Hollow Knight: Hallownest

Misty Canyon.

This place is filled with a large number of floating bubbles all year round, creating an indescribable atmosphere. Behind those wandering bubbles, there are many jellyfish-like creatures with tentacles. Although they also look like bubbles, they have a mass of condensed orange substance inside. Electric arcs are scattered and stationed in various places, which makes visitors stay away.

But even though they were arranged in an orderly manner, looking like a solid wall, an uninvited guest came into the canyon today. He was agile and passed through the gaps between them in the blink of an eye, and went straight to the depths of the canyon as if he was nothing.

Perhaps it was because this place had not been cleaned for a long time, and the weeds were overgrown, much taller than Delia, making it difficult for her to see the surrounding environment clearly.

But this was easy to deal with. As the spikes passed by, her vision suddenly became much wider, and an ancient and old stone door was exposed before her eyes.

"Sure enough, I remembered the place correctly. It's right here..."

Teacher Archives.

She seldom came here, and because of her vague memory, she could only find this place with the help of the queen, and it was not in vain for her efforts.

Nearing the gate, Delia frowned slightly and wrinkled her nose. A pungent and unpleasant smell invaded her nasal cavity very aggressively. Although she tried to hold her breath, the irritation seemed not to be restricted by her sense of smell, making her feel a little uncomfortable.

The interior of the archive is similar to the outside. Due to lack of care, many plants have grown in through the gaps in the doors and windows, but they do not go deep, as if they were intentionally avoiding something.

There were many jars of different sizes placed here, and the pungent smell from before was emitted by the green liquid contained in them. Although she had never known it in depth, she had heard about it from Isma.

"Acid? I heard that its toxicity is comparable to that of void matter. I don't know the principle behind it. If we can fully exert its power..."

Pressing her palm tightly against the tank, even though there was a thin layer of glass between them, Delia could still feel the deadly power hidden in the acid.

The deeper they went, the thicker the smell of acid became, as if their entire bodies were wrapped in it. The number of Uma and Oma here was obviously more than doubled compared to outside, and the terrain was not very open, so Delia had to use bone nails to clear a path.

This was also the first time she experienced the power of the dream core explosion.

The archives, which had been silent for who knows how long, let out a cry that was unique to it. Omar's suicide attack, coupled with the acid explosion and splashing, caused such large-scale damage that even Drya, who was known for her speed, could not gain an advantage. She covered one of her arms, and her white skirt was stained, making her look a little disheveled.

The archives is large, with complicated routes and many gatehouses, but most of them are storage rooms containing documents or acid. The group explored more than ten rooms but failed to find the purpose of their trip.

"Isn't it here? No, what the queen said can't be false..."

It didn't take long before Delia had explored most of the rooms in the archives, but her mood did not rise, but became more depressed.

Her footsteps finally stopped in front of the largest acid pool in the archives. The aura here had almost turned into substance, condensing into a cloud of mist blocking her way. She felt that her flesh and bones would be shredded if she passed through here.

"No way out?"

Delia couldn't see what was behind the fog, nor could she estimate the edge of the acid pool. She could only sigh and turn around to leave.

gurgling gurgling...

Under the mist, a large number of bubbles suddenly rose from the surface of the deep green pool, bursting and blasting one after another, as if the whole pool of water was boiling.

Wum slowly emerged from the acid pool, floated above the water, and danced wildly with her hands, dispersing the clumps of acid mist.

Delia had never seen Wum before, and she was shocked, but there was also surprise in her eyes.

There is actually a road on the other side of the acid pool!

Thinking of this, she planned to jump across the pool of water, but just as she took a step, she heard crackling sounds of electric arcs.

As an intelligent creature created by Monomon, Wumu itself is not overly aggressive, but the premise of all this is that it cannot cross the red line of the acid pool, which is its underlying logic.

Protect Monomon.

Although Wum's size was much larger than many insects she had seen before, it was still much inferior to the one in the abyss deep in her memory. In addition, with a mission to accomplish, Delia naturally would not step back.

She jumped onto the wall with her nimble body, easily shaking off the lightning ball sticking to her back, and headed straight for the other side of the acid pool. Only when she got closer did she notice that the corridor, which was only slightly taller than her, was also covered with a layer of thin lightning film.

Wum floated in place, its outer membrane vibrating at a specific frequency, and a wave that was invisible to the naked eye penetrated the acid pool and reached the inside.

The water in the pond started to boil again, and Ouma emerged from the surface of the pond one by one, floating gently upwards, like balloons decorating the empty chamber. But before they could rise to a high place, there was a pop, and the Ouma's outer membrane exploded on the spot, and its core was freed from its restraints and flew away, and the direction -

It was the entrance to the corridor where Delia was standing!

"He actually used lightning to pierce those things, and even deliberately adjusted the direction..."

As a knight with rich combat experience, the experience when she just entered the hall was enough for her to understand Oma's attack mode. As long as she did not take the initiative, there was almost no danger. However, she never thought that this monster was so smart and knew how to trigger it.

We must fight quickly and decisively.

The nail marks passed over the acid pool and imprinted on Wum's outer membrane, but the latter did not have any scars and quickly rebounded to normal.

"Ok?"

Delia frowned and swung the nail to create a few gusts of wind, but the result was no change, not even a scratch was left.

At this point in the fight, she realized that brute force might not be of any use to this guy. If that was the case...

Drya was very intelligent. She glanced at the dream core flying towards her and immediately came up with the idea of ​​using one's own spear to attack another's shield.

As expected, the explosion of the dream core created a brief gap for her, making Wum unable to maintain the electric membrane at the entrance of the tunnel. Seeing this, she immediately stepped into the tunnel and left Wum behind.

"Is this the last place?"

Delia raised her head and looked at the huge liquid storage tank hanging above the room. She could vaguely see a figure in a blue dress floating quietly amidst the layers of acid.

found it!

The bone nail was unsheathed, and Delia stepped forward and sent a gust of wind towards the jar. The force of this blow was so great that it could cut through the bottom of the jar.

But before the strong wind reached the tank, it was stopped by a figure that suddenly appeared.

Delia's pupils shrank slightly. She didn't even notice that there were other bugs hiding here!

"Who are you?"