allonlinenovel Chapter 360 A Chance to Break the Stalemate, Undercurrents Reappear
Chapter 360 A Chance to Break the Stalemate, Undercurrents Reappear
The increased suction of the black lake, like a pair of invisible and icy giant hands, dragged Huanmo and the others violently toward the putrid surface. The surrounding air seemed to be swirled by this suction, emitting a sharp whistling sound, like a wail from hell.
Huanmo's heart was filled with despair and resentment. He felt his strength was about to be exhausted, and every muscle in his body was protesting in pain. "Is there really no hope for us?" He stared at the lake so close to him, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind. His past adventures, the life-and-death experiences he shared with his companions, all played out like a slideshow.
Yi Chen's broken spear had been pulled from the ground, and he swayed precariously under the suction. Looking at the broken spear that had accompanied him in countless battles, he was filled with mixed emotions: "Am I going to die in this strange lake with regrets? No, I can't give up, everyone still needs me!" He gritted his teeth, trying to find a foothold, even if it could only delay his descent by a second.
The white-clad woman's ribbons flapped and nearly snapped in the gale. Her hair flew wildly, obscuring her fearful yet defiant eyes. "We've been through so much, we can't die here! There must be another way..." she told herself, trying desperately to find a way out.
Despite his severe injuries, the mysterious figure's eyes remained resolute. He knew he couldn't panic now, and while resisting the suction force, he quickly thought, "This sudden increase in suction force must be related to the stone pillar runes. But our attack just now failed. How can we break through?"
Just as everyone was in despair, the divine artifact in Huanmo's hand suddenly trembled strangely, its light flickering as if conveying some kind of message. A thought struck Huanmo; he concentrated his last ounce of energy, attempting to communicate with the artifact. Gradually, he seemed to understand its intention.
"Listen up, everyone! The artifact has sensed a weakness in the energy flow between the runes. We can exploit this weakness and launch another attack!" Huanmo's voice was a little hoarse with excitement, but to his companions, it was like a ray of hope.
“But our strength…” Yi Chen said with some worry. After the previous battle and resisting the suction force, everyone’s strength was indeed almost gone.
Huanmo gritted his teeth: "We'll fight with our last ounce of strength. I believe we can do it! This time, we need to guide our power more precisely and directly attack the runes' weaknesses."
So, despite their exhaustion, everyone mustered their strength once more. Yi Chen poured his last bit of battle qi into the broken spear, which emitted a faint blue light; the woman in white gathered her remaining spiritual power into the ribbon, which shimmered with a faint white light; and the mysterious figure, disregarding his injuries, forcibly mobilized the hidden power within his body, causing a faint golden light to emanate from his body.
Huanmo carefully gathered the power of everyone together with the power of the divine artifact itself, forming a small but extremely concentrated energy beam. This energy beam swirled continuously in his hand, emitting a buzzing sound, as if it were accumulating its final strength.
Huanmo stared intently at the flashing runes on the stone pillar, carefully searching for any weaknesses detected by the artifact. Finally, he detected a subtle, almost imperceptible, abnormal energy fluctuation.
"Now!" Huanmo shouted, shooting the energy beam towards the rune's weak point. The energy beam, like a sharp arrow, drew a bright trajectory in the darkness, heading straight for the stone pillar.
The colossal figure seemed to sense the unusual nature of this attack, flapping its wings once more in an attempt to block it. However, this time, Huanmo and the others' attack was fueled by a do-or-die determination and a precise grasp of the opportunity. The energy beam easily pierced through the black barrier created by the colossal figure, striking directly at the rune's weak point.
A burst of intense light erupted from the stone pillar, the runes flickered even more violently, and then fine cracks began to appear. The suction force of the black lake also paused briefly as a result.
"We did it!" Yi Chen shouted excitedly. Long-lost smiles returned to everyone's faces, and a renewed hope for survival ignited in their hearts.
But this joy did not last long. As the cracks in the runes on the stone pillar spread, the entire space began to tremble violently, even more violently than before. A more powerful dark force surged from the base of the stone pillar, sweeping in like a black tide and engulfing everyone.
Huanmo was startled: "This is bad! It seems to have triggered an even more powerful backlash!"
From within the dark power, a low, guttural roar echoed, as if some ancient being was about to awaken. The enormous figure also seemed somewhat uneasy, glancing around in the darkness, as if it too was wary of this newly emerging power.
The surrounding environment became increasingly eerie. The already dim space was now completely swallowed by darkness, with only the faint light emanating from the shattering runes on the stone pillars, barely illuminating a small area.
Huanmo and the others were tightly enveloped by dark power, unable to move. Huanmo was filled with worry: "This power is too strong, how should we deal with it? Have all our efforts been in vain?"
Yi Chen said, "No matter what, we can't give up. We can always try again!" The woman in white and the mysterious figure nodded, their eyes revealing a determination to die for their cause.
Just then, a pair of enormous red eyes suddenly appeared in the darkness, coldly staring at them. Those eyes radiated endless killing intent and icy chill, sending a shiver down everyone's spine.
Who owns these eyes? How will Huanmo and the others survive in this powerful and unknown dark force? Will the newly emerged crisis completely engulf them? Everything is shrouded in deeper mist, the gears of fate continue to turn in the darkness, what awaits them—life or destruction...?