Chapter 690: Pure Massacre!

The effects of the corrupted light activated almost at the same time.

And Lian’s next attack reached them before they had a chance to recover.

The sounds of impacts echoed through the passage.

[You have killed a Level 24 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a Level 29 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a Level 33 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a Level 27 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a Level 36 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a Level 31 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a Level 40 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a Level 35 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a Level 42 Withered.]

[EXP Gained]

[You have killed a...]

But unlike previous battles, he did not need to enter the battlefield himself for every target.

From his high position, he controlled a large part of the path.

And at the same time, the two Special Members of the Colony were also carrying out their duties.

One was stationed in one of the passages on the right.

His six powerful arms moved between the stone pillars, and every Withered that tried to pass through the path was met with a heavy blow.

One of the creatures with a long body tried to jump over the ant’s shoulder, but the huge ant grabbed its wrists with his two upper arms and slammed it into the ground.

The Withered was still trying to get up when the ant’s third hand struck its chest.

The stone beneath the creature’s body cracked.

Several meters away, Two was moving along a high passage, his speed was so great that the weaker Withered did not even have time to react.

With every jump, one of the creatures was knocked out of the path.

Sometimes his huge claws were enough, and sometimes only the heavy weight of his body when landing was enough to make several enemies lose their balance.

However, Two did not attack the crowd without a purpose.

He mostly focused on creatures that tried to pass through the sides and approach the group.

Noah, who was standing with Alicia near the place where the passages connected, looked at the wolf for a moment.

"I think this one knows what to do even without orders."

Alicia nodded.

"He has good coordination with Lian."

Rindo, who was standing beside them, looked at the huge ant.

"One is the same, even when several creatures attack at the same time, he doesn’t leave the main path."

Lian looked at them from above.

Good.

He now had four Special Members in the Colony, and the stronger they became, the more he could use their abilities in different ways during battles.

Of course, he did not intend to summon Three and Four in front of his companions for now.

But One and Two were perfectly suited for this type of battle.

At that moment, the familiar sound of the system echoed in his mind.

[ Level Up! ]

[ Level: 35 → 36 ]

He looked at the notification for a moment.

A small smile appeared on his face.

But when he looked back at the battlefield, he noticed that new groups of Withered were still entering the distant paths.

Just how many prisoners were in this prison?

He had already killed a large number of creatures, and yet, the flow of prisoners had almost not stopped.

’So if I want to block all the paths, I need to do more than this.’

Young Vorhelm let out a short breath and then raised his hand again and continued his work.

Near the middle of the morning, one of the stronger Withered came out of the crowd.

The creature was about three meters tall, and a large part of its body was covered with thick plates of natural armor.

There were also short, wide blades on its arms.

Lian initially intended to finish it with an ordinary punch, but just as he approached, the creature extended its right arm.

The bone blade struck Lian’s forearm, the attack did not cause serious damage, but it left a small mana mark on the point of impact.

Hmm?

Young Vorhelm looked at his own forearm.

Before he could examine the mark more carefully, the Withered attacked the same point again.

This time, he pulled his arm back, and the blade passed in front of him and struck the stone pillar behind him.

The sound of stone cracking was heard.

But what was even stranger was that the second point of impact was damaged much more than the force of the attack suggested.

’So the first attack was only for marking.’

Lian gave a small smile.

An interesting skill.

He examined the mana flow around the blades with [ True Sequence ] and then allowed the creature to make another attack.

This time, before the impact, he moved out of the way.

The Withered struck the air with its right blade, and young Vorhelm approached from the left and slammed his palm into the creature’s chest.

The armor plate cracked, and then he targeted the same point with a second blow.

The armor broke completely.

The creature was thrown backward and fell to the ground.

Before it could get up again, Lian reached its side and ended the fight with a short blow.

[ You have killed a Level 40 Withered ]

[ EXP Gained ]

[ You have obtained an opportunity to copy a monster’s skill ]

[ Rupture Brand ]

[ Bonebreaker Strike ]

[ Hardened Carapace ]

He looked at the three skills to see whether he could find the one he had just seen, and fortunately, the answer was yes.

[ Rupture Brand — Common (+) ]

He read the information.

[ A skill that can leave a mana mark on the point of impact with the first strike and increase the damage to that same point with the next attack ]

In his mind, he placed the new skill beside Devouring Spiral.

Both were suitable for breaking defenses, but their methods were different.

One created several successive pressures, while the other increased the effect of the next strike on a specific point.

He was thinking about combining the two.

Lian was still examining the skill when Rindo’s voice came from a distance.

"Lian! We’ve got a strange creature over here!"

Young Vorhelm raised his head.

Near the northern passage, a tall Withered stood among several other creatures, its body was thin and long, and several bone rings surrounded its neck.

But unlike most Withered, its movements were completely controlled.

It spread its arms to both sides, and a moment later, a wave of compressed mana spread through the air.

A large number of stones rose from the ground.

Rindo, who was moving toward the creature, lost his balance for a moment and was forced to place his spear on the ground.

Alicia also took one step back.

Vibration?

Lian immediately moved toward them, but before he arrived, the Withered released a second wave.

This time, Rindo was ready, he had watched the movement of the bone rings around the creature’s neck, and just before the wave was released, the rings moved slightly closer together.

"Alicia, when its neck contracts, move out of the direct path!"

The girl immediately nodded.

The next wave was released.

Rindo jumped a short distance to the right, and Alicia also moved out of the main path with Royal Lily Step.

At that moment, Lian landed from above.

The Withered tried to create another wave.

But before young Vorhelm could let it complete its movement, he grabbed the creature’s right arm and pulled its body toward the pillar beside the passage.

When the creature struck the stone, the bone rings around its neck lost their proper position.

The compressed mana became unstable for a moment.

Rindo immediately used the opportunity, and the tip of his spear struck one of the rings.

The sound of breaking bone was heard.

Alicia also approached from the other side and, with a precise slash, moved the creature’s left arm out of the position needed to perform its attack.

Lian finally ended the battle with a short blow to the Withered’s chest, and a few seconds later, a new window appeared.

[ You have killed a Level 42 Withered ]

[ EXP Gained ]

[ You have obtained an opportunity to copy a monster’s skill ]

[ Echoing Impact ]

[ Resonant Guard ]

[ Rending Resonance ]

He looked at the skill descriptions, the first two skills were not even worth examining because their maximum upgrade rank was only Common.

But the third one was different.

[ Rending Resonance ]

[ Rank: Common (+) ]

Lian looked at the skill description.

[ The ability to create compressed vibration waves that can affect several enemies at the same time and disturb their balance or concentration for a short time ]

Not bad.

Unlike the previous two abilities, this skill was more suitable for crowd control.

He had now obtained three new skills from his recent battles, and all three could be useful in different situations.

Rindo reached his side.

"This one was smarter than the others."

Lian nodded.

"Yeah. If you hadn’t noticed the movement of its neck, it probably would have released its wave several more times."

"I have to be useful somehow." Rindo smiled.

Lian looked around, their goal had mostly been achieved, and the morning was almost over.

And with a large number of Withered still moving toward the center, the group could not continue fighting without stopping.

He still had a considerable amount of mana, but the others did not.

"Half an hour of rest."

Then he looked toward the hunting ground.

In a corner hidden from his companions’ view, the Devourer Egg was still hidden among the stones, and the corpses near it were gradually being consumed through the feeding process.

He gave a small smile, but he did not intend to take the egg back yet.

There would also be good opportunities for feeding along the next path.

Near noon, the group stopped on a high platform beside one of the huge pillars.

"Almost five hours have passed since we started moving this morning." Rindo added.

Noah immediately sat on a stone.

"Five hours? It feels like at least two days."

"This time, you have a reason to be tired." Alicia handed him a container of water.

The young Frenchman gratefully took the container.

"Finally, someone appreciates my hard work."

Lian looked at them, each of them had helped a lot, and unlike him, who was a monster, their stat limits were much lower.

It should not be forgotten that none of them even had a five-star class.

And even he had used too much mana.

The wide use of Bloodborne Calamity Domain, Corrupt Sun, End Energy, and Eclipse Energy had consumed a considerable amount of his mana.

Although his mana recovery speed was high, continuing the battles without stopping would not be a wise decision.

He sat on the edge of the platform and looked at the paths below for a moment, there were still Withered moving toward the center from the more distant paths.

The poor creatures had only two possible fates, either they would be executed by the sun, or they would be massacred by a human named Lian.

Poor creatures....