My Skill Bar is Full of Monster Skills-Chapter 273 - 173: Did You Kill Them Too Fast?
Time passed by second by second.
As the agreed three-minute mark was about to arrive.
Shadow Priest Olist suddenly sensed something and reached into his robes to take out a glowing diamond-shaped crystal.
Seeing the faint glow on it, Olist immediately showed a look of delight and lightly nudged Weston beside him.
As Weston slightly turned his head to look over, his expression immediately became rich, with a mix of joy and a hint of relief.
The two of them didn’t speak, possibly because Tessa was nearby.
With years of familiarity, they understood each other’s thoughts just by exchanging glances and nodded slightly, as if concluding a discussion.
"Mr. Weston, time is up. We should act," Tessa looked at the watch in her hand and said solemnly.
"Wait, wait two more minutes."
"What?!" Hearing this, Tessa’s face revealed a look of disbelief.
Don’t be fooled by just two minutes.
She knew all too well that if they didn’t act now, it would mean that Benest and Raine would be going in alone.
Only if both sides acted simultaneously could the Mind Flayer be caught off guard, unable to focus its power in one area.
"Why?!" Tessa’s pretty face darkened as she spoke.
Though the other was the captain of Marquis Gareth’s knights, such behavior of not keeping promises was despicable.
"Colonel Tessa, our mission is to retrieve the treasure. Even if the Marquis learns of this, he won’t blame us," Knight Captain Weston said with a smile.
Years of investigation experience allowed Tessa to guess the reason within seconds.
"I see. You’ve already confirmed that the treasure is here, so you let Benest and Raine’s team draw attention for you."
"Colonel Tessa, your wisdom is impressive." Though guessed correctly, Weston maintained his gentlemanly smile.
Tessa’s beautiful face was now livid, glancing at Weston and Olist. She said, "No, I have to inform Benest!"
"Snap!" But as Tessa just took out the communication crystal, her wrist was grabbed by Weston.
Weston smiled and said, "Colonel Tessa, don’t act impulsively. It’s too late to inform them now; it may even affect their fight with the Brain-Eating Monster."
"Besides, don’t forget. You hold a public office, and we are fulfilling the Marquis’s task."
Hearing Weston’s words, Tessa’s chest heaved twice, the brilliance in her eyes suddenly dimming.
He was right; half a minute had already passed.
According to the agreement, Benest and Raine should have already started engaging the Brain-Eating Monster, and now sending a message...
...It’s too late... 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
...
At the same time.
Having already passed through the passage to the core zone, Raine and his four companions were now staring in shock at the strange scene before them.
Ahead was a vast cavern, comparable to the area where the Wild Boar Chief Lamusta resided.
However, unlike the rough and dirty Wild Boar caverns, this cave was filled with bioluminescent green moss, covering both the ground and the surrounding rock walls with a faint glow.
In the center were multiple oval chambers resembling rooms, their walls like biological skin, lined with red veins.
With Raine’s perception, he could even feel this large living organism before them seemed to pulse slightly.
Before everyone could marvel at the scene.
With his dark vision, Raine was the first to notice a row of strange figures ahead.
"The Brain-Eating Monsters are here!"
Three bizarre brains with limbs formed a line and charged toward them like patrolling puppies.
"Three of them, right in front."
"They must have sensed us," Raine reminded.
Meanwhile, having prepared in advance, he took out the Forbidden Magic Helmet stolen by Sulfur Vine in Dark Furnace City and put it on.
As the only member adept at close combat in the team, the use of the Forbidden Magic Helmet had been decided before the mission.
Putting on the Forbidden Magic Helmet felt strange, as if there was a barrier or partition between the environment and the mind.
"What? Three of them? Do we need to lead one away?" Elise’s face went pale, and she asked.
Before coming, the five of them had carefully reviewed the association’s information on the Brain-Eating Monsters, knowing how troublesome they were.
For instance, they possess "Detect Intelligence," which allows them to search for creatures with intelligence above a certain level in low-light environments, favoring humanoid creatures.
Possibly because humanoid creatures generally have higher intelligence.
As for humans, they were undoubtedly the favorite.
"Timing is just at three minutes. Mr. Raine, I can lure one away," Benest suggested solemnly.
"No need, leave them all to me!" Raine waved his hand, rejecting their suggestions.
Watching Raine put on the Forbidden Magic Helmet, Sulfur Vine at the rear reminded, "Mr. Raine, be careful!"
"Even with the Forbidden Magic Helmet, you’re not completely immune to spiritual magic."
"Hmm, thank you."
Before wearing the helmet, Raine had already activated the Gray Dwarf Combat Priest’s monster skill — Psychic Barrier.
With a duration of ten minutes and the significant weakening effect of the Forbidden Magic Helmet, Raine doubted the Brain-Eating Monster could cause him much spiritual energy damage.
As they watched the proactive Raine, the other four team members were quite worried.
