Chapter 344: The Scale of the Eternal Hallway (4k)
“Ahhh!”
A full-throated scream could bring courage.
Wit Gold raised the Holy Sword, pouring his mana frantically into it.
The light sword burst with blinding golden light as he swung it downward.
The blade swelled in the sword light, reaching several meters in an instant, and effortlessly slashed into the tentacle’s body!
By the time Wit realized what had happened, the light sword had already pierced through, leaving a terrifying wound on its body.
Filthy mucus spewed from the wound, flowing to the ground and pooling into a puddle.
The tentacle stopped moving after being pierced by his sword.
It lifted its tip, its eight-petaled mouth facing Wit, and its tongue hissed in and out.
Wit couldn’t help but look up at it, his sword-holding hands trembling slightly.
Just now, that sword seemed to have gone through the tentacle’s body without any resistance.
But now, when he tried to pull the sword out, it was stuck inside the tentacle’s body, unable to be pulled out.
This made his face gradually turn pale.
In this eerie stalemate, the atmosphere in the tunnel grew increasingly tense.
Behind Wit,
Robert had turned back around, but he dared not breathe heavily as he watched the tentacle monster below and Wit holding the Holy Sword tightly.
He feared that even the slightest sound might trigger the tentacle to move again.
And behind the corner wall, Emma, despite holding the “Golden Treasure Chest,” felt that the mind control of the “Golden Treasure Chest” would have no effect on the tentacle. Just like Wit, she did not rely on “Forbidden Love.”
It was hard to imagine that the tentacle monster would be fooled by gold or love.
Using the “Golden Treasure Chest” would be more effective if they summoned one or two golems to distract the tentacle monster.
Emma’s fingers kept flipping through the magic cards.
Like Robert, she subconsciously did not want to break the current deadlock.
“Pssh!”
Suddenly.
When Wit exerted more force, the light sword was abruptly pulled out!
This sudden change only increased his panic.
The tentacle monster’s body trembled when the light sword was pulled out.
Its tongue, which was flexible like a snake, suddenly shot out from its mouth and then quickly retracted.
Between the extension and retraction, it was unclear what it was considering, still remaining motionless.
But Wit was genuinely frightened.
The just-pulled-out light sword was raised once again.
The holy sword’s light shot straight for the sky, with golden light squeezing through the gaps, illuminating the void on the left side of the abyss.
“Ahhh!”
Wit, in his panic, swung the sword again.
This time, his attention was more focused, and the golden light of the holy sword was more stable.
But this time, the sword felt like it hit leather, lacking the previous sense of “penetration.”
Wit looked closely and found that the tentacle monster’s body only had a scratch…
Two sword strikes, two completely different results.
Wit found it hard to accept this reality. After this strike, he immediately retracted the sword, struck again, retracted, struck again, retracted, struck again…
As his chopping speed increased, the sword marks on the tentacle monster’s body became shallower.
Finally, even the first cut had healed perfectly.
Clearly, the tentacle monster hadn’t moved, yet the pressure it exuded continued to grow.
“Ahhh—”
Wit closed his eyes and delivered one final blow, gathering all his strength.
But the “penetration” sensation from the first strike did not return.
Instead, the tentacle monster’s skin suddenly hardened like steel.
The light sword chopped against the tentacle monster’s skin, as if hitting steel, causing the golden light blade to shatter instantly.
The three-meter-long holy sword snapped at the point where the blade shattered!
Wit stared at the spot where the sword struck, his shoulders drooping, breathing heavily.
This last desperate blow couldn’t leave any mark on the tentacle’s skin.
Wit couldn’t help but release his grip, allowing the light sword to dissipate into light.
He instinctively began to step back.
With that single step back,
The tentacle monster’s tongue suddenly let out a hissing sound.
The motionless tentacle monster began to move.
“Run!”
Robert suddenly shouted loudly.
Wit felt his wrist being grabbed and pulled, causing him to tilt.
He turned and ran, exposing his unguarded back to the tentacle monster.
A beam of light passed by him, landing between him and the tentacle monster.
The “Bronze Soldier,” fully clad in copper armor, appeared in the light.
In an instant, the Bronze Soldier drew its bronze longsword from its waist, following Emma’s pre-command, and released its sole ultimate skill—”Sweep!”
“Sweep”—the sweeping attack that could cover a wide area.
Apart from changing the attack range from “point” to “area,” the “Sweep” skill only had the effect of “pushing back”!
However, the wind pressure released from the longsword couldn’t budge the massive tentacle monster.
The three-star “Bronze Soldier” couldn’t bridge the gap in class; the additional effects of the ultimate skill had no impact on the tentacle monster.
At least, it successfully bought them a few seconds by sacrificing itself, enough for Robert to pull the dazed Wit around the corner.
Then, the three of them started running desperately down the tunnel again.
“Creak, creak.”
The Bronze Soldier was chewed up and swallowed.
Inside the tentacle’s abdomen, it transformed into magical energy particles.
The “Bronze Soldier” magic card in Emma’s hand turned gray.
“Don’t stand there! Summon golem!”
Her face paled, and she hurriedly urged them.
Wit and Robert took out their magic cards and began summoning.
Two golems appeared behind them, rushing toward the pursuing tentacle with a sense of sacrifice.
But this tentacle was larger and thicker than the first one, and the two golems were unable to stop it.
It twisted its body, crushing the golems underfoot.
In just a few seconds, it caught up with Wit and the others.
The eight-petaled mouth at the tip of the tentacle opened wide.
Wit, running last, instinctively turned around and was horrified by the rows of sharp teeth, letting out a terrified scream.
He suddenly burst into unprecedented speed, but the sudden acceleration caused him to step on Robert’s heel.
Robert stumbled.
Wit couldn’t steady himself and crashed into Robert’s back.
If Robert hadn’t been stable enough, the two would have tumbled to the ground.
Even so, their speed was significantly reduced.
A dark shadow suddenly loomed over them.
The tentacle had somehow appeared above their heads, opening its massive mouth, swaying from side to side, seemingly deciding which one to attack first.
Wit and Robert accelerated under the shadow’s cover, but they didn’t gain any distance.
“What do we do, Robert?”
Robert realized they might not be able to escape.
Wit’s face was pale, unsure how to proceed.
“Dungeon Escape Device!”
Emma, who was in front, suddenly turned around, pointing at the “Dungeon Escape Device” on her wrist like a watch, shouting, “Activate it!”
Robert and Wit remembered they still had the “Dungeon Escape Device.”
They were overjoyed, immediately trying to activate it with their mana.
Activating the “Dungeon Escape Device” voluntarily was better than being forced to activate it after being swallowed.
They didn’t have time to think about being ridiculed later.
But just as Robert reached for his “Dungeon Escape Device,” his peripheral vision suddenly went black.
He turned his head sharply and was shocked to see his best friend, Wit, had vanished into thin air.
Instinctively,
Robert looked up fearfully and saw his friend’s feet sticking out of the tentacle’s closing eight-petaled mouth!
“Wit!”
He stopped abruptly, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.
Emma, who was about to activate the “Dungeon Escape Device,” also stopped.
They didn’t fully understand the mechanism of the “Dungeon Escape Device.”
Seeing Wit being swallowed by the tentacle, they almost thought Wit’s device was broken!
In their panic,
Robert, in desperation, grabbed Vlad’s leftover cards, but he could only summon a three-star “Blood Mother Bat,” which wouldn’t change the situation.
Moreover, the cooldown for summoning spells hadn’t passed yet!
In despair,
Robert suddenly saw a shadow flash above the tentacle.
For a moment, he thought he was seeing an illusion due to his despair.
But then the shadow attacked the rear of the tentacle’s mouth.
A demon claw stretched out and clenched into a fist, delivering a powerful blow with “Death Claw”!
“Screech—”
The tentacle’s internal cavity suddenly let out a piercing scream.
The eight-petaled mouth opened, vomiting out the struggling Wit like vomit.
Robert ignored the mucus dripping from above and rushed forward to catch Wit.
Wit barely landed, leaning against the wall, retching uncontrollably.
After being held in the tentacle’s mouth, though no corrosive liquid was spat out, the stench and filth in its mouth made him extremely nauseous.
The extreme nausea combined with extreme fear triggered another round of vomiting!
Despite the filth covering Wit’s body and the foul smell, Robert forcibly pulled him away, ignoring his resistance.
“It’s Dark’s golem!”
Emma’s voice, filled with joy, entered Robert’s ears.
That key name finally brought him a sense of security.
“Dark has come to save us!” Robert exclaimed in surprise.
“Ugh!”
Wit vomited even more violently.
But even as they were surprised, Robert and Emma remained vigilant.
The tentacle monster’s power was evident. Even if the four-star demon beast had arrived, they might still be doomed.
Only when the demon beast flew down from the tentacle’s head, standing back-to-back to them, did they notice another golem beside it.
It was a pitch-black, flawless sphere never seen before!
On its surface, a faint divine light flowed, giving it a lifelike appearance.
Then, they were astonished to see the demon beast take two steps back, allowing the sphere to take its place!
“Is that also Dark’s golem?” Robert couldn’t help asking.
Emma, nervous, replied absentmindedly, “How should I know?”
They certainly couldn’t know.
After all, Rose had never participated in any competitions outside of class.
She had entered the lab as many times as Diana, and although her number of creations was slightly less due to credit differences, she wasn’t entirely inexperienced.
Besides the “Möbius Worm,” Rose also had a “Northern Lights Rabbit,” another extremely rare golem.
In fact, even Dark knew little about Rose’s golems.
Therefore, it was unlikely that the demon beast knew anything about the “Möbius Worm.”
It merely followed Dark’s command to transport the “Möbius Worm.”
If the “Möbius Worm” could indeed block the tentacle, it would execute the next command—return immediately!
Though the first tentacle was injured, it hadn’t retreated completely, still lurking at the tunnel entrance.
Without the demon beast blocking the way, Dark and his team weren’t entirely safe.
Sending the “Möbius Worm” here was already a gesture of goodwill.
How to proceed next depended on Wit and his team’s judgment.
If everything were solved for them, the dungeon would lose its “adventure” meaning.
…
The demon beast took a few more steps back, trying to keep its distance from the “Möbius Worm.”
At this moment, the tentacle, having taken a punch, finally regained its senses.
“Ssssh—”
After issuing a threatening hiss, the tentacle ignored the “Möbius Worm” in front and lunged at the demon beast behind it!
But just as it tried to leap over the “Möbius Worm,” a rainbow-colored halo immediately bloomed from the dark sphere!
The halo, like a Möbius strip, had only one side.
It revolved slowly around the “Möbius Worm,” spreading out a vast field.
Once within this field, one felt like sinking into quicksand.
Both physical and magical impacts were absorbed by the field.
Eventually, the energy was converted into pure energy, circulating on the surface of the halo.
The tentacle, entering the field, suddenly felt its strength draining, its body going limp, and it recoiled in horror.
Above the “Möbius Worm,” a “1” quietly appeared.
That number represented the “energy scale.”
