The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 83 Breaking the Deadlock

"However, such attacks can't hit me—!"

The blue-haired witch was about to sneer and flap her wings to dodge the lava giant's fist, but what came towards her was a large mass of scattered lava, which flew into the air like a large net.

The blue-haired witch flapped her wings to dodge, while simultaneously waving her wand to unleash invisible claws. Some of the lava was knocked away, but some still reached her.

lol...

The lava stuck to her wings that were protecting her, and many of her blue feathers were scorched by the high temperature, curling up and turning into charred black clumps.

The blue-haired witch spread her wings to the sides, shaking off the lava, but her wings were also badly damaged.

"I wouldn't swat a fly with my fist."

"Well done, but it won't be so easy next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lava Fist clenched up again and swung it into the air.

But the blue-haired witch had already learned her lesson once, so she flapped her wings and flew to a higher position, giving her enough room to avoid being attacked by the lava net.

"I already told you I won't let you hit me again."

"I didn't mean to hit you."

Before the blue-haired witch could even chuckle, she noticed that the lava giant's fist wasn't swinging towards the air, but instead was aimed at the slime killer and his companions.

Could it be that……

As the fist reached its highest point, the lava giant opened its palm and threw out a giant sword, red-hot from being soaked in scorching lava, toward Slime Slayer.

The giant sword, lava-laden, traced a fiery arc in the air before finally embedding itself in the ground in front of Slime Slayer, its blade radiating intense red heat.

"Now the weapons are back."

clap clap.

"Well done."

Three rounds of applause came from the air as the blue-haired witch looked down at the five people below and generously offered her praise.

Whoosh!

But suddenly, a gleaming arrow shot towards her, and the blue-haired witch slightly turned her head to dodge it.

She looked at Jokina, who was now holding a bow in her hand.

"Thanks, Cassius."

Without turning around, Jokina's hand shimmered with light, transforming into a magic arrow, which she then nocked onto the bowstring of her short bow and aimed at the blue-haired witch.

Cassius, leaning against everyone's bags behind him, took out the bow. After doing all this, he took a breath, enduring the sharp pain in his chest.

"This is all I can do."

He is currently unable to fight; the excruciating pain has left him disoriented, and casting spells without chanting requires concentration and focus, which he can no longer do.

All he can do is assist his teammates and come up with ways to defeat the enemy.

As Cassius pondered this, he rummaged through their bags, trying to devise a solution.

Perhaps... there will be some useful tools.

"Unfortunately, my archery skills aren't very good."

Of the five, only Jokina was decent at archery, but only moderately. Although they didn't usually need to use it, they still carried a bow. However, they hadn't had a chance to take it out because they had been dealing with urgent attacks.

Only now, with the blue-haired witch held back by Anna, has Cassius had the opportunity to take out the other combat equipment that he had been keeping in his bag.

Whoosh!

Another arrow was shot out, but the blue-haired witch neither dodged nor avoided it. The arrow grazed her hair, pulling down a few strands of blue hair.

"Would such an attack even hit you?"

"No way~"

Boom!

The lava giant moved again beneath the blue-haired witch's feet, throwing a punch at her. The flying lava forced the blue-haired witch to flap her wings and dodge.

Whoosh whoosh!

Jokina fired three magic arrows in succession, which, together with the giants controlled by Anna, blocked the blue-haired witch's path.

With nowhere to dodge, the blue-haired witch could only swing her wand and unleash invisible claws. Two magic arrows were cut down in mid-air by the claws, but one arrow still managed to escape and shot towards the blue-haired witch.

呲!

At the critical moment, the blue-haired witch's wand transformed again, turning into a giant eagle and blocking the arrow.

"You can use it like that...?"

Meanwhile, on the other side, while Anna and Jokina were holding off the enemy, the others were not idle either.

"Spinka... come here."

Cassius, who was lying on the ground, spoke to Spinka beside him. Then, he took out several spheres covered with fine runes from his bag and handed them to Spinka.

"This is……"

Spinka looked at the few spheres in his hand, somewhat puzzled by Cassius's intentions.

"You don't have any other means of attack, but your movements are harder to detect than ours. So, I want you to get close to her and try using these methods. You and the captain..."

After speaking in a low voice, Spinka nodded to Cassius.

"I see."

Spinka approached the captain and explained their plan, while the Slime Slayer was temporarily unable to act due to the high temperature of the greatsword.

"Um."

Slime Slayer nodded in agreement, indicating that he understood.

"Anna, cast a fire shield on me and the captain."

Spinka approached Anna. Although Spinka was skilled in stealth and surprise attacks, he really had no way to deal with enemies in the air.

Moreover, the battlefield was covered in lava, making it impossible to move around.

Slime Slayer also came to Anna's side, and Anna looked at Jokina.

"Anna, cast fire shields on the others, I'll use arrows to hold her off."

While fire shields can block high temperatures and magical attacks, their biggest problem is that they are not suitable for their situation.

They were forced to huddle together to deal with the invisible attack. They were very close to each other, but the high temperature of the fire shield would prevent them from getting close to each other, which would be counterproductive. So Anna never used the fire shield and instead relied on Cassius's barrier to block the attack.

Jokina drew her bow to its fullest extent and fired several more arrows. Although the blue-haired witch was agile, these arrows were able to hold her back for a while.

"I...I understand."

Anna controlled the lava giant while chanting to Spinka.

"Flames..."

"What? Trying to pull some tricks?"

The blue-haired witch dodged several magic arrows, and her figure suddenly disappeared in mid-air.

"Watch out! She's disappeared!"

clang!

The blue-haired witch disappeared for a moment, and an invisible claw swung towards Anna who was chanting, but Slime Slayer had already gripped the scorching greatsword and stood in front of Anna to block the attack.

"Georgina! Here you go."

Cassius tossed a bottle of potion, which Georgina caught as she turned around.

"Thanks."

While keeping a watchful eye on her surroundings, Qiao Jinna unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip.

"Even if we can't detect her... the blue-haired witch probably won't dare to get close and attack. Her wings are damaged, and she can only rely on wind magic to maintain flight. If she gets close, she will definitely reveal her true form... Hah."

Cassius analyzed the situation for everyone, took a breath, and then continued.

"Besides, her eagle probably can't fly anymore. We're not as bad as we think. She's just bluffing."

"Tsk."

Cassius seemed to hear a click of his tongue, but his cognitive impairment prevented him from understanding what the click of his tongue meant.