bestfiction Chapter 41 The thing she longed for was in her hands
Chapter 41 The thing she longed for was in her hands
After saying that, Ye Lan forcefully waved the exquisite fan in her hand, and several wind blades shot through the air, striking the sand eel hard.
Compared to before, sand eels are no longer as tough and resilient; they can not only survive being stabbed several times but also bounce back.
These blows forcefully tore through its skin, causing it to bleed. The sand eel breathed its last and even considered retreating, no longer intending to waste time with them, since its goal was still to be devoured.
But Ye Lan wouldn't give up. She commanded everyone to keep attacking the sand eel. Even if the sand eel wanted to run away, it couldn't swallow its anger after being attacked like this. So it turned around and roared at them, spewing out yellow sand.
Ye Lan wanted to lure it into the magic array, so she quickly approached and unleashed her fan without reservation. Wind blades continuously struck the sand eel, causing it to howl in pain. Its eyes turned red as it followed Ye Lan, which was exactly the effect she wanted.
If we could lure it into the magic circle and eliminate Tao Tao along with it, that would be the best outcome. Ye Lan thought to herself, her body moving without stopping as she forced herself towards the magic circle.
"Are you sure you want them to make a move? Junior Sister Yue is in grave danger right now." Linghu Xuan asked Song Chaofeng suspiciously.
Right now, Ye Lan is focused on taking down the sand eel and doesn't care about Tao Tao's life or death at all. The others care even less. If the sand eel enters the magic circle and is destroyed, Tao Tao will surely die as well.
In fact, Song Chaofeng hadn't thought of this, but he had no other choice at the moment. Besides, he could see through Ye Lan's purpose, so he said in a deep voice, "If Miss Ye wants to get the inner core of the sand eel, then she won't just destroy it directly. Besides, I don't think the magic array set up by Junior Sister Song is that powerful."
"But Junior Sister Yue has already been swallowed whole by the sand eel, are you sure she's alright?"
Unexpectedly, Song Chaofeng was not worried at all, but instead seriously analyzed the current situation.
"You have no idea how many times this has happened. You think she's in danger just because she's been swallowed? Actually, it's never Tao Tao who's in danger." Song Chaofeng said with a wry smile. In the days he spent with Tao Tao, he had seen everything. Swallowing her whole was nothing to kill her.
Linghu Xuan was speechless upon hearing this; it seemed she had truly underestimated this junior sister Yue.
The sand eel had already been lured into the magic circle by Ye Lan. The moment it entered, the magic circle was activated, and lightning crackled around it, forming a huge lightning net. The sand eel tried to escape, but was stopped by the lightning net and had to return to its original position.
This magic array was originally intended to deal with the ice demon, so it was quite powerful. The sand eel was at its most vulnerable because it was molting, which was the perfect opportunity to strike.
Ye Lan chanted the incantation, and the magic circle was fully activated. Several bolts of lightning rolled and struck the sand eel haphazardly, and a strong smell of burning could be smelled immediately.
The sand eel kept making heart-wrenching noises as it tried to break through the magic circle multiple times, but it was always bounced back.
"Increase the attack!" With Ye Lan's order, the others poured in their spiritual power and used almost their full strength. Even the powerful Sand Eel was helpless and could only obediently take the beating.
Seeing that the sand eel was exhausted and its huge body could no longer hold on, it collapsed to the ground in pain. Lightning continued to strike its body, and the attacks from the others did not stop.
When the sand eel's skin turned a light pink color, Ye Lan knew it was about time, so she gestured for the others to stop and walked towards the magic circle herself.
"You actually managed to hold out until now, that's quite impressive. Your inner core is mine now." Ye Lan raised the corners of her mouth, a hint of smugness in her eyes. She was certain she would get the inner core this time.
At this moment, the sand eel had no time to pay attention to Ye Lan, and besides, it was not fully intelligent and could not understand her sarcastic remarks at all.
She only slightly lifted her eyelids before wearily slumping back down.
It was trying its best to recover its strength, thinking it could fight to the death later. Ye Lan wouldn't give it that chance. As she approached, she used the Purple Cloud Rope to tie up the sand eel, preventing it from making a last-ditch counterattack.
Once everything was ready, Ye Lan deactivated the magic array, took out a small emerald green sword, and leaped into the air, landing on the sand eel's head. The sand eel trembled and tried to shake her off, but Ye Lan slumped down and tightened the Purple Cloud Rope, causing the sand eel to lower its head again.
"Stop struggling in vain, today will be your death day." After saying this, Ye Lan raised the small sword in her hand and stabbed it fiercely towards the sand eel's head. However, just as the tip of the small sword touched the sand eel's skin, the sand eel suddenly went berserk, and even the Purple Cloud Rope could hardly bind it.
Ye Lan, standing on its head, lost her balance and almost fell. She quickly steadied herself and urged the Purple Cloud Rope to try to restrain the sand eel, but the sand eel was extremely agitated, and even the Purple Cloud Rope's forceful restraint was ineffective.
"Come back quickly, it's about to self-destruct!"
Sensing something was wrong with the sand eel, Song Ling'er shouted.
Although the sand eel is not of a high level, if it self-destructs, Ye Lan will undoubtedly die.
Hearing this, Ye Lan was also shocked. She didn't expect that this beast would rather die than give her the inner core. Staying any longer would only lead to her death. She had no choice but to give up and quickly retreat. Just as Ye Lan was leaving, the sand eel let out a mournful cry, its body rapidly expanded, and then exploded with a loud bang.
Ye Lan was caught in the blast and was sent flying forward. If Song Ling'er hadn't intervened in time to protect her with her magical artifact, she would likely have been in grave danger.
After the commotion, the others weren't much better off. The sand eels exploded too fast, leaving no time to escape. The only option was to set up a barrier on the spot, but for those with insufficient cultivation, the barrier was of little use. Several were scattered in all directions, looking quite miserable.
Even Song Chaofeng and Linghu Xuan were not spared. They had to use up several defensive magic artifacts to barely hold on, and as a result, they were indeed short of money and had nothing left.
"Hiccup~"
As the smoke cleared, everyone heard a loud burp and a slapping sound coming from the sand eel's belly after its self-destruction. It sent chills down their spines as they wondered if the sand eel was still alive. But how could it survive a self-destruction? Surely it couldn't have a baby inside it, could it?
Surprised, they suddenly heard Song Chaofeng shout excitedly, "Tao Tao!"
These two words were like a demonic voice descending upon Ye Lan. How could someone who was already beyond dead possibly be alive? She couldn't believe it.
But as Song Chaofeng shouted, the others looked over in shock. Unexpectedly, right where the sand eel had just been lying, Tao Tao was sitting in a puddle of flesh, blinking his big eyes, and holding a bead that was glowing red in his hand.
"It's the inner core of a sand eel!"
Ye Lan was furious to find that the thing she had worked so hard to obtain was in Tao Tao's hands. Just as she was about to negotiate with Tao Tao, he grabbed the inner core and stuffed it into her mouth without hesitation.
"Go easy on me!"
Unfortunately, Tao Tao didn't hear her at all. When faced with food, nothing she said mattered. After swallowing the sand eel's inner core, she let out a satisfied burp and then looked at Ye Lan with a blank expression, asking, "What?"
Ugh, so annoying!