Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 294, First Round of Confrontation

"We're here! The exit is just ahead!"

"Let's get Xia Die out of here first, then we'll deal with this monster later!"

After bypassing the corroded and damaged ground, Lin Qiong and Xing worked together to carry Xia Die and hurried to the vicinity of the tower's entrance.

Just as the two were about to pass through the gate and leave the tower.

The entire tower suddenly shook violently!

Immediately afterwards, the ground in front of them became restless and began to crack, as if something was running around underground.

With a loud bang, a colossal object, so large that it would take three people to encircle it, burst forth from the ground and blocked their path.

Lin Qiong looked closely and realized that it was a long, thin "tentacle" that he couldn't tell whether it was a snake or the root of some plant.

Why is it said to resemble both a snake and a plant root?

Because that thing is just as agile as a real snake, but a snake's body could not possibly have those wrinkles that resemble dry tree bark.

Especially since there are some pale purple petals scattered on it!

Currently, these long, unidentified "tentacles" have completely blocked the exit leading to the outside of the tower.

And it was skimming close to the ground, sweeping towards Lin Qiong and Xing at an extremely fast speed!

"Oh no! Back up!"

Lin Qiong immediately relayed instructions to Xing, his tone slightly hurried.

Although the two could try to use their weapons to cut off the long, thin "tentacles," their hands were currently supporting Xia Die, leaving them no free space.

In desperation, the two could only temporarily retreat to the rear with Xia Die, letting the long, thin "tentacles" sweep past them.

Boom!

Accompanied by a loud scraping sound.

A deep ravine was instantly plowed into the path Lin Qiong and his group were walking on, and countless dust and gravel were also thrown into the air.

However, before the dust had completely settled, Lin Qiong heard another roar in his ears.

"It even turns back?! Does this thing have consciousness?"

Lin Qiong stared wide-eyed ahead, a hint of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

After sweeping across, the long, thin tentacles suddenly snapped back and coiled straight toward where Lin Qiong and the others were.

"Xing, help Xia Die support herself."

Seeing this, Lin Qiong made a quick decision, put down Xia Die, who was wrapped up like a dumpling by vines, and handed her into Xing's arms.

As Xing caught and steadied Xia Die, he quickly took out Jie Mie and stared at the long, serpentine "tentacles" that were constantly approaching him like giant pythons.

"I'm going to kill that monster!"

As he spoke, Lin Qiong's eyes sharpened, and instead of retreating, he advanced straight towards the long, thin "tentacle".

Be careful!

The moment Lin Qiong rushed out, Xing quickly reminded him.

But before he could finish speaking, Lin Qiong had already rushed to the long, thin tentacle!

boom!

Just moments before he was about to collide with that "tentacle"—

Orange-red flames instantly ignited on the blade of the sword, and the scorching heat caused the surrounding air to crackle and pop.

"drink!"

Lin Qiong let out a low shout, exerted force with his waist, and slashed out with an incomparably fierce flames from bottom to top with his greatsword!

laugh--

The attack struck precisely in the middle of the long, thin tentacle.

At the moment of impact, Lin Qiong could clearly feel a sharp, jarring sensation, like cutting through rubber, coming from Jie Mie.

In other words, the scene of a clean break did not appear immediately.

Even without using the zero rated power, the toughness of those long, strip-shaped "tentacles" far exceeded Lin Qiong's expectations.

These "tentacles" seem to possess some kind of special activity inside.

The moment the annihilation slash struck, the tissue at the severed area began to repair itself.

Even more outrageous is that the "tentacle" actually tried to use the gap in repairing the damage to jam the sword of the Destroyer inside its body!

"Hmph, you're courting death."

Realizing this, Lin Qiong's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he let out a cold snort.

The next second, the Calamity suddenly erupted with a burst of intense flames, exploding outwards with a deafening roar!

With a loud "boom".

The last remaining connection of the "tentacle" is turning into charred black at a visible speed under the explosion of annihilation, and then disintegrating.

Immediately afterwards, the Calamity Annihilation in Lin Qiong's hand seemed to be cleaved in half through a vertically downward stream of water, the whole process was extremely smooth, without any sense of obstruction.

The "tentacle" that had tried to block the sword's body lost all its vitality and snapped in response with a dull cracking sound.

The moment the "tentacle" severed, the monster's massive body in the distance suddenly paused, and then let out another painful roar.

Clearly, Lin Qiong's act of severing the "tentacles" had directly injured Him!

Then, the "tentacle" that had been cut in half twisted violently a few times before hurriedly retracting the remaining part back into the ground.

In less than half a second, a sound of the ground cracking came from where the monster was.

Upon hearing the noise, Lin Qiong immediately turned around and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

The remaining half of the "tentacle" had mysteriously appeared behind the monster.

As Lin Qiong curiously followed the direction of the "tentacle" until his gaze reached its end, what he saw surprised him—

The end of that "tentacle" was actually connected to the monster's main body!

"So...this was that guy's tail?"

Lin Qiong was initially surprised, but a relieved smile quickly appeared on his face.

He had been worried that, in addition to the monster, there was another creature lurking in the shadows, ready to launch an attack.

But now it seems his worries were completely unnecessary.

As the saying goes, every debt has its source and every wrong has its perpetrator. Since the attack just now was also carried out by that monster, the next thing to do is much simpler.

Lin Qiong calmly raised the Jie Mie sword, its crimson blade pointing straight at the monster that still had its head tucked inside the giant egg.

"Don't worry, I'll be back in a minute and deal with you!"

After saying this, Lin Qiong did not immediately engage in a deadly battle with the monster. Instead, he put away the Calamity Annihilation.

He knew very well that the most urgent task was to ensure the safety of his companions, especially Xia Die, who was currently in an abnormal state.

Launching an attack rashly before figuring out what exactly happened to Xia Die could lead to some unpredictable consequences.

Just like that "tentacle" that attacked from underground just now.

If someone suddenly launches a sneak attack on his comrades during a fierce battle, he won't have time to get there in time to rescue them.

Having considered this, Lin Qiong decisively withdrew his gaze from the monster and turned back to Xing's side without hesitation.

"Let's go! Now's the time, let's take Xia Die out!"