457: Chapter 457 Gray-skinned Giant Beast

"What's wrong?" Sensing the witch's strange expression, the knight asked anxiously.

The witch looked down at the wound on her abdomen, which was stained with a smear of writhing gray mucus.

Because of this mucus, not only did the wound fail to heal, but she also felt that the medicinal pill she had just consumed was being diluted by the substance.

"It's a pathogen!"

The witch's expression darkened. A flash of fire ignited in her hand, instantly transforming into a fire snake that slithered to the wound, burning away the gray mucus on her abdomen.

With the obstruction of the gray mucus gone, the wound on her abdomen began to heal slowly.

Seeing this, the witch finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been worried it was the kind of virus that could not be easily removed, which would have been extremely disadvantageous for the upcoming battle.

However, the situation was still not optimistic.

The appearance of a Transcendent pathogen likely meant that the ordinary gray-skinned monsters were also carrying this substance.

Pathogens usually had no level restrictions; it was just that some special races had adapted to this change, like the gray-skinned monsters.

Just because she could withstand it didn't mean everyone else could; the consequences for ordinary people who became infected were easy to imagine.

"Let's hurry."

Glancing at the ordinary people fleeing below, the witch took the knight and moved quickly toward the scent of blood.

There was something important to do right now. Although saving people was just a matter of convenience, missing the opportunity would only lead to a greater disaster.

...

In a few moments, the two of them arrived in the southern part of the city.

In an open space, five strangely dressed people with eerie patterns tattooed on their bodies sat on the ground.

In the center of them, a nearly twenty-meter-wide blood-colored vortex hung in mid-air, rotating slowly.

Seeing this, the witch immediately summoned a firebird and sent it attacking toward the sacrificers below.

'Bang!'

Just as the firebird approached the sacrificers, it suddenly exploded.

"A barrier?!"

Seeing this, the witch's expression darkened slightly.

But now that the arrow was on the bowstring, she had no choice but to fire.

If she let the sacrifice continue, this place would soon become a dead zone.

Immediately, the witch began to cast a large-scale witchcraft spell, and a massive fiery red formation appeared in the sky.

Under the scorching heat, even the trees below were ignited, and the houses were baked until they cracked and crumbled.

The Tier 5 Knight nearby was not idle either. Just as he prepared to coordinate with the witch to attack, he suddenly sensed a large number of creatures surging toward them.

The witch's Spiritual Power was stronger than the knight's, so she naturally sensed the changes around them as well.

"Stop them!"

The Tier 5 Knight did not speak, simply nodding firmly.

Gripping his knight sword tightly, the moment the gray-skinned monsters appeared, the knight shot forward like a cannonball.

The body of the Tier 5 Knight was incredibly powerful; even if the gray-skinned monsters were just grazed by him, they were shattered as if they had collided with a great mountain.

The knight wove through the entire battlefield, leaving no survivors in his wake, and not a single monster was able to get close to the witch.

Just when the two thought they could continue, the ground suddenly shook.

In the witch's perception, a big one was approaching them.

"Be careful, a big one is coming!"

As the witch's voice fell, a giant hand reached out from beside the building around the corner.

Following that, a gray-skinned monster about fifteen meters tall, with thick limbs and blade-like claws, walked out.

Sensing the extraordinary aura of the gray-skinned behemoth, the Tier 5 Knight's expression darkened slightly.

Two words: Very strong!

Even without engaging in combat, he could feel the opponent's strength.

Glancing at the witch, the Tier 5 Knight erupted with battle qi and charged toward the gray-skinned behemoth without hesitation.

The gray-skinned behemoth pushed with its giant hand, directly toppling the building, and the collapsing structure smashed down toward the knight.

The speed of the Tier 5 Transcendent was comparable to a body of steel.

The knight did not dodge or avoid it; he swung his knight sword upwards, and the semi-transparent battle qi sliced the building in two, allowing him to rush out through the opening.

Seeing the knight rush out, the gray-skinned behemoth swiped down with its sharp claws.

The knight did not meet the attack head-on, instead bypassing the sharp giant claws to strike at the gray-skinned behemoth.

As the knight sword slashed repeatedly, a large amount of sword qi surged toward the gray-skinned behemoth. For a moment, explosions rang out continuously, and the gray-skinned behemoth was knocked down by the overwhelming power.

Just as the knight wanted to advance and press the advantage, the windows of the nearby building shattered, and a large number of gray monsters leaped out, swarming toward the knight.

The low-level gray-skinned monsters were completely unable to cause any damage to the knight.

With a wave of his hand, the knight's slashing sword qi tore dozens of gray-skinned monsters into pieces.

However, the number of gray-skinned monsters was massive, and mixed among them were some three-meter-tall gray-skinned monsters that had scratched the witch.

The knight knew that their sharp claws could penetrate shields, which meant they could also penetrate his battle qi protection, so he did not give these three-meter-tall gray-skinned monsters a chance to get close.

Just then, a behemoth passed through the crowd of monsters and swiped at the knight.

"I was already prepared for you!"

The knight snorted coldly; the battle qi he had already condensed was primed and ready.

As the knight thrust his knight sword forward, several massive light swords nearly five meters long shot out, pinning the gray-skinned behemoth to the building opposite.

"You've fallen for it."

The gray-skinned monster showed no fear, emitting a somewhat awkward voice from its mouth.

The knight realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

The dark cloud vortex hanging in the sky exploded, and a massive gray-skinned behemoth rushed out, its giant foot directly stomping the knight into the ground.

"Woli!"

Seeing this, the witch nearly lost control of her Spiritual Power.

Forcibly stabilizing the formation in the air, the witch knew she had no time to accumulate energy, so she gritted her teeth and launched the witchcraft spell directly.

As the red formation rotated slowly, a scorching beam of fire erupted from it, attacking the sacrificial site below.

'Boom~'

The beam of fire engulfed the sacrificers below.

The searing, lava-like flames scattered, incinerating everything in their path; even the gray-skinned exotic beasts caught in the midst were burned to a painful death.

'Roar!'

The gray-skinned behemoth let out a strange cry.

Hearing the sound, the surrounding gray-skinned monsters quickly moved behind the gray-skinned behemoth like agile monkeys.

Relying on its powerful physique, the gray-skinned behemoth forcibly withstood the fire impact.

A moment later, the flames dissipated, leaving only scorched earth on the ground.

And on the scorched earth, the behemoth stood with a body surface that looked carbonized.

The witch's eyes turned toward the direction of the sacrificers, where a barrier covered in cracks like glass stood. Inside, the bodies of the sacrificers were withered and aged.

But this was not caused by the spell just now; they had been drained of the nutrients in their bodies by a demon.

The witch's face turned pale, and she could not help but mutter to herself: "Is it still not quite enough..."

From within the red vortex hanging in the barrier, a huge cyan head emerged. Its face was hideous with fangs, and its bloodthirsty red eyes carried a terrifying, chilling gleam.