The battle between the three was extremely intense, with countless tentacles attacking like a storm.
The huge body of the green giant blocked most of the attacks, while the big bug cut off large pieces of tentacles, and every wind spear thrown by Sweet Tea caused damage to the monster.
However, in Rode's eyes, the monster's soul was extremely strange, like an unclear mist. The waveforms of spiritual energy spread from deep within, becoming more and more obvious, as if it was awakening from a deep sleep.
And as it awakened, its spiritual energy became stronger and stronger.
More tentacles emerged from the monster's body, launching even more violent attacks.
Moreover, Rode also felt a deep and cold malice emanating from the monster's soul, firmly locking onto him, as if it would pounce on him if he tried to escape.
But there was no such malice towards the other three.
What's going on?
Do we have a grudge?
Rode quickly realized that it seemed like there was indeed a grudge - the head of the Abyssal Demon seemed to have been attacked, leaving a charred mark.
Seeing the collapsed cave and the large pit formed by the hills not far away, he suddenly thought that when he killed the Distorted Beast, his "Spiritual Energy Quintet" directly pierced through the monster and penetrated into the underground.
Could it be that the Abyssal Demon happened to be sleeping underground and was hit by his spiritual energy cannon?
Was the strong earthquake caused by it?
Did it collapse the cave and create this giant pit?
This speculation made Rode shudder. He tried his best to suppress his wandering thoughts and focused on the present.
The Abyssal Demon was gradually awakening, and once it fully recovered from its dormant state, things would be bad.
Iron Wolf was already struggling, and the big bug's claws swung like the wind, but it couldn't cut off the increasing number of tentacles.
Some tentacles consciously blocked in front of the compound eyes, trying to stop the wind spears thrown by Sweet Tea.
No, I must take action immediately.
If they can't hold on, I might not be able to escape either.
Rode first shot at the monster a few times, as expected, the sealing bullets couldn't penetrate the thick tentacles. It was impossible for them to be effective against such a strong monster without hitting its weak points.
Rode threw a thunderstone, which had some effect. The erupting lightning broke several tentacles and paralyzed a few more.
But it was just a drop in the bucket.
But it's okay.
If one cup of water doesn't work, how about a hundred cups?
As long as I can break through its defense.
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Rode used his ultimate skill again - he charged a whole bag of thunderstones and threw them all at once.
The effect was good. The huge lightning illuminated a radius of one hundred yards, engulfing most of the monster's body. Dozens of tentacles were blown away, and more were paralyzed. The fierce attack was momentarily halted.
Iron Wolf didn't expect to receive such assistance at this time and was overjoyed. He exclaimed, "Truly our new star!" and forcefully pulled off two tentacles from the monster's body.
A large amount of black blood mixed with intestinal fluid sprayed out.
The big bug's gaze froze, and its claws fiercely grabbed the air, exerting all its strength to tear it apart, as if tearing apart some extremely tough flesh.
And with its movement, the wounds on the monster's body were also torn open.
"Sweet Tea!" Iron Wolf shouted.
"I know!"
With her reply, the wind spear that came through the air pierced directly into the wound.
The power unleashed by the compressed air, far beyond what an ordinary person could imagine, caused a large amount of flesh and blood to spurt out, creating a large hole in the monster's body.
"Good!"
The big bug laughed, "We've won!"
But in the next moment, Rode saw a filthy spiritual light emanating from the monster's body.
The worms on the ground suddenly grew wildly as if they had received an order, and quickly crawled towards the monster's body, merging into its flesh and blood.
Its eggs also began to hatch, rapidly growing into new tentacles.
In just an instant, the monster returned to its original state, with even more tentacles than before.
Iron Wolf knew that things were not going well. He could clearly feel that the supply of spiritual energy was insufficient. Once the Green Giant disappeared after the Greenification ended, the team would immediately collapse.
"Big Bug, Sweet Tea."
He urgently shouted, "Let's launch one final fierce attack and then seize the opportunity to escape."
Sweet Tea exclaimed, "Is there no hope of killing it?"
"Basically not. My spiritual energy can't support for much longer, and Rode has exhausted his spiritual energy as well. He has thrown all the thunderstones on him. As a veteran hunter of thirty years, my experience tells me that there is no possibility of killing it..."
Boom!
With a loud noise, a huge lightning once again illuminated the darkness, and the countless electric snakes were even more numerous than before.
These were two bags of thunderstones.
The eyeballs of the Green Giant, which were bigger than fists, bulged out.Under normal circumstances, any combatant would only carry one ash bag at most, and the thunderstones would never be placed outside the ash bag. Rode had just thrown out an ash bag, which, according to normal thinking, meant he had thrown out all his thunderstones in one go.
That's why they concluded that they had no chance of killing him.
But who would have thought that this young man, known as the King of the Sewers, would take the road less traveled and carry three ash bags, each filled with thunderstones.
"What are you waiting for, attack!"
Rode shouted urgently. Charging two bags of thunderstones at the same time was a huge burden. If his soul strength hadn't increased five or six times compared to the past, he wouldn't have been able to do it.
Iron Wolf snapped back to reality, immediately grabbed the monster's tentacle and pulled hard, shouting, "Now's our chance!"
He had already figured out that the monster's body was just a large mass of intertwined tentacles.
The best way to deal with it was to inflict as much damage as possible on the tentacles and find the monster's main body.
The giant bug tore and ripped wildly, fully demonstrating his soul characteristic. Countless tentacles were torn and severed by him.
"Hahaha, we're sure to win. Killing a different demon, the old man will definitely look at us with new eyes."
But the next moment, Rode saw the Abyss Demon's spiritual energy boiling up.
Its massive body bloomed like a flower, countless tentacles stretched out, revealing a twisted shadow in the center.
This was the main body where its soul resided.
No wonder the images he had seen before were so strange, they were all pervasive spiritual energy and soul-derived entities.
Rode pulled out two more bags of thunderstones from his sleeve. He had prepared these before setting out. If he ran out, he could still get more from the dream.
But just as he was about to charge, a very thin and long tentacle emerged from the shadow's head and swept towards him at high speed.
All three of them shouted in unison, "Watch out!"
Thanks to his recent training, Rode instantly gathered his spiritual energy and opened his spiritual defense.
The Green Giant did his best to raise his hand to block the tentacle, but the long tentacle still hit Rode.
Smack!
Rode only felt a huge force coming, as if his spirit had been heavily hit, and he seemed to fly up into the clouds, falling dozens of yards away.
Severe pain came from his arm, and his spirit was in excruciating pain as if it was being torn apart. The defensive spiritual energy had been scattered. This was the result of Iron Wolf helping him block.
If he had been hit directly, he would probably have been split in two.
Rode forced himself to get up despite the intense pain. Looking ahead, the situation was even worse.
The three of them were in a tough fight. The Green Giant's hand had been severed and he could no longer protect the giant bug and Sweet Tea behind him.
The giant bug and Sweet Tea had to divert more of their attention to deal with the attacking tentacles, greatly reducing their firepower.
And the monster's main body opened new compound eyes.
Iron Wolf knew they were in trouble. They might be done for, but the new star had to survive. He immediately shouted, "Rode, go call for backup! Don't worry, we'll hold on as long as we can..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Rode had already activated his spirit boat and turned to run.
Iron Wolf closed his mouth and resisted the attack with all his might.
The giant bug laughed, "Brother Rode reacts really fast, he can definitely get away."
Before he could finish his sentence, the monster suddenly sprang up. Countless tentacles moved through the air like seaweed, stirring up numerous ripples of spiritual energy, chasing after Rode.
------Author's Note------
Sorry for the cliffhanger, I'll update a longer chapter in the afternoon...