The dark green tentacle, with a fishy smell, lashed towards Su Wan again.

Su Wan gritted her teeth and stopped trying to dodge. She turned her wrist and a short assault rifle appeared in her palm.

"Da da da!" She pulled the trigger at the attacking tentacles. Bullets poured out like rain, accurately penetrating its skin, and dark green, smelly juice splashed.

However, the tentacle seemed to have no sense of pain. It just paused its attack slightly, and the countless tiny suction cups at the front suddenly opened, ready to wrap around Su Wan's body.

Just then, "Su Wan, be careful!"

Lu Shiyan's figure rushed out from the shadow of the warehouse like a cheetah. He saw Su Wan's dangerous situation at a glance, as well as the larger shadow that continued to rise from the deep pit.

The lightning and flames in his hands instantly intertwined, and a small ball of lightning and fire whizzed towards the tentacle that was entangled with Su Wan.

"boom!"

The tentacles trembled and the attack was blocked.

Su Wan took the opportunity to retreat, looking at the collapsed pit with lingering fear.

“Boom boom—”

The ground shook violently, and the crumbling shelves in the warehouse made a harsh friction sound. A huge monster finally emerged completely from the bottomless pit.

It was a body covered with a thick dark green carapace, the surface was greasy and slippery, and the part sticking out of the ground alone was seven or eight meters high. Countless tentacles, thinner than the previous ones, danced wildly on its body.

The monster's head had no clear facial features, only a huge and cloudy single eye that occupied nearly half of the head, flashing a cruel light that chilled people to the core.

An almost tangible pressure mixed with a nauseatingly strong stench came towards me, making the air sticky and the breath filled with the smell of rust.

"This... what the hell is this thing?" Li Kui, who was still carrying the unconscious Jin Dongdong on his shoulders, could not help but swear. His cheek muscles twitched involuntarily and his scalp felt numb.

Lu Shiyan had a solemn expression as he protected Su Wan behind him unnoticeably. Lightning crackled around him and the flames burned even more fiercely, illuminating his entire body in flickering light.

"It seems that this is the real culprit." He spoke in a low voice, and his aura suddenly became sharp, locking onto the monster tightly.

Su Wan leaned on Lu Shiyan's solid back, trying to calm down the dizziness and weakness caused by the explosion of the space blade. She swayed slightly and tried to stand firmly. She clenched her fists and tried to gather strength again.

“Ouch!”

The main body of the monster sensed the powerful threat emanating from Lu Shiyan. Its huge single eye stared at Lu Shiyan, and its huge mouth covered with layers of sharp teeth suddenly opened.

"call--!"

A stream of dark green poisonous saliva with a strong corrosive smell, accompanied by a foul wind, rushed towards Lu Shiyan and Li Kui.

"Get out of the way!" Lu Shiyan shouted in a low voice, grabbed Su Wan's waist, and retreated suddenly.

Li Kui also reacted very quickly. He carried Jin Dongdong and rolled over on the ground in a panic, narrowly avoiding the main attack range of the poisonous saliva.

“Sizzle—”

The poisonous saliva fell on the hard concrete floor, immediately corroding into large holes that emitted pungent black smoke. The ground was full of potholes and was shocking to the eye.

"Ah!" Li Kui cried out in pain and climbed up from the ground with a groan.

He dodged in time and avoided most of the poisonous saliva, but a few drops still splashed on his left arm.

The clothes on his arms were corroded and penetrated in an instant, and the exposed skin also made a terrifying "sizzling" sound, quickly festering and turning black. A piercing pain made the veins on his forehead bulge, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

"Li Kui!" Su Wan exclaimed.

"I'm fine! It's just a superficial wound!" Li Kui gritted his teeth, enduring the severe pain that almost made him faint, and put Jin Dongdong behind an abandoned machine in a relatively safe place, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

At this moment, Jin Dongdong woke up slowly, startled by the vibrations around him and Li Kui's cries of pain.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw this hellish scene before him and the giant monster that was hideous and terrifying and exuded endless ferocity.

He was so frightened that he trembled all over. His body, which had just recovered a little, became even weaker in an instant, and his teeth were chattering.

But when he saw the horrific wound on Li Kui's arm, and Lu Shiyan and Su Wan who were fighting fiercely with the monster and were in danger, an indescribable emotion surged up from the bottom of his heart, overwhelming the fear that penetrated deep into his bones.

He endured the weakness of his body and the severe pain in his head, stared at the monster, and frantically searched his mind for records about similar monsters in "Apocalypse Survival Notes".

"This thing... this thing... I must have seen it somewhere..." Jin Dongdong murmured to himself, his voice full of anxiety and fear, as well as a hint of hope.

At this moment, Su Wan suddenly felt that the velvet box containing the dark purple spiritual mutation crystal core in his space began to vibrate violently.

A strange energy wave filled with desire and violence emanated from the crystal core, creating a strong and ominous resonance with the giant monster before it.

"Hmm?" Su Wan was startled and subconsciously pressed the place where the box was stored.

Almost at the same time, all the movements of the monster's main body that was fighting with Lu Shiyan suddenly stopped.

Its huge single eye slowly moved away from Lu Shiyan and turned to Su Wan!

To be more precise, it turned to the space where Su Wan stored the purple crystal core! In that single eye, undisguised greed and anxiety flashed.

"It... it's looking at me?" Su Wan asked uncertainly, her heart beating uncontrollably.

"It's it! It's it that wants the crystal core!" Jin Dongdong suddenly remembered something. He struggled to raise his head and used all his strength to point at a slightly raised area on the monster's head that was slightly lighter in color than the surrounding shell. "I remember it!"

"The notes say that this kind of earth-corroding worm has a special energy crystal core deep in its nest!"

"If the companion crystal core is taken away, it will fall into extreme madness, but at the same time, the shell it uses to protect the core of its body will also become weak for a moment due to the loss of the energy supply from the crystal core!"

"That spot on the top of its head! Right there! That's its vital point! It's drawn in the notes, there's absolutely no mistake!" Jin Dongdong's voice was a little hoarse and his breathing was rapid because of excitement and effort.

The giant brain-like tissue squirmed slightly, and an invisible and terrifying pressure descended instantly!

"Ah!" Su Wan felt as if his head was pierced by countless steel needles. The pain was unbearable and his vision went dark.

Lu Shiyan groaned and his expression became solemn. The wooden armor was flowing on his body, obviously resisting the mental shock.

Li Kui even hugged his head and knelt on the ground in pain.

"It's... a mental attack!" Lu Shiyan spoke with difficulty, veins bulging on his forehead.

Su Wan endured the headache. The metal detector in her hand made a sharper "buzzing" sound after the screen exploded before. The whole instrument began to heat up, and the only remaining pointer pointed frantically in a certain direction in her space.

It’s that purple crystal core!

"Lu Shiyan, take it!" Su Wan endured the severe pain, and with a thought, the deep purple crystal core appeared in her hand. She threw it towards Lu Shiyan with all her strength.

The mother monster seemed to have sensed the appearance of the crystal core, and its countless tentacles began to dance even more frantically, while the mental shock from the brain tissue at the top also suddenly increased!

At this moment, a petite red shadow shot out from Su Wan's pocket like lightning, so fast that people could not see its shape clearly.

"Red beans!" Su Wan exclaimed.