Let MapleStory experience the Fourth Calamity

Chapter 158 Where did this thing from in Sky City come from?

As the cleanup work progressed, they gradually moved deeper into the core area of ​​the courtyard.

The surrounding clouds thinned, and an unsettling pressure spread through the air.

The floor tiles were even more broken, and there were hardly any intact footholds to be found.

The carnivorous plant in front of them also grew larger.

The outer buildings are only about the height of a person, but these are two or three meters tall, with roots thicker than an adult man's thigh, completely embedded deep into the clouds.

Just as the two finished off a few large carnivorous plants, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled.

The little snail steadied itself and grabbed George's tail, who was trying to rush forward.

George let out a terrible scream.

In front of them, a large area of ​​the broken stone slabs had collapsed, and soil mixed with stones rolled down.

With a hiss, a mutated giant dark carnivorous flower, as large as a small hill, burst forth from the ground.

It had three enormous flower crowns, each dripping with corrosive slime, and its massive body completely blocked the view of the two people and the dog in front of it.

The little snail looked up at the enormous creature, its eyes wide.

"What the hell is this? Where did these three man-eating flowers come from in Sky City? And they're so damn big!"

Just as he was about to call Xiaoyu to create some distance and look for an opening, the little snail's gaze inadvertently swept over the bottom of the giant man-eating flower.

Its roots, as thick as tree trunks, were deeply uprooted from the ground.

Among those tangled roots, several sections of rusty iron fence were conspicuously wrapped around.

Moreover, murky sewage was dripping from the surface of the roots.

That smell clearly didn't belong to this sickly-clean rooftop garden.

The rusty iron fence, combined with the stench from the sewage pipes, made Xiaoyu hold her breath.

The monster's roots appear to have pierced through the building walls below, directly connecting to the facilities beneath.

The two people and the dog were clearly not able to handle this behemoth with ease, so they needed to call for reinforcements immediately!

Fortunately, the coordinates of each other that we just checked in the team channel meant that the agent and the roasted whole lamb should be not far directly below this monster.

The giant three-headed carnivorous plant ahead didn't give them much time to think.

The largest central flower protruded forward, its massive, tooth-filled mouth opening wide as it bit directly at the location of the little snail.

The little snail used its legs to roll to the side and back to avoid the attack.

The flower crown slammed heavily onto the marble floor tiles, tearing large, spiderweb-like cracks into the hard stone slab.

Pebbles flew everywhere, hitting the stone pillars nearby with a crackling sound.

At the same time, the flower on the left tilted its head back and sprayed out a ball of dark green acid the size of a washbasin.

The acidic liquid dispersed in mid-air, like a large net covering the little snail's escape route.

"Freeze it!" the little snail shouted.

Xiaoyu swung her fairy staff forward, and icy blue magic elements quickly condensed in the air.

The cold air met the scattered acid liquid and instantly froze it.

A series of dense freezing sounds came from mid-air. The originally highly corrosive liquid was frozen into turbid hailstones by the low temperature, which fell to the ground with a clatter.

Taking advantage of the brief moment, the little snail gripped the spear tightly with both hands.

This long-handled weapon demonstrated a significant advantage in attack range at this time.

He stood firmly on his feet, twisted his waist to move his arms, and thrust his spear straight forward like a venomous snake emerging from its hole.

The heavy iron spearhead tore through the air and precisely pierced the root joint below the left corolla.

With a "plop," green juice splattered out.

The spearhead sank completely into the monster's skin. With a flick of its wrist, the little snail twisted the spear horizontally, tearing a half-meter-long gash in the side of the man-eating flower.

The immense pain caused the left corolla to twist violently, emitting a piercing scream.

Xiaoyu and her partner worked together very well.

The spear had just been drawn when a spell of ice struck the gaping hole.

The rapidly spreading low temperature completely froze the fluid around the wound, attempting to stop the carnivorous plant from launching a counterattack.

However, the current advantages are not enough to take down this behemoth.

At this moment, the corolla on the right side emitted a large plume of grayish-purple mist.

The poisonous fog had a strong blinding effect and quickly spread throughout the center of the courtyard, obscuring the two people's vision.

The little snail was forced to take two steps back, retreating from the area covered by the poisonous fog.

He squinted, peering through the edge of the mist at the wound he had just sustained.

Beneath the gap that was originally covered by ice, the main root that had sunk deep into the ground began to pulsate rhythmically.

Like a giant heart pumping blood, with each beat, murky green liquid is transported upwards along the veins of the roots.

Cracks appeared on the hard ice surface, and the frozen plant tissues proliferated rapidly under the nourishment of the waste liquid, forcefully breaking through the outer layer of ice.

In just a few breaths, the deep gunshot wound had almost completely healed, leaving only a faint white mark.

This is too difficult to handle.

The little snail frowned.

The spear in his hand is powerful enough, and ice spells can also deal effective elemental damage.

But this monster's regenerative ability is just too outrageous.

It has planted its roots in the sewers, treating the entire sewage system at the bottom of the Sky City as its own private blood bank.

As long as nutrients continue to flow upwards from the ground, attacks on the surface will be futile.

Even if you exhaust your strength, you might not be able to defeat it.

The major arteries supplying blood must be severed.

A dark and damp underground sewage treatment plant.

The agent and the whole roasted lamb were standing in knee-deep sewage, using tools to clean the tangled black vines in the corner.

Just then, a loud bang suddenly came from the blue brick dome above.

A large amount of dust mixed with gravel fell from above, splashing water into the sewage pool.

The agent wiped the mud off his face, looked up, and cursed, "Damn it, who's got no manners?!"

Just as he was about to add a few more elegant sentences, an irregular hole appeared in the originally solid dome, and a few faint rays of light shone through the hole.

In the center of the cave entrance is a thick plant root, as sturdy as a load-bearing pillar.

Its surface is covered with carbonized and blackened bark, and its dense, tiny roots are embedded in the surrounding wastewater pool, greedily absorbing the sewage inside.

Above the main root, one can vaguely see the reflection of waving weapons and the sounds of ice-blue spells exploding.

Scattered, snail-like voices could be heard in the team chat.

"We've encountered a three-headed man-eating flower boss, which should be directly above you. The monster uses its main root to extract sewage to regenerate health, and regular attacks are ineffective. Can you find a way to cut the root?"

The agent looked at the plant trunk above his head, which was thicker than his waist, and upon hearing this, he reached out and drew the short knife from his waist.

He waded through the water to the main root, gripped the knife in the back of his hand, and forcefully stabbed it into the carbonized bark.

The sharp dagger left only a shallow scratch on the bark, and even sent a few sparks flying.

The force of the recoil was considerable, causing the agent's wrist to go numb.

"It's impossible to get rid of!"

The agent replied in the channel, "This tree bark is as hard as iron. My broken knife can't even break through its defenses."

"What about the old sheep's bow?"

"What good are his Soul-Severing Arrows anyway? They're hopeless!"