A human-faced owl suddenly appeared and flew to the witch Circe, landing on a wooden stand in front of her and letting out a series of piercing cries, as if conveying some message.
Upon hearing this, Circe's body trembled twice, seemingly shocked by the news brought by the owl.
Indeed, the human-faced owl informed Circe that the numerous goat-headed monsters and faceless ones in the outer alleyways had been eliminated, suggesting the possibility of intruders.
Circe was also astonished. She was well aware of the numbers and strength of the faceless ones and goat-headed monsters outside. Such defensive power, especially within the narrow mine shafts, would be difficult to overcome even for hundreds of powerful demon hunters without a trace.
Fortunately, the goat-headed monsters outside this underground space had not exhibited any abnormalities, indicating that the intruders had not yet found this location, likely getting lost in the dense network of mine tunnels.
However, despite this, Circe felt extremely uneasy. This was her lair, her base of operations built over several years, and she did not want it to be discovered or destroyed!
Even as a powerful lich, Circe had gleaned memories from the souls of those she had killed, understanding the terrifying nature of modern technology.
Even if she hid like a mouse in the mine, if people outside truly wanted to kill her, they could simply drop a nuclear bomb into the mine, and she would be finished.
With this thought, Circe could no longer remain seated. She immediately ascended the high platform, stood at its edge, extended her hands, crossed her two black, claw-like hands, and began chanting.
The next moment, a peculiar object materialized about a meter in front of Circe.
It was an eyeball, the size of a fist, with a pair of bat-like wings growing from both ends.
Upon being summoned, this eyeball immediately flew towards the alleyway, followed by a second, then a third… Circe continued to summon over a dozen eyeballs, which then dispersed into other tunnels beneath the mine.
This was a spell known as the Eye of Truth. Each eyeball contained a sliver of Circe's spiritual power, allowing them to share her vision. The range of this shared vision could extend up to two kilometers.
This spell was incredibly potent. The summoned Eyes of Truth could not only see in the dark but also penetrate invisibility spells, making it difficult for those employing such arts to evade their detection.
Just then, the last Eye of Truth was released. However, this particular eyeball did not fly towards the alleyways but instead flitted and circled within the underground space.
Soon, this Eye of Truth hovered above Ling Tian and Ahri. Clearly, it had spotted them!
At this moment, the lich, who was still maintaining her spellcasting state, also saw Ling Tian through the Eye of Truth. She was momentarily stunned, never having expected Ling Tian to have infiltrated this far.
As the two sides stared at each other, a talisman appeared in Ling Tian's hand. He directly extended his hand and aimed the talisman at the Eye of Truth.
"Hello there, old monster!"
Before Ling Tian could finish speaking, he injected his true essence into the talisman.
"Pfft!"
The talisman was activated, suddenly emitting a blinding white light, as bright as the sun. This was a Flash Talisman.
Considering they were deep within the pitch-black mine, with only the eerie glow from the blood pool illuminating the surroundings, the sudden activation of the Flash Talisman was akin to detonating a flashbang in the dead of night.
The dazzling light directly destroyed the Eye of Truth. Meanwhile, Circe, standing on the high platform, felt as if she had looked directly into the sun.
"Awooo!"
Circe let out a pained cry. The flash had also inflicted severe damage upon her, interrupting her spellcasting. All the Eyes of Truth that had been floating through the mine vanished.
"Damn it, I'll kill you all!" Circe shrieked. Simultaneously, the witch issued a command to the goat-headed monsters, faceless ones, and stitched monsters within the underground space to attack!
Instantly, over fifty monsters converged on Ling Tian and Ahri from all directions.
Ling Tian, understanding the importance of not being attacked from multiple sides, quickly found a recessed corner of the wall with Ahri, pressing their backs against it.
With a flicker of thought, the Gatling Vulcan Cannon appeared before Ling Tian, while Ahri produced the M134 Minigun.
The large and small Vulcan cannons were mounted on tripods, their ammunition belts already connected, loaded with specially modified rounds.
Before the monsters could get any closer, Ahri vanished from her spot. In the next instant, she reappeared behind the monsters, holding bottles filled with gasoline, which she then hurled.
In less than a minute, the entire underground space was ablaze.
Over a dozen monsters were engulfed in flames, roaring hysterically as they charged towards Ling Tian's position.
"Ahri, get back quickly!"
Fearing he might accidentally hit Ahri, Ling Tian immediately sent her a message. Ahri flickered and reappeared beside him.
The two gripped the handles of the large and small Vulcan cannons, aiming them at the approaching monsters.
"Open fire!"
"Zzzzzzz..."
The Gatling Vulcan Cannon unleashed a storm of metal. High-velocity bullets tore through the air, striking the approaching goat-headed monsters and stitched monsters.
A 12.7mm machine gun round would create a fist-sized hole in a person. Even with these monsters' tough hides, they couldn't withstand the barrage of hundreds of bullets.
Especially since the ammunition for these Vulcan cannons included thermite rounds, modified by Ling Tian, with special aluminum-magnesium coatings on their warheads!
These bullets, upon impact, would release thousands of degrees of heat and ignite.
The goat-headed monsters and stitched monsters were riddled with holes and killed before they even reached within ten meters of Ling Tian and Ahri.
On the high platform, Circe witnessed all of this, her body trembling uncontrollably. Although the witch had gained knowledge of the advanced state of modern technology by devouring souls, seeing such a terrifying scene firsthand today sent tremors through her very soul!
In Circe's eyes, this was nothing short of a powerful forbidden spell.
Just then, the sound of tearing air ceased, leaving only the hum of electric motors in the entire underground space.