Chapter 248: Chapter 248

Looking at the location of that large sandbag, it seems to be the place where the Quicksand Priest was before.

Du You had Xiaozi land, climbed down from her back, then released the Cursed Crow King. This fellow had died several times already, yet he is still fearless, just like before.

"Hmm, it still moves, it hasn’t died, has it? I’ve heard that a Quicksand Priest isn’t particularly powerful. Their main ability lies in their blessings. If a Quicksand Priest is with a group of Quicksand Soldiers, the threat can be quite substantial. But as it stands now, this one is isolated, which means there isn’t a problem," Du You thought, referring to his previous research, and did not seem overly worried.

The large sandbag was revolving incessantly, and the hemisphere-shaped bag slowly slipped downwards, gradually shedding off.

The Quicksand Priest, with his haggard and ugly face, appeared before Du You.

"Human mage, I underestimated you. I didn’t expect you to be capable of such a thing. This is a never-before-seen magic skill. Is it newly developed?"

"Old man, you sure talk a lot, I came here to eradicate your kind, and yet you’re trying to fish for information."

"Human mage, indeed you are strong and unpredictable. I wouldn’t stand a chance if you remained in the air. But you willingly descended to the ground. You can only blame your luck for that."

Du You was taken aback. Was this fellow delirious from heat exhaustion? A mere priest daring to provoke a mage, hadn’t he lost his mind?

Not to mention, Du You was not just an ordinary mage. He was a spellcaster, one of the most battle savvy kinds among mages.

Maybe in this world, there were no spellcasters, or maybe there were. Who knew? Anyway, Du You was confident of his own combat ability.

The Quicksand Priest struck the ground with his staff, and a large sandbag appeared from the front. Du You didn’t make a move either; he decided to observe what this fellow was up to.

Du You knew the villain-who-talked-too-much-and-died trope, but he wanted to gauge the Quicksand Priest’s abilities first. To do so in the midst of battle would not be an easy task.

On the contrary, now he was just dealing with one priest, Du You wasn’t worried. Understanding his abilities would only prepare him for the future.

But when the sandbags burst open, Du You wasn’t attacked, nor were there any effects of a strengthened curse, which the Priest was best at. The sandbags just burst apart.

However, there wasn’t nothing inside. Instead, there was a three-meter long, sand-constructed giant scorpion.

Death Scorpion: Level 10

Wait a minute, this is a creature. Could it be a pet nurtured by the Priest? If the Priest lacked soldiers but had a fighting pet, that would make him formidable. No wonder this guy seemed utterly fearless.

As the Death Scorpion emerged, the Priest started chanting his sacrificial magic skill, with the desolate voices resounding continuously. With every tone that fell, an invisible force struck the Death Scorpion.

The air around the Death Scorpion began to expand. Initially, Du You didn’t sense any threat from this level 10 Death Scorpion. But gradually, Du You noticed that its danger level was escalating. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵

As a precaution, he casted a Disintegration Spell. Without hesitation, the spell hit the surface of the Death Scorpion’s body. Much to Du You’s surprise, the scorpion’s body showed numerous cracks, as if it were frangible.

"What’s going on here? Why is it all sand?"

To Du You’s surprise, he noticed that the cracked pieces were sand. The next moment, countless grains of sand moved automatically and refilled the cracks, restoring the appearance of the Death Scorpion, as if it hadn’t taken any hit.

Suddenly, the wind around him swirled into a sandstorm, severely impairing Du You’s vision.

"Damn, if you can strengthen, then I can debilitate. Crow!"

Upon Du You’s command, the Cursed Crow King casted its curse. An unnoticeable red circle appeared in the middle of the sandstorm, but Du You could sense that the force threatening him suddenly weakened. That was the Curse of Weakness.

The Priest on the other side did not expect this from Du You. He paused, then resumed his chants.

It was hard for Du You to see, and even more problematic to keep his eyes open due to the sandstorm. Left with no options, Du You squinted, relying on his spiritual perception to sense everything around him.

Thankfully, his spiritual perception had leveled up and he could sense everything within fifty meters. Ignoring the sand, there was only the enemy’s position...wait, where did that scorpion go?

All of a sudden, a sense of danger flashed in Du You’s mind. He jumped back exerting all his force. Simultaneously, a purple shield appeared from his front and landed downwards. Du You’s consciousness dominated the Shield Spell, prompting it to act quickly.

A huge pincer emerged underground, clamping onto the Shield Spell. The mighty pincers pressed on the Shield Spell, causing ripples to surge across it. Fortunately, the pincers didn’t break Du You’s defense. Du You retreated calmly, his heart relieved. "So you burrowed underground. I must hand it to you."

Seeing the Death Scorpion emerging, Du You released the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs without another thought.

A huge shadow slammed onto the Death Scorpion’s head. The Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog immediately bit into it. A pile of sand was torn apart, but it seemed that the Death Scorpion was still uninjured. It even struck back at the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog.

On the body of the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog, a wound appeared immediately. However, it was shallow, just a scratch on the surface. Meanwhile, with constant absorption of the enemy’s energy, the scratch was healing rapidly.

"Incredible. Relying on sacrificial means to boost a pet to such strength that it can match the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dog, or even outdo it, is a terrifying ability."

While Du You was marveling, the Quicksand Priest had his eyes wide in disbelief. He had thought his methods were special, but he didn’t expect his opponent to have such a formidable summoned beast. He had spent so much effort to raise the Death Scorpion and had boosted it to such a point, but it was almost equal to his opponent’s summoned beast. This was challenging.

But now they had gone too far to back down. They could only let the two giant pets attack each other. For a while, sand and stones were flying all over the place, turning the entire environment into chaos.

The burnt-black sand was continuously being kicked up. Du You and the Quicksand Priest quickly became covered in black, looking as if they had just returned from coal mining.