A Fantasy Love Story Across the Warring States Period

Chapter 32 Giant Sand Beasts and Unknown Challenges

After the giant sand beast appeared, the entire ruins seemed to be shrouded in shadow. Its enormous body occupied a large area of ​​space, and with each movement, the ground shook even more violently, and the dust it kicked up filled the air, causing everyone to cough involuntarily.

Huanmo scrambled to his feet, clutching the mysterious bead tightly in his hand, his eyes warily fixed on the giant sand beast before him. He had just repelled the swarm of sand worms and thought he could finally catch his breath, but now he faced such a powerful enemy. He inwardly groaned, but his eyes shone with an indomitable spirit. Having transmigrated to this chaotic Warring States period and endured countless hardships, he had long since resolved to protect Wanru no matter what, and would never back down even against the strongest opponent. At this moment, he silently encouraged himself: "I must hold on. I can't let it harm Wanru and everyone else."

Wanru also stood up, her face deathly pale, her eyes filled with terror. This sand beast looked even more ferocious and terrifying than the previous one, and she didn't know how they should deal with it. She instinctively moved closer to Huanmo, gripping his arm tightly, as if only in this way could she gain a sliver of security. "Huanmo, what... what are we going to do?" Her voice trembled noticeably, filled with helplessness.

The man in white held a jade flute, his brow furrowed, his expression grave. He knew the appearance of this giant sand beast was no accident, and its powerful aura made him feel unprecedented pressure. In the past, the jade flute had always been useful in times of crisis, but facing this sand beast, he felt uncertain. However, he understood that he must not panic at this moment; he had to remain calm and find a solution. He glanced at Huanmo and Wanru beside him, then at Qingwan and Baihu, secretly hoping that everyone could once again work together to overcome this difficulty.

Qingwan clutched the Spirit Pearl tightly, its soft light appearing somewhat dim in the dark, dusty ruins. Her face grew increasingly pale, and fine beads of sweat covered her forehead. These successive crises had left her physically and mentally exhausted, but she knew this was not the time to back down. She gritted her teeth, trying to calm herself, ready to use the Spirit Pearl's power to protect everyone at any moment.

The white tiger growled softly to the side, its blue eyes fixed on the giant sand beast, its white fur standing on end in tension. It arched its back, assuming a posture ready to pounce and fight at any moment. Although it knew that the enemy before it was extremely powerful, as a partner protecting everyone, it would never desert its post.

The giant sand beast seemed to sense the group's wariness. It let out a deafening roar that echoed through the walls of the ruins, making everyone's ears ring. Then, it raised its front hooves and stomped down on the group.

Seeing this, Huanmo roared and charged towards the sand beast. With the power granted by the mysterious bead in his hand, he punched the sand beast's foreleg. This punch contained immense power, causing the sand beast's foreleg to pause slightly, but only for a moment. The sand beast's strength was simply too great. Huanmo felt a huge recoil force, and his arm throbbed with pain, almost dislocating it.

Seeing Huanmo rush forward, the man in white hurriedly put the jade flute to his lips and began to play a stirring and mysterious melody. The melody transformed into invisible forces that flew towards the sand beast, attempting to disrupt its movements and alleviate the pressure on Huanmo.

Qingwan then unleashed her full power of magic, raising the spirit orb high while chanting incantations. The spirit orb shone brightly, forming a sturdy protective barrier in front of everyone, attempting to block the sand beast's attack.

However, the giant sand beast seemed unconcerned about these disturbances. It raised its front hooves again and stomped towards the group continuously. Each stomp made the ground shake even more violently, and the protective barrier was on the verge of collapse under its attack.

Wanru was extremely anxious. She looked around, hoping to find something that could help everyone. Suddenly, she noticed some strange patterns carved on the walls of the ruins. The patterns were faintly visible in the swirling dust and seemed to have some connection with the sand beasts.

"Look, the pattern on that wall over there!" Wanru shouted, hoping to attract everyone's attention.

Upon hearing this, Huanmo, Baiyiren, and Qingwan all took a moment to look in the direction Wanru pointed.

In that moment of distraction, the giant sand beast seized the opportunity, turned around abruptly, and swept its steel whip-like tail toward the group.

Huanmo reacted quickly, forcefully shoving Wanru aside while trying to dodge the sand beast's tail attack. But he was too slow; the tail struck his back, sending him flying and crashing to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Huanmo!" Wanru screamed in terror and ran towards Huanmo without thinking.

The man in white and Qingwan, no longer able to study the patterns on the wall, rushed over to help.

The man in white quickened the pace of his jade flute playing, making the melody more urgent, attempting to use the flute's power to heal Huanmo and continue interfering with the sand beast's actions.

Qingwan ran to Huanmo's side, placed the spirit pearl on him, and chanted incantations while casting spells to heal his injuries.

The white tiger roared angrily, seizing the opportunity to pounce on the giant sand beast, tearing at its legs with sharp claws and teeth in an attempt to distract it and buy time for Huanmo and the others.

After some effort, Huanmo's injuries were somewhat relieved, but he was still very weak. He struggled to get up from the ground, looking at the still ferocious giant sand beast in front of him, his heart filled with resentment.

"We can't give up like this, we must defeat it!" Huanmo said through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with determination.

Just then, a strange sound came from deep within the ruins. The sound seemed to be the activation of some kind of mechanism, which seemed particularly abrupt in the tense atmosphere.

As the sound grew louder, huge cracks began to appear on the ground of the ruins, with a faint golden light shining through them, as if something was about to emerge from underground.