When they were underground, the tall trees obstructed their view, but after flying into the air, they indeed saw many monsters.
It's just that...
"Why does every single one have a flower on it?!"
"Hmm, it's just like a flower field," Yue agreed.
Dozens of Raptors resided here, each with a flower on its head, and they were all different types and colors of flowers!
Hiyama had to admit, the scene was a bit bizarre.
This group of Raptors had keen senses; they all looked towards Hiyama and Yue, then assumed a leaping posture, preparing to attack.
"Equip Magic: Heavenly Garb!"
Silver-white armor instantly covered Hiyama's entire body, and a pair of huge platinum wings on his back shone brightly.
He was like a great archangel descended from the heavens.
"Master, so handsome..." Even the usually composed Yue looked at Hiyama, somewhat entranced.
PS: The wind is too strong now, driving is terrifying. *
Chapter 24: Grown a Flower?
Terrifying power shimmered around Hiyama's body, and inexplicable ripples of water filled the air, as if a watercolor painting was unfurling.
"Heavenly Wheel: Chaotic Sword!"
Hiyama activated the sword technique of the Heavenly Garb.
At this moment, light swords pierced out from the ripples around him, forming a hexagram, and a multitude of light swords appeared around him.
Subsequently, countless sword feathers shot out!
"Roar ah ah ah!!!"
These Raptor monsters had never seen such a sight; they were all pierced by Hiyama's light swords, completely defenseless.
In less than ten seconds, the Raptors were successfully annihilated, but Hiyama's expression showed no joy. Yue noticed this, tilted her head, and asked him, "Master?"
"...Yue, don't you think it's strange?"
"?"
"They're a bit too weak."
Yue was suddenly startled by Hiyama's words.
Indeed, whether Raptors or Tyrannosaurs, their movements were very simple, and they had no special attacks; they were easily annihilated.
Not only that, although they had killing intent, their movements were very unnatural, like machines.
At this moment, Yue's pointed ears twitched; her "Aura Perception" detected approaching monsters.
A massive number of monsters were gathering from all directions. Yue's current Perception range was about twenty meters in radius, and within this range, countless monsters were already heading straight towards them.
"Fifty? Seventy?"
"No, it's over a hundred! Hundreds of monsters are coming towards us!"
"Master, what should we do!?"
Yue was a little anxious; with her abilities, she couldn't handle such a large group of monsters.
"It's almost as if someone is controlling them..."
Hiyama chuckled sinisterly, "What else can we do? We'll meet force with force. We'll kill as many as come!"
Although the two were floating in mid-air at this time, these Raptor monsters were not without means of attack; they swarmed towards the surrounding ancient trees.
They could even climb trees!
If they climbed up and then used their terrifying jumping ability, they could attack Hiyama and the others!
Hiyama controlled his light swords, simultaneously striking down Raptor monsters and cutting off branches, ensuring that even if they climbed the trees, they couldn't reach them.
Afterward, the number of monsters below finally exceeded a hundred, and there were simply too many for Hiyama's light swords to handle.
"Yue, let's do it!"
"Okay! Frozen Prison!"
The moment Yue cast her magic, the area below, centered on the tree where Hiyama and the others were, began to freeze instantly, with crackling sounds. In the blink of an eye, it was covered by a layer of pale ice.
As soon as the magic touched the monsters, ice pillars immediately erupted like blooming flowers, creating clusters of ice blossoms.
The monsters were defenseless and instantly frozen, their eyes losing their luster. The freezing range was a fifty-meter square centered on the designated coordinates, and its power was astonishing.
"As expected of the Vampire Princess," Hiyama said with a smile.
"Hehe," Yue narrowed her eyes and smiled happily.
However, due to the use of the highest-level magic, her magic power was instantly depleted, and her shoulders rose and fell with her breathing; she was probably feeling intense fatigue.
Hiyama pulled her into his arms to prevent her from falling due to exhaustion.
"You can drink some blood."
Hiyama generously exposed his neck and said.
Even if Yue's magic power was depleted, she could recover to full status by drinking blood.
Yue's red pupils widened in surprise, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she giggled shyly a few times, then, with flushed cheeks, prepared to put her mouth to his neck to drink blood.
But, as if to stop her, Hiyama suddenly stood up with a stern expression, because he discovered another hundred monsters rushing towards them.
"Yue, the number of monsters has doubled again."
"!?"
"This is too strange, no matter how you look at it. We just annihilated them all?" Yue asked, puzzled.
"This is a parasitic phenomenon," Hiyama mused.
"...There must be a main body."
"That's right, unless we kill the guy who put those flowers on them, otherwise we'll be fighting all the monsters on this floor."
Although Hiyama could still annihilate this group of monsters if he used his full power with Vibration Magic.
But that would cause a very big hidden danger.
You know, they are currently in a labyrinth thousands of meters deep underground. What if it causes a massive collapse....
Even if he were a superman, it would probably be difficult for him to escape the pressure of billions of tons of earth and rock.
So Hiyama decided to use Vibration Magic as little as possible in the labyrinth from now on.
Before being overwhelmed by the sea of monsters, they must find the main body of the monster that is likely controlling them, otherwise, there will be no time to look for the stairs to the lower level.
There was definitely no time for Yue to drink blood now. Hiyama was about to hand her the divine water, but Yue refused.
As Hiyama felt puzzled, Yue opened her arms and whined, "Master... hug me..."
"How old are you?! Are you planning to drink blood while we walk!?"
Yue nodded obediently at Hiyama's guess.
Hiyama realized this girl was very smart; she always made demands only after contributing. She knew that Hiyama would only refuse her requests in such situations.
Is this the cleverness unique to girls?
"Alright."
It would also benefit him if Yue recovered quickly, Hiyama agreed.
Since hugging would make movement inconvenient, Hiyama carried her on his back and flew in the air to search for the main body.
On the ground, hundreds of monsters were stampeding, a magnificent sight.
Hiyama and the others were currently being chased by nearly three hundred monsters, and the tall trees made Hiyama feel very frustrated while flying.
And even after drinking blood, Yue refused to get off his back, which frustrated him even more.
Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump!!
The monsters behind them made such an earth-shaking sound, closing in. Hiyama simultaneously paid attention to not hitting trees and flew straight towards the most suspicious place he had explored.
Yue wasn't idle on his back either; she occasionally shot magic, eliminating many monsters.
(Bite, suck.)
The location Hiyama and the others deduced was behind the Tree Sea, on the other side of the labyrinth wall from the grassy area they were currently passing through.
Near the center of the wall was a vertical crack, a place that looked like a cave.
As for why they targeted that location, it was because the attacking monsters had a certain habit in their movements.
When Hiyama and the others advanced while fighting, only when they tried to escape in a certain direction did the monsters' movements become more intense, as if they didn't want them to go in that direction!
Going against the grain, Hiyama decided to go there and investigate.
(Bite, suck.)
"Yue-chan!? You've been drinking blood little by little since just now, that doesn't seem right, does it?"
"Ugh... it's because it's too bumpy!"
"That's clearly a lie."
"Then! Then maybe their flowers are affecting me, ugh... my head feels so dizzy...."
"I can't take it anymore, I have to drink blood to recover!"
"...Your acting could be even faker."
PS: Please give me flowers and evaluation tickets! *
Chapter 25: Without Hesitation?
Before long, the two of them finally flew to the entrance of the suspicious cave.
The cave with the vertical crack was quite narrow, only wide enough for two stout adults to walk side by side. Tyrannosaurs certainly couldn't pass, and Raptors could only enter one at a time.
Hiyama shattered a rock mountain to block the cave.
"This way, these monsters won't be able to get in, right?"
"...You worked hard."
"If you really think I worked hard, then please get down already, okay?" Hiyama said coldly.
"...Ugh... I can't help it."
Hearing Hiyama say this, Yue reluctantly got off Hiyama's back.
Honestly, he didn't even know who was the master and who was the servant anymore, Hiyama thought speechlessly.
The two walked along the path for a while and finally arrived at a spacious hall. Deep within the hall, there was another path with a vertical crack connecting, which might be the stairs to the lower level.
Hiyama did not relax his guard.
When they reached the center of the room, something happened.
!?
Countless green, ping-pong ball-like objects flew from all directions. Hiyama and Yue instantly stood back-to-back, facing the incoming green balls.
"Equip Magic: Adamantine Garb!"
Hiyama summoned a heavy-duty Adamantine Garb, holding a large shield to block the small green balls.
On the other side, Yue also used wind magic to block these small balls.
"Hmm?" Hiyama felt something strange.