Chapter 534: Ch 534 : One becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight?

Su Yuan observed the current battle and realized that the slow pace in defeating this Setekh Wenut wasn’t necessarily because their Eerie-powered forces were too weak, but rather because the coordination among these Eerie-powered warriors was terrible...

Although the worst-case scenario Su Yuan had feared—where the Eerie-powered forces would start fighting each other—didn’t happen, their cooperation could hardly be called effective; it was basically nonexistent.

For example, the Eerie-powered "Lisa" unleashed a chain lightning imbued with Eerie energy at the Setekh Wenut, while the Eerie-powered "Kujou Sara" simultaneously fired an arrow wrapped in Eerie energy...

But before either attack could hit the Setekh Wenut, the two collided midair, and their respective Eerie energies partially canceled each other out.

By the time the attacks actually reached the Setekh Wenut, their impact had been significantly weakened...

Similarly, the Eerie-powered "Ningguang" could summon her Jade Screen using Eerie energy combined with elemental power.

This screen could block ranged attacks from the Setekh Wenut...

However, the problem was that the Jade Screen wasn’t a one-way barrier; it also blocked attacks from their own Eerie-powered allies.

This created an awkward situation...

Su Yuan realized that sometimes, having more people doesn’t necessarily mean having more power...

Too much chaos and lack of coordination could actually result in diminishing returns...

Nonetheless, with all that raw power flying around, taking down a single Eerie-powered Setekh Wenut wasn’t impossible—it just took a little longer...

Next time, it would be better to choose specific allies who could coordinate effectively, for a much more efficient approach...

After a long stretch of chaotic, uncoordinated attacks, Su Yuan and Aether finally noticed that the Eerie energy around the Setekh Wenut was weakening, showing signs of collapse!

At last, through the group’s combined efforts, the Setekh Wenut was defeated!

The allies who had fallen into their Eerie states also successfully exited their transformations.

Just as everyone was preparing to move on to the next layer, Klee suddenly exclaimed in surprise:

"Everyone, look! That door over there—it’s still locked!"

"Wasn’t it supposed to automatically open after we defeated the powerful enemies?"

Everyone felt a jolt of unease, a bad premonition creeping in...

Sure enough, in the next moment, the ground began to tremble violently again!!!

And this time, the tremors were even more violent than before!!!

Then, to everyone’s astonishment, sand and whirlpools appeared on the ground again, and the Ruin Serpents and Setekh Wenut reemerged before their eyes!!!

However... this time there were two Ruin Serpents!!! And two Setekh Wenut!!!

A total of four powerful monsters!!!

"Wh-what... what’s going on???" Paimon was so shocked she couldn’t even speak.

"Didn’t we already defeat those two monsters?"

"Why are they popping up again??? And now there are twice as many???"

Everyone looked at the scene with grave expressions.

Could it be that what Aji said was true?

Could it really be that if they all acted together, it would lead straight to a dead end?

"Everyone, it’s only double the number. With our strength, we can still defeat them!!!" Jean said firmly.

"Yes! Bring it on—if enemies come at us, we destroy them and clear this layer!" Eula also said with unwavering determination.

Thus, the group launched another attack against the four powerful monsters before them!!!

Finally, after a long and grueling battle, they managed to defeat all of the monsters!

However, because the number of monsters had doubled this time, victory was obviously not as easy or effortless as before...

Many allies had sustained some injuries, but thanks to Sigewinne’s healing, nothing serious occurred, and they quickly recovered...

Yet soon, everyone realized that something was still very wrong...

The door at the end of the passage remained tightly shut, showing no signs of opening...

Then the ground began to tremble violently again, even stronger than before!!!

At this moment, Su Yuan had an ominous premonition...

Could it be that next, the Setekh Wenut and Ruin Serpents emerging from underground would double again?

Four of each... a total of eight???

However, it wasn’t long before Su Yuan’s ominous premonition came true...

Facing the four Ruin Serpents and four Setekh Wenut that appeared before them, all bristling with menace, the group was at a loss for words...

At this moment, everyone’s hearts seemed to realize that what Aji had said might not have been a lie.

This really was a dead-end path—a road of ten deaths and no survival...

Yet now, the group had no way to retreat.

They could only grit their teeth and move forward!

After a long, grueling, and brutal battle, and with several sacrifices, the group finally defeated the four Setekh Wenut and four Ruin Serpents...

However, the door at the other passage remained tightly shut...

Aether seized this opportunity and used all his elemental power to attack the door, but it didn’t budge an inch...

The surviving members also tried to attack it, but the door remained intact and unmoving...

It was clear that attempting to forcefully break the passage door to proceed to the next layer was impossible...

Then, the ground trembled violently once again...

Eight Setekh Wenut and eight Ruin Serpents appeared before the surviving members...

"It seems our journey ends here..." Jean said reluctantly, her face streaked with blood and tears.

"No! It’s not over yet!!!" Su Yuan and Aether shouted in unison.

Both Su Yuan and Aether understood that the only way now was to perform a death rewind—to return to the past and change everything!

Then, to the astonished eyes of the surviving members, Aether and Su Yuan launched a death charge at the monsters before them!!!

Aether moved faster, with Su Yuan right behind him, and both met tragic ends at the hands of the monsters...

Aether was crushed into a pulp by the mechanical tail of a Ruin Serpent, while Su Yuan was pierced through the heart by the sharp horn of a Setekh Wenut...