Chapter 349: Someone’s Gone (4k)
“Could it be them?”
Dark and the others just arrived.
He was not surprised by Wit’s appearance. Apart from them, the only ones who could arrive here the fastest were likely Wit and company.
What surprised him was that Wit seemed to be fighting with some monster?
Out of caution, Dark did not immediately step out of the tunnel exit.
Diana and Rose were even more curious.
They had never seen the “Blood Beast” before. Therefore, they were shocked to find out that such a powerful golem was being commanded by Robert.
Of course, they were equally surprised by why Robert would command a golem to attack a stone.
From their current perspective, they could only see the side of the circular stone and couldn’t discern its peculiarities.
As a result, when the stone suddenly shot a beam of light, they were caught off guard.
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The situation changed too quickly for Dark and the others to react. Only Deoxys, always by Dark’s side, stepped forward in an instant, protecting Dark at lightning speed.
Suddenly, a beam of dark crimson light streaked across the darkness, piercing through the passage where Wit and Robert were!
“Boom!”
The beam hit the wall, causing a terrifying explosion.
Emma, who had been hiding behind the tunnel’s side wall, saw the beam pass right in front of her eyes. For the first time, she felt the threat of death.
Though a twelve-year-old girl with a strong mind, she couldn’t help but scream at the sight:
“Aah!”
The scream echoed after the beam struck the wall.
The space was filled with various noises.
Wit and Robert, at the tunnel entrance, vanished like a magic trick.
People were gone…
At this moment…
Not only Emma, who faced death head-on, but even Dark and the others felt suffocated.
Dark’s breathing stopped, his gaze fixed on the spot where Wit and Robert disappeared.
Rose screamed suddenly, closely following Emma.
The sudden horror she witnessed seemed to snap a string in her heart, filling her with fear.
Diana also stood stunned until she heard Rose’s scream, then she snapped back to reality, turning to hold Rose’s wrist and pulling her back!
Clearly, she made the right decision at the critical moment.
No matter what caused Wit and Robert to vanish, it wasn’t a reason for them to stay put.
She didn’t comfort Rose but pulled her into the tunnel, hiding behind the inner wall.
Almost simultaneously,
Dark also reacted.
But unlike Diana, he didn’t retreat. Instead, he drew a magic card and summoned a golem in three seconds.
“Hurry.”
The Ditto, looking serious, appeared in front of Dark instantly.
At the same time,
The circular stone sensed the presence and slowly turned, revealing its vertical pupil to this side.
Its cracked eye finally showed clear patterns.
There was no need to guess.
The dark red beam released from its eye had not only instantly vaporized the five-star golem “Blood Beast” but also made Wit and Robert disappear.
Why did they disappear?
Most likely, they triggered the “Dungeon Escape Device,” which directly teleported them outside the dungeon.
Dark knew more about the “Dungeon Escape Device” than his peers. After learning that Alvaraite’s treasure map was actually a type of “Secret Escape Device,” he had specifically researched it.
The “Dungeon Escape Device” would activate passively when it detected a life-threatening situation for the carrier.
Its reaction time was nearly instantaneous!
This was one of the reasons it was expensive.
Carrying a “Dungeon Escape Device” meant having an extra life, and life was invaluable.
…
At this moment, Dark had no thoughts about comforting Professor Nina.
After witnessing the beam, he immediately realized it was the fatal attack mentioned by the Mana Spirit.
This meant the giant eye-like stone was definitely part of the monster from the bottom of the abyss.
“Can a single eye instantly destroy a five-star golem?”
He swallowed hard, his fingers trembling as he held the magic card.
It wasn’t fear.
It was excitement!
In dire situations, people react differently.
Dark had always thought he would act like someone who feigns death in desperate times.
But it turned out the opposite.
“The recent attack was akin to the ‘Destruction Death Beam.’ It has a low chance of releasing another one immediately.”
“The light in its eye isn’t strong.”
“The Level III ‘Capital Sin’ card is mostly on cooldown, but the ‘Bliss III’ created by the Moon Goddess can still be used.”
“With a ‘Arrogance II,’ it should be manageable.”
“The golems that can evolve using ‘Bliss III’ are the degenerated Imp Beast, Ibut, and the勉强算是的Ditto.”
“Black Diarumon and Moon Eevee have limited effects, so let’s use Ditto.”
“Using Ditto as the mainstay and Deoxys as support, we’ll start by probing.”
“Then summon other golems based on the situation.”
“As for ‘Paradise’…”
Calmness, wisdom, and courage.
These qualities, which Dark lacked in the past, were gradually growing as he retraced his learning journey.
“Deoxys!”
“Mew!”
Deoxys crouched down, adopting the stance learned from Wrestler Eagle.
Then, as if telepathically connected,
It leaped forward, resembling a white lightning bolt, and jumped toward the giant stone. Its claw glove flashed coldly.
Ultimate Skill? Kitty Punch!
…
Even though the hardness of the stone was unimaginable, Deoxys was confident in cutting it.
When its claws descended from above, three claw marks emerged from the void and slashed into the polygonal blood aura shield!
“Sss!”
An extremely shrill sound pierced the air.
The blood aura shield was torn but held firm, quickly repairing itself.
Deoxys failed its first strike, twisted mid-air, and kicked the shield, using the recoil to retreat.
From the sky, it clearly saw the blood aura in the giant stone’s eye weakening.
Obviously, the blood aura shield had drained its energy reserves.
Following logical reasoning,
Continued attacks and further weakening could prevent it from firing that terrifying dark red beam again!
Deoxys understood perfectly.
Originally, it wanted to return to Dark’s side, but now it decided to land and charge forward again.
…
Deoxys’ performance aligned with Dark’s strategy. He quickly used “Bliss III” and “Arrogance II” to upgrade Ditto to four stars.
Once reaching four stars, Ditto entered the second tier, able to fully replicate the data of golems within the second tier.
A single eye unlikely surpassing the second tier.
Dark judged the beam’s strength, estimating the eye to be around six stars.
Even if the eye was a few stars higher than he estimated, Ditto could still copy part of the data.
“Ditto, transform!”
“Mew!”
Motivated by the command, Ditto’s soft body rapidly inflated and transformed into a replica of the stone.
Although Ditto’s star level didn’t change, Dark confirmed its tier using the magic card—it was indeed within the second tier.
Meaning,
It was weaker than the previous two tentacles.
Those tentacles were like high-tier blue cards with only a basic corrosive liquid skill.
This circular stone’s eye was like a purple or even orange card.
Its beam was akin to a powerful ultimate move spanning tiers.
Which was stronger was obvious.
But for him, this was good news.
Dark quickly checked Ditto’s magic card and learned the name of the beam—”Eye Ray!”
And the stone was called “Eye.”
“Eye” was a common name, lacking distinctive features.
So Dark couldn’t infer much about the abyss monster from its name.
However, it didn’t matter much for the current battle.
His primary goal was to make Ditto release “Eye Ray” to counterattack.
However, when he wanted to issue the command, he was surprised to find Ditto lacked the mana to cast “Eye Ray!”
“This is bad.”
Dark looked up at the scene.
Deoxys was engaging Eye.
Despite not using the ultimate “Kitty Punch,” Deoxys’ regular attacks were formidable.
Eye’s “Magic Light Shield” flickered visibly when hit, and the blood aura in its eye dimmed, never reaching its peak.
This showed Deoxys effectively suppressed it.
This gave Dark more time to think.
His fingertips flowed with mana, exchanging information.
“The minimum mana requirement for ‘Eye Ray’ is 1000 points, and Ditto only has 400. Let’s see…”
Dark had an idea and reached for his deck.
Though he rarely used it since the transformation, his deck actually contained five energy potion cards!
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Card Name: Energy Potion;
Type: Item;
Effect: Restores 200 mana points upon consumption.
…
Golems were magical quasi-living beings.
When charged with “Energy Potion” cards, if their mana was full, they could stack additional mana.
Though not infinitely, the limit was usually very high.
Without hesitation, Dark took out five “Energy Potions” and used them on Ditto, raising its mana to 1400 points!
Though 1400 points weren’t much, it somewhat compensated for Ditto’s weakness.
With 1400 points, Ditto could finally cast “Eye Ray!”
…
After this operation, a faint smile appeared on Dark’s face, a hint of excitement in his eyes.
“Ditto, start your performance.”
“Mew!”
Upon responding, Ditto opened its vertical pupil, its blood aura intensifying.
As mana gathered, a terrifying aura spread.
Dark reminded, “Deoxys, prepare to withdraw.”
“Mew!” Deoxys, treating the Eye as a target, responded loudly.
It suddenly exerted force, leaving a white blur, and withdrew.
The transformed Ditto released “Eye Ray” in an instant.
Unlike the dark red ray Dark had seen, Ditto’s beam was pure black and devoid of blood energy!
Shining black magic light instantly pierced through the view.
“Gee—”
The Eye emitted a bug-like scream.
The blood aura of “Magic Light Shield” transferred to the Eye, making it release “Eye Ray” before Ditto’s beam hit it!
But the hastily assembled “Eye Ray” by the Eye was like a fake, thin and short, compared to Ditto’s thick and long beam.
There was no suspense.
The thin and short ray from the Eye was instantly consumed by Ditto’s thick and long ray.
Immediately, the rocky shell of the Eye dissolved in the ray.
Shattered rocks rapidly shrank in the black ray, eventually turning into black powder.
By the time Ditto closed its vertical pupil, only a small pile of black powder remained where the Eye had been.
…
Dark was astonished by the power of “Eye Ray” and felt immensely relieved for maintaining vigilance after entering the hidden space.
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[16000/16000 (Supplement)]
[I’ve written twelve thousand words today, working for eighteen hours straight from seven in the morning, barely eating anything. I’m so tired and hungry.]
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