Countless arm-thick tentacles burst simultaneously from within the Mycelial Giant, surging toward Link and the Demon King like an overwhelming tide.
[Soul Touch] could not be blocked by ordinary defenses. Faced with the wave of tentacles, the Demon King and Link had no choice but to split up and evade.
Link's sword flashed as he darted through the mass of tentacles at high speed. With every swing, swathes of tentacles were severed, still writhing on the ground after they fell.
Ice and fire intertwined around the Demon King as earth and stone surged. Magic of every element erupted in succession, freezing, burning, and crushing the tentacles layer by layer. Yet every purge only brought an even denser wave of attacks.
The Guard Pujis had stored vast amounts of Water of Life within their bodies. With such reckless expenditure, damaged tentacles could regrow in less than seconds, endless and inexhaustible.
At the same time, the Guard Pujis embedded across the surface of the mycelial monster were not idle either. Frost, flames, venom, lightning, and acid mist—five kinds of Dragon Breath intertwined into a deadly five-colored storm that nearly filled the entire cavern, leaving nowhere to hide.
In less than a few minutes of combat, Link had already been wounded, and the Demon King had expended a great deal more magic power.
Thunderous explosions echoed continuously through the vast cavern. Had it not been specially reinforced, it would likely have collapsed long ago.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Weren't you just acting like you wanted to wipe me out completely? If you keep dodging like this, you'll never kill me!" Overlapping voices reverberated through the cavern as the Mycelial Giant's attacks grew increasingly Berserk.
Then a bolt of Thunderbolt struck down, finally breaking through the sealing effect of Thunder Punishment.
Yet the Demon