Pitch-black slime slowly wriggled and crawled among the ruins of the bell tower.

There was a terrifying smell in the air, which made people retch.

The casters of the Council were the first to notice the slime, and they were horrified to find that the strange creatures did not seem to be spreading aimlessly, and as soon as they crawled out of the pit, they immediately began to move towards the living and dead nearby.

The wounded who are crushed by the masonry, the rescuers who are trying to rescue them, the dead who are no longer silent, and even the guards, mages, and soldiers nearby, are all targets!

A poor soldier whose legs were crushed by the wreckage of the bell tower could not get out at this moment, and the two rescuers who had wanted to help were immediately frightened and retreated when they saw the black viscous liquid rushing in.

The soldier's desperate cry was swallowed up by the strange liquid, and everyone saw that his body was wrapped in the viscous substance, and soon the relatively intact human body was disintegrated into miserable fragments in the unknown material.

"Disperse!"

Some of the mages who reacted quickly immediately issued an alert, and then a series of lethal spells bombarded the spreading black liquid.

It must have been a bad decision.

Because when those lethal magical rays fell into the pitch-black viscous liquid, the reaction was beyond anyone's expectations.

Just like the mischievous and arrogant students in the academy's laboratory who threw dangerous objects into other potions, the moment they were hit by the blazing flames, shining lightning, and extremely corrosive acid, the black substance that had covered the center of the square immediately shook violently, although the viscous matter that was hit by the magic did begin to dry and shrank at first, but in the next moment, the casters saw that many mouths had "grown" from these liquid masses!

These mouths vary in size and shape, some of which are clearly human or humanoid, while many more are rats, cats and dogs...... Many of them are even insect mouthparts! The mouths opened at the same time as everyone stared at the horrified gaze, and then they heard the harsh, high-pitched, short sound they had heard before.

At this time, people finally understood what the voice was all about.

It wasn't a whistle at all, but a scream from the mouth that grew out of the twisted being in front of him.

And after this terrible scream, the black goo began to fight back, and in the creepy and strange sound, it finally came out of the pitch-black waterway completely, and then they rushed like a tide from different directions towards the nearest target!

Despite the lack of effective organization, the soldiers and mages present reacted extremely quickly, with crystallized bullets, standard alchemy bombs, and a variety of lethal spells hitting their targets at the same time, and the wriggling viscous liquid proved to be fragile, whether it was a small explosion of magic caused by crystallized bullets or the magic summoned by stream-level spellcasters, it could cause very significant damage. ….

However, every time a gap was cleared, more viscous liquid was immediately filled, and not only that, but this strange being, which even the enforcers of the Law Council had never heard of or seen, was surprisingly aggressive—they advanced at an exaggerated rate, and even "grown" limbs out of the black pus as they got close to their target!

Just like the mouths from different creatures that it has shown before, the limbs are very different in shape, they are either like human arms, or they resemble the sharp claws of cats and mice, and there are even many arthropods that can only be found by insects......

More and more people who didn't have time to evacuate were dragged into the black slime amid wails and screams, and there were even a few mages who had forgotten their situation because they were so focused on performing magic that by the time they reacted, the black pus had already sneaked around them and formed an encirclement.

In a hurry, these mages could only rely on their own magic power to support the general magic

The magic shield, hoping to keep the monster at bay, but the black slime crept up the hemispherical shield, completely obscuring the vision of the casters, and they heard even more desperate sounds.

Like refugees hiding in abandoned houses in the wilderness, they could only listen as the beasts began to gnaw at the thin, crunchy wooden walls with their claws and teeth, and gradually the sound grew denser and louder...... Eventually, with the destruction of the magic barrier, they also ushered in their own tragic end.

No one could understand what this monster was all about.

Seeing it expand as the number of victims grew, the casters and soldiers who still held on began to cringe and panic, but at this moment, a tall, burly figure rushed forward, he stopped in front of the overwhelming black wave, reached out and pulled a slow back caster away, two expensive alchemy bombs that shimmered dark red brilliance came out of their hands, and with the explosion, a large area of blazing fire burst out in the pitch black color, creating a large void in an instant.

Heavy breathing came from under the metal mask inlaid with magic crystals, and the sword-wielding hermit with a wooden face moved forward steadily, cutting off a black limb that had secretly stretched out from the pus with a wide long sword made of smothering silver, and then spread out the magic book with his left hand, and a crimson magic book page was quickly torn off by invisible magic in the crisp sound, so the special elemental spell "Salamander's Tongue", which had been rated "River Valley" in the Dharma, took effect instantly.

Under the awe-inspiring gaze of the rest of the spellcasters, the blazing flames completely enveloped the sword-wielding hermit's left arm, and a looming giant red lizard's head appeared on its forearm, and in the next moment, fierce tongues of fire erupted forward, and the furious flames rolled up to the ground at an astonishing speed, so that the eyes, mouth, limbs, and organs that grew out of the countless black pus all withered and died in an instant.

"With fire."

The sword-wielding hermit's voice was as heavy as metal colliding, but at this moment, his performance and calmness calmed everyone present, so more magic with the main purpose of summoning and creating flames was cast, from the "Instant Fire" used by mages on a daily basis, to the "Flame Dancing Rope" that transforms the flame element into a long whip, to the "Flame Awakening" trick that even the mage's apprentices can master...... With the constant bombardment of crystalline bullets and scattered alchemy bombs, the blazing flames actually regained the upper hand in the square. ….

The strange mass of black pus, which came out of nowhere, let out a high-pitched hiss under the pressure of these magical flames, and finally, it could no longer bear the pain of being burned in part of its body.

Suddenly, the black liquid mass that had always remained a whole split up, and the active parts that had just been grown by "fresh nutrients" broke away from the whole, and they reversed course and rushed in the direction of Prince Harvid's motorcade with a shrill chirp.

The more badly damaged part of the body began to retreat rapidly, and under the pressure of the flames, the slime actually returned to the dark pit in the center of the square, and disappeared.

……

"Bang! Boom! Bang!"

It was the sound of Shuge's heartbeat.

It is also the sound made by the messenger in the mirror when he knocks on the walls and tables in his own grooves in his spiritual world.

In fact, Xiuge's mental state at this time was very similar to that of the Messenger in the Mirror.

It's just that he doesn't have a way to vent now, but he has to keep himself calm.

But even so, he was still short of breath, his heart was racing, and his hands and feet were shaking.

If she had done before, she might have been able to ask Verin for some advice, but the previous jolt had completely interrupted her process of opening the breach in the ritual field, which forced her to do it all over again, and the previous interruption had apparently caused some damage to the female mage—her nose was bleeding, which was one of the effects of the broken mana.

Sally as an ordinary person with old Schubert

Unable to help at all, Shug distributed weapons to them, namely the potions purchased from the alchemy shop to replace the alchemy bombs, and the improvised magic flamethrowers that had been converted from the smugglers before entering the sewers.

"No...... Don't worry too much, I was there when I was younger, and I was on duty in Waterl's army!"

Old Schubert said something inexplicable, and he didn't know whether he was comforting Xiuge or cheering himself up, but before he could say two words, he was glared at fiercely by his niece, so he had to honestly shut his mouth, trembling with the flamethrower, and nervously looking at the darkness in the distance.

"The only son of the abyss will be born in the sacrificial pit...... Abyss...... The Sacrificial Pit ......"

Shug kept recalling in his mind the strange prophecies mentioned by the members of the Black Sun Society, and he knew that these prophecies, or some of them, were becoming reality, because after that violent tremor, the bell tower in the center of the city of Salem never sounded again.

"Something must have happened in the city...... Such a big movement may be caused by magic or some special weapon."

Shuge guessed as he controlled his heartbeat.

And at this moment, the Running Rat, which was used as an outpost by the Xiuge faction, suddenly gave a signal, and it felt that in this sewer, something was rushing in the direction of Xiuge and the others, and they were menacing and numerous. ….

Shogli reacted, placing the magic lantern on the ground and turning it to its brightest state, and himself made his way to the middle of the waterway, ready for the onslaught from the darkness.

The Sniggie screamed from afar, and it had come into contact with the enemy - it was a large group of "gutter snakes" swimming down the waterways, a low-level magical creature with a low appearance, because of its natural preference for cold and damp environments, so it frequented the city's sewers, because they were highly venomous, and occasionally flowed down the gutters and sewers to the homes of residents, which became a nightmare for many snake-fearing city dwellers.

However, these hordes of snakes did not bother Shog and Snicky too much, and although they were numerous, they were not fierce predators, and if conditions permitted, Snug could even let Snicky clean them up himself.

However, there were so many of them that when they rushed down the waterway, Shug had to wield the Calon Touch and use his most violent methods to kill all the magical snakes that might affect Virin.

Foul-smelling blood mingled with cold sewage, and broken snake bodies fluttered in the water.

Obviously, a wave of unrest has been cleared, but under the light of the magic lantern, Xiuge's complexion has not improved at all.

In this brief and tragic encounter, Hug realized a terrible truth.

"These guys don't want to attack us at all......

His voice was drier than ever: "They...... I'm running for my life."

As if to confirm Xiuge's judgment, the moment he said this, Snik, who was still in the distant passage, suddenly let out a series of shrill chirps that had never been seen before.

It was the first time Hugg had heard such a cry from this bloodthirsty and warlike summon.

The extremely chaotic information and emotions were transmitted by Snik, however, before Xiuge could discern what he had summoned and seen, the magical connection between it and himself was completely broken, fortunately, Xiuge had been mentally prepared before, and his own magic power was abundant, so he did not suffer too much shock.

The "dead" rat shrunk into a ball in the grooves of the metal disc, and it trembled.

"It's coming!"

Xiuge reminded in a hoarse voice, he clenched the new crystalline gun, and the magic in the palm of his left hand pulsed slowly, ready to deal with the unknown fear.

As if in response to Shog's "anticipation", the strange "whistle" that had sounded in the central square of Salem before

It came down the underground waterway.

It was a proclamation of excitement as a predator, and a cry of pain from countless victims.

Xiuge's pupils dilated.

He saw that the magic crystals embedded in the edge of the waterway, emitting a faint light, were extinguished one by one, and in the chaotic and pure darkness, one after another glowing green pupils slowly opened.

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