klisemfg Chapter 429 The real goal
Chapter 429 The real goal
Amid the crisp sound of the crystal shattering, the petrified eye that was about to take shape in the air suddenly twisted.
Lulu seized this fleeting opportunity, and a fiery red magic circle blossomed under everyone's feet. Countless firefly-like points of light rose from the earth veins, and instantly exploded into sparks when they came into contact with the pillars. Catherine's silver hair fluttered again, and the air within a hundred meters began to vibrate at a high frequency. This was a precursor to the Storm Witch casting a forbidden technique.
The counterattack began at this moment.
"boom--"
There was no time to escape. The lizardman guarding the huge collapsed stone pit was knocked away in an instant, and hit the rock wall next to it heavily. He lay on the ground and coughed up blood.
On the other side, the lizardman shaman bent down to pick up his tail in the melee, but someone rushed over first and put it directly into his ring.
"you this--"
The nictitating membranes in the lizard man's eyes blinked wildly again, as if he had a new understanding of human shamelessness. It was no exaggeration to say that Lilith saw at least three emotions in those small eyes - shock, disgust, anger, and it seemed that there were more than that.
"Oh, Lilith—"
Lucas staggered over with a dazed look on his face. "You may have brought shame to humanity, but you didn't bring shame to our team. I'm proud of you..."
His lips were green, as if he had been poisoned in the battle.
"Thank you for the compliment." Lilith said, and the light under her feet lit up again. She went straight to the shaman who had lost his tail. It seemed that the magic crystal had greatly enhanced his power, but this guy was too arrogant and got his tail embedded in it, so she took him down directly.
But it seemed that Lucas's appearance gave the shaman a new insight. As he dodged, he suddenly let out a roar that humans could not understand. The lizardmen who were still standing at the moment immediately responded, raising their triangular heads and shouting.
Lilith suddenly felt something was wrong, so she grabbed Leila and ran back. Ian looked at her and understood what she meant, so he also grabbed Lucas and ran back.
In the dim air, thick green mist mixed with the black shadows, and diffused towards the places where people were like life, at an extremely fast speed. Those who were lucky enough to avoid the petrified vines immediately withered and yellowed when they touched the green mist, as if their vitality had been drained.
"Poisonous fog!"
Lilith shouted and gathered everyone together. Catherine understood what she meant. The light of the shield spell had already lit up under her feet. When Lilith and others stepped into the range, a huge shield with a whirlwind suddenly appeared, protecting everyone.
No one knew what spell the shaman had used. The dark shadows around them grew thicker, mixed with the green mist and flowing into the pit where the team was like liquid, floating outside the magic shield to explore.
"Awoo--" There were even shadow wolves in the black fog waiting for an opportunity, just waiting to bite their throats as soon as they showed their heads.
Hannah's face turned pale as she helped her guardian sit on the ground and poured the antidote into his mouth. "Why did these lizardmen ambush us? Is it because we stole their Shadow Core?"
"What do you mean by robbing? Their names aren't written on the Shadow Core." Lilith was afraid that the introverted and sensitive Hannah would feel guilty, so she quickly comforted her, "We just ran into someone who was intercepting us."
"Then what should we do? Should we leave first?" Jaina turned on the illumination spell. Outside the shield, they could no longer see anything. They didn't know whether they were completely enveloped by darkness or the sky had darkened. Only the howling of wolves could be heard.
"They are very good at using poison, both in weapons and magic. If we continue fighting, we will have no advantage, as the antidote is limited after all." Jaina unconsciously touched the slug flower on her chest. No matter how she looked at the current situation, it would be better to retreat directly.
"Don't worry, everyone. The poison shouldn't be serious—" Lilith helped check Hannah's partner's pupils and comforted everyone.
"Uh, he's foaming at the mouth." Leila said in disgust, and when she turned around, she saw it was Lucas.
"...Not too serious." Lilith changed her words, forgetting to give this guy the antidote.
"The antidote also needs time to take effect. Let's wait and see. If it doesn't work, we will..." Lilith said thoughtfully, and couldn't help but look at Catherine. She knew that Catherine still had a task to complete.
Her Highness nodded without any hesitation, "Yes, if the antidote doesn't work, we will leave immediately. Everyone's safety is the most important."
The howling of wolves outside gradually weakened. Fortunately, everyone was very careful when making the antidote, and the effect of the drug was good. Lucas had been poisoned for a short time. Although he foamed at the mouth and looked scary, he was the first to recover. As soon as he opened his eyes -
"Can you give me a piece of the crystal on the tail?"
"No." Lilith refused decisively. It seemed that this guy was fine.
"Tsk, Lyrael just learned bad things from you - where's Lyrael?" Lucas turned his head and looked around, looking for his most deceptive friend.
Everyone was shocked. Just now, everyone's attention was focused on the two poisoned companions. At this moment, they suddenly realized that they hadn't heard the enthusiastic elf speak for a long time!
--Oops!
A hurricane suddenly rolled up from the pit, and heavy gravel was lifted up and fell down like sand and dust, making a crackling sound. After the strong wind dissipated, Lilith jumped out of the pit first.
The poisonous fog had dissipated, and the howling shadow wolf was nowhere to be seen. There was no one outside the pit, and the lizardmen were gone. Lilith walked to the edge of the stone wall holding the ball of light and picked up the quiver that had been left on the ground.
That's Lyrael's quiver.
"They ambushed us...just to capture him." Lilith realized belatedly.
It turned out that they were not the target of the lizardmen, but the elf Lariel was.
"They went northwest." Ian and others came back after checking the traces on the ground.
"...That's perfect." Lilith put the quiver into the ring and said to the people who were approaching.
"Let's go, everyone. As many people as came here should go back together."