate her posture, he was afraid that it was completely in line with the standard, almost perfect, but meaningless. The princess' sword-holding posture showed that she had put a lot of effort into swordsmanship. Just this meticulous starting posture alone was enough to make people's eyes light up and get three points in advance in a knight's arena. Unfortunately, this was not a knight's arena.
It was a battlefield where they fought each other.
In the face of a monster, no one would follow the rules of a Knight. Monsters would not, and swordsmen would not.
Princess Gryphine had done her best. She gritted her teeth and held the chelicerae of the Spider Mother, Anarons, but the huge force still pressed her to the ground with a whimper. Then the second chelicerae went from top to bottom and pierced the princess's head.
"Be careful!" Brando's hands and feet were cold, afraid to see the scene of Princess Gryphine being killed in front of him. But it was at this time that a white light lit up from Her Highness, and suddenly the Spider Mother's huge chelicerae moved to one side and pierced the girl's left shoulder.
Although the half-elf girl clenched her teeth, she still let out a scream after suppressing it. She had never felt such intense pain since she was a child, and tears couldn't help but burst out of her eyes.
Defensive equipment!
Brando's heart dropped. Fortunately, he didn't have a heart attack, otherwise, he would be scared to death. However, he couldn't help but secretly wipe his sweat. He should have thought that Princess Gryphine, as a member of the royal family, would definitely have one or two life-saving magic equipment.
In an instant, it was the difference between life and death. Brando finally arrived. He roared, raised Halran Gaia and slashed at the junction between the Spider Mother's huge body and small head. But the expected scene was just an imagination. The invincible blade of Halran Gaia only drew a bright spark on the hard shell of Anarons. Brando couldn't help but feel a little hopeless. Is this thing so hard?
Brando's attack still attracted the attention of the Spider Mother. It pulled out the chelicerae on Princess Gryphine's left shoulder, turned its head, waved its right claw, and hit Brando's chest. The attack was so fast that Brendel did not even have time to react before he was swept to the ground, and he felt dizzy from the fall.
He shook his head and wanted to get up again, but he felt that Anarons raised its front foot and pressed on his shoulders. Then the huge spider lowered its body, opened its chelicerae, and revealed eight pairs of sharp fangs under its scarlet eyes.
F * ck, this guy can't be hungry, right?
Brando's eyes widened, and he was so scared that his heart was about to jump out. After all, no one would feel good to be the next meal of a behemoth. His mind was spinning fast, and he was thinking of a way to escape. At this time, Her Highness pressed on her shoulder and rushed up. She raised her sword and hit Anarons' head with her sword.
The Broodmother was about to bite down on Brendel, but she was knocked into the rock instead. The wound on Princess Gryphine's shoulder was torn open again because of this, and Anarons also bit a big hole on the hard granite ground in the cave, leaving a pool of highly corrosive venom. Her Highness the Princess groaned in pain, and the Spider Mother couldn't help but scream angrily.
She immediately turned her head and sprayed a dark green poison arrow at Princess Gryphine. Her Highness the Princess was holding the long sword with her hand against the Spider Mother's chelicerae. She couldn't avoid it, and the magic equipment on her body had lost its effect. She could only close her eyes and turn her head away.
However, the poison arrow did not fall on her as she imagined. Princess Gryphine shrank her neck and waited for a moment, then she opened her eyes slightly. She looked back and was surprised to see a light blue shield appear beside her, and the poison arrow had already disappeared.
This was Water Shield, a spell that even Elemental Apprentices could use, but it was the biggest nemesis of Anarons' poison arrow. This was the valuable experience of the players and Brando's greatest wealth.
After the Spider Mother sprayed poison twice in a row, she couldn't help but fall into dispirited state. Brando, who finally got a chance to breathe, quickly shouted, "Babasha, find a way to help!"
In fact, he wanted to break free by himself, but unfortunately, the Spider Mother was not on the same level as him. Even in a dispirited state, he couldn't deal with her.
Previously, he was lucky to use the Magic Breaker Awl to pierce the other party's Line of Law, causing the other party's law to backfire and kill the other party. But it was also the guy's fault for being stupid enough to pull him into the Extreme Plain. The Spider Mother was completely different. Even if he had a way to take out the God-slaying Magic Breaker Awl now, he also needed the other party to have the Line of Law to nail him. Most of the monsters were very sensitive, and they wouldn't easily use their power of law.
But Babasha really found a way at this moment. The wrinkled old witch immediately said to her adopted daughter, "Quick, Sugar Jar, use your spell!"
The girl holding the honey jar climbed out of the crack, and then Brando saw many inexplicable creatures emerging behind her. Some looked like cows or horses, some looked like monsters or legendary creatures, and some didn't have a specific image at all. Each creature had its own name. Brando recognized at a glance that those were 'real names', the names with real power engraved on the codex.
Most of those names were strange and written in a variety of languages. Some were even pure strings of letters, or things with unknown meanings. In this world, only one kind of existence would use such a name.
That was the Contract Spirit.
Contract Spirit.
It turned out that this little girl was a Spirit Contract Master, a branch of witches specializing in psychic magic. Brando vaguely remembered that it should be the witches guarding the entrance to the Undead Kingdom in the Silent Land - the inheritance of the Witches of Life and Death.
So it was them.
He widened his eyes and looked at Sugar Jar. "Beings of this world who have signed a pure contract with Sugar Jar, please bestow your power upon me."
Then a pure black creature flew out from behind her and landed on the Broodmother's body. Then Brando felt the Broodmother's forelimbs on his body loosen. He looked back and found that the terrible creature had fallen asleep.
"Thoreau, the God of Sleep!" Brando then realized what the Contract Spirit summoned by Sugar Jar was. Although Thoreau was a Contract Spirit, he was actually considered a Lesser God.
There weren't many witches who could summon such a powerful Contract Spirit, especially Sugar Jar, who only had the strength of a Silver rank. He immediately suspected the identity of the other party. Could this girl be a direct descendant of the Witches of Life and Death?
"Hurry up, my lord." Babasha hurriedly ran over to support Sugar Jar. The girl fainted from exhaustion after casting the spell. "Sugar Jar's spell has a big flaw. I don't know how long this thing can sleep."
Brando was shocked. He hurriedly crawled out from under the sleeping Broodmother and helped the similarly dispirited princess up. Then he quickly ran towards the Knight. Unfortunately, before he could run two steps, he heard an angry roar behind him.
Then a strong wind hit him.
'F * ck, this spell's duration is too short!' Brando suddenly wailed in his heart. When Babasha said that Sugar Jar's spell had a flaw, he didn't feel it, but now he finally knew what it meant.
But this flaw was too much of a scam!
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(PS: I'm a bit jammed. But after slowly writing, I found that I actually wrote 5000 words. So I asked for votes. Sob sob, my performance this month wasn't bad. Asking for votes should... shouldn't be a problem, right?) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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