Chapter 270: Chapter 270
Du You smiled slightly, success. Both Death Scorpions turned pitch black. The toxins of the Death Scorpion were unbearable even for themselves, let alone for their fellow scorpions.
The two pitch-black scorpions dropped to the ground, their bodies completely corroded by the deadly toxin. One of the Death Scorpions vanished into specks of light, leaving only one corpse of a Death Scorpion. But as time passed, the remaining Death Scorpion’s body slowly dissolved. The bursting toxicity of the two Death Scorpions was so extreme that their bodies could not even be left behind.
Suddenly, a crystal-clear white light attacked. Du You instinctively raised his hand and struck with a Disintegration Spell.
The spell accurately hit the white light, disintegrating and shattering it. Specks of light fell onto the ground, turning quite a few grains of sand into crystal-encased entities. This was the same move used previously to instantly kill his Cursed Crow King.
Taking advantage of this moment, Du You glanced at his status panel, finally understanding the name of this skill. Crystallization Sealing, a very dangerous skill—being careless could lead to instant death.
Fortunately, his Spiritual Perception was extremely strong, and instinctively blocked any threats to him.
The storm gradually dissipated, and the priests on the opposite side finally appeared in front of Du You. A priest in the back was panting heavily—it was clearly him who had been attacking Du You just now.
But that strike, while powerful, was probably not easy to summon. Moreover, it was easily neutralized by Du You’s Disintegration Spell. At this point, the Quicksand Priest wore a look of surprise on his face, unable to comprehend how his powerful strike was effortlessly blocked. After all, his strike was usually invincible.
"Two Death Scorpions, two Death Scorpions died because of you, you blasphemer," one of them said.
Du You scoffed, "Indeed, two. And I killed one before. What you’re talking about and what I’m talking about are two entirely different matters." Regarding blasphemy, he had no faith to speak of, not to mention Professionals did not take Divine Spirits seriously.
Even among Professionals, there are some Divine Professions, but their profession merely belongs to the Divine pillar. They themselves do not require any faith. Even if they use Divine Skill, they do not need the help of a Divine Spirit.
"Hold nothing back, go all out, and trap these people here once and for all."
The old priest closed his eyes and said coldly. The rest of the remaining priests nodded in agreement, looking indifferent.
Du You felt a wave of unease; these priests still had some tricks up their sleeves. Suddenly, the earth burst open, and numerous serpent heads surfaced—Du You was very familiar with these—it was an army of Sand Snakes.
Although they had not undergone mutation or any special enhancement, a Sand Snake was still a Sand Snake and possessed strong combat power.
Contrary to expectation, the Quicksand soldiers who were supposed to guard the place had no Sand Snake pets. Instead, it was these priests who had raised many Sand Snakes. The sudden attack by the Sand Snakes caught several off guard, their bodies infiltrated by venom.
If it wasn’t for the constant vigilance towards the ground, they would have been wiped out in a single wave. But even so, due to the Sand Snakes’ attack, the soldiers suffered heavy losses. The outcome of the battle began to tilt in favor of the Sandpeople.
The elder priest pounded his staff against the ground, causing the sand to ripple like waves. Then, one Sand Snake after another broke through the surface.
"These are not Sand Snakes. These are true Sand Constructs in the form of snakes," Du You observed. Seeing that the snakes had no level tags, he immediately realized these weren’t actual Sand Snakes. But combined with actual Sand Snakes, they were enough to create an illusion of the real thing. Additionally, these Sand Constructs had even more potent attacks and toxins than the regular Sand Snakes.
The soldiers killed the Sand Snakes, but new ones kept emerging. Many soldiers were bitten, collapsing to the ground moments later. Before the venom could finally kill them, they were already fatally wounded by the Sand Snakes.
"What do we do? At this rate, we’re no match for them. The reinforcements from White Stone City, why haven’t they arrived yet?"
The city gate remained silent, as it was completely blocked by a large number of Sandpeople—they couldn’t get out.
"Let’s retreat. There’s no chance of victory ." Previously, they still held some courage when just dealing with the Quicksand soldiers. But now, with the addition of so many Sand Snakes, it was a completely different matter.
Du You coldly fixated his gaze on the priest in front of him. At this point, it was no longer just a matter of completing the mission. Unless he finished off this arrogant priest, he wouldn’t feel any satisfaction or closure.
"It may seem like we’re losing, but we must still give it a shot; no one knows the outcome until the end."
Du You swung his hand, and spells flew out. This time, he used Mucus Swamp—a skill that he hadn’t used from the very beginning. Previously, he had always been concerned that the toxic mucus would harm his own people.
But now, Du You didn’t worry about it anymore. If he used it, there was a chance of victory. If he didn’t, the only option left was to flee.
Mucus Swamp, instantly turned the sandy ground into a thick swamp. Suddenly, it posed a huge obstacle for the Sand Snakes. Whether they were Sand Snakes or Sandpeople, it was difficult for them to burrow underground. Those that were already underground found it hard to resurface. To Du You’s surprise, this spell seemed to be very effective in restraining the Sand Snake Technique of the Quicksand Priest.
The Sand Snakes made out of sand were stuck in the mucus, completely immobilized—they were faring even worse than the real Sand Snakes, which at least could still move.
The Quicksand Priest’s brow furrowed, discarding those sand snakes trapped in the swamp; the sand snakes shattered instantly, turning into piles of sand. Because of the sand cushion, the stickiness of the surface of the Mucus Swamp was reduced.
Without pausing, the priest continued to use his magic to create new Sand Snakes elsewhere.
Seeing this scene, Du You laughed, "I’d like to see how many more you can create, and how many other places you can do it in." His Mucus Swamp had grown to a range of ninety meters, a few spells could easily turn the surroundings into large swamps.
As Du You released Mucus Swamp one after another, the terrain of the surrounding area had completely transformed. The Sandpeople were stuck, and so were the Sand Snakes. Some soldiers who accidentally touched the swamp were poisoned.
The toxicity was no less than that of the Sand Snakes’, and Du You wasn’t sure what to make of it.
At this point, they just needed one fire to dispose of most of the Sand Snakes and Sand People. But the result would also be that the other soldiers would be poisoned to death, and only he would be left here.
Du You had no choice but to use the Holy Light Arrow Array, releasing a volley of arrows to slaughter the immobile Sandpeople and Sand Snakes. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽
Seeing this, the Quicksand Priest became even more infuriated. Two more priests stopped and the sand bridge on the White Stone City side narrowed even more. The two priests faced Du You and began casting their magic.