"Who are you!"
Junia held his sword in each hand, pulled Zendina behind him, and walked toward the shadow. "Can you understand what I'm saying?"
He repeated this sentence several times in different languages — Elven, Orc, Draconic, and even an ancient language that was no longer used by anyone.
Although it was only a few simple sentences, and Junia was not actually speaking, he believed that if the other party could understand even a little bit of his tone and attitude, they should know that an uninvited guest like 'it' was not welcome.
Jessica was behind Junia. She had already raised her hand and aimed her palm at the trembling silhouette.
The cloak was dirty, but it was big enough to completely cover the thing under the cloak, preventing them from seeing it clearly.
When her captain moved forward, she felt that there was no need for her to raise her weapon. What she needed now was to use her strength, which was magic.
This was also the reason why Junia brought her with him.
Magic power flowed in her palm, and it looked like the blood vessels inside were faintly glowing.
The thing opposite her that looked like a living thing did not seem to be something that a small flame beam could deal with. That was what she judged.
"Captain, is it okay now?"
Junia didn't ask Jessica what she meant and just nodded.
This tacit understanding did not require words. Jessica condensed her magic power and released it through her palm.
This time, it was not something as gentle as a small flame beam. It was a strong light that directly shone on the cloaked shadow.
This strong light split the darkness, and the edge of the light was like a sword's edge as it slashed at the cloak.
This was one of Jessica's proudest spells. Although it did not last as long as Light Ball, the instantaneous eruption and the intense light would affect any creature with eyes.
Regardless of whether it was illumination or hindering the enemy, it was a very useful spell. After her own modifications, the consumption of magic and the intensity of illumination were strengthened. She gave this spell a unique name — Sunlight Sword.
This was a very useful spell for exploration. Jessica's proficiency in this spell had already reached a level where she could pull out the longsword at her waist faster than she could pull it out.
The sword of light that illuminated the darkness slashed at the cloak with an ominous aura.
When the strong light passed through the cloak, Junia and the others saw what was under the cloak.
When the cloak was illuminated, Junia was certain that it was definitely not human.
No human's face would be split into two halves from the chin. That lower jaw looked like an insect's, and there were rows of densely packed teeth at the edges. If those thin teeth bit into soft flesh, it would not take much effort to tear off an entire piece of flesh.
Above the slender jaw, there were rows of eyes piled up in a mess. That's right, they looked like deformed compound eyes.
If there were any remaining elements of a humanoid creature on this face, it was probably only the outline of the body and the surface that could barely be said to be skin.
This lifeform's face was covered in fragments of a carapace, but it also had soft skin. It looked like black glass shards had pierced its face.
No matter how one looked at it, this was a face that exceeded the limits of human physiology. This face would only cause screams and fainting, as well as endless panic … Especially the rows of black eyes, which already made Jessica's scalp numb and goosebumps appear on her skin.
If she had the chance to choose again, she might have to reconsider whether using the strong light to illuminate the thing in front of her was a suitable choice.
The lifeform in front of her was like an insect that could walk upright, not a humanoid lifeform at all.
The Bugman that was illuminated by the strong light didn't look like its compound eyes were just for show. It let out a sharp cry, and that sound was like nails scratching glass, scratching the brains of the three of them.
Junia already had no intention of communicating with the thing in front of her. She could only feel malice from its body, and its cry could make people on the verge of collapse.
Junia dashed forward and arrived in front of the Bugman in a few steps, stabbing the cross-shaped longsword at its lower jaw.
Attacking the part of the opponent that had a weapon, and for this thing in front of her, the sharp mouthpart was without a doubt the strongest weapon.
The Bugman looked at the sword stabbing at it and retreated. Junia followed closely behind, having no intention of letting it go.
When the sword touched its mouthpart, its lower jaw tightened and bit the sword in its mouth. At the same time, something wriggled under its cloak and rushed out from the inside, stabbing at Junia.
Junia's scimitar was waiting for this moment. When the black shadow stabbed at him, his scimitar slashed at it and blocked it.
After the thing was blocked by the scimitar, Junia clearly saw what it was.
It was a long staff. When the scimitar slashed at it, it felt as stiff as an iron rod, so he couldn't help but use less strength. This scimitar wasn't anything precious, but it was too extravagant to waste it on steel.
The tip of that long staff pierced past Junia's body, and there were claw-like decorations on it. If he was hit, it wouldn't be as simple as a piece of meat or two.
And there was something floating in the middle of the claw.
It was a Rubik's Cube emitting blue light, but it seemed to be covered in a layer of dust and wasn't as pure as before, shrouded in shadows.
The Bugman's mouth bit Junia's cross-shaped longsword and let out a strange sound.
Junia couldn't understand if it was pointlessly screaming or saying something, but if it was just screaming, then those syllables were too orderly … It sounded like it was saying something.
Junia was vaguely familiar with a few of the syllables, they sounded like the ancient language Lulunaka had once spoken.
Junia didn't have the chance to be distracted during the battle. The long staff in the Bugman's hand suddenly burst out with intense blue light. Although it was only a flash, it was enough to scare Jessica and Zendina.
Because the Captain and the Bugman were fighting, Jessica couldn't cast offensive spells and was in a dilemma about how to help. As for Zendina, it didn't look like she could help at this time.
After the blue flash disappeared, it seemed to be just an act of intimidation. Soon after, it caused a commotion in the surroundings.
The ground was shaking, and a thunderous sound could be heard in the distance.
The shaking became more and more obvious. At first, it seemed to be happening in the distance, but it soon turned into a fierce shaking under their feet. Then, a huge shadow drilled out of the hole in the ground and submerged Junia and the Bugman … Or it could be said that they were swallowed.
From the corner of the Sunlight Sword, Jessica and Zendina saw a black behemoth opening its mouth and swallowing Bugman and Junia.