Chapter 323: Not Here, Not There
Chapter 323: Not Here, Not There
Lanbo disappeared too suddenly.
The moment Xiao Qianchuan turned around and swung his knife, he was no longer there.
Following the traces left on the snow, Xiao Qianchuan chased closely.
The monster under the ground ran faster and faster, and was like a fish in water in the snow. Seeing that it was about to lose its target, Xiao Qianchuan seized the opportunity and threw the knife in his hand without hesitation.
The ghost-head knife flashed with a cold light, cutting through the strong wind with a sound of breaking through the air, and then it fell heavily and penetrated deeply into the ground, splashing up a cloud of flying snow.
A large snowball suddenly appeared on the ground, and the machete was pushed to the ground with a bang by the things inside. Then bright red blood emerged from under the ground, and the broken snow was turned into rubies.
The monster was obviously injured, but it still did not emerge from the snow. It did not fight back, but just ran away, as if it did not care about the attack at all.
But in fact, it was not difficult for Xiao Qianchuan to tell from the bloodstains on the ground that the monster was seriously injured.
Xiao Qianchuan drew out his machete and chased along the bloodstains on the ground, with the giant octopus following closely behind him as a guard.
"Lanbo!"
Xiao Qianchuan shouted loudly, but got no response.
No response meant that Lan Bo was not in good condition at the moment. Xiao Qianchuan became more and more anxious and his pace quickened a lot.
He didn't know how far he chased the monster, but when he could no longer see the stone tablet, Xiao Qianchuan lost track of the monster.
A dark and deep snow cave appeared before my eyes. The bloodstains disappeared at the entrance of the cave. It was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen.
After stopping to catch his breath for a moment, Xiao Qianchuan stared at the darkness, feeling an inexplicable strange feeling in his heart.
But he gritted his teeth and stepped inside.
As soon as he stepped into the cave, a cool breeze blew towards him, making Xiao Qianchuan cough uncontrollably.
The giant jellyfish looked particularly bloated in this cave. A cough startled it and it quickly squeezed into the cave and got close to Xiao Qianchuan. Its huge body completely blocked the light.
In the darkness, Xiao Qianchuan was extremely nervous. He covered his mouth to suppress his cough, but the breath stuck in his chest made him even more uncomfortable.
A tentacle touched his back, and Xiao Qianchuan could feel the coldness through the thick clothes. But its movements were gentle and slow, soothing along his spine, and Xiao Qianchuan's rapid breathing slowed down.
Wiping away the physiological tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes, Xiao Qianchuan slowly stood up and groped forward. After taking only two steps, he was stopped by the tentacles of a giant jellyfish.
Although he knew that the other party was worried about him, Xiao Qianchuan was more worried about Lan Bo who was captured by the yeti.
Xiao Qianchuan blocked that tentacle, and another one stretched out.
"you……"
Xiao Qianchuan was about to lose his patience and get angry, but a giant jellyfish squeezed forward along the wall of the cave and blocked his way.
Without the jellyfish blocking the view from behind, a ray of light shone obliquely in from the cave entrance.
Xiao Qianchuan saw the jellyfish struggling to turn its body while rubbing against the wall, waving its tentacles in front of him and pointing inside.
That means, it goes in first.
Then the giant jellyfish ignored Xiao Qianchuan's scolding and moved its body to squeeze deeper into the snow cave.
Xiao Qianchuan was not willing to wait there, so he followed closely behind anxiously.
The entrance to this snow cave is narrow, but the further you go in, the larger the space becomes. It looks like a naturally formed cave, and the monster uses it as its lair.
Not long after walking in, they were completely plunged into darkness, and Xiao Qianchuan slowed down his pace.
Although he is no longer as afraid of darkness as before, he still feels somewhat uncomfortable in his heart.
"what……"
Xiao Qianchuan's nerves were extremely tense and he tripped over something and almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the giant jellyfish that was exploring the way ahead had sensed the tension of the person behind it, and several tentacles carefully protected Xiao Qianchuan all the way up, down, left and right. The moment the other party leaned forward, a tentacle immediately wrapped around Xiao Qianchuan's waist and pulled him back.
"I am fine."
Xiao Qianchuan had difficulty breathing because the tentacles were too tight around him, but he actually felt very safe and allowed the tentacles to hold him tightly.
The tentacles sensed Xiao Qianchuan's indulgence, so they moved along the waistline and into the thick down jacket.
"Hiss... so cold!"
Xiao Qianchuan shuddered all over. His vision was deprived in the darkness, and his sense of touch became more sensitive.
Xiao Qianchuan couldn't stop shivering, not knowing whether it was because the tentacles were too cold or the cave was too dark.
The tentacles stopped moving, attributing all the discomfort in the other party's body to the endless darkness.
The giant jellyfish's umbrella cap opens and closes, and in the dark snow cave, its huge body gradually emits faint blue spots of light. Like fireflies in the summer night, the reflections on the snow and ice crystals reflect the dreamy and bright starlight, so close that it tempts you to reach out and touch it.
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Xiao Qianchuan's hand had already touched it.
Soft stars coiled up along his hands, and the faint blue fluorescence made his skin look snow-white.
He was surrounded by a sea of stars.
What a nice view!
Xiao Qianchuan was stunned.
In the freezing cold in the unknown monster's lair, Xiao Qianchuan actually felt a hint of romance.
The monster that belongs to him alone creates his own romance.
I wish time would stop at this moment.
But Xiao Qianchuan's reason was pulling him back, reminding him that he was about to face danger.
Xiao Qianchuan watched without blinking, memorizing the scene in front of him firmly in his mind, and then pulled out the fluorescent tentacle that was trying to get into his waistband, and said seriously.
"Let's go! Business is important."
The giant jellyfish shook its body, not feeling that there was anything more serious for it to do than reproduce baby jellyfish.
The tentacles were not giving up and tried to find another way to get in through the back of Xiao Qianchuan's neck and collar, but they retreated obediently after being bitten on the back of his head.
The road under his feet was illuminated by soft light, and Xiao Qianchuan could see clearly what had tripped him just now.
A human head.
No! It's a lot of heads.
Xiao Qianchuan looked around and saw corpses covered in blood and frozen into icy blocks all over the ground.
Not only were there humans, but there were also many deformed and horrific monsters. Their deaths were the same as those in the abysses below, and their bodies were basically all eaten to pieces.
Xiao Qianchuan couldn't help but be shocked. Could it be that those abysses were cleared out by this snow monster?
But Lanbo clearly said it was him...
Could it be that Lan Bo borrowed the power of the snow monster? Or did he master the method of controlling the other party, but now he was counterattacked?
Lanbo is in danger now!
Without caring about disturbing the monster inside, Xiao Qianchuan urged the jellyfish to speed up and rush in.
They should be able to deal with that guy together. The most worrying thing right now is whether Lanbo can still hold on.
They soon arrived at a fork in the road. There were no obvious traces on either side. Xiao Qianchuan had no choice but to ask the giant jellyfish next to him.
"You should be able to recognize the scent of your own kind very well, right? Help me sense where the snow monster is hiding?"
The giant jellyfish felt a little uncomfortable with the word "same species" and didn't want to sense that smelly thing.
Although he turned into a jellyfish, Xiao Qianchuan could still tell at a glance that Luo Xie was unwilling to help and clearly wanted to get some benefits from him.
Xiao Qianchuan didn't want to spoil him, so he hooked his finger to let the giant jellyfish lower its body.
The other party immediately shook its tentacles happily like a puppy and lay down on the ground.
Xiao Qianchuan held back his laughter as he pulled at the jellyfish's cap, turned to the scattered white spots, then lowered his head and gave them a kiss.
"You will help me, Ling."
The white spots suddenly lit up, and the small circles instantly gathered and changed shape, forming an arrow-shaped, bright white block on the jellyfish's cap.
Having achieved his goal, Xiao Qianchuan was in a good mood.
Smiling, he kissed the arrow again. The white spot was immediately transformed back to its original shape, and a hint of pink appeared in the bright white light.
The giant jellyfish stood up instantly, and its black tentacles twitched wildly in the cave angrily, but it did not dare to hit Xiao Qianchuan at all.
Snow flakes fell down, and Xiao Qianchuan was worried that the cave would collapse, so he quickly hugged a tentacle and kissed it.
"alright, alright!"
But this kiss not only failed to calm this guy, but instead aroused him. Xiao Qianchuan thought to himself that something was not good, let go of the tentacles, turned around and wanted to run inside.
The fluorescence on the jellyfish suddenly disappeared, and the entire cave fell into darkness again, but the sound was amplified a lot.
"Ugh...don't! Not here...or there."
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