The sea urchin-like advanced magical spirit stopped after consecutively releasing five cone of ice spells. At this point, the battle situation was extremely unfavorable. Nearly half of the warriors from the Bloodwolf Adventurer Team had died, and out of the four members of the Starmoon Adventurer Team participating in the battle, only one person, Star, was still standing. The other three had already fallen, two of them having passed out due to excessive blood loss and were currently being treated by others.
Even Crom had a disheveled appearance. It had to be said that this advanced magical spirit was truly formidable. As for Bexia, she had long retreated using an invisible cloak, and her magic power was now completely exhausted.
However, this indiscriminate attack also helped them. The advanced magical spirit didn't care whether they were allies or enemies; it killed them all. And no intelligent magical spirit would dodge? So, this advanced magical spirit ended up killing all its own minions, and now only itself remained.
And after releasing its spells, it also entered a weakened state. However, this was its home field, so this weakened state definitely wouldn't last long.
But this also gave others an opportunity.
"Now is the time, attack!"
Krom's figure turned into a golden phantom, and the battle axe in his hand fiercely chopped towards the advanced magical spirit. Although he hit his target, a thick layer of ice armor protected the advanced magical spirit. The counterforce made Krom's arm go numb, and he immediately retreated.
"Everyone, attack together, break its defense!" Krom shouted to the others.
"Alright!" Oubun replied. A Bloodwolf phantom burst forth from the longsword in his hand as he fiercely swung it towards the advanced magical spirit.
"Bloodwolf Strike!"
As the sword fell, the blood-colored wolf shadow also pounced forward. Instantly, a violent explosion erupted, shattering a large number of ice crystals around them.
"Crack! Crack!" The ice armor slowly shattered, revealing the dough-like body inside. Seeing this, the others also used their powerful skills.
"Extreme Snipe!" Star took out a pale green arrow, which she had never used before, but it was condensed with a very strong wind element.
"Swoosh!" By the time the sound reached their ears, the arrow had already hit the advanced magical spirit. Instantly, a huge whirlwind swept through the corridor, creating a substantial storm around the central point of the arrow. The already cracked ice armor instantly shattered, and with unparalleled strength, it pierced through the body of the advanced magical spirit.
But even so, it was far from enough to kill such a powerful being.
"Earthquake!" Krom had been waiting for a long time, and his heavily-charged ultimate strike smashed forcefully into the advanced magical spirit. Terrifying magical power exploded, causing the entire corridor to tremble.
"We finally dealt with it!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As the storm dissipated, Krom, whose figure was somewhat transparent, slowly walked over. The previous strike had consumed a great deal of strength, and Lulumon, who was supplying Krom with magic power, now had a pale complexion and her magic power was somewhat depleted. She was currently drinking magic potions to speed up her recovery.
"Let's continue..." Krom started speaking as soon as he arrived, but was interrupted by Oubun.
"Mr. Krom, I know you're eager, but we might encounter more dangers ahead. Do you think it's appropriate for us to continue considering our current state?"
There were approximately forty people in the group, but now, there were probably less than ten still standing. Not to mention those whose magic power was depleted, there were over a dozen heavily injured individuals.
"......" Crom remained silent, but he never had control over the situation. He also sensed Lulumon's current state after calming down, realizing that without her magical support, he might immediately fall into slumber.
Naturally, the next step was inevitable. Rest and recovery were necessary for the injured, and everyone else needed to regain their strength.
Bexia sat on the side, holding the magically weakened Lulumon. His magical recovery speed was swift, and the dense Ice magic in this place, combined with the special effects of Chaos Divinity, allowed him to absorb it quickly. He calculated that he would be fully recovered in about ten minutes.
This recovery speed was considered fast, especially since everyone here was more or less suppressed, and their recovery rate was even slower. Unless one was an Ice (Water) elementalist, the only way to recover was by consuming potions.
Lulumon, wearing the Thousand-Change Robe, was warm when held. After all, she had the ability to automatically regulate temperature. Plus, who would reject the opportunity to hold such a cute little girl, especially when she was currently magically weakened?
It is worth mentioning that Orben from the Bloodwolf Adventurer's Group managed to cook up a meal, which wasn't an easy feat considering how cold it was. They had already been fighting for quite some time, and their bellies were empty. Eating the provided rations couldn't compare to having a steaming hot meal. Therefore, there was no need for formalities among the comrades who had fought together. Adventurers were generally easy-going people. However, Bexia inexplicably felt that something was off.
However, the members of the Bloodwolf Adventurer's Group started eating first, which dispelled the concerns of the Starmoon Adventurer's Group. This caused the corridor to be filled with the scent of food.
Despite feeling okay, Bexia instinctively felt that something was wrong. However, he couldn't pinpoint what exactly it was. The Bloodwolf Adventurer's Group seemed strange to him.
After eating and resting a bit, Crom was becoming impatient. As a result, the party continued to descend.
Since the magical creatures had been completely eliminated, the entire elf corridor felt too desolate. They encountered nothing on the way except for the Ice magic stones emitting a faint blue light.
After about ten minutes, they finally reached the bottom of the elf corridor. The only exit was a massive bronze gate, engraved with epic scenes depicting the elf race. However, the group ignored these carvings because their most urgent task at hand was to reach the sixth space layer and use the teleportation array to leave.
"Boom!" The bronze gate was heavy, and it took seven or eight adventurers to push it open. The deafening sound caused the rocks above to tremble slightly, and a few specks of dust fell. This made everyone's hearts race. They were afraid that the rocks above might collapse, burying them all here.
After opening the bronze gate, darkness filled their vision. They threw a few prepared sunlight stones forward, illuminating the darkness behind the gate.
"Thump, thump, thump!" The sound of the stones hitting the ground was clearly audible. The space behind the gate was eerily silent. As the light shone through, everyone was taken aback and instinctively stepped back, including Crom. The thing that appeared in front of them was truly horrific.
A massive monster!
Why not use the term "magical creature" to describe it? Well, that's because magical creatures have some semblance of appearance, but the monster in front of them brought forth genuine fear.
That was a colossal humanoid creature, standing nearly twenty meters tall, covered in decaying chunks of flesh. Upon closer inspection, the gruesome lumps turned out to be heads, with a blackened complexion and expressions of horror on their faces. Some were human, others were pointed-eared elves, and there were also some individuals from other races. In short, this was a repulsive monster formed by the combination of numerous corpses!!
