Ellie and the others looked in the direction where Victor had disappeared, their hearts palpitating. Despite the smoke of victory in the air, Victor's words, "This is just the beginning," were like a magic spell weighing heavily on everyone's mind. Ellie took a deep breath in an attempt to dispel the uneasiness within her, knowing that it was imperative to find the secret in the castle as soon as possible and stop Victor's plot once and for all.
"We can't let up, Viktor will definitely come back again, the secret in the castle is the key." Ellie turned around and looked firmly at her companions. Lucas, Locke and Lila nodded, the same determination in their eyes.
The four of them stepped back into the castle, where the atmosphere was even more eerie and spooky than before. The candle flames on the walls swayed in the breeze, casting distorted shadows as if there were countless pairs of eyes peering into the darkness. Ellie's psychic ability sensed some faint energy fluctuations in the surroundings, and she knew that the castle hid far more secrets than they were currently aware of.
They marched along a narrow passageway, the sound of their footsteps extraordinarily clear in the silence. Suddenly, a low growl came from up ahead, the sound of endless hunger and anger. Locke's ears instantly perked up as he looked around vigilantly, "There is danger, and it's a very powerful creature."
As soon as the words fell, a huge three-headed dog rushed out from the darkness. This three-headed dog was huge, each head was the size of a small car, and green venom flowed from its mouth, dripping down onto the ground with a "zip zip" sound, corroding out a small pit. Its six eyes flashed with a blood-red light, full of aggressiveness.
"It's a Hell's Three-Headed Dog!" Laila exclaimed, "The legendary creature that guards the entrance to hell, how could it appear here?"
Ellie's heart tightened, she knew the power of the Hell's Three-Headed Dog, this creature possessed extreme strength and regenerative ability, ordinary attacks were almost ineffective against it. But at this moment, they had no way to retreat, they could only fight.
Lucas was the first to rush forward, he let out a roar, his strength in his werewolf form made him fearless. He leapt high into the air, his sharp claws clawing towards one of the dog heads. The three-headed dog reacted quickly, and one of the heads lashed out, opening its bloody mouth and biting toward Lucas. Lucas nimbly turned in the air, avoiding the attack while kicking the dog head in the side.
Locke joined the fray, charging the three-headed dog from the other direction and slamming his powerful body into its legs. The three-headed dog staggered a bit from the impact, but quickly stabilized itself, and its other two heads spewed venom towards Locke. Locke rushed to dodge as the venom splashed down on the wall behind him, instantly corroding a large hole in it.
Lyra hovered in the air, the black flames in her hands coalescing as she tried to find the weakness of the three-headed dog. She saw the right moment and shot a ball of black flame towards the eyes of the three-headed dog. The flame hit one of the eyes, and the three-headed dog growled in pain as it frantically threw its head around, trying to extinguish the flames on its eyes.
Ellie, on the other hand, focused her mind and tried to control the three-headed dog's mind with her supernatural ability. However, the three-headed dog's mental defense was exceptionally strong, and as soon as her foreign energy made contact, it was rebounded back by a powerful force. Ellie only felt a sharp pain in her head and almost fell to the ground.
"No, going on like this is not a solution." Ellie was secretly anxious in her heart, she knew that she had to find the weakness of the three-headed dog as soon as possible, otherwise they would all be in danger.
Right at this moment, Ellie suddenly remembered the ancient book that mentioned about the power of balance. She took a deep breath and once again combined her psychic abilities with the natural elements around her, while mobilizing the energy of the Shadowfell Dragon that she had absorbed within her body. She tried to create a power that could break the defense of the three-headed dog of hell.
Under Ellie's efforts, a strange energy coalesced in her hands. This energy contained the power of light and darkness, intertwining with each other to create a powerful wave. Ellie sensed that this energy seemed to resonate with some kind of power in the three-headed dog.
"Everyone, focus on attacking its neck!" Ellie shouted, "I found its weak point!"
Lucas and Locke sniffed and immediately changed their attack strategy as they charged towards the three-headed dog's neck. Lucas clawed hard at the scales of the neck, while Locke slammed into its neck with his power. Lyra also focused her black flames on the neck, constantly searing it.
Ellie shot the strange energy that had gathered in her hand towards the three-headed dog's neck. The energy hit the neck with a loud bang. The three-headed dog's body trembled violently, and its six eyes flashed with terror.
Under the combined attack of the crowd, a crack appeared in the neck of the three-headed dog. As the crack continued to widen, the strength of the three-headed dog gradually weakened. Finally, it let out a hiss of despair and collapsed into a pile of black ashes.
Ellie and the others collapsed to the ground in exhaustion, this fierce battle had made them consume a lot of physical strength. But they knew that this was just a small episode in the castle, and a bigger secret awaited them ahead.
After a short rest, they continued on their way. At the end of the passage, they found a huge stone door. The stone door was engraved with complex runes, exuding a mysterious aura. Ellie's hand had just touched the stone door when the runes suddenly lit up and a powerful force sucked her in.
When Ellie opened her eyes again, she found herself in a huge secret room. The chamber was surrounded by a variety of ancient magical items and books, and right in the center was a huge stone platform on which a crystal ball emitting light was placed.
Lucas, Locke, and Laila then entered the chamber as well. They were stunned by the sight before them; this place seemed to hide the core secrets of the supernatural world.
Ellie slowly walked towards the crystal ball, and the moment her hand touched it, a powerful stream of information flooded into her mind. She saw the origin of the supernatural world, its development, and the truth about that impending disaster. It turned out that Viktor's purpose was not just to break the seal and release the dark forces, he was also attempting to use them to rule the entire world, including the human world.
"We have to stop him." Ellie turned around and looked at her companions with determined eyes, "This crystal ball contains the method to stop Victor, we must act as soon as possible."
However, before they could start moving, the door to the chamber suddenly closed, and a powerful magical force trapped them inside. Immediately afterward, Victor's voice resounded in the secret room, "You guys think you can find the secret easily? Too naive. Now, you guys will stay here forever ..."
Ellie and the others' hearts tightened, and they knew that a new crisis had once again descended. But there was not the slightest bit of fear in Ellie's eyes as she clenched her fists and the supernatural energy in her body surged once again. She secretly vowed that no matter how many traps Victor set up, she would lead her companions to escape and completely crush his plot. As Victor's voice echoed in the secret room, an even more thrilling adventure was about to begin, whether Ellie and the others would be able to break through the predicament and find the key to stopping Victor, everything was still unknown.