637 Crystal (1/2)

Seiji decisively gave up on his weapon.

He now understood just how frightening this substance was after witnessing his longsword being completely devoured. It was just as Hoshi had warned them.

Everyone quickened their pace and ran out of the corridor, only to see that black sticky fluid was also everywhere in this next district!

”This direction!” Seiji pointed down where his locator spell indicated.

Suddenly, green mist started pouring out from the walls in front.

'Damn it! More spiritual monsters are going to black our path!!' Seiji had a terrible feeling about this.

However, this green mist didn't form into spiritual monsters at all. Instead, it floated towards Hoshi and was absorbed by his right hand.

Hoshi felt his right hand heating up as the marking started glowing, as if it had just been filled by some type of energy.

Hoshi immediately reached an understanding and placed his hand on his bow, forming a green arrow of light.

He drew his bow, aimed, and fired!

*Shtick!* The green arrow of light shot into the sticky fluid figure, causing its gliding speed to slightly slow down.

”Attack now!”

Hearing this, Mika started shooting her gun and Hisashi shot out two thunderbolts!

*Plop plop…* The fluid monster made some disgusting noises as it took the attacks. Sticky fluid sprayed from its injuries as the human faces and arms on its body distorted and melted.

[Evolved Mana Bullet]! Seiji shot out a barrage of golden bullets.

*Boom!!* The Mana Bullets exploded brilliantly against the fluid monster, destroying part of its body.

'Nice, it's pretty effective.' Something flashed in Seiji's eyes as he had an idea.

”We need to leave now!” Hoshi shouted. ”That thing is indestructible.”

Right after he said that, more gurgling sounds came from around them.

Everyone saw some more piles of sticky fluid starting to bubble and rapidly expand…

”Run!!”

'Run, Forrest, run!' Seiji couldn't help but think that in his mind.

”Yomi, are these things related to Hell's Aura?” Seiji then mentally asked his bonded female spirit a question.

”I'm not certain… they seem to have similar properties to Hell's Aura. Be careful not to touch them,” Yomi responded.

”Can they be eliminated by Cleansing?”

”Directly attempting to Cleanse them will likely be ineffective. It would be more effective if you tried Cleansing when it's weakened, such as when the young man there hit it with his arrow. However, I'm not sure if Cleansing would completely eliminate it or not.”

”What about Sealing?”

”I also don't know if it would be effective.”

He would only be able to learn by trying. Seiji understood.

”Of course.”

Seiji then looked towards Hoshi.

”Hoshi, you just mentioned that these things are indestructible…”

”Yeah. Even if you defeat them, they'll be able to speedily form themselves again if there's even a little piece of them left.”

”How did you know this?”

”I saw it…”

Hoshi mentioned what he saw in his illusions.

”If they're indestructible, how about sealing them away or confining them instead? Would that work?” Seiji inquired.

”I don't know…”

At this moment, Hoshi's gaze suddenly focused in front of him. He had just witnessed another illusory scene. ”It's possible! But, a crystal is required.”

”Crystal?”

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There was a giant ten-meter-wide red circle on the center of the ground in a wide sanctuary. A green crystal pillar stood right in the center of this red circle.