Lion Spider Beast

With the addition of two mercenary groups and soldiers from the Giggson Duchy, the total number of men under Saine's command has now exceeded five hundred.

This was the first time Saine had led such a large team.

Besides the Knight Attendant and squires, the group also included two Intermediate Magic Apprentice, who were Mage serving in the army of the Giggson Duchy.

After the number of people and the size of the team increased dramatically, the number and frequency of attacks that Saine and his companions encountered on their journey to deeper parts of the underground mine also began to decrease significantly.

Saine guessed that those subterranean creatures with unclear intentions should also know that minor skirmishes wouldn't have much of an impact on them.

It's highly likely that they're now gathering manpower to prepare for a final showdown with Saine and his team.

Saine was delighted with this situation; he couldn't wait to wipe out all these detestable Underground Subhuman.

Perhaps because he had lived in City of Mozhsuobula for many years, Saine generally had little affection for cunning and greedy demi-human beings.

Although there are innocent people, including the widowed, the elderly, and the weak, among the demi-human race.

They advanced through the underground mine for about two and a half days.

A huge, flat Underground Space, like a plaza, appeared before Saine and the others.

"This is definitely not an area mined by our Giggson Duchy miners; it must be the work of these treacherous demi-humans!"

"Damn it, there weren't supposed to be so many underground creatures in the Salted Basin. Where did they come from?" Earl Krupp said in frustration.

In everyone's view, the corners of this open and flat Underground Space were filled with all sorts of biological remains and bone fragments.

Some of these remnants and bone fragments clearly came from underground monsters, but most came from ordinary underground creatures like demi-humans.

The presence of numerous biological corpses, remains, and bone fragments sent chills down the spines of those who entered the Underground Space.

However, the three mercenary leaders, including Saine and Red Scales, remained relatively calm, and the elite soldiers of the Giggson Duchy did not cause much of a commotion.

"Awooo!" A painful and angry howl came from the very center of this Underground Space.

Saine and his men regained their composure and continued their advance toward the center.

During this period, the large-scale military magical equipment of the Giggson Duchy was placed at the forefront of the procession.

Several Demon Breaking Ballista and Black Fire Cannon were aimed at that mission.

The primary weapon against Quasi-Level Magical Beast.

When Saine and his companions arrived at the very center of this empty Underground Space, what appeared in their field of vision was a strange magical beast that was half lion and half spider.

The upper body of this monster is that of a lion, but its lower body is replaced by the abdomen of a giant spider.

Its overall size is eight or nine meters, a whole size larger than the Saltwater Crocodile that Saine had encountered before.

This strangely shaped monster was clearly in extreme pain.

At the junction of its lion-like body and spider-like abdomen, there is a distinct crimson bloodline that emits a faint fishy smell.

Occasionally, foul-smelling blood would gush out from the Lion Spider Beast's waist and abdomen as it rolled and roared.

Several pairs of sharp, enormous spider claws carved deep grooves into the ground.

"What the hell is this thing?" the Red Scale Captain couldn't help but curse.

The other two mercenary leaders were also completely baffled.

They had traveled all over the country for many years and had seen most of the large magical beasts in the surrounding kingdoms and duchies, but they had never seen such a special thing before.

Even Saine was somewhat bewildered as he looked at the magical beast before him, based on the basic magical beast encyclopedia he had learned in the Holy Tower.

The monster before them, half lion and half spider, does indeed resemble the Black Mane Demon Lion commonly lives underground, judging from its upper body alone.

But what about its lower abdomen?

Before the doubts of Saine and the others could be resolved, a series of sharp, urgent whistles came from all directions.

"Whoosh!" A large swarm of Black Bat rushed in from all directions of the empty cave.

These Black Bat are all at least Demonized Creature. Don't be fooled by their small size; if you're not careful, they can drain a decent Knight Attendant into a dried-up corpse in the blink of an eye.

These Black Bat must be magical beasts tamed by the Underground Subhuman, just like how Saine once sold the Blue Jaw Feather Egg to the Demi-human Tribes at a high price.

The appearance of the Black Bat prompted Red Scale Captain and the others to quickly form a defensive formation amidst shouts and curses.

Ignoring these low-level magical beasts, Saine cast a medium-level detection spell, and hundreds of White Light Spot appeared in the surrounding darkness.

Each of these White Light Spot represents a subhuman creature hidden in the shadows.

A brief but rapid incantation rang out, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen enormous fireballs appeared around Saine.

fire

The appearance of the element clearly slowed down the Black Bat that were charging forward.

The Red Scale Captain and several other Advanced Knight Servant hurriedly ordered their men to fire rockets or wield lances to defend against the attack.

In the chaotic clash between darkness and fire, the short, Underground Subhuman crept in from all directions.

Saine's Fireball Spell became the first wave of fireworks to toll the death knell for these demi-humans.

Following Saine's prompting, the mercenary group and the soldiers of the Giggson Duchy also unleashed their attacks on these despicable demi-humans.

The booming sound of artillery fire echoed through the Underground Space.

The two Black Fire Cannon were loaded and successfully fired.

The large-scale clearing of demi-human creatures and Black Bat demonstrates the power of magic and elements, and also reveals who truly rules the Wizard World.

Compared to Knight who possess Battle Qi spirit and Mage master various complex techniques.

It seems that apart from their outstanding fertility and adaptability to various harsh environments, the demi-human race doesn't have any special abilities to boast about.

Raising magical beasts is a special skill, but these Black Bat in front of me are really nothing.

Faced with the heavy Casualties of the demi-humans, another series of urgent whistles sounded.

Amid the chaos, Saine slightly slowed down his spellcasting, using his exceptional Mental Strength to search for the source of the whistling sound.

Finally, on a rock on the side near the back of the Lion Spider Beast, Saine found a demi-human holding a short blue staff.

This demi-human is clearly different from the others.

The biggest difference was that Saine sensed a certain Element Power fluctuation emanating from it.

The Scorching Ray of intermediate-level Light Element magic gradually gathered in front of Saine.

In the darkness, a blinding beam of light streaked across the sky, and then the whistling in the Underground Space abruptly stopped.

A third of his body was pierced by Saine's magic.

Surprisingly, despite suffering such severe injuries, the demi-human was still alive.

Instead, it struggled and crawled toward the berserker Lion Spider Beast.

And was eventually swallowed whole by the Lion Spider Beast.