Chapter 88: The Zhuoer Elf's Altar

"Do you think the two of us can take them down?"

After Mu Yi heard the Wanderer's account, he understood that the other was inviting him to join.

"As long as you can draw their attention, I can take out that priest, and sharing the intel with you is to thank you for your assistance!"

The Wanderer's reply was full of confidence and reason; as a lone wolf, he often has clear grudges and sticks to principles.

"What an interesting person, I'm Mu Yi!" Mu Yi sent him a friend request; he likes principled people, and dealing with them is usually hassle‑free.

"Duo Lundo! A Wanderer!"

The Wanderer didn't refuse; even a lone wolf sometimes needs teamwork.

"How many are still over at the altar?"

"There should be three Zhuoer Elves left! According to the Spider Empress's custom, this Zhuoer Elf squad can have at most eight members!"

Hearing that, Mu Yi reached out to rummage through the Zhuoer Elf, hoping to see if there was any usable intel on its body.

Unexpectedly, he actually uncovered a spellbook.

It was a thick black tome engraved with mysterious runes; Mu Yi flipped a page and found it filled with dense magical symbols he didn't recognize.

Shaking his head, he tossed the spellbook to Duo Lundo and slipped the Zhuoer Elf's curved blade, which shimmered with spirit light, into his own backpack.

Duo Lundo clearly had no objection to this loot distribution; without Mu Yi's Thunder, he couldn't have instantly eliminated the opponent.

Mu Yi summoned the Great Rhino again and waved at Duo Lundo.

"Come up! Delay brings trouble; let's go destroy that altar right now."

Duo Lundo looked at the Great Rhino with surprise; he hadn't expected Mu Yi to have such an animal companion—could it be that the General profession is similar to a ranger's?

As an off‑the‑grid Military Strategist, Mu Yi's Jiuzhou affiliation showed no sign of exposure, which, in a way, is a rather sad stance.

Guided by Duo Lundo, they quickly reached the altar he mentioned.

Perhaps due to Duo Lundo's disturbance, clusters of shadows now floated around the altar, forming formless, hazy silhouettes that lunged toward Mu Yi and his party.

"Dust to dust, earth to earth, go with peace of mind!"

Mu Yi sighed; he could sense pain in those shadows—they were likely the twisted souls the Zhuoer Elves had tormented with spells.

With Mu Yi's sigh, the burning flames ignited the shadows, and in the illusory firelight, specks of spirit light entered Mu Yi's body; within the Six Paths barrier, several vague figures reappeared.

However, this time was different: Mu Yi seemed to have also absorbed some black substance, which occupied a corner of the barrier and exuded an ominous aura.

Mu Yi could feel a towering hatred within it—a loathing for the Zhuoer Elves; torment births not only pain but also the emergence of hatred.

After eliminating those shadow creatures, the Great Rhino led them to the altar.

At this moment, eight lit fire basins atop the altar continuously emitted an abyssal aura, and in the altar's center, two Zhuoer Elves knelt before an elf‑shaped statue, praying.

Another Zhuoer Elf, dressed splendidly, swung a dark‑red snake‑head whip, lashing the two praying Zhuoer Elves.

Whenever the snake‑head whip struck their backs, suppressed screams rang out; the flickering light on the whip suggested it likely carried a pain‑inflicting spell.

Only the subterranean creatures ruled by Zhuoer Elves would know how bone‑deep the pain from that whip can be.

Although Luo Si is the queen of the Dark Elves, this cruel and capricious tyrant actually takes pleasure in watching others suffer.

At this moment, the whipping is the greatest delight for Spider Empress Luo Si.

"You clueless little bug, you dared to return after finding help?" the torturing Zhuoer Elf glared coldly.

"Snap!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the two Zhuoer Elves, whose flesh had been torn, began to heal rapidly, the ripped skin regenerating at a visible speed.

Rising from the ground, their aura grew stronger than before; suddenly they convulsed, their bodies swelling until they transformed into two gigantic spiders before Mu Yi and his companions.

About three meters tall, they resembled enlarged wolf spiders, but with much broader limbs; the tips of their jointed legs bore claw‑like blades that glimmered with a faint metallic sheen, and their gray‑white carapaces were covered in dense fur.

Sixteen eyes, like dark gemstones, showed no emotional flicker, exuding an icy chill that seemed to freeze a person's soul, and their malice practically overflowed.

These creatures are frightening by nature, and their massive size magnifies that fear.

Mu Yi instinctively felt a chill, even though he sensed no real threat from the two giant spiders.

"The front line is yours and your animal companion!"

Duo Lundo gave a brief instruction, and his form gradually faded until he vanished completely.

Even Mu Yi's Killing Intent Perception field could only gauge a rough direction, since Duo Lundo harbored no malice.

"Charge and take them down! Azure Water Golden-Eyed Beast!"

Mu Yi inhaled deeply, then thrust his legs, leapt off the Great Rhino, vaulted over the two giant spiders, and rushed toward the Zhuoer Elf priest.

"Snap!" The Zhuoer Elf priest's snake‑head whip struck Mu Yi at a sharp angle, like a venomous snake lunging from its hole.

"Zongwang Prompt: You are affected by the excruciating whip effect!"

"Will check triggered... Will save succeeded... You successfully saved against the fear effect of the excruciating whip!... You successfully saved against the pain effect of the excruciating whip!"

Mu Yi set aside his blocking formation blade; facing this soft weapon without proper technique, a simple block seemed ineffective.

Although he was immune to the spell attached to the whip, the snake‑head whip's sharp barbs had already sliced his flesh, and thin streams of blood trickled from the wound.

The sacrifice of protection for agility once again proved its purpose at this moment.

Wearing only simple leather armor without heavy protection gave Mu Yi a hard time.

The Zhuoer Elf's whip lashed at Mu Yi like a raging storm, splattering blood droplets across his body.

The burning flames rose from the wound; Mu Yi's thrown formation blade missed entirely, and the Zhuoer Elf priest moved with Transcendent agility far beyond Mu Yi's reach.

But she was fast; Thunder's speed was even faster.

The dazzling Thunder emanating from the formation blade swept over the Zhuoer Elf's entire body in an instant, while the burning flames fell simultaneously.

Just as the Zhuoer Elf's body trembled from paralysis, a cold glint flashed behind her; Duo Lundo's dagger was already aimed at her vital point.

Although it was their first collaboration, Mu Yi and Duo Lundo displayed remarkable coordination.