Chapter 122 Fatal Rescue
Chapter 122 Fatal Rescue
The abandoned laboratory located underground was in a mess. The specimens and skulls that were originally arranged in an orderly manner were broken into pieces. The ground and walls were covered with blood stains and traces of battle, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.
In a corner of the laboratory, there were piles of corpses of demonized beasts, all dripping with blood.
All the conditions indicated that a fierce battle had just taken place here.
Walban and his group lost their former casualness, and each of them seemed silent and dejected, and even Walban was no exception.
Cook said helplessly: "I'm almost out of stuff."
"me too."
His words were echoed by others.
The wizard apprentice is a complex profession, and the combat effectiveness includes all aspects. In addition to mental strength and mana spells, it also includes the consumables carried on the body, such as various potions, spellcasting materials, disposable runes, magic items, etc.
The previous battle had almost used up all their consumables.
In the past day, the laboratory's protective membrane was opened twice. The first time they were caught off guard. Fortunately, no one present was easy to deal with, and they took advantage of the convenience of the laboratory and worked together to kill the invading demonic beast.
The second time, the five men were prepared and charged out under the leadership of Walban.
Facing the countless demonized beasts on the steps outside, the five people fought bravely and faced the challenges head-on, fighting their way to the end of the steps against the continuous groups of demonized beasts.
Then the five people were dumbfounded.
There was no way out at all. Just as they had guessed before, the other party had done something ruthless. The road at the end of the stairs was collapsed, and there were only rat holes and narrower snake paths on the mountain walls on both sides.
The person behind the scenes never showed up from beginning to end. He just killed wave after wave of demonized beasts until the steps were littered with corpses.
It was impossible for them to get out of the rat hole that was less than 30 centimeters wide, and in the end they couldn't find a way out. The apprentices' weakness was that their defense was low, and some of them were injured one after another, one with a leg injury and another with a serious arm injury.
They had no choice but to retreat to the abandoned laboratory.
By the time they returned to the laboratory, the protective array had been restored. Fortunately, Walban's array-breaking cone could be used one last time, so the five of them were able to return to the abandoned laboratory safely.
When they entered the laboratory, they were ambushed by the demonized beast hiding inside, and it took some effort to quell the attack.
Right now, the situation is not favorable for them.
Thinking that he had just met a real enemy, Walban looked gloomy. It was the first time he encountered such a difficult and disgusting opponent.
"No matter what, we still have to fight our way out next time. We have to dig a way out even if we have to. I don't have the habit of just sitting there and waiting for the enemy to make a move."
His array-breaking cone had been shattered, and it would not be easy to rush out of the laboratory and return next time.
He was worried that he could only stay in the laboratory, while the enemies outside could calmly prepare other means. If he stayed for too long, he would lose, and the next time he might bring them a catastrophic disaster.
"Okay, let's kill every demonic beast that comes our way, and kill them all."
"I've done it. I don't want to stay here feeling depressed any longer."
The others looked at each other. It was not their hunting team's habit to wait for others to make a move, so they spoke out in agreement one by one.
It is better to fight to the death than to wait for death in cowardice.
As for the people in the enchantment group, the five of them will not pin their hopes on others.
A moment later, the protective membrane emerged clearly and produced ripples. The five men had their swords in their hands, ready to charge out.
A door automatically opened on the protective film, and the five people jumped out of the laboratory immediately. A stronger smell of blood and stench hit their noses.
After a few hours, only fragments of the beast's corpse on the steps remained. It can be expected that the original corpse was fed into the stomach of other demonized beasts.
"kill!"
"Roar." The roars of beasts continued. This time, the number of demonized beasts that fell on the steps was no less than the previous two times. There were a large number of demonized rats, demonized snakes, demonized spiders, centipedes, demonized bats, and even a large demonized python.
Under the leadership of Walban, the apprentices remained calm, drew their swords and stepped forward to fight the beasts.
They pushed back the beasts' attack and moved forward step by step along the stairs.
After a while, the demonized beasts on the steps suddenly retreated, and the herd quickly retreated to the passages on both sides.
"what happened?"
"It should be the reinforcements that have arrived."
The five people's expressions brightened, and they quickly guessed the reason. It should be that people from the enchantment group heard the news and rushed over.
On the other side, after a careful search by the black two-headed dog, Ivan and others found the passage through which the enemy had sneaked into the mountain, but the entrance to the passage had been blocked. They dug a new entrance and exit, and several people stepped into the mountain.
In a passage that was less than one person high, several people were constantly harassed by demonized beasts, which was extremely annoying.
In such a narrow place, the few of them had to be cautious. No one knew whether the passage was solid or not, and many spells with strong attack power could not be used. Fortunately, there were Ivan's Swift Wood Silkworm and Gina's Fire Poison Ant.
Under the protection of the insect swarm, the four of them went deeper into the city.
"Drink quickly."
Heidi handed each of the three people a potion.
Ivan took it subconsciously. It was a top-grade antidote.
Are you going to poison me?
He glanced at Heidi and saw that she had no intention of explaining, so he drank the antidote as she said. At the same time, he recalled the scattered silkworms outside and controlled the insect nest behind him to be sealed. He wanted to see if Heidi had any better tricks.
'Death Cloud'
Under Heidi's control, a thick dark grey poisonous cloud was formed in an instant. Driven by the strong wind, the poisonous airflow drilled into the holes in the surrounding passages, covering all the exposed holes, and bursts of ethereal whistling sounds were heard immediately.
Seeing this, Ivan secretly clicked his tongue. He could feel the cold chill from the poisonous cloud. This poison must be fatal.
This woman is too fierce. I don’t know if those people from Walban will get hurt by mistake. Let’s hope.
Not far away, Melinda noticed an unusual movement. The next second, she saw gray poisonous smoke coming out. There were many holes around it, and poisonous smoke was coming out from the front and back, approaching her quickly.
"retreat!"
Her face turned pale and she immediately drank an antidote. Then she retreated while creating thick fog, trying to block the poisonous smoke from approaching.
Melinda reacted the fastest and retreated quickly, completely avoiding the approach of the poisonous smoke.
Her two companions were not so lucky. Allen at least only smelled a hint and ran away in time, but Youse was enveloped by the poisonous smoke that came out. When the other two retreated, Youse fell to the ground.
At this moment, the other two no longer cared about him and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
In a few seconds, Ivan and his four companions caught up with the place where Yusé fell.
Walking along the passage, Ivan finally realized how powerful Heidi's move was. Wherever she passed, all the birds and animals disappeared.
A loud rumbling sound was heard ahead, giving the people who were chasing them a bad feeling. Sure enough, the enemy collapsed the passage ahead, blocking their way of pursuit.
There were faint voices coming from the other side, but the other party didn't seem to be in a hurry to go far.
The three of them looked at Heidi at the same time, wondering whether to chase her now or not.
(End of this chapter)