Chapter 753: Chapter 594 Ai Lin’s Big Adventure_2
"The noise!"
The old man standing next to Crown Prince St. Antonio widened his eyes!
"It’s the Red Demon Scorpion!"
From the depths of the darkness, an enormous creature thrashed forward on its six heavy legs, step by step, heading towards the crowd!
In mid-air, a brilliant red light flickered, growing brighter and more visible!
A colossal poison stinger loomed above, as fiery red as a gem!
The blood-red luminescence illuminated the entire body of the scorpion!
With a body spanning more than thirty meters, it was entirely crimson. Its impressively large pincers effortlessly bulldozed over the rocky ruins in its path. Notably, its pincers were covered in runes, and as the blood-red light flickered, magic arrays started to dance along the poison stinger at its tail!
"Your Highness! If you do not give the command to leave now, I’m afraid I will have to knock you out and take you with us! This Red Demon Scorpion is the ruler of this Underground City! We stand no chance against it!"
The tough-bodied old man bellowed.
"I know! I know! Give me one more minute! Just one minute!"
Crown Prince St. Antonio looked ready to burst into tears, having exhausted countless resources and effort. He had finally discovered the location of the rumored fragments of the Cosmic Stone. Despite successfully finding the Cosmic Stone, he realized that it was embedded in a set of unique armor. No matter how much his soldiers tried, they couldn’t budge it. Clearly, it was protected by layers of uncompromising magic spells.
But the task to detach the fragments of the Cosmic Stone proved even more difficult!
Could they just leave it now? If they do, next time they come, it might not just be his team! He was not willing to share the credit of retrieving the Cosmic Stone with anyone else, especially not his hypocritically benevolent elder brother!
"Toxic Beam! Tighten the perimeter! Full Defense!"
A soldier shouted aloud, as the Red Demon Scorpion ceased its move in the distance, its stinger directly aimed at the crown prince. Its body was coursing with Mana, while the array on its stinger began to spin rapidly!
"Boom!"
A thick beam was unleashed, clashing with the protective shield conjured up by the warriors.
Although the shield was the strongest Ai Lin had ever seen in the Human Realm, it still could not resist the high-intensity toxic beam and cracked open!
Trace amounts of toxic beam seeped through the cracked shield, hitting several warriors. The wounded warriors immediately let out screams of agony, collapsing with blood-red countenances.
"It’s blood poison!"
The old man next to the prince rushed to the affected warriors and threw two vials of potion on them. As it vaporized, emerging runes formed a red mist that gave immediate relief to the wounded warriors. But they still couldn’t manage to stand up.
"Your Highness! We cannot hold any longer! I’m sorry!"
The old man realized that they were walking into certain doom if they continued like this. As he approached Prince St. Antonio, the latter tried his best to avoid him but still held onto the armor.
"Please, I beg you! I only have this one chance! Let’s not go! Please let’s endure a little longer!"
The prince pleaded desperately.
Watching from the shadows, Ai Lin shook her head in disbelief at the prince’s foolishness. She compared him with the princes she knew from the Human Realm. The First Prince of the Kandela Empire knew he was not fit to be an emperor, so he left royalty to command armies. The Second Prince, Kirei, ascended to the throne. While he won most of the wars, they were won due to Long Yi. All of Kirei’s actions were commendable, except for warfare. The Third Prince, Tilian, was legendary, his actions setting the foundation for White Dragon’s eventual victory over the Black Dragon Empire.
Even within the Black Dragon Empire, Yake Black, albeit an enemy, was an ambitious and able ruler. If it weren’t for Long Yi, Yake could have unified the world.
Compared to all of them, this prince here appeared moronic. Regardless of the imminent danger, he was unwilling to let go of the armor – this could potentially lead to the obliteration of his team.
Even though Ai Lin was reluctant to rescue him, her own escape plan depended on it.
The crimson light faded, marking the end of the Red Demon Scorpion’s first assault. Almost all the warriors present wore frightful expressions. Before setting foot in the Underground City, they had learned significantly about its dangers. Yet, the Red Demon Scorpion remained one of the foes they least wished to encounter! Its elevated attack capability was one factor. But predominantly, it was its runic armor that could repel all magic assaults!
If possible, these warriors would rather flee right away. However, they knew that without the old man’s teleportation, they could not escape the seemingly infinite Underground City!
"Your Highness! The attack has stopped! Please come over! We need to get out of here!"
"The attack has stopped! This is our chance! Let me try again!"
Crown Prince St. Antonio’s face displayed a twisted enthusiasm!
"No!"
The old man bellowed loudly, causing even Ai Lin to jump in fright. It appeared they would leave immediately. In that case, she should rush to help.
The place fell dreadfully silent, with each warrior scared to even breathe loudly for fear of provoking the scorpion and becoming its target.
The old man walked over to Crown Prince St. Antonio and raised his staff to cast a stunning spell. Just then, a rhythmic sound emerged from behind the figures.
And this time, the sound was rhythmic, more like footfalls.
The monsters around them reacted to the sound and quickly shrunk back. Some of the weaker ones even turned around and ran! The Red Demon Scorpion was initially taken aback but quickly pivoted its massive body to face the sound, its tail raised high and quivering with a low growl.
"This sound... Is the Red Demon Scorpion afraid? Has a stronger monster arrived?"
The old man was suddenly puzzled, while the prince behind him took advantage of the situation, casting spell after spell to remove the Cosmic Stone fragments from the armor.
A silver female figure slowly emerged from the shadows, and the tense warriors immediately fixated their eyes on her.
Long hair, delicate face, towering stature, silver body armor. This incredibly beautiful girl came forward at a leisurely pace, the sound of her pointed heels against the ground creating a melodious rhythm!
"So beautiful..."
A soldier mumbled to himself.
"Idiot! Stay alert! Beware of the seduction spell of humanoid creatures!"
Another soldier gave him a swift kick.
Of course, Ai Lin did not hear what they were saying, as she purposefully made her way straight towards the Red Demon Scorpion.
"Ah, Xiaohong, you’ve been hiding from me for five days, and you finally decided to show up?" (To be continued. If you like this story, please vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
