Chapter 1985 - 1965:

Chapter 1985: Chapter 1965:

Mo formed a Hand Seal and sat on one side to begin recovering, while Luo Qianqian didn’t dare to make any noise and could only quietly stay on one side.

After all, attracting the attention of other teams at this time wasn’t a good idea.

Long Tu was also nervously observing the front, intending to identify which team was in action from their moves.

However, they couldn’t determine which team it was, just sure it wasn’t the patrol team, the one with Huangfu Yanyao.

To them, most of the others were pretty much the same; it’s already decent if they don’t kick them when they’re down, let alone hoping for help.

Luckily, Mo had his own strength; although he hadn’t recovered to full power, it was still enough to fend off others.

As the sound of someone approaching echoed, Mo directly ended his recovery, stood up with a solemn expression, and grabbed Luo Qianqian, tossing her behind him.

Luo Qianqian landed with a confused look, completely bewildered.

There were Sand Beasts behind!

But immediately after, something more disgusting appeared at the cave entrance, worsening her situation. From Luo Qianqian’s accumulated knowledge, this multi-legged creature should be a centipede.

Why say ’should be’...

Have you ever seen a centipede that’s several meters long? It’s simply beyond belief, isn’t it?

The most crucial aspect is its entirely glossy black body, with countless legs colored red, clearly indicating potent venom, right?

Luo Qianqian felt extremely uncomfortable all over, most importantly because, apart from the unique stench of venomous creatures, the giant centipede also carried a bloody odor, doesn’t this mean... there is danger here?

The rhythm was that those people earlier were killed by this giant centipede?

Luo Qianqian swallowed hard, instinctively glancing at the centipede’s belly, then twitched the corner of her mouth. May I ask... why is its stomach still flat after eating so many things? Is this the legendary skill that girls long for—eating without getting fat? It’s really envy, jealousy, and hatred, isn’t it?

However, Luo Qianqian instinctively chose to grab her arrow; in such a situation, of wolves in front and tigers behind, there was clearly no calm way to deal with it naturally, and they had to keep moving forward, right?

"Hold your breath and try not to move," Long Tu whispered, evidently feeling somewhat fearful of the things in front.

After all, this thing already looks disgusting, on top of being one of the Five Poisons, and so big. If really bitten and poisoned, it might be too late for treatment, and they’d be bitten in two...

Di Jun held his mouth tight, realizing that even with a mask it would be hard to avoid detection from breathing, so everyone was cautious, leaning against the wall.

Luo Qianqian watched Long Tu look down calmly, seeming to ponder, a bit surprised, but she pursed her lips and took out the Water Spirit Flute. If worse comes to worst, trying hypnotism might not be bad...

But it’s certain that her level is clearly not sufficient, so she could only wait and see if some miracle makes this gigantic centipede ’not see’ them and turn away.

After all, this kind of thing isn’t something people wish to face, right? And it’s poisonous; what if it’s fast-acting, then what?

Mo was also contemplating; they were definitely afraid of fire, but he couldn’t act because fire would consume Air, making their survival more difficult, which was not what they wanted, so they still had to think of other methods.

The centipede lingered at the entrance of their skyward path, while from behind came a rustling sound, clearly indicating the Sand Beast had caught up, which also made Luo Qianqian anxious. What should we do in this situation? Being stuck in between is clearly not a good strategy...

If they encounter something terrible, they’ll all be doomed!

"The Sand Beast and centipede should be enemies," Long Tu suddenly said as if enlightened, with a bright look, and casually pulled Di Jun to his side, standing in front of Luo Qianqian, speaking softly: "You should have a spirit technique to illuminate a certain spot, right?"

"I do," Di Jun replied in surprise and then nodded quickly, but his quick movements made his breathing quicken, making it difficult for others to miss him, so even the centipede turned toward Di Jun’s position.

Di Jun instinctively covered his mouth, held his breath, and dared not react so dramatically, fearing that the next second he’d become a morsel for these creatures.

"Light up over there so the centipede can see the Sand Beast..." Long Tu quickly instructed.

"No way." Luo Qianqian immediately poked a small head out, countering: "They’re all underground, clearly afraid of light, and although we extinguished the torch earlier to hide our tracks, it doesn’t mean they can bear the light, right? Especially Di Jun, his light is too glaring..."

Di Jun awkwardly scratched his head, experiencing for the first time being despised for his Attribute being too pure, which was quite a novel sensation indeed.

"..." Long Tu was momentarily speechless, thinking it sounded reasonable.

"Lighting a torch and throwing it over might scare off the Sand Beast!" Even though they killed a Sand Beast triggering retaliation, it doesn’t mean the beast would abandon its nature for revenge, does it? Fear is fear...

"How about... creating a beauty in the fog? Scattering water vapor for Tyndall effect... basically reducing the direct brightness of the light source," Luo Qianqian suggested earnestly.

Actually, as long as it’s in the fog, adding something is up to her, isn’t it? Most importantly, with fog, a large area needs only a little water, and shouldn’t cause too terrible consequences. Imagine if this place collapsed, that would be terrifying, wouldn’t it?

And so before Di Jun acted, Luo Qianqian had already opted for a thin mist enveloping around her, not missing the chance to add some sleeping medication; after all, it’s better than nothing.

Then Di Jun decisively acted; when the centipede crawled toward the light source, the team carefully moved out, while sealing this passageway in the process.

"Oh crap..." The next second, Di Jun jumped in surprise, leaping into Long Tu’s arms, discovering in the torchlight that he had stepped on a hand...

Undoubtedly, it was a hand from another team’s member; pure terror, wasn’t it?

"The skin is all blackened; it’s poison, right?" Luo Qianqian instinctively walked to Mo, understanding that when it comes to poison, Mo was undoubtedly the most knowledgeable.

Mo nodded, then looked at the group and sighed: "Actually, they can still be saved, but if we save them, Di Jun might become a burden." He had medicine in his hand, enough to detoxify, and Di Jun could quickly restore them. Although several people had already succumbed, there were still lives to save, right?