Carrying the precious supplies and information she had obtained from the ruins, Su Yao hurriedly set off on her way back to the safe house. However, as she passed through a vast ice field, she found the environment increasingly eerie. The sky displayed an unusual purplish-red hue, as if an apocalyptic painting had been stained with an ominous tone.
The once tranquil snow on the icy plain began to churn violently, from which emerged numerous octopus-like ice creatures. Their tentacles were thick and covered in sharp spikes, each swing leaving deep grooves in the ice. The appearance of these creatures caused the surrounding temperature to plummet, and even Su Yao's special ability shield struggled to withstand the chill.
Su Yao swiftly retrieved her weapon from her spatial storage, bracing herself for battle. When the octopus-like creature attacked, she nimbly weaved between its tentacles, simultaneously severing approaching tentacles with her enhanced blade. However, these creatures possessed remarkable regenerative abilities, and the severed tentacles quickly regrowed.
During the battle, Su Yao noticed a core shimmering with blue light in the heads of these creatures, which she guessed was their vital point. So, she concentrated, fusing her wind and fire abilities, and charged towards the head of one of the octopus-like creatures. At the moment of close range, she launched her attack; a powerful energy surged into the core, causing the octopus to scream in pain as its body began to shrink.
Seeing this, the other octopus creatures swarmed around Su Yao even more frantically. Su Yao dodged their attacks while searching for an opportunity to continue attacking their core. In the fierce battle, she gradually gained the upper hand and successfully dealt with several octopus creatures. However, by this time, she had also exhausted a large amount of her supernatural power, leaving her body utterly exhausted.
Just as Su Yao caught her breath, the ground of the ice field suddenly rose up, and an even larger octopus mother emerged from the ground. This mother's body was like a small mountain, surrounded by countless thick tentacles, and its appearance caused the entire ice field to tremble.
Su Yao felt unprecedented pressure; she knew this would be a life-or-death battle. The Mother launched the first attack, its tentacles raining down on Su Yao. Su Yao dodged with all her might, but was still grazed by a tentacle. A bone-chilling cold emanated from the wound, affecting the operation of her supernatural abilities.
Su Yao gritted her teeth and took out the jade pendant she had obtained in the ruins from her spatial storage. The warm light emanating from the jade pendant temporarily alleviated her injuries and enhanced her abilities. She charged towards the Mother again, this time not simply dodging, but cleverly using her spatial abilities to teleport to the connection points of the Mother's tentacles and sever those crucial parts with all her might.
With the tentacles severed, the mother's attack briefly slowed. Su Yao seized the opportunity and flew towards the core of the mother's head. The mother sensed Su Yao's intention and concentrated all its power to protect its core, the surrounding tentacles forming a solid barrier.
Su Yao was in a predicament, but she didn't give up. Recalling the array formations recorded in ancient texts, she decided to risk it. She inscribed runes on the surrounding ice according to the array pattern she remembered, then infused them with her special abilities. The array activated, emitting a dazzling light that greatly interfered with the mother body.
Taking advantage of the formation's influence on the mother body, Su Yao broke through the tentacle barrier. She concentrated all her remaining supernatural power into her weapon and thrust it fiercely towards the mother body's core. With a deafening roar, the mother body's core shattered, and its massive body collapsed, sending up a cloud of snow and ice.
After defeating the octopus mother, Su Yao collapsed wearily onto the icy plain. She knew she was still some distance from the safe house and needed to recover her strength as quickly as possible. During her rest, she used the resources she had obtained from the ruins to restore her powers and tend to her wounds.
When Su Yao got up again, she noticed some strange ice flowers on the icy plain. These ice flowers swayed in the wind, seemingly conveying some kind of message to her. Su Yao approached the ice flowers, and the system suddenly received a vague signal mentioning that in the heart of this extreme cold apocalypse, there was a mysterious source of power capable of reversing everything.
A renewed hope ignited in Su Yao's heart. She decided that after returning to the safe house to report the situation to everyone, she would go to find this source of power. She knew that this might be the key to saving the world. With unwavering faith, Su Yao continued towards the safe house, each step filled with strength. Although her figure appeared so small on the icy plain, her mission was infinitely noble.
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