Chapter 170: Monster Horde Attacks, Gem Bombardment!
Plop.
In the deep floors of the Dungeon, Ethan and the others stopped. He took the "Jewel Fetus" out of the package. It was a transparent pearl, and inside it was something that looked like a fetus, its eyes tightly shut.
Looking at this little thing, Ethan could feel that the pearl had an effect similar to "mental pollution." However, this was probably an ability used to call those "new-type monsters," like the pheromones on an ant queen. As long as the ants in the swarm sensed it, they would rush forward one after another and offer everything they had to their queen.
He had to admit, as expected of a spirit known as a "clone of the gods." Even after falling into a monster, it was still terrifying.
Swish.
Suddenly, the Jewel Fetus in Ethan's hand changed. The fetus inside suddenly opened its eyes.
"Revis, start."
"Yes."
After receiving Ethan's order, Revis took out a leaf that looked like a willow leaf. She placed it by her mouth and gently blew, sending out a piercing sound with incredible reach.
Around them, the scorpion army was already waiting in full formation.
Clack, clack, clack—
A moment later, a huge number of monsters surged out from all directions. One by one, they looked like man-eating flowers, baring fangs and claws as many tentacle-like vines stretched out around them.
"They're here."
Seeing this, Ethan smiled. His target this time had finally arrived.
Rumble—
Before long, waves of rumbling echoed out, and large numbers of caterpillars appeared from every direction. Ethan had to admit that if any other adventurer were surrounded like this, they would absolutely die without question.
After all, these things were not easy to deal with. These caterpillars could spray corrosive liquid, and even their blood was highly corrosive.
Swish.
At the same time, the Jewel Fetus seemed to be drawn by something and directly flew up. However, before it could change any further, Ethan grabbed it in one hand and threw it into Imaginary Number Space, cutting off all of its contact and senses with the outside world.
This was the best bait, so he could not let it wake up right now.
Boom—bang!
Because of Ethan's action, all the monsters instantly went berserk. Their "king" had disappeared, causing these soldiers to fly into a rage.
"Master, these monsters' blood is highly corrosive. Ordinary weapons will be directly corroded."
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
Facing Revis's warning, Ethan nodded. After all, he had brought the script from the very beginning.
In an instant, Ethan's two great generals both moved out. As a Pseudo-Servant fused with the Spirit Origin - Gorgon, Sarah's physical ability was terrifying. More importantly, the one she had fused with was Gorgon, so blood with this kind of corrosive effect did not work on her at all.
At the same time, Scorpio was not inferior either. It did not need to make direct contact. Using the Cursed Technique it had taken from Ryomen Sukuna, it directly launched "slashes," cutting all the monsters neatly apart in an instant.
There were also the surrounding scorpion duplicates. Although their bodies were small, their numbers were huge, and even if they were killed, they would merge with other duplicates.
For a while, on the surface, it looked as if these "new-type monsters" had surrounded them. But in truth, they were no different from lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Pshk.
A sharp slash directly carved a straight line through the dense caterpillar horde. However, a scalp-numbing scene followed. The caterpillars did not decrease at all. In fact, the later caterpillars even began eating their own kind, while even more of them continued pouring out.
That dense sight would definitely make anyone with trypophobia explode on the spot.
Swish.
Revis, who was protecting Ethan like a guard, suddenly made her move. The greatsword in her hand directly cut off a vine that had been spreading toward them.
As for direct combat, she did not join in. It was not that she did not want to, but that there was no good way to interfere.
The area below had already become complete chaos. Sarah and Scorpio each covered a wide zone, and if Revis rushed in carelessly, it would be easy for her to get hit by mistake.
Whoosh.
A golden flash flew past, and a man-eating flower that had pounced over was directly pierced and killed. At the same time, a caterpillar behind it was also nailed to the ground.
The caterpillar's highly corrosive blood did not affect Ethan's Noble Phantasm at all. Ethan could now confirm that Noble Phantasms would not be corroded by this corrosive blood.
But that was only natural. These were Noble Phantasms, noble "Mystic Armaments." How could they be corroded so easily?
"Sarah, Scorpio, come back first."
At this moment, Ethan spoke, calling back the two great generals fighting at the front. Sarah and Scorpio did not hesitate. They immediately broke away from the battle and returned to Ethan's side.
Around Ethan, bright gems were floating one after another, clear and shining under the push of rich magical energy. At this moment, all of them hovered beside him, and their number was huge.
In Orario, gems like these were not too expensive, since they were only decorations. Ethan had been collecting them all this time, and by now, he had saved up quite a lot.
Although they needed to be infused with magical energy, Ethan himself was not someone lacking in magical energy. Naturally, filling them with magic was not a problem.
"Gem Magecraft."
Under Ethan's control, all the gems began giving off a faint glow. Then, like bullets, they shot out at high speed.
Boom.
The first gem exploded, and raging flames instantly swallowed every caterpillar around it. Within the fire, all of them were burned to death, leaving only magic stones falling to the ground.
Immediately afterward, storms, lightning, boulders, flames, and all kinds of gem magecraft were released. Under the wild bombardment of gem magecraft, the number of monsters dropped sharply.
Around them, newly split little scorpions gathered the scattered magic stones and brought them over. These magic stones were reasonably divided: some went to Sarah, some to Scorpio itself, and even Revis, who had mostly been standing by, received a share. As for Ethan, he did not really need them, so he did not take part.
"If it weren't for the fact that we need the magic stones inside them, my Mystic Eyes would be enough to instantly kill them all."
While devouring magic stones, Sarah spoke with disappointment in her eyes. Not only this time, but even before this, Sarah had almost never found a good chance to use her Mystic Eyes.
After all, once the monsters were petrified, the magic stones inside their bodies would not be spared either, and killing them afterward would bring no profit.
Because of that, she had no choice but to seal away this powerful ability.
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