our family is gone

Chapter 827 Farm (3)

Amanda instantly swung out the whip and lashed at the floating scarecrow. With a cracking sound, the clothes were instantly torn apart, revealing the crystal wrapped in the strange straw roots inside.

Suddenly I noticed a very strange situation, that is, the marks where the whip hit the crystal were actually "bleeding". It was hard to explain, but there was indeed a fluorescent liquid flowing out of the crystal column.

But Amanda didn't care about all that. She flipped her hand and threw a flying knife into the scarecrow. The explosive force directly killed the scarecrow.

Alhazred raised his hand and held high the skull candlestick, emitting a strong aura. The strange starry sky actually reduced his pressure and he was able to give it his all.

Abyss bombardment!

A blood-red ritual symbol appeared out of nowhere, and several tentacles condensed to lash at the foreman hiding behind. The power of the abyss easily tore the foreman's body into pieces, turning it into a pile of rubble.

After receiving treatment, Boudica also showed signs of venting her rage. Those farm workers who were condensed by the power of the crystal could not stop her at all and were all killed by her.

And one detail is that after she chopped a few, she realized that there was no point in breaking the petrified shell of the shrunken monster, so she gave up chopping and using the axe blade to hit the shell head-on, and instead chose to pierce with the tip of the axe gun to directly destroy the core crystal.

These changes made during the battle are enough to show that Boudica's combat awareness is very flexible and she is not a brainless, mad "beast".

The shrunken monsters that appeared here were cleared out. Lance collected the crystal fragments and continued to move towards the mill.

To be honest, it can be seen with the naked eye that the farm is not very big. Just through the birch forest is a circle of low stone walls as a declaration of the land.

Inside the fences were fertile farmlands, at least they used to be, but now there is only dead land without any life.

Of course, it would be different if you said that those crystals were also life, because in the area one could see clusters of crystals growing everywhere, whether in the petrified shell or in inorganic matter such as bricks and stones.

These crystals became obstacles to their progress, and they pulled up teams of shrunken monsters, but they were mainly farm workers. Without blessings, they were as fragile as crystals.

The Scarecrow and the Foreman do not appear very often, and they do not pose a threat if you know them well.

Lance was not in a hurry about this, because as long as he crossed the farmland, he could reach the mill in the center, and he could see the entire area at a glance.

What’s more important is that beating the shrunken monster is different from beating the skeleton, you will get something in return.

But the weirdness of the farm goes far beyond this. As they move forward, enemies continue to appear, some of which they have never seen before.

After hacking to death several farm workers and foremen, a plow horse corroded by crystals appeared on the desolate land under the guidance of the starlight.

The plow horse's body size far exceeded that of a human, giving birth to even more exaggerated crystal clusters, which pierced through its spine and grew out, even extending all the way from its neck to the top of its head, breaking through its crown.

He still had the old iron plow around his neck, and a petrified iron chain wrapped around his body.

The hooves of the plow horse were all shattered, but it was still suspended by the power of the crystal, and it ran forward with the same movements it had in life.

Hoof kick!

He raised his head and kicked at Boudica with his front legs, but the clumsy movement was avoided. He turned his hand and swung the axe at the plow horse, but it only left a scar, and the main body was not affected.

And Alhazred had captured that moment. The flame of the skull candlestick in his hand expanded, and the next second a shadow appeared under the plow horse.

Hand of the Abyss!

It was as if tentacles made of shadows reached out to grab the plow horse, and even if it struggled frantically, it could not break free of its control.

Boudica also seized the opportunity, holding the axe spear tightly with both hands and squatting down, then her leg muscles exploded with force, pushing her whole body forward violently, as if she had become one with the weapon in her hand and stabbed out.

The force of the explosion was so strong that even a petrified body could not resist it. The tip of the axe spear pierced through the front of the body and the crystal inside exploded into fragments.

But the next second the plow horse broke free from the tentacles, but seemed to be frightened by this move and did not choose to attack, but instead retreated by grabbing its limbs.

Sharp claws digging the ground!

The soil mixed with crystal fragments was turned up, and the plow horse pulled back. The crystal on its back emitted a fluorescent light and enveloped it. The next second, it disappeared out of thin air.

"When it was alive, its larger body gave birth to more crystals, so it has stronger vitality than other shrunken monsters. Like the scarecrow, it can also use the power of crystals to distort space to conceal its body shape."

But unfortunately this method didn't work on him because he could smell the damn odor.

Lance raised his hand and fired a shot as he spoke. The shot landed in the air and sent out crystal fragments. Amanda also swung out the windmill wheel blade to break through the invisibility and pulled the figure of the plow horse out again.

But the plow horses had no intention of running away, because the figure that reappeared was charging towards them.

trample!

The crystal piercing the top of the plowhorse's head was like a unicorn's horn, and the momentum of its huge and sturdy body charging forward was even more oppressive.

Boudica tried to block it but was knocked away. Fortunately, the little time she bought gave Amanda enough time to react and dodge.

Alhazred also wanted to run, but he was not fast enough. Fortunately, Lance, who had been lagging behind, came up and suddenly punched the plow horse that was rushing towards him.

"Oh!"

When the fist made contact with the plow horse's head, an exaggerated sound erupted instantly, and then the plow horse tilted sideways uncontrollably, was knocked to the ground by this powerful force, and stopped abruptly in front of him.

Just one punch, and the body, which had only left a shallow scratch from the collision with the axe blade, shattered directly in front of Lance's fist.

Without waiting for the crystal to deform, Lance kicked open the petrified shell, reached in, and forcibly dragged out a large piece of crystal and broke it apart. The action was as powerful as if he was pulling out a heart and tearing it apart.

The fluorescent liquid flowing out of the crystal seemed to be stained on the hands like blood, giving a strange feeling.

"Boss... help me..."

Lance didn't bother to admire the relatively intact crystal in his hand, but walked to the side to start the reconstruction of flesh and blood, and pulled up Boudica who had fallen to the ground.

The plow horse had just lost its response, and Lance had already pulled out a portion of the crystal on its corpse. Unexpectedly, the remaining portion also began to deform. Fortunately, it was shattered before it exploded, so no problem occurred.

Before the disrupted formation could be restored, a strange thing appeared on the scene out of nowhere.

There was no realistic petrified body like a human figure, a scarecrow or a plow horse, but rather an egg-shaped meteorite simply suspended in mid-air, its outer shell divided into several irregular pieces by cracks.

What was even more bizarre was that the outer shell of this thing was constantly expanding and contracting like a heart, and from it one could see that inside was a cluster of crystals that were emitting clear fluorescence. After Boudica was knocked away, Amanda dodged to avoid being trampled by the charging plow horses, so she was actually the closest.

Almost as soon as it discovered that thing, it suddenly opened its outer shell, and the crystal at the core emitted a dazzling light.

Distort reality!

A strange force also fell on Amanda, who was targeted by it, and immediately made her fall into confusion, seeming to have difficulty controlling herself.

Lansden immediately understood that this was the power of crystal erosion. He didn't care about anything else and blessed Amanda to forcibly refresh the negative state.

Then he raised his hand and fired a shot, but the thing's shell retracted and the bullet bounced off with a crisp sound, so it didn't penetrate the defense at all, so naturally it had no effect.

Alhazred also noticed this and immediately released a weakening curse to interfere with that thing.

After Boudica was revived with full health, she got up from the ground and rushed towards the thing with her axe gun, completely disregarding the danger.

The curse took effect just in time, and the tip of the axe spear caught the moment when the shell was contracted and expanded and stabbed out, directly piercing the crystal in the center.

Precise and powerful!
Suddenly, the thing seemed to have lost power and was pulled down from its suspended state by gravity, and the outer shell that was wrapped around it was scattered all over the ground. As for the crystal in the core, it seemed to have lost its life and its fluorescence became dim.

After being killed instantly by Boudica, Amanda also got rid of the erosion of the crystal with the help of Lance, and the negative effects were quickly eliminated by the blessing.

"Is everyone okay?"

"fine!"

Boudica responded loudest to Lance's words, and her movement of walking over with an axe and spear showed her confidence, even though she had just been knocked away.

There was nothing wrong with either Amanda or Alhazred, but just when everyone thought the situation was over, a new egg appeared out of nowhere on the field.

Almost the same egg shape, a broken meteorite shell, with a cluster of crystals at the core.

But the difference is very obvious, because the fluorescence emitted by the crystal of that thing is not the faint blue that can be seen everywhere here, but has a faint yellow-green color, just like the new buds on the branches.

However, this touch of color was their last impression, because that thing appeared out of thin air and was distorted in an instant.

Beyond time and space!

The yellow-green crystal at the core directly broke through the outer shell, and a powerful force burst out that enveloped the team.

Even Lance didn't react and didn't have time to do anything. What does this mean?
I don’t know what they were thinking, but Lance suddenly felt uneasy about this trip, but he suppressed it the next second and still looked calm as if he was in control of the overall situation.

Under the strange power, the scene changed in an instant. They were still wandering in the farmland in the last second, but when they came to their senses in the next second, they found that they had fallen into a place that looked like a warehouse.

Inside the building, one can see a lot of wooden barrels and crates piled up around. The roof had collapsed, and the beams had fallen down with it, causing a chaotic scene, but there was no sign of the shrunken monster.

There was a staircase leading to the second floor, but now when they looked up, they could only see the strange starry sky, telling them that they had not escaped from the farm and were still inside it.

"There aren't many crystal clusters growing randomly here, it seems the erosion isn't that severe."

The other people also gradually accepted the strange transmission and began to look around the situation here.

"It looks safe, at least for now." Lance took a quick glance at the surroundings to make a judgment, but his careful inspection movements showed that he was not as casual as before.

No one knows what the boxes and barrels were filled with in the past, but now they are empty.

That makes sense. The farm suffered a natural disaster that year and the harvest was almost wiped out. Naturally, there were not many resources in the warehouse, but crystals still grew in some containers.

Playing with it in his hands, Lance seemed to be completely absorbed in it.

These changing fragments reflect indescribable colors beyond time and space...

This discovery made Lance focus on it. He opened those things like a treasure chest and collected the glittering fragments inside.

The space here was not big, and Lance quickly searched everything clean. The rest of the team also recovered after a short rest.

"Go on, it seems there are still many secrets here that we have not discovered."

The team prepared to set off again and left this temporary shelter. After walking out, they made sure they were still within the scope of the farm and could see the iconic windmill in the distance.

It seemed that they were just teleported to another place by that weird thing. It was just a minor problem and would not interfere with their progress.

But when they walked out, the next scene was beyond everyone's cognition, because the mill in the distance suddenly burst into a pale light, giving people an indescribable eeriness.

What was even more bizarre was that when the light passed by, they lost sight of the scene in front of them, and when they came to their senses again, they found that they had entered a chaotic space shrouded in pale light.

There are stone pillars stacked like stalactites in the cave, reefs covered with starfish, barnacles and seaweed, and large walls carved with strange wave patterns.

All of these were split into several pieces by some strange force, but were suspended in the surroundings, just like the petrified shells of those shrunken monsters.

"Where have we been doing this? Are we still at the farm?"

"We were just at that cursed farm... How did we get here?!"

"These colors...are so stunning..."

The other three were amazed at the change in environment, but Lance fell into silence, only his expression was a little strange.

Others may not know, but doesn’t he know?
This is the bay under the sea cliff on the other side of the old house. It is the site of an ancient civilization occupied by the Deep Ones. Later, because the Deep Ones attacked the port of Hamlet, he went there and destroyed it.

The Purifying Coral, the Siren Conch, the Captain's Bell... and the ghost ship [The Lightless] were also obtained from that place.

How could this place, which is so far away, be teleported here?

Lance suddenly felt a little confused...

However, they didn't have much time to react, because at the same time they were teleported, the enemy also appeared out of nowhere...