The sun is high

The dark slime slowly squirmed and crawled among the ruins of the bell tower.

There was a horrible smell in the air, making people retching.

The casters of the Legal Committee were the first to notice the strangeness of these slimes. They were horrified to find that these strange things did not seem to be spreading aimlessly. As soon as they crawled out of the potholes, they immediately began to move towards nearby activities. People and dead people began to move.

The wounded who were pinned down by masonry, the rescuers who were trying to rescue them, the dead who had lost their voices, and even the nearby guards, mages and soldiers were all their targets!

A poor soldier whose legs were pinned by the remains of the bell tower was unable to escape at this moment. Seeing the dark viscous liquid pouring in, the two rescuers who originally wanted to help were immediately frightened and backed away.

The soldier's desperate cry was instantly swallowed up by the strange liquid. Everyone saw that his body was wrapped in the sticky substance, and soon the still intact human body was among the unknown substance. It fell apart and turned into miserable fragments.

"Spread out!"

Some quick-reacting mages immediately issued a warning, and then a series of lethal spells bombarded the spreading black liquid.

This must be a wrong decision.

Because when those lethal magical lights hit the pitch-black viscous liquid, the reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.

Just like those naughty and arrogant students in the college laboratory who threw dangerous objects into other liquids without permission, at the moment they were hit by the hot flames, shining electric light and extremely corrosive acid, The black substance that had covered the center of the square immediately began to shake violently. Although the sticky substances hit by the magic did begin to dry up and shrink at the first moment, the casters saw these liquid masses in the next moment. Many mouths "grew" out of it!

The sizes and shapes of these mouths vary. Some of them clearly belong to humans or humanoids, but more of them belong to rats, cats and dogs... and many of them even have the mouthparts of insects! Under everyone's horrified gazes, these mouths opened simultaneously, and then they heard the harsh, sharp and short sound from before.

At this time, people finally understood what the sound was about.

In fact, it was not a whistle at all, but a scream emanating from the mouth growing out of the twisted existence in front of me.

After this shrill scream, the counterattack belonging to this black goo started. Amidst the creepy and weird noise, it finally came out of the dark waterway completely, and then they were like Like a tide, it surges towards the targets closest to you from different directions!

Despite the lack of effective organization, the reaction of the soldiers and mages present was still extremely fast. Crystal bullets, standard alchemy bombs and various destructive magics hit the target at the same time. Facts have proved that those squirming sticky Thick liquid is fragile, and whether it is a small-scale magic explosion caused by crystal bullets or magic summoned by stream-level spellcasters, it can cause very significant damage to it.

However, every time people clear a vacancy, more viscous liquid will immediately fill it up. Not only that, this weird existence that even the executors of the Legal Committee have never heard of or seen also shows Astonishingly aggressive - their speed of advancement becomes even more exaggerated, and when they get close to their target, limbs even "grow" out of the black pus!

Just like the mouths from different lives it showed before, the shapes of these limbs are also very different. They are either like human arms, or like the sharp claws of cats and mice, and there are even many insects among them. Arthropods unique to human species...

More and more people who were too late to evacuate were dragged into the black slime amidst wailing and screaming. There were even a few mages who had forgotten their situation because they were focused on casting magic. When they reacted, the black slime The pus had sneaked around them and formed an encirclement.

In a hurry, these mages could only rely on their own magic power to prop up a universal magic shield, hoping to block the invasion of this monster. However, the black slime climbed up the hemispherical shield wantonly. , after completely blocking the sight of these spellcasters, they heard even more desperate sounds.

Just like refugees hiding in an abandoned house in the wilderness, they could only listen to the beasts starting to gnaw at the brittle and rotten wooden walls with their sharp claws and teeth. Gradually, the sounds became denser and louder. The louder... In the end, with the destruction of the magic barrier, they also met their tragic end.

No one could understand what this monster was.

Seeing it continue to expand with the increase in the number of victims, the spellcasters and soldiers who were still insisting began to feel flinched and panicked, but at this moment, a tall, burly figure rushed over, and he was in sight. He stopped in front of the overwhelming black wave, stretched out his hand to pull away a spell caster who was retreating slightly, and two expensive alchemy bombs flashing with dark red light came out of his hand. With the explosion, a large swath of blazing fire light was released. The dark colors bloomed, creating a large vacancy in an instant.

Heavy breathing came from under the metal mask inlaid with magic crystals. The dull-looking sword-wielding hermit moved forward steadily, using a broad sword made of magic silver to cut off a black limb secretly extending from the pus. , then opened the magic book with his left hand, and a crimson magic book page was quickly torn off by the invisible magic power with a crisp sound. As a result, the special element spell "Salam Lizard" was rated "River Valley" by the Legal Committee. Tongue” takes effect instantly.

In the extremely awed gazes of the other casters, the blazing fire completely enveloped the sword-wielding hermit's left arm, and a looming giant red lizard head appeared on his forearm. The next moment, fierce tongues of fire shot towards him. It spurted out from the front, and the violent fire rolled against the ground at a staggering speed. As a result, the eyes, mouths, limbs and organs that grew out of the countless black pus withered and died in an instant.

"With fire."

The sword-wielding hermit's voice was as heavy as the collision of metal, but at this moment, his performance and calmness made everyone present calm down, so more magic with the main purpose of summoning and creating flames was cast, from The "Instant Fire" that mages use daily, to the "Fire Rope" that converts flame elements into long whips, to the "Calling Flame" trick that even mage apprentices can master... With the continuous With the help of crystal bullet bombardment and scattered alchemy bombs, the blazing fire actually regained the upper hand in the square.

And that strange life that came from nowhere and was completely composed of pitch-black pus was forced by these magical flames to emit bursts of sharp screams. Finally, it could no longer bear the pain of a part of its body being burned. .

As a result, the black liquid mass that had always remained a whole suddenly split, and the active parts that had just grown with "fresh nutrients" separated from the whole. They turned around and made a sharp scream. , while rushing towards the direction of Prince Hawid's motorcade.

The part that suffered more severe damage began to retreat rapidly. Under the force of the flames, the mucus returned to the dark tunnel in the center of the square and disappeared.

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"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

That was Shuge's heartbeat.

It was also the sound that the messenger in the mirror made when he knocked on the walls and tables in his own groove in his spiritual world.

In fact, Xiuge's mental state at this time was very similar to that of the Messenger in the Mirror.

It's just that he has no way to vent now, but must keep himself calm.

But even so, he was still breathing rapidly, his heartbeat was racing, and his hands and feet were even shaking.

If it had been before, Shuge might have been able to seek some advice from Wei Lin, but the previous vibration completely interrupted her process of opening the gap in the ritual field, which forced her to do it all over again, and the previous interruption was obviously harmful to her. This female mage has caused some damage - her nose is bleeding, which is one of the effects of the rupture of magic power.

As ordinary people, Sally and Old Schubert were completely unable to help at this moment. Shuge distributed the weapons to them, including those potions purchased from the alchemy store to replace the alchemy bombs, and those that entered the sewer. Before, the simple magic flamethrower modified by the smugglers was taken from the warehouse.

"No... don't worry too much. I was also on duty in Walter's army when I was young!"

Old Schubert said incomprehensible words, and he didn't know whether he was comforting Shuge or cheering himself up. However, he only said a few words when his niece gave him a fierce look, so he had to be honest. He closed his mouth, held the flamethrower tremblingly, and looked nervously into the darkness in the distance.

"The only son of the abyss will be born in the sacrifice pit...the abyss...the sacrifice pit..."

Shuge kept recalling these strange prophecies mentioned by the members of the Black Sun Society in his mind. He knew that these prophecies, or part of the prophecies, were becoming reality, because just after the violent shaking, the center of Salem City The bell tower never rang again.

"Something must have happened in the city... Such a big movement might be an impact caused by magic or some special weapon."

Shuge guessed while controlling his heartbeat.

At this moment, the running rat sent by Shuge as an outpost suddenly gave a signal. It felt that something was running quickly in the direction of Shuge and others in the sewer. They are fierce and numerous.

Shuge immediately reacted. He placed the magic lantern on the ground and adjusted it to the brightest state. He came to the center of the waterway fully armed, ready to face the impact from the darkness.

Snitch screamed from a distance, and it had come into contact with the enemy - a large group of "gutter snakes" swimming along the waterway. This is a low-level magical creature with an ugly appearance, because it likes the cold by nature. Due to the humid environment, they frequently appear in the city's sewers. Because they are highly toxic and occasionally flow into residents' homes along the ditches and sewers, they have become a nightmare for many urban residents who are afraid of snakes.

However, these snakes that appear in groups cannot cause too much interference to Shuge and Snitch. Although they are numerous in number, they are not ferocious predators. If conditions permit, Shuge can even kill them. Snitch sorted them out himself.

However, there were so many of these guys that when they rushed along the waterway, Shuge had to wave the Touch of Charron and use his most violent method to kill these magical snakes that might affect Weilin. Kill all species.

The smelly blood was mixed with the cold sewage, and the broken snake body was floating in the water.

It was clear that a wave of unstable factors had been cleared away, but under the light of the magic lantern, Xiuge's complexion did not improve at all.

During this brief and tragic encounter, Shuge realized a terrible truth.

"These guys don't want to attack us at all..."

His voice became dryer than ever: "They...are running for their lives."

As if to confirm Xiuge's judgment, the moment he said these words, Snitch, who was still in the distant passage, suddenly let out a series of unprecedented high-pitched screams.

This was the first time Xiuge heard such a cry from this extremely bloodthirsty and warlike summoned creature.

The extremely confusing information and emotions were conveyed by Snicki. However, before Xiu Ge could distinguish what his summoned object saw, the magical connection between it and himself was completely interrupted. Fortunately, Xiu Ge Ge had already made enough psychological preparations before, coupled with his abundant magic power, so he did not suffer too much impact.

The running rat that had returned from the "death" huddled up in the groove of the metal disc and was trembling.

"coming!"

Xiuge spoke in a hoarse voice. He held the new crystal gun tightly, and the magic power in the palm of his left hand pulsed slowly. He was ready to face the unknown fear.

As if in response to Shuge's "expectation", the strange "whistle" that had sounded in the central square of Salem before came along the underground waterway.

It is the excited declaration of being a predator, and it is also the painful cry of countless victims inside its body.

Shuge's pupils dilated.

He saw that the magic crystals embedded at the edge of the waterway and emitting faint light were extinguished one by one, and in the chaotic and pure darkness, one after another, the green eyes slowly opened.