The first time he encountered the Devourer of Shadows was on the Flying Leaf in the Sea of Tranquility. When Griffith faced this monster again, his first thought was to wonder how there could be its kind in the swamps of the underground world.
Countless swollen and twisted dark red tentacles whipped wildly on the surface of the water, opening their disgustingly huge mouthparts to feed greedily.
The nightmarish dark red body exudes a stench and is squirming in the swamp water. The clumps of tentacles are like amorphous swelling bubbles, shining with a faint light. The skin is covered with spots of pus emitting green light.
It is the eyeball, which is constantly forming and decomposing on the surface. The body that fills the entire field of vision crushes the panicked person under the water, and crawls through the swamp with strange reflections.
The horrifying, mocking cry rang in my ears. The obscure words were swept up by the strong wind from unknown sources, echoing under the desolate ancient troll royal city.
'Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!'
Confusing thoughts and confused and complicated memories gripped Griffith tightly in this sound that covered a wide range of sounds and sounded like a flute. This voice seemed to be issuing orders, but also like hypnotic suggestions.
Without any hesitation, Aaron quickly chanted a spell, and two large bubbles emerged from the swamp, wrapping him and Belia and flying to the shore. Commodus instinctively slashed with his sword, and after cutting off several tentacles,
Filthy flesh and blood gushed out from the section, and new tentacles regenerated rapidly. Rorschach spread his wings, jumped into the air, and disappeared behind the ancient stone wall. The others ran around in the swamp.
They were all, and some who were not caught by the tentacles also fell into the swamp.
Experienced Beyonders have long regarded monsters and dangers as commonplace. However, high-level inspiration and occult knowledge must easily complete the truth that has been covered up and ignored. The moment they witness the Shadow Devourer, the powerful people gathered here
The brains of the Extraordinaries were activated like triggers and gears, spinning rapidly, and unstoppably fell into collective madness and chaos.
Some of them called Aaron's name, asking for instructions, and some shouted for help. One extraordinary person even went crazy: "This is the mouth of the shadow devourer! It ambush here to catch the prey and make it."
Seedbed teeth!"
He talked nonsense, ran around, and finally ran into the open mouth.
Griffith instinctively wanted to leave immediately, but found that Erza's body was shaking abnormally.
She clutched the breastplate tightly with both hands and remained motionless under the tentacles waving by the Shadow Devourer. Her gaze in the distance seemed to be staring at something that made people tremble from the depths of their souls and made all human creations insignificant.
An existence worth mentioning. Griffith even saw the mist rising in her eyes in a trance, spreading and surrounding the phantom of the black mountain peak.
The over-excellent inspiration finally became a shackle, reminding her of some secret that should not be known. Her consciousness had been overwhelmed by madness, and the fragmented clues seemed to be alive, piecing together a mysterious secret realm that was beyond common sense and the limits of human physiology.
The illusory sound of the dice hitting the ground flashed by.
This is an ancient nightmare that unleashes distortion and madness. It is an unavoidable and crazy destiny that mankind will eventually face with its own will.
At the beginning of the Sacrifice of the Chosen One, hidden behind the ruins of Anok's collapsed city-state, the black jagged peaks filled with mist indeed hid something more sinister than all the mysteries in the ruins that cannot be seen directly and cannot be described.
From the moment they looked directly at it, it was buried deep in the hearts of Galadia and Erza, waiting for the fateful moment.
This is a trap... Griffiths made many strange connections between his long-ago experiences and his recent encounters.
The trap has been activated.
The mysterious knowledge that should not be known forcefully breaks through the barrier of the will and is embedded in the depths of the soul, as if it is mocking the resistance of the war knights and the insignificance of human beings. A name is branded deep in Griffith's mind -
"Shoggoth"
This shadow devourer is far superior to the one on the Serenity Sea in terms of size and pressure. The terrifying aura exuding from it is like a halo, more terrifying and pure. In comparison, the one on the Serenity Sea can only be regarded as inferior.
of imitations.
It is an ancient creation called Shoggoth, the product of a crazy nightmare, which makes people instinctively want to deny reality.
It is one of the most horrifying creations of the ancient demon gods. Even just looking at it will cause the collapse of sanity. Creatures exposed to the crazy radiation of the Shoggoth will constantly trigger sanity checks. Humans who cannot bear it will only fall into madness.
abyss.
"Griffith, use the range attack characteristics of light to contain it."
Suddenly, Griffith heard Erza talking to him. Her eyes returned to clearness in a short period of time, and she regained her calm and confident look.
"This is a protoplasmic settlement that overflowed from the decayed remains of the ancient gods. It is good at manipulating and twisting the will of its prey. The longer we delay here, the more difficult it will be to reverse the loss of sanity.
"On the other hand, if we destroy it, it will be of great help to us."
Griffith knew he couldn't retreat now, or the mad and chaotic chase would devour everyone.
Hanguang is made of thunder and lightning, and the powerful electric arc will beat with the blade. When it hits, it may throw the high-level lightning spell "Thunder's Wrath" at the enemy.
The blue electric arc burned a tentacle and then jumped to kill the nearby tentacles, causing the tentacles to boil violently, like a choked person dancing around trying to spit out the contents of his throat. There was only a "boom" sound.
, the splashing mucus and bone fragments followed the sound waves and covered Griffith's body.
The man under Commodus who was devoured by the Shadow Devourer brazenly exploded in desperation, shattering a large piece of his torso from the inside. The explosion was intertwined with thunder and lightning, and the sonic boom silenced the entire world for a few seconds.
When the echo of the eardrums subsided, everyone heard the voice like the morning wind passing through the autumn forest.
"The defense core comes forward and uses range attacks to attract targets." Erza took over the command and issued combat arrangements for Aaron. "The lethality of the Shadow Devourer is not powerful, and it is not fatal to high-level extraordinary people in a short period of time.
"Its life energy is not unlimited. The power to maintain its form comes from the spiritual energy cores distributed in the body. If the damage from the outside world is strong enough, the survival instinct will split into regenerable cores and escape into the darkness to hide.
"Give up defense and attack with the strongest firepower. As long as we weaken this monster enough, its fragments will produce split bodies."
Split? Many people thought they heard it wrong. One monster is already difficult to deal with. What would happen if several more monsters were split?
However, Griffith believed in Erza's judgment and rushed into the tentacle bush with a wave of Hanguang, slashing left and right.
"Fight back!
"Byeland - Won the victory!"
The battle cry of the war knight was like the roar of hundreds of warriors, shocking everyone's hearts. The hot blood almost turned into reality, dispersing the fog, and the tentacles that opened their mouths seemed to have hit an invisible wall, and they all
Shrinking back. The remaining people cheered up, broke free from the entanglement of the tentacles, and wanted to go to the shore.
The Shadow Devourer was only slightly blocked by the blood energy, and immediately swept in overwhelmingly.
This moment of delay buys time for others.
Erza's body transformed into a battle robe woven with light, a holy pure gold winged helmet, suspended in the air, holding a dazzling spear and shield, spreading the white wings behind her, sprinkling frost and dew, and the spear in her hand turned into crystal
The light spots then condense to form a buzzing light beam held in the hand.
This is the mythical creature form of Erza Valkyrie - the Valkyrie who controls the Aurora!
Erza raised her hand, but no one saw the projection clearly. A beam of light fell from the sky and hit the Shadow Devourer. The powerful monster's thick body was punched through and burned in a ball of extremely high-temperature flames.
This blow actually made many people's minds become clearer, as if they were lost in the dark and scary night, and in the midst of panic, the silver moonlight suddenly shone gently on their shoulders, so peaceful and peaceful.
"This is an angel!"
Several Beyonders calmed down and began to reorganize their formations.
Griffith was about to sigh in admiration when he looked up and saw a pair of pure eyes that transcended human limits staring at him. So strange, so dangerous...
At this moment, Commodus also stabilized his mind and ordered an extraordinary person under his command: "Aphrodite, separate this thing from our people!"
I saw a graceful woman come out in response. She was holding a rose in her mouth, her long golden hair was tied into a bunch of flowers and leaves behind her head, and her green eyes were fresher than the buds after the rain. When she emerged from the mire
When she walked by, the lotus pods and vines surrounded her and held her up as if they were alive, without any trace of water on them.
Griffith was surprised. Such a powerful and outstanding extraordinary person has always been in the team, but it is even more difficult to detect than an assassin who is good at hiding. Aphrodite came to the shore, nodded slightly towards Commodus, and held in her hand
A garland holding a bunch of roses waved in the wind. A patch of thorns bloomed on the marsh in an instant. Friendly troops ran over the thorns one after another, but the tentacles that followed were entangled by the crazily growing thorns.
At the same time, an illusory rose corolla appeared on the head of the Devourer of Shadows. Every time it advanced a certain distance, the corolla became closer to reality. Finally, there was only a loud thunderous noise, and the huge crown of the Devourer of Shadows appeared.
The body shook and fell heavily into the water.
Once the monster was stopped, it was no longer so scary. Erza showed terrifying killing efficiency. She suspended in the air and threw the particle light spear in her hand every few seconds. The electric light pierced through the tentacles.
, Biao shot out large balls of black blood and thick slurry, which looked like blood springs.
The Devourer of Shadows was besieged from all sides and was beaten miserably, but the wounds would spurt out streams of extremely smelly black water, making it impossible for hidden assassins to approach. Some extraordinary people with enhanced melee combat were accidentally stained with black water.
After the water came out, he rolled over and screamed.
As the battle progressed, the speed of the Shadow Devourer's self-healing slowed down significantly.
"Hiss——!~"
The tentacles let out an indescribable roar and burst open one by one, revealing mouthparts densely covered with countless fine teeth.
Curved and pale teeth are like barbs, layered all over the inner wall of the tentacle. The reddish-brown skull is stuck between the sharp teeth, staring at the outside world with empty eye sockets.
The Shadow Devourer was riddled with holes like a piece of troubled cheese. Large and small protoplasmic lumps fell into the swamp and began to squirm and aggregate, forming smaller octopus-like masses and escaping in all directions.
"Destroy those split bodies!" Erza reminded loudly, "It can heal mental trauma and restore sanity."
Seeing that the split body was about to escape, Griffith suddenly felt that his mind was clearer than ever before, and he immediately took out a bottle of secondary love potion.
Seeing him take out this thing, people nearby were shocked: "What are you doing with this thing!?"
Griffith laughed ferociously and hit the monster. Weird pink smoke rose into the sky, and the split bodies that were running around suddenly boiled and rushed toward him.
It's now!
"Frozen Nova!"
Griffith froze the monsters in place, then turned over and rolled. Aaron ran sideways behind him, holding his wand to his mouth, and a cone-shaped ball of extremely cold air followed, almost touching the body.
He rolled up Griffith's back, freezing all the monsters that were about to break free and unable to move.
In the next moment, Aaron had already flashed into the distance, and the wand he held high was filled with light.
"Extreme cold - Blizzard!"
There was a crushing tearing sound above the swamp, and the howling north wind stirred up ice that filled the sky, covering the water surface and causing raging monsters.
Almost all of the split body was caught in the ice, and was annihilated in the horrifying scream.
…
The interior of Zul'Haka was shrouded in fog, and it was difficult to see the faces of his companions even from a few steps away.
Commodus looked gloomily thinking about his losses, and muttered to himself, "I lost five people, and I haven't even set foot on the steps of Zulhakar. I demand the priority in the distribution of the spoils."
Griffith looked around the thick fog nervously. Shortly after the battle, he could not find Erza. However, the psychic ripples and the mark of the chosen one made him feel that the Huntress was not far away.
"You will get it, Your Majesty. The extraordinary characteristics of the Shadow Devourer will provide us with a powerful weapon, enough to make up for the loss." Aaron became more and more excited as he walked, and his expression was too excited to conceal, "Finally, we entered Zuha
Ka, the Eternal Stairs enshrined on the High Pyramid will provide us with the spiritual energy we need. A great era, an era free from the corrupt past, is coming."
Commodus' eyebrows were tangled and almost knitted together: "Don't be too proud, wizard, just the beasts on the outside are so powerful. Can you guarantee that we will live to see a leaf of the eternal staircase?"
As he spoke, he said to the troll governor in disgust: "Since this is your holy land, where are those noble priests and tribesmen? Where have they gone?"
"I don't quite understand, Your Majesty," Overseer Ekirum replied with a puzzled look. "It's also my first time to enter here. According to my guess, maybe they are gathering, or the road we are taking has a specific
the use of."
"Enough, enough," Commodus waved his hand impatiently and said to Aphrodite, "Someone is following us, send your plants to be on guard. Then, do a good job of reconnaissance, I need your plant affinity to accurately locate eternity
The location of the stairs. Damn it, I have a bad feeling. The next enemy will be unimaginably powerful."
Miss Collector walked in front of the team. After a while, she suddenly stopped, turned around with an incredulous look and said:
"Your Majesty, gentlemen of God's Hand, I think you have to come and take a look."
After hearing this, Griffith, Erza, Aaron and Commodus all stepped forward. One after another, when they passed through a collapsed ruin, the scenery in front of them suddenly became clear.
A magnificent pyramid appeared surrounded by a circular lake and majestic ancient buildings. There was no trace of fog here, as if fearing some kind of existence here. From the edge of the fog to the steps of the pyramid, there was a field of bright red flowers.
It wasn't until this moment that Griffith remembered how to describe this strange plant - a blood-red orchid with slender, nerve-like stamens.
The bottom of the blood orchid field is not soil, only layers of bones. Red flowers like nerve clusters have roots in the bones, and the wide open mouths bloom with unusually red flowers, dripping with a transparent and almost glue-like texture.
Like mucus.
Countless skeletons merged into a gurgling stream, which was gentle, sticky, and faintly glowing. It was indescribably evil and ferocious.
A strange smell became stronger and the temperature rose.
Griffith's heart was hanging. He suddenly saw that not far ahead, in the ominous and strange sea of flowers, Erza was standing among the white bones and red flowers, facing the direction of the pyramid, on the towering top
, the indescribable depression is like a dormant beast. Its phantom appears vaguely in the sky - standing on a throne of bones, with roots embedded in the skeleton, sucking the rotten juice, and the swaying vines are still demanding tribute from the unfortunate.
Everyone nervously drew out their weapons, and even Aaron felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. An illusory whisper echoed in the air——
"Can you hear my breathing? The wild and hot blood rushing through me."
"Please hold me tight and let's start from now on,
"Please hold me tight and never let go,
"I'm obsessed with you and can't help myself."
Griffith heard the chattering of the teeth of the extraordinary people around him, and their tiny steps moving back.
In front of them, a strong wind blew up, and the blood orchid stamens fluttered upward. Erza, who had been in poor condition, seemed to be free of all burdens. Her flamboyant red hair was flying in the wind, almost the embodiment of this scarlet world.
When she turned around, Griffith was shocked to find a deep wound on her wrist, and the low blood was condensing into a blood-red spear in her hand at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The blood dripped and spread upwards along Erza's wrists and arms, eroding petal-like marks on her right shoulder and cheek.
Erza walked towards the crowd. Every time she took a step forward, Zul'Haka was filled with scarlet. She opened her arms and invited people to meet the true God:
"Yes, I want you so much, (Och jag vill ha dig)
"Please come here and hold me tight now! (Kom och hll om mig nu)" ()