Chapter 310 - 208: Super Rare Trait [Blood of the God of Love]! Medusa’s Eye

Chapter 310: Chapter 208: Super Rare Trait [Blood of the God of Love]! Medusa’s Eye

"Petrification? A cave?"

A glint of surprise flashed in Su Xuan’s eyes as he read the message from Xia Yu.

He had a strong premonition that the cave Xia Yu had mentioned, the one in the southern part of the swamp, was very likely where the snake-woman’s heart was located.

"Let’s go!" He made his decision quickly, ordering Veronice to assume her Giant Dragon form and fly in the direction Xia Yu had indicated.

Before long, they arrived at their destination.

The cave before them was quite unremarkable, no more than two or three meters wide. Its pitch-black entrance seemed to swallow all light.

As Su Xuan observed the cave, he noticed it seemed to have been recently dug, standing in stark contrast to the surrounding terrain. Moreover, he could feel a powerful Magic Power pervading the cave, interfering with his Perception.

"I can feel her presence!" Mare Rhine’s words suddenly broke the silence, her expression growing complicated.

"What’s wrong?" Su Xuan asked Mare Rhine. "Surely the Giant Dragon who symbolizes destruction isn’t afraid of Queen Medusa?"

"As if! Of course I’m not afraid!" Mare Rhine retorted firmly, puffing out her chest and showing off a proud expanse of snow-white skin.

Veronice watched from the side, her curiosity piqued by Mare Rhine’s figure.

’Mare Rhine isn’t even as tall as I am. That bust of hers has to be fake, right?’

’They’re definitely padded! How else could they be so big!’

"Is that so?"

Su Xuan merely smiled at Mare Rhine’s reaction, but he was also a bit worried. Turning to Lucia, he asked, "Lucia, do you have any Magic that can prevent Petrification?"

"Magic to prevent Petrification?"

Upon hearing his question, Lucia moved her fingertips slightly, and a layer of brilliant golden light descended upon everyone.

"I can’t guarantee this Magic will completely block the Petrification, but it should at least give us one chance to escape."

A look of satisfaction flashed in Su Xuan’s eyes. He took a deep breath, then led the others into the cave.

The moment they walked into the cave, Su Xuan immediately noticed a cluster of statues standing there. His gaze swept over the group and he found Xia Yu’s statue among them.

Aside from the statues, a multicolored light at the far end of the cave caught everyone’s attention.

It was a heart, floating in mid-air and beating faintly.

Su Xuan fixed his gaze on the heart, and its detailed information appeared in his vision.

[Snake-man Heart (Epic): A heart containing Medusa’s blood.]

"So this is the snake-woman’s heart?" Su Xuan murmured, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

They were only ten or twenty meters from the heart, but the stone walls on either side of the path were embedded with strange green gems that resembled closed eyes.

"Those gems are Medusa’s Eyes," Mare Rhine reminded Su Xuan. "Make eye contact with them, and you’ll be petrified. What’s more, as soon as you step into their activation range, your mind will be strongly tempted, making it hard to resist looking directly at them."

Hearing this, Su Xuan frowned slightly and asked, "Is there a way to break this Petrification effect?"

Mare Rhine laughed confidently in response. "This is just a remnant of Medusa’s Power. As long as they aren’t her real eyes, they have no effect on me! You all wait here, I’m going to go destroy them!"

With that, Mare Rhine strode toward the heart.

As she drew closer, the Medusa’s Eyes embedded in the stone walls opened one by one, releasing a dark green light that felt like a multitude of stares. Su Xuan and the others quickly turned around and shut their eyes tightly to avoid being petrified. Although they were not in the direct area of effect, they still had to remain vigilant.

However, Mare Rhine’s situation was completely different.

When she stepped into the range of the Medusa’s Eyes, her body was instantly turned into a motionless statue. But immediately after, her body burst with a dazzling red light, restoring her to her original state, and she continued to walk forward.

This process repeated itself; one moment Mare Rhine’s body was a stone statue, the next she was back to normal. After this cycled several hundred times, she had finally plucked all ten Medusa’s Eyes from the walls, gripping them tightly in her hand.

Then, Mare Rhine released a terrifying aura of destruction, forcing all the Medusa’s Eyes to close and temporarily lose their ability to cause Petrification.

"Alright, you can open your eyes now," she called out to Su Xuan and the others.

At her words, they all opened their eyes.

They let out a collective sigh of relief when they saw that Mare Rhine had removed all of the Medusa’s Eyes.

"Well done."

Su Xuan nodded in appreciation, giving Mare Rhine his approval.

’Mare Rhine truly is the Guild’s strongest combatant. She can even resist the effects of the Medusa’s Eye with ease.’

"So much for the ’Medusa’s Eyes’~" Mare Rhine sneered, then reached out to grab the heart.

However, just as her hand was about to touch the heart, Lucia suddenly sensed something was amiss.

"Wait!"

She was just about to shout and stop Mare Rhine’s action!

But in that instant, the heart suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light, illuminating the entire cave.

Immediately after, a pair of enormous eyes materialized on the wall behind the heart, flashing with a strange, dark green light.

"Damn it! These are Queen Medusa’s eyes!" Mare Rhine’s brow furrowed. She immediately realized the Power of these eyes far surpassed that of the previous Medusa’s Eyes.

The words had barely left her mouth when Mare Rhine’s body began to petrify, growing stiff and immobile.

Meanwhile, Su Xuan and the others, under the protection of Lucia’s Magic, glowed with a golden light that resisted the petrifying Power.

[An abnormal status has been nullified for you. The blessing of the Bright Main God has dissipated!]

’Lucia always comes through...’ Su Xuan thought with a sigh.

’Mare Rhine can only fight when she has the advantage. When our backs are against the wall, it’s Lucia we have to count on!’

After appearing for a moment, the enormous eyes gradually faded away. The light in the cave dimmed as well, leaving only the heart, which still emitted a faint glow.

Although they were Queen Medusa’s eyes, they were merely a lingering trace of her Power.

"It’s safe now," Lucia confirmed to Su Xuan.

"Good."

Su Xuan nodded, then walked toward the faintly glowing heart, his gaze falling upon the now-petrified Mare Rhine.

[Petrified: Duration—48h!]

"Only 48 hours? This Giant Dragon’s body really is something else..." Su Xuan muttered to himself while reaching out to poke the petrified Mare Rhine.

To his surprise, the petrified Mare Rhine didn’t seem any harder than she had been before.

After confirming Mare Rhine’s condition, Su Xuan turned his attention back to the heart.

He reached out and carefully plucked the heart. It continued to beat with life in his hand.

To Su Xuan’s surprise, something seemed to be hidden inside the heart.

He immediately used his Magic Power, attempting to draw out whatever was hidden inside.

The moment the mysterious object appeared before them, Su Xuan’s expression grew solemn.

[Divine Blood (?): A drop of blood from the Goddess of Love. Through this item, you can obtain the Super Rare Trait—Blood of the God of Love!]