The creature that seemed to be hunting the black spider flashed by and disappeared into the shadows on the other side of the hall.
This made Lumian just watch without time to react, and the same happened to Albus Medici and Eros Einhorn.
By the time Elite noticed something was wrong, he raised his head and looked at the ceiling, but the huge black spider had disappeared.
"What are you looking at?" the poet asked curiously, and casually commented, "There are no murals on the walls of the underground maze. This doesn't match the former prominence of the Soran family."
In the countries of the northern continent, murals are indispensable when constructing magnificent buildings, and all painters are proud to receive invitations to paint murals, especially to depict epic poems on the domes and walls of various churches. This is not only a proof of status, but also the charm of creating on a huge "scroll" in units of months and years.
Lumian retracted his gaze and smiled.
"I saw a poisonous spider. No one has been here for a long time. It seems to have become a paradise for dangerous creatures."
Without waiting for Elite to respond, he made a suggestion:
"Albus, Eros, and I all have good skills and rich hunting experience, but you obviously lack sufficient training. How about you return to the ground in advance? It will be very dangerous for you to go on. You don't really think you can find the crown and become king, do you?"
Elite muttered:
“No problem, you’re my sponsor.
"If it wasn't for playing with you, would I come to this dark underground? I'm past the age of liking adventures and performing performance art. Okay, I'll go back to the ground now and wait for you in the living room. There's the 'Green Fairy', black tea, snacks, and tobacco there. It's much more comfortable than here."
As the poet spoke, he turned and walked towards the stone steps at the exit of the hall.
He had just taken about seven or eight steps when a beam of fire jumped out from the shadow on the right, like a red spear, heading straight for Ellette's body.
At this moment, behind Lumian, who had been watching Elite, Albus Medici was burning with flames like a bear.
This member of the "Iron Cross" instantly turned into a scarlet spear and flew out, colliding with the flaming spear that attacked the poet.
With a bang, the two flaming spears quickly disintegrated and fell to the ground. One turned back into Albus Medici, and the other turned into the giant black spider carrying the withered heart.
The giant black spider squeaked at a very high frequency, half-raised its body, and quickly swung its four long, sickle-shaped, bristly legs towards Albus Medici.
At the same time, a nearly blazing white spear flew over and landed on the side of the black giant spider's body, directly burning off the hard shell and penetrating into it.
This came from Eros Einhorn. She seemed to have been prepared. She quietly moved her position, waiting for the giant black spider to appear.
The next second, one after another, the nimble red fire crows followed different trajectories and rushed into the wound created by the blazing white spear.
Boom!
They exploded inside the giant black spider's body, overlapping each other and setting off a firestorm that tore through shell and flesh.
Lumian used his abilities without hiding anything.
He had begun to condense the Fire Crows when Albus Medici was approaching the raiders.
The black giant spider's "arthropod sickles" all missed their target and failed to hit Albus, who had retreated a distance due to the collision.
As it was attacked continuously, it let out a sharp squeak that echoed continuously inside its chitinous shell.
The shriveled and blackened heart behind it suddenly flashed a dark red light, creating one blazing fireball after another.
These fireballs were like fishing nets, surrounding the giant black spider.
Then, they shot out towards the location of Lumian, Albus and Eros, leaving behind one red trail after another.
In comparison, Ilett, who had been stunned by this super-human and super-common sense battle, was ignored and not attacked.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Lumian and the other two dodged, a blazing fireball flew straight into the shadows deep in the hall, emitting streams of light before quickly dissipating.
The giant black spider was hiding in the fireball, and took the opportunity to break through the encirclement of Lumian and others and hide again!
The red flames around them had not yet gone out. Albus Medici looked at the dark red liquid dripping from the black giant spider due to the heavy damage it suffered. He did not immediately chase it. Instead, he smiled at Lumian and said:
"The bait was well laid."
Lumian did not deny it.
He let the poet Elaite return to the ground alone, indeed in an attempt to lure out the giant black spider.
If the other party does not fall for it, Elite will naturally leave the underground palace and no longer be in danger. If the black giant spider intends to hunt ordinary people who are alone, Lumian will use "Spiritual Travel" followed by "Hum Ha Technique" before it hurts the target, and try to eliminate the creature suspected to be the material of the potion in the shortest time possible.
Given such an opportunity, he was not prepared to hold back his strength or hide his cards, and was determined to finish the battle quickly and avoid any accidents.
Who knew that Albus Medici's reaction was faster than his, so Lumian stopped in time and used the Fire Crow instead, intending to observe the black giant spider's fighting style to see how it was different from the hunting black spider and whether there were any secrets hidden.
Now, Lumian was absolutely certain that the giant black spider was more powerful than the hunting black spider. If it were the latter, once it fell into the trap, it would not be possible to escape the encirclement of the three "hunters" and would die in one explosion after another.
Although the giant black spider is not confirmed to be the same as hunting black spiders, it undoubtedly belongs to the "Hunter" path and has corresponding extraordinary abilities. The special parts of its body can definitely be used to prepare potions.
Lumian turned his head to look at Eros and said bluntly:
"The monster just now was different from the Hunting Black Spider. There was a heart on its back that looked like a human's. What's going on?"
Elos looked at the dark red blood dripping into the shadows of the hall, thought for a moment and said:
"I have never seen such a supernatural creature before."
She paused and continued:
"I only know that if the owner of Red Swan Castle and many core members of the Soran family do not go crazy, they will walk into the depths of the underground palace and never return. When they die of natural causes, someone will take out their hearts and send them to a place in the underground palace."
Hearing this, Lumian suddenly recalled a scene he had dreamed about due to the residual influence of the King Cake Game:
In a bronze coffin surrounded by countless white candles, a hand with deep red and black blood vessels protruding from it stretched out, holding a shriveled and blackened heart that was still bleeding a little.
"What the hell is the Soran family doing?" Lumian couldn't help but curse in his heart.
What exactly lies deep within this underground palace? How many mutated monsters are hidden there
At this time, the poet Elaite finally came to his senses and looked at Lumian and others with a mixture of shock, fear and excitement:
"You are all extraordinary people, extraordinary people who can use supernatural powers
"You also know about Beyonders?" Albus Medici had an expression that said, "How could you possibly know that?"
Elite moved closer to Lumian and quickly explained:
"Seven or eight years ago, I went to the battlefield to collect information and saw some things. I learned that there are many people in our army who can use supernatural powers. They are called Extraordinary People."
"We do have supernatural powers, and we look quite similar." Lumian glanced around with a smile, then said to the poet Elaite, "Will you follow us deeper, or return to the surface by yourself
Elite did not hide his fear and muttered in response:
"Of course I'll follow you. Even though I'm likely to run into giant spiders again, it's better than walking alone in the dark with no idea what monsters are hiding around me.
I don't want the last line of my life to be 'Oh, silly Elaite.'"
Lumian thought for a few seconds and said calmly:
“If you want to return to the surface, I can take you to the entrance of the underground palace.
"Then I will definitely choose to go back!" Elite changed his mind without hesitation.
Lumian then looked at Albus and Eros:
"Will you come with me, wait here, or go deeper on your own?"
Albus Medici looked at Lumian deeply, sneered and said:
"I didn't expect you to be such a moral person. You yourself sent this poem with a bad reputation. His implication seemed to be saying, "An immoral person like you who deliberately sent people away must have other ideas and intentions."
He did not say whether he would stay where he was or go deeper alone.
"I'm the same as Albus." Eros, who was standing on the side, holding a calcium carbide lamp, answered with a smile.
Lumian looked down at the drops of dark red blood left by the giant black spider, and using the calcium carbide lamp to illuminate, he and Elaite walked up the stone steps.
In the dark and quiet underground, they returned to the corridor where the "wax figure" and the iron soldier were.
The poet Elaite looked back at the deep darkness below and said to his patron:
"Those two shouldn't be simple."
“I know.” Lumian replied without any fluctuation in his voice.
He was holding a calcium carbide lamp that emitted a yellowish light and walking forward at a moderate pace.
Elite followed closely beside him and said in his usual mumbling tone:
"The war between the Kingdom of Loen and the Feysac Empire ended seven or eight years ago. Miss Lovely Rose said that her father died in the war six years ago. If I remember correctly, some extreme factions in the Feysac Empire were dissatisfied with the defeat treaty and started a rebellion. This was a civil war in the Feysac Empire. Why did Miss Lovely Rose add the Kingdom of Loen to the list
“Is her father a representative of the extremists or a member of the royal family who died in the rebellion
A rebellious royal family member? So they went into exile in Trier? Lumian pondered over the information revealed by the political enthusiast Elaite.
Elite glanced at his sponsor and continued:
"Actually, before today, I saw Albus Medici somewhere else."
Lumian immediately became interested and asked:
"where?"
Elite glanced around and lowered his voice unconsciously:
"Sacred Heart Convent."