Chương 136: The Core of the Team

"Don't hesitate."

As Shane finished speaking, Frilian and Philon stood back to back, their staffs glowing.

Countless magical spells appeared around the two of them.

Bang bang bang! A series of magical beams shot out from the spell, sweeping towards the surrounding Blood Golems.

Many Blood Golems were reduced to a bloody mist.

pat.

The insects inside the puppet's body fell to the ground.

However, before the two could even catch their breath, the puppets that had been reduced to blood mist gathered around the insects again, transforming back into their puppet forms.

Philon frowned.

This situation reminded her of the feeling when she fought the black mist sphere of the Plague Mage before, unable to aim accurately.

Clearly, Frillie also noticed.

"Give me the bugs."

At the elf girl's reminder, Philon immediately understood, and her massive rapid-fire attacks began to prioritize efficiency over accuracy.

Snap, snap— More and more puppets were destroyed by Philon, and the insects hiding inside fell to the ground.

Frillie's magic began to precisely deal with the insects on the ground.

puff- puff-- Several small insects exploded under the magic's targeted attack.

At the same time, Xia En, who was attacking the masked man with a sword, successfully got behind him.

laugh- The longsword pierced the opponent's back and emerged through his chest.

The masked man's figure dissipated into a cloud of blood mist and vanished, while an insect fell to the ground. Meanwhile, on Philon's side, a puppet transformed into the masked man.

"Philon, watch out!"

Xia En's reminder had just left his mouth.

The puppet that had transformed into the masked man gathered immense magical power and blasted it directly at Philon, who was closest to him.

Boom! Frilian's [Defense Magic] was activated, successfully blocking the attack.

Philon immediately turned his staff around and shot a thick beam of magical light at the masked man in retaliation.

The magic beam shattered the masked man's body.

The masked man disappeared again. This time, he returned to the high platform, and the insects that had just been left on the ground immediately transformed into the masked man's appearance.

Xia En had a bad feeling.

He shouldn't be distracted; the bugs were just exposed, and he should have dealt with them immediately!

Suddenly, the masked man delivered a magical attack to Xia En's face.

Fortunately, Frilian's [Defense Magic] was always with her. Shane, wrapped in the eggshell formed by the [Magic Shield], was knocked back more than ten meters by the force of the attack.

The masked man looked at Frilian below the steps.

"So you're the core of the team after all."

With that, he vanished from the spot again, and with the help of another insect, reappeared beside Frillie.

This time, Xia En learned his lesson and didn't get distracted. He directly nailed the insect next to the stone seat to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, it launched a swift attack on the next insect.

The masked man can continuously change his body using insects, so you must kill the insects as soon as possible, otherwise you can't kill him at all.

With a series of swift movements, Shane activated all the speed-boosting abilities, transforming into a streak of light as he weaved among the puppets. Some of the insects that Philon had knocked down were cleaved in two before they even hit the ground.

The masked man who went to confront Frilian did not gain any advantage against her [Defense Magic]. Instead, he watched helplessly as the remaining two people instantly accelerated and crushed most of his precious insects.

The mask on his face was starting to slip off.

"Wait a minute, who exactly is the core player on your team?!"

None of the three had time to answer his question.

core?

Xia En sneered inwardly.

Do you think everyone is like you, leading a bunch of puppets and playing the king's game?

From the very first day their team was formed, there was no core player or support player. In Frilian's view, everyone needed to be able to stand on their own.

Only in this way can we build a team without any weaknesses.

After brushing, chop a few more insects into pieces.

Xia En's understanding of this sentence deepened.

As his puppets dwindled, the masked man began to lose his composure.

In an instant, the magical flames went out, the masked man disappeared, and all the puppets vanished, plunging the cave into complete darkness.

Rustling.

Rustling.

The sound of countless insects running around came from all directions, interfering with the three people's judgment of the attack direction.

At the same time, bright red blood gushed from the ground, and the spot where the three people stood instantly turned into a blood swamp.

Philon felt nauseous.

The little girl wanted to use [flight magic] to leave the ground.

But just as she was about to take off, the blood suddenly became viscous and stuck to her.

His situation was the same as Frilian's.

His legs were bound, and he was unable to move for a while.

Xia En glanced down and saw a swarm of insects crawling out from the churning blood, trying to use it to climb onto the three people.

Thud— Xia En made a decisive decision.

He took out a small glass bottle from his pocket and smashed it on the blade.

That was a life-saving puppet gifted to him by the young master with golden hair.

After the glass bottle shattered, the little clay figure that was curled up inside suddenly swelled up and grew larger, transforming into a burly golem giant.

In an instant, the once empty cave became crowded.

With a stretch of his arms, the giant pulled Frilian and Philen from the blood swamp and lifted them onto his shoulders.

Then, he bent down and picked up Xia En with both hands.

The three of them were instantly freed from the swamp's grasp.

In contrast, the Golem Giant, thanks to its [Clay Doll] attribute, was completely unaffected by the Blood Swamp. It lifted its foot and started splashing around in the swamp.

The worms hidden in the blood were instantly crushed into a paste.

Shaun nestled in the giant's palm, looking down at the insects crushed to death, and sighed with emotion.

It truly lives up to its reputation as something made by a [Level 1 Mage].

That's incredibly powerful.

The masked man hidden in the blood was equally shocked. He had thought his strategy would keep the three people at bay, but a golem giant suddenly appeared!

Snapped- After being inexplicably kicked by the golem, the masked man clutched his chest and materialized in the direction of the cave entrance.

want to escape.

Shaen immediately activated the "One Against Three" ability, selecting the "Golem" as his target.

【Super Strong Resistance】 [Basic Healing Techniques] [Ten times faster] In an instant, three options appeared before him, and without thinking, he accepted them all.

Immediately afterwards, activating the acceleration attribute, he transformed into a streak of light and appeared behind the masked man, the longsword piercing through his chest once more.

This time.

The masked man had no other insects to replace his body.

He turned back to look at Xia En in disbelief, muttering to himself, "Why were you so—fast—?"

After saying this, the masked man collapsed to the ground and immediately turned into a pool of blood.

There was an insect in the blood; it struggled for a moment, then died.

The golem giant walked over.

Frilian and Philon jumped off the golem's shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the blood and insects on the ground.

The three of them looked around.

Only after confirming that all the insects in the cave had been completely wiped out, not a single one left, did they feel completely relieved.

During this time, Shane also discovered that a lot of old equipment was piled up in a corner of the cave.

Most of them were ordinary longswords, bows and arrows, and protective gear.

Because it had been stored in a damp and dark cave for a long time, it had rotted and was no longer usable.

But what others see as "scrap metal" is just right for Xia En.

[Gray Entry] [Gray Entry] [White entry] Shain's backpack, which was filled up once in the [Red Mirror Dragon] nest, is finally full again today after so long.

Become rich overnight!

Just as Shane was happily cleaning up the battlefield, Frilian squatted on the ground, looking at the corpses of the insects, and frowned.

"This isn't over yet."

"?"

Xia En turned around.

"Remember what I said before? When demons die, they should turn into magical particles and disappear, but these insects still haven't disappeared—" Frillie's calm words made Shane's eyes widen instantly.

The battle had been so intense that he had forgotten everything.

That's right, the insects in the cave didn't disappear, just like when they found the bloodsucking worms at the Alden mansion!

"Oops!"

Xia En suddenly stood up.

In a flash, the image of the unconscious [Wilt] instantly came to mind.

Zain said that the other person's body may have been tampered with!

He and Frilian exchanged a glance, both seeing the same suspicion in each other's eyes.

"go back!"

With that, the three of them immediately jumped onto the back of the golem giant.

The golem understood immediately, took a step back with its right foot, assumed a speed-boosting posture, and then, like an arrow released from a bow, smashed through the narrow opening that was too small for it, carrying the three people away at breakneck speed.

It was already evening.

Shaun clung to the golem's back, watching the lights of Alden City gradually illuminate the distance, his heart filled with anxiety.

You absolutely must make it in time!

at the same time.

Inside the Alden Mansion.

Wilt, who was unconscious, suddenly began to tremble.

Zain, who was performing his daily healing spell as usual, immediately frowned.

He immediately went to check on [Wilt]'s condition. The boy's eyes were tightly closed, and blood suddenly gushed from his mouth and nose. As the blood gushed out, the boy trembled like a leaf.

"Go and inform the lord immediately!"

Zain called out to the terrified maid beside him.

The maid immediately ran out.

More and more blood spilled from [Wilt's] mouth.

Following the trail of blood, a strangely shaped worm crawled out of the boy's mouth.

Zan was greatly surprised.

It was the "vampire" that Xia En had shown everyone.

The insect rolled onto the ground, swelled, grew larger, and in the blink of an eye transformed into a masked man.

Lord Alden and Shutarck ran in and witnessed this scene.

"They're demons!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Shutark and Zain unleashed their attacks simultaneously.

The battle axe, carrying a terrifying aura, rose from below, raising a sharp silver light.

【Light Slash】 The Holy Scripture in Zain's hand also lit up immediately, its pale green light gathering at the masked man's feet, causing countless thorns to rise from the ground.

【Thorn Magic】 The two attacks occurred simultaneously.

The masked man transformed from an insect into a demon. Before he could even see his surroundings clearly, he heard a roar. When he finally saw clearly, he saw a silver light and a green light coming towards him.

"￥#@' He only managed to utter a mumbled curse.

His entire body was split in two.

Fortunately, although it is in two pieces, it still stands upright.

Finally, he stood there, then transformed into a wisp of magical particles and vanished completely.

"Wilt!"

Lord Alden strode to his son Wilt, whose upper body was already stained red with blood.

His face immediately turned ashen.

The lord's eyes were filled with grief.

Even if he wasn't a monk, Yu could tell that the boy's life was slipping away rapidly.

Zain, standing nearby, didn't dare to delay and immediately unleashed his most powerful [Healing Spell].

Suddenly at this moment.

Lord Mutter's second son ran into the room. The little boy saw his older brother lying in bed, and tears instantly welled up in his eyes. However, the little boy seemed to know he couldn't cry at this moment, and immediately covered his mouth with his small hand.

Silently choked with sobs.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Time passed second by second — Fine beads of sweat began to appear on Zain's forehead. The magical power within him was being rapidly depleted, continuously transforming into healing power and being channeled into Wilt's body.

Ultimately, he was lost, thanks to the treatment with Zain.

The boy, who had shown no reaction to the Healing Technique for some time, finally showed a change this time. His pale, ashen face slowly regained some color.

The boy's eyelashes trembled.

He slowly opened his eyes.

He weakly turned his head to look at Lord Alden beside the bed, and uttered his first words in a hoarse, feeble voice: "I'm sorry, Father, Fan couldn't hold back the demons—" Lord Alden, usually cold and aloof, now had tears in his eyes. His lips trembled as he tried to speak, but he couldn't utter a single word. Finally, he gripped his son's hand tightly, so tightly that it trembled.

A scalding tear fell onto the back of Wilt's pale hand.