Chapter 448 - 225: Coveting from the Shadows (2)

Chapter 448: Chapter 225: Coveting from the Shadows (2)

"Is that Shrinking Ropar?"

Tining’s brows furrowed, her eyes flashing with a mixture of disgust and terror.

Women often have a natural aversion and disgust for things with a grotesque appearance.

However, Ropar’s hideous body was shrouded in a wicked negative energy so dense it was almost tangible. Just looking at it sent a chill down one’s spine and brought a wave of nausea.

All divine abominations possessed this trait to some degree.

Any intelligent life form below Level 1 would have their Spirit polluted just by glancing at a divine abomination, causing them to fall into a twisted state of chaos or simply die.

To weaker intelligent life forms, divine abominations were beings that could not be looked upon directly.

And this trait was even more pronounced in Ropar.

Pei Ze estimated that even if a Level 1 Wizard were to face Ropar directly, their Spirit would collapse, rendering them unable to cast even a single Zero-Circle Magic.

No wonder the weakest Wizards who had come along to witness this were Second-level Wizards.

The four Sixth-level Wizards had clearly conducted a very detailed investigation of Ropar.

HISS HISS HISS!

More spiders flooded into the basin, quickly filling the empty spaces before continuing to surge toward Ropar like a raging tide.

Ropar remained motionless, its hollow eye sockets staring coldly at the approaching swarm of spiders.

As the charging spiders got closer and closer to Ropar, their movements grew slower and slower until they stopped completely, their bodies convulsing as they collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

But a few seconds later, these spider corpses ’came back to life.’ Their bodies squirmed and bloated, rapidly transforming into infected monsters that then turned to bite and kill their former companions.

"What bizarre negative energy!"

Pei Ze clicked his tongue in amazement.

In his perception, the negative energy radiating from Ropar was like a force field enveloping it.

Any creature that stepped into this Negative Energy Field would have its life energy gradually drained.

The deeper they went, the faster their life energy was drained, until they died.

However, that wasn’t the end. After death, the creatures would be infected by the negative energy and transform into new infected beings.

With this ’Negative Energy Field,’ Ropar had no fear of being swarmed by weaker opponents. In fact, it could continuously convert its enemies into its own forces.

Human-wave tactics were completely useless against it.

’No wonder even Divine Spirits and Wizards found divine abominations to be such a headache during the Dark Age and ancient times. The abilities of these creatures are truly bizarre,’ Pei Ze marveled to himself.

With Ropar’s appearance, the tide of battle was completely turned.

More and more spiders were transformed into infected monsters and turned on their former allies. Now, it was the spider swarm that was gradually losing ground.

Just then, a sharp screech echoed.

A colossal spider, as massive as a mountain and visually estimated to be a hundred meters tall, charged over from a distance. Whether spider or infected monster, anything in its path was sent flying, exploding into a mist of blood.

In the blink of an eye, the giant spider rushed before Ropar, raising two of its gleaming, sharp legs high and stabbing down at its head.

Ropar’s strange and terrifying Negative Energy Field had no effect on this giant spider.

Seemingly sensing the threat, Ropar let out a piercing shriek as a black hurricane suddenly swirled up, enveloping it in layers.

The giant spider’s legs struck the cyclone but were forced to a halt after penetrating less than ten centimeters.

Before it could attack again, the hurricane suddenly exploded outward, and the powerful impact knocked the giant spider back more than ten meters.

It stabilized itself by plunging its legs into the ground. Its cold, compound eyes looked forward, only to find that Ropar had taken on a new form.

It was no longer the bizarre infant-like creature from before, but a giant made entirely of flesh, severed limbs, and white bones.

"ROAR!"

The giant roared at the sky, a sound completely different from its previous infant-like cries.

The next moment, like a charging war chariot, it thundered toward the giant spider with heavy steps.

The latter showed no fear, waving its legs as it charged forward to meet the attack.

In an instant, the two behemoths were locked in a chaotic battle in the basin, sending flesh and blood flying as shrieks and roars echoed ceaselessly.

"What is that?" Tining asked, frowning.

"An avatar of the Spider Queen," Pei Ze said. "The Spider Queen has two forms. One is a female Dark Elf, the other is a spider."

"But she only appears in her female Dark Elf form when her true body descends. At all other times, she takes the form of a spider."

At that moment, Pei Ze’s expression shifted, and he turned his attention back to the great hall.

A huge image of light and shadow had appeared above the hall at some point, showing the scene of the giant spider clashing with Ropar.

Many of the Wizard projections were staring intently at the image above.

"So this is a divine abomination? To think it can hold its own against the Spider Queen’s avatar," Yin Xue said, her face full of amazement.

"It’s more than that." Lu Yan shook his head and chuckled. "In its prime, Ropar was a terrifying being capable of fighting a Middle-tier Deity head-on. But after being sealed for over ten thousand years, its power has weakened considerably. Even after devouring so much life energy, it’s only recovered a fraction of its strength. Otherwise, the Spider Queen’s avatar alone would pose no threat to it at all."

Yin Xue was even more astonished to hear this.

Pei Ze’s expression remained unchanged.

The knowledge recorded by the Eye of Omniscience contained a great deal of information about divine abominations.

His current understanding of Ropar was no less than that of Mo Weng and the other Sixth-level Wizards.

"Although Ropar hasn’t fully recovered its strength, the Spider Queen’s avatar alone won’t be enough to deal with it," Pei Ze said.

Yin Xue looked puzzled. "Then why doesn’t the Spider Queen intervene directly? Is she wary of us?"

A glint flashed in Pei Ze’s eyes as he said, "Perhaps it’s not just us."

Just now, while using the Eye of Omniscience to probe the Spider Queen’s avatar and Ropar, Pei Ze had also detected two other powerful energy sources, even stronger than Ropar.

He just had no way of knowing their true identities.

But regardless, Pei Ze was certain that other factions besides them were also coveting the prize in secret.

At the same time Pei Ze spoke, on the stone platform, the Red-haired Wizard smiled faintly and looked at Mo Weng.

"You have an outstanding student."

Another bald wizard showed a look of great interest and said, "Besides us, not a single Wizard here could sense those two auras, not even the Level 5 Wizards. I’m very curious how he detected them."

Seeing the three Wizards look his way, Mo Weng shook his head. "Don’t ask me. This student of mine is very mysterious. Even I can’t quite see through him."

The three Wizards were only asking casually and didn’t truly intend to pry. Hearing his response, they smiled and dropped the subject.

"The aura to the north is chilling and carries the distinct Power of Spatial Rules. That should be the Silver Moon Maiden, Yicui."

"Heh, the Silver Moon Elves and the Dark Elves are mortal enemies. The Silver Moon Maiden and the Spider Queen, even more so, are constantly thinking of killing each other. This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity to kill the Spider Queen; I knew the Silver Moon Maiden wouldn’t miss it."

"It’s not strange for the Silver Moon Maiden to be here, but the other aura... I can’t quite figure it out."

"It has a very strong scent of blood, much like a vampire, but it’s also slightly different."

As they were talking, the expressions of the four Wizards changed in unison.

A drop of blood suddenly materialized out of thin air, falling onto the stone platform. It then quickly writhed and expanded, in the blink of an eye forming a blood-red humanoid figure with graceful curves.

The crimson color then rapidly faded, and a woman with a beautiful face and an elegant air, like the daughter of a nobleman, appeared before the four Wizards.

Sensing the faint Power of the Rule of Blood emanating from the person before them, the faces of the four Wizards changed slightly.

A Rule Wizard!

And a vampire, no less!

’A being of this level has its sights set on the Spider Queen too?’

The figure that had abruptly appeared on the stone platform immediately drew everyone’s attention.

The expressions of many Wizards changed drastically, and they instinctively prepared to act. But they quickly remembered they were only present as projections and, seeing that the four Sixth-level Wizards on the platform remained motionless, they restrained themselves.

Pei Ze also noticed the figure on the stone platform right away. The sight made him freeze.

Annie!

’How is she here too?’

As if sensing Pei Ze’s gaze, Annie suddenly turned her head and winked at him.