Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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Two fifth-tier demonic creatures.

Besides his own teacher, Kanriel also had five fifth-tier beings, which seemed to be a complete crushing defeat.

But Luo Xiu understood that this was only the superficial result.

At this point, even a fool would know there's something fishy going on.

The question remains: which of the remaining five is the traitor, and how many traitors there are in total?

Luo Xiu discerned the auras on both sides. There were three auras in the inner city and only two in the outer city.

After a moment's consideration, he headed towards the outer city area.

……

Outer city.

Shek and Hermes passed through the stone sculptures and arrived at the Forest of Illusions, where giant mushrooms stood tall.

Looking at the overlapping, towering illusory light in the Forest of Illusions, Hermes snapped his fingers lightly, and the floating magic circle beneath his feet immediately rose rapidly.

A blood-red alchemical array appeared around Sheke, and from the array, two thick thorns extended, carrying him to a higher place.

Once they reached a higher vantage point, thanks to their respective ranks, they were finally able to see the scene within the endless illusory light.

A gigantic figure, several times taller than those mushrooms that were tens of meters high, moved forward in the illusory light. Its round belly looked like a rolling meteorite, and its head was almost invisible compared to its belly.

It wore black trousers and an unbuttonable red tuxedo, and its limbs were incredibly thick. Every step it took caused the entire Phantom Mushroom Forest to tremble and rumble.

"Who would have thought that the legendary landowner was such a monster?"

Hermes chuckled, and a black magic circle unfolded in front of him, with the engraved six-pointed star slowly rotating, emitting a jet-black rainbow light towards the huge monster.

As soon as this rainbow light appeared, the surrounding space seemed to distort slightly. It shot across the Forest of Illusions with a terrifying tremor, and wherever it passed, the tall mushrooms collapsed and disappeared completely.

Surprisingly, when the rainbow light struck the manor lord in the distance, it only created a large hole in the collar of his clothes. The skin behind the hole turned slightly red, but no blood came out.

"Heh heh, this looks a bit tricky, Your Excellency."

Hermes wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead.

Shek's eyes flashed:

"It might be too far away. Let's try getting closer. According to some records in our family, large manors should be more afraid of close-range attacks."

As he spoke, the thorns beneath his feet carried him into the forest of phantom mushrooms, which emitted a chilling, illusory light.

Standing amidst the many strangely shaped mushrooms, Shek turned to look at Hermes, who remained in the same spot:

"Why aren't you leaving, Hermes? Come in quickly."

Chapter 199 Demon Clan

"Hermes, what has happened?"

Shek stood in the Forest of Illusions, with layers upon layers of strangely shaped mushrooms behind him and the large estate owner striding toward him, looking at Hermes who remained motionless.

Hermes smiles:

“Now that things have come to this, let’s stop this pointless charade, Shake.”

"Have you stopped calling me Earl and Lord City Lord?"

Shek shrugged, his expression returning to its usual calm, his eyes holding a sharp edge beneath the placid surface.

Hermes' smile remained unchanged:

"You invited me into the Forest of Illusions, weren't you just trying to attack me?"

"No, I should say that from the moment they asked me to come to the outer city, they actually wanted to use the Forest of Illusions to make a move against me."

Shek remained noncommittal:

"Didn't you agree to come with me with similar thoughts?"

"I'm very curious, what methods did you use to control the large estate owner?"

"You should know absolutely nothing about alchemical arrays, right?"

"Manipulation? You're wrong, Shek. It's not manipulation, it's cooperation."

Hermes chuckled and snapped his fingers.

Behind him, one magic array after another unfolded, some black and some white, spreading towards the sky and finally forming a high wall of magic arrays.

Within the high walls, magic flickered and leaped like thunder, aimed at Shek.

"cooperate?"

Shek's face darkened.

The meaning of this word is far more complex than "manipulation." He thought of something much deeper, something that would be a catastrophe for Kanriel.

Seeing Shek's gloomy expression, Hermes grinned:

"Just as you think, Shake."

"I agreed to come to the outer city with you because there are big estate owners here, but if you had asked me to go to the inner city with you, I would have gone too."

"After all, I'd love to see what your expression will be when you see the only 'flower' in that garden disappear."

Shek's expression suddenly changed.

It was at this moment that Hermes seized the opportunity of Shek's emotional fluctuation and pointed his right hand at Shek.

The magic array behind him immediately burst forth with black and white rainbow light like countless giant cannons, drawing arcs in the air as it shot towards Sheke.

These rainbow lights seem to carry a magical power, going beyond mere physical attacks.

The mushroom trees touched by the black light drooped their caps as if dejected, while those exposed to the white light seemed to have been injected with a stimulant, twisting their bodies wildly, even breaking their stems without stopping.

Hermes' unique fifth-tier mage skill: [A Moment's Instant]

In an instant, bursts of rainbow light arrived in front of Sheke from all directions. In a battle of this level, even a slight moment of hesitation could lead to defeat.

At the last moment, a huge crimson-gold magic circle lit up in front of Sheke. Accompanied by a piercing whistle, countless blood-red thorns gushed out from the magic circle, forming a spherical barrier that blocked the rainbow light.

"Buzzing—"

Two-colored rainbow light rippled across the barrier, and concentric circles of magical ripples spread outwards.

The crimson-gold magic array continuously spewed forth thorns, seemingly inexhaustible. Whenever thorns on the outer layer of the barrier were infected by the emotional power attached to the rainbow light, new thorns would fill the gap.

This is also Sheke's unique fifth-tier skill: [Forging - Heart of Thorns]

The clash of the two Tier 5 skills stirred up a gale in the jungle, instantly dispersing the thick clouds in the sky. The rising sun's rays seemed to be shattered by the gale, and the shadows of the mushrooms were as fine as sand, drifting with the wind.

"After all these years, you haven't made any progress, Shake."

Hermes smiled easily, but the veins on his hands were bulging, clearly indicating that using this skill had taken a toll on him.

However, Sheke was under significantly more pressure because the large manor lord behind him was rapidly closing in. Once he was right in front of him, he would have to endure the attacks of two fifth-tier warriors at the same time.

"If you want to see how much I've improved, then open your eyes wide."

Shek's voice was as calm as a clear spring in the desert, yet it sounded incredibly clear amidst the howling winds all around.

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Forest of Illusions trembled. Layer upon layer of illusory light appeared in the sky above the Forest of Illusions, like the reflection of mountain peaks. Hermes' eyes narrowed, and countless memories flashed through his mind the moment he saw the illusory light.

On his face, the black and white mask erupted with a monstrous dark light, colliding with the illusory light and diminishing some of its effect.

But ultimately, it was no match for the illusory light, causing Hermes' consciousness to waver for about a second.

In that very second, the thorns surrounding Shek surged, forcefully suppressing the black and white rainbow light and wrapping around Hermes, instantly shifting the balance of power.

When Hermes broke free from the illusion, he found himself surrounded by thorns, and no matter how hard he tried to break through the magic circle and high wall behind him, he could not.

"Bobobobo——"

One after another, crimson flowers bloomed on the thorns, so beautiful and vibrant that they looked as if they were about to ooze blood.

Hermes' face gradually turned pale, as if the thorns were draining his blood and nourishing him. If this continued, he would be seriously injured even by the time the Grand Manor Lord arrived.

But his expression was one of smiling, a very happy smile:

"Having a fifth-tier item passed down from ancient times really makes a difference, Xie Ke. It's much stronger than an ordinary fifth-tier item."

"But I haven't stood still either."

After saying that, he grabbed the black and white mask on his face and squeezed it hard.

The black and white mask shattered, triggering a terrifying explosion that distorted the surrounding space.

The thorns that enveloped Hermes instantly carbonized, and the crimson gold magic circle couldn't replenish it in time. Then, four masks of different shapes appeared in Hermes's hand.

Shek's expression changed; he hadn't expected Hermes to escape by detonating a fifth-tier item.

He knew that Hermes was about to use his ultimate move, so he did the same. Three bottles of alchemical potions—red, yellow, and blue—appeared in front of him and exploded at the same time.

The three-colored medicinal mist swept through the air, spreading in the gale. Xie Ke's veins bulged all over his body, and streams of crimson blood flowed through them. His face was covered with a dense network of veins, like a spider web.

At the same time, the magical aura around him surged.

The thorns in the crimson-gold magic circle suddenly grew thicker, and the barbs on each one gradually hardened, like sharp knife tips, seemingly dripping with blood.

Furthermore, two enormous magic arrays appeared in the sky.

A torrent, like a rainbow, surged out of the magic array towards the large manor lord behind them.

It was a raging torrent of elements, and wherever it passed, everything seemed to be analyzed and differentiated, turning into tiny particles that merged into the flood.

If Luo Xiu arrives, he should be able to recognize this skill as one he had seen before when he fought Sheke's clone in the inner city.

Fifth-tier Alchemist Skill: [Analysis - Elemental Torrent]

There was another magic circle at Sheke's feet. A viscous, foul-smelling red liquid gushed out from the magic circle, engulfing Sheke and eventually merging with him, transforming into a tall figure made of red liquid.

Fifth-tier Alchemist Skill: [Blood Core Alchemy]

After liquefying, Shek's physical abilities were greatly enhanced. With a slight movement, he could cover hundreds of meters, as if traversing space, and instantly arrived in front of Hermes, reaching out to grab him.

By the time Shek set off, Hermes had already completed his arrangements.

The four masks in his hands were arranged in different ways: one had a strange smile on its face, one was sorrowful and dejected, one was full of anger, and the other had its mouth wide open as if it were screaming in fear.

He threw the four masks into the air, where they grew enormous in the strong wind, floating behind him and slowly rotating.