A thin line between life and death

  Chapter 14: A Thin Line Between Life and Death

  A gigantic brown monster moved its massive body quickly, emitting a gloomy and frightening laugh that filled the entire cave.

  Geng Xiao's face was cold and detached, a faint smile playing on her lips. "What nonsense is this?" she said in a low, stern tone. "Don't try to play tricks on me, get out!" She glanced at Lan Hanyue, who still had the seal on him unbroken. She couldn't let him be exposed to danger. With a light wave of her hand, a cyan-colored barrier instantly enveloped Lan Hanyue.

  "Let me out!" Lan Huan Yun shouted anxiously, pounding on the blue light wall that surrounded her, but it didn't budge. He knew he couldn't help her even if he were outside, but he really couldn't just stand by and watch her face danger alone.

  At the sound of Lan Hanyun's shouting, her bright eyes had a hint of anger. "Shut up!" She knew his mood, but he was not in any state to be let out now. Letting him out would be equivalent to sending him to his death.

  Geng Xiao's eyes were vigilantly watching the surroundings, her ears also didn't miss any slight rustling of the wind.

  "Boom!" With a loud noise, the enormous monster finally revealed its ferocious face. It had a pair of yellow eyes as big as lanterns. The two black antennae on its head were constantly shaking back and forth. Its segmented body was as hard as armor, with countless legs on each segment. Its huge mouth opened and closed in laughter. "Heh...heh...I heard you're quite formidable." The giant eyes were filled with contempt. It looked down on her, thinking that Shedis and Aina, those two idiots, had actually lost to this woman. What a shame for the Lewd Beast.

  Geng Xiao You raised an eyebrow and curled his lip in disdain. "Tch! So it's just a disgusting centipede, huh?"

  Kari's antennae twitched with rage, and its massive tail swung towards Geng Xiao You. "You damned human, how dare you insult the noble Kari? Your time of death has come." How dare he compare the noble it to that lowly creature? It would make her die in a very ugly way.

  She easily dodged Kari's attack, and a faint smile played on her lips. Her eyes were filled with disdain for it. "Think you can kill me? Not that easy." The spot where she had just stood was now completely collapsed, with rubble flying everywhere.

  Seeing the disdain in her eyes, Kari became even more enraged. It wildly flailed its body, continuously launching attacks at her.

  Lan Hanyun gazed intently at the situation outside, his hand tightly clenched as he stared unblinkingly at Geng Xiao You.

  Every time Geng Xiao stopped in a place, the giant tail of Kari swung towards it, and suddenly the stone cave was filled with flying rocks, like a rain of stones.

  Due to the narrow space, the splashing stones scratched her arm and cheek... Blood beads fell to the ground, forming clusters of red flowers. Geng Xiao's eyes flashed with anger, she growled furiously: "Damn centipede, I'll chop you into pieces and feed them to pigs."

  She quickly spun around and flew up onto Kari's massive body. Its large physique, however, was somewhat offset by the relatively narrow space, making it not as agile as one might expect.

  Geng Xiao stepped on its back, and suddenly saw its body split into small segments. Each segment seemed to have a life of its own, quickly attacking her.

  A flash of surprise flickered in her eyes, she hadn't expected the centipede's body to be able to detach segment by segment. "Damn it! What kind of freak is this?!" She swiftly kicked off into mid-air, aiming a kick at the incoming torso.

  "Bang! Bang..." Several sections of the body were instantly kicked flying by her, colliding with the stone wall on one side. With a crazy twist, they came at her again in an instant. They came wave after wave, and she kicked them flying time and time again.

  After a long time, they finally lost their patience. Their bodies, like madmen, simultaneously launched an attack and surrounded Geng Xiuyuan in the middle of the air. As the encirclement tightened, her space to move became narrower and narrower, and the narrow space made it almost impossible for her to move.

  The card laughed maniacally, proudly shaking its massive head. "Humans, now you know my might?" Want to fight me? I'm not like those two idiots, Seadis and the others.

  Geng Xiao Yu gave a cold smile as she was trapped in the middle, and with a wave of her hand, a one-foot-long green flame sword appeared in her hand. Although this sword was formed from fire, its sharpness and hardness were in no way inferior to that of a real sword. This was the Qing Yan Huo Jian (Green Flame Sword) she had recently researched, its scorching temperature almost able to melt everything it came into contact with.

  She swung her cyan flame sword, attacking the bodies that were tightly wrapped around her. However, what she did not expect was that they were like wearing the hardest armor, without any wounds at all. The scorching temperature had no effect on them whatsoever.

  "Hmph... Try to stab me with all your might! My shell is impervious to blades and guns, fire and water. With that tiny broken sword of yours, you're just a fool's dream." The lantern-sized eyes were filled with disdain.

  In a flash, the body was once again connected. It continued to tighten its massive body, wrapping Geng Xiuyuan in the middle tighter and tighter. Geng Xiuyuan's face turned paler and paler as he was tightly wrapped up, almost unable to breathe, and his body gradually lost strength.

  Seeing Geng Xiao You in danger, Lan Han Yun went crazy in the boundary. He used his body to crash into it repeatedly, but was bounced back by the blue light wall every time. "Ah, let me out, let me out..." he roared loudly. He hated his own uselessness and fiercely pulled at his hair. He couldn't bear to watch the one he loved die in front of him.

  Due to Geng Xiao You's power becoming smaller and smaller, the cyan boundary also faintly appeared, supporting it was no longer possible, and it gradually automatically dissipated. When Lan Huan Yun once again used his body to collide, he suddenly flew forward quickly. His eyes lit up, great, he came out.

  He rushed towards Kari and roared at it, "You stinky centipede, let her go!" Even if he knew that he was as weak as a mantis trying to stop a chariot, unable to move it in the slightest, he would not retreat half a step. He would use his last bit of strength to protect her.

  "Hmph... you think you can?" Kari's mouth curled up in a sneer, his tail swishing lightly with disdain. Lan Hanyun flew out and crashed into the cliff wall, spitting out fresh blood. He gritted his teeth, shook his body and got up again, charging at Kari, only to be swept away once more.

  Lan Huan Yun struggled to get up again, rushing towards Kali. "Master, wake up." A urgent voice echoed in Geng Xiao's ear, she slowly opened her eyes and weakly called out: "Xiao Ling?"

  "Master, hurry! Take advantage of 'Jiao' god's entanglement with this monster and quickly cut off the tentacles on its head with your sword." Xiao Ling urged anxiously, Geng Xiao Yan struggled to lift the Qingyan Fire Sword in her hand. She stared intently at Kari, who was shaking his head, aimed carefully, and swung the long sword at it with all her might.

  Kari, who was playing a "game" with Lan Hanyun, didn't notice the movement behind him. "Ah!" A miserable cry, Kari's two tentacles instantly broke into two sections, and the tight entanglement around Geng Xiao You's body also loosened slightly.

  A steady stream of purple light flowed into Geng Xiao's meridians, and she felt her strength return to her body. Taking advantage of the moment when his body relaxed, she spun around like lightning and flew up, raising her sword to chop down on Kari's head.

  Lan Huan Yun saw that she had finally escaped from the shackles of her card, he let out a relieved smile, spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

  Kari was enraged. The damned humans dared to cut off its symbol of royalty. It let out a furious roar and launched an even more ferocious attack on Geng Xiao You.

  She gazed worriedly at the dazed Blue Huan Cloud, then turned back to Geng Xi. With a swift and elusive movement like a shooting star, she dodged and struck again at his head. Her eyes were icy cold, as if they were those of a demon from hell. "You damned worm, you will pay for hurting my people."

  Kari's furious body flailed about, bellowing like thunder: "A price? You humans are too arrogant! I'll make you pay for the antennae I lost!" It launched another fierce attack on her.

  Geng Xiao Yao flipped her body and flashed away, her target was the eyes of Kari. She feigned an attack from the east and struck from the west, attacking Kari's rear. Kari turned around to see Geng Xiao Yao with a devilish smile, swiftly stabbing towards its lantern-like eyes. It was too late for it to dodge.

  Its eyes were pierced by the cyan flame sword, "Ah" it roared wildly, frantically twisting its massive body, Kari's entire body flipped over in pain, revealing a light brown belly.

  Geng Xiao's mouth slightly hooked, and the black pupils shone with a bloodthirsty light. "You go die!" She swung her long sword from Kari's neck down, and with a "hiss" sound, Kari's massive body had been split into two halves, and the black blood splattered everywhere.

  Geng Xiao's hand waved, and a blue flame shot out, engulfing the massive body of Kari. The flames burned fiercely, and in no time, Kari's enormous frame had vanished without a trace. Only a blue crystal stone remained on the spot, shining brightly.

  She put away the crystal stone and walked towards Lan Huan Yun. She gently supported him in her arms, softly calling out: "Brother, wake up! Wake up..."

  After a long time, the blue cloud in his arms finally reacted, and he slightly moved his eyelids, slowly opening his tired eyes. He forced out a smile, his deep and affectionate gaze fixed on her. With difficulty, he spoke: "Cough...Xī...you...are fine...it's really...great." His mouth continued to bleed, but seeing that Gěng Xiǎo Yōu was okay, he closed his eyes in relief, his hand falling limply as he fainted.

  Geng Xiao was frantic, her hands grasping Lan Huan Yun's shoulders and shaking him violently. Tears blurred her vision. "Brother, wake up... hurry and wake up..." she kept shouting, but the person in her arms showed no signs of waking up.

  Looking at Lan Huan Yun in front of her, who didn't react at all, she lost control again, and a anxious cry came from the depths of her throat. "Wake up! Wake up!"

  Her heart was in agony, as if it had been torn apart. She held him tightly in her arms, her face pressed against his, tears streaming down her cheeks and falling onto his face. "Brother, wake up! Don't leave me alone, didn't you say you'd never leave me?" Her hand gently stroked his cheek, "Why are you so stupid? You knew you weren't a match for it, you fool... waaahhh..." Tears continued to flow...

  It's dawn again ~ This chapter is really complicated.