Chapter 299: Seventy-Fifth Floor, The Old Man and the Spirits (5)
[Resolve the old man’s regrets. Time remaining: 11 hours 2 minutes.]
The battle had effectively ended the moment I slew the Screaming Parasite. Fear began to surface in the eyes of the monsters who had been controlled by its maddening cry.
What followed was straightforward.
Lightning continued to rain down from the sky. The monsters, no longer mindlessly advancing, scattered in panic across the battlefield now that their leader was gone.
There was no need for me to lift another finger.
If the Screaming Parasite had gathered them, then it made sense that even the distant stragglers would gradually vanish. A few of the more powerful-looking ones did rush in without hesitation, but they were swiftly crushed by either the shadow spears or a well-placed swing of my axe.
Battle complete.
That wasn’t my biggest problem, however.
Damn it, when is this going to end?
As I ran across the open plains, I glanced behind me.
The princess and her entourage were urging their horses forward at full speed. With the monsters now gone, nothing impeded their pace. The horses, clearly of fine stock, showed signs of fatigue, and their speed hadn’t dropped in the slightest.
I was running ahead of them, faint lightning crackling around me.