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"Ha, ha, ha."
Xuan Mo gasped for breath as she looked at the Tentacles in front of her, feeling as if she had returned to the scene of the fierce battle at the Underground Base, where it seemed like no matter how much she fought, there was no end in sight.
On the other side, Liu You'er didn't feel tired, but the loss of her Ability made her hunger surge to unprecedented levels. Even the sight of these limp Tentacles stirred her appetite.
The two had been battling these Tentacles for two days and one night. Although they were agile and occasionally cast illusions to confuse them, it was not a problem; the two were overwhelmingly dominant.
Since this was a closed Bottom of Despair, it was nearly impossible to climb out from the smooth cliff under siege.
Moreover, once they were more than ten meters off the ground, a strange suction force would appear. However, this group of Tentacles clearly couldn't do anything to stop them.
After nearly ten hours, they finally completed their weeding task and both sighed in relief. However, they forgot the saying, "Wildfires cannot burn out; spring winds will blow them back to life," which praises the vigorous vitality of grass.
Just five minutes into their rest, the ground began to stir. The remnants of the Tentacles were sucked into the earth, and before long, taller grass grew back at an even faster and smarter rate than before, leading to the current situation.
They had cleared them out twice: the first time took ten hours, and the second time took twenty hours. Now it was the third time, but they did not plan to clear them out again because now...
The figures of the two appeared as afterimages, swiftly weaving through the Tentacles while leaving behind trails of thick translucent black-purple liquid.
"Sister?"
"..."
Liu You'er was momentarily stunned, seeing Liu Yue standing there looking at her, tears glistening in her eyes as she said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Liu Yue stopped speaking. Suddenly, a line of blood appeared on his forehead, slowly sliding down. Then, he was split in half, transforming into a grotesque Tentacle that fell to the ground, being absorbed back into the surface.
"Don't lose focus! These things are getting smarter!"
The two of them stood back to back, feeling each other's movements as they protected and monitored one another.
"No, I'm just a bit puzzled."
As she spoke, Liu You'er jumped to dodge a Tentacle that lashed out at her, then countered with an electric whip that shattered the Tentacle into pieces.
Her expression darkened as she fought against the other Tentacles, secretly alarmed. Although the Tentacles appeared soft, the faint golden glow on them clearly indicated they were using a defensive barrier employed by metal-type Ability users. They could both attack and defend; if hit, they would definitely be split in two.
In the first and second waves of attacks, this situation had not occurred. Did it mean that these creatures needed to die multiple times to fully unleash their power? If so, it indicated that their current actions were akin to suicide!
However, they could not afford to stop attacking these creatures; it was a dire predicament.
Looking around, although only skeletons remained, several corpses still caught her attention. If she wasn't mistaken, at least one of them was an eighth-level evolved creature. Evolved creatures could fight above their level against Ability users.
Even more terrifying was the possibility that if one of them was Ninth Level, it would mean its strength was comparable to both of theirs combined, yet it still perished here.
"Stop! Don't kill it!"
Xuan Mo was taken aback as the killing move in her hand turned into a repelling strike.
"What's wrong?"
Liu You'er hurriedly expressed her thoughts to calm Xuan Mo.
"I guessed it too, and I have an idea."
"Really?"
"I found that my defenses in this direction are tighter than yours."
A glimmer of determination flashed in Liu You'er's eyes as she said, "You cover me!"
"Okay."
As she spoke, Xuan Mo summoned a whirlwind around them, protecting both of them in the center. The tentacles that reached out were all crushed without exception, retreating in pain.
However, this move was somewhat taxing for him after fighting for two days and nights without food or drink, having only rested for ten minutes. Although he maintained his usual demeanor, the fine beads of sweat on his forehead betrayed him.
But if they didn't do this, it would be dangerous for both of them to keep dragging it out; it was a fight to the death.
As they delved deeper, the reactions of the tentacles became increasingly intense. They charged into the whirlwind like madmen, not caring about being shredded, only wanting to kill the two inside.
Moreover...
A thick tentacle burrowed into the whirlwind. Although its surface was shredded, a small fruit wrapped inside remained unharmed.
"Bang"
A loud explosion echoed within the hurricane, followed by the sudden disappearance of the storm. Xuan Mo blocked for Liu You'er, blood soaking his right arm.
Before them stood several Tentacles covered in fist-sized fruits, while a few metallic Tentacles were plucking those fruits one by one and throwing them at them, working together with perfect coordination.
"These plants are outrageous; the fruits are actually bombs. Cough cough~"
Xuan Mo clutched his arm, his charming face twisted in pain. These fruits were not just bombs; the juice inside contained a corrosive liquid that stung intensely, making him feel as if his flesh was slowly melting away and dripping.
Liu You'er quickly produced a bottle of spatial water and poured it over his wound. Xuan Mo felt a cool sensation at the injury, and surprisingly, the corrosion stopped, even restoring some of his stamina.
In the next moment, a Medical Bandage appeared and swiftly wrapped around his wound, all in less than a second.
However, in a situation where they had to dodge attacks and avoid fruit bombs, even a second was hard to spare. Liu You'er also received a deep gash on her back.
At the same time, a flash of white darted through the group of Tentacles.
"Hang in there!"
Liu You'er spotted that shadow and teleported right in front of it.
Previously lacking a clear target, things were different now.
Without hesitation, she summoned several bolts of lightning to strike down from the sky.
"Boom, boom, boom."
The white figure was struck down, lying on the ground as if protecting something.
At the same time, the Tentacles stopped their attack, standing silently as if they had lost their target.
"What the..."
Liu You'er looked at the blackened rabbit on the ground, tossed it aside, and discovered that it was hiding a common grass underneath, pulsating with veins.
A sweep of her Mental Power revealed a connection between the rabbit and the grass. Incredible!
The Mastermind turned out to be a Spiritual System rabbit and an evolved grass?! When did rabbits start communicating with grass?
She took a deep breath and sent the rabbit to heaven, then crouched down to carefully study the slightly trembling grass, trying to minimize its presence.
"Damn! This cursed apocalypse!"
With another sweep of her Mental Power, she found that the roots of this grass were connected to a patch of grass roots, supplying nutrients. This meant that if she pulled it out, the entire patch would be ruined.
Of course, she had to pull it out!
With a motion of her hand, a square-shaped area was cleaved from the ground, isolating this grass. The rest lost their nutrients and instantly withered away, resembling limp vegetables.
Xuan Mo watched this scene and approached the grass. After observing for a moment, she shifted her gaze but paused when she saw the rabbit and asked, "Can it be eaten?"
“……”
“Damn you!”
Five minutes later, the rabbit was already roasted, and the grass had been uprooted, with two red fruits attached to the roots. They smelled sweet and radiated a powerful energy wave; clearly, this was the Core of the evolved grass, which was shared between two people on the verge of starvation.
“Ugh.”
The heavy smell of blood made Xuan Mo frown, but she swallowed it down and began to slowly absorb the immense energy contained within.
Liu You'er could tell from Xuan Mo's expression that the taste was not great, but the flavors of these Cores were all unique. Plus, they were just too hungry, so she decided to eat it anyway.
In stark contrast to Xuan Mo's expression, Liu You'er thought this was the most delicious thing she had eaten since the apocalypse began. The intense bloody flavor was simply exhilarating! Moreover, it actually filled her up! For the first time!
So, she decisively placed the nearly lifeless Evolved Plant into her space to let it recover slowly. She wasn't sure if it could regenerate; after all, she was already feeling nauseous from eating animals in her space.
Those things felt like snacks to her and didn't provide any sense of fullness. Of course, eating staple food would solve that problem, but staple food was human...
“Phew.”
She sighed; it had already been half an hour since she finished absorbing the energy. In any case, the crisis here was resolved. However...
She looked at Xuan Mo, who was gnawing on the rabbit in front of her, and raised an eyebrow. “You're just going to eat it like that?”
“Yeah~ For reason seven: you can't eat it anyway.”
"Chirp chirp~"
The sound of birds echoed as Little Red fluttered down with Wings, accompanied by a huge Evolved Peacock, looking stunning.
Although peacocks couldn't fly before the apocalypse, most of them can now after evolving.
"Alright, take your time eating. I'm off~"
With that, Liu You'er flew away with the two birds, leaving Xuan Mo alone at the cliff bottom to eat the rabbit.
However, her good mood vanished in an instant upon reaching the top, because the person in front of her had not left.
"You... didn't die."
The emotionless statement caused Liu You'er's heart, which had lost some of its feelings, to skip a beat.
"Well, do you want to fight?"
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