Chapter 35. The Two Realms of Yan Yan (Part 5): Suddenly...
With a thud, the giant fish opened its mouth and spun its body upwards, crashing straight into a thirty-meter-long metal shield that appeared out of nowhere.
The massive shield, struck by the impact, first blocked the giant fish's open mouth and powerful force, then bounced back and slammed it back into the lake, splashing water seven or eight meters high.
Then the five flying vehicles above the giant shield were rammed into the shield, which was several meters high, and sent flying.
Wang Hao's flying car performed several super 360-degree rolls in the air, skidding sideways for several meters, and wobbling for more than ten seconds before finally returning to its normal upward direction.
Sitting behind him, Liu Huihui suppressed the churning stomach acid and gritted his teeth as he complained, "Wang Hao, I shouldn't have listened to your nonsense. I should have given up the driver's seat."
Not far away, Li Junxuan, who was in the same predicament, stood with his hands shining brightly on either side of Jiang Tao's body. He shook his dizzy head and exhaled: "Jiang Tao, you brat, go back and get me another speed driving license test."
The flying car that Chen Feng and Cheng Cheng were in also turned several corners before it stabilized.
Chen Yijin's flying car, driven alone, was thrown more than ten meters away due to its light weight.
Xiao Weizhi only rolled twice before stabilizing the car. He didn't turn around, but his slightly worried voice drifted on the wind: "Xiaoxiao, how are you?"
As the car tumbled, Lin Xiaoxiao clung tightly to Xiao Weizhi's waist, burying her head in his back, while the red tail in her arms was nearly crushed into a meat patty.
She shook her head: "It's nothing, I'm fine."
Xiao Weizhi, who had just received a satisfactory answer, was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the sealed cage that had appeared around him. The breath he was about to exhale caught in his throat, and he was caught between spitting it out and not spitting it out.
The cage was woven from dense tentacles extending from below. Each tentacle was about the size of a wrist, grayish-black in color, and could move on its own, with tiny sparks of electricity emanating from them.
Jiang Tao tentatively threw a throwing knife at the wall of tentacles that were intertwined and had only 30cm x 30cm spaces.
With a 'sizzle' sound, the throwing knife was instantly electrocuted into dust.
Jiang Tao swallowed hard, his voice a little strained: "This thing's electricity is pretty strong."
The light on Li Junxuan's hands intensified again as he used a skill to erect a wooden shield above and a metal shield below, complaining, "Your throwing knives are all rubble, are you sure you're holding back? Watch out, here we go again."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the giant fish reappeared in that direction.
The five flying cars were sandwiched between two large shields, becoming like sandwiches, and were smashed around in a daze.
If Li Junxuan hadn't reacted quickly and erected a lightning-proof wooden shield above their heads, the entire Dragon Fang team might have been electrocuted into minced meat.
Xiao Weizhi shook his dizzy head and, after regaining his senses, commanded in a deep voice: "Yi Jin, throw poison bottles into the lake below."
Chen Yijin quickly pulled out more than a dozen bottles containing dark purple medicine from his spatial storage, tore off the stoppers, and threw them down.
Before long, the crystal-clear lake below was stained blackish-purple, and in the blink of an eye, it became a poisonous pool with bubbles constantly rising to the surface.
A few seconds later, a huge scream came from the lake below.
But this time it wasn't the giant fish that appeared. Instead, a huge monster, about sixty meters long, appeared, with countless tentacles wrapped around it and waving around it.
It crawled out of the lake, its tentacles strung with several enormous monstrous carcasses, including the giant fish that had attacked Longya and his group, as well as: a huge four-legged monstrous beast that was lifeless and whose body was rotting and swollen; and a huge two-legged monstrous beast with only half a head left and its body infested with maggots...
A stench of decay rose up from below, causing Wang Hao, Jiang Tao, Cheng Cheng, and Lin Xiaoxiao, who were riding on the flying motorcycle, to retch several times.
Xiao Weizhi's expression was very solemn. His eyes were fixed on the tentacles floating and moving below. Without turning around, he lowered his voice and asked, "Xiaoxiao, can you drive a flying car?"
Lin Xiaoxiao stopped chuckling and tried to recall the controls needed to drive the flying car from her memory, her voice slightly uncertain: "I know how, right?"
Xiao Weizhi nodded and pressed a button on the flying car with his right hand.
With a soft 'click', the safety buckles on his and Lin Xiaoxiao's ankles were unfastened together. Then he reached back, put one arm around her waist, and sat back, quickly bringing her to him and placing her in the driver's seat.
In the few seconds it took to do these actions, Xiao Weizhi even took the time to pull the red tail back from falling from mid-air and put it in Lin Xiaoxiao's arms.
After completing these actions, Xiao Weizhi reached over Lin Xiaoxiao, pressed the safety buckle button, and whispered in her ear, "Xiaoxiao, it's up to you now. As long as you don't crash, drive however you want."
After saying that, Xiao Weizhi kissed Lin Xiaoxiao's cheek and took out a staff from his spatial storage.
Not far away, Wang Hao and Liu Huihui switched driving positions, with Wang Hao taking the lead.
The others remained in the same configuration: Chen Feng was in the driver's seat with Cheng Cheng in the back; Jiang Tao was in the driver's seat with Li Junxuan in the back; and Chen Yijin was driving alone.
Lin Xiaoxiao gripped the handlebars of the flying car with both hands, trembling uncontrollably. She was about to tell Xiao Weizhi behind her that she couldn't do it.
Xiao Weizhi had already launched an attack on the seaweed monster below, which was covered in tentacles. More than a dozen fireballs and lightning strikes hit it at the same time, creating a loud explosion.
Xiao Weizhi patted Lin Xiaoxiao's waist and reminded her in a hoarse voice, "Twist the accelerator, this monster's attack is coming."
Amid the smoke of the explosion, hundreds of tentacles, accompanied by the sound of tearing through the air, rapidly attacked upwards from below, attempting to string the five flying cars together.
Just as the tentacles were about to strike, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly twisted the accelerator to the floor, and the car shot off with a whoosh, accompanied by her scream: "Ahhhhhh!"
Just as the flying car was about to crash into the tentacle cage, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly swerved the car around the edge of the cage. The fine hair on her arms, her loose long hair, and the hair on Xiao Weizhi's cheek were scorched by the flashing electricity.
Wang Hao carried a small, pink rocket launcher on his shoulder. It was exaggerated in design and covered with magenta patterns. It looked like a toy. He whistled and praised, "Whoosh—Xiaoxiao, that turn was great, awesome!"
Holding the Holy Scripture, Cheng Cheng cast a Mana Regeneration spell on Wang Hao and loudly praised, "Xiaoxiao is amazing!"
Fortunately, as long as you dare to twist the throttle, the flying car will turn around to avoid obstacles. With the operation in Lin Xiaoxiao's memory, she can quickly get the hang of it.
Five flying vehicles made sharp turns and swayed in the air, weaving through the dense gaps between the attacking tentacles. Every now and then, flashes of skill attacks would appear, followed by the throwing of skills at the 'seaweed balls' on the ground.
A series of explosions rang out, and the tentacle cages surrounding them tightened even more, as if trying to trap them inside and kill them.
Lin Xiaoxiao maneuvered the flying car, tilting it 65 degrees to the side and gliding out with a shoveling motion, dodging several tentacles that flew towards her. Then, the flying car flipped forward 135 degrees, drawing a semi-circle, and dodged the dozen or so tentacles in front of her again.
The fear in Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes was gradually masked by the madness caused by the strong adrenaline. The corners of her pursed lips slowly curled up, her hand on the accelerator tightened more and more, and her left toes were placed on the super-accelerator pedal, ready to step on it at any moment.
Xiao Weizhi behind her kept waving his staff, attacking while also using his ice shield skill to block attacks from behind. The two cooperated perfectly, without any sense of awkwardness.
Time passed second by second, and the cage woven by the tentacles shrank smaller and smaller, and the area that Che Fei could dodge became smaller and smaller.
Besides needing to dodge tentacle attacks, you might also need to avoid your own teammates' flying vehicles to prevent a collision.
Liu Huihui, holding a weapon in his hand, was slightly out of breath: "What's with these tentacles? They're electrified, and we can't even cut them."
Xiao Weizhi sat behind Lin Xiaoxiao with a solemn expression: "That can only mean that this BOSS is too high-level, and its tentacles are not something we can cut off."
After hesitating for a few seconds, he took out a [Diamond-level] [Lightning Forbidden Spell: Thunderous Dragon Roar] from his spatial storage. He, who usually spent money without batting an eye, showed a rare expression of pain.
A gold-grade forbidden spell scroll starts at a million gold coins, while those with extremely high attack attributes like lightning or fire start at over eight million gold coins.
As for the diamond-grade forbidden spell scrolls, they're even more expensive, starting at tens of millions of gold coins, and they're practically priceless.
Xiao Weizhi didn't have many diamond-grade forbidden spell scrolls left. Every time he used one, he had one less. He would have to rely on his luck to get more.
As the forbidden lightning spell scroll was activated, a vast sea of lightning appeared below. Amidst the crackling explosions, countless bolts of lightning moved freely like swimming dragons.
Several minutes passed, and apart from the wails of the 'seaweed monster' and the sound of lightning explosions, the tentacle cage in front of them still did not open. Just as the eyes of Longya and his group gradually hardened and they unanimously considered the possibility of mutual destruction.
A barely audible meow came from below, and the tightly woven cage slowly loosened, revealing a hole about 3 meters wide.
Upon seeing this, Longya and his group immediately turned the throttle of their flying car to the floor and quickly left the dangerous place.
After flying dozens of kilometers away from the oasis, the stunt team gradually slowed down.
Xiao Weizhi wrapped his arms around Lin Xiaoxiao's waist, pressed his chest against her back, rested his chin on her shoulder, and had a carefree and relaxed expression on his face. Their hair was intertwined in the wind.
When the adrenaline subsided and reason returned, Lin Xiaoxiao realized how ambiguous her actions with Xiao Weizhi had been. Her voice was filled with helplessness and a hint of shyness: "Loosen your grip, you're holding me too tightly, I can't breathe."
Xiao Weizhi loosened his arms a little, but still held on, saying, "Okay, I'll loosen my grip a bit."
Lin Xiaoxiao twisted her waist a few times and found that he was indeed relaxed. Helplessly, she asked, "Should we switch back to the driver's seat?"
Xiao Weizhi pressed his face against hers, looking straight ahead, his voice slightly hoarse and magnetic: "You're driving very well, I won't change it."
Lin Xiaoxiao felt her ears were a little hot and itchy, and her mind was also a little hazy.
Seeing this, the others were quick-witted and moved away.
After further discussion, everyone agreed to go back and report on the situation of the oasis first, and then come out again when there is an opportunity in the future.
As evening fell, the first thing I did upon returning to the residential area was to go to the operations department to explain the location of the oasis, the situation inside, the strange 'seaweed monster,' and my speculation that the 'seaweed monster' was a boss of Diamond rank or higher.
After registration, the Dragon Tooth Squad's points increased significantly again.
As soon as they returned to the camp entrance, Chen Yijin rolled up his sleeves and said, "Everyone was frightened today, so we need to eat something good to soothe our frightened souls."
Everyone agreed, and Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi entered the camp, lifted the door cloth, and returned to their tents.
The next second, Red Tail, who was sitting on her shoulder, jumped to the ground, its fur bristling, and its six fiery red tails stood up high, hissing frantically towards its cat bed.
Lin Xiaoxiao turned her gaze to the cat bed and found a black cat lying on its side with shiny black fur and big, round, bright green eyes. Its posture was calm and familiar, as if it were the owner of the cat bed.
Redtail roared at the cat, "Get out of the way! That's Redtail's den!"
The black cat glanced at the red tail with disdain, stuck out its pink tongue, and lazily licked its paws, its tail swaying behind it.
A cold glint flashed in Xiao Weizhi's eyes as he stared coldly at the black cat lying in its den. He pulled Lin Xiaoxiao behind him, and under the cover of his robe, he pinched his left thumb and middle finger together. If there was any unusual movement, the skill would be activated in the next second.
The fact that this black cat could silently pass through the protective barrier of the residential area and enter their tent without alerting anyone means its level must be at least Diamond.
Before you know its intentions, it's best not to do anything rash. If you anger it, the people in the residential area may all suffer.
After licking its paws, the black cat bent over and twisted into a seductive pose, licking the fur on its back and waist, showing no regard for itself as an outsider.
Redtail opened its mouth in a fit of rage, and a fireball gradually condensed inside.
Lin Xiaoxiao quietly crouched down behind Red Tail, grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, pulled it back, and pinched its muzzle with her small hand, extinguishing the fireball it was about to spew out. She lowered her voice and warned, "Red Tail, if you use your skills inside the tent, you'll blow it up."
A few wisps of smoke rose from Redtail's mouth, its eyes filled with grievance, and its right paw kept pointing at the black cat that had taken over its den, signaling Lin Xiaoxiao to throw the black cat out.
Lin Xiaoxiao, holding Red Tail, stood up and peeked out from behind Xiao Weizhi, tentatively asking the black cat, "Can you understand me? Mr. Black Cat? Miss Black Cat?"
The black cat completely ignored Lin Xiaoxiao, immersing itself in its art of grooming.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, I saw that the black cat was licking its fur and did not do anything dangerous.
Lin Xiaoxiao nudged Xiao Weizhi's back and said softly, "Go wash up. Didn't you say you felt sticky and uncomfortable?"
Xiao Weizhi glanced at the black cat in the cat bed and lowered her voice: "You go to Cheng Cheng's tent to wash up, I'll wash up here."
He didn't give Lin Xiaoxiao a chance to speak at all, and forcibly pushed her and Hongwei out of the tent, leaving himself alone in the tent to face the suddenly appearing black cat.
Later that evening, around dinner time, the black cat naturally came out of the tent.
Ignoring the stiff Lin Xiaoxiao, it sat down next to her and, while Chen Yijin was getting food, it patted the table with its front paw, indicating that it should get a portion too.
The team members, however, thought that Lin Xiaoxiao had acquired another pet animal, and they all surrounded the black cat, reaching out to touch it, but were stopped by gentle gusts of wind, preventing their hands from touching the black cat's fur.
Lin Xiaoxiao gave Xiao Weizhi a wry smile and asked with her eyes: What should we do?
Xiao Weizhi kept an eye on the black cat, gently shaking his head to indicate that they should not act rashly and should observe the situation first.
That night, to avoid worrying the rest of the team, Xiao Weizhi and Lin Xiaoxiao returned to their tent, but changed to a smaller bed.
Xiao Weizhi slept in the small bed near the cat's nest, while Lin Xiaoxiao hugged Hongwei and slept in Xiao Weizhi's original bed. They were terrified when they slept at night, fearing that they would be torn apart by the black cat that had appeared out of nowhere.
Before going to sleep, the black cat glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao with its emerald green eyes, as if to confirm that she was in this space, then curled up into a ball and went to sleep in its cat bed.
At around 3 a.m., in the center of an unusually large group of monsters in a basin 13 kilometers away from the residential area, stood a 'savage' dressed in dirty fur, holding a rough leather whip, with his hair and beard covering his entire face.
He turned his head, facing the residential area, and muttered to himself, "So that's where it went. Hmm, a familiar scent, but too weak. The timing isn't right. I'll wait a bit longer."
A few minutes later, he swung the leather whip in his hand, striking the air with a crisp sound and sparks.
The 3-meter-tall, four-legged, beast-like creatures that resembled elephants, lions, and tigers in front of the savage obediently turned around and followed the command, moving forward to leave the place.
Shortly after they left, the ground shook and churned, burying all traces of footsteps in the soil, and the surface of the land returned to a state where no one had ever been.
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