Chapter 342

Chapter 342: Dark Demon Never Fears Battle (4k)

“Didn’t I tell you not to summon the Gigant without thinking? You have other Golems!”

“But Emma, the Gigant is my strongest Golem!”

“I know it’s powerful, but can you stop mentioning it?”

“You brought it up first.”

“I meant, can you look at the situation before acting? Not everything can be dealt with using the Gigant.”

“So far, they can.”

“I I I…”

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Silently, a crack appeared on the left wall of the Abyss. Suddenly, intense arguing erupted from within.

The voices were extremely loud, as if the two arguing were completely oblivious to the monsters in the dungeon, speaking freely without restraint.

Amidst the arguments between the man and woman, there was a faint voice trying to mediate, but it was clearly futile.

The demonic beast’s senses were sharp. It recognized the identities of the group within one glance and frowned.

It wasn’t concerned about their sudden appearance, but their loud quarreling was very disadvantageous for its current situation.

Sure enough.

The demonic beast immediately sensed that the terrifying monster lurking in the dark Abyss had made distinct movements.

“Not good!”

Its thoughts raced, glaring fiercely at the passage, then flapping its wings suddenly and accelerating abruptly.

The sudden movement of the demonic beast and the arguments drew the attention of Dake and the others who were hiding around the corner. The light on Dianna and Rose’s magic cards flickered.

Dake thought even more. He tried to peek in the direction of the argument and saw a passage opening where there was nothing before. He instantly felt a terrible premonition.

But he didn’t have time to think further when he saw the demonic beast land on the platform.

However, before the demonic beast could reach the treasure chest, the ground beneath trembled violently.

Just like the Wrestler Eagle’s encounter earlier, two dazzling red lights shot out, turning the walls and ceiling crimson.

Then, the familiar harsh screech pierced the air.

A black shadow crept up from the bottom of the Abyss.

As the red light receded, darkness engulfed the area, and granular black fog rapidly spread.

A terrifying tentacle covered in suction cups burst out from the black fog, wildly flailing in the air.

It did not attack the demonic beast immediately.

For a moment, both Dake’s group and the demonic beast halted their actions.

The arguing voices from the new passage also ceased abruptly.

Wit and Emma walked ahead, just turning a corner when they witnessed the massive tentacle bursting out.

Both were shocked and quickly covered their mouths.

Then Robert emerged from behind.

He never expected to become a mediator between Emma and him, especially since they should have been the worst of friends.

Yet, he was drawn into their conflict after their first encounter with the monsters.

This seemed to stem from a fundamental disagreement in their approach to dungeon exploration, leading to an irreconcilable conflict.

Fortunately, their strength was still adequate, and he had a trump card to rely on, making their journey relatively smooth.

However, the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

Seeing that further arguing might force them to retreat, Robert tried his best to mediate, but to no avail.

Just as he felt hopeless, the ground started shaking violently, and a piercing scream echoed nearby.

Wit and Emma simultaneously stopped talking.

He walked out, finally seeing the massive tentacle, even thicker than Wit’s Gigant!

“Ahhh—”

Robert’s loud voice broke.

He covered his head, screaming in terror.

“Shut up!”

“Shut up, Robert,” Emma and Wit whispered urgently.

Robert saw their urgent expressions, gasped, and his scream abruptly cut off, followed by violent coughing.

Emma and Wit paid no heed to his condition, turning their heads back to stare at the huge tentacle that had suddenly stopped moving due to his scream.

The still tentacle seemed even more terrifying than when it was wildly flailing.

Emma and Wit could hear their hearts pounding.

They suppressed their fear, slowly stepping back while carefully picking out their magic cards.

In the eerie silence, the atmosphere seemed to tighten, becoming sharper.

“Sss!”

Suddenly, seven cracks appeared at the tip of the tentacle, which then opened into eight petals, forming a gaping mouth.

The inner walls of each petal were lined with tiny, sharp teeth, and thick saliva dripped down.

A long, red tongue with a mouth extended from the tentacle, making a “siss” sound.

The tentacle then aimed its head at the passage where Wit and the others were, slowly closing its terrifying maw.

Emma and Wit exchanged a quick glance, then retreated backward.

They moved slowly, their eyes fixed on the tentacle, never looking away.

They were so cautious.

Yet, Robert couldn’t stop coughing.

Under the backdrop of his coughing, Emma and Wit’s silent, cautious behavior seemed peculiar.

One couldn’t help but wonder:

What was the point of all this?

In a brief pause, the tentacle with its eight-petal mouth suddenly moved.

From stillness to launching itself, the tentacle’s head moved incredibly fast, like lightning.

“Run!”

Wit yanked Robert’s arm, pulling him toward the corner.

Before Emma, a golden beast resembling a suanni appeared.

“Roar!”

The golden beast roared, releasing a fierce aura.

Under the command of the Magus, it charged fearlessly at the tentacle that had entered the passage.

But the tentacle’s eight-petal mouth suddenly opened wide, swallowing the beast whole.

Before the golden beast slid into the tentacle’s interior, Emma clearly saw that its hard body was easily corroded and dissolved by the tentacle’s internal slime.

This realization widened Emma’s pupils.

Even though she immediately understood the tentacle was an unimaginably terrifying creature, she hadn’t expected her golden beast to be swallowed in one bite.

No, it couldn’t even resist for a moment.

While swallowing the golden beast, the tentacle continued to surge forward.

Robert had already escaped into the corner under Wit’s pull.

Emma retreated, glancing back once before fleeing.

The three of them ran without a word.

The tentacle had fully entered the passage, twisting like a python to continue its pursuit!

“Gigant!”

Feeling the tentacle’s foul breath almost touching her back, Emma screamed loudly.

Wit’s magic card instantly lit up brightly: “I said the Gigant would work!”

But his proud Gigant was immediately torn apart by the tentacle.

The Gigant’s roar was quickly drowned out by the friction sounds between the tentacle and the passage walls.

Robert, barely recovering, held back his discomfort and took out one of Vlad’s vampire cards from his deck, but his usual summoning speed was too slow.

Ten seconds in such a critical moment were too long.

Just when the trio was nearly desperate, the tentacle’s advance suddenly halted.

In their incredulous gazes, the eight-petal mouth retracted.

Then the entire tentacle began to retract!

“Has it reached its limit?”

Wit panted heavily, drenched in sweat.

Emma leaned against the wall, feeling her legs like cotton.

Robert sat down abruptly.

They narrowly escaped, but their minds were in a haze.

They couldn’t comprehend what had happened in such a short time.

“What’s going on?”

Vaguely, someone’s voice seemed to be heard earlier.

…

On the other side…

Seeing the tentacle rush into the passage where the arguing came from, Dake’s pupils contracted. Instinctively, he stepped out from behind the wall.

“Dake…”

Rose softly called out.

But Dake’s attention was entirely on the tentacle.

His gaze traced the tentacle’s body downward, trying to see through the black fog to find its main body.

Only two red glows emerged from the fog, seemingly giant eyes.

When his gaze shifted to those red glows, he suddenly felt a strange pull, as if he were being sucked in.

But the moment he noticed something amiss, he slightly pushed and looked away.

Wherever he looked, the tentacle continued extending from the black fog, drilling furiously into the passage on the left wall.

His mind cleared up as he recovered from the daze caused by the red glows in the Abyss.

Dake’s gaze sharpened.

He instantly assessed the situation and identified the key point.

Immediately, he issued a command to the demonic beast.

“Demonic Beast, open the box!”

…

After the shout, the demonic beast on the platform understood.

Without hesitation, it bent down, grabbed the iron latch of the treasure chest, and forcefully flipped the lid open.

The gold foil, pearls, and gems inside the treasure chest emitted a luxurious glow, while the rusted short sword without a scabbard lay quietly in the middle of the treasure.

If this treasure chest were discovered outside the dungeon, adventurers might abandon the rusty sword, thinking it worthless, and take only the gold foil, pearls, and gems.

Such treasures alone could elevate a poor adventurer to a local wealthy individual.

With that money, one could purchase a decent plot of land, build a house, and start a small farm, living comfortably for a lifetime.

But here in St. Maryan, no one would be fooled by such wealth.

After becoming a Magus, there were many ways to gain wealth.

If those precious jewels were replaced with a “10,000 Credit” moon ticket, it might be even more attractive.

Therefore, the demonic beast ignored the glittering gems that would make a cat meow with joy. Its long arm stretched out, its sharp demonic claw grabbing the rusty sword.

There was no reaction.

The demonic beast felt no value from the rusty sword.

But it did not discard it.

According to Dake’s plan, after grabbing the rusty sword, it would turn around and use “Instant Teleportation” to move directly to the passage where Dake was, then escape immediately.

Suddenly, Dake’s loud command echoed again: “Fly over!”

“Fly over?”

The demonic beast’s eyes involuntarily glanced at the tentacle that had burrowed into the hole.

Of course, it didn’t think such a tentacle could threaten it, but being entangled by such a disgusting thing would damage its image, right?

So…

Despite its reluctance, the demonic beast obeyed Dake’s command and took flight.

Flying from the platform to Dake’s passage was less than a hundred meters.

But after seizing the rusty sword, it clearly felt a malevolent intent from the depths of the Abyss, as if it were solidly attacking.

“Hmm.”

A sudden cold snort.

The demonic beast broke through the malice, charging across the Abyss and into the passage.

“Sss!”

The commotion behind grew louder.

The demonic beast turned sharply and saw the tentacle that had burrowed into the left passage retracting, opening its terrifying eight-petal mouth to bite from behind.

“Claws of Ten Thousand Deaths!”

A decisive order echoed.

The demonic beast raised its left hand, its sharp demonic claw slashing forward.

Dark power surged.

Countless d*ath claws materialized, densely obscuring the view.

“Roar!”

But the demonic beast’s ultimate skill only momentarily blocked the tentacle. It continued to surge forward.

The demonic beast frowned, preparing to use “Instant Teleportation” to evade.

But Dake’s voice echoed again from behind: “d*ath Claws!”

“d*ath Claws?”

The demonic beast’s head spun.

Even the “Claws of Ten Thousand Deaths” could only momentarily stop the tentacle; how could a single “d*ath Claw” be useful?

But in the next instant, it saw a blinding white light on the tentacle—the light of psychic power!

“One chance only.”

The thought flashed through the demonic beast’s mind.

Then it released the rusty sword, letting it fall, and chose its preferred right arm.

Indeed, when its right arm swelled, its sharp d*ath claws struck the tentacle that was now close, a surging force beyond limits burst forth!

“Ei! Ei!”

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