Link used his spear to inflict wounds on the little scorpion one after another, causing Antares to stop chewing.
"Careful!"
He had just issued the warning when Antares rushed toward the two girls fighting back to back.
Under the impact of his hard shell and swift speed, the girls were knocked down in an instant.
Antares quickly glanced at the sky, where a girl was captured by his huge pincers; Artemis widened her eyes…
Seeing that the girl was about to be cut in half right before her eyes…
"Alyssa!"
The goddess and her companions let out heart-wrenching screams.
"Give him to me! Leave it!"
Just then, amidst the danger, an extremely terrifying sword strike that far surpassed the previous ones seemed to shatter space, causing the surrounding colors to pale.
This strike pierced Antares at an incredible speed and severed the girl's claws.
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The chelicerae were directly cut off by this strike, and the severely injured girl fell to the ground.
Without any pause, Link leaped off the ground, stepped into the air, and fell toward the monster like a meteor.
"Eagle Fall!"
Antares' claws extended, and Link immediately threw a shallow strike to block them, but he was still swept away by the creature.
Antares again swept away Rhetusa, who was attacking from the side, but realized that Link had adjusted his position and rushed toward her once more.
Front!!!
Antares's six feet kicked the ground instinctively, and his mouth couldn't suppress an excited neigh. His two massive chelicerae were poised to pinch this human in half!
Link charged toward the dark monster. Antares' enormous red eye stared coldly at him. Link could see the cruel light in the creature's gaze.
Next!
The monster's giant pincers quickly appeared to seize Link.
However, Link relied on his fighting instincts to sense the creature's intent first. He stomped down and suddenly lifted his entire body into the air, performing a somersault over the monster's pincers.
He landed again, and under the astonished gaze of the monster, he quickly thrust his spear, aiming straight for the creature's one eye!
This is Link's true goal!
Watch out!
He's about to succeed!
But at that moment, Link felt a frantic warning in his heart.
Before he could change direction, he saw Antares open his mouth, and a beam of purple light shot out.
Boom, boom, boom!!!
Link was launched straight into the wall, and the laser sliced through the stone wall as Antares turned his head, exploding him to pieces.
"Run!!!"
Artemis shouted a warning, and her family members jumped to the side just before the monster's attack, barely avoiding the center of the beam.
Unfortunately, however, one member was swept away by the laser, and his abdomen immediately turned bloody.
The armor in front of Link's body had melted under the laser, and some fragments had pierced his chest muscles, causing burns on his arms and torso.
Link directly removed the broken armor, exposing his upper body, and pulled out the fragments lodged in the muscles. Blood flowed from the wounds.
"Damn it, you actually have this kind of ability; I'm so careless..."
He reflected on the confrontation between himself and Antares, who, from a distance, also looked in his direction.
It seemed he realized who the biggest obstacle before him was.
Link did not launch another attack but instead jumped up, first rescuing the injured girl and then tossing the potion to Letisha and the others.
Without allowing Link any more time to regain his composure, a horde of small scorpions rushed toward him again like ferocious dogs. T
his time, he delivered a shallow blow and slashed with all his strength, causing the small scorpion to split in half.
Link was mentally prepared and used all his strength to confront the small scorpions.
Seeing the small scorpions continue to attack him, Link took the initiative to rush over and eliminate them all.
"Screech, screech, screech, screech!!!!"
The dark monster screamed again, opened his mouth, and a purple laser shot toward Link.
Link nimbly dodged to the side, and at the same time, stomped on the ground and leapt toward Antares once more.
Several claws attacked Link.
Although the pincers on these claws were not as large as those on the Disaster Scorpion's front claws, they still possessed the power to pinch Link's waist.
Link defended himself with shallow strikes left and right, avoiding several attacks from Antares' pincers. He reached one of his claws and forcefully severed one of Antares's legs.
However, before he could continue his offensive, Antares rushed forward, putting distance between himself and Link.
He bought time, and every time Link attempted to get closer, he actively moved away.
After Artemis and Rhetusa killed the remaining scorpions, they also launched an attack on Antares. However, because they weren't quick enough, they couldn't evade Antares' claws and couldn't get close at all.
Antares opened his mouth again.
This time, Link and the others were ready to dodge, but unexpectedly, Antares didn't release the laser; instead, he spewed out a large amount of brown smoke.
When Link tried to attack him, his six legs moved quickly, and instead of staying on the ground, he clung to the wall, looking like a spider from a distance.
"This is poison gas!" Artemis reminded.
Everyone unconsciously covered their mouths and noses as the brown smoke grew larger, quickly covering the entire space.
Click, click, click!
The monster finally climbed down from the wall, his single eye shining with excitement.
As long as they inhaled the poisonous mist, this group of adventurers would soon be unable to move, becoming lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
At that moment, Link suddenly brandished his sword energy to cut through the poisonous mist and attacked with all his might.
Before Antares could react, he was already in front of him.
The long knife penetrated deep into his eye, and Link spun the knife handle in a circle.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow!!!!"
Antares swung his body wildly and launched random attacks.
The severe pain made him tremble incessantly, causing all the connected tubes in his body to collapse.
He didn't expect that instead of affecting Link's eyesight, the poisonous mist actually helped him hide his tracks.
However, as he breathed in the poisonous mist, Link eventually grew sluggish from the poison.
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