Chapter 69: Sky Star Burial Worm! The Wail Hidden Underground!
On the rocky beach, the view was unobstructed.
Arthur was like a bolt of crimson lightning, slashing and killing through the layers of monsters, a long-lost grin of satisfaction on his lips.
The wild wind howled, thunder boomed, and flames soared.
Clumsy giant worms were continuously cut down, their highly corrosive dissolving fluid splashing everywhere, either missing or evaporating, unable to touch him in the slightest.
Hiss ah — — ! × N
As if receiving some command, the surviving giant worms suddenly roared skyward, their voices filled with agitation and fear.
Smaller individuals immediately responded, accelerating one by one towards Arthur, no longer spitting dissolving fluid from their mouths, but instead bulging their mountain-like backs and self-destolving with a bang!
"Such obvious energy fluctuations and they still think they can blow someone up? They really are a bunch of brainless monsters."
Fourth Secret Sword · Mirage Wolf.
Arthur suddenly changed speed, his figure disappearing, leaving only an illusion to lure the enemy.
He lightly stepped on a gust of wind, instantly soaring into the air!
Arthur ignored the continuous self-destructions of the worm group directly below him, looking up and around, a hint of coldness on his lips.
Although the lure was short, his pure and vast magic power was enough to make these worm monsters flock to him.
Next, it was time for a clean sweep.
Arthur put away his Holy Sword, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and an increasingly solid and vast magical fluctuation overflowed from his body.
The violent fluctuations caused the remaining worm monsters below to look up, flailing their limbs at him and letting out impotent roars.
"Shape of the stars, shape of the cosmos."
"Shape of the gods, shape of my own."
A brilliant silver magic circle appeared beneath his feet, rapidly expanding with a low incantation.
"The celestial body is the void, the void is emptiness, and within emptiness, God exists."
One by one, brilliant magic cores condensed at the nodes of the magic circle, transforming into small heavenly stars, emitting a destructive aura, poised to strike.
"Simulated Celestial Body · Overlord Heavenly Star!"
Arthur pointed his left hand at the ground, and in an instant, a shower of crimson meteors, imbued with unparalleled power, plummeted with an inconceivable speed!
The entire Dungeon space seemed to tremble under this power, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable burden.
Those worm monsters, still oblivious, continued to futilely spray dissolving fluid into the air.
The next moment, they were utterly crushed into charcoal and dust by the terrifying shockwave and high temperature!
Roars erupted everywhere, leaving only bottomless, steaming meteorite craters!
The earth shook wildly, and spiderweb-like cracks spread in all directions. This strong tremor quickly reached the vicinity of the temporary camp.
The members who had just relaxed were suddenly shocked, scrambling to grab any fixed object around them, looking around in horror.
"Wha... what happened!?"
"Are monsters attacking again? Give me a break!"
"You two idiots! Look over there, it's a meteor shower!"
"Are you kidding me? This hellhole is a Dungeon! Where would a meteor shower come from?"
"Holy crap!? There really is one?"
Finn and his group, who had been fiercely debating who should support Arthur, were now collectively speechless.
Everyone looked up in astonishment, gazing at the meteor shower that was as beautiful as it was deadly, like the end of the world.
Tiona, who was usually carefree, instinctively scratched the back of her head, then excitedly raised her hands and loudly made a wish.
"Please let me pay off my debts soon and successfully reach LV6!"
"Idiot! These aren't real meteors! This should be the Overlord Heavenly Star that Young Arthur mentioned, right?"
Tione's hesitant tone carried a hint of disbelief; the incredibly absurd scene before her made her feel like she was in an unrealistic daydream.
Bete clicked his tongue in secret, feeling that his previous worries and fighting spirit were completely wasted in the face of such world-destroying magic!
Finn and Gareth exchanged glances, both seeing undisguised shock in each other's eyes.
He quickly composed himself and called out to everyone in a deep voice.
"Back to camp first, check on the wounded, and organize the defenses!"
Riveria, who was left at the camp, gazed at the incredibly exaggerated magic circle in mid-air and the ensuing destruction, her beautiful face showing an unusually complex expression.
Ais, meanwhile, stared intently at the distant sinkhole whose landscape had been completely altered by the meteors, and asked softly.
"Riveria, if it were you…"
"I could do it."
Riveria replied, then pursed her lips, her voice dry.
"But, I would need a long period of chanting preparation."
Her mind raced; compared to her own magic, which required three chants to reach maximum power, how long had it been from the appearance of the magic circle to the falling meteor shower for the other party?
Five seconds?
Or even shorter?
…
After the meteor shower, the worms were annihilated.
Whether it was the rocky beach, the woodland, or the cliff, as far as the eye could see, everything was covered with dense, pockmarked meteorite craters, and the air was filled with a burnt smell.
Arthur slowly descended onto the still steaming scorched earth, casually picking up a magic stone from a worm monster from the edge of a pit.
Magic stones from ordinary monsters, regardless of changes in size or shape, were usually a uniform blue-purple color.
However, the magic stone of this worm monster in his hand now glowed with an unprecedented, strange luster—
Its center was colorful and dazzling, while the outer layer was the familiar blue-purple.
It looked as if it was a peculiar crystal formed by magic being forcibly infused and compressed.
Arthur gently twirled this colorful magic stone between his fingers, the confusion in his eyes not only not fading but growing even more intense.
The worm swarm had been severely weakened, and the crisis at the temporary camp should have been resolved, with no casualties among the Familia members.
But his keen intuition was still ringing alarm bells furiously in his mind.
"It seems that things are far from over."
"Is this the true nature of the Dungeon? Endless unknowns?"
Hiss ah — — !
A long roar, far louder and sharper than any previous giant worm, and even carrying a strange allure, suddenly echoed through this recently devastated airspace without warning!
Immediately after, a female-bodied worm, six or seven meters tall, a veritable behemoth, struggled out from the deep entrance of the 51st floor in the distance!
Its yellowish-green rough skin, covered with colorful, eerie patterns, and its characteristic multi-legged structure.
All indicated its shared characteristics with the previous worms.
However, on its mountain-like, highly raised back, grew a gracefully curved, smooth upper torso that resembled a young human girl.
Everyone in the camp, busy treating the wounded and clearing the battlefield, turned their heads in horror.
They looked back in fear at the super-large worm, which was constantly pushing down scorched trees and crawling directly towards Arthur's location.
It dragged several flat tentacles, and the bizarre, overly feminine silhouette on its back was entirely dark green.
This unprecedented monster made everyone who saw it feel a strong sense of physiological discomfort and revulsion from the bottom of their hearts.
Bete wiped away some blood, a ferocious and excited smile on his face.
"Ha! So there's a big leader after all! This time, I won't just stand by and watch!"
Before he finished speaking, the Werewolf had already shot out of the camp like an arrow from a bow.
Seeing this, Tiona unhesitatingly snatched a spare greatsword from a nearby support personnel and rushed out, following Bete.
Tione, standing beside her, opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, it only turned into a helpless sigh.
The Amazon sister charged forward, closely following her troublesome younger sister.
Gareth had just given Raul another bottle of panacea, and watching his injuries gradually stabilize under the healing magic, his brows furrowed.
"Riveria, you take Ais and go provide support. Finn and I will stay at the camp, just in case."
"…I'm counting on you!"
Riveria nodded solemnly to the two, then called out to Ais, who had long been eager to move.
The two transformed into swift shadows, speeding towards the distant battlefield.
…
Arthur stood still on the scorched earth, gazing at the super-large worm monster that was constantly approaching him.
The starlight mark on his left palm was now subtly hot, transmitting throbbing sensations.
He shook his head slightly, his eyes filled with the resignation of someone accustomed to strange things and a hint of imperceptible emotion.
"I should have known; since those disgusting things exist in other worlds, how could this world be an exception?"
His voice carried a hint of icy killing intent as he raised his hand to summon the Holy Sword.
"However, compared to the previous two who only hid their heads and tails, you dare to actively attack me. This 'courage' is commendable."
The super-large worm monster suddenly looked up, as if sensing his gaze and the contempt in his words.
After breaking through the last patch of scorched woodland, the opponent stopped moving and faced Arthur from a distance.
Then, a bizarre scene occurred.
The worm's upper body, resembling a human female, slowly opened its slender arms, its fingers gently dancing, scattering a sky full of colorful dust towards Arthur.
The movement was gentle and soothing, as if it were about to tenderly embrace a long-lost lover and cherish her.
The multicolored, strange particle swarm drifted dreamily in the atmosphere, and clusters of pollen-like light particles, seemingly slow, actually rushed towards Arthur with great speed!
In an instant, countless deafening explosions and firelight shot into the sky, completely engulfing Arthur's figure!
The ravaged scorched ground once again let out a painful wail; the Dungeon could no longer tolerate this level of destruction.
It began to brew a terrifying, primal anger and backlash within its deeper self.
Arthur extended his left hand forward, the deep black light point in his palm suddenly expanded and tore, forming an invisible barrier.
He walked unharmed through the soaring explosions and shockwaves, his eyes as calm as ever.
"You can be perceived by me, so you shouldn't be the main body."
"In that case, there's even less need to waste time gathering intelligence."