Griffith felt like he was struck by lightning, and his brain went blank for a short time. He hurriedly checked around the rocks and found that there was no trace of Sonya nearby.
The map left behind confirmed that Sonia was indeed sitting here just now. However, she herself disappeared without a trace within a few seconds of Griffith raising his head.
"There's a situation!" Griffith shouted as he felt a rush of blood rushing to his brain.
The nearby companions rushed over immediately, but no one knew where Sonia was going.
Galadia hurriedly took out a crystal and held it in front of her chest. The crystal bloomed with white light, greatly enhancing her perception.
"She is nearby," Galadia said. "She is right here, and she is not hidden."
"Push this rock away for me!" Griffith shouted, "There's something wrong with this rock."
Four or five people immediately came up to help, with Griffith and Rana as the core, and tried their best to push the boulder.
The surface of the rock was uneven. Griffith dug twice and found a small depression and pushed hard.
"Moved!"
"With more people, such a big stone will definitely be heavy!"
"Why do I feel like it has moved!"
With the combined efforts of two strength-type Extraordinaries and six or seven people, the boulder made a rumbling sound and began to tremble and shake.
Griffith, who was exerting his strength, suddenly felt a strange breath coming towards his face. Before he could understand what was going on, several hired help screamed: "It's moving, it's moving!"
There was a crack in the cold rock. In this gap, Griffith saw the gray-white dura mater flash past. Before he could understand what was going on, a captivating red light appeared in the gap.
While being illuminated by this red light, Griffith's scalp seemed to explode. The big stone close at hand seemed to be awakening from the cold silence, exuding a heart-stopping fear and threat.
"spread!"
exclaimed a familiar voice in the crowd. It took Griffith a moment to realize that it was Galadia's scream.
At the same time, the rock in front of him shook violently, bursting out with overwhelming force. The sharp gray edges actually opened an abyss-like black hole toward Griffith from deep under the boulder.
In the dim light, Griffith saw Sonia's face. The girl's face was in extreme pain. She looked in the direction of Griffith, speechless, and was being dragged into the darkness little by little.
"Arcane configuration 17, stiffness, restraint."
"Atmospheric configuration 6, levitation, traction."
Two explosions sounded in the air behind him, and the light from the activated spell illuminated the front. Galadia and Fiona, who were at the back, had seen the full picture of the anomaly and quickly launched the spell.
A huge mouth bit towards Griffith. Deep in the mouth, Sonia had been swallowed and was struggling painfully in the darkness.
He almost subconsciously pulled out the long sword, inserted it into the lower jaw of the big mouth, pressed the hilt of the sword against the upper jaw, and dived deep to catch Sonia.
There was an illusory and shattering sound of magic disappearing around them. At least one of the spells released by Galadia and the others should have been resisted and failed. However, Sonia, who had been swallowed into the big mouth, was pulled by some force and slid out a little, just reaching Griffith's hand.
He hurriedly pulled the girl out with all his strength. There were bursts of creaking sounds in his ears, and the long sword supporting the big mouth was twisted and bent under the pressure of huge force.
Griffith hurriedly activated the spell. Ice quickly formed nearby, forming a structure that supported the mouth. He took the opportunity to use his strength and dragged Sonia out.
"Bang!"
Almost instantly, the terrifying big mouth closed, making a terrifying loud noise and air waves. The steel sword he just got broke into two pieces and flew out, leaving a wound on Griffith's face, and the ice used for support shattered into pieces.
The huge rocks in the camp started to move, and thick terrifying claws stretched out from the gaps, sweeping in all directions. It is covered with a thick shell, and its four legs are thick and ferocious. It looks heavy, but when it moves, it is surprisingly fast.
This turned out to be a giant turtle. It swallowed Sonia as silently as it rolled, without even alerting Griffith. When its feeding was interrupted, it started biting angrily among the panicked crowd.
Although Sonia was dragged out in good health, her calf and ankle were fractured. Her face was pale, she was panting heavily, and her chest was heaving violently. It was obvious that she had just escaped from the state of suffocation.
"Attack it!"
Lana's thunderous roar exploded in the cave, and he and Fiona rushed forward to fight the monster.
Fiona, wearing a silver breastplate and holding a diamond-shaped shield, was surrounded by brilliant haloes, and then she swung her sword like a paladin to face him. Her tall figure was filled with divine and glorious power, her eyes flashed with anger and determination, she raised her shield to block the fierce attack of a deformed and terrifying claw, and the silver stab sword in her hand hit the giant red eye.
Taking advantage of the gap in this block, Lana's horse-killing sword whizzed down and struck the sharp claws covered with solid rock, sending gravel flying everywhere.
The attacks of the epee and rapier were blocked by the rock turtle shell, causing no real damage. Instead, they made the monster even more violent and furious. It moved its thick limbs, and its huge body ran rampant at a very fast speed, causing the scene to become a mess.
"Griffith, take Sonia and step back." Galadia put away her wand and prepared to snipe the giant turtle's eyes with a bow and arrow. "I identified its identity. This is the ancient rock dragon turtle. One of the guardians of the Belomon ruins, the legendary creature Kretan. It has gone crazy!"
Griffith was about to back away when he felt a slight tug on his arm.
"Put me down, Griffith," Sonia said, enduring the severe pain in her legs. "The ancient rock dragon turtle has the blood of a giant dragon and is highly resistant to various spells. It is rational and peaceful. It's a living creature, but the environment here can make it go crazy, so delaying it won't work."
"Understood, I'll find someone to take care of you." Griffith replied immediately.
In the short period of time when the turtle swallowed it, Sonia's two calves suffered severe muscle contusions and her ankle joints were also dislocated. Such injuries to bones will take a considerable amount of time to recover, even if treated with magical healing spells or magic potions.
"No, it's just a small injury," Sonia gritted her teeth, took out a bottle of strength-enhancing potion she carried with her and drank it in one gulp.
You took the wrong medicine! Griffith glanced at the medicine bottle in surprise. He should take the healing potion at this time.
After drinking the potion, Sonia sat up and suddenly grabbed the back of Griffith's hand and bit it with her mouth. Before he could understand what was going on, she had already pressed down on the broken and deformed ankle and pressed hard with both hands.
"!!!"
Griffith felt a sharp pain in his hand. While Sonia bit him hard, she even reset the broken ankle joint herself.
This caused both of them to break out in cold sweat. Sonia glanced at Griffith with trembling eyes in pain, sparkling tears already welling up in her eyes. However, she reached out and pressed her other ankle.
"Slowly!"
Just as Griffith opened his mouth to stop him, there was another heartbreaking pain on the back of his hand. The girl's beautiful little mouth almost wanted to bite through his palm.
Sonia was already crying in pain. With tears in her eyes, she let go of her biting hand, took out a bottle of healing potion and drank it while crying.
Griffith marveled in his heart. He rubbed his hands and said softly: "You can drink some anesthetic first. It won't hurt so much."
"Come on, woo, it's too late," Sonia said while sobbing. "The anesthetic will paralyze the nerves and hinder the casting of spells. We must suppress this dragon turtle as soon as possible, otherwise we don't know what will happen."
In this short period of time, the battle ahead has reached a critical juncture.
Contained by Lana's roaring slashes, Fiona finally pierced the dragon turtle's left eye with a delicate stabbing sword, but the crazy behemoth was as unstoppable as a rolling mudslide. Rana had to give up his plan to kill and instead used the thick blade of the Zuma Sword to delay and defend.
Galadia's and Rana's attacks were both able to penetrate heavy armor, but facing the thick rocks of the Dragon Turtle, they had no choice but to attack. After a few rounds, Cretan opened his mouth, and an invisible sound wave immediately exploded.
The people who were fighting fiercely felt as if their brains had been hit hard. Accompanied by dizziness and nausea, their bodies were shaky and about to fall to the ground. The mortal guides and hired workers had already fled some distance away, but they were still kneeling on the ground in groups, covering their heads under the impact.
Cretan flew over at an unimaginable speed and opened his mouth to bite him. A half-kneeling employee had no time to escape and was swallowed on the spot without even letting out a scream.
"Let everyone retreat and give up this exploration." Sonia, who had recovered from the pain, took Griffith's arm. "The legendary creatures that can become the guardians of the elven ruins are powerful creatures with long lives and extraordinary wisdom. , if it all falls into madness, this ruin must be in serious crisis."
Griffith nodded and said: "Then I will contain it. What countermeasures do you have?"
"Even if the direct effect of the spell is not immune, the duration and effect will be greatly shortened, just like what everyone encountered just now," Sonia restrained her usual smile and said with a rare serious expression, "But its Resistance cannot prevent changes in the external environment. Griffith, just find a way to contain him where he is for a while."
As she spoke, she took out a black book with silver borders from her bag. The moment she touched the cover, a string of ancient and complicated words bloomed.
At this time, the attacking team was in chaos. After trying their best to break through Cretan's rock wall, Lana and Fiona, who were responsible for the main attack and defense, could no longer contain the Dragon Turtle's attention.
Kraitan began randomly biting and slashing at all attackers around him. Rana found that the attack effect of the Zhanma Sword was not good, and tried to insert a dagger into the crack of the rock, and twisted the blade with unfulfilled interest. Suddenly he was stared at by the ferocious red eyes of the dragon turtle.
"Bang!" A strong wind swept over and knocked him away. The dragon turtle broke through Rana's blockage and rushed towards Galadia.
At this moment, the elf's figure was wrapped in the strong wind, flickering to one side to distance itself from the madly charging dragon turtle. The air began to surge violently, and a powerful wave of spiritual energy was gathering around the elf.
Griffith saw Galadia's momentum getting stronger and stronger, and quickly rushed forward to block the dragon turtle's attack. They had fought together many times and knew each other's actions without saying a word.
The elf's beautiful eyes are gleaming, and her powerful aura makes people afraid to approach. She opened her strong bow, her long hair flying in the strong wind, and any thoughts that dared to violate and blaspheme were swept away and crushed.
"Let it face me," Galadia's words were calm, "I want to give the fallen a complete purification!"
Griffith immediately charged towards Cretan. He took off his vanguard shield, held it in his hand, and hit the dragon turtle head-on. According to the latest test, Griffith's power has reached 21 points. With such power and the blessing of a shield made of rare metals, even though the Ancient Rock Dragon Turtle is also a rare legendary creature, this collision still knocked it out. Stifled on the spot.
"Lana, Fiona, get back!" Griffith shouted, raising his shield and slamming it down at the Dragon Turtle's right eye.
The sharp edge of the shield even chipped away a layer of the stone covering it. After a violent blow, Griffith withdrew his shield, and a silver flintlock gun appeared in his right hand.
Judgment had pre-loaded the fixed charge packets and lead bullets last night. While revealing this brand-new weapon, Griffith opened the hammer almost close to the face of the crazy creature, and pointed the gun directly at its right eye, which was protected by the rock.
At this moment, an unprecedented phenomenon appeared behind him. The towering tower overlooks the earth, the black clock is roaring loudly, and a group of executioners wearing crow masks, like shadows, cast their sights on the real world.
They waved the sickles in their hands to harvest the lives of sinners.
When the hammer fell, the flint collided with the anvil, and the flying iron particles were ignited into dazzling sparks, igniting the gunpowder.
For the first time, Griffith used a flintlock instead of a thrown lance to attack. He wasn't very good at shooting, and instead of loading expensive adamantine bullets, he shot at close range with premade lead bullets. This attack omitted the process of throwing the gun, accumulating power and projecting, and only retained the process of drawing the gun, aiming and firing, as fast and smooth as clouds and flowing water.
"Bang!"
A loud bang resounded through the cave, and in the rising smoke, a lead bullet was fired toward the rock turtle's right eye.
"Ouch——!"
The shot missed the dragon turtle's eye, but shattered its forehead. Amidst the splashing gravel and firelight, the dragon turtle's solid shell showed signs of fragmentation like spider webs. The manic beast became even crazier and began to chase and bite the would-be knight crazily.
At this time, melodious chants sounded in my ears, and Sonia's spell gradually took shape. The elements of rock and earth seemed to be alive and listening to her commands.
Cretan had already lost one eye and was extremely angry at the heavy blow he had just received. He only focused on attacking the enemy in front of him. Suddenly, the rocks and soil beneath its feet turned into fine grains of sand, sinking like an hourglass.
A powerful force of magic shattered a large area of the ground, so that Cretan's location turned into a quicksand trap that was difficult to traverse. Even though it had strong magic resistance and unrivaled physical strength, it was unable to resist this sudden environmental change and was trapped in place for a while.
Sonia is good at water spells, but she has researched in other departments. Even in such an emergency, she can find the most suitable spell.
"Griffith, Sonia, it's okay," Galadia's voice came from the echo crystal, "Stay away."
