Chapter 21: Monsters Underground
"Who are you!" Junia pulled Zhendina behind her with her sword in each hand, and walked over to the shadow, "Can you understand what I'm saying!" he repeated the phrase several times, in different languages—elven, orc, dragon, and even ancient languages that no one used anymore. Although it is only a few simple words, and Junia is not actually a language, he thinks that if the other party can understand the tone and attitude of his speech, then he should know that an uninvited guest like "it" is not popular with them.
Jessica was right behind Junia, her hand already raised, her palm aimed at the shaking silhouette. The cloak was dirty, but large enough to completely cover the contents under the cloak and make them unable to see clearly. She didn't think she needed to raise her weapon anymore when her captain had already moved forward, what was needed now was for her to play to what she did best, which was magic. That's why Junia took her with her. There was magic flowing in her palms, and it looked like the veins inside were glowing faintly. The thing on the other side that looked like a living creature didn't seem to be something that a small flame ray could solve, she judged. "Captain, is it okay now?"
Junia didn't ask Jessica what it was, just nodded. This tacit understanding does not need words, Jessica condensed her magic and released it through the palm of her hand. This time, it wasn't something as gentle as the small flame ray, it was a strong light that shone directly on the cloaked shadow. The bright light cleaved through the darkness, and the edge slashed like a sword on the cloak.
This is one of Jessica's proud spells, although it is not as long-lasting as the ball of light, but a momentary explosion, that intense light, as long as it is a creature with eyes, it will be affected. Whether it's illuminating or hindering the enemy, it's a very useful spell, and after her own improvements, the loss of magic power, and the intensity of lighting are strengthened, she gave this spell a unique name, called the Sword of Sunshine. This is a spell that is very useful in expeditions, and Jessica's proficiency in this spell has reached a level where it is faster than pulling out the longsword at her waist.
And such a lightsaber that illuminated the darkness slashed into the cloak that was wrapped in an ominous aura. As the glare passed through the cloak, Junia and the others saw what was beneath the cloak.
When illuminated in that cloak, Junia was sure it wasn't human. No human face would split in half from the jaw, and that jaw, which looked like an insect, had rows of dense teeth at the edges—thin teeth that would have tore off a whole piece of flesh without much effort if it had been bitten on soft flesh. Above the slender jaw, there were rows of jumble eyes—yes, compound eyes that looked like malformations. If there is any remaining humanoid element on this face, it is probably the outline of the body and the surface of what can barely be said to be skin. The creature's face, with its finely broken carapace, but with soft-looking skin, looked like it had been pierced into it by black glass shards. No matter how you look at it, this is a face that is beyond the physiological capacity of human beings, and this face only causes screams and fainting, as well as endless panic...... In particular, the rows of black eyes have made Jessica's scalp tingle and goosebumps. If she was given the opportunity to choose again, then she would probably have to consider whether it would be a suitable choice to use bright light to illuminate the thing in front of her here. The creature in front of me was like an insect that could walk upright, not humanoid at all.
The insect man who was illuminated by the bright light, as if his compound eyes were not decorations, let out a high-pitched cry that scratched the brains of the three of them like a fingernail scraping on glass. Junia has no intention of communicating with what is in front of her, and in its body, it can only feel malice, and its cry can make people on the verge of collapse.
Junia sprinted forward, and within a few steps she was in front of the wormman, her crosssword stabbing into its jaw. Attacking the part of the opponent that has a weapon, and if you look at this thing in front of you, there is no doubt that the sharp mouthpiece is the most powerful weapon.
The insect man watched as the blade stabbed at him, his body retreating, and Junia pressed closer, with no intention of letting it go. When the blade touched its mouthparts, its jaw tightened, biting the blade into its mouth, and at the same time, something squirmed inside his cloak, rushing out from the inside and stabbing Junia.
Junia's scimitar was waiting for this moment, and when the shadow stabbed at him, his scimitar slashed through it, blocking it. After the thing was blocked by the scimitar, Junia could see what it was. It was a long staff, and the feeling of a scimitar slashing on it was as stiff as a slashing on an iron rod made him lighten his strength, this scimitar was not a precious thing, but it was too extravagant to waste on chopping steel. The tip of the staff pierced past Junia's side, and it was decorated with claws, and if it had been stabbed, it might not have been as simple as a piece or two of flesh. And in the middle of the claw, there's something floating in the middle. It was a Rubik's Cube that also emitted a blue light, but it seemed to be covered with a layer of gray, not so pure, and shrouded in shadows.
The worm-man's mouth bit Junia's cross-sword, emitting strange syllables. Junia couldn't understand if it was screaming meaninglessly or what it was saying, but if it was just screaming, the syllables were too orderly...... Sounds like something is being said. There were a few vague ones that Junia would be familiar with, like the ancient language that Lulunaka once spoke......
There was no chance for Junia to be distracted during the battle, and the staff in the Zerg's hand suddenly burst out with a burst of intense blue light, although it was only fleeting, but it was enough to scare Zhendina and Jessica. Because the captain and the worm are entangled together, Jessica is not good at casting offensive spells and is struggling with how to help, and Zhendina doesn't look like she can help at such a time.
After the blue flash faded, it seemed to be just a gesture of intimidation, and then caused a strange movement around it.
The ground shook, and a sound like thunder was heard in the distance. The tremors became more and more pronounced, from what seemed to be in the distance at first, to violent tremors beneath their feet, and then, a huge black shadow, emerged from the hole in the ground, drowning Junia and the wormmen...... Or rather, engulfed.
Then in the afterglow of the Sword of Sunshine, Jessica and Gendina saw a black behemoth that opened its mouthparts and swallowed both the Bug and Junia.