Chapter 336: Worm Belly
"Tilly, you can't-" Ash tried to stop him, but she interrupted her. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
"If you want to get into the cave, you'll have to rely on a witch with the ability to fly to get people out," Tilly shook the ring on her finger, "and while the mana cost increases greatly when carrying heavy loads, at least I can bring an extra witch with me, which is crucial for the operation - with one more witch, we can handle more situations." She paused, looking at the Bordertown Witch, "Anna, Lightning, Maisie, I need your help. ”
The three of them did not object, and the little girl showed an expression of eagerness.
Tilly breathed a sigh of relief, "Then the people who go to the bottom of the cave plus Ash, Sawe, Sylvie, and the rest of the sisters, the entrance to the cave on the ground will be left to you." ”
"Mistress Tilly, let me come with you," Andrea began.
"In case of encountering a herd of evil beasts, I am afraid that Nightingale will not be able to take care of it alone," she shook her head, "You and her are far away and close, and you can cooperate with each other." ”
"Don't worry, I'll guard the exit for you," Nightingale said confidently, "neither the devil nor the beast can get any closer to this place." ”
Tilly thought about it very clearly, how many witches can go down depends on the ability of the flying witch to carry. First of all, the heaviest is the "ice coffin", if it can't be awakened on the spot, it has to be chopped up and taken away, at least the weight of two or three witches, only Savi's invisible barrier can hold such a heavy object.
Sylvie's magical eyes were a must, and without her, they wouldn't have been able to find the exact location of the ruins in the monster's belly. The same goes for Anna's cutting and heating abilities, but neither of them can fly, but fortunately they are light enough to be carried by Maisie after transforming into a magic bird. Finally, there is the ash of the transcendental, who can fight steadily in any situation, and acts on his back.
Although lightning can fly, according to her own words, once it hits the personnel, the altitude will drop very much, and I am afraid that it will not be able to fly out of this deep cave. Her strength lies in her agility and speed, which can effectively act as a vigilance, detection and pinch.
The importance of these witches is almost irreplaceable, and the absence of one of them would make things extremely tricky, so the decision to go down on their own was not impulsive, but a well-considered decision.
As for Andrea...... Her destructive power at close range is astonishing, but when she encounters a narrow area where she can't reach her fingers, her abilities will be greatly reduced, so she might as well stay on the ground with the nightingale and watch out for evil beasts wandering nearby.
Tilly didn't think about giving up on the rescue and went home. But she always had a premonition of uneasiness in her heart as to why the surrounding area was intact, and why she had taken a fancy to the ruins of the tower, especially in the direction in which the beast was crawling—she looked to the north-west mountains, after which was the place where the devil lived.
Is there any connection between the two?
The hot air balloon landed quickly and steadily under Wendy and Anna's control, and Tilly put aside the distractions in her mind, reviewed the plan again, took a deep breath, and said word by word, "Let's go." ”
......
The cavern was deeper than she expected, about two stories high, and it started straight down, but it didn't take long for it to start sloping until it formed a horizontal passageway. The surrounding dirt smelled unpleasant, and if you got closer, you could see the slimy liquid dripping from the surface of the dirt, like the wet marks left by slugs as they crawled past.
As the group continued to go deeper, the light coming in from the cave ** quickly disappeared, and the entire bottom of the cave was plunged into darkness except for the faint light of a few torches. Not only that, but the howling wind also fell silent, and the cold gradually replaced by the geothermal heat, and Tilly felt her body warm.
Looking at the flickering firelight, she couldn't help but think of fireflies.
"The Behemoth is ahead," Sylvie whispered.
But without her warning, everyone knew that they were not far from their goal—there were strange noises from the depths of the cave, some like the rustle of the autumn wind through the trees, and some like the clattering of chews.
"Down," she said as she let the ash behind her wave the torch twice, then controlled the stone to lower its height until her feet fell into the soft, slimy dirt.
Then Anna's cold light lit up.
She turned the black fire back into a heart fire, and a cold, soft light suddenly sprinkled all around, and in the turquoise firelight, the witches could clearly see the tail of the giant beast. It crawled forward slowly, its wriggling gray skin secreting mucus, and the smell of decay intensified.
"A big disgusting bug," Ash drew his sword, "what to do next, slice open its belly." ”
"Wait, it's up to Anna to kill it," Tilly shook her head, "I don't know if what's in its stomach is a threat to us, it's too risky for you to swing your sword closely." ”
"Well, let me try. Anna summoned a cloud of black fire again, keeping the green flame alive - and in the blink of an eye, the black flame turned into a thin line the thickness of a finger and flew straight towards the beast.
Without resistance, the thin thread pierced through the monster's skin and cut towards the side of the belly. Perhaps the temperature was too high, and the epidermis touched by the black line suddenly burned, and the liquid in the body was vaporized, spewing out billowing white mist. Sawei, who had already been equipped, propped up an invisible shield and blocked the splashes of juice one by one.
That's the power of evolution, Tilly thought to herself, and even though Anna had introduced her abilities before she set out, she was still shocked to see them for herself. It can move out of body with consciousness, and the thin line of black fire is sharper than any greatsword, and it is extremely difficult to observe its trajectory, and it is impossible for the enemy to dodge.
The monster let out a shrill wail, and its body squirmed wildly. But the black fire continued to cut forward, quickly shattering most of its fat body. Before the liquid could get close to the witch, it was evaporated by another green fire.
Gradually, the beast stopped struggling, and its skin loosened.
"It's dead," Sylvie said, "and the heart has stopped beating." ”
"This guy has a heart too?" asked Ash, pinching his nose.
"At the head, it's about the size of the Yuanwang's gondola. And......" she paused, "there's magic flowing through it." ”
"So, this is a hybrid beast?"
"No one knows the answer," Tilly said, "There are very few records of evil beasts and wild lands in the history books, there are too many unknowns here, so let's dig up the ice coffin first." ”
After Anna's re-incineration, the rancid stench was not as strong as before. Under Sylvie's guidance, they quickly found the devoured ruins - of course, now that the basement had become a scattered mass of stones, it was impossible to see what it had been, and most of the glowing magic stones that Lightning had spoken of had turned into a mass of paste. Fortunately, the transparent crystal stone pillar is still intact, and after it is turned out of the slimy belly, there is not even a trace of corrosion on it, and the woman who is sealed in the spar is still lifelike.
"It's up to you next," Tilly said to Anna. (To be continued.) )