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Chapter 78 The Giant Monster

Chapter 78 The Giant Monster

In this underground space, determining directions is not an easy task.

However, compared to ordinary people who use their eyes and experience to determine direction, Victor has a unique method of determining direction that belongs to wizards: sensing the flow of magic!

If you pay close attention, you can see that the flow of magic is significantly greater in the directions where humans are located than in other directions. Although wizards can only sense the general direction and cannot understand the situation in the distance based on the flow of magic, it is enough to identify the direction.

So, Viktor set off on his journey again.

Although the distance still seemed far, Viktor felt much more relaxed now that he was moving forward with a goal in mind, compared to his previous aimless search on the surface.

Moreover, Victor was intentionally observing the ecosystem of this underground world as he traveled.

Perhaps because it is located in an astral plane, this surface of the astral plane is only desolate, but underground a thriving ecosystem has been born. Along the way, Viktor has discovered many species that he has never seen before, whether plants or other organisms.

Although most of them are ordinary creatures, not the kind of demonized monsters or potions, this astral plane itself has a relatively abundant magical environment, so even if some rare potions are born, Victor wouldn't be surprised.

It is estimated that the academy has made a similar judgment. The reason why this damaged astral plane has been able to maintain its current state is probably because there is a rich source of magic power providing magic power, which means that there is a high possibility that magic ore exists.

Although it may not be any particular type of magic ore, it will still be a source of income for the academy, regardless of the type.

"Hmm? Something's up?"

After observing and walking for almost half a day, Viktor stopped.

But he stopped not because he had reached human habitation.

Rather, it was because, as he walked, he suddenly noticed that the previously peaceful magic in the air had suddenly become restless... followed by a gradual tremor and shaking.

However, before they could find the source of the shaking or why it was shaking,

Suddenly, he heard a huge sound like an explosion from a distant location. He quickly turned his head to look in that direction, but all Victor saw was a monster of unknown size rising from the ground in the space between the underground world and the rock layer above.

Then, with lightning speed, it plunged headfirst into the rock layer above its head.

Its long, serpentine body writhed and climbed rapidly, taking at least ten seconds to rise completely into the upper rock layer, where it disappeared from sight.

The rumbling continued, but the sound gradually weakened, and the shaking also decreased.

After about ten seconds, everything finally returned to calm.

Viktor couldn't contain the shock in his eyes: "What...what is that??"

It's just...too big!!

Even without careful measurement, the monster that Viktor could see with his naked eye was definitely no less than a thousand meters long!

Its massive body was like a train, with skin that was almost the same reddish color as the ground outside. Its wrinkled skin was covered with huge spots, and even though it was quite far away from Viktor, he could still see many details.

The key is the equally massive magical energy source within the opponent's body, which, when gathered together, has reached a level that can even interfere with the surrounding magical environment!

Viktor couldn't fathom how the environment of this astral plane could have nurtured such a powerful and enormous monster... What did it eat? There didn't seem to be anything in this underground world that could satisfy such a behemoth's hunger. It couldn't have grown this big by eating dirt, could it?

"It's not entirely impossible..."

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Viktor took a deep breath.

Then, he decisively abandoned the previous route, changed direction, and headed towards the location where the giant insect monster had appeared.

In reality, the Academy's missions offer a high degree of freedom. Victor is tasked with investigating whether there are any valuable resources in this astral plane, and exploring the dangers of this astral plane is also part of his mission.

Moreover, for wizards, precious resources are far more than just magic ore and potions.

Powerful creatures, especially powerful monsters with unique uses, are valued by wizards, whether for research or other purposes... Therefore, Victor naturally wants to know as much as possible about this monster.

As for danger or anything like that...

This monster is indeed very dangerous; its enormous size alone makes it impossible for a wizard apprentice to deal with.

But that was in the case of facing the enemy head-on. This monster was clearly just passing by, and by the time he got past it, it would probably have already disappeared. If Viktor was still afraid in this situation, he might as well go back to the academy and become a coward.

Starting from Victor's location, proceed towards the spot where the giant monster appeared, which is about a kilometer away.

This distance was nothing to Viktor, even though the road in the middle wasn't very smooth.

Upon arriving in this area, Victor discovered that the monster's appearance had not caused as much damage to the surrounding environment as he had imagined... It hadn't even touched any of the surrounding plants or flowers except where it had appeared.

Only a wide tunnel remained, formed between the underground and overhead rock layers.

Victor immediately recalled the tunnel he had used to enter the underground from the surface: "So that tunnel was also created by that monster?"

He frowned: "That's not necessarily true. After all, there might not be just one of these monsters."

Victor walked over to the newly constructed tunnel and began to examine it.

I found that it was indeed very similar to the tunnel I had seen before, except that this tunnel was clearly newly formed and did not look very stable.

Besides that, there were some obsidian-like items scattered around the tunnel entrance... I didn't see anything similar further away, so it's very likely that they fell off the monster from earlier.

Viktor walked over to one of the black stones and was about to bend down to examine it.

On the small map he kept watching, he suddenly noticed a red dot rapidly approaching him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Viktor turned around and immediately donned a magic shield. Just a fraction of a second after the shield was formed, an arrow pierced the air and struck the shield in front of Viktor with a sharp "whoosh".

The arrow bounced off.

Viktor remained vigilant, cautiously observing the dimly lit environment before him.

In the next instant, figures emerged from the grass, beside the trees, behind the rocks—places that seemed unlikely to provide cover—wielding weapons and menacingly targeting Viktor.

A flicker of surprise crossed Viktor's eyes: "Drow elves?"

"This astral plane actually has something like this?"