A Fantasy Love Story Across the Warring States Period

Chapter 314 A Battle for Life and Death, A Glimmer of Hope

Huanmo was blasted away by the power unleashed by the behemoth, crashing heavily to the ground. His internal organs felt as if they had shifted. He endured the excruciating pain and struggled to his feet. Looking at the core, so close yet so unattainable, a burning resentment raged within him. "We can't give up like this! We've already sacrificed so much!" he roared inwardly, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

At this moment, the giant beast's body began to shrink rapidly, and the surrounding space became increasingly cramped, with a sense of oppression washing over them like a tidal wave. A pungent odor permeated the cave, a mixture of the putrid smell of slime and the heat emanating from the beast, making one want to vomit. "If this continues, we'll all be trapped here to die!" the woman in white said anxiously, her forehead covered in sweat, a flicker of panic in her eyes.

Yi Chen frowned as he looked around, trying to find a new breakthrough. "We need to find a way to distract the behemoth, otherwise we won't be able to get close to the core at all," he analyzed calmly, his mind racing.

Huanmo nodded, his gaze falling on the severed pipe. The blue liquid continued to flow, pooling on the ground. "Perhaps we can use this liquid to create even greater chaos, keeping the behemoth preoccupied with its own problems," he said, a glint in his eyes.

Just then, a crack suddenly appeared in the cave ceiling, and scalding magma slowly flowed out, dripping onto the ground with a hissing sound and instantly rising in a plume of white smoke. The temperature of the magma made the entire cave even hotter, like a giant furnace. "This is really adding insult to injury!" Yi Chen said with a wry smile, but his determination to destroy the core as soon as possible only strengthened.

Huanmo took a deep breath, picked up a rock, and threw it at the pool of blue liquid. The blue liquid splashed high into the air, and upon contact with the lava, it reacted violently, producing a series of explosions. The giant beast seemed to be stimulated; its body trembled violently, and the rate of its contraction slowed down.

"Now!" Huanmo shouted, charging towards the core. The woman in white and Yichen followed closely behind him, carefully avoiding the lava and blue liquid on the ground as they moved forward quickly.

However, just as they were approaching the core, the behemoth suddenly spewed out a plume of black smoke, which quickly spread and obscured their vision. Huanmo was startled and immediately stopped, cautiously observing their surroundings. "This smoke is poisonous! Everyone be careful!" he shouted a warning.

The woman in white quickly cast a wind spell, attempting to disperse the smoke. However, the smoke was too thick, and the wind spell only had a slight effect. Yi Chen then took out a sachet from his robes, emitting a faint fragrance that seemed to counteract the smoke's toxicity. "Quickly put this on!" He handed the sachet to Huan Mo and the woman in white.

Huanmo took the sachet and put it on, feeling slightly more at ease. He concentrated, trying to see the core's location through the smoke. "We can't be trapped by this smoke, we must find the core!" he encouraged himself.

Just then, Huanmo suddenly felt a powerful force coming from the smoke. He quickly dodged to the side, and a black tentacle shot out from the smoke, grazing his body. "Watch out, it's a giant beast's tentacle!" he shouted.

The woman in white and Yi Chen reacted swiftly, brandishing their weapons and engaging the tentacles in fierce combat. The tentacles swung nimbly, relentlessly attacking them; they could barely defend themselves and were unable to get close to the core.

Huanmo was extremely anxious. He knew this couldn't go on; he had to find a way to escape the tentacles' attacks. He looked around and noticed some shimmering points of light in the smoke, which seemed to be the giant beast's weak points. "Everyone, attack those points of light! They might be the giant beast's weak points!" he shouted.

Upon hearing this, the woman in white and Yi Chen immediately changed their attack direction, slashing at the points of light with their swords. The tentacles seemed to be affected, their attack speed slowing down somewhat. Huan Mo seized this opportunity, quickly rushing towards the core.

Finally, Huanmo arrived before the core. He gazed at the core, which radiated an eerie light, his heart filled with tension and anticipation. "Now! End all this!" He raised his sword and slashed forcefully at the core.

However, just as the sword was about to strike the core, the behemoth suddenly let out a deafening roar, and a powerful energy wave erupted from the core, blasting Huanmo away. Huanmo crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He looked at the still intact core, his heart filled with despair.

"Why, why was it just a little bit short!" he cried out in his heart, his body completely exhausted, and he could only lie on the ground.

Outside the giant beast's body, Wanru and Ying found themselves in an even more difficult situation. Driven by the crisis within its body, the beast grew even more frenzied, its attacks becoming increasingly fierce, and Wanru and Ying were finding it difficult to withstand its onslaught.

Wanru was completely exhausted; her arms were numb, and she could barely lift the sword. "No, I can't fall. Huanmo and the others are still waiting for me!" she kept encouraging herself, a determined look in her eyes.

A look of exhaustion appeared on Ying's face; his clothes were tattered, and he bore numerous wounds. "This behemoth is too powerful; we must find its fatal weakness!" he thought to himself, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

Just then, Wanru suddenly saw a strange light flash in the giant beast's eyes, and a thought struck her. "Shadow, attack its eyes, they might be its weak point!" she shouted.

Upon hearing this, Ying immediately charged towards the giant beast's eyes. He brandished his weapon, aiming to stab at the beast's eye. The giant beast seemed to sense the danger, quickly closing its eyes and simultaneously swinging its claws, attempting to swat Ying away.

Shadow nimbly dodged the behemoth's attacks, constantly searching for an opening. Finally, in the blink of an eye, he plunged his weapon into the behemoth's eye. The behemoth let out a painful roar, its body convulsing violently, and its attacks became even more frenzied.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wanru swung her sword, slashing at the giant beast's body. Wounds appeared on the beast's body, and blood flowed continuously. However, the beast still did not fall; it seemed to have gone mad, attacking Wanru and Ying recklessly.

Just then, Huanmo suddenly felt a strong tremor inside the giant beast. He knew this was a reaction from the beast due to its injured eye. "Perhaps this is our chance!" A glimmer of hope ignited in his heart. He struggled to his feet and charged towards the core once more.

However, just as Huanmo was about to reach the core, a mysterious voice suddenly came from the cave: "You are not qualified to destroy the core!" Huanmo was startled and stopped, observing the surrounding movements warily.

Who is this mysterious voice? Can Huanmo and the others destroy the core under the behemoth's frenzied attacks? Can Wanru and Ying withstand the behemoth's final counterattack? What unexpected ending will this thrilling battle bring? Everything is still unknown, waiting for them to uncover the truth…