Seeing that he couldn't shake off the Six-Headed Lizard, several of its other heads suddenly lunged at him with lightning speed Unas whirled his spear and pulled it away, then kicked off the giant beast's neck with both legs, dodging the first attacking head. But now he was suspended in mid-air, with no foothold.
A stench suddenly rose behind him. He turned and thrust his spear into the second gaping maw that was attacking him, but the third long neck arrived in an instant. He had no time to react and was swallowed up from the waist down.
The Divine Protection Shield temporarily held off the giant beast's two rows of sharp teeth, but the powerful bite force still twisted and deformed it. Whether it could withstand it or not, it could only last for 12 seconds before disappearing.
Unas drew his Firekiss and swung it twice, opening large gashes at the corners of the head's mouth. The behemoth, in pain, flung him away.
Mud and water splashed everywhere, Unas fell heavily to the ground, rolling a long way. Fortunately, he was not injured. He quickly got up, and only then did the Divine Protection Shield finally shatter and dissipate.
The Six-Headed Lizard roared furiously and charged forward. Unas hurriedly tried to control the Puppet Spider to block it, but it was smashed away again. The Six-Headed Lizard had its sights set on him, determined to devour this little insect to vent its anger.
He hastily summoned his Skeletal Warhorse and fled madly, with the Swamp Lord in hot pursuit; the two were almost evenly matched in speed.
After the Bone Horse sprinted at full speed for a while, Unas was certain that more than two minutes had passed and there was no need to waste any more time. He yanked the reins sharply, making a ninety-degree turn and galloping eastward into the Forest.
Under the bright moonlight, a few sparse low trees appeared ahead. Unas wished he could fly straight over to them. Suddenly, a few waves splashed out of a puddle to the side, and a giant crocodile that had been lurking suddenly rushed out and bit the Bone Horse's foreleg.
Just as he was about to fall flat on his face, he instantly recalled his mount, emptying the giant crocodile's mouth. Taking advantage of the momentum from his high-speed movement, he summoned his mount again and steadily mounted the Bone Horse, as if the giant crocodile had never existed.
This move was extremely dangerous. Unas kept exclaiming inwardly how close he had come to disaster, but he was too happy too soon. The six heads of the giant beast chasing closely behind roared to the sky in unison, as if triggering some kind of switch. All the puddles around Unas, regardless of size, began to shake. The next moment, more than a dozen water columns of varying sizes shot out from them.
The Six-Headed Lizard's ability to control water indicates that it is already a magical beast, but now is not the time to admire it. Unas has nowhere to hide from the water columns coming from all directions, so he has no choice but to quickly create two shields to shield himself.
The first jet of water slammed into the Bone Horse's head like a cannonball, forcing it to slow down. What followed was a barrage of impacts that knocked it off its feet. After this round of water jet attacks, Unas and his horse were lying on the ground.
He had never imagined that water could have such a powerful impact. Each blow felt like a heavy hammer slamming into him. Both iron shields were deformed, and he coughed up blood from the shock. This was the first injury he had sustained in a series of battles.
With all of the ribs of the Bone Horse broken, even if it could still run, its speed would be greatly affected. Unas recalled his summoned mount, climbed back on, and continued to flee.
The distance between the pursuers and the fleeing were greatly shortened, and the Bone Horse's speed was indeed much slower than before. As soon as Unas crossed those few low trees, the shadow of the Six-Headed Lizard covered him.
The stench of the giant beast was close at hand. Unas knew there was no escape. Leaving his back to the enemy would be suicidal. Without hesitation, he immediately retracted his mount and rolled behind a tree.
The Six-Headed Lizard charged wildly, crushing through the low trees, its six heads slamming down simultaneously, sealing off all avenues for escape.
Unas barely had time to switch the Firekiss to his hand before he was swallowed whole by a gigantic, pungent-smelling kiss. He felt as if his chest and thighs were bound by a tight band, bitten so hard that he lost all strength to move. The sharp teeth rubbed against his armor, making a teeth-grinding sound. It looked like the Six-Headed Lizard was about to chew him up and swallow him whole.
He wildly swung his crystal sword, slashing countless wounds into the beast's gaping maw, but even as he chopped off its long tongue and pierced several bloody holes in its upper and lower jaws, it did not shake the Six-Headed Lizard's will to chew him up.
The leg armor had begun to twist and deform, and if this continued, he would soon lose both legs. Unas only had one option left: activate his Invincible. As for what would happen after the Invincible ended, he couldn't care less about that now.
With a Divine Shield, the Divine Shield, flowing with silver light, expanded around him, instantly raising the giant beast's two rows of sharp teeth. Unas smelled the outside air, switched to his twin-barreled musket, and repeatedly pulled the trigger towards the giant beast's throat. It was hard to say how much damage it would cause, but the impact was enormous.
A tremendous roar resounded inside his skull, seemingly startling the Six-Headed Lizard. Its fangs loosened their grip, and Unas, shrouded in a silver shield, seized the opportunity to slip out of its massive jaws and land on the ground.
The Invincible lasts for seven seconds. What happens after seven seconds? If he gets swallowed again, he's doomed. His mind went blank, and he could only subconsciously summon his Bone Horse to flee forward as fast as he could.
The Six-Headed Lizard's head was essentially ruined, but with its self-healing ability, it could recover in half a month as long as it had enough food. The giant beast paused for a few seconds before chasing after it again.
Unas heard the sounds behind him growing closer, and a sense of despair washed over him. Just then, a tall, slender black figure flashed out from his left front—none other than Nightmoon.
"Sir, over here!" A familiar female voice called out to him.
A burning fire suddenly ignited in Unas's heart. In his despair, the voice of his comrade almost brought tears to his eyes. Courage seemed to return to him, and he tightened the reins, turning his horse directly towards the female Elf.
Nightmoon leaped down from a tree, over the horse's head, and pounced into Unas's arms, embracing him tightly without a word. Unas was completely bewildered; now was no time for him to confront her directly.
Nightmoon's lips moved slightly as she silently uttered an incantation. A flash of black light appeared, and the two people on horseback vanished without a sound, leaving only the Skeletal Warhorse galloping forward mechanically.
The Six-Headed Lizard caught up, angrily tearing the Bone Horse to pieces and turning the surrounding forest upside down. Having gained nothing, it could only roar and go home to heal its wounds.
The instant the black light flashed, about a kilometer away in the Forest, Unas and Nightmoon appeared a few feet off the ground while still on horseback, then crashed to the ground and rolled several times before coming to a stop.
Nightmoon's supple body was pressed down beneath Unas, their position quite awkward. The female Elf quickly pushed away the human Paladin riding on her, flipped herself up, and climbed a large tree.
Unas surveyed his surroundings, and upon hearing the distant roar, he climbed up a large tree. He could vaguely see the massive body of the Six-Headed Lizard moving at the edge of the distant Forest.
He then realized what had happened; the female Elf had transported him such a great distance in an instant. This kind of teleportation technique should be the domain of a spatial Archmage.