Chapter 305: Chapter 305

The sound of collapsing architecture roared through the air, the massive wall behind Hermes crumbling under the shockwaves of the sound.

The deafening noise shredded everything nearby—it was so loud Hermes’s ears nearly bled on the spot. His entire body was hurled backward along with the debris of the shattered wall, dragging the tightly bound Mrs. Andersen with him.

Hermes turned his head toward the grand hall below. Gritting his teeth, he tightened his grip and yanked Mrs. Andersen closer despite the splitting pain in his skull from the noise, then violently hurled her to the ground—though he still didn’t release the restraints binding her!

The impact left a deep crater beneath Mrs. Andersen’s body, yet she only screamed louder!

At that moment, all Hermes could do was cover his ears and stagger backward nonstop.

[Damn, that sound feels like it’s tearing through my whole body—I’m just watching the stream and I can feel it...]

[Anyway, Hermes is done for.]

[Going solo against the boss, haha—even a whole party might not win!]

[Hold on, Hermes hasn’t gone all out yet.]

[He still can go all out?]

Bloodshot veins spread across Hermes’s eyes. He wanted to dodge, but the crushing pressure of the sound made it nearly impossible to move, as if the very noise carried venom that paralyzed him with pain.

Sensing her restraints loosen, Mrs. Andersen slowly slithered free.

Her arms and legs twisted unnaturally, her body undulating like a serpent as her two eyes fixed on Hermes. Her mouth remained wide open, screaming relentlessly, ensuring he couldn’t break free from her control.

Just then, the door was suddenly kicked open. Mrs. Andersen turned her head—only to see a massive boulder hurtling toward her at an unbelievable speed!

She tried to dodge, but couldn’t avoid the fate of being crushed beneath it. And that "boulder" was none other than Finn—now transformed into a monster!

Mrs. Andersen gave a shrill scream, her serpentine tail wrapping around the massive rock, dragging it toward her gaping mouth. Thıs content belongs to 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

Under the horrified gazes of everyone watching, the monster once invincible under Austin’s fists was now effortlessly torn apart.

Mrs. Andersen was still screaming. Liam quickly raised his hand, and the ground beneath them burst apart, forming a massive earthen wall that separated them from her.

"Hermes, are you alright?" Alice hurried toward him, her voice filled with worry as she activated her healing ability.

On the other side, Mrs. Andersen’s shrieks continued to echo. Even with the thick wall between them, the sound still pierced through, sending painful tremors deep into their skulls.

Slithering noises mixed with her screams, and soon, cracks began to spread across the earthen barrier before them!

Cold sweat ran down Liam’s forehead as he frantically tried to reinforce the wall, but it was like pouring water into sand—every time he strengthened it, the monster’s power shattered it again.

"This isn’t working! Hermes, do you have any ideas?!" Liam shouted.

Hermes hadn’t even wiped the blood from his ears yet.

"As long as we can’t hear her voice anymore... but there’s nothing here that can do that," Hermes said quietly.

Just then, Alice stepped forward, a brush in her hand, her tone firm. "Yes, there is. We need me to draw it."

Hermes and the others all turned to look at her.

Alice murmured inwardly—Something that can block Mrs. Andersen’s screams, something that can block her screams...

She shut her eyes tightly, focusing her thoughts. Her hand lifted, moving fluidly through the air as the black ink at the tip of her brush began to fade with each stroke.

The group watched intently, waiting for a miracle to happen.

Austin lightly touched the dome that now enclosed them, then turned to Alice and said sincerely, "Good job, Alice."

Alice: "..." Clearly, this wasn’t the result she wanted!

Even Hermes didn’t expect things to turn out this way. Alice glanced at him and said softly, "I still haven’t learned how to use it properly."

Silas would be a better fit for this brush than she was.

Austin quickly reassured her, "It’s fine."

Hermes said nothing. Meanwhile, the cracks in the wall kept spreading. Like an arrow loosed from a bow, Liam dashed toward the dome.

At that exact moment, his earthen wall finally collapsed. Mrs. Andersen’s body fell heavily to the ground, her limbs moving with terrifying agility—within an instant, she was right in front of them!

Her body slithered endlessly over the dome, her massive form completely shrouding its golden transparency.

Suddenly, she pressed her face against the surface, eyes wide and bloodshot as she glared at those trapped inside.

Then she opened her mouth wide—Hermes and the others could clearly see the waves of sound bursting from her throat, though at that moment, they couldn’t hear a thing.

When Mrs. Andersen realized their faces showed no signs of agony, she grew even more frenzied. She screamed louder, twisting and crawling across the dome, attacking from every angle, her throat like a gaping pipe aimed straight at them.

"We can’t just stay here ..." Liam muttered.

Hermes narrowed his eyes, seemingly deep in thought.

Just then, the sound of something fracturing rang out sharply. After all her efforts, Mrs. Andersen was finally rewarded—a small crack appeared on the dome’s surface. Tiny as it was, it couldn’t hide the truth: it was a crack.

The discovery sent Mrs. Andersen into a fit of ecstatic madness. She opened her mouth again and screamed. A piercing, wind-like shriek cut through the air and into their ears this time.

It wasn’t hard to imagine that if they were any closer, the vibrations alone would make their internal organs explode.

All eyes turned toward Hermes.

Expressionless, Hermes said, "We’ll gamble. Get ready to retreat."

Before anyone could argue, he raised both hands. Blood began to seep from the tips of all ten fingers, droplets glistening darkly in the dim light.

Yet the blood didn’t fall—it stretched, thinning into delicate strands. Under the faint glow, the others could barely make out bright red threads weaving into existence, flickering briefly before vanishing from sight.

As soon as he gave the warning, Hermes moved without hesitation. His hands shot forward, and those crimson threads pierced through the barrier, leaving behind tiny holes.

Like living things, the threads darted toward Mrs. Andersen, wrapping tightly around her body!

Bound and immobilized, Mrs. Andersen could no longer move an inch.

However, her final scream—combined with the tiny fractures caused by her own power and Hermes’s attack—was enough to shatter the dome completely.

Now her mouth was sealed shut, tightly bound and trapped, her body thrashing wildly under Hermes’s control...