Faerun: The arcane mage is still too imprisoned.

Four layers of protection, one on top of the other, one of which is a second-circle spell, while the remaining three, although first-circle spells, were cast by Lance's upgraded spell.

The five rays were blocked by Durak's shield—a dwarf is still just a dwarf; even with all his might, he could only block five.

"Holy shit—!" Dulak groaned, smoke rising from his shield, as the impact propelled him back two meters.

"This thing is really powerful!"

The Durac shield was of quite good quality; although the ray penetrated the shield, its power was greatly reduced, only injuring his arm and shoulder.

The leather armor was charred in one area, and the exposed skin was shiny red and covered with large blisters.

The remaining five rays passed over Dulak's head and struck Lance's shield, creating ripples.

"Snap!"

The first layer of shield shattered.

However, the remaining rays were withstood by the [Mage Armor], [Secondary Protective Energy], and [Protection Against Good and Evil].

Lance stood still, motionless.

At the same time, a pale blue energy ball flew by, blasting a bloody hole in the Eye Demon's body, from which green fluid gushed out.

The demon stared blankly for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening.

It is temporarily unable to fire another 10 beams simultaneously.

However, with a little effort, firing three beams simultaneously is still possible.

The Eye Demon's main eye spun wildly, and its three eye stalks readjusted their angles to aim at Lance.

This time it learned its lesson—instead of using scattered rays, it focused all the ocular infarcts on a single point.

At the ends of the three eye stalks, the small eyes simultaneously lit up with a dark red light. The light grew brighter and more solid, shooting out, converging, and finally coalescing into a beam of light as thick as an arm, which shot toward Lance's chest!

On Lance's side, another fist-sized blue energy ball flew out from his palm, trailing a streak of light, and met the ray head-on.

Two energies collided in mid-air—

"boom--!!!"

A massive explosion erupted in the narrow passage.

The shockwave swept across, sending debris raining down and cracking several finger-sized fissures in the walls.

Smoke and dust filled the air, making it impossible to see anything.

Drucker was thrown to the ground by the shockwave and rolled twice before getting up.

Greta steadied herself, planted her sword in the ground for balance, and the blade sank three inches into the stone slab.

Logan flew straight out and crashed into the wall with a dull thud, but he was unharmed and nimbly jumped back to the ground.

Finn reacted the fastest, lying down the moment the explosion occurred, but was still pushed more than a meter away by the blast wave.

Lance and Ciels collided, but both were very agile and regained their balance in a few steps.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

The eye demon was still floating in the same spot, but its condition was clearly off.

The explosion occurred closer to the Eye Demon, so the Eye Demon took more damage.

Now, three of the Eye Demon's ten eye stalks droop softly, their small eyes bursting open at the ends, green fluid oozing out.

A deep crack appeared on the central main eye, revealing its purplish-red interior.

It looked at Lance, and for the first time, fear appeared in its eyes.

Something's wrong with this human.

Lance looked at it with a smile: "What, is that all?"

As he spoke, Lance swiftly cast a spell.

[Secondary Spirit Bomb!]

Without saying a word, the Eye Demon turned and ran.

A round, fleshy ball, using its remaining seven eyeballs as legs, quickly crawled deeper into the cave.

The speed is astonishing.

The Spirit Bomb blasted another large hole in its body, but it actually used the impact to run even faster.

Lance frowned: "How can this beholder run so fast? Its resistance is very high..."

Drucker stared in disbelief: "This thing... it can run?!"

"Nonsense," Lance said. "If you can't win, why don't you run away and wait to die?"

The effects of the "oil on the soles of the feet" were still there; Lance ran even faster than the Eye Demon.

[Secondary Spirit Bomb!]

Lance chased after the Eye Demon.

He cast a third [Secondary Spirit Bomb] while moving, and the blue energy ball flew out, accurately hitting the beholder's back.

It can actually run!

But Lance's arc has been exhausted.

Arcane Echoes!

Lance's arc has returned to full at 35 points.

[Secondary Spirit Bomb!]

The fourth one.

[Secondary Spirit Bomb!]

The fifth one.

A hole the size of a washbasin was blasted into the back of the Eye Demon. Through the hole, one could see its messy internal organs, grayish-brown tissue, dark red flesh and blood, and some sticky stuff that was hard to identify.

It finally couldn't climb any further.

The enormous ball of flesh lay sprawled on the ground, its seven eye stalks drooping limply, the eyes at their ends going out one by one.

The central eye was still moving, staring intently at Lance, filled with resentment and unwillingness.

Lance kept his distance from it.

This time, Lance did not use the [Secondary Spirit Bomb].

After all, the Eye Demon can't escape now, so there's no need to waste extra arcs.

[Magic Blast!][Magic Blast!][Magic Blast!]

Three consecutive beams of pale green light shot into the Eye Demon Lord's eyes.

The eye demon's body stiffened abruptly.

The dark red light that had been seeping through the cracks dimmed instantly.

It twitched twice, then finally calmed down.

[Defeat 1 Level 8 Eye Demon Larva, gain 1500 experience points!]

Current experience: 4100/4000

Lance glanced at the panel and smiled.

"That's enough..."

Cecilia ran to Lance's side, her eyes sparkling: "Lord Lance! You're so handsome!"

Tell me something I don't know.

Lance looked at the corpse of the Eye Demon.

The enormous ball of flesh still lay on the ground, its seven eye sockets drooping limply, green fluid flowing everywhere, and a pungent, fishy stench filling the air.

Lance pulled a short sword from his pocket, squatted down, and began to dissect the body.

The Eye Demon is a monster whose body is full of treasures.

He first cut off the three still relatively intact small eyes. Each one was about the size of a fist, crystal clear, and heavy in his hand.

The crystal at the tip of the small eye refracted iridescent light under the [Light Spell], resembling three precious gems.

It was so beautiful it didn't look like it had been cut from a monster.

Then there is the lens of the dominant eye.

This was the most troublesome part. Lance used his short sword to cut along the edge of the main eye, and it took him a full five minutes to completely remove the basin-sized lens.

The lens is dark red and translucent; when held up to the light, you can see an eerie glow flowing inside.

Finally, the core.

Lance used his short sword to cut open the beholder's abdomen and searched inside for a while before finally finding the fist-sized object.

The core is deep purple, and the surface is as smooth as glass. When you hold it in your hand, you can feel its warmth, and you can even vaguely feel the rhythmic beating inside, like the heart of some kind of creature.

【Eye Demon Small Eyes x3】

[Type: Magical Material/Alchemy Material]

[Quality: Tier 2]

[Uses: Can be used to create magical items with effects such as charm, fear, and petrification, or as a catalyst in alchemy.]

[Beholder main eye lens]

[Type: Magical Materials/Spellcasting Equipment]

[Quality: Half-step to Tier 3]

[Uses: Can be used to create anti-magic items, or as a medium for casting high-level spells; extremely valuable.]

[Eye Demon Core]

[Type: Magical Material/Energy Source]

[Quality: Half-step to Tier 3]

[Uses: Contains most of the life and magical energy of the Eye Demon. Can be used to craft magical items or as the energy core of a magic circle.]