Witch Monastery

Immediately, his mood became worse: "Wait, could it be..."

Then he saw that the female centaur in front of him struggled for a while, and then comforted her: "It's okay, Shude Meier is sleeping very deeply, and ordinary pollution is not enough to wake it up..."

Hawthorne: "..."

Damn, it’s really under these mountains!

His scalp tingled involuntarily, this thing was an Old One, a definite late-stage BOSS, and it was impossible to encounter it in the early stages of the game: because in the late stages of the game, this thing was only predicted to have "woken up and left its lair", and where it appeared afterwards was completely random in the game!

He never thought that the place where Shude Mel was sleeping was under the plateau so close to Port Liber!

Big trouble...

Now he could only pray, hoping that just as Willow said, this Old One with enough power to destroy the world would not be so easily awakened by the devil...

With such worries and vigilance against the burrowing demon bugs, the group continued to move forward with the help of the light of the light spell. After turning a corner, the front suddenly became clear and they came to the huge cave square covered with stalactites.

But compared to the silence last time, this time, there were obviously many more dangerous things hidden in the darkness.

Some demons did not go out, but hid in the shadows here, waiting for their prey to take the bait!

Hawthorne and Willow looked at each other, and the same thought came to their minds. Willow then turned around and said to the other goat man, "Sean, I'll take the front and you take the back. Make sure you don't miss any blind spots."

"Everyone, you must be extremely careful and absolutely avoid being ambushed by the enemy!"

She warned everyone like this to keep them on their toes.

Meanwhile, Hawthorne turned his head and looked behind him: "Celine, light up this place."

Celine nodded, then raised her hand, made hand gestures, and chanted the spell: "Daylight!"

hum-

A point of white light appeared under the ceiling in the center of the cave, and then illuminated the entire cave.

Daylight, a third-level spell, has no killing power. Its only effect is to release an extremely strong light.

Able to illuminate any darkness.

And under this fierce sunlight, the evil demon hidden in the darkness finally revealed itself!

"scare--"

With cruel and slightly painful exhalations, humanoid demons composed of translucent black mist but with only the upper body floated out from behind the rock pillars. They had drooping long tongues and two black claws like giant eagles, floating in the air, looming and seemingly ready to disappear at any time.

As soon as he saw their appearance, Hawthorne immediately recognized their identity.

Shadow Demons are demons with obvious advantages and disadvantages. Their specialty is to turn their bodies into shadows, blending into the shadows and darkness. Even races with dark vision cannot see through them!

At the same time, they can easily pass through solid rock walls.

The disadvantage is that under strong light - yes, strong light, it doesn't even have to be sunlight - their bodies will become very fragile and their strength will be greatly reduced; they will even be vulnerable to damage from light, and will receive double damage when hit by the Holy Slash!

I'm afraid this is why they didn't go outside, but hid in the cave, preparing for a sneak attack.

The Adventurer's Guild gave these guys a rating of four, but in reality, in places without strong light, a level five team would easily fail if they ran into them; and if they had a strong light source that could cover the battlefield, a level three team would be able to kill as many of these demons as they came!

Fortunately, they now have Celine, a versatile light generator, in their team. Under the fierce light, these shadow demons who just seemed to be quite patient finally couldn't sit still anymore!

"Watch out for the enemy!"

Suddenly, Hawthorne noticed that a shadow demon, which had been hiding in the pillar next to Willow, had stretched out its pair of sharp claws like those of a giant eagle and was scratching her head!

He hurriedly took a step forward and raised his hand to cast a spell, but it was still a little too late!

"Danger!"

In the back, Danqi, who was trying to please the Satyr tribe and was always keeping an eye on Willow, roared, leaped forward, and pushed her away violently.

"ah--!"

With his help, Willow narrowly avoided the attack of the shadow demon, but she also lost her balance and stumbled to the side, about to fall down -

"careful!"

Hawthorne hurriedly took a step forward and opened his arms to block her from bumping into him.

boom--

Willow bumped into him and was completely covered in sweat. Fortunately, after adding attribute points, he now had 15 points of strength and constitution, so he looked thin when dressed. In fact, he might be stronger than all the orcs present. Even though Willow bumped into him out of control, his body was still as steady as a rock. He stretched out his left arm and held her in his arms. At the same time, he made a hand gesture with his right hand, and four bursts of magic energy flew out.

"Ow—"

The power of the dissociation field disintegrated the body of the shadow demon, and the demon immediately uttered

A shrill scream. Hawthorne looked serious, holding Willow's body with one arm, retreating to take her away from the battlefield, while continuing to fire magic energy explosions and continuously output!

Chapter 268 The Weak and Boneless Madam

Lying in his arms, Willow, who had escaped death, was still a little frightened. Her heart was beating fast, as if she had just ridden a roller coaster, and at this moment, she only felt the man's broad and warm chest, which was so safe that she just wanted to curl up like a child and never let go.

She subconsciously passed her arms through his armpits, hugged his chest, and leaned her face against his chest, enjoying this moment of tranquility.

Over there, Danqi, who had fallen to the ground and looked dusty due to a sudden dive, stood up and saw Willow Greenvine being held in Hawthorne's arms, looking like a little lamb. His eyes widened in anger.

It's you again, Sayin!

I will remember this grudge too!

Danqi gritted his teeth secretly, but now was not the time for revenge, he had to endure it, picked up his giant axe again, turned around and fought with the shadow demons that were rushing towards him.

On this side, after Willow took the initiative to hug him, Hawthorne suddenly realized that Willow's body was so soft, almost boneless, like a ball of warm mud wrapped in cotton, melting in his arms.

In particular, he had long realized that this woman was not wearing a bra, and her pair of plump snow-white peaks were pressing against his chest, with only two layers of thin clothes separating them, transmitting the woman's warmth and a soft but elastic feeling of oppression.

His blood pressure rose a little. In order to avoid embarrassment, he quickly let go of her hand and stood in front of Willow: "Hide behind me, I will destroy these demons!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already taken a big step forward, facing a shadow demon that was rushing towards him. He easily blocked its claws and then stabbed his sword into its body: "Purification!"

hum-

Under the strong light created by Celine, these light-phobic shadow demons have become blind. They can't see the enemy's location at all, nor can they effectively resist the attack. Therefore, although they seem to be a huge threat, in the end they can only be slaughtered like fish on a chopping board!

"what--!"

In the misty purifying white light, the demon screamed again, and then his body was torn into pieces and finally disappeared into thin air.

Without taking time to count his gains, Hawthorne turned around and rushed towards the next enemy.

And then, looking at his swift back, Willow's face turned red as she realized what she had just done. She quickly calmed down and began to perform magic tricks to join in the crusade against the devil.

On the other side, Anno also swung his sword and rushed to a shadowy demon, slashing it on the head with the golden blade.

hum-

The power of the Holy Light was like a knife cutting tofu, splitting the shadow demon in half from the front. The demon let out a shrill scream from its throat, and then disappeared without any resistance!

It was actually killed instantly by the Holy Sword!

Seeing this, An Nuo was at a loss: "Uh... Sorry, Hawthorne, I didn't hold back my strength... I'll leave the next one to you!"

Huo Sang smiled bitterly, and naturally did not blame her: "It's okay, I can do it myself!"

Having said this, he turned around and continued to fight the enemy.

Later, Celine's tracer bullets almost killed one demon at a time. She had to deliberately lower the power of her spells to beat these shadow demons half to death, and then wait for Hawthorne to run over and purify them.

As for Heidi and Nidalee, they lacked the means to restrain this kind of demon, so they just started fishing with a clear conscience. This was very unprofessional, because on the other side, even though their mundane axes could not cause much effective damage to the shadow demons, they could only disperse them, but they still tried their best, launched attacks fearlessly, and seemed to be fighting fiercely.

But after all, in the terrifying bright light environment created by Celine, the threat of these shadow demons might not be much higher than that of the cowardly demons. The group finally eliminated these guys without any danger.

Unfortunately, because their weaknesses were too obvious and they were too fragile under strong light, in the end, Hawthorne only managed to grab three heads and earn only 1,500 purification points.

At this point, his balance was approaching eight thousand, bringing him one step closer to the amount needed for upgrading.

Now, the only thing that needed to be destroyed was the stone tablet in the center of the cave with the blasphemous language of the abyss written in blood.

It was a source of pollution that could inject madness into the depths of these mountains. According to Willow Greenvine's deduction, the demon worshippers set it up most likely to pollute, corrupt, and control more burrowing demon worms - after all, the shape of this cave indicated that this place was likely very close to a sleeping burrowing demon worm!

The demon worshippers obviously understood its dangers, so they did not send people to guard this place. They just set a trap. When they were attacked, they would open the portal to the Abyss and release countless demons to destroy the enemy.

At this time, the trap had been consumed. But looking at the stone tablet and thinking about the information Willow had just revealed, Hawthorne always felt uneasy.

Willow obviously had the same idea. The goat man folded his hands in front of his chest, looking extremely worried.

"I don't know if those demon worshippers have any other backup plans. If they do, we might even have to face the burrowing demon worms again..."

Hawthorne raised his head and looked at the countless stalactites and the ceiling. Thinking about fighting the burrowing insects in such an environment, his face suddenly became a little embarrassed.

The worst possible situation...but we have to fight.

"Let's make some preparations first, prepare some water," he said. "If there are indeed burrowing devil insects rushing out, we can immediately repel them and avoid causing greater losses."

Willow agreed: "Then let's go get some water?"

Hawthorne shook his head: "No, we have an endless water bottle. Did you bring a container? We can just fill it with some water as a preparation."

Hearing this, Willow's eyes suddenly lit up, and then she breathed a sigh of relief: "This is a good thing. With this, things will be much more convenient."

Hawthorne smiled softly and did not comment further. After all, it was these mountain people who rejected Libel Harbor and even all modern magic creations, and when they really got it, they were the ones who said it was useful and really good...

But he did not argue about this issue anymore. Afterwards, everyone took out their drinking water supplies and the buckets in Hawthorne's space bag, and filled them up with the endless water bottles one by one as preparation.

"When fighting, stay as close to Knight Anno as possible." Hawthorne reminded him, "The burrowing demon worms also have the ability to control people's minds, and the Paladin's protective aura can help everyone avoid this erosion."

Willow nodded: "Mr. Hawthorne is right, everyone should follow instructions."

Danqi was very unconvinced, but after all, he knew nothing about these things. In the end, he lowered his head and acquiesced to Willow's statement.

All of this was seen by Hawthorne. He frowned slightly, thought about it, and came up with an idea.

Then, he filled every water container on hand with the Endless Water Bottle, and took the initiative to walk up to the orc, stretched out his hand, and handed him the bottle.

"Mr. Danchi," he said, "I will lend you this Endless Water Bottle for now."

Danqi raised his head suddenly, looking surprised: "You, want to lend it to me?"

"Yes." Hawthorne nodded. "We all need to cast spells and have no time to use it, so this thing can't play a big role in my hands."

"Why don't you lend it to me temporarily? When the time comes, you only need to recite its command words and it will spray out a powerful water column to kill the burrowing demon bugs."

As he spoke, his expression became more righteous and awe-inspiring. “Besides, our athletic abilities are not as strong as yours. This weapon can only exert its greatest power in your hands.”

"Mr. Danchi, our safety depends entirely on your performance!"

Danqi was silent. Willow on the side also said, "Denqi, take it. There is really no better warrior than you among us."

This sentence immediately became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The orc finally reached out and took the water bottle: "Okay, I will return it to you after the battle."

His voice was still cold, but Willow beside him showed an angelic smile. The male satyr on the other side couldn't help but smile. Originating from the Fey Wilds, they were extremely sensitive to emotions. They all believed that with Hawthorne's active efforts, the vigilance and ice crystals between the two sides were dissipating...

Chapter 269: Crazy Earth-Drilling Demonic Bug

In short, all the preliminary preparations have been completed. Now it is time to completely remove the pollution here!

Huo Sang took a deep breath, calmed himself, then walked to the side of the stone tablet, raised his hand and pressed it, silently chanting: "Purification!"

hum-

A purifying white light lit up above the stone tablet, and with the naked eye, the blood-red Abyss language inscription on it was visible to the naked eye as it rapidly melted away.

He didn't know if this thing could still provide him with some purification points, but anyway, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

As the bloody words on the stone tablet faded, the ground beneath his feet began to tremble. At first it was just a slight tremor, but soon the entire cave began to shake. The stalactites hanging from the ceiling were shaking, as if they would break off at any moment.

The guess came true, there really are burrowing insects here!

Willow's expression suddenly changed drastically, and she shouted anxiously: "Be careful! The burrowing devil bugs are coming soon!"

Huo Sang's face was serious. He was not timid nor did he retreat. He maintained his body shape and continued to inject the power of purification into the stone tablet.

hum-

Just as the last bloody word on the stone tablet disappeared, suddenly, an even more terrifying tremor came from under his feet. A strong sense of crisis gripped his heart, and he recited the shield spell almost without thinking: "Shield!"

hum-

An invisible magical protective force field instantly enveloped his surroundings. Almost at the same moment, a terrifying monster that was two meters thick, with a high temperature on its body and countless tentacles on its head suddenly broke out from the rock beneath his feet!

boom--!

Hawthorne was caught off guard. Even though he was protected by the shield technique, he felt a terrifying impact force coming from under his feet, and his body was uncontrollably knocked into the air by the monster!

At the same time, the tentacles on the top of the insect's head were still scrambling to whip him. Although these physical attacks were blocked by the shield, the high temperature at such close range almost burned through his clothes, making him feel extremely painful!

He followed the gravel

I flew backwards for a long distance before falling heavily to the ground. I felt the whole world spinning and I could hardly stand up again!