In the face of this sudden attack, the entire adventurer team suddenly became chaotic.
The Claw Terror was considered to be at the top of the food chain in the underground. Their rock-like shells covered their bodies like armor.
With their scissor-like claws, they could easily cut a person in half.
They were fierce, good at fighting, and tireless.
For any adventurer team, the Claw Terror was a troublesome enemy.
A monster that was nearly three meters tall jumped out from Jenn's side. It opened its sharp beak and let out an ear-piercing screech.
Its sharp claws tore through the darkness along with the whistling wind, pouncing towards the mage in front of it.
However, Jenn's reaction was far faster than the Claw Terror had imagined.
He didn't panic like the mercenaries. Although as a mage, he should try his best to distance himself and wait for an opportunity to counterattack, Jenn didn't do so.
But Zayen did not do so. In fact, facing the Claw Terror, he did not even move an inch. All he did was point forward.
At the next moment, roaring flames erupted from Jenn's finger mercilessly and enveloped the Claw Terror completely.
Those weren't ordinary flames. They twisted their bodies like some kind of willpower snakes and extended into the cracks of the Claw Terror's rock shell.
Before the giant claws crushed Jenn's head, the Claw Terror stopped moving.
It swayed its body in pain and couldn't help but retreat.
The shell that was originally used to protect itself had now become the most lethal threat to the Claw Terror.
The blazing flames mercilessly devoured its flesh and blood and burned even more vigorously.
Right now, the Claw Terror was like a walking stone stove. The flames were burning inside, but they were unable to escape.
The solid rock shell prevented the flames from leaking out, which caused the Claw Terror to feel unprecedented pain.
"Swish …!"
Just as the Claw Terror tried to break free from the flames, Enoya had already darted in front of Zayen. She grasped the air with her right hand and flung it forward. A lightning whip appeared in the undead girl's hand, and with a series of dazzling afterimages in the air, it landed heavily on the Claw Terror's huge body.
"Boom!!"
The thunderous sound of the lightning whip striking the Claw Terror's body shook the entire tunnel, causing dust to fall down.
The loud noise that reverberated in the tunnel caused the others to lose their footing.
The unlucky Clawed Terror was sent flying, crashing into a corner of the tunnel.
The rubble fell and buried the huge body — and now no one could see what was there.
This deafening roar attracted the attention of both parties. This kind of thunderous roar that only appeared on the surface was considered a relatively new experience for any underground dweller, not to mention that it almost exploded in their ears.
At the same time, the Banshees also began to move.
They appeared from the void of space and let out ear-piercing screams, opening their arms and pouncing towards the Claw Terror.
From their appearance, these banshees were so delicate and frail that a single slap from the Clawed Terror would be enough to smash them into pieces.
But in fact, that wasn't the case. The furious attacks penetrated the banshees' bodies and couldn't hurt them in the slightest.
On the contrary, the banshees extended their arms and easily penetrated the Claw Terror's incomparably sturdy armor, grabbing its insides.
Soul and life.
Sensing death approaching, the Claw Terror retaliated.
It gave up the badly mutilated Bugbear in its hand, screamed and trembled as it retreated.
However, the Banshee held onto it tightly, as if there was an invisible chain connecting the two of them.
She widened her dark eye sockets and widened her mouth.
Shortly after, a white radiance emanated from the Claw Terror's facial features, coalescing into a stream that was sucked into the banshees' mouth.
Shortly after, the huge body that lost its life collapsed to the ground.
The ambush ended just as quickly. In the blink of an eye, five Claw Terror were annihilated.
To the adventurers, these monsters were terrifying beasts.
But to the undead creatures, all living beings were nothing more than fragile toys.
But even so, Verna's adventurer team suffered a certain degree of damage.
A total of five Bugbears and three half-orc warriors lost their lives in this ambush.
They had all died in the initial ambush.
Apart from them, many others suffered varying degrees of injuries.
"What the hell!"
Verna stomped her feet angrily while instructing her mercenaries to 'recycle' the items on the corpses.
This time, they got off to a bad start. They encountered five Claw Terror at once, which was rare in the underground world.
Verna wasn't sure if she was lucky or unlucky.
At this thought, she shifted her gaze to Jenn and Enoya.
This time, she revealed some hesitation in her eyes.
Even though Jenn didn't display much in the battle earlier, Verna discovered that he was a powerful mage.
On the surface, everything Jenn did seemed ordinary and any mage could do the same.
But as a matter of fact, Verna knew how powerful Jenn's spells were.
Even for a mage, the Claw Terror was also a terrifying enemy.
Not only could its sturdy armor resist weapons, but it could also resist magical attacks.
However, Jenn could easily manipulate magical flames to drill into the gaps in the Claw Terror's skin. Even in the dark elf city, Verna had only witnessed such elemental flames from the most powerful mages.
Moreover, Rhode was a necromancer and elemental spells weren't his forte.
Verna wouldn't be surprised if Zayen used a necromancy spell to kill a Claw Terror. However, it was a huge shock to her that he used an elemental spell that Necromancers weren't adept in to kill a Claw Terror.
If it weren't for the dark elf's thermal vision that told her that there was a living being wrapped under the black cloak, she would have suspected that it was a lich that had lived for thousands of years.
Jenn sensed Verna's probing, but he wasn't mindful at all. At that moment, he stood before a Claw Terror's corpse and whispered to his adjutant.
"This doesn't make sense … Why would the Claw Terror come here?
This isn't their hunting ground. Besides, there's nothing worthy of their attention here. "
Jenn shook his head at the sight of the corpse.
As there was a gathering place for the Clawed Terror monsters near his dungeon, Zayen was very familiar with the habits of these monsters.
"I don't think they look quite right."
Enoya had the same opinion about her master's doubts.
Even though the Claw Terror were foolish, they weren't fools.
But the way they fought earlier was no different from a bunch of idiots.
If the Claw Terror were that easy to deal with, Jenn and Enoya would have wiped out the trash around the dungeon a long time ago.
"There's indeed something wrong with them."
Jenn didn't doubt Enoya's judgment. The reason was simple.
Because at this moment, on the System panel in front of Zayen, the information of the battle had already appeared.
[Banshee Guards attacked a 'Manipulated Claw Terror', dealing 20X3 damage]
[Banshee Guards attacked a 'Manipulated Claw Terror', dealing 30X3 damage, Critical Strike + 5]
[Banshee Guards killed a 'Manipulated Claw Terror', dealing 30X3 damage, Critical Strike + 5]
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Jenn's heart skipped a beat.
It wasn't easy to manipulate Claw Terror. It was easy for Jenn to kill them, but it was tough for him to make them obey his commands.
But judging from the current situation, it was apparent that these Claw Terror were being manipulated by someone.
Not only that, but perhaps the other party was aware of his arrival. If not, they wouldn't have set up an ambush in this place.
"It seems like we've met a tough enemy this time."
Jenn muttered to himself as he shifted his gaze away from the Claw Terror's corpse.
Jenn had no clue as to who was manipulating the Claw Terror.
It wasn't because he didn't have any clues. Instead, there were too many races with such abilities in the Dark Region. In the worst case scenario, there might be a Spirit-sucking Creature hidden in the Dark Region.
If that were the case, even Jenn, who was a Demons, would more or less feel troubled.
Yes, more or less.
"Sir Wizard."
As Jenn pondered with knitted brows, he heard a voice from the side.
He lifted his head and saw Verna standing awkwardly a short distance away from him.
Upon sensing Jenn's gaze, Verna's right hand twitched uncomfortably as though she wanted to do something.
But in the end, she held onto the hilt of the sword by her waist, sucked in a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down. Then, she turned to Jenn and said.
"Sir Wizard, I suppose you've realized that this place is really dangerous.
I think if we spread out like before, we might bring unnecessary losses to both of us.
If it's possible … "
Verna said hesitantly.
In fact, she didn't want to do this, but her subordinates hoped that the Necromancer could stand on their side.
After all, they had personally witnessed how powerful a Necromancer was.
The monster that they couldn't kill even after going all-out wasn't even defeated by the Necromancer.
Not everyone had this kind of powerful strength.
Therefore, most of Verna's subordinates hoped that the Necromancer could 'take care' of them. After all, both sides had the same goal, so wouldn't it be great to help each other?
Verna wasn't too willing, but since her subordinates said so, she could only bite the bullet and ask.
After all, she also hoped that she would suffer as few losses as possible.
If not, perhaps she wouldn't receive any benefits even if she returned to Brandon Stone City after completing the mission.
Verna was well aware of the Gray Dwarf's character.
But Zayen didn't say much. Instead, he just stretched out his hand and waved, then said.
"I understand. I will go with you."