On this continent, xenos are divided into several levels, and since xenos are beasts mutated by Mana, the general classification method is not suitable for them. They don't exercise themselves to gain more strength like humans do. Because of this, it is very difficult to determine the level of a different species. However, since all the xenos are existences that have awakened their soul power, even the lowest-level xenomorph beasts have strength that is comparable to that of a mid-level swordsman. Because of this, when people divide the levels of xenomorphs, they are divided into three categories, one is the mid-level xenomorphs, which belong to the beasts that have just completed mutation and only know how to use the basic skills of the body protection aura. Their IQ is not much different from that of beasts, except that their strength, speed, and defense are slightly stronger than those of ordinary beasts, and there is nothing particularly important to care about. In fact, such an alien species, if dozens of low-level swordsmen are dispatched, it can also be handled.

In the human world, being able to condense soul energy and cast soul sword light through weapons is a sign of entering the high-level realm, of course, after this, they will gradually discover their caste power and prepare for entering the knight class. However, this is not the case with the power of high-level xenos, they basically do not use complex techniques such as soul sword qi that can be released, but they can easily awaken the power of the caste that is beyond the reach of humans, just like the xenomorph that Yulian encountered before, it can even use its corrosive power to corrupt everything around it.

However, the lord-level xenomorph is an even more difficult existence to fight.

Generally speaking, lord-level xenos only appear in one place, the heartland of the source, where they absorb the maximum amount of Mana, and because of this, their mutations are completely different from other xenos. Their power is no longer just like the high-level xenomorphs, just affecting the surrounding environment, on the contrary, the lord-level xenos can even use their own power to create a world of their own within a certain range, and within this range, the existing forces other than it will be greatly suppressed, plus it is the center of the source, with countless Mana powers, even if the xenos are injured, they will be healed in the shortest possible time. It can be said that in this harsh environment, it is very difficult to defeat the lord-level xenomorphs.

In history, every force has fought against the lord-level xenomorphs that exist in it in order to obtain the source, and every time the source is obtained, there are heavy casualties. After all, under the suppression of this lord-level power, swordsmen below the high level can't even hold up a face, and even those high-level swordsmen must rely on their own experience to survive the battle with these monsters, and only the existence of the knight level can confront these lord-level aliens, and rely on the power of their own faith to fight against the opponent's "domain". Even for Yuren, these xenos are quite difficult to deal with.

But fortunately, this time the xenomorph was just a nascent existence, and in Yuren's memory, there was no source in the twilight forest seventy years ago, that is, this source only appeared later. It was precisely because of this that he judged that this lord-level xenomorph was just a nascent existence, and in this way, the pressure that Yulian had to bear was not so heavy. After all, even if they become lord-level xenos, in the nascent era, although they have enough intelligence, but in terms of action, instinct still prevails, and for these xenos, they need to maintain their existence through Mana, and they will inevitably expel other xenos located in their territory. In other words, even if this lord-level xenomorph is very powerful, it is only one after all.

However, as the years go by, these lord-level xenos will become more and more cunning, and the surname will gradually overcome their innate instincts, and they will even use their own power and territory to lure and dominate other xenos lower than their own class to serve themselves, just as the lords of the human race use various means to increase their military power, and because of this, they will be called lord-level xenos. Once it reaches that level, then the battle will become very fierce, in the previous life, Yulian had encountered such a xenomorph, when it had existed in the center of the source for nearly three hundred years, and in its territory, a total of more than five hundred xenos with great power were gathered, and in order to obtain this source, the human race lost fifteen thousand mid-level swordsmen, three thousand high-level swordsmen, and even two knights, four** Shi also gave his life for this, and finally managed to kill all the xenos and obtain the source - and now, it has become the headquarters of the Mage Guild.

It was precisely because of Yu Lian's accurate calculations that he dared to appear here after confirming the strength of the other party - otherwise, he would not have allowed the sisters to leave him and participate in some boring festival, and for Yu Lian, the help of the twin sisters was also very important.

But even so, their situation is still a little bad at the moment.

The giant snake that devoured the girl's corpse obviously did not have the intention of retracting into its lair contentedly, under the influence of Mana's power, it had identified the people in front of it as intruders in its territory, and it was obvious that the serpent's IQ had not yet fully developed enough to suppress its instinct to use its rational thinking, so the moment it saw everyone, the will to destroy them immediately exceeded all else. Then, the ferocious giant snake shrank slightly, and then instantly burst out, opening its mouth and attacking the people in front of it.

"Drink!!"

At that moment, a geist warrior immediately flew forward, raised her greatsword and plunged it down into the ground. With this movement, the hard rock suddenly flipped up, forming a hexahedron-like protective shield, and the giant sword quickly spread out as the center, like a rock shield, which could be blocked in front of the giant snake. At the same time, the giant snake also slammed into it, and the sturdy protection shook violently under the fierce impact, and then immediately cracked, and the geist warrior who had originally summoned the protection also snorted and retreated.

Although in this environment with a high concentration of Mana, the Wandering Soul Warriors are no longer afraid of consuming their magic power, but at present, their strength is only at the level of high-level swordsmen, even if these Wandering Warriors were once the best swordsmen of their time, and they all have the experience of conquering the source and fighting with lord-level aliens, but the difference in strength is not erasable because of this.

And at the same time as the wandering warrior retreated, Judy was already in front of her, the burning flame jumped and swung down with the sword, drawing a long semicircle on the ground, and then, the flame suddenly rose a lot, dispelling the dark fog around it, and this also made the giant snake that was originally intended to pursue stop for a moment, the sudden fire in front of it made it a little afraid, after all, it was a cold-blooded animal, it instinctively felt the heat in the bright light in front of it, which made the giant snake hesitate, and at the same time, a lightning bolt cut through the darkness, shot straight up, and hit the head of the giant snake。

“――――！！”

A violent burst of lightning flowed on the serpent's scales, causing it to immediately open its mouth in anger, and its two bright yellow eyes immediately widened, and then, a black mist mixed with strong toxins shot out of its mouth, condensing into an illusory black line and shooting towards another spirit warrior standing not far away. In the face of the attack of the giant snake, she reached out and retreated, and the electricity remaining in her hand made a crisp sound, and then the giant sword that had fallen from the air suddenly changed direction as if attracted by the magnet, and flew towards the spirit warrior. She stretched out her right hand and rolled on the spot as she lunged forward, dodging the serpent's attack as she grasped her weapon.

So far, the battle situation has been fairly balanced, but there is no way to defeat it at all, after all, the strength of the geist warriors is not enough to completely break the giant snake's protective aura, and if it continues like this, then the battle will become quite troublesome, and this is naturally not what Yu Lian wants to see.

Just as the giant snake stretched out its body, opened its mouth wide and was about to devour the target in front of it again, a gust of wind suddenly rose to the ground, mixed with flames and surrounded in the direction of the giant snake, and at the same time, You Lian's body shook slightly, flashed the wall of fire in front of him, and took advantage of the opportunity for the giant snake to dodge and rushed up, and a soul sword light burst out from his sword body, pounced on the body of the giant snake.

Although the giant snake didn't know much about the strength of humans, it still instinctively felt that the power of this bright light in front of it was obviously more threatening, so at the same time as You Lian's body flickered, the giant snake suddenly shrank back, reintegrated into the surrounding black mist, and disappeared without a trace, and the soul sword light naturally fell into the air.

However, Yulian did not waver because of this, because at the same time that the giant snake disappeared into the black mist again, Yulian felt a wind mixed with a fishy smell coming towards him from behind. He hurriedly turned around and slashed the long sword in his hand at the same time, but at this moment, what Yulian saw was a pitch-black bloody mouth.

What the hell?

Even Yu Lian couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene, but he obviously didn't have the interest of entering the belly of the giant snake to be with the female priest, saying that it was too late, and just when the big mouth of the giant snake was about to swallow Yu Lian into it, the soul brilliance on Yu Lian's sword broke out again, and this time the soul sword light that flew out did not miss again, but slashed the neck of the giant snake, and Yu Lian jumped backwards with the help of the force of the recoil, avoiding this thrilling blow.

The soul sword light cast by the quasi-knight was naturally not comparable to that of a high-level swordsman, and the giant snake did not expect that the other party would actually counterattack in mid-air, so it was impossible to dodge it as it did just now. Although it tried to retract back into the black mist again to gain protection, but this time the giant snake was obviously a step slower, just as it was about to retract back into the black mist, the sword light shot by Yu Lian still hit its body, and dark green blood immediately shot out from the wound, and by this heavy blow, the giant snake was obviously angry, and a low roar sounded, and at the same time, the originally scattered black fog suddenly became thicker, like a dark curtain stretched out. This is the power of the lord, the power of the surrounding space and environment, and homogenize it, the most terrifying ability.

"Your Excellency, please be careful!!"

As soon as Julien landed, he immediately heard Judy's warning, but it could only go so far, and as soon as he turned his head to look at the others, the dark fog cut off his vision, the bright flames disappeared completely, not even the sound remained, the only thing he could feel was darkness and infinite silence.

"It's a bit of a hassle. ”

In absolute darkness, Yulian sighed, he clenched his long sword, and the soul light on it had completely disappeared at this moment. There was only endless darkness around him. Moreover, not only the vision, but also the sense of hearing and even de-sensation is gradually becoming numb, as if the sensations of the whole body are slowly disappearing. It can be seen that this black fog is not just some kind of trick, it is more likely to carry a strong poisonous surname. However, Yu Lian knew very well that this was not the end of the battle, and he could feel that the beastly gaze of the giant snake was secretly watching him at the moment. Thinking of this, Yulian frowned, and then he closed his eyes and started the communication between souls.

"Judy, how's it going?"

"Very bad, Your Excellency. ”

Soon, Judy's response came back, it seems that although this black dance isolates people's senses, there is still no way to communicate between souls, it is no wonder, after all, the other party is a beast and not a human, if Yulian is facing a mage who specializes in enchantment construction at this moment, then it is difficult to say whether he can contact Judy so easily.

"There is obviously some kind of poison in this black mist............ Unfortunately, Miss Charlotte is not there, and we can't tell the exact effect. While everyone is safe and sound at the moment, we don't feel the enemy's position at all, and the Mana aura here is too chaotic for us to grasp. ”

"In that case, then ........."

Hearing this, Yulian pondered for a moment, and then, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"But if the other party is so cooperative, then I have a very interesting solution. ”

The deep darkness didn't change, but, after hearing Yuren's plan, Judy opened her eyes, and a bright red glow flashed within her pitch-black helmet.

"So, sisters, are you ready?"

"Ready, Captain. ”

Judy chuckled at the Spirits' answer, and then, she raised her sword.

Bright flames erupted again, carrying the greatsword in Judy's hand through her body, and even the pitch-black armor shone brightly at this moment. The thick fog that had already swept through the surrounding area began to shake somewhat, but then, some unknown force suddenly erupted, and a huge black shadow pounced out of the fog, swallowing Judy who was holding a long sword in her hand. The pitch-black armor shattered, cracked, and then disappeared into the darkness again.

Now is the time!

Sensing the fluctuations in the soul connection, Yulian raised his eyebrows, and then, holding the sword in both hands, he opened his eyes and stabbed down with force.

"Ballast!!"

At the moment when Yulian's long sword plunged into the ground, the darkness that had surrounded them suddenly began to retreat like a tide, and they swept backwards frantically, spitting out the earth and sky that had been swallowed up again. In the blink of an eye, the gloomy aura that had filled the entire valley was gone, and not even a shadow remained.

And at this moment, the giant snake finally showed its true face in front of You Lian and the others.

"It turned out to be hiding here. ”

Looking at the giant snake not far away, Yulian showed a smug smile, and then, he raised his right hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

"Well, I'll leave it to you. ”

And with You Lian's inexplicable words, the giant snake standing not far away suddenly roared angrily and began to roll desperately, it flipped its body, its huge tail raised high, and whipped the stone wall around it hard. Even the hard valley can't stand the power of the giant snake, from time to time there are gravel mixed with dust falling, and at this moment, the giant snake has completely lost its original majesty, only to see its huge body curl up from time to time and then unfold again, and this time, You Lian did not immediately step forward to fight, on the contrary, he withdrew at the first time and found a far place to stay, and at this moment, the other spirit warriors did not mean to beat the water dogs, and also gathered around Yu Lian, staring at the lord monster in the distance who didn't know why it suddenly went crazy。

"Your Excellency, the captain will be fine. ”

A geist asked worriedly, and although she couldn't see her face, it could be heard from the soft, gentle voice that it was a very weak girl.

"If you're still human, it's hard to say, but you're lucky now. ”

In the face of his subordinates' questions, You Lian also shrugged his shoulders and did not answer positively.

In fact, the way he gave Judy was to use himself as bait and break through from within.

Although this giant snake was not troublesome, in the battle just now, Yu Lian had already discovered that this environment was not suitable for him and others to fight. If this is in a plain area, then they can naturally take a situation of encirclement and trap each other. But right now, it's in the valley, and this area is full of caves, if you don't kill the giant snake, then the possibility of the other party being injured and escaping still exists, and if the situation becomes like that, then things will become very troublesome. A lord-level xenomorph, once it is injured and escapes, then it will definitely want revenge, and this is not what Yuren wants to see. Although he also wanted to kill in an instant like dealing with those high-level xenomorphs, this giant snake was obviously very cunning, it had been hiding in the black fog, and only used sneak attack tactics, so that people could not fully grasp its true body. And if it hadn't been for the anger of Yuren's attack at the end, things might have only gone in a trickier direction. Because of this, Yulian needed a way to guarantee that he would be able to lock the opponent's actions and never leave.

And at this moment, the death of the previous young pastor provided him with an inspiration. It was clear that the serpent had an aversion to light, perhaps due to the beastly instinct that remained within it, and it would actively attack the glowing objects and destroy them completely. And the young pastor also died because of this. However, because of this, Julien had an idea - he ordered Judy to release the fire to lure the other party to swallow it, and in this way, no matter where the snake runs, it will not be able to escape Judy's attack.

Of course, if the Spirit Warriors were still human, or had condensed into human form, then Yuren would never use this method, although they themselves would not die, and even if they were destroyed, their souls would automatically return to the cavern under the castle of the Twilight Forest due to the evil spell. However, this will cause them considerable consumption, and they may even replenish from scratch, which will waste a lot of time.

But now, the Spirit Warriors are in a delicate period at the moment, they are relying on armor to maintain their form, and the armor itself is not a living form, and because of this, whether they are crushed, smashed, or cut will not affect the performance of the caste. Of course, this may deplete the strength of the Spirit Warriors, but at the moment, this is the center of the source, filled with a large number of extremely dense Mana, and because of this, even if there is any consumption, Yulian is sure to replenish it.

And now, looking at the painful appearance of this giant snake, you can imagine that Judy must have worked very hard inside, although no one knows what the snake's belly is like, but presumably no one wants to go in and experience it.

Although this lord-level xenomorph is very cunning and has to be said to be powerful, it is a pity that it is facing an armor that moves in its stomach, and the toxin has no way to subdue it or crush it to pieces, which is undoubtedly a very painful thing for this giant snake. It struggled to crawl back into the burrow, but every time the poor serpent made a move, Julien, who was enjoying the scenery from afar, immediately gave Judy an order, and the poor serpent would tremble again from the pain, not to mention return to the lair.

I have to say that the lord-level xenomorph is still very strong, and You Lian and the others stood in the distance for a whole half a day before the giant snake finally lost its breath, lying on the ground like a puddle of mud, without any movement at all.

"That's it. ”

As a knight, Yulian could naturally sense that the vitalizing breath of the giant serpent had completely disappeared, so he withdrew his sword and stepped forward. And when Yuren walked to the side of the giant serpent with the spirit warriors, he happened to see Judy "crawl" out of a long, narrow wound sprayed with filthy blood.

"Your Excellency, it seems that the battle was very successful. ”

Seeing the arrival of Yulian and the others, Judy stretched out her right hand, chuckled and waved, at this moment her appearance can be described as miserable, the armor of the lower body has been completely crushed, even the upper body, there has been a huge crack, the armor space that should have been used to support the body has also been flattened, as if a cardboard box has been stepped on flat, and even Judy's helmet is covered with blood and minced flesh at the moment, exuding an incomparably fishy smell.

However, to Yulian's surprise, just where Judy's armor was broken, a snow-white arm stretched out.

"You already have the ability to humanize?"

"Huh?"

Judy was stunned for a moment at the request of Yuren, and then she seemed to notice the abnormality in her body, but then, she reached out her only intact right hand and tore off the snow-white arm of her armor.

"This is the relic of the lady pastor......... When I was swallowed, she hadn't fully digested it. ”

I see.

(To be continued)