allonlinenovel Chapter 122 The Might of the Giant Beast and Survival in Desperate Circumstances
Chapter 122 The Might of the Giant Beast and Survival in Desperate Circumstances
The muffled rumble grew louder, as if striking the hearts of everyone present. As the sound drew closer, a colossal figure slowly emerged from behind the boulder, becoming clearer. It was a behemoth, its body as large as a mountain, covered in hard scales that gleamed with a cold, ferocious light in the eerie glow. The beast's eyes were like two burning flames; a single glance was enough to instill a sense of overwhelming oppression.
The woman in black felt a chill run down her spine and instinctively took a step back. Her palms were sweaty, yet she still gripped the sword hilt tightly. "This enormous creature is going to be extremely troublesome," she thought to herself, but she refused to show any fear on her face. After all, everyone was counting on her to lead the way in dealing with this sudden crisis, and she couldn't afford to lose her composure.
The man in white also had a solemn expression. He had just expended a lot of spiritual energy to destroy the bead, and now, facing this giant beast, his body was trembling slightly. However, he still forced himself to stand firm, holding the jade flute horizontally in front of him, thinking that he had to fight no matter what. "I can't back down, or we will all perish here." He silently encouraged himself, his eyes fixed on the giant beast, trying to find its weakness.
Ling'er hid behind the gray-robed old man, peeking out her little head to look at the giant beast. Her eyes were filled with tears, and her body trembled like a leaf. "Grandpa, are we going to die here?" she asked in a sob, clutching the book tightly in her hands, as if it were her only support at that moment.
The gray-robed old man patted Ling'er's shoulder gently, comforting her, "Don't be afraid, child, let's think of a way together, we'll always find a way to survive." But he also knew in his heart that the strength of the giant beast in front of him was far beyond the dangers he had encountered before, and escaping would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
The behemoth seemed to sense their presence. It opened its gaping maw and let out a deafening roar, the powerful sonic waves sweeping towards them. Everyone felt a sharp pain in their eardrums, their heads buzzing, and they nearly lost their footing.
The woman in black robes was the first to regain her senses, shouting, "Everyone, be careful!" With that, she flashed forward, transforming into a black shadow as she charged towards the giant beast. Her sword, imbued with spiritual power, instantly grew several meters long, slashing fiercely at the beast's leg. The blade collided with the beast's scales, creating a string of dazzling sparks, but the scales only left a shallow white mark, failing to inflict any real damage on the beast.
Seeing this, the man in white quickly played his jade flute, and a stirring melody resounded. Spiritual energy transformed into sharp spears, shooting towards the giant beast's eyes. The giant beast seemed to sense the danger and suddenly shook its head. Most of the spiritual energy spears were deflected by its hard skull, with only a few piercing its cheeks, which only made it angrier.
The giant beast swung its enormous claws down at the woman in black. The woman in black quickly leaped backward, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow, but the force of the claws still made her clothes flutter loudly, and her hair flew wildly in the wind.
"This won't do, we can't hurt it at all!" the woman in black robes shouted, her face full of anxiety.
The gray-robed elder frowned, using his cane to release spiritual energy to deflect the occasional attacks from the giant beast while observing its every move. Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, he exclaimed, "The scales on its belly seem relatively thinner; perhaps that's a weak point!"
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in everyone's hearts, but attacking the beast's belly was no easy task. Its massive body was constantly moving, and each approach brought immense danger.
Just as everyone hesitated, the giant beast attacked again. It stomped its foot, and huge cracks instantly appeared in the ground, spreading outwards like a spider web. Everyone hurriedly scattered to avoid it, but Ling'er was a little slower and slipped, falling into one of the cracks.
"Ling'er!" the man in white cried out in alarm, rushing towards the direction Ling'er had fallen without thinking and grabbing her hand. Seeing this, the old man in gray quickly released spiritual energy from his cane, binding the man in white's feet and stabilizing the two, preventing them from falling into the bottomless crevice.
The woman in black robes was frantic. Seizing a lull in the beast's attack, she seized the opportunity and charged towards its belly with lightning speed. At the moment of close range, she channeled all her spiritual power into a single, powerful thrust of her sword into the beast's abdomen. This strike, imbued with all her strength, finally pierced the beast's scales and plunged into its belly.
The colossal beast let out a painful roar that echoed through the heavens, causing a deafening ringing in everyone's ears. It thrashed about wildly, trying to shake off the woman in black robes. She gripped her sword hilt tightly, but the beast flailed her about, leaving her bruised and battered in several places by its scales, her clothes stained with blood.
"Let go!" the man in white shouted anxiously, but the woman in black gritted her teeth and refused to let go. She knew that once she let go, there would be no chance to hurt the giant beast again.
Just then, the giant beast suddenly flipped over, crushing the woman in black beneath it. The sheer weight caused the ground to tremble. Everyone's hearts leaped into their throats. Was the woman in black about to perish?
Just when everyone was in despair, Ling'er suddenly remembered an ancient spell recorded in the scroll that might be able to temporarily suppress the beast's power. Ignoring her fear, she hurriedly recited the difficult-to-pronounce spell, and the scroll in her hand emitted a strange light that enveloped the beast.
After being enveloped by the light, the giant beast's movements gradually slowed down, and its power seemed to have been weakened considerably.
"Quickly, take this opportunity to attack it!" Ling'er shouted.
The group quickly rallied and launched another attack on the giant beast. But just when they thought they could subdue it, the beast's body suddenly began to emit an even more eerie aura, an aura that seemed to contain a world-destroying power, causing the surrounding air to distort.
What on earth is going on? What terrifying attack will the behemoth unleash this time? Will the group be able to escape this calamity and continue their search for the key to the artifact? Everything has plunged into an even deeper unknown...