Wizard: I devour the stars with swarms of insects.

Chapter 104 The Ancient Wizard's Creation: Gargoyles!

This is a circular hall, about fifteen meters in diameter.

In the very center is a spiral stone staircase leading to the second floor. Half of the staircase is broken, and the rest is teetering on the verge of collapse.

Near the wall, there were several piles of rubble and rotten wood, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of dust.

The most striking feature is the three gargoyles standing against the wall, arranged in a triangle within the hall.

Each one was about five or six meters away from the others, as if deliberately maintaining some kind of defensive formation.

Its body is grayish-black and made of stone, with fine cracks covering its surface.

The three gargoyles are in different poses: one is kneeling on the ground with its hands on its knees and its head hanging down; another is standing with its back against the wall and its arms crossed in front of its chest.

The third one is the most bizarre. It faces the doorway with its arms slightly outstretched, as if it is about to pounce on the person coming in.

Wayne's gaze fell on their chests.

Each gargoyle has a fist-sized circular indentation in its chest cavity, with a dark gray core embedded in the center, resembling the shape of a heart.

Furthermore, fine golden patterns are faintly visible on the core surface, resembling blood vessels... or perhaps some kind of ancient rune.

The "gargoyle activation core required in the quest" should be this thing...

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Leah had clearly also noticed the activated cores on the chests of these gargoyle sculptures, and she spoke to Wayne about it.

"Look at what we'll do next..."

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Leah hadn't finished speaking.

At this moment, accompanied by a creaking sound, the gargoyle's head slowly rose up.

His eyes, which had been empty, now glowed with two dark red lights, staring intently at the two people in front of him.

Being stared at like that can make you feel a little creeped out.

The next moment, one of the gargoyles moved.

The kneeling posture suddenly relaxed, and the stone body sprang up from the ground, attacking forward at the same time.

His right arm swept across, creating a whistling sound.

Leah dodged to the side, her sword flashing upwards, leaving a spark on the stone arm.

Furthermore, the rune's light burst forth the moment it made contact, leaving a shallow scorch mark on the stone surface.

However, Leah's attack did not cause fatal damage to the gargoyle, which continued its attack without slowing down.

At this moment, Wayne had already made his move.

Thorn-like barbs slid out from the sleeve, shooting out like venomous snakes, quickly wrapping around the gargoyle's right leg, and pulling sharply.

Then, the gargoyle lost its balance and stumbled into the wall next to it.

boom-!

A crack appeared on the wall, and dust fell down in a flurry.

At the same time, the second gargoyle also moved, slowly lowering its arms that were crossed in front of its chest, its eye sockets also glowing with a dark red light.

Moreover, it moved even faster than the first one, almost launching itself towards Leah.

Now, Leah had no time to dodge, and could only cross her two swords in front of her to block.

clang-!

The stone claws collided with the sword blade, sparks flying. Leah was jolted back several steps, her face turning slightly pale.

"Damn, this thing is so powerful..."

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At this moment, Wayne's thorny tongue retracted and instead wrapped around the neck of the second gargoyle.

The tongue, covered in tiny barbs, tightened around the stone neck, producing a screeching sound as the barbs rubbed against the stone surface.

The gargoyle stretched out its arm, seemingly trying to grab the thorny tongue with its backhand, but Wayne immediately loosened the thorny tongue's grip and pulled it back.

At the same time, step back to create distance.

"The third one has arrived..."

"

Leah's expression darkened as she saw that the third gargoyle against the wall in the hall had also been activated.

Moreover, it was more agile than the previous two, with steady steps and a clear objective, charging straight at Wayne.

Having just escaped the attack of the second gargoyle, Wayne is now in a state where his old powers have faded and new powers have yet to emerge.

Seeing the attack coming and the third gargoyle rushing straight at him, Wayne had no time to dodge.

"careful--!"

Upon noticing this, Leah quickly called out, her expression tightening.

However, just as the third gargoyle's stone claw was about to strike Wayne's left shoulder squarely...

Wayne originally intended to use the Hunter's Dagger to teleport away from here.

However, thinking of the witchcraft trick he had recently mastered, [Wriggling Scales], he hesitated.

"This is a perfect opportunity to test the protective effects of the Wriggling Scales sorcery!"

Thinking of this, Wayne did not dodge, but instead, with a thought, positioned himself at the spot where the gargoyle was about to strike.

The implanted "scale seeds" in the nearby area were activated, and the response was completed instantly, with carapace scales immediately appearing on Wayne's body.

The stone claws collided with the scales, producing a muffled thud.

However, Wayne could clearly sense that when the scales were subjected to impact, they trembled slightly, distributing the force evenly to the surrounding fascia and muscles, with no point of concentrated force.

So, I only felt something gently bump into me, but I didn't feel any injury.

"As expected, the effect of these scales is really good!" Wayne's eyes lit up as he realized the attack-absorbing effect of the scales on his shoulders.

Next, as Wayne's feet swept backward, the thorny tongues shot out again.

Pfft—!

This time, the target was not the gargoyle's body, but its eyes, specifically the location of the two dark red lights.

Because gargoyles, as creations of ancient witchcraft, were modeled after humans by ancient sorcerers.

The location of the eyes is a weakness of humans, and naturally, it should also be a weakness of animals.

So now, the thorny tongue pierced the gargoyle's left eye socket, and the tiny barbs exploded inside, shattering the two dark red lights.

The gargoyle let out a low, grinding growl, and its movements suddenly came to a standstill.

Now that its eyes have been destroyed, it has temporarily lost its target.

Next, Wayne took the opportunity to kick it in the stomach, sending it staggering back two steps, while shouting to Leah beside him.

"The eyes, the eye area is their weak point!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Leah had already been locked in combat with the first gargoyle for several rounds.

Now, upon hearing Wayne's shout, she was startled, her gaze falling upon the gargoyle's eye sockets, where two dark red lights flickered like flames.

So, next, Leah feinted with her sword, pretending to attack its chest, but suddenly pushed off with her feet, and her whole body sprang to the left.

The gargoyle in front of it was indeed fooled. It crossed its claws to protect its chest and leaned back slightly, which was the instinctive reaction of the defensive core.

In that instant, Leah had already circled around to its side and rear.