eurekapd Chapter 138: The Abyss
Chapter 138: The Abyss
The crack expanded faster and faster, as if a giant beast slowly opened its huge mouth into the abyss.
What was pouring out was no longer fog, but thick black smoke, like ink dripping into clear water, quickly infecting the surrounding space.
The smoke rolled and twisted, gradually condensing into various terrifying shapes.
Sharp claws, ferocious fangs, and a single scarlet eye...
They twisted and changed in the air, roaring silently, like evil spirits from hell, greedily peeping at the world.
Ding Chen and Xiaoxuan's faces turned pale in an instant.
They stepped back unconsciously, cold sweat oozing from their palms, their hearts beating violently, almost bursting through their chests.
Xiaoxuan's fingers tightly grasped Ding Chen's sleeves, her knuckles turned white, and her lips trembled slightly.
Ding Chen protected Xiaoxuan behind him, staring at the crack, gritting his teeth, holding the sword tightly in his hand, ready to fight.
Suddenly, a monster shaped like a giant spider jumped out from the crack. It had eight sharp spider legs, and each leg shone with a metallic luster.
It let out a shrill scream and pounced towards Ding Chen and Xiaoxuan.
Ding Chen reacted extremely quickly and swung his sword at the spider monster.
The sword blade collided with the spider's legs, making a harsh metal friction sound and sparks flying.
The spider monster was knocked back a few steps, but soon pounced again.
Soon after, more and more monsters emerged from the cracks. They had different shapes, but all emitted a disgusting stench.
There were many monsters and their attack speed was extremely fast, so Ding Chen and Xiaoxuan had a very difficult time dodging them.
Ding Chen's swordsmanship was sharp, but facing such a large number of monsters, he gradually felt overwhelmed.
Although Xiaoxuan is good at medicine, she is not good at fighting and can only barely avoid the monsters' attacks.
"Xiaoxuan, be careful!" Ding Chen swung his sword to block a bat-like monster that pounced on Xiaoxuan, leaving a bloody mark on his arm.
Xiaoxuan's face was also stained with the monster's black blood. She gritted her teeth.
"Ding Chen..." Xiaoxuan suddenly stopped dodging and rushed towards the group of monsters.
Ding Chen was horrified, "Xiaoxuan! What are you doing?!"
Xiaoxuan ignored Ding Chen's shouts, but instead quickened her pace and rushed straight towards those hideous monsters.
A strange smile appeared on her pale face, and a strange light flashed in her eyes.
This sudden action not only shocked Ding Chen, but also stunned the bloodthirsty monsters. Their movements were delayed for a moment, as if they were frightened by some power emanating from Xiaoxuan.
Ding Chen's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.
He wanted to rush over to stop Xiaoxuan, but found that his body seemed to be nailed to the spot and he could not move.
He watched Xiaoxuan's figure disappear among the group of monsters, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead in anxiety.
Just when the monsters were about to touch Xiaoxuan, she suddenly stretched out her hands, palms facing up, and a light green light visible to the naked eye surged out of her body and spread out like ripples.
This light seems soft, but it contains powerful power.
The monsters enveloped by the light began to move slowly. They roared in pain and their bodies gradually became stiff.
Seeing this scene, Ding Chen immediately understood that Xiaoxuan was not seeking death, but was using some secret technique.
He suppressed his worries, seized the opportunity, swung the sword in his hand, and attacked the slow-moving monsters.
His swordsmanship became more fierce, and each sword strike carried a sharp sword energy, chopping the approaching monsters into pieces.
The monsters' originally fierce attack was interrupted by Xiaoxuan's secret technique, and they were fiercely counterattacked by Ding Chen, and began to panic.
They roared and struggled, but could not escape the bondage of that strange power.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and the desperate howls of the monsters before they died.
Xiaoxuan's face became paler and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted, maintaining that mysterious power.
Ding Chen was like a fierce tiger, charging left and right among the monsters, dancing the sword in his hand tightly and killing the monsters one by one.
At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly came from the crack, and the ground began to shake violently...
Xiaoxuan shouted weakly: "Ding Chen, be careful..."
With every swing of Ding Chen's sword, a monster fell to the ground, and the smelly black blood splattered on the soil, making a "sizzling" corrosion sound.
The number of monsters decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the originally dense and ferocious figures gradually became sparse.
The fishy smell in the air also faded a little, replaced by the sharp sound of wind caused by Ding Chen swinging his sword.
He was agile and his swordsmanship was becoming more and more proficient. Every time he drew his sword, he was determined to kill, like a god of war, invincible.
Xiaoxuan's secret technique gradually stabilized. The light green light was still gentle, but it bound the remaining monsters more firmly.
A blush began to appear on her originally pale face, and the space around her was no longer as dark and oppressive as it was at the beginning. Instead, due to the reduction in the number of monsters, a faint glow appeared, as if the darkness was being dispelled by the light.
During the break in the fight, Ding Chen looked at Xiaoxuan with gentle eyes. He saw that although Xiaoxuan's face was still a little pale, there was a firm light flashing in her eyes, and a strong desire to protect her surged in his heart.
He held Xiaoxuan's hand tightly. The warmth from his palm made Xiaoxuan startled slightly. A hint of shyness appeared on her originally calm face, like a flower bud about to bloom, blooming with charming brilliance in the sun.
Her eyes were a little evasive, and she didn't dare to look directly into Ding Chen's loving gaze, but her tightly clasped hands showed her true feelings.
However, just as they were about to completely eliminate all the monsters and victory was in sight, a powerful suction force suddenly came from the crack.
This suction force was like a huge vortex, as if it was going to swallow up everything around it.
The powerful suction pulled the two men, their bodies leaning forward involuntarily, and the soil under their feet began to loosen, as if they would be sucked into the bottomless crack at any time.
"Be careful..." Ding Chen's face changed and he said hurriedly.