Chapter 68 Poisoning

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  "Rain of Arrows!" Francis cast two Rain of Arrows in a row, and a large number of light arrows shot towards the rushing beetles. The beetles that were hit directly turned into debris, leaving only green bodily fluids behind. He couldn't believe these beetles just wanted to go out for a stroll.

  "Rain of Light!" A shower of light rained down from Gure, each drop composed of light elements, pouring down towards the beetles on the ground. Under Gure's dense onslaught, the beetles were quickly annihilated.

  Seeing Greta's magic was so effective, Francis stopped his own Light Arrow technique.

  "Roar———!" Greta spat out the last bit of Guang Yu from her mouth, looking at the corpses of insects all over the ground. "Who can tell me what exactly happened here?"

  "Illumination technique!" Francis stepped over the corpses of the insects that littered the ground, and as he walked further forward, the strange elemental fluctuations became more pronounced. What was at the bottom of the cave... and where did these insects come from?

  "Hmm!? Francis, what did you find?" Lantigri saw that Francis didn't say anything and walked forward with his head down, so she quickly followed him along with Geli.

  "Hey! Little wizard, I'm talking to you!" Gloria looked at Francis with some annoyance.

  "We're still a mile from the bottom of the pit, to be honest, and there are plenty more bugs ahead! Are you two really going to keep following me?..." The crunch of insect corpses beneath their feet made Francis feel a little queasy.

  "This is certain, we've already come halfway, no reason to turn back now!" Lantigriess said firmly, gripping the sword in her hand.

  "Grace!" Francis suddenly spoke out, this was his first time actively speaking to Grace.

  "What's wrong?" Greta was also surprised, this was the first time Francis spoke to her like that, before no matter how she teased him, Francis always seemed indifferent.

  "Protect Lantigua Gris!"

  "This is unnecessary for you to say, I am..." Gail stopped her own words and looked into the depths of the cave.

  "Wow wow wow——!!"

  "What sound?"

  "Light!" Francis tossed out a light spell, and everything ahead of him was illuminated.

  "This is......?" Gail stared at the sea of insects in front of her, and was shocked speechless!

  A large swarm of insects, these insects are even larger than the ones before, each one is as big as a human head. In the insect sea, there are also several giant insects mixed in, with ferocious mouthparts and huge front claws that resemble scimitars, shining with a metallic luster. Several black snakes with red markings stare at the two humans and three beasts, Francis looks at the snake's triangular head, it's better not to let it get close.

  "Holy Shield!" Three Holy Shields were cast on the two humans and three beasts on their side.

  "Francis! Your magic?" Lantigri looked at the holy light shield on her body, a bit worried about Francis' magic.

  "Nothing! My magic is still plentiful, beware of those snakes, don't let them get close, they're poisonous!" Francis said to Lantigri behind him, as for Gret, he wasn't worried about her.

  "I understand!" Lantiegris's milky white aura flashed on her body, and the long sword in her hand also emitted a pure white light.

  "Rain of Light!" Gurei struck first, and the light spread out. In the narrow mountain cave, the range of these insects was not large, and they didn't worry about missing their target.

  "Ding ding ding!" The rain of light hit the beetle's body, making a ringing sound. Unless it hit the joints on its claws, the effect was not very obvious when hitting other areas.

  "Hmm! Gretel, stop!" Francis looked at the ineffective light rain and had Gretel cease her attack.

  "Hssss——! Chk-chk——!" The attacked insects surged up, like a black tide rushing towards Francis.

  "Noble divine grace, bestow your favor upon us, devout believers pray here, transform into the shining sword of death's execution, slaying all that profane!!" Francis stood in front of Greta, reciting the incantation. A sword made of light elements materialized one meter in front of Francis, forty-eight light swords formed an array and shot out, meeting the black torrent head-on.

  "This is... Holy Sword Flood of the Eightfold Light System!" Lantigriss called out in one breath the magic that Francis had released.

  "What a strong spiritual power! To be able to condense so many lightsabers, this guy!" Glay stared at the sword array in front of him in surprise, Francis's spiritual power really surprised him.

  "Prepare for battle! My lightsaber can't possibly annihilate all of them." Francis took a deep breath, this was the first time he used an incantation to cast magic.

  The sharp sword cut through the beetles without any hindrance, and even the carapace of the largest insects could not stop it for a moment, cutting off the pincers on their claws into several pieces. However, the poisonous snakes managed to escape from the gaps in the sword array formation thanks to their slender bodies.

  The sword of light formed a formation that rushed to the end of the insect tide, and was exhausted only after being consumed. The remaining insects seemed to be unaware of fear, trampling over the bodies of their own kind, continuing to rush forward.

  "...... Holy Sword Torrent!" Francis muttered the incantation again, and just like last time, it was still Holy Sword Torrent. Another forty-eight shining swords shot out, bathing the remaining bugs in blood.

  "Francis..." Lantigriss stared at Francis in surprise, wondering how much magical power he had. He was using magic that transcended two levels and still managed to use it more than once.

  "......" Gurei silently stared at the sword array, this guy, after using two 8th-tier magic spells...not being countered was one thing, but he didn't even take a deep breath.

  "Hiss——!" Although all the insects had been exterminated, there were still at least a hundred venomous snakes raising their heads and spitting out letters, swimming over.

  "Be careful! They're fast!" Francis shone his flashlight around, the snakes seeming to be sensitive to the light.

  "Holy Light Bullet!" Francis's hands fired holy light bullets in rapid succession, and with the sensory feedback from his Seeing and Hearing colors, he didn't even need to use his eyes to lock onto his target.

  "Hiss!" The venomous snakes slithered in all directions, several of them crawling over through the cracks in the cave. Lantiegris hastily ran to Francis' side, swinging her sword to slash at a few of the venomous snakes. No matter what, she absolutely could not let the enemy approach the mage. "Francis, your magic consumption is too high, leave the rest to me and Glay!" After saying this, Lantiegris shielded Francis with her body, her speed extremely fast as all the venomous snakes that approached them had their heads chopped off by her. This left Francis astonished for a moment - this speed was already faster than some eighth-rank swordsmen!

  "Roar!" Greta charged into the snake group, and with a casual grab, she tore apart a venomous snake. The holy light shield on her body was very strong, and those snakes couldn't break through this defense at all.

  Some poisonous snakes saw that their venomous fangs could not harm Gail, so they swam away and continuously shot out venom from their fangs, spraying it towards Gail.

  "Roar!" Greta roared in anger, and those toxins were actually able to corrode the Holy Light Shield.

  "Zzzt... zzzt... zzzt——!" This... Francis stared at the holy light shield that enveloped himself, and the venom of these snakes was actually able to corrode his own magic.

  "Gracie, Lantie Gris! Quick fight! Don't let those toxins touch you!" Francis shouted loudly, firing the holy light bullets from his hand nonstop at the snake's head.

  "Bang!" After shattering the last snake head, Francis's Holy Light Shield also shattered. The toxicity of these poisons was too strong, and the Holy Light Shield that could originally hold out for a very long time actually only lasted less than half the time.

  "Damn it!" Lantigraess crushed a snake's head, not realizing at first how corrosive the venom would be. Her holy light shield was the first to shatter, and as a result she got splashed with the venom, now there was a spot on her fur that had turned slightly black.

  "Francis, are you alright?!" Lantigriss looked at Francis who was panting slightly and said worriedly. She still couldn't believe that Francis was this powerful. A sixth-tier mage was actually more reliable than some eighth-tier mages.

  "That little brat! Give me a recovery spell!" Greta walked up to Francis, stretching out her claws and pointing at her own back, where it was a bit charred.

  "Gracie! Francis is now using too much magic power!" Lantie Gris was a bit worried about Francis, in case the magic backfired, it would be very dangerous.

  Francis didn't say a word, placing his hand on Greta's back, and slowly releasing a milky white glow from his palm, which was the healing technique.

  "Hmm!" Francis looked at Greta's back, and the recovery spell didn't seem to be working very well. Francis moved his magic again, releasing healing spells and purification spells, but they didn't have much effect either. In the end, it wasn't until he had cast five or six consecutive recovery spells that Greta's back returned to its original state. Francis walked over to the snake corpse, squatted down, and picked up a few of the snake heads, storing them in his spatial ring - these toxins were actually so corrosive to light elements.

  "What are you doing?" Lantigua Gris looked at Francis crouched on the ground, thinking that his magic consumption was too much, and hurried over to take a look.

  "This venom is very potent, let's leave some... it might come in handy later! Let's go, we'll continue on our way ahead, all the way to the bottom of the cave there aren't any insects anymore. I really want to see what this cave is all about!" In Francis' observation, all the way to the bottom of the cave, there weren't any insects anymore.

  "Alright! If you need them, I'll go find a few more for you! Now that you mention it, I think I'll keep a few too." Lantiegris also picked up several snake heads and put them in her spatial ring. The venom from these snakes might come in handy at a critical moment.

  Just as Lantigriess crouched down, a snake that had been cut in two suddenly sprang up from the ground and bit towards Lantigriess.

  "Whoosh!" The sword flashed by and the snake was cut in two once again. Lantigriss let out a gentle breath, fortunately her reaction had been timely just now.

  "Hiss!" The snake's head hadn't even hit the ground before it suddenly darted towards Lantigriss' neck. Lantigriss, who had just relaxed, only reacted now and hastily leaned back. But she was still a step too slow, her shoulder being bitten by the snake.

  A hand suddenly stretched out, grabbed the snake's head and threw it to the ground, and one foot crushed it.

  Francis supported Lantigua Gracie sitting on the ground, looking at the small bloodstains under Lantigua Gracie's right collarbone, knowing that she had acted a step too late, and she was still bitten by the snake. Although her actions were relatively swift, there must have been some venom...

  "Damn it!" Francis ripped open Lantiegris's collar, revealing two small black holes under her clavicle, oozing dark blood. The inky poison seemed like two black stripes painted on Lantiegris's snowy skin, and the tightly wrapped chest emitted an eerie allure.