Chapter 778 - The Marshland’s SS Rank Monster

The King Whale's death shocked everyone that was in the east area of the map. They thought that the large monster with high health would not easily die but it actually died due to an unknown cause. It is then that the people remaining in the area saw runic characters appear after the large body of the Kign Whale dissipated in particles of light.

The ancient runes then shot down towards the depths of the sea. It is then that the color of the water and even the atmosphere of the east area suddenly turned pale as if the area is sick. The players could investigate what was that, but they have no time as they must defeat more monsters before the half time mark that is now approaching.

The next target that everyone noticed is the western part of the area where the marsh is contained. The beam of light shooting through the sky is like a beacon for players to gather as the SS rank monster has been awakened.

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A beam of light erupted from the marshlands as the United Kingdom national team's mage Merlin managed to unlock the sleeping SS rank monster. Unlike what happened to the others, she and her other team members already killed almost all of the monsters in the marshlands.

They even killed the two S rank monsters hidden in the marshlands called the Mud Sage Toad and Mudfish Sage. Those two monsters were not much of a threat when Merlin changed the mud into dry earth using a spell.

She summoned a miniature sun in the area of the two and sunk it to the bottom. All the monsters that were in the mud pits could not sustain the high temperature and either perished surfacing or killed when they surface.

The two S rank monsters, Mud Sage Toad and Mudfish Sage, were the same but they soon perished as their skills are for areas filled with mud or water. Galahad and Pendragon with Merlin's support easily killed the two S rank monsters. Just Pendragon alone could kill the Mudfish Sage as he only needed to come close to it.

As soon as they killed the two S rank monsters, a reaction occurred in the marshlands. A beam of light suddenly broke out from one of the former mud pits now barren ground. The ruin is actually in a place deep beneath the mud and will only activate upon getting basked with a certain amount mana.

The miniature sun that Merlin created was enough to give the seal of the SS rank monster enough mana with continuous exposure. The seal broke and the SS rank monster emerged from the depths of the largest mud pit that is now barren ground.

The SS rank monster in the mud pit is called the Killer Mire Bivalve. It is a monster that is like a giant clam that lives in muddy areas. Its main point of attack is diving in the ground or mud then emerging to clamp down its victims. It would then drag their victims down to the ground or mud until they die.

Once its prey dies, the Killer Mire Bivalve will then use its acids in its body to turn the prey into sludge. It would then slurp the sludge using its straw like mouth. In other words, it is not a pretty way to die as it would dissolve its victim even if they are still alive. It actually prefers that its prey is still alive during the dissolving process as it becomes more delicious by its standard.

The Killer Mire Bivalve emerged and tried to trap Galahad into its shells, but he used his spear to prevent the shells from closing. This gave Merlin a chance to strike the Killer Mire Bivalve using a spell that burned the inside of the victim.

With the soft body part of the SS rank monster exposed, Merlin easily dealt immense damage to the Killer Mire Bivalve. A soft squeal could be heard and then the mouths of the Killer Mire Bivalve suddenly produced bubbles. The spell that Merlin used is called Poison Flame that is a spell that should be exclusive to a Venomancer.

The Killer Mire Bivalve is new to the sensation of getting poisoned as it has never been attacked using such spells before. It wanted to close its shell and retreat on the ground but the spear that the prey it tried to eat is not breaking despite the pressure that it is using.

"Lord of Flames, burn my enemies to dust. Caliburn!" Pendragon shouted as he jumped high into the air.

Pendragon plunged his sword Caliburn on the body of the Killer Mire Bivalve. The blade of the sword disappeared but the pinkish flesh of the Killer Mire Bivalve suddenly started turning red as its internal temperature started increasing.

Galahad waited for this moment as he jumped out of the mouth of the Killer Mire Bivalve with Pendragon. With Galahad's spear no longer blocking the Killer Mire Bivalve's mouth, the shell closed but the body of the SS rank monster started burning. It tried closing its shell to cut off oxygen, but the fire is still burning.

In fact, it doomed itself even further when it closed its shell. The Poison Flame that Merlin used has a special property to turn the liquid inside the body of the victim into highly flammable liquid. Merlin did not use that spell because it was convenient or good to use but due to the fact that Pendragon's attack will be amplified.

The Killer Mire Bivalve tried to recede to the ground and recover by eating mud, but its body is turning the surroundings into crystals already. The high temperature flames that are emitted from its body could not be dispersed or put out.. The Killer Mire Bivalve could no longer try to recover and eventually explode into ash after all of its body burned in the flames of the sword of pure fire.