Chapter 38 Chapter 38 “Zhu Tianba…spoke?!…

"Where are they going?" The team stopped their attack and someone in the team asked.

"I don't know, but who cares? As long as they don't attack us, it's fine." Sun Yu said, "The iron thorn lizards have mutated en masse. We need to report this to the academy immediately and have them send a guard team to clean up."

"Let's go back." Sun Yu said.

"Wait." Song Shiduo interrupted, a look of anxiety flashing across her face. "Jiang Qing is missing. She and her pet are still in the forest."

Everyone was stunned, and then they recalled that they did not see Jiang Qing during the fight.

Her classmates sent her messages one by one, but the screen showed over and over again that the other party had no signal.

A bad thought lingered in everyone's mind.

After a while, someone in the team laughed awkwardly and said, "Look at it from a bright side. Maybe she wasn't so unlucky. She didn't encounter the Ironthorn Lizard."

Song Shiduo shook his head seriously. "No, Jiang Qing must be in danger. And those thorny lizards just disappeared strangely. I have a feeling it has something to do with Jiang Qing."

Sun Yu: "I've already contacted the academy. They'll send a guard. Let's carefully follow the direction those thorny lizards left and see what happens."

Several people had no objection.

......

The time in the cave seemed to be completely frozen by the surging dark green sticky mist.

Jiang Qing's back slammed hard against the cold, hard rock wall, and her bones made a dull sound as they couldn't bear the weight. She felt a sharp pain and her vision went dark. A strong smell of rust suddenly rose up her throat, but she swallowed it back with all her might.

In the field of vision, the huge dark green tentacle covered with suction cups and rotten moss slowly rose up, preparing to launch the next more deadly blow.

A sticky, smelly liquid continued to drip from the edge of the suction cup, burning deeper marks on the dark green ore at the edge of the pit.

Zhu Tianba in his arms suddenly struggled, his body bursting out with amazing strength, and he broke free from Jiang Qing's arms in an instant.

It landed lightly on the ground, just as the huge tentacle filled with power crashed down like a collapsing mountain.

Zhu Tianba thrust his small body upwards suddenly, and his four short hooves stomped heavily on the ground covered with mucus and gravel in a strange way.

There was a muffled sound so low that it seemed to come from the heart of the earth. The sound was not loud, but it had a penetrating power that instantly drowned out the "hissing" sound of the mucus corrosion and the screaming of the tentacles breaking through the air.

A circle of platinum-colored ripples exploded in all directions with Zhu Tianba's feet as the center.

When the platinum ripples touched the end of the giant tentacle, they diluted some of the green mucus on it, but also made the Vine King Giant Seal even more excited.

That's the power!

It is the power that you think about day and night.

If I swallow this little thing in front of me, can I completely merge with that power?

As the Vine King Giant Clam thought so, the tentacles behind him, filled with endless malice, were quietly moving towards Zhu Tianba.

"Be careful!" Jiang Qing got up and rolled over continuously, carrying Zhu Tianba away so that the tentacles didn't have a chance to take advantage.

The huge tentacle dripping with dark green slime did not retract after failing to hit its target. Instead, it slowly raised its front end like a giant python that smelled blood. The tip covered with suction cups and rotten flesh-like texture was like an evil single eye, locking onto the listless prey under the rock wall.

Seeing that the sneak attack failed, it chose to attack head-on.

A larger and more chaotic malice surged out of the pit like a tangible tide, accompanied by a "gurgling" sound from the bottom of the pit. The second and third equally thick and disgusting tentacles were struggling, trying to squeeze out from the source of filth.

run!

The instinct of survival was screaming wildly in Jiang Qing's mind.

Her ability was still too weak. Facing a monster of the level of the Vine King Giant Seal, she was completely powerless to defend herself.

But she resisted the urge.

This is the territory of Tengwang Juzhang, and she is injured and can't run far.

Jiang Qing took out a small knife, cut his palm, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

The "Turning Stone into Gold" skill has no restrictions on objects, that is, all objects can be affected.

If that's the case, then it makes sense for her to directly transform these tentacles.

The palms of her hands were soaked in scarlet blood. When a tentacle fell, Jiang Qing took the initiative to meet it. The huge force flew her several meters away and she fell heavily on the stone wall again.

Zhu Tianba rolled onto the stone and stopped.

Jiang Qing covered his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood soaked into the stone beside him, and the ordinary rough stone instantly emitted a dazzling golden light.

She looked up and stared at the tentacle that was soaked in her blood.

There is a small gray object with a stone texture on the green surface replacing the original scales.

The gray color seemed to be contagious and immediately spread around the tentacles.

All contact areas were instantly petrified and lost their activity.

it works!

Jiang Qing was delighted.

However, the next second, her heart sank again.

Another tentacle nearby acted decisively and cut off the "contaminated" section before the gray color spread to the entire tentacle.

Green mucus oozed out of the broken part like water, and the giant seal screamed in pain.

But it still did it.

So cruel.

She covered her chest and coughed twice, enduring the heart-wrenching pain, and suddenly pushed Zhu Tianba towards the cave entrance: "Run, Zhu Tianba."

She was helpless.

Jiang Qing rarely regretted that he should have paid more attention during training.

Zhu Tianba is small in size, fast in speed, and has the ability to "evade", so he may be able to rush out of the cave to find rescue.

After being pushed away, Zhu Tianba did not rush towards the cave entrance as she wished.

It looked back at the glaring red at the corners of Jiang Qing's mouth, and then looked at the terrifying tentacles that were about to be fully extended, emitting a breath of destruction.

"Kang——"

A deafening roar that almost penetrated the rock wall erupted from Zhu Tianba's body.

The tone was no longer the usual "hum hum" or "kang kang", but a roar that seemed to come from an ancient beast. With irresistible majesty and anger, it instantly drowned out the "gurgling" sound of the mucus rolling in the pit, and even caused the huge wriggling tentacles to stagnate.

At the same time, the platinum halo on Zhu Tianba's body suddenly expanded.

Burning like a real flame, its body seemed to have turned into a scorching and dazzling sun, illuminating the entire dark cave as bright as day.

A kind of suppression that comes from the origin of life and the "force" deep in the blood spreads to the surrounding waves.

"Town...area?"

This term was clearly engraved in Jiang Qing's mind.

From the literal meaning, this skill releases a domain of pressure, and I am invincible within the domain.

The platinum light was like a surging wave, slamming hard into the swirling dark green mist and the huge tentacles.

The dark green mist boiled and evaporated violently as if it had encountered its nemesis, making a shrill whine.

Those huge tentacles that were about to be fully extended were hit by an invisible mountain weighing billions of tons, and suddenly sank into the depths of the pit.

The extremely tough dark green scales on the tentacles, under the impact of the platinum light, made a "crackling" sound as if they could not bear the weight, and fine cracks appeared.

A roar from the abyss came from the depths of the pit.

Under the suppression of the platinum light, the tentacles twisted and struggled frantically, trying to break free from this sudden and terrifying suppression.

But every struggle caused the mucus in the pit to splash everywhere, a fishy stench filled the nose, the entire cave was shaking violently, and gravel in the cave fell down.

Jiang Qing covered his chest and slowly moved towards Zhu Tianba, releasing his innate power again, holding up the golden light shield to protect the man and the pig.

The situation where Zhu Tianba unilaterally crushed Tengwang Juzhang did not last long.

"Zhenyu" is a skill that exceeds one's own limits and can quickly end the battle. However, if the gap in strength between the two sides is too large, it will cause a devastating overdraft to Zhu Tianba's young body.

The platinum flames burning around Zhu Tianba's body dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a candle in the wind. His small body trembled violently, his four hooves dug deep into the ground, and he almost knelt down.

"Jiang... Qing." Zhu Tianba opened his little mouth, and strands of blood oozed out of his mouth and nose.

In the chaos, Jiang Qing suddenly heard someone calling her name again. The faint but clear two words were like a thunderbolt that struck Jiang Qing's confused consciousness.

She turned her head suddenly, her pupils suddenly contracted due to extreme shock. She almost forgot the severe pain in her back and the fishy sweetness in her throat. She stared in disbelief at the small platinum figure covered in blood but burning with an indomitable soul.

Zhu Tianba...spoke? !

"Boom—"

Zhu Tianba's "territorial suppression" power burst out with its final brilliance like a last ray of light. The platinum light was like a real giant hammer, smashing hard on the madly struggling tentacles of the giant vine king.

Broken dark green scales mixed with sticky blood flew everywhere, and from the depths of the pit came a dull and twisted roar mixed with severe pain and rage. The tentacles suddenly retracted like severely injured poisonous snakes, and the rocks on the edge of the pit were scraped with a harsh sound, leaving deep marks.

But the price of this life-overdrafting outburst is heavy.

"Puff." Zhu Tianba's small body could no longer support itself, and a large mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth. The bright and dazzling red color instantly dyed the clothes on his chest red. The special material made the blood slide down quickly and flow into the ground.

While the majestic "momentum" around him had not completely receded, Zhu Tianba knelt on the ground with his front hooves, supporting his body to complete this unilateral encirclement and suppression of the giant vine king.

It was as if a strange green rain was falling in the cave, and the ground was covered with scattered tissue fragments of the giant vine king seal.

Jiang Qing untied the golden light shield, seized the opportunity, and grabbed a tentacle that was about to escape.

As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

The Giant Seal of the Vine King is the kind of creature that can move to another place and start over as long as its main body is still there.

This time, Jiang Qing wants to make it completely lose hope of survival.

She threw herself on the tentacle, and its immense force dragged her several meters across the ground.

Jiang Qing quickly cut a few times on the original wound and smeared all the blood on the tentacle.

She pressed the tentacle tightly until she saw the blood take full effect on it, eroding it bit by bit into the depths of the pit.

She lay on the edge of the deep pit, holding up a flashlight and looking down from a distance. It was not until she saw a huge object completely petrified at the bottom of the pit that she lay on her back and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Tianba fell not far from her.

There was pain all over my body, as if I was being run over by a truck. Even moving a finger caused heart-wrenching pain.

Before she could close her eyes, a sound came from the cave entrance again.

A group of thorny lizards that were bigger than her quickly crawled into the cave.

"What the hell!" Jiang Qing was so shocked that he immediately jumped up and sat up.

There were twelve iron thorn lizards, which were enough to tear her and Zhu Tianba apart and eat them.

The mutant iron thorn lizards' scales covered with dark green mucus flickered ominously in the faint reflection of the cave wall. They crouched low, and their thick tails slapped the ground anxiously, making dense "rustling" sounds, like deadly drumbeats.

Jiang Qing took Zhu Tianba back into the seal of contract to nurture him while thinking rapidly in his mind.

The wound on my palm is still bleeding, and I don’t know if my Midas touch can still be used.

But there were too many iron thorn lizards and they moved too fast, so her blood had no time to effectively contaminate and transform enough targets.

Her eyes swept across the pit in the center of the cave, which was still swirling with dark green mist, and the dark green minerals on the edge of the pit that were emitting a faint light.

An extremely risky, even crazy idea took shape in her mind.

"Take a gamble!" A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Jiang Qing's eyes.

The largest thorny iron lizard, which had been waiting for the hunt, let out a sharp hiss. Twelve thorny iron lizards rushed towards Jiang Qing from different directions like dark green arrows, carrying a fishy and foul smell, and their sharp claws tore the air.

Jiang Qing did not try to defend or dodge.

She simply couldn't do that in her current state.

She endured the severe pain and used all her strength to roll towards the edge of the pit where deadly pollution and chaotic energy were surging.

"Bang!" Jiang Qing's body hit the rock at the edge of the pit heavily. The violent impact made her spit out blood again.

But during the rolling process, her hand accidentally grabbed a piece of ore that was within reach, about the size of a fist, and emitting a rich green light.

However, at this moment.

The ore seemed to be alive, and a cold, chaotic, malicious energy rushed into her body along her arm like a high-voltage electric current.

This energy was extremely violent, carrying strong corrosiveness and mental pollution, and it clashed violently with the remaining mental power in her body, as if it wanted to tear and corrupt her meridians, flesh and blood, and even her soul.

"ah--"

Jiang Qing let out a shrill scream, feeling as if his arm was thrown into a pool of strong acid, and as if it was being bitten and drilled by countless cold poisonous insects.

While this energy was tearing Jiang Qing apart, it also brought an unexpected effect.

The thorny lizards that were flapping their knives in the air and about to pierce her body suddenly stopped.

Jiang Qing saw fear in their eyes.

The iron thorn lizard is afraid of these green mineral-like things.

The twelve thorny lizards abruptly stopped their momentum of attack, and wandered and growled anxiously a few meters away from the edge of the pit, but did not dare to move forward.

The two sides remained deadlocked for about five minutes.

It was not until Jiang Qing gradually felt his arms becoming weak and his consciousness becoming increasingly blurred that help finally appeared.

......

Song Shiduo and others waited outside the cave for a long time. When the iron-thorned lizard just entered, they heard the sound of fighting coming from the cave entrance, but the fighting stopped not long after.

Then there was a long silence.

Not until the guard team arrived urgently and understood the situation did several agile figures suddenly rush into the cave.

Song Shiduo noticed that Huo Qiushan from Class A5 of the Combat Department was also in the escort team.

Previous rumors that he had already joined the Guardians were finally confirmed.

Several flashlight beams shook violently, piercing through the dark green fog with panic and eagerness, and swept across the devastated battlefield indiscriminately.

Wherever the light reached, dark green slime, as thick as a living thing, flowed and squirmed freely on the ground and rock walls, emitting a disgusting mixture of sweet and rotten smell.

The guards frowned.

The iron-thorned lizard felt the light and immediately trembled along with the group of people who entered the cave.

"Block the entrance and clear out the thorny iron lizards!" A calm and majestic female voice sounded, penetrating the hissing of the thorny iron lizards and the hissing sound of mucus corrosion.

When Jiang Qing heard the sound, she used her arms to lift her body up with great effort. If she hadn't stepped on the green minerals, she wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.

The guards were fighting fiercely in the cave, and no one paid attention to Jiang Qing in the deep pit from beginning to end.

Jiang Qing's eyes were getting darker and darker, and he wanted to faint, but fainting here would mean going down to keep the giant vine king company.

She doesn't want to.

After swallowing and taking a deep breath, Jiang Qing gritted his teeth and shouted loudly to the people around him.

"Help...cough, help!"

“!??”

The guards were horrified to find that there was someone else in the cave.

"It's Jiang Qing!" Song Shiduo's voice came from the safe area high up in the cave, trembling uncontrollably.

The captain of the team sent by the escort team immediately looked towards Huoqiu Mountain.

Huoqiu Mountain understood, and the Qingbao Spirit Snake followed its master's guidance and swam to the front of the deep pit.

"Grab my magic treasure and I will pull you up." Huoqiushan said in a low voice.

The Qingbao Spirit Snake obediently lowered its tail.

Oh my god! It's a snake!

Looking at the snake's tail with scales slightly flaring right in front of him, Jiang Qing's stomach churned and his scalp exploded instantly.

She is most afraid of creatures like snakes.

It's okay to just look at it, but if she was allowed to touch it, she would rather die than resist.

Jiang Qing shook her head and shrank back. The movement affected the wounds all over her body, and she gasped in pain.

Huo Qiushan frowned at her appearance.

trouble.

He took out a black leather glove from his clothes on the side, put it on his hand, then leaned over the edge of the pit, and lifted Jiang Qing's collar behind his neck like a chicken, and lifted the 1.7-meter-tall Jiang Qing directly up.

Jiang Qing: “…”

Before Jiang Qing could catch his breath, he looked up and saw the Qingbao Spirit Snake close at hand. His body quickly bounced back and hit a rock behind him.

His eyes went dark and he fainted.