Chapter 1264: 406. Electric Roast Serpent Demon_2
Under the condition that the Stone Serpent Demons lacked quantum leap ability, they must have departed from Lisom-14 at least two years ago to arrive on Lisom-13 Planetospheres now.
Traveling continuously in space for two years!
Just to run from Planet Lisom-14 to Planet 13!
Are these serpent demons insane?!
Isn’t it better to stay put on Planet 14?
This question not only baffled Cucumber Slice, but even if you brought in scholars specializing in Stone Serpent Demons, they probably would be perplexed.
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If it’s a migration, why did only dozens of serpent demons come?
If it’s a scouting team, why didn’t they stay hidden and quietly observe the ships instead of launching a direct attack?
All these mysteries were resolved when the serpent demons, heads hanging low, pounced in the direction of the underground treasure chamber! noveldrama
The meticulous Strawberry Juice girl said with an epiphany:
“I remember now! A file from the United Bureau mentioned strange signals on Lisom-13 Planetosphere two years ago! Doesn’t this coincide with the departure time of the serpent demons from Planet 14?”
Case solved, the serpent demons are here for the Death Artifact, but the players couldn’t find it funny.
Just a few of them, they couldn’t possibly be a match for the adult serpent demons.
This group of serpent demons are authentic cosmic monsters, the kind that humans must pilot interstellar ships to contend with.
Even Golden Dragon in the Sky, a big shot who is both wealthy and intense, couldn’t possibly fend off dozens of serpent demons on his own.
The only good news is:
Golden Dragon in the Sky has a group of highly skilled professional player henchmen.
“I’ve already sent out a distress signal,” Golden Dragon in the Sky waved his hands, his fingers tapping the game interface in mid-air:
“In at most 10 minutes, my team will sail here to reinforce us!”
“10 minutes…” Cucumber Slice took a deep breath, well aware that he and the others must make a stand here, otherwise it would be hard to buy Boss Jin those 10 minutes.
Noland Lee sat upon the High Platform, silently watching the players’ every move.
He got some inspiration from the players’ conversations.
Specifically:
The dark deities include soaring eagles, earth-shaking tigers, and naturally, shit-stirring sticks and brick-moving laborers.
Dirty and tiring tasks, such as slaughter, plunder, and transport, are all delegated to an exceptional group known as the Filthy Serpent Demons.
The cosmic monsters called Stone Serpent Demons by the players are quite similar to the Filthy Serpent Demons.
Whether it’s their human-headed snake bodies or the characteristic to travel through space, they are quite similar to the rumored Filthy Serpent Demons.
The only difference is, Filthy Serpent Demons can perform quantum leaps, while Stone Serpent Demons cannot.
It’s unknown whether, after the continuous resurrection of the dark deities, the Stone Serpent Demons will officially evolve into Filthy Serpent Demons and thereby master the quantum leap ability.
Thinking this way, Noland Lee basically linked the occurrence of the serpent demons here with the resurrection of the dark deities by the Dark Divine Cult.
As expected, the serpent demons are here to retrieve the Death Artifact to aid the resurrection of deities by the Dark Divine Cult.
If more daring, Noland Lee speculated the emergence of the serpent demons was orchestrated by the Dark Divine Cult behind the scenes.
“Boom…”
A dull thud came from the ground, as the serpent demons began to burrow.
Noland Lee snapped out of his contemplative state.
He glanced at the players, ready for action, and a thought emerged, prompting him to act.
It was time to demonstrate his capabilities as a boss-level NPC to the younger players.
“Search for spells with area guardian effects, capable of defending against physical attacks, acid corrosion, and energy impact.”
Noland Lee muttered in his mind.
The Heart of Magic responded.
[Recommend using the ‘Guardian Rune Array.’ The Magic Array Blueprint and Magic Runes are as follows:…]
Noland Lee raised his hand toward the ground beneath the players, projecting several white light columns.
The players were energized by this and soon realized, the NPC was here to help them!
A sense of anticipation and excitement surged within them.
Golden Dragon in the Sky’s eyes shone brightly, closely watching every move of Noland Lee, his eyes filled with longing for the magic.
Under the watchful eyes of the players, a white light column, much like a 3D printer, rapidly created mysterious white runes on the ground level.
Several hundred white runes floated into the air, forming an impenetrable barrier of runes around the players.
This barrier was not only indestructible, but it also shielded against the pervasive poison gas within the underground treasure chamber.
The players, clad in power armor, soon found that the load on their air filtration systems had drastically decreased.
“Makiji! This is the power of Makiji!”
“If you asked me to choose between the Telekinetic Series and Magic Series, I would definitely choose the Magic Series without a second thought!”
“Look, what is that NPC doing?”
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze.
Unknown to them when it had appeared, Noland Lee now held an ancient-looking stone magic wand in his hand, with a brown treasure bead the size of a human head embedded at its tip, emitting a soul-stirring luminance.
Noland Lee sat on the chair, lifting the magic wand with his right hand, aiming the bead at the ceiling above him.
A flat brown light column shot out from the magic orb.
As Noland swung his arm downward, the brown light column sliced through the ceiling like a cleaver.
Not only the ceiling but also the floors above and the soil layer above the floors were all effortlessly divided by Noland’s casual strike.
The entire ground split in two, artificially cut into two pieces, and then pushed aside by an unseen force, opening up like a bright skylight.
“Holy… crap…”
“I… I can’t even find the right words anymore…”
The players were dumbfounded, their eyes wide and unbelieving as they stared at the heavens above.
They were actually seeing the sky of the planetosphere from hundreds of meters underground!
The dozens of Stone Serpent Demons that had just burrowed into the ground seemed stunned by the scene before them as well.
All the soil around them had vanished, exposing the gruesomely large, human-headed snake bodies entirely in the air.
What met them was a torrent of thousands of dazzling bolts of lightning!
“Crack! Crack! Crack!”
Dense flashes of electricity poured from Noland Lee’s fingertips, assaulting the serpent demons with a sky-obscuring ferocity.
In just a short 0.1 seconds, dozens of serpent demons, each over 20 meters long, were submerged in a vast sea of lightning.
They screamed, howled, and struggled in the lightning, longing to break free with their tough bodies.
But all their efforts were in vain.
Each bolt of lightning turned into shackles, firmly fixing onto them, followed by a targeted burst of thunder and lightning energy.
All the lightning aimed at the bodies of the serpent demons, forcefully cramming the thunder and lightning energy inside them without any reservation.
Before long, the serpent demons, filled with thunder and lightning energy, exploded one after the other.
“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—”
A mass of filthy flesh and remnants of the demons scattered about.
Before touching the ground, they were swept over by the bolts, turning into numerous small fireballs blazing fiercely.
By the time they hit the ground, the originally foul-smelling remnants of the serpent demons had all turned into blackened ash and char.
The battle had come quickly and ended just as swiftly, lasting only about ten seconds.
With a casual wave of his hand, Noland Lee pushed the split soil back together, restoring the sunless underground treasure chamber to its original state.
Were it not for the ash and char of the serpent demons still remaining on the ground, everyone would believe that what had just happened was an incredibly realistic illusion.
After a deathly silence, the players burst out with deafening exclamations.
“My God! Is magic this powerful? Then what’s the need for battleships?!”
“What level is this NPC exactly?”
“No kidding, I think it alone could tear apart the Security Guard of the United Bureau by hand!”
The players wouldn’t stop discussing this.
Golden Dragon in the Sky, with fervent eyes, raised his arms and shouted:
“Respected formidable being, I want to undergo the trial right now! I can’t wait to master the power of magic!”
With a casual point of his hand, Noland Lee cast a pale purple gleam of Illusion magic.
Aimed at Golden Dragon in the Sky’s forehead, it struck, immediately causing his eyes to glaze over and his gaze to become vacant.