Wizard: I devour the stars with swarms of insects.

"What the hell was that thing that just shot at us?!"

Wayne's face turned ashen when he saw the fruit fly node that had lost connection in the [Honeycomb] network.

All I could feel was that something sharp and pointed was shooting at me like an arrow.

Then the fruit flies were killed.

Wayne immediately ordered the other two fruit flies that were scouting ahead to retreat and return to his side.

Meanwhile, after a fierce battle, the few zombies in the canal tunnel had been cleared away by the knight guards.

The headless corpses lay sprawled on the ground; there were no more living corpses standing.

"Phew... I never expected there to be zombies here too."

Holman, panting heavily and looking somewhat exhausted, said...

During the battle, he cast several [Hand of Exhaustion] spells in succession.

However, to his surprise, the Weary Hand had very limited effect on these decaying, mindless zombies, which was quite frustrating.

Furthermore, because he was only a third-class wizard apprentice, his mental capacity was not that high.

Having just performed several sorcery tricks in succession, his mental energy was already somewhat depleted, and his face turned pale.

"Be careful... I just heard a sound ahead, there must be something up there!"

At this moment, Wayne said in a deep voice.

With a serious expression and eyes fixed on the front, he reminded the people around him to be careful.

"Everyone be careful. It's too dark here, and you can't see many places around you. Watch out for the corners where you're standing, and keep an eye on each other's blind spots behind them."

Holman said, glancing at the shadowy corners where the torches couldn't reach, and couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"Damn it, I can't see very well... If only I had learned the 'Lighting Spell' magic trick back then, I could definitely illuminate the surroundings brightly in this sewer."

"It's alright, I have some phosphorescent powder here, but not much, so we need to use it sparingly..."

At this moment, Wayne spoke.

With a flick of his wrist, he pulled a small tube of glass reagent from the wizard's pocket, containing several transparent capsules.

In the darkness, the capsule emitted a faint, bright silver glow.

These things were what I scavenged from that unlucky guy von Herwin when I "picked up" him before, and they just happen to come in handy now.

So, he opened the glass reagent, squeezed out a phosphorescent powder capsule, threw it forward, and it landed on the ground.

The capsule immediately burst open, releasing a burst of bright silver light like fireworks, illuminating the surrounding area.

Furthermore, the phosphorescent powder inside the capsule diffuses into the air and can continue to burn for a long time, maintaining illumination for a period of time.

Now that the surrounding area was illuminated, the group continued forward, and soon, after taking a few steps...

They also clearly heard some strange noises coming from the dark passageway ahead, as if something was lying in the water.

"Everyone, be careful! We might be attacked. Be prepared and vigilant..."

At this moment, Wayne spoke up to remind him.

After all, he had just been attacked by something like an "arrow" from the thing in front of him, and lost a fruit fly.

Wayne hadn't finished speaking.

At this moment, suddenly.

A dark shadow suddenly shot out from the darkness ahead, and a cold wind rushed towards us.

Whoosh-!

Immediately afterwards, a scream of agony rang out.

One of the knights in the group was covering his eye, which was bleeding profusely.

A sharp black spike had pierced his eye socket.

"My eyes..." the knight guard cried out.

"Everyone be careful!"

At the same time, Wayne had already flipped his wrist, holding two phosphorescent capsules between his fingertips, and threw them forward.

The phosphorescent capsules hit the brick wall next to it.

boom--!

It immediately burst into flames, its bright silver light illuminating the entire underground sewer space.

Under the glow of burning phosphorescent powder, a huge monster resembling a leech was revealed in the waterlogged underground canal ahead.

Its skin was dark, like a twisted, bloated giant worm, without a fixed skeleton.

It exuded a damp, sticky, and dark luster, with sharp, scarlet flesh peeking out from beneath its cracked skin.

"Oh my god, what is this...?!"

Upon seeing the enormous monster ahead, everyone in the group paled and felt a chill run down their spines.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Holman said in a trembling voice.

Then, whoosh, whoosh—!

Suddenly, several sharp black spikes shot out from the floodwater and attacked the group.

"Watch out, everyone! There's something else in the water!"

Wayne warned him sternly.

Simultaneously, immediately cast the sorcery spell [Thorn Tongue], issuing the command skill mode 2: [Thorn Rain].

Then, a scarlet serrated tongue sprang from Wayne's sleeve, and a whip-like shadow suddenly swept out.

The spikes and blades on it swept all the incoming black shadows to the ground.

The collision produced a sharp, metallic sound, clearly indicating that the black spikes were extremely sharp.

At that moment, Wayne had already pinched a phosphorescent capsule between his fingers and tossed it toward the water area in front of him.

Whoosh—!

The phosphorescent powder floated on the surface of the river water and burned, illuminating the watery environment below.

In the pool of water surrounding the giant monster, there were many fleshy pink monsters that looked like maggots.

At the end, where the mouthparts grow, there are black, sharp stingers that look like bee stings.

After its head surfaced from the water, it crouched down and faced Wayne ahead. Whoosh! Suddenly, another sharp spike shot out.

"grown ups!"

Clang—!

The silver moon sword flashed, slicing the incoming black spikes to the ground, and Isabel went to protect Wayne.

The lake-green eyes stared at the monster before them with a hint of fear.

Despite her fear, her loyalty to Wayne kept her standing firmly in front of him.

Next, the black, twisted monster in front of them opened its frontmost spiral-shaped mouth covered with fine, sharp teeth and let out a sharp, roar-like sound.

It seemed that they were angered by the intrusion of the crowd.

And then—whoosh!

Around the canal, in many corners, seemingly "summoned" by the voice of the twisted monster, groups of undead began to be drawn towards the area.

Holman's face turned ashen as he saw the approaching undead in the distance.

"Damn it, how come there are so many zombies in this ditch?! How many are hiding here?!"

Furthermore, the pinkish, maggot-like creatures that had been hidden beneath the surface of the water have now surfaced.

Crouching low, it spewed out sharp black spikes from its mouth, unleashing a hail of arrows that rained down on the troops.