In the face of this sudden attack, the entire adventure team was suddenly thrown into chaos. The Terrorclaw, a high-level existence in the food chain underground, had an outer shell as hard as rock that covered their bodies like armor. Their giant claws, like scissors, made it easy for them to cut a person in half with ease. They were ferocious, skilled in battle, and tireless.

  For any adventuring party, Terrorclaw is a formidable foe.

  A nearly three-meter-tall monster jumped out from beside Jain, opening its sharp beak and letting out a piercingly loud screech. Sharp claws mixed with the whistling wind tore through the darkness, pouncing towards the mage in front of it.

  But Zhan Ens reaction was much faster than what the Terror Claw imagined.

  He didnt panic like those mercenaries when ambushed, although as a mage, he should have kept his distance and waited for an opportunity to counterattack. But Zhan En didnt do that, in fact, facing the Terrorclaw, he didnt even move, just stretched out his hand and pointed forward.

  The next moment, the roaring flames shot out of Zhans fingers mercilessly, thoroughly wrapping the Terror Claw in them. They were not ordinary flames, but twisted and turned like a snake with some kind of will, quickly extending into the gaps of the Terror Claws rocky shell.

  Before the giant claw crushed Zanes head, the Terrorclaw stopped moving. It convulsed in agony, constantly retreating backwards. The shell that was originally used to protect itself had now become the Terrorclaws most lethal threat. The raging flames mercilessly devoured its flesh and blood, burning even more fiercely.

  The current Terrorclaw is like a walking stone furnace, with flames burning inside but unable to vent out. The solid stony skin blocks their outward eruption, causing the Terrorclaws to feel unprecedented pain.

  "Whoa................!!"

  Just as the Terrorclaw tried to break free from the flames, Enyo had already taken a step forward and stood in front of Zane. She then made a false grasp with her right hand and swung it forward with force - the long whip condensed with thunder and lightning appeared in the hands of the undead girl, bringing with it a series of dazzling illusions that struck heavily on the massive body of the Terrorclaw.

  BOOM!!

  The thunderous whip strike on the Terrorclaws body produced a massive shockwave that shook the entire tunnel, causing dust to pour down. The reverberating sound was so intense that it made others stumble. The unfortunate Terrorclaw was sent flying and crashed into a corner of the tunnel. Rocks came crashing down, burying its massive body - now no one could see anything there.

  The deafening crash also attracted the attention of other combatants, and this thunderclap that only occurs on the surface is quite a fresh experience for any underground dwellers, not to mention when it almost bursts in your ears.

  At this time, the female monsters also started their actions.

  They emerged from the void, letting out ear-piercing screams, and flung themselves at the Terrorclaws with their arms open wide. Judging by their appearance, these female demons were so slender and fragile that a single slap from the Terrorclaws would be enough to shatter them into pieces.

  But in fact, the furious attacks that pierced through the female demons bodies did not harm them at all. On the contrary, those female demons stretched out their arms and easily penetrated the Terrorclaws extremely hard armor, which even swords could not pierce, and tightly grasped its interior.

  Soul and life.

  Feeling the approach of death, the Terrorclaw began to counterattack. It abandoned the already blood-soaked bear-like creature in its hand, let out a shrill cry, and retreated backwards. However, the female demon grasped it tightly, as if an invisible chain connected them. She enlarged her dark eye sockets, opened her mouth wide. Soon, waves of white light emerged from the Terrorclaws facial features, condensed into a small stream that was sucked into the female demons mouth.

  Immediately afterwards, the gigantic body that had lost its life crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

  It came and went in a flash, the five Terrorclaw monsters were completely annihilated in the blink of an eye. To those adventurers, these monsters were terrifying beasts. But to the undead, all living beings are just fragile toys.

  However, Vernas adventure team also suffered a certain degree of damage. A total of five bear goblins and three half-orc warriors died in this raid. They all died in the initial raid. In addition, many people were injured to varying degrees.

  "Its really scary!!"

  One hand directing her mercenaries to take down the items from the corpses "recycling", Verna was pacing back and forth with a vicious expression. This time, they had really suffered a setback, encountering five Terrorclaws at once, which was rare even in the underground. Even Verna couldnt tell if she was lucky or unlucky.

  Thinking of this, she looked again at Zann and Enyoa standing not far away. This time, a few hesitant expressions floated in Vernas eyes.

  Although Jenn didnt show much in the previous battle, Verna had already discovered that he was a very formidable wizard. On the surface, everything Jenn did seemed ordinary and unremarkable, something any wizard could do. But in reality, Verna knew just how powerful Jenns magic was.

  Even for a wizard, the Terrorclaw is a formidable foe. Its hard armor can withstand not only physical attacks but also magical assaults. However, Jaina was able to effortlessly manipulate the flames of magic to pierce through the gaps in its skin, an ability that even in the city of the dark elves, Vyrna had only seen on the most powerful wizards.

  Not to mention that in front of him was a necromancer, elemental spells were not his specialty. If Jain used a necromancy spell to kill the Terrorclaw, Verna would not be surprised at all, but he actually used an elemental spell, which was very unskilled for a necromancer, to kill a Terrorclaw, and that was simply shocking to Verna.

  If it werent for the dark elfs thermal vision unmistakably telling Verna that what was wrapped under the black cloak was a living being, Verna would have suspected that it was an undead lich who had lived for hundreds or thousands of years.

  Zan noticed the probing from Verna, but he didnt care about it at this moment. He was standing in front of a corpse of a Terrorclaw, whispering something to his deputy officer.

  "This doesnt make sense... Why would the Terrorclaw come all the way here? This isnt their hunting ground, and theres nothing here that would be of interest to them."

  Looking at the corpse in front of him, Zhan En shook his head. Due to the fact that there was a gathering place for Terrorclaws near his dungeon, Zhan En was very familiar with the habits of these monsters.

  "I think they look a bit off."

  Enoa shares the same sentiment as her master. The Terrorclaw may be stupid, but its not an idiot. However, the way they fought earlier was no different from a group of idiots. If these guys were really that easy to deal with, then Jain and Enoa would have already cleaned up the trash around the dungeon long ago.

  "Theyre definitely up to no good."

  Zhan En did not doubt Enoyas judgment, for a very simple reason. At this moment, the system panel in front of Zhan En had already displayed the information from their previous battle.

  The Valkyrie Squad launches an attack on a "Manipulated Terrorclaw", dealing 60 points of damage.

  The Valkyrie launches an attack on a "Manipulated Terrorclaw", dealing 90 damage, Critical Hit +5.

  The Valkyrie killed the "Manipulated Terrorclaw", gaining 130 experience points.

  …………………

  ……………

  At this sight, Zhan Ens heart skipped a beat. It was not easy to manipulate these Terror Claws, even for someone like Zhan En who could easily kill them, but making them obey was difficult. However, judging from their current state of alertness, it was clear that these Terror Claws were being manipulated by something. Moreover, the opponent had likely already detected his arrival, otherwise they wouldnt have set up an ambush in this place.

  "It seems we may be facing a formidable foe this time."

  He withdrew his gaze from the corpse of the Terrorclaw and muttered to himself. As for who was manipulating the Terrorclaws, Jenn had no leads. It wasnt that there were no clues, but in the dark realm, there were too many races with this ability, and in the worst-case scenario, there might be a Soulstealer hiding inside.

  If its really like that, then even as a demon, Zhan En would feel somewhat troubled.

  Yes, more or less.

  "Master Fa."

  Just as Zhan was frowning in thought, a voice suddenly came from beside him. He looked up to see Verena standing somewhat uncomfortably not far away. As she noticed Zhans gaze, her right hand twitched slightly, as if wanting to do something. However, in the end, she merely reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword at her waist, took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and then turned to face Zhan and spoke.

  "Master Fa, I think youve also noticed that this place is extremely dangerous. I believe that if we continue to disperse like before, it may bring unnecessary losses to both of us. If possible..."

  At this point, Verna hesitated. In fact, she didnt want to do this, but her subordinates obviously hoped that the dead spirit wizard could also stand on their side. After all, how powerful the wizard was, they had just witnessed it with their own eyes. The monster that she couldnt kill even if she used all her strength didnt even have a chance to face him. Such great power wasnt something that anyone possessed.

  So most of Vernas subordinates also hoped that the necromancer could "take care" of them, after all, both sides had the same goal, and helping each other wasnt a bad thing, was it?

  Verna was not very willing, but since her subordinates had said so, she could only come over and ask with a hard head. After all, for Verna, she also hoped that her losses would be minimized. Otherwise, even if the task was completed, she might not get any benefits when she returned to Brandon Stone City.

  What kind of moral integrity the Grey Dwarf had, Verna was also very clear about.

  But Zhan didnt say much, instead he just waved his hand and then spoke up.

  "I understand, I will go with you."