Chapter 1938: 549 Snake Demon and the Chariot

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In an instant.

Under the mass of waxy corruption, the semi-ethereal body of the Shadow Demon assassins quickly became “plump” —

This kind of fullness was, of course, harmful.

Normally, Shadow Demons could utilize their close characteristics with the Shadow Domain to escape far away.

But now.

Their bodies had substantially fleshed out, with some parts even showing signs of severe decay.

In such a situation.

The worms summoned by the Volcano Mage swiftly completed their marking and coverage of them.

In just a few seconds.

Wails of agony after another transmitted from the walls.

Such wails were so piercing that they even caused the shadow creatures originally intending to converge to display obvious hesitation and fear!

Matthew only saw a mass of white maggots surging onto the skin of the Shadow Demons.

By the time they uncontrollably fell from mid-air.

Shadow Demon assassins had been gnawed away to nothing more than a handful of spiritual dust!

The efficiency of these worms munching on flesh exceeded any other bugs Matthew had ever seen, seeming even to slightly outdo the notorious Zerg race of the stars!

“Indeed, it’s Edmond’s style…”

Gazing at Erin with a smile on his face.

Matthew felt a chill in his heart.

The spell structure of the Worm Feast and Edmond’s Parasite’s Skull were of the same vein, both exemplary cases of the localization of Otherworld spells.

And in their willingness to do anything to achieve their ends,

the two were remarkably similar.

In order to wipe out all of the Shadow Demon assassins and achieve the largest intimidation possible, Erin did not consider the opinions of his subordinates or companions at all.

He had been fishing the whole time.

And those three mages who met with a sad demise were merely the bait he nonchalantly threw away!

Matthew observed the status of the other spellcasters.

While Erin dealt with the Shadow Demon assassins, the others had already temporarily retreated, but even after recovering, they had no intention to help.

On one hand, perhaps they also knew they couldn’t be of help to Erin.

On the other hand.

Maybe this was simply their style of interaction.

Matthew could almost confirm that these spellcasters were also from a Magic Academy of the Alliance.

Following a mage like Erin was probably also maxing out their pressure.

It’s just a pity.

In this era.

Even the highly regarded mages in the eyes of the people had no choice when facing many dilemmas.

Regardless,

after this matter, Matthew’s impression of Erin greatly diminished.

Keeping a respectful distance was already the limit of what he could do.

Collaboration was definitely out of the question.

However, Erin’s actions still boosted the morale of the Shadow Camp that was being beaten back step by step.

Look.

No sooner had the Shadow Demon assassins suffered a sudden death,

than a group of Monks strode out from the shadows, attracting the attention of almost everyone on the battlefield.

Previously, these Monks had only been active near the city walls.

Relying on the Shadow Domain, they maintained passive defense against the attacking Devil Vanguards.

From the looks of it.

They seemed a bit overwhelmed, continuously pressed and attacked by the Devil Soldiers.

But Matthew noticed.

No matter how ferociously the devils attacked, these Monks never showed a weak point, and any injured Monk would quickly withdraw, hiding in the shadows for rapid recovery.

And with the help of Galan’s power.

The Shadow Monks recovered at a startlingly fast rate.

Thus, since the start of the war until now, even though the devils held the upper hand, they had suffered no small losses, while the Monks being pressed back had not decreased by even one!

Not to mention the Monks themselves.

Not a single one of their Shadow Slugs mount had fallen in battle!

This was certainly not due to the lack of strength on the part of the devils.

Rather, these units, blessed by Galan, possessed extraordinary vitality, regenerative power, and unnatural toughness!

Now.

About half of the Monks had directly dismounted their mounts.

Accompanied by a roar akin to that of a wild beast from within the shadows.

A giant slug burst forth from the shadows.

It sprayed ink-like liquid wantonly on the bodies of the Monks.

As the liquid splattered on the skin of the Monks,

their bodies transformed from their original half-shadow state to a translucent one!

Right after that.

The Monks began to disappear from their spots one after another.

“‘Divine Blessing’ combined with ‘Shadow Mysterious Steps’?”

Matthew’s discernment naturally surpassed others.

He immediately began to search for the Monks’ teleportation landing spots.

But the others had yet to react.

Not until several Elemental Elders exclaimed in shock did the Devil Camp notice that this group of Monks had daringly left their positions, relying on their ultra-high mobility to directly breach into the main base of the Air Element!

This ambush could be said to have gone straight for the throat of the Air Element.

As you know.

Monks are one of the professions that Elemental Life most detests.

And the Air Element is the one among the Four Elements most averse to Monks.

Usually able to summon wind and storms, the omnipotent Air Element Elders would already have a miserable time fending off ordinary Monks in close combat, let alone these Shadow Monks twisted and empowered by Galan!

Wham wham wham!

The Shadow Monks threw punches after punches.

Several level-20 elite Air Elements perished in an instant!

Relying on Galan’s Divine Blessing and their own mysterious steps, they audaciously moved in and out of the Air Element camp as if entering an uninhabited land.

What was even more infuriating was.

Not only had these Monks entered, they were attacking the Air Elements with punches and kicks.

They were also casting spells while kicking!

Their spells were quite strange, akin to applying layers of DEBUFFs on the Air Elements; many Air Elements had just been engaged in close combat when they became powerless as if they had been seduced, losing their ability to resist.