novelraw Chapter 518 - 508: Narrow Defeat
Chapter 518 - 508: Narrow Defeat
"No... Don’t!"
A companion was instantly killed, and their own feet were tightly entangled by fungal filaments, dragging them backward.
The Teleportation Array was just within arm’s reach, but the bloodline tasked with guarding it stretched out with all their might, only to fall short by a few inches. Their fingers clawed the frost-covered ground, leaving ten bloody marks mixed with ice and flesh.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh---!!!"
"..."
Several Puki Masters controlled their Fat Otaku Puki to capture the fallen bloodlines and gather the spare materials they brought, cleaning up the scene.
Lin Jun manipulated the Knight, scrutinizing the Teleportation Array before them.
Goodness, could this ancient relic’s Teleportation Array still be functional?!
Decisively destroying a corner of the Teleportation Array to prevent these uninvited guests from escaping or summoning more bizarre things.
Just then, a massive rumbling came from the spiral structure at the back.
The entire cavern trembled with it.
Lin Jun, controlling a Puki inside, witnessed the scene of structure reformation.
Unluckily, that Puki encountered a collapse. Though not dead outright, it was buried under the ruins.
What the heck, it can be played like this?
He immediately led a retreat, cautiously leaving a squad of soldiers and Puki to guard the Teleportation Array, ready to destroy it completely if enemies approached.
After all, who knows if that blood race marquis carries materials and happens to know how to repair the Teleportation Array?
...
On another side, Norris had already fallen into crisis.
Jida’s Resonance Cannon on the shoulder was severed by the Crimson Blood Blade, its shell bearing marks from the blood weapons, now entangled in combat with two bloodlines.
Not far off, a third bloodline, half-body bloody, leaned against a wall, using the intact right hand to continuously form Blood Arrows shooting at Jida, but all were blocked by the Magic Shield.
They had witnessed the power of the Resonance Cannon before; to destroy it first-time, one blood race paid a heavy price, but indeed laid the foundation for victory.
Without heavy firepower, Jida retreated under the fierce attacks of the two bloodlines.
During the skirmish, a whip of blood lashed out, entangling Jida’s reconnaissance Puki on the head, yanking with force!
The Puki was torn apart.
Inside Jida, Norris instantly lost all external vision, decisively ejecting from the cabin, using Stepping in the Air mid-sky to forcibly change direction, narrowly avoiding the pursuing blood spike.
The Yellow-covered Book in his arms fanned open, the gold-edged page began to glow faintly.
[Kid, watch me...]
Norris abruptly closed the book, shielding it on his chest.
Almost simultaneously, a violent blood wave like a heavy hammer struck!
A tremendous impact slammed him into the wall, ice crystals and debris crumbled down.
As the blood wave receded, Norris’ figure swayed, kneeling on the ground, his scales mostly shattered, blood gushing from the corner of his mouth.
"Not dead yet? You’re tough!" A bloodline stepped forward, grabbing his throat, lifting him, the right hand forming a sharp blood spike, "This Lizardman’s scales are quite hard, huh."
"Too... close."
"Hmm?"
"I’m saying you’re... too close to me!"
A torrent of Magic Power suddenly erupted from the hole in Norris’ right chest!
"What the hell is this?!" The bloodline recoiled in horror, but it was too late.
The point-blank explosion of the Magic Cannon blasted him entirely, trajectory unerring, crashing towards the now uncontrolled Jida!
After Norris emerged, Jida had remained motionless, suddenly stood up at this moment!
"Die!"
Jida stepped forward, the buzzing drill thrusting, effortlessly piercing the airborne bloodline’s chest.
The bloodline was not instantly killed, impaled on Jida’s arm, letting out anguished howls.
His companion turned into a blood shadow appearing in a blink, the crimson blade slashing down, severing Jida’s drill arm root!
Witnessing this scene, Norris burst into reckless laughter.
"Boom!"
A massive explosion swept through the whole corridor, engulfing two bloodlines in an instant, even Norris was caught in it.
Though Norris raised the Yellow-covered Book again for defense, the violent shockwave still flipped him like a rag, hurling him heavily at a distance.
Even the sturdy corridor broke open a gaping vicious maw.
Two bloodlines had turned into scattered pieces, mingled with mycelium bits, Norris himself was left with only a breath, scales shattered, exposing stark white bones in many parts.
At the wounds, mycelium and flesh twisted, recomposing.
[Regeneration]
[Fungal Filament Reassembly]
Surpassing a troll’s regenerative ability, if Magic Power suffices, in a few minutes he could recover from this fatal wound.
Unfortunately, the enemy wouldn’t give him a chance.
The bloodline initially severely injured, unscathed due to the farther distance and timely evasion, survived.
Frantic, she stepped over the debris approaching Norris, eyes burning with vengeful flames: "You piece of trash... I’ll crush your bones inch by inch!"
Norris strained to roll his eyes, glancing at the Yellow-covered Book beside him: "Senior... still got... a move?"
[You used me for two blocks, what do you think?]
[Ow... my book spine...]
Whoosh—
A headless body collapsed before Norris.
Unable to move his neck, he struggled to roll his eyes, glimpsing that tall silhouette.
Louisa held the last bloodline’s head in one hand, attracted by Jida’s explosion.
She surveyed the brutal battlefield around, roughly grasping the situation.
"Not bad at all!" she remarked.
"Heh..." Norris couldn’t even muster the strength to move his lips.
The collapsing hallway echoed with increasingly urgent cracking sounds.
Louisa bent to pick up the Yellow-covered Book, then cradled Norris in a princess carry, leaping out from the breach, stepping on a group of Blood Guard Puki mushrooms flapping little wings, carrying Norris to safety.
...
On another side, atop a collapsed ruin.
Inanna tensely confronted the blood race marquis opposite.
By her side, only Number Four, Number Ten, and the two Cold Spirits remained.
Originally for safety, she was supposed to stay in the back room, but due to the building’s restructuring, she mistakenly ended up facing the most dangerous enemy directly.
"Pink Puki, don’t be afraid! I’m here, no one can hurt you!" Number Four Puki leaped forward first, then jumped onto a taller pillar, continuing to hold its mushroom cap high
"Fool, don’t go off recklessly again!" Number Ten timely stopped.
However, Number Ten could only stop Number Four.
The Snow Attendant and Frost Knight seemed to sense Inanna’s tension and hostility, their ice-crystal bodies simultaneously emitted chilling cold, fearlessly charging towards the marquis!
"Control Elemental Spirits? No... more than that!" Casinar, witnessing the scene, eyes bursting with fervent light, his voice quivering with excitement, "A human so weak, yet able to drive Elemental Spirits far stronger than herself... you’re simply a walking treasure!"
Several blood crystals shattered in his palm, a monstrous blood wave erupted, transforming into countless scarlet blood pillars, sweeping towards the direction of the Cold Spirits and Inanna!