Who Designed This Hellish Dungeon?
Chapter 244

Full Moon of Rennala

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Full Moon of Rennala

Queen of Caria's symbolic magic can summon the full moon to descend upon her. The moon will fly towards the enemy, erasing all magic it touches. Those hit will have their magic resistance temporarily reduced, making them extremely vulnerable to magic.

Queen Rennala encountered the moon in her childhood—the beautiful moon that later became the symbol of the Conquest Academy.

Only now did Si Telan understand why the other party was called the "Full Moon Queen".

This alternate dimension of "the Rising Moon on the Sea" already had a nearly approaching full moon, and the Queen transformed herself into a new moon. The scene of two moons in the sky can probably only be seen in mythology.

Moonlight—in the deepest darkness, the moonlight would make people feel safe, but now Si Telan would rather there be no moon.

Because no matter how you look at it, this magic trick that turns you into the moon is very dangerous!

Actually, someone considered adding the Twin Moon Knight as well, so that adventurers could see four moons at the same time!

But that would be too absurd and outrageous. Let's leave the Full Moon Sisters or even mother-daughter doubles challenges for later.

"Hey, hey, hey, that moon looks really ominous!" Mei Erjia frowned and pulled everyone in front of her, only to be pulled back by the expressionless Wei En Ma.

She stared at the ever-growing full moon, her expression growing grave, and muttered to herself, "This is indeed very bad."

Only those who are proficient in magic know the terrifying and immense magical power that is concentrated in this full moon. Even a simple explosion of this magical power would be enough to severely injure everyone present, let alone the fact that it is fusing and transforming into something more advanced.

Directly unleashing magical attacks is the most basic way to utilize magic. Converting magical energy of equal quality into spells will multiply the attack power.

The Queen's figure could no longer be seen in the sky; she had completely transformed into that mysterious moon, whose radiance made the entire surface of the water shimmer!

And the moon is getting bigger and bigger!

From its initial shape, which resembled the Queen's curled-up form, it has now expanded five or six times and continues to grow larger. This is clearly a powerful, charged-up spell, just like the Crystallized Old Man's crystal ball—no, it's probably a field-clearing, instant-kill spell!

Suddenly, the adventurers discovered that the moon's expansion rate had slowed down dramatically, becoming choppy and intermittent, like a network malfunction.

Looking back, it was He De Si who was exerting his power. His unique skill was to influence and control the magic of himself and others, thus enabling him to manipulate magic with precision. At this moment, he was doing his best to influence the Full Moon Queen.

Judging from the current situation, he has succeeded, but his opponent's magical reserves far exceed his own, seemingly without end. All he can do is slow down the formation of this spell, giving the adventurers more time to prepare.

"Great opportunity! Everyone, attack!"

The adventurers finally recovered from the shock of seeing the full moon for the first time and unleashed all their attack methods.

Those with ranged weapons should attack immediately; those without should use themselves as power banks, replenishing their limited magic power to the nearest mage so that they can unleash more powerful spells.

But then something devastating happened.

When colorful magic—fire arrows, ice spikes, lightning storms, earth spikes, and other high-level or even higher-level magic—were all neatly bombarded towards the full moon!

"The magic... was swallowed by the moon?"

Tu Erqi rubbed her eyes, seemingly unable to believe what she had just seen.

Whether it was flames or lightning, they were completely and perfectly engulfed the moment they touched the moon, without any subsequent reaction, and simply vanished without a trace.

God of Magic, what is the underlying principle?

She struggled to move her arm, and defiantly threw another King Rank spell at the moon, but it was still ineffective.

Magic has absolutely no effect on it!

What about physical attacks? Arrows, sword strikes, or even the most primitive throwing weapons?

They too disappeared into the full moon, with the same result, but the adventurers who launched the attack felt that their attacks had some effect, so they attacked even more brute force.

The magicians looked at each other, suddenly finding themselves useless. What could they do in the face of the moon, which could dispel magic? Hit people with their staffs or throw stones?

Tu Erqi stared intently at the moon. Magic that could dispel magic—wasn't this the strongest defense against magic that she had been searching for?

No matter the cost, I want to learn this magic.

Just then, with a loud "bang," He De Si's radiant stone shield shattered, revealing a pale face beneath the shield. He could no longer hold on and collapsed to his knees.

Without his restraint, the full moon expanded at an unprecedented rate, growing to the same size as another moon in the blink of an eye.

Its expansion has stopped, but this also means one thing—

The moon is about to set on Earth.

The full moon descended slowly, its pace incredibly deliberate, yet this only amplified the oppressive atmosphere, giving the adventurers a sluggish feeling of counting down the days until their execution.

They tried every means of resistance, but to no avail. They could only watch helplessly as the full moon descended, bringing death!

Jia Paer suddenly gripped the Stars Linked Sword tightly, a pale blue light emanating from its blade. He combined his own power with the power contained within the Stars Linked Sword, his muscles bulging as his hair and beard billowed in the air as if on fire. A terrifying aura erupted instantly, and he couldn't help but let out War Cry:

"Eek—"

The powerful sword energy Getsuga Tensho, leaving the adventurers in awe. This level of attack could instantly sever the dragon's head!

So, could it split the moon into a flat planet?

The answer is—

The Sword Saint's "Getsuga Tensho" streaked across the moon.

The moon rippled.

The moon paused for a moment.

The moon continued to set.

"It's not working!" everyone exclaimed in surprise.

Jia Paer's lips twitched, sheathed his sword, shrugged, and turned to leave.

No one knows where he actually wanted to go; walking was probably not the goal, but rather easing the awkwardness.

Gong Qiying was spying on them, simply laughed.

He could clearly see the "Full Moon Queen's" condition. That sword aura had just reduced her health bar by nearly one-sixth, but she had super armor when using magic, which made it seem as if Jia Paer's attack had no effect.

The damage from this sword aura should have been higher, but Jia Paer made a mistake. He shouldn't have linked the sword aura to the power of the Stars Linked Sword, because the Stars Linked Sword is also a magic-attribute weapon, and the full moon can dispel magic.

The moment the sword energy touched the full moon, its power was reduced by nearly half.

Well, he's just unlucky.

Amidst the adventurers' despairing gazes, the full moon descended. Tu Erqi, together with the other mages, erected a barrier that was stronger than ever before, as she unleashed all her hidden skills.

The moonlight exploded, the radiance shone, and the magic roared.

What appeared next to the adventurers was a scene that could not be described in words. Compared to the falling moonlight, the meteor magic that He De Si had previously researched seemed like a poorly made knock-off.

As the shattered moonlight spread before her like ripples on water, Si Telan's fear of death vanished, and she couldn't help but sigh softly:

"So beautiful!"

When she came to her senses again, she was already at the academy gate, surrounded by her comrades who had fought alongside her, meaning they had all died in the attack.

Some kicked the wall and screamed in frustration, some scratched their heads and pondered how to break the deadlock, some waved their hands and wanted to give up, and some thought it was normal to lose the first time.

Everyone reacted in their own way. She also saw the professor and his group run to the side to hold their own small meeting. The Strategy Team, the Skyrim Strategy Team, and so on also formed their own small groups, discussing how to fight.

Without a doubt, after the battle just now, the adventurers have gained a basic understanding of the Queen's fighting style. This experience will surely be used in the next battle, even if they die again. Countless battles will become nourishment for them.

Until it sustained them onward, across the boundary of death.

"I should go find my aunt and the others now." Si Telan rubbed her eyes, feeling like the moonlight was blinding her. She muttered to herself, "But the Full Moon Queen is really strong. I'm getting more and more curious about who that mysterious person is. He can even defeat the Queen."

She turned to look for her Elf Race companions, only to find that Mei Erjia, Li Zinei, and the others, including her aunt Wei En Ma, were standing there dumbfounded, looking like they were cosplaying as antennas.

"What kind of performance art are you guys doing now?"

She sighed helplessly and silently distanced herself from the crowd; she couldn't bear the humiliation.

Actually, the elves were at the center of the moon's explosion, colliding head-on with the full moon. The endless moonlight, along with immense magic, crashed down on them, causing their brains to short-circuit.

The abbreviation is "dumbfounded" and it won't be able to respond for a while.

Si Telan jumped onto a nearby tree, lay in the canopy, and gazed up at the sky over Lake Liurnia, her mind gradually drifting away.

How can we deal with that move? Even the strongest swordsman can't do anything about it, so what can we do?

The Crystallized Old Man can also use Bubble Shield, Red Wolf and Mi Li An can rely on sheer numbers, but what about the Full Moon Queen?

Do we have to defeat her before she reaches full moon? That would require everyone to work together to figure out her moves, which would undoubtedly take a lot of time, conservatively estimated to be a month.

Isn't there a more convenient way?

Just then, she suddenly felt a heat in her chest. When she opened her breastplate, she saw a point of light lying inside.

"Huh?"

This unexpected turn of events nearly caused Si Telan to fall from the tree. When did the light appear? It wasn't there before the fight started.

Does that mean there's a reward even if you lose?

She reached out and touched the mysterious point of light, and in the next instant, she learned what it represented.

Her expression froze, and after a long period of blankness, a mixture of emotions—hesitation, doubt, curiosity, and more—emerged.

What did Si Telan see?

[Painting Fragment "Waste Stone" - Part Five]

"Wait, wait, wait, if that happens, then I'll be..."

She took out four more fragments from her bosom—she kept all the fragments collected by the elves, and was extremely lucky to receive one fragment each time she defeated a boss—enough to piece together a picture.

[Waste Stone in the Painting World]

[A painting depicting the mage Topus, who calls himself "Waste Stone," deep in thought in a church, his only refuge when he was unable to enter the academy and had to wander outside, and the place where he first met his future apprentice.]

Entering the Painting World might reveal the story of Topus.

Si Telan's eyes widened. She saw the bald Topus in the painting, and also another person.

Although only half of his body was visible, she recognized him at a glance. The person appearing on the screen was the mysterious figure "White Wolf" who had defeated the Full Moon Queen!

"So he was Topus' apprentice."

Looking at the painting in front of her, Si Telan hesitated whether to touch it.

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