Elise tightly gripped the scepter in her hand, her palm sweaty.
Laisa also watched intently, her beautiful eyes fixated on Raineâs charging figure.
Benest, on the other hand, could only smile bitterly. The more he interacted with the young Mr. Rein, the more he found him enigmatic.
Normally, encountering a single Brain-Eating Monster would be headache enough.
Who in their right mind would rush in to take on three at once?
But he also knew that Raine wouldnât generally do something he wasnât confident about.
So....
Letâs wait and see!
Sulfur Vine also watched nervously, but having been through the Dark Furnace City expedition with Raine, she had more confidence in him than the other three.
And at that moment.
A tall figure concealed by a High-level Invisibility Spell quietly arrived several tens of meters behind the four of them.
Not to launch a surprise attack, but as a Drow with Dark Vision like Veronica, she also saw the Brain-Eating Monster in the distance.
After all, being one of the three major races of the Underdark, Veronica knew all too well that the Brain-Eating Monster was a valued subordinate of the Mind Flayer, and a product of the Mind Flayerâs evil experiments.
âHuh? Whatâs that human kid up to?â
Seeing Raineâs lone charge, Veronica was momentarily stunned!
âIs he really that reckless?â
âIs he planning to take on all three by himself?â
She knew that even when her group of six was complete, facing a Brain-Eating Monster with its mastery of Spiritual Spells and high resistance to all types of magic was very daunting.
The basic strategy was continuous long-range arrow fire, trying to keep a distance while gradually focusing fire to take them down one by one.
But this was often difficult to accomplish.
After all, their Spiritual Spells were hard to withstand, and if a subordinate was hit, it was basically a death sentence.
There was a high likelihood of sacrificing one or two subordinates just to defeat them all.
âWait a minute, is he wearing a Forbidden Magic Helmet from the Gray Dwarves?â Veronicaâs eyes widened slightly.
At that moment, she saw the gray, dusty helmet on Raineâs head, which was clearly a different style from his pauldrons and chest armor.
Similarly, as a Drow, she was quite familiar with the legendary artifacts of the Gray Dwarves.
âSo thatâs your reliance?â
âUnfortunately, youâre still too naive. The Forbidden Magic Helmet doesnât provide complete immunity; it merely significantly weakens, but when facing the compounded Spiritual Spell attacks of three Brain-Eating Monsters... hehe.â
From behind, Veronica smirked inwardly, waiting to see Raine make a fool of himself.
Up ahead,
The distance between Raine and the three Brain-Eating Monsters grew ever closer!
Thirty meters.
Twenty meters!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three invisible energy strikes suddenly landed on Raineâs Forbidden Magic Helmet.
As the energyâs aftermath, or rather the Spiritual Energy that slipped through the Forbidden Magic Helmet, continued to strike Raineâs head, it triggered ripples of invisible waves.
It was Raineâs Monster Skill, Spiritual Energy Barrier, blocking this aftermath.
âI donât feel anything at all!â
Raine felt the recent spiritual attacks from the three Brain-Eating Monsters, and his heart settled.
In fact, he also had the Firm Will of a Gray Dwarvesâ Combat Priest, which could further diminish the effects of the spiritual energy.
However, it wasnât needed now.
As the three Brain-Eating Monsters drew closer, Raine showed no fear on his face, only delight in his heart.
On one hand, he could reap the bloodline of a Brain-Eating Monster, and on the other, he could test in actual combat the recently fused super powerful âDeadwater Wild Boarman Lordâ Monster Skill.
âJust right to test the Wild Boarman Lord Monster Skill!â
The fused bloodline of the Wild Boarman Lord had not changed much, mainly based on the Wild Boar Chief Lamustaâs abilities.
Furthermore, it retained the extraordinarily strong boar manâs bloodline talent âRapid Growth,â and a series of spell-like abilities from the Headless Wild Boar Shaman.
This was already the best possible outcome expected.
Because with this, Raine effectively used just one bloodline slot to obtain the Monster Skill of a Wild Boar Chief, as well as those of Mutant Wild Boar People and Headless Wild Boar Shaman.
An all-in-one bargain!
"Boom!!!"
As they quickly closed in, Raineâs steel boots stomped heavily on the ground, unleashing the Chieftainâs exclusive Advanced Combat Skill âStompâ!
Instantly, a spiderweb of cracks spread from the center of Raineâs steel boot, and all three Brain-Eating Monsters were dazed on the spot.
"Fury!"
Raineâs body swelled another size, his face flushed red, and the entire person seemed like an enraged bull. The epic-level Warhammer Counterattacker in his hand whirred like a whirlwind.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The speed was so fast that the hammerâs shadow couldnât be seen!
It was like the chaotic wind hammer technique from some martial arts novel Raine had read in his previous life, striking seven or eight times in a second.
In mid-air, only the silver hammer shadows and violently whirling air remained.
The otherwise heavy Warhammer Counterattacker, supported by 16 points of power, coupled with its extraordinary speed, reached explosive power!
"Smash! Smash! Smash!"
In just two or three seconds.
The three Brain-Eating Monsters, exposed brains on four legs, wobbled and dropped with a âthunkâ in succession.
The once sturdy brains, with spiritual defense, now lay shattered like broken walnuts on the ground, leaking an unknown pungent, red-white liquid.
"Damn! So strong!" Laisaâs eyes widened, involuntarily cursing!
"Did we encounter fake Brain-Eating Monsters?"
"Werenât they supposed to have high magical defense and strong physical defense?"
"How come theyâre....?"
Sulfur Vine and Elise exchanged a bewildered glance, unable to fathom what they had just seen.
Even the always worldly Benest was stunned by the scene, not knowing what to say.
As Raine had his back to the group.
Even Veronica, with her Dark Vision, didnât notice Raineâs flushed appearance while unleashing Fury.
She assumed it was Raineâs normal strength.
Veronica was now also looking at Raineâs back as if sheâd seen a ghost, unable to react for a long time!
Meanwhile, Raine felt the sensations of the just-ended battle, gripping the Counterattacker in his hand tighter, and praised inwardly:
âAmazing!â
âFury coupled with Counterattackerâs first trait, boosting speed by 140%!â
âPower doubled, stamina doubled, and what shouldâve been a stamina-draining move, now wasnât too taxing. â
âNo wonder itâs a BOSS-level Monster Skill! Incredible!â
Raine glanced at the three new Brain-Eating Monster icons in the newly cleared sixteen-slot pack, joy welling up as he turned to wave at those behind:
â"Safe! Letâs move on."â
Having already cleared the initially full sixteen-slot pack, only then could Raine fit these new Brain-Eating Monster icons.
He discarded the previously collected icons of Wild Boar Hunters, Wild Boar Warriors, and even High-tier Warriors.
Now with the Deadwater Wild Boarmanâs ultimate bloodlineâthe Lordâs bloodline, he naturally no longer needed the other Deadwater Wild Boar bloodlines.
â"Wait, didnât we hear the Brain-Eating Monsters transmit messages?"â Suddenly, Sulfur Vineâs eyes widened, realizing something almost impossible, and spoke.
"Huh? Seems like it, yawn."
Normally, when Brain-Eating Monsters encountered an unbeatable enemy, they would send spiritual messages, summoning their Mind Flayer master.
But just now, neither Benest nor the three women Sulfur Vine noticed any spiritual energy fluctuations.
"Mr. Rein, did you kill them so quickly they didnât manage to warn us?" Sulfur Vine timidly offered a guess.
Although it sounded unreal, it seemed to be the only reasonable explanation.
Even the usually calm Benest couldnât resist a corner of his mouth twitching.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
In the west main corridor, in Necromancer Magillerâs laboratory.
"Itâs done!" Magiller straightened up and smiled at Lilith beside him, "Done. Aielâs body can now move freely, though it will always remain in an undead state."
At this moment, the male body on the operating table sat up by itself, revealing a head with repair seams, and in a hoarse voice, said to Magiller: "Mr. Magiller, thank you for everything youâve done."