Chapter 44
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Chapter 44: Silver-Clawed Octopus!
Zhu Lingshan reached into the hot spring for a moment, while the others watched him nervously.
Then, Zhu Lingshan raised his hand, and nothing happened.
“Now we can confirm that the hot spring water is fine, right?” Zhu Lingshan said irritably.
Zhong Liyu looked at Tu Feng.
Tu Feng nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll go collect it. You all wait here for me.”
After that, Tu Feng took a few steps back, then accelerated towards the rock in the center of the hot spring.
He concentrated his energy beneath his feet and stepped lightly across the surface of the hot spring, leaving only slight ripples behind.
Seeing his water-walking technique, Zhong Liyu’s doubts vanished.
This was indeed a technique that only a half-step master could master.
Tu Feng quickly reached the rock at the center of the hot spring.
The snow lotus, now just within reach, emitted an even stronger fragrance.
Tu Feng gazed at the snow lotus with greedy eyes.
The value of this snow lotus was definitely over a hundred million, far exceeding the commission Zhong Liyu had hired him for.
Thinking this way, Tu Feng’s heart filled with malicious intent.
First, he would pluck the snow lotus, then kill Zhong Liyu and her three companions, and he could enjoy the snow lotus all to himself!
Doing this in the forest would ensure no one would know!
A cruel glint flashed in Tu Feng’s eyes as he bent down to pluck the snow lotus.
At that moment, no one noticed a tentacle thicker than a human quietly emerging from the hot spring.
The surface of the tentacle was snow-white, with a row of black suckers underneath.
Once it broke the surface of the hot spring, the tentacle suddenly sped up, instantly wrapping around Tu Feng, who was standing on the rock.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Liyu and the other three on the shore screamed in fright.
“Master Tu, you, behind you…” Zhong Liyu shouted.
Tu Feng’s face changed drastically; he tried to move but found he couldn’t exert any strength.
His upper body was tightly wrapped by the tentacle!
“Help me!” Tu Feng shouted at the three on the shore.
Zhong Liyu quickly regained her composure. She drew a dagger from her waist, gritted her teeth, and threw it with all her might at the thick tentacle.
“Smack!”
The sharp blade struck the tentacle, producing a loud sound but causing no damage.
At that moment, the tentacle wrapped around Tu Feng suddenly tightened.
“Ah…”
Tu Feng let out a piercing scream, blood pouring from his nostrils and ears.
“Think of a way to help!” Tu Feng cried out in immense pain.
At this moment, the white rock beneath Tu Feng’s feet slowly began to rise, revealing a massive blood-red eyeball!
“What, what kind of monster is this?!” Zhong Liyu’s face turned pale as she staggered back.
“…It looks like an octopus… a giant octopus monster!” Zhu Lingshan’s voice trembled.
At this point, several tentacles had already appeared on the surface of the hot spring.
The monster’s head was fully revealed, as large as a boulder!
A terrifying blood-red eyeball and a huge mouth…
“Ah…”
The tentacle wrapping around Tu Feng tightened again, causing veins to bulge on his forehead, and his mouth filled with blood.
“Miss, what should we do?” Zhou Bei’s legs went weak as he asked.
“…Run!” Looking at the giant monster before her, Zhong Liyu no longer cared about the snow lotus. Surviving was the most important thing!
“Master Tu…” Zhou Bei hesitated.
“He’s beyond saving! Hurry and run! Otherwise, we’ll be in danger too!” Zhu Lingshan shouted from the side.
Zhong Liyu and the others ran back with all their strength!
“Smack!”
A sound of flesh tearing echoed through the silent forest.
Tu Feng’s screams abruptly stopped.
When Zhong Liyu turned back, she saw a horrifying scene.
The monster opened its massive mouth, revealing the blood and sharp teeth inside!
Tu Feng, entangled by the tentacle until his body burst, was thrown into the monster’s mouth.
“Crunch, crunch…”
The monster began to chew, producing a chilling sound of bones cracking.
At the same time, the tentacles began to rush towards Zhong Liyu and the others, moving at incredible speed!
Run! They had to run fast!
Zhong Liyu exerted all her strength to escape.
The tentacles extended rapidly, their lengths exaggerated, reaching nearly seventy to eighty meters without an end in sight!
Zhou Bei, running at the back, suddenly felt his feet entangled, losing his balance and falling to the ground.
“Help me! Miss…” Zhou Bei’s face turned pale as he cried out in despair.
Before he could finish speaking, he was quickly dragged back.
When Zhong Liyu turned back again, she saw Zhou Bei screaming as he was pulled into the monster’s mouth.
“Crunch!”
Zhou Bei was split in half by the monster’s sharp teeth, blood, intestines, and brain matter splattering everywhere.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Liyu felt her legs go weak.
As the eldest daughter of the Zhong family, she had grown up in a sheltered environment and had never witnessed such a bloody scene.
Zhu Lingshan, running at the front, glanced back and saw the tentacles getting closer.
At this rate, he would end up like Zhou Bei, dragged back and meet a gruesome death in the monster’s mouth.
He didn’t want to die; he couldn’t die!
Zhu Lingshan looked at Zhong Liyu, who was running behind him, and a cruel thought crossed his mind.
If Zhong Liyu got entangled by the tentacles first, he would have more time to escape.
“Miss, I’m sorry, I just want to survive!” Zhu Lingshan’s eyes turned vicious as he decisively drew a dagger from his waist and threw it at Zhong Liyu’s leg.
“Ah!” Zhong Liyu screamed as the sharp blade cut into her calf, causing her to fall to the ground.
The tentacles quickly wrapped around Zhong Liyu’s body.
Zhong Liyu glared at Zhu Lingshan, who was running ahead, and shouted resentfully, “Zhu Lingshan, I won’t let you off even as a ghost!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhong Liyu was dragged back by the tentacles…
…
Fang Yu wandered around another part of the forest, not seeing even a ghost.
It seemed that there were no monsters in this forest at all.
What a wasted trip.
Fang Yu felt a bit dejected and was about to leave.
But just then, he heard screams coming from a distance.
At the same time, he sensed a presence belonging to a monster!
Right at the location of the hot spring!
Fang Yu’s face lit up with joy as he hurried towards the hot spring.
When he arrived next to the hot spring, he happened to see Zhong Liyu being dragged back by the tentacles.
“Is that a Silver-Claw Octopus? It really is a seventh-tier monster!” Fang Yu was overjoyed upon seeing the creature.
The Silver-Claw Octopus was a very cunning monster that could conceal its aura.
This particular Silver-Claw Octopus was even more exaggerated, able to disguise its head as a rock, with a snow lotus growing on top.
Even Fang Yu had been deceived, almost returning home and missing out on a seventh-tier monster core.
“Good thing these people are here.” Fang Yu smiled as he leaped towards the Silver-Claw Octopus.
At this moment, the tentacles had already caught up with Zhu Lingshan.
Zhu Lingshan was also being dragged back by the tentacles, and the speed was even faster than Zhong Liyu’s.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Liyu felt a sense of satisfaction and said, “Zhu Lingshan, did you think you could escape? You’re still going to die, and you’ll die before me!”
Zhu Lingshan’s face turned pale, unable to utter a word.
He was pulled right in front of the monster’s gaping maw, where he could see the remnants of corpses inside.
Seeing Zhou Bei’s half head, Zhu Lingshan felt a warmth in his lower body.
Zhong Liyu was also pulled to the monster’s mouth, standing side by side with Zhu Lingshan.
The Silver-Claw Octopus wanted to stuff both of them into its mouth at the same time!
Zhong Liyu closed her eyes in despair, filled only with regret.
If she had another chance, she would never come to this cursed place!
“Smack!”
At that moment, Fang Yu landed on top of the octopus’s head.
“I’ll take this Ice Soul Snow Lotus too,” Fang Yu bent down, pulled up the Ice Soul Snow Lotus, and tucked it into his pants pocket.
Fang Yu had eaten Ice Soul Snow Lotus several times before; not only was it effective, but it also made for an excellent soup.
“Roar…”
The moment Fang Yu pulled out the Ice Soul Snow Lotus, the Silver-Claw Octopus trembled violently, letting out an angry roar that echoed throughout the forest.
It casually tossed Zhong Liyu and Zhu Lingshan aside, raising its eight massive tentacles and lunging at Fang Yu above!
The tips of the Silver-Claw Octopus’s tentacles were incredibly sharp and exceptionally hard, far more powerful than weapons used by humans.
Fang Yu remained completely calm, pushing off with his feet and leaping into the air, easily dodging the full-force strike of the eight tentacles.
In contrast, the Silver-Claw Octopus, using too much force, drove its own tentacles into its head.
“Roar…”
The Silver-Claw Octopus thrashed violently, appearing to be in great pain.
“A monster is still a monster; no matter how cunning, in front of humans, they are all fools,” Fang Yu soared through the air, a smile appearing on his face.
Zhong Liyu was thrown to the ground nearby, watching the nearly frenzied octopus with a pale face.
She noticed a figure in the sky but couldn’t see who it was.
On the other side, Zhu Lingshan had already lost consciousness.
Fang Yu gathered a faint red energy in his right fist and dove towards the Silver-Claw Octopus’s head!
In Zhong Liyu’s line of sight, she only saw a red light falling from the sky!
“Boom!”
The red light struck the Silver-Claw Octopus’s head, erupting with an intense brilliance!
A tremendous sound echoed through the vast forest, reverberating endlessly.
As the light dissipated, Zhong Liyu saw the tentacles falling in different directions.
The Silver-Claw Octopus’s head was shattered, and the massive blood-red eyeball fell to the ground, looking quite horrifying.
A faint smell of blood filled the air.
That monster… was dead?
Zhong Liyu stared at the scene before her, stunned.
Then she noticed a figure standing in front of the blood-red eyeball.
“It’s him!?”
Zhong Liyu’s eyes widened in shock as she recognized Fang Yu.
It was Fang Yu… who had killed that monster?
Fang Yu reached out his right hand and directly plunged it into the eyeball!
Then, he pulled out a round object glowing with red light from inside the eyeball!
