You don't have to kill to get there

The White Bear mercenary leader regretted his decision, but it only lasted for less than twenty seconds. Then he was attracted by the huge pyramid altar in front of him. This was clearly the landmark of the ruins.

The thieves must have known that there was something of great value here. Otherwise, there was no need to mobilize so many people. But the mercenary leader didn't understand why they were so familiar with this place. The White Bear mercenary band had occupied this place for so long, but they hadn't been able to explore the inner circle of the ruins. But these people could easily avoid the horde of magic beasts, and there hadn't been any battles along the way.

And the last time they had only explored the periphery of the ruins, they had already encountered several battles and suffered heavy losses.

"There must be something precious in this building." The mercenary leader had a grim expression on his face. "Locke, continue to track them. We can't let them take it away."

At this time, Uppur, who had been observing the surroundings, came over and said, "Father, the light element here is very thick. I feel that something is wrong. Maybe there are very powerful magic beasts in the building."

"The more it is like this, the more valuable it is." The mercenary leader took a deep breath, his face full of greed and excitement. "Let's go in and kill the intruders. Then we'll search the building again. I don't believe we can't find a better ancient relic this time."

Uppur felt that his father was a little too excited, but he just frowned and didn't try to persuade him. After all, his father was the leader. If his orders were questioned too much, it would cause his prestige to drop. As a son, Uppur felt that if he had to maintain his father's reputation in the mercenary band, he would just have to put in more effort if something really happened. After all, spellcasters could do many things. Especially in terms of control of the rhythm of battle.

The White Bear mercenary leader waved his hand and pointed at the dark entrance of the pyramid altar. As a scout, Locke naturally took the lead. He tiptoed into the altar and saw that it was too dark inside. Not far in front of him, there seemed to be white fluorescent objects slowly twisting.

He didn't have any special dark vision abilities. He couldn't see things that were further away. In an unknown place, it was a taboo to rush forward without knowing what was going on. He lit up the fire starter he carried with him and saw a few large white worms more than ten meters in front of him. They were eating some strange minced meat, and he also saw a worm chewing on half a piece of white meat.

Are they eating the bodies of their own kind? Green Hat Locke quickly saw what the bugs were chewing. Just as he was wondering what it was, the bugs seemed to have sensed the light. Dou Jiang twisted his body and faced Locke. After swaying left and right for less than two seconds, he arched his body and bounced off the ground like a spring, flying directly towards Locke's face.

Fortunately, Locke's reaction was extremely fast. He immediately ran backwards, and the bugs were actually more than four meters away. Moreover, it was very fast. When it landed, it curled up its body. Like a wheel, it rolled twice and then shot up again. At the same time, its mouth full of sharp teeth let out a disgusting hissing sound.

Locke was a scout, so his combat power wasn't too strong. A dozen insects didn't sound like a lot. But when they attacked a target at the same time, it gave the illusion that they were rushing over. He was so frightened that his little heart was beating wildly. Holding the match, he ran even faster. Just as he ran out of the gate, Just as he ran out of the gate, he saw his allies and shouted, "Leader, there are a lot of bugs behind us."

The mercenary leader took the lead and rushed forward, the others followed closely behind. Three of the dozen insects were shot in mid-air, and they flew backward. When the other insects were about to fall to the ground, the mercenary leader swung his huge hammer and smashed seven insects into minced meat. The rest of the insects were dismembered by the other mercenary leaders.

The mercenary leader looked at the white bugs on the ground and asked, "Locke, what's going on inside?"

"As soon as I went in, I saw these bugs eating their own kind. Then they discovered me and chased after me."

"Bug corpses?" The mercenary leader thought for a moment and said, "The uninvited thieves in front must have fought these strange things. If they can kill these bugs, so can we. Everyone, get ready for battle. We'll attack. Uppur, prepare the illumination spell and be in charge of supporting us in battle. "

"Yes, Father."

Uppur nodded. He waved his hand, and several light balls with soft light appeared around them. The mercenary leader wiped his face and was the first to enter the altar with his hammer on his shoulder. Uppur was the next to enter, followed by the others. Because of the illumination spell, as soon as they entered, they lit up a large area of the empty hall on the first floor of the altar. Then there was a swishing sound around them. Looking from the light to the darkness, they generally couldn't see anything, so they didn't see at all. Nearby, there were many bugs wriggling in their direction, but they could hear the creepy swishing sound when they moved.

Although the White Bear Mercenary Band had a lot of battle experience, they did not know the habits of these insect-type magical beasts. Naturally, they did not know that these insects had phototaxis, and when they saw a bright light, they would go crazy.

Liang Lidong and the others didn't know that a group of mercenaries was chasing behind them. They were now sleeping soundly in the only safe place in the pyramid. About three hours later, they woke up almost at the same time. Generally speaking, three hours of rest was not enough for people, but these people were professionals, so it wasn't a big problem. Three hours was enough for them to recover a lot of energy.

After everyone woke up one by one, Liang Lidong put the tents back into his backpack one by one, and then continued to go up with Katerina and the others.

Katerina stood at the top of the stairs and paused for a moment. She seemed to vaguely hear a sound from below, but after thinking for a while, she thought it might be the sound of the bugs fighting, so she didn't pay too much attention and continued to go up.

The higher they went, the stronger the bugs were. At this time, the effect of the Arrow Formation was reflected. Katerina walked at the very front, followed by two subordinates. Behind her were three subordinates, forming a triangle. Liang Lidong was at the very back.

As soon as they encountered the bugs, the two Rogues on the left and right flanks at the back would shoot a round of crossbows first. This round of shooting could usually kill two or three bugs. Because Liang Lidong and the others didn't use light sources and walked by relying on their own vision, they didn't attract many bugs. Usually, there were two or three bugs, and the two Rogues would be done with a round of shooting.

Even if there were occasionally fish that escaped the net, it didn't matter too much. It was very easy for Katerina and the two Rogues behind her to deal with a bug. The three of them rushed forward at the same time. After a dazzling flash of metal, the bug that they attacked would fall to the ground in pieces.

Although the journey was easy, it took them about three hours to climb the dozen or so flights of stairs. On the second to last floor, the bugs they encountered were generally more than three meters long. At this time, the small dagger in the Hitman's hand didn't have much lethality. After all, the dagger was short. And the bugs were so big that even if they were stabbed, it could cause fatal damage.

But after all, they were professionals. Although there was no way to kill the bugs in one shot, it wasn't too difficult to kill a bug with a few more stabs.

Now they were at the top of the stairs on the second to last floor, on the ceiling five meters above their heads. From time to time, there was a deep vibration. Katerina looked up. She couldn't help but say, "It sounds like a big guy. Our weapons are all daggers and crossbows. It's not very convenient to deal with big guys."

Liang Lidong took out several longswords and machetes from his Backpack, threw them to their side, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm prepared."

Katerina chose a machete. She smiled and said, "So Mr. Beta has already considered everything. It's really comfortable to work with someone like you."

"Same to you!" Then, Liang Lidong took out a few scrolls from his Backpack and cast Strength and Stamina enhancement spells on himself and the others. Then, he led them up. "This is the last floor. As long as we kill the fat bug up there, we can go home happily."

So, they went up the stairs to the top of the altar.

On the top floor was a large platform. At the very center of the platform was a ceremonial stone table. On the stone table was a container that looked like the mouth of a well. The container emitted a soft light.

Next to the window, there was a very large worm. It was about seven meters long and about 1.5 meters tall.

Liang Lidong and the others couldn't help but swallow when they saw the big bug.

Katerina said angrily, "Mr. Beta, didn't you say that the bug up there should only be four meters long? It's much more exaggerated than you described."

Liang Lidong was slightly embarrassed too. Then, he looked at the bug carefully, only to be surprised. The bug was very similar to the one they dealt with in the game, because there was a wound on the bug's right eye, which was caused by his longsword.

He remembered that this worm should be dead. After all, according to Gryton, people or things that died in the game would die in the same way after a period of time in real life. However, not only was this worm still alive, its body had actually grown by about three meters.

When the bug saw Liang Lidong and the others, it immediately straightened its body and gathered bright light in its mouth.

Get out of the way!

Liang Lidong shouted and jumped to the side. After all, they were Assassins. Katerina and her subordinates reacted quickly and did the same thing. Less than half a second after they jumped away, a pure white ray shone on the place where they had just been, and then there was a loud noise. The attack blasted a big hole in the three-meter-thick stone slab at the top of the pyramid.

What a powerful attack! It was even stronger than before.

Still in midair, Liang Lidong marveled. Then, he took out a copper coin from his Spatial Backpack and flicked it with his thumb.

The bronze-colored energy beam hit the bug's body, but it was actually bounced off. Liang Lidong, who landed on the ground, discovered that there was a faint layer of white light on the bug's body. Because of his attack, ripples appeared.

Light Magic Barrier? Magical beasts actually know this kind of advanced defensive magic?

Liang Lidong found it unbelievable.

At this time, the people of the Assassin Guild also adjusted their center of gravity in midair and landed on the ground. As soon as two Rogues landed, they quickly shot at the bug's eyes with their crossbows. As a result, these crossbow bolts were bounced off to the side as soon as they hit the bug's eyes.

Even the eyes are protected by Light Magic Barrier?

Because the vital part of the insect was attacked, although it did not cause any substantial damage, the insect was obviously enraged. It opened its big mouth, revealing dense teeth, and rushed towards one of the Rogues. Because the bug's body was too big, it could not launch a catapult attack, but its movement speed was not slow. When it ran, it caused a huge vibration, like a Type 59 tank going down a mountain.

But the Rogues were faster. The person being chased by the bug turned and ran. After the bug chased for a few steps, it found that it could not catch up. It stopped in place for a while, then opened its mouth and shot out a white ray. When it was about to hit the Rogues, the latter squatted and slid a few meters on the ground to avoid the attack. Then, he got up at a very fast speed and continued to run.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Katerina and the other two Assassins went into the shadows and appeared like ghosts beside the bug. The long thorns in the three of their hands stabbed at the bug's body with all their strength, but unfortunately, the long swords were bounced aside by the white film around the bug.

The front half of the bug's body did not move, but the back half suddenly swung and whipped at Katerina because it felt that Katerina was the greatest threat to it at this time.

"Physical attacks are useless."

At the critical moment, Katerina turned into a shadow and dodged the insect's attack, and she shouted, "Your Excellency Beta, quickly think of a way."

Liang Lidong closed his eyes and thought for a second, then shouted, "This bug is much stronger than us. It's impossible to kill it. You guys hold it for now. After I find a chance to put the water from the Well of Light into my Backpack, you guys immediately jump off the altar. I have a way to keep you from falling to your death."

"This is a few hundred meters high. It would be strange if we didn't die if we jumped."

"I have a Levitation scroll!" Liang Lidong shouted as he ran to the position of the Well of Light. "There's enough, we definitely won't die."

Hearing this, Katerina gritted her teeth. "Let's do it. Everyone else, attack this fat bug with all your might, attract its attention, and create an opportunity for Lord Beta."

As soon as the order was issued, the two rogues pulled out two crossbows at the same time, and then the arrows shot at the big bug's eyes like raindrops.