Along with the appearance of the banshees, the Brain-Eater sensed death looming over it.
It swung its tentacles in a frenzy, lashing out in all directions like whips.
It tried to expel the terrifying specters, and it worked to a certain extent.
As a creature of the lower realm, the Brain-Eater's tentacles possessed magical powers. Even though the Banshees that Jenn summoned were Silver-tier Elites and would consume a lot of their magic power, the Brain-Eater was a Silver-tier Elite.
After all, spiritual creatures were most afraid of magical attacks.
But even so, the Banshees had no intention of retreating. Instead, they dodged the Brain-Eater's attacks and seized the opportunity to bite the side of its brain.
Such a war of attrition was advantageous to the Banshees. After all, the Brain-Eater was a living creature. If it continued to be attacked by death, it would inevitably weaken and eventually die.
Meanwhile, Jenn didn't idle around. He carefully observed the Brain-Eater, waiting for a chance to deal a fatal blow.
Then, under Enoya's protection, he dealt with the awakened Claw Dreadlings.
This didn't mean that Jenn didn't want to end the battle quickly. But as the saying went, 'where there's a reward, there's a price to pay'. Although Jenn could modify the spell to a certain extent according to his thoughts, it wasn't entirely without a price.
Forcefully controlling and modifying the spell would increase the cooldown time by three times, which could be considered as a small flaw.
In order to ensure that he could hit the Brain-Eater, Jenn had to change the path of the Flame Serpent, which greatly extended the cooldown time of his spell. Judging from the current situation, he still needed more than a minute before he could use this spell again.
If he could build a library, he could also research some spells …
While dodging the Claw Dreadlings' attacks, Jenn even had the time to consider this seemingly unrelated problem.
At this moment, he sharply captured a series of hurried footsteps behind him.
Without even turning his head, Zayen was certain that it was Vierna and her mercenaries.
As a matter of fact, after a series of messy footsteps, Verna and the other mercenaries rushed over hurriedly.
After a bitter battle with the manipulated gray dwarves, they looked battered and exhausted.
Even Verna wasn't as high-spirited as before. Judging from the bloodstains on her body, it was apparent that she had suffered a small loss.
"Holy rock, what kind of monster is this?!"
Many mercenaries were flabbergasted at the sight of this terrifying monster. Verna's expression also changed drastically.
"Damn it, it's a Brain Eater!
Everyone spread out and load the crossbows!! "
As a half-dark elf, Verna had seen this terrifying creature in the dark elven matriarch's territory. Of course, she knew how powerful it was.
The Dark Elves would always throw the useless slaves and those who violated the taboo into the arena. Then, they would watch with a relaxed expression as the Brain-Eater cracked open their skulls and devoured their brains amidst the screams of the slaves as they struggled in pain.
But when it became his enemy, the scene was not beautiful at all.
Verna's reaction was fast, but not everyone could react as quickly as her.
It went without saying that the Brain-Eater had long noticed the intruders who dared to invade its territory.
Compared to troublesome fellows like Jenn and Enoya, these new intruders were much easier to deal with. The Brain-Eater widened its mouth and let out a snarl.
The loud sound waves reverberated in the cave. Apart from Jenn and Enoya who were prepared for it, the others were shaken to the core.
The loud voice was like a heavy hammer that smashed into the hearts of the mercenaries who had just experienced a tough battle. Some of the heavily injured mercenaries rolled their eyes and almost fainted.
At the same time, the Brain-Eater's tentacles expanded abruptly, streaking across the air and pouncing on the mercenaries.
The mercenaries who were dazed by the sound waves couldn't resist in time and were caught by the Brain-Eater's tentacles.
Shortly after, the tip of the tentacles coiled around the prey's neck like a snake and pierced into the back of the head.
After a series of swellings and sucking, the mercenary who was still in a daze dropped his limbs like a puppet whose strings had been pulled. He no longer had any reaction.
In less than a minute, four to five mercenaries fell victim to the Brain-Eater's attack. The Brain-Eater seemed to have replenished its energy through the unexpected 'blood bags'.
It swung its tentacles and smashed the corpses at the mercenaries who were still in a daze.
Then, it forcefully chased away the Banshees who tried to approach it.
After that, it let out a strange cry and shrunk its body like an octopus in the deep sea, fleeing to the other side of the cave.
One had to admit that the Brain-Eater didn't eat so many brains for nothing.
It sharply grasped a very good opportunity. The mercenaries who had just arrived provided it with sufficient nourishment to compensate for the exhaustion and pain that Jenn and the Banshees brought to the Brain-Eater. Along with the roar of the sound waves, almost everyone was in a daze.
The Brain-Eater knew that if it didn't seize this opportunity to escape, perhaps it wouldn't be able to count on its next sumptuous meal.
But unfortunately, not everyone would be bewitched by the Brain-Eater.
Pa!!
The long whip flickering with lightning streaked through the air in an arc and tightly wrapped around one of the Brain-Eater's tentacles.
As an undead creature, Enoya didn't need to use her ears to 'hear' sounds, so naturally, she wouldn't be affected by the sound waves.
That was why when she saw the Brain-Eater trying to escape, she immediately took action.
Although Enoya looked like a weak and slender girl, to an undead creature, it was wisest to never use their appearance to measure their strength.
In terms of size, the difference between the Brain-Eater and Enoya was no different from an elephant and a kitten. However, the undead creature's powerful strength still pulled the Brain-Eater mercilessly.
The moment the lightning whip wrapped around the Brain-Eater, its huge body trembled and its speed immediately slowed down.
But to Jenn, this moment was enough.
He extended his right hand again and drew a mysterious symbol in the air. Soon, dazzling lightning erupted from Jenn's hand again.
The lightning coiled around the Brain-Eater and formed a prison, trapping the Brain-Eater within.
If it were any other creature, the pain from the lightning would be enough to kill it.
But to the Brain-Eater, the lightning was only a small inconvenience. It forcefully rammed the lightning prison, trying to escape.
Because of this, the Brain-Eater didn't notice the changes above its head.
The roaring electric current exploded once again. The dazzling white radiance spread along the ceiling like a flowing stream, heavily hitting the hanging stalactites.
In an instant, sparks flew in all directions. Cracked rocks scattered in all directions and a huge crack rapidly spread on the top of the stalactite pillar.
The next moment, the gigantic stalactite pillar rumbled. Along with a huge crack that appeared in the sky above the underground, the stalactite pillar that was as tall as a five-story building collapsed and fell. Following the guidance of gravity, it crashed straight towards the Brain-Eater.
At this moment, the Brain-Eater couldn't escape in time. Perhaps it couldn't even react to what happened. Its huge body was penetrated by the sharp stone pillar and was buried along with the gravel.
"Cough … Cough … I should've researched a defensive barrier …"
Jenn coughed and fanned the dust in front of him.
At this moment, he was also covered in dust. Even though he wasn't directly affected, the dust and gravel that he stirred up were enough to make one suffer.
"Master, are you okay?
Are you hurt? "
At this moment, Enoya rushed over from the other side and looked at her master with a concerned gaze.
Sensing Enoya's gaze, Jenn waved his hand.
"No, I'm not hurt. But it seems like I can't avoid taking a shower after I head back. But you …"
Jenn said, gazing at Enoya's right hand.
Fresh blood had dyed her pitch-black sleeve red and it was apparent that Enoya's right hand was longer than her left hand.
Even without looking closely, Zayen could imagine the scene of the girl's elbow being torn and broken by a huge force at that moment.
"How are your injuries?"
"It's just a small injury. I'll be fine after I head back."
"That's good."
Upon hearing Enoya's nonchalant answer, Jenn nodded.
Then, he extended his arm and gently stroked Enoya's long hair.
Upon sensing Jenn's touch, Enoya squinted her eyes in delight. But shortly after, her scarlet eyes scanned the surroundings.
"Master, what should we do with these useless things?"
At that moment, the surroundings were littered with corpses.
Apart from the mercenaries who died to the Brain Eater's ambush, the Clawed Terror that the Brain Eater controlled earlier was also buried along with the Brain Eater.
Verna and several half-orc mercenaries were struggling at death's door.
But their situation wasn't optimistic either. Apart from Verna, the other mercenaries were bleeding profusely from the crushed rocks.
It seemed like the countdown to death was only seconds away.
As for the unlucky dark elf, half of her body was buried by a large rock and she looked half-dead.
Looking at this scene, Jenn extended his arm and pushed up his spectacles. Then, the corners of his mouth perked up into a smile.
"This is the reward that I 'deserve', so I shall gladly accept it … Just nice. Let me conduct an experiment."
Jenn said, sauntering toward the unconscious dark elf. Then, he extended his right hand and pressed down.
Along with this action of Jenn's, a strange, distorted, scarlet symbol appeared out of thin air. Then, it transformed into a faint mist and was slowly inhaled by the dark elf.
On the other hand, Jenn gazed at this scene with interest. After Verna absorbed the mist entirely, he nodded in satisfaction and stood to his feet.
Then, he scanned the surroundings.
"Next, show me your true strength."
Muttering under his breath, Jenn snapped his fingers.
Shortly after, the banshees emerged once again.
They gazed at their prey who were struggling to survive and had one foot in the grave. Their pitch-black eyes burned with incomparable flames of excitement.
Soon, the three Banshees arrived beside the Beastmen. They surrounded the unfortunate Beastmen in front of them and let out shrill screams that would strike fear into the hearts of the living.
The instant the banshees' ice-cold hands came into contact with the half-orcs, the mercenaries' weak heartbeats stopped.