In contemplation, several illusionary spears consecutively descended from the sky, precisely pinning the crucial points of the monstrous insect’s two wings and shoulders. Its struggles gradually subsided.
Violet, accompanied by her pet and the recently rescued village girl, approached the scene. Though Theresa felt some apprehension towards the creature that had recently devoured Ron, seeing the composed expression on the black-haired girl’s face, she inexplicably felt a sense of tranquility.
As they reached the side of the monstrous insect, Leila and Rene descended from the sky, folding their pristine white wings behind them.
“Lady Violet.”
Leila positioned her long spear by her side, and both she and her sister maintained a steady aura. For legendary beings, this level of combat was not a significant burden.
“You’ve worked hard. How does it feel?”
Violet deliberately had the sisters handle the situation.
The Priestess or her Dragon could effortlessly deal with this seemingly inexplicable creature that emerged from somewhere, but truth be told, they were too powerful.
When they truly took action, the distinction between land, sky, and legendary realms became negligible. It was challenging to accurately assess the opponent’s strength or overlook some essential characteristics.
Just like this beetle-shaped creature, if it weren’t for Leila and Rene, and instead her Dragon would have directly crushed it into pieces, its astonishing regenerative abilities wouldn’t have been apparent at all.
“It’s manageable. Though it’s an unheard-of creature, its combat tactics aren’t too strange to comprehend. Its primary weapons are the spikes on its body and the six spear-like sturdy arms. Its speed, strength, and defense are all quite impressive.”
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“In terms of strength, it’s approximately in the upper tier of the sky. There’s still a gap from being legendary. The main challenge lies in its peculiar body structure. It seems to have no apparent weaknesses. No matter where you attack, it’s challenging to deliver a fatal blow. As for its regenerative capabilities, as you’ve seen.”
Rene, as a mage, also chimed in with additional information.
“It feels like it’s purely born for combat and slaughter, doesn’t it? Can such a creature really engage in activities like farming or livestock?”
Violet glanced at the menacing creature covered in spikes and subconsciously nodded.
Indeed, despite having six arms, this creature didn’t possess the hand structure of humans with five fingers. Instead, it had two sharp protrusions resembling hooks, convenient for combat and even serving as spear-like weapons. However, firmly grasping tools with such appendages posed some difficulty.
Furthermore, this monstrous insect, from the beginning of the battle until now, had not uttered a single word or produced anything resembling language. It lacked a mouth as an organ, and on its head, only four pairs of rotating compound eyes were visible.
Combining Theresa’s description and observing how it devoured the village guard captain, it seemed that the creature’s “mouth” should be hidden in its abdomen and only revealed during feeding.
Wait a minute... Feeding?
It was quite strange. If it had consumed over a hundred people who stayed behind in the village, how did it accommodate such a massive volume of food?
To be cautious, Violet equipped herself with a tool capable of directly translating and converting any unknown language. She attempted to communicate with the creature firmly impaled on the ground, almost immobile.
“Hey, can you hear me?”
No response. The creature, firmly pinned to the ground, simply stared at Violet and her group with fierce and cold eyes, offering no acknowledgment.
Well... it seems communication is entirely impossible.
Moreover, under these circumstances, there wasn’t a hint of fear in its gaze. It didn’t even exhibit the most basic survival instinct of a living being.
No unnecessary communication, no timid retreat, simply existing for combat and consumption. This is truly...
“...Disgusting.”
Even the phenomenon known as the “Southern Calamity” within the Illusionary Cloud operates with a clear purpose – spreading seeds and gathering strength. However, this creature is different. Violet can’t sense any purpose in this creature, it seems to kill purely for the sake of killing.
This is the true embodiment of a walking disaster, the nightmare of any living being.
“Lady Violet, how should we handle this thing?”
Seeing the black-haired girl remaining silent for a while, Leila cautiously inquired.
“...”
To be honest, Violet’s original intention was to leave this previously unseen and peculiar creature behind, bringing it back to study slowly. However, after understanding its nature, Miss Priestess, who has always been interested in the unusual, surprisingly changed her mind.
“Kill it, but don’t use overly powerful attacks at once. Try slowly from various parts to see if we can find its weak points.”
“Understood.”
Thus, holding her long spear, Rene started penetrating every part of the creature’s body from bottom to top. She had no fondness for this disgusting creature, and when she attacked, she showed no mercy, thoroughly piercing through each time.
Though there seemed to be little bodily fluid in this creature’s tissues, even when Rene’s long spear pierced through from the other side, only a minimal amount of greenish substance, resembling blood, emerged. It was truly puzzling how such a robust body functioned.
However, Violet had no intention of dissecting the creature for a meticulous study. She was a priestess, not a mad scientist.
For a creature to be pierced through every part of its body without dying is already an extremely brutal punishment in human terms. Even though the creature’s blood might be scarce, after dozens of consecutive strikes, the ground was already covered in green.
Violet and her companions seemed composed, but the village girl named Theresa caught Miss Priestess by surprise. She expected Theresa to be frightened and hide at the side. However, when she turned her gaze, she noticed that Theresa was trembling visibly. Yet, her pair of leaf-green eyes were fixed intently on Leila’s execution of the creature.
It seemed that many of Theresa’s important friends had been devoured alive by this creature, and her heart must be filled with intense hatred.
Without saying much, Violet continued to turn her head, observing the changes in the creature’s condition.
Absurd.
Being subjected to such a prolonged torture, the creature didn’t tremble at all, as if the piercing wasn’t happening to its body.
More importantly, it appeared that it genuinely had no weak points throughout its body. Even when its head with eight compound eyes was pierced and its eye sockets burst, it continued to rapidly recover in an orderly manner.
Impressive... this is much more formidable than anything like the undead.
However, Violet, who had transitioned from relying solely on gaming skills to learning to use Soul Power for exploration, even without direct contact, had long noticed a strange energy lingering around the creature’s abdomen – the location it used for consuming food.
Ordinary physical attacks, such as Leila’s direct hits with the long spear, had no effect on it. But whenever the creature was injured and began to heal automatically, a portion of this energy would dissipate.
The more severe the injury, the faster the dissipation of this energy.
Furthermore, considering its behavior of voraciously consuming life, Violet quickly formulated a hypothesis.
Firstly, the recovery of its physical form required energy. Even the most extraordinary creature couldn’t generate energy out of thin air.
Therefore, it seemed likely that it transformed the consumed life in a particular way, storing it in its body.
In other words, depleting this force entirely and preventing it from further consumption would truly kill this peculiar and enigmatic entity.
However, conversely, it could also be understood that the more life it devoured, the more challenging it became to deal with. Unless an instant damage exceeding its endurance capacity was applied to annihilate it outright, otherwise...