Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 589 Exploration
"This is a type of ore called [Blue Carrot Stone]. The original mineral of this ore is very solid and contains earth elements. It is extremely hard before its overall structure is destroyed."

Ross leisurely explained the origin of the monster to Celia, who was examining its corpse.

Not long after the monster died, its body gradually dissipated, slowly returning to its most primal state of contamination.

All that remained was a square, blue stone.

Celia picked it up, examined it carefully for a moment, and then shook her head.

"The attacks just now were all transmitted to the ore by the monster. So many explosions must have shattered the structure of the ore long ago. What a pity."

Ross chuckled: "No need to regret it. This kind of ore is only this hard in its raw state. After separating the components, although it can still be used to make armor and materials for making magic puppets, it is no longer as strong. It has more ductility and magic compatibility."

Celia tossed the ore into the air, watching it fall to the ground with a 'bang' and shatter into pieces.

When intact, the ore was a square blue stone, about the size of a Rubik's Cube, and very beautiful. Unfortunately, due to Celia's continuous bombardment, the internal structure of the ore has been violently destroyed, and it is in a state of imminent collapse.

"Speaking of which, Lord Ross, are there any special methods to deal with monsters that use the Blue Carrot Stone to construct their bodies?" Celia asked.

"Yes, if you can find the weak point of the ore, you can break it down into various mineral components without damaging the ore elements. Even if it is contaminated, this tiny weak point will still exist."

"Well...I see."

Why would something so sturdy still have weak points? Celia was actually used to it.

Just as tempered glass shatters instantly when it hits a corner, many things in this world that seem strong will quickly crumble if their weaknesses are attacked.

However, this weakness is multifaceted and not limited to injuries from collisions.

Celia looked ahead and continued forward.

Not long after, another monster appeared, just like the previous one, it was a monster constructed from the Blue Carrot Stone.

This time, instead of rushing in recklessly, Celia chose to use the freezing properties of ice magic to freeze and slow down the target. Then, she carefully observed the monster's overall structure, attempting to find its fatal weakness.

The weak point of the Blue Carrot Stone is a subtle elemental singularity, within which the flow of magic occasionally exhibits sudden periods of chaos.

As long as this singularity is grasped, it can be disintegrated and transformed into various mineral components by using external force or magic.

Monsters constructed from ore also share the same characteristics.

Someone else might have had a hard time noticing the difference in the flow, but with the keen senses that come with the Mage's Hand, it didn't take Celia long to notice the subtle difference.

An ice cone formed and quickly disappeared into the seemingly fleeting area.

The next moment, the monster that was struggling in the frost cage set up by Celia froze, and after a moment, it slowly turned into pollution and dissipated into the air.

The Blue Carrot Stone, which served as the core of the body's shaping, shattered into pieces after falling, revealing some shimmering mineral components.

Celia used to collect some of these ingredients.

Only then did they continue forward.

They encountered many more monsters along the way.

But Celia felt something was off.

"There are too few monsters. Could it be that the elves outside cleared them all out?"

Celia blinked.

Just then, a faint, resonant vibration came from the walls of the tunnel.

Celia reached out and pressed her hand against the wall, using her mage's hand to sense the surroundings, and looked ahead.

"There's a fight going on! Let's go check it out!" Celia quickly rushed towards the direction from which the battle was taking place.

Before long, the shaking from the wall intensified, and faintly, Celia could hear the sounds of battle.

Based on the flow of magic and pollution she sensed, Celia guessed that a sorcerer was fighting a monster.

Furthermore, this mage is likely to be at least level four.

“A third-tier mage can come in, but a third-tier elf coming in would be suicide. The elven royal family shouldn’t allow a third-tier elf to come in and die.”

Perhaps some were suicidal at first, and then after they actually died, they changed their strategy.

Celia crept closer and soon saw the place where the battle had taken place.

It was an area that appeared to be a magic array node, an underground space that was neither large nor small.

In Celia's perception, there were three sorcerers fighting against several monsters at that moment.

At first glance, Celia could tell that those monsters had bodies forged from the Blue Carrot Stone, making them incredibly sturdy.

A melee swordsman thrust his enchanted sword into the monster's body, but the sword bounced off with a metallic clang.

However, it wasn't entirely ineffective; at least it repelled the monsters.

Celia overheard the words of another sorcerer.

"No, if this continues, we will have no chance of breaking through this bottleneck. We must find a way."

Looking over, Celia saw an elf 'shooting arrows' from a distance.

Unlike temporary archers like Celia, he was a true archer, or rather, an elven ranger.

This is a branch of sorcerers that is popular only among the elves. They learned the combination of archery and magic from hunting in the forest, and thus became archers, elven rangers.

There are also rangers within the human empire, but they are all collectively referred to as archers. In comparison, they are not as popular as mages, swordsmen, boxers, or holy priests.

“These monsters are too tough. We can only kill them by brute force. It takes a long time to kill one. We have no idea where their weakness is,” the swordsman said, panting.

"The external magic concentration here is still too low, not suitable for our combat. That's enough, let's retreat." The last one was a nature mage, who was assisting and controlling the entire battle.

"Okay, let's retreat first, and come back after we regroup with the others."

As the three talked, they prepared to retreat.

Just then, the roars of monsters came from all directions through the passages.

The Elf Ranger's expression changed. "How did they get here so quickly? We clearly have a count of enemies killed outside the control node."

"Did other teams come down and kill them?"

"run!"

The group quickly ran towards the initial underground space.

Celia frowned slightly, avoided their path, and reappeared after they had passed.

"Why did they run away? Was it to control the number of enemies killed outside the control node? Could it be..."

As she felt the vibrations coming from the other passages, Celia narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze filled with intense fighting spirit.

"Running away is not my style!"

(End of this chapter)