Wang Hou was shocked. He could not imagine that his Sprocket Sword would be forced to switch from offense to defense. Shocked and angry, he suddenly took two steps back. Holding the crimson crystal in his hand, he said viciously, "I will make sure you die without a grave."
As he spoke, Wang Hou put the blood-red crystal on his forehead. Then, the crystal lit up and shot out a strange blood-red light.
It was as if they were attracted by the red light. The small green crystals in the sky seemed to be commanded by some power. They turned into a torrent and rushed toward Han Sen.
Han Sen was shocked. He did not expect that Wang Hou could control the crystal nuclei with the red crystal.
Even Han Sen did not know why the crystal nuclei did not approach him and Ji Yanran. Now, he did not know how to stop them. In the blink of an eye, a large number of crystal nuclei were rolling toward him.
Squeak!
Suddenly, a not so loud sound came from Han Sen's pocket. The crystal nuclei rolling toward Han Sen suddenly paused. It was as if time was frozen. All the crystal nuclei stopped moving.
After a short while, the crystal nuclei started moving again. However, they were not rolling toward Han Sen. Instead, they were rolling back toward Wang Hou, who was holding the red crystal.
Wang Hou's face changed. He tried his best to activate the red crystal, but it was useless. The crystal nuclei were not under his control at all. They covered his entire body in an instant.
"Ah!"
Marquis let out a shrill scream and rolled on the ground. However, he stopped moving after a few rolls. Marquis' blood was sucked dry in an instant. His body shriveled and curled into a ball. He couldn't be more dead. He died with his eyes wide open, full of unwillingness and fear.
"Squeak! Squeak!" The sound of insects came from Han Sen's pocket again.
Countless green crystal nuclei seemed to have received an order. They spiraled into the sky and turned into strange and beautiful crystal pillars, returning to the nest.
Han Sen and Ji Yanran were stunned. Han Sen quickly opened his pocket and took out the green crystal unicorn beetle.
The unicorn beetle was still clumsily lying on Han Sen's palm. It looked lazy and did not move. However, Han Sen and Ji Yanran were looking at it with surprise.
There was no doubt that it was this unicorn beetle that made the crystal nuclei break free from his control and suck his blood dry.
It must be this unicorn beetle that made the crystal nuclei not rush toward him and Ji Yanran.
"What is this thing?" Han Sen looked at the unicorn beetle in his hand in surprise.
Ji Yanran shook her head. She had never heard of such a thing in the Crystallizers. It seemed that only the Crystallizers themselves could control the crystal nuclei. However, the Crystallizers did not look like this. They were pure crystals and would not look like this.
However, if this unicorn beetle was not a Crystallizer, how could it control the crystal nuclei?
Han Sen carefully put the unicorn beetle back into his pocket. Anyway, Han Sen felt that he had made a good deal. With the unicorn beetle, it would be much safer to enter the Crystallizer ruins in the future.
After putting away the unicorn beetle, Han Sen walked to Wang Hou's body and bent down to pick up the blood crystal.
After he picked up the blood crystal, the nine-life cat pendant reacted even more strongly. However, after Han Sen put the blood crystal and the nine-life cat pendant together, nothing special happened to the nine-life cat pendant.
"It must be this blood crystal that made the nine-life cat pendant react, but why is the nine-life cat reacting to it?" Han Sen thought for a while and put the blood crystal on his forehead like Wang Hou did.
Suddenly, Han Sen felt as if there was a warm current flowing into his brain. It was similar to when he used the brain crystal, but it was different. There wasn't a strong electric current. It was just a little bit of warm current flowing into his brain, which made his brain feel a little hot.
"Strange!
How did Wang Hou use this blood crystal to control the crystal nuclei? "Han Sen did not find a way to use the blood crystal to control the crystal nuclei.
While Han Sen was puzzled, he suddenly felt that the blood crystal in his hand was melting. Han Sen was shocked and wanted to take the blood crystal away from his forehead, but it had already turned into liquid. Han Sen could not grab it at all.
In the blink of an eye, the red crystal liquid had completely penetrated Han Sen's brain. Han Sen's brain was getting hotter and hotter, and white steam was rising from his hair.
However, the heat did not make Han Sen feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, Han Sen felt that his brain had never been so clear. It was even better than when he used the brain crystal.
Very quickly, the burning sensation in his brain subsided, and he returned to normal. Aside from feeling his mind becoming clearer, nothing else seemed to have changed.
After the blood crystal was absorbed, the Nine-Life Cat was no longer hot. It turned into an ordinary crystal pendant again.
"Are you okay?" Ji Yanran touched Han Sen's forehead worriedly.
"I'm fine. This thing seems to be similar to the brain crystal. How did Wang Hou use it to control the crystal nuclei?" Han Sen asked confusedly.
"Li Mingtang and Wang Hou are both dead. I'm afraid no one knows the truth." Ji Yanran glanced at the bodies of Li Mingtang and Wang Hou.
Two of the elites of the Alliance had died in the ruins of the Crystallizer Royal Race without knowing the reason behind it.
Han Sen responded, but he did not think so. He casually checked the things left by Li Mingtang and Wang Hou. In Wang Hou's card bag, Han Sen saw the door card with the Nine-Life Cat pattern.
To Han Sen's surprise, he did not find such a door card on Li Mingtang.
He rummaged through the rest of the items, but he couldn't find anything else of value. So, he returned the items to them and looked into the castle, but he didn't go any further.
"With this rhinoceros beetle, we should be able to get out of the Crystal King Ruin safely. We can look for other people in the ruin." Han Sen pulled Ji Yanran back, not intending to loot the crystal core storage of the castle.
The main reason was that no matter how much Han Sen searched, once he returned to Daphne and was scanned, the crystal nuclei would be taken away. It would be useless to bring more back. They all belonged to the Alliance, so it was better not to take them.
What Han Sen was most worried about was whether the unicorn beetle would be found by the scan.
With the unicorn beetle on them, the crystal nuclei did not dare to get close to them. Even the cube guards, simulated crystal nuclei, and parasitic crystal nuclei would stop moving once they got too close to the unicorn beetle. They would not attack them at all.
Although Han Sen and Ji Yanran did not know the way, with the unicorn beetle, there was no danger in the remains.
After walking around for half a day, the two finally met other people who entered the remains. Soon, they found Chen Shoushan. After they met up, they found the entrance they came from according to the judgment of a professor.
After they went out, they did not encounter the simulated crystal nuclei again and successfully returned to Daphne.
The two crystal nuclei brought back by Han Sen did not escape the scan, but the unicorn beetle was not found, which made Han Sen very happy.