Chapter 225: War of Extermination 2

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: War of Extermination 2

Andre and Karina stood at the entrance of the tunnel, listening to the sounds from inside.

Just moments ago, a series of cracking sounds, like earth and stone breaking apart, had echoed from within the tunnel.

If it had been any other tunnel, Andre and Karina wouldn’t be standing here, listening intently to the commotion inside.

But this tunnel had just been completely eroded by the Black Water, leaving only solid rock walls and nothing else.

Since there was nothing else inside, where could the sound of cracking earth and stone be coming from?

Andre and Karina exchanged a glance.

"Giant Elephants," they said in unison. Then, they both nodded.

"Aren’t the Giant Elephants moving a bit too fast?" Karina frowned, looking at the pitch-black tunnel.

"Since the Giant Elephants could ambush the Giant Snakes outside the Tomb of the Giant Elephant, it suggests this is far from the first battle between them."

"So, it’s understandable that the Giant Elephants would have some knowledge of the Giant Snakes’ nest."

Karina nodded at Andre’s words.

The Giant Snake Race had devoured a Giant Elephant Tomb, and there were only six such tombs on the entire Giant Elephant Plain.

It would be a wonder if the Giant Elephant Race didn’t go berserk after one suddenly vanished.

"So are we just going to stand here and watch?"

Karina looked at Andre, her eyes shining with excitement. A fight between the Giant Elephants and Giant Snakes could only be a good thing for them.

Only if the two races were fighting each other would they be able to enter the Giant Snake’s Nest.

But Andre had just been drawing a Witchcraft Array on paper, and he hadn’t finished reforging his Witchcraft Artifact.

Under these circumstances, the decision of whether to enter or not fell to Andre.

Andre shook his head and then summoned Potato.

"Is that an Elemental Creature?" Karina’s eyes widened as she looked at Potato.

"That’s right," Andre nodded. "Potato, seal the tunnel for now."

Potato nodded, let out a roar, and its body began to expand, finally returning to its original size.

Potato then walked into the tunnel. Soon after, a series of muffled thuds echoed from within.

Before long, Potato walked back out and nodded at Andre.

Andre immediately took a piece of Honeycomb from his Storage Ring and gave it to Potato.

This piece of Honeycomb was something he had discovered while traveling through the continents ruled by the Multi-Body Race.

While it wasn’t as effective as Purple Crystal Honey, it was enough to satisfy Potato’s cravings.

Potato shrank its body, took the Honeycomb from Andre’s hand, then sat on the ground and began licking it incessantly.

"Where did you get this Elemental Creature?"

Karina stared at Potato, her greedy gaze so intense it was almost tangible.

"The academy." "The academy? How have I never heard about it having Elemental Creatures?"

Karina’s eyes held a trace of suspicion.

"I found it in a branch’s Secret Realm. I’m from the Senbai Branch. Secret Realm No. 1 of the Senbai Branch was forged from a Divine Spirit’s Divine Kingdom Fragment."

"...Potato was born inside that Divine Kingdom Fragment."

After Andre finished, Karina sighed. ’Why do such good things never happen to me?’

"Are we going to wait here now?"

Karina turned her head to look at the tunnel sealed by Potato.

"Let’s wait. We can sneak into the Giant Snake’s Nest and steal some Snake Eggs only after the Giant Elephants and Giant Snakes have fought for a while."

"If we go now, we might end up being targeted by both races working together."

"Granted, the Giant Snake Race is nothing but trouble in the eyes of the Giant Elephant Race."

"But stealing their young has always been a taboo among all races."

"If you don’t want to be torn to shreds by both races teaming up against us, then our best choice is to wait."

Andre’s words left Karina speechless. She then plopped down on the ground, took out the Complete Witchcraft, and started flipping through it. From time to time, she would glance at Potato.

Meanwhile, Potato was relentlessly licking its Honeycomb.

Andre patted Potato’s head, then walked back to the Magic Fire and sat down again. Using the light of the Magic Fire, he resumed drawing the Witchcraft Array for the Array of Origin Retrospection.

This time, the Array of Origin Retrospection he was drawing had been modified based on his own knowledge.

Previously, the Array of Origin Retrospection would affect his entire body. Now, however, he needed to focus its effect from his body onto a single point—a point formed by the convergence of the Four Major Elements Crystals.

He wanted to use the Array of Origin Retrospection and the Origin Demon Pattern to create a Chaos Crystal.

’If Chaos Magic Power can exist in this world, then with the help of the Primordial Demon Pattern, can a Chaos Crystal be created as well?’

Andre wanted to test this theory.

On the surface, the Giant Elephants looked at the entrance to the Giant Snake’s Nest that had been smashed open. They trumpeted ceaselessly while once again exerting their strength to make the passage larger.

At this moment, the Giant Snakes had begun to slither up the tunnel toward the surface.

The Giant Snakes, through their keen senses, could feel an abundance of food on the surface.

They had been hungry for too long. Even though there was a tunnel at the bottom of the Giant Snake’s Nest that allowed them to hunt outside, the prey they could catch was simply not enough to satisfy their appetites.

Fortunately, the physiology of Snake-type Magical Beasts allowed them to conserve energy and reduce their need for food.

It allowed them to go half a month to a full month without eating after a single meal.

But now, with so much food suddenly delivered to their doorstep, it would be a crime not to eat.

Meanwhile, the Giant Elephants continued to widen the passage, wanting to wipe the Giant Snake race from the Otherworld in one fell swoop.

Soon, a great battle between the two sides was on the verge of erupting.

When the first Giant Snake slithered out of the tunnel onto the surface, the first to strike wasn’t a Giant Elephant, but a giant eagle.

The giant eagle let out a shriek and, with lightning speed, snatched up the Giant Snake. It carried it high into the sky before releasing its talons, viciously hurling the snake back to the ground.

BAM! The ground trembled as the Giant Snake crashed down, gouging out a deep pit.

In the pit, the Giant Snake’s body thrashed about nonstop. Clearly, the impact of falling from the sky had left it in extreme distress.

Seeing the Giant Snake’s body writhing in pain, the giant eagle screeched incessantly.

Its crimson-gold eyes burned with intense hatred.

Dozens of its offspring had been eaten by these Giant Snakes while still in their shells.

Several times, it had returned from hunting to find its nest filled with nothing but shattered eggshells, and its mate had also disappeared.

And the Giant Snakes responsible for all this had long since fled back underground through the tunnel.

The giant eagle wanted revenge on the Giant Snakes for the slaughter of its young, but was powerless to do anything.

Now, with the Giant Elephants opening the passage between the surface and the Giant Snake’s Nest, it would finally have its revenge on the Giant Snakes for eating its offspring.