(XL) Relic (Yuffie Stanmitz, IV)
"That's all I have to tell you. www.biquge.info The middle-aged man patted his robe, cupped his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly turned his head and looked at Miss Naga beside him, as if she had been in that position hundreds of years ago.
"Mishala, my message and ...... Relic, I'll bother you. Once you've communicated it to the people you identify with, go back to your hometown, or go out and see the continent, whatever you want. The man bowed down and gave her a standard wizarding salute, "Anyway, thank you, my assistant." ”
Mantur's image faded away, and eventually disappeared from view. Misara looked at him until the last moment, then turned around and looked tenderly at Yuffie and the others.
"Thank you for listening to his last words." Miss Naga said softly, "Are you interested in taking over the research he left behind?" ”
"Of course." Lin said happily, "Don't say it's us, I'm afraid many wizards will be interested!" I'll give it to Grandpa Vanka, he'll be able to handle the information properly!" ”
"So do we." Yudina continued, "Among the Elna people, the wizard who is skilled in magic analysis will take over this research. In the past two hundred years, there have been many advances in space theory and material technology, and the creation of miniaturized magic props may no longer be empty talk. ”
"I said, Lily, Yuffie, do you feel it...... It's a little hot here? Seeing that the tirade of the video was finally over, Bell wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered in a muffled voice.
Hot? Yuffie was stunned for a moment, but immediately noticed that the temperature around him had indeed risen a lot. Maybe he was so focused on what Mantour was telling that no one had noticed the change in the environment before - well, Bell noticed, but he didn't say it.
"And burnt ...... No, it's the stench of those demons. Lily warily picked up her greatsword, "Are you going to get ready for battle?" ”
The girl felt a warning sign hit her. She jerked around and looked around the corner where they had come.
What creatures are there.
It appeared to be an upright humanoid, three meters tall, almost touching the ceiling of the corridor, covered in dark hard skin, bright red light piercing through the cracks in the skin, as if a raging flame burned beneath it. Its limbs are extremely thick, its lower limbs look more like the hind legs of an antelope, a pair of red fleshy wings towering behind it, and its head is also an ugly sheep's head with large, curved horns.
A long barbed whip clenched its left hand, and its right hand was a sharp blade that shone like a bolt of lightning imprisoned.
The air began to distort. The heat was blowing in his face, and the level between one or two breaths was unbearable. The magically reinforced marble walls and floor were melting, and a viscous orange-red liquid of white smoke dripped from the ceiling behind the creature.
It approached in stride, leaving behind a pit several centimeters deep every time it stepped on the ground, and the bottom of the pit was a blinding dark red, like freshly coagulated blood.
Despite the scorching heat, Yuffie felt cold in her heart, and her hands and feet seemed to become stiff, and she no longer obeyed the call.
It was a fire demon.
Under the Abyss Lord, the highest level of the "Demons".
"There's no chance of winning, run away!" She struggled to calm herself down and give instructions to the team. But where can they flee? The enemy appeared from the direction they came, and if nothing else, the path of retreat must have been infested with demons. As for the fighting...... Even if she hadn't tried, she didn't think that the current group had the strength to confront the fire demons head-on.
"Go over there! There is the initial finished product there! Misara looked to the other side of the hallway, and at the same time, two short spells were sent into Yufie's mind, "I'll get the information when I have a chance, and I'll block it with the one in the back!" ”
She quickly swam past Yufy, her head held high, standing in front of the fire demon, and chanting incantations quickly and gracefully.
Yuffie glanced at Miss Naga's back and didn't say much. That was the other party's choice, and the current situation simply does not allow for hesitation.
She winked at Lily, and the mercenary picked Yudina up and scurried to the other side of the hallway. They are followed by Bell, Amberly, and Eska, as well as Lynn who is holding the girl. Alphonse remained at the back of the line, floating in the air, facing backwards, his eyes fixed on the distance, but not slower than the rest.
A scream was heard in the distance, and in the next moment, a huge demon appeared at the end of the hallway.
At this point, it was only ten seconds before Misara faced the other party - but that time was enough for the exploration team to run dozens of meters.
"Sneaky bugs." It raised a finger and said in a muffled voice, "EDUN-!" ”
It was a word that the girl could not understand, obscure and with extraordinary magic. The sound waves of magic swept across her body, and she only felt her whole body instantly stiffen as iron, unable to move even a finger; Lin was slightly better than her, and the dragon's magic resistance weakened the spell's effects, allowing her to barely walk. Sonic continued to move forward, and Bell, Amberly, Eskar, and Lily froze one after another, and then fell to the ground due to the inertia of running.
Yuffie felt her heart beat fast, but she knew exactly what she could do now, as if someone had told her in the dark. She concentrated all her energy, focusing her mind on the pendant on her chest, and prayed to Ada, the "Lord of Heaven".
A clear blue soft light flashed, completely expelling the spell cast by the fire demon. Lily and the others quickly got up and continued to run—not forgetting the wizard of the Elna with them, of course. Yuffie glanced at the pendant, its luster had dimmed, and it was obviously unusable for the time being.
"Turn right!" She glanced back ahead and remembered the instructions Misara had given her, "Then turn left and open the door at the end!" ”
Alphonse raised his palm and shot several rays of dark green light at the Firefiend. But when they approached a distance of half a meter from the Flame Demon, they were stopped by an invisible barrier and dissipated into harmless light dust. Yuffie tried to cast a spell on the ground that hindered his movement, but he was also instantly destroyed by the heat around the fire demon and the huge amount of magic that was surging.
That's the scariest thing about it, the girl thought to herself. Not to mention fighting it in close quarters, as long as ordinary people get close to a few meters, they will be scorched on the spot by the high temperature of nearly 1,000 degrees; And casting spells under the wild magic that surrounds it is also almost impossible to achieve.
Everyone rounded the corner, and the fire demon gave chase. It was slightly restricted in its narrow passages - at least it couldn't fly. But it was still agile and could run faster than Lily. When it reappeared, it was less than thirty meters away from Alphonse at the end of the line.