Chapter 176: Chapter 176

These leeches were too strange and disgusting; Du You didn’t want to encounter them, who knows what would happen if he did.

With a flick of his finger, the Fire Snake Curse burst out, instantly igniting a large patch of mucus on the ground. Shadows of snakes could be seen dancing around in the flames, a spectacle caused by the Fire Snake Curse.

Unfortunately, the leech that Du You had targeted disappeared once it was killed and the fire snakes also collapsed one after another. After all, the Fire Snake Curse is a control spell. Once the target is dead, the spell ceases to exist.

The flames extinguished after about ten seconds, leaving the ground pitch black. All the leeches were dead and had turned into ashes.

"Just as I thought, these leeches can’t withstand fire. But don’t giant beasts usually have high magic resistance? How come these ones are so weak?" Du You was puzzled.

He had initially thought he would need to set them on fire multiple times to eradicate these leeches, but it seemed like that wasn’t necessary.

From afar, leeches in the pond were still bouncing around. Sensing Du You’s presence, some of them jumped out of the water and began to inch their way towards him. The smaller leeches could only move slowly, but the larger ones could jump towards him as if they were spring snakes. A moment later, another large batch of leeches had appeared.

Feeling a wave of disgust, Du You cast several spells without hesitation. A large amount of mucus even enveloped part of the pond. The mucus was lighter than water, so it floated on top.

The next instant, the Fire Snake Curse flew out. The sky was filled with firelight, and every leech on the ground and on the water was completely eliminated.

The flames raged fiercely, but the pond’s water showed no effect. Maybe this was the first time these leeches had encountered fire. Content orıginally comes from 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚫𝙣𝙚𝙩

Suddenly, Du You furrowed his brow. A protective shield with a faint purple light appeared before his eyes, standing right in front of him. In the flames, a red light shot out and hit his shield in an instant.

"What on earth is this?" Du You was surprised at his own protective shield.

The attack from the red light was not that strong. It did no harm to his shield. However, once the red light disappeared, the surface of his shield turned red, it seemed as though something was sticking to it.

The shield was clearly nothing but a mass of magic energy. It had no physical form.

An idea struck Du You. He dispelled his protective shield, and the mass of red energy fell onto the ground. Black smoke rose from the ground where it fell and even the stones were corroded, emanating a strong foul odor.

"What is this thing, anyway? It seems that there’s some strong creature in this pond."

As the flames gradually faded, Du You looked towards the pond. At that moment, a large shadow emerged from the surface of the pond. The part of the shadow that emerged from the water was more than two meters high, and it was uncertain how long it was underwater.

At first, Du You thought it was a snake. But then he realized that it wasn’t right because it was just a magnified version of a leech. It was thick as a barrel, with six blood-red eyes on its body. The mouth appeared to open like a chrysanthemum with a circle of sharp teeth, alongside a row of strange suction cups on the sides of the mouth.

Those six eyes were fixed upon him, apparently because his earlier attack had attracted its attention.

Bloodthirsty Leech King: Level 9

When the firelight subsided, Du You finally saw the name and strength of the creature. "So it is a giant beast. I was wondering, all creatures in this world have been growing larger, it wouldn’t make sense if there were no giant beasts."

In the sky, a bolt of thunder and lightning suddenly hit the Leech King, sending its head straight into the water.

So it was Xiaozi who made the move. The Leech King screamed sharply and when it emerged again, there was a piece of cracked skin on its head, and blood was dripping out.

The Leech King raised its head, six eyes simultaneously exploding with a brilliant red light. The next instant, a red light burst out of the Leech King’s mouth. Well-prepared, Xiaozi flashed and avoided the red light.

"So it was this thing that attacked me just now. But this evolution direction is too strange."

Du You was surprised. He knew that this was a world of giant beasts. All giant beasts had evolved powers with exceptionally strong physical defenses and magic resistance. However, the evolution direction of the beast clan would not usually be towards magic.

Because giant beasts that evolved towards magic would be at a disadvantage against other competitors. Given the high magic resistance of giant beasts, those beast species that are proficient in magic might have been eliminated even before fully evolving.

Yet these bloodthirsty leeches were different. Their evolution direction was indeed towards magic and parasitism. This evolution direction was simply the bane of giant beast hunters, a difficult kind to deal with.

But it might not work against other giant beasts. If it weren’t for their parasitic ability, they might have been destroyed by other giant beasts long ago. Such a unique species.

Nevertheless, these leeches, which evolved to target giant beast hunters, were sorely lacking when pitted against him. The leeches’ magic resistance wasn’t that strong. It might not mean much in this world, but against him, a spellcaster, it was different. Du You smirked coldly. Seeing the Leech King wanting to continue attacking Xiaozi, Du You made his move.

A Disintegration spell shot out and hit the Leech King’s head in an instant. The Leech King wasn’t even able to let out a cry of agony as its head quickly disintegrated into several pieces. "Looks like I’ve passed this obstacle."

No sooner had Du You finished speaking than his smile froze. Waves began appearing in the water and a large number of bloodthirsty leeches emerged, frantically absorbing the fresh blood of the recently killed Leech King and devouring incessantly.

At the same time, several heads emerged from the pond. They were all Leech Kings, and there were more than twenty of them.

After devouring the fresh blood of their comrades, the skin of these Leech Kings started to turn red. "This is bad, Xiaozi, quickly ascend to avoid them," ordered Du You. But as soon as he finished speaking, the Leech Kings launched their attack.

Lines of red light shot straight up into the sky. If Xiaozi hadn’t retreated quickly, he might well have been wiped off and waiting for his resurrection the next day.

Suddenly, the Leech Kings turned their heads towards Du You. Sensing danger, Du You quickly hid behind a rock.

The next moment, countless lines of red light engulfed the area where he was standing and its surroundings. The potent corrosive red light destroyed everything in its path, and gradually corroded even the rocks that were blocking its path.

"Why are there so many of them? These maniacs, we must leave this place." Red light was shooting out one after another. The mad leeches didn’t seem to care about the consumption as they rained down a relentless hail of attacks in his direction. The rock he hid behind was on the verge of destruction.