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Chapter 97 The Slit-Mouthed Monster

Ophelia, standing nearby, was startled and turned pale, exclaiming, "Richard, watch out! That's a Slit-Mouthed Monster!"

"Jenna, you actually transplanted the gaping maw of the Slit-Mouthed Monster into your body!"

Although the Ignis School does not prohibit techniques such as limb modification and bloodline transplantation, which are taboo in the eyes of white wizards, the number of formal wizards and wizard apprentices engaged in related research is extremely small, far less than that of the North Ring, which is known for its limb modification and bloodline transplantation.

Therefore, there was very little relevant knowledge in the library, which was unfamiliar knowledge to Richard.

Although Richard didn't know what the Slit-Mouthed Monster was, it didn't stop him from reacting immediately.

In an instant, a black film enveloped Richard's body.

But clearly, Li sensed something was amiss and immediately began casting the next Dark Element Shield.

Jenner suddenly gave a sly smile: "It's too late!"

Suddenly, an arrow made of black mist shot out from one side of Richard, while a small, writhing snake made of black mist shot out from the other.

It was Jenna's two teammates, the short girl Brandy and the tall, thin boy Mijat, who launched a joint attack on Richard, wielding short canes.

All three of them wore expressions of anticipation, eagerly awaiting the moment when Richard would be killed in one blow by the combined efforts of the three of them!

With its sharp teeth and large mouth, the petal bit down hard on Richard's dark element shield, instantly deforming the membrane from a circle to an ellipse, demonstrating the strength of its bite.

The next second, black mist arrows and mist snakes shot straight at the already deformed, defensive membrane on Richard's body!

Oh no! Andrea and Olivier were immediately horrified. Putting themselves in Richard's shoes, either of them would surely die in his situation!

But it was too late to save her, and Ophelia couldn't help but close her eyes.

"Bang!" The membrane shattered!

But the next second, Ophelia didn't hear Richard's scream.

When they opened their eyes, what greeted them was the stunned expressions of Jenna and the other two!

Because Richard already had another dark element shield on him.

Just now, after Lesser Shadow Bolt and Shadow Shock broke Richard's instant Dark Element Shield cast with the Black Jade Ring, Richard released a new Dark Element Shield that followed immediately, resulting in the current situation.

The first dark element shield was broken, and the second dark element shield was immediately established – a truly amazing phenomenon!

"How is this possible? You completed the casting of the Dark Element Shield in just one second?" Jenna said incredulously.

Even as they were talking, Richard still didn't feel safe, so he used bone powder, a medium of witchcraft, to cast a bone armor spell on his body. Seeing the double shields nested inside each other, like Russian nesting dolls, Richard finally felt a little relieved.

The combined attack from those three had indeed given Richard a fright. He had anticipated the possibility of an unexpected situation, but it was mainly because one of them had used a trump card against him.

But who would have thought that they would encounter such a situation where three people would launch a surprise attack together?

Fortunately, I upgraded the Dark Element Shield to Master level, otherwise I would have been seriously injured even if I didn't die this time!

This is going to kill me, so don't blame me for being ruthless and destroying the flowers!

Ophelia and Andrea were overjoyed. Richard was alright, and their entire team wouldn't collapse.

If Richard can hold off Jenna, then the two of them can just take care of the short girl and the tall, thin boy.

The two immediately launched a counterattack.

While directing two Venomous Giant Flowers to attack, Ophelia also threw out a handful of self-destructing mushroom seeds, which immediately began to grow at super speed.

"Quick! Interrupt Ophelia's spellcasting!" the short girl shouted urgently to the tall, thin boy.

She knew that if Ophelia were to create another bunch of mutated plants, the situation would be very bad for them.

The tall, thin boy, Mijat, immediately ordered his corpse dogs to launch a sneak attack. If the corpse dogs successfully got close, Ophelia would have no chance to safely cast her spells.

Corpse dogs are extremely fast and agile. Once they get close, most first- or second-level wizard apprentices will be unable to cast a single spell!

But seeing this, Andrea immediately stood in front of Ophelia to block the corpse hound's rapid attack. With a powerful shield strike, he sent the corpse hound flying several meters.

With Andrea's protection, Ophelia breathed a sigh of relief. Seven or eight red umbrella mushrooms had grown rapidly and rushed towards the short girl in a swarm.

Immediately, the two sides were locked in combat.

Meanwhile, Jenner and Richard...

Richard didn't waste any words and immediately began summoning skeletons. A second and a half later, three sword-and-shield skeletons emerged from the green inverted pentagram magic circle.

This surprised Jenna once again; it seemed she had seriously underestimated this Ignis school wizard apprentice.

This skill of summoning skeletons is already at the master level; even among second-level wizard apprentices, it would be considered top-tier!

It seems that we have no choice but to unleash our trump card.

Jenna touched her smooth, delicate skin and said, "Ugh, I'm going to show my ugly side again! Why don't you just let me kill you already!"

Richard was speechless for a moment. "Are you an idiot? You don't even think before you speak. I thought the red-haired girl was a shrewd and calculating person, but now it seems she's a bit schizophrenic!"

Suddenly, Jenna's body underwent a dramatic change!

The once snow-white skin on its upper body was completely torn open, revealing dark red flesh and blood. Several octopus-like tentacles were intertwined, and most notably, its mouth was split open all the way to the base of its ears!

The sharp teeth were exposed, making his originally beautiful face extremely ugly!

Richard was so startled!

"Richard, watch out! It seems Jenna not only transplanted the mouthparts of the Slit-Mouthed Monster, but also its bloodline!" Ophelia shouted when she noticed the changes in Jenna.

"It has high-speed regeneration, venom spray, and corrosion." He was interrupted halfway through his sentence by a shadow shock from the short girl.

However, Richard already had a general idea of ​​his opponent's strengths and weaknesses, so he started with a combination of Slow and Weakness spells.

Instantly, Jenna's speed in her ripped monster form was greatly reduced, while three sword and shield skeletons at the peak of the quasi-knight level surrounded her and hacked wildly!

Jenna effortlessly parried the sword-and-shield skeleton's attacks with her enormous, octopus-like tentacles, laughing loudly, "These kinds of trash can't hurt me no matter how many there are!"

"Oh, really?" Richard smiled faintly upon hearing this.

The next second, a sword-and-shield skeleton swung its sword down rapidly. When Jenna's tentacle went to block it, it was instantly severed. The tentacle, as thick as a bowl, fell to the ground and kept writhing. Blood gushed out from the wound on Jenna's body.

The sword and shield skeleton's attack caused her expression to change drastically!

(End of this chapter)