Chapter 42: 43 Don't come over here!

Boom—

The sound of an explosion rang out in the forest under the night sky.

Vera knew that was Feiling using a Thunder Arrow to stop the flesh monster behind them.

"Don't stop; it will catch up again soon."

Hearing Feiling's words, Vera, who was carrying Feiyin, quickened his pace a bit more.

In fact, if it weren't for the monster being reluctant to part with the flesh chunks blasted away, and having to go pick them up every time,

they should have been caught up long ago.

Even so, Feiling's Thunder Arrows were already used up, and if they were caught again, they probably wouldn't be able to escape.

The three of them appeared here naturally because the gate had already been breached.

The collapse happened in an instant.

Shortly after the branch president named Oberon finished speaking, that terrifying monster drilled out of the dungeon.

Vera still remembered what it looked like when it came out.

Rhomboid scales reflected strange colors in the sunset, and dark green venom constantly seeped from its body.

Three snake heads twisted and wound in mid-air, greedily looking down at everyone present.

In front of it, Vera felt like prey being entangled, only able to be devoured by it.

Fortunately, the three-headed snake didn't target him, but aimed at the branch president who was dressed the most gorgeously.

Oberon didn't seem to expect that he, standing in the back row, would be the first to be attacked.

Facing the venom sprayed by the three snake heads simultaneously, he hastily released a light wall, but it was instantly corroded.

The venom splashed onto half his body, and all the adventurers heard the "hissing" sound of flesh being corroded, as well as his inhuman screams.

Finally, Marshall grabbed Oberon and escaped the battlefield.

Both top managers had fled in a sorry state; who else among the remaining adventurers dared to fight to the death?

The originally barely maintained defense line collapsed instantly, and everyone scrambled for their lives, only hating that they didn't grow two more legs.

And the monsters seemed to have turned on buffet mode—as long as they could catch up, they could eat.

Fortunately, Vera and the others transferred to the edge of the team early and weren't killed in the first wave.

But before they could run, the 10-meter-long tail of a dragon beast cut off two adventurers and swept toward them.

And the scimitar in Vera's hand, already full of notches, couldn't possibly block this blow.

At the critical moment, it was Feiyin who released an impact magic on the spot, bouncing the three of them away, barely escaping the fate of being dismembered.

But Feiyin herself was still slashed in the chest.

Although she drank the healing potion in time, she remained unconscious.

Vera could only carry her and run.

They didn't run toward Ya-Feng Town; there were many adventurers running that way, and even more monsters chasing them.

In the chaos, Vera could only flee into the forest on the west side.

Fortunately, only one monster chased after them.

Unfortunately, they couldn't solve even this one.

That monster stitched together from the corpses of humans and monsters behind them, Vera didn't recognize it, but that style was undoubtedly from the ninth floor.

The three of them at full state might not necessarily be able to beat it, let alone now.

Along the way, they relied entirely on Feiling's five Thunder Arrows to delay time.

But now, this kind of special arrow was used up.

The sound of bushes being crushed by "creaking" sounded behind them again.

"It's coming again..."

Feiling's voice was filled with despair amidst exhaustion; they really had no way out.

At this time, Vera said: "Feiling, give me the bow and arrow; you carry Feiyin and run."

"No!"

Feiling knew what Vera meant instantly; he wanted to go and lure the monster away himself.

"If anyone goes, it should be me; I'm faster than you, maybe I can run away."

"It's impossible for anyone to run away," Vera directly exposed her lie, "You know I couldn't possibly leave you alone."

"Then I can just watch you go to your death?"

"Then what about Feiyin?"

"She wouldn't agree either!"

"..."

Vera sighed long and stopped, placing Feiyin by a tree.

Drawing the tattered scimitar from his waist, he turned to face the deformed monster rushing toward them.

"Fine, I hope it stitches the three of us close together..."

Feiling shot two arrows into the flesh, but it didn't affect the monster's movements at all.

It rushed toward them with its twisted flesh.

A breeze blew, and Vera held the hilt horizontally, setting up the starting stance of a battle skill.

Dying in battle was the final dignity of an adventurer.

The monster got closer and closer, and the sound of the wind grew louder and louder.

Finally, a whirlwind formed around it, blowing Vera until his body swayed and he couldn't stand steady.

Wind?

This monster could use wind?

Under the gale, Vera couldn't even use his final strike.

He could only close his eyes as if accepting his fate.

The monster's roar in his ears grew louder...

Growing... miserable?

Opening his eyes again, he saw the flesh monster spinning in the air.

It struggled and wailed, but like experiencing a thousand cuts, it was slowly minced into meat paste in the whirlwind, even the core part included.

Eighth-tier magic—Wind Tunnel.

"The blood of Sages has run out; it seems I'm still a bit late."

At some point, an old man wearing a gray robe and leaning on a staff appeared behind Vera.

"Two young people, can you tell me the situation over there?"

Vera, who had just escaped death, came back to his senses and swept a glance at the badge representing the Relic Association on the old man's chest.

"The gate defense line was breached, the branch president was seriously injured and taken away, and I don't know anything else."

"Thank you for your information. Feed this potion to your companion; it wouldn't be good for a little girl to be left with scars."

Saying this, the old man took out a small bottle of potion from under his robe and handed it to Vera.

After Vera took it, a wind surged around, actually carrying the old man toward Ya-Feng Town.

After the old man left, Vera and Feiling looked at each other.

Only then did Feiling's legs go soft, and she leaned against Feiyin.

Covering her face, she cried and laughed at the same time.

Vera squatted down and carefully fed the potion to Feiyin.

The effect was immediate; the chest that was originally a bloody mess grew back at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Limb regeneration potion..."

Vera knew the old man's identity wasn't simple, and the potion he gave must be good stuff.

But he didn't expect it to be a top-tier magic potion like limb regeneration potion.

It was a bit extravagant.

The price of just this one tube was more than what the three of them could earn in a year...

Waking up Feiyin, who had recovered her health and could even be said to be in the best state of the three.

After roughly explaining the situation to her, the three continued to walk west, intending to go directly through the forest.

Although the old man had already rushed to Ya-Feng Town, Vera didn't want to take any more risks.

After the three discussed it, they planned to go to the surrounding areas to rest and reorganize, and then discuss it from the long term after the situation calmed down.

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Hallucinogenic spores permeated the entire cave, and the continuous spraying almost exhausted all the inventory of the Knight Puji.

That stubborn dragon-man really dug a hole toward here; she must have some kind of detection skill, but Lin Jun didn't have time to look.

Her claws could easily dig through rock, and she just drilled into the cave like a mole.

She estimated she had dug halfway by now.

No way, to welcome her, Lin Jun had to bring out the highest specifications.

Not only was poisonous mist with explosive concentration prepared, but behind the Knight Puji, six one-time mycelium cannon tubes extended.

Under the blessing of 200% additional skill power, once she came out, he would give her a big meeting gift!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 44 =====