16: Between life and death

[Target outside scan range.]

The bright red, bold, and enlarged words made Liu Yang tremble all over.

A chill shot up from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.

Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

They flowed into his eyes, but he didn't dare reach out to wipe them away.

His back, armpits, and various parts of his body were drenched in sweat, which wouldn't stop flowing.

Run!

Run!

Run!

He roared urgently in his heart, but his feet couldn't move a single step.

Appearing before Liu Yang was a Giant Octopus.

Just lying there, it was as tall as a building over ten stories high.

By visual estimation, it was definitely over 50 meters.

On top of its head, a strange small flower was growing.

Around the Giant Octopus, the ground was covered with the bones and corpses of various creatures.

Even more terrifying, Liu Yang also saw several broken Human corpses.

"Why, why, why?"

"Don't Earth Palace Creatures disappear after they die? Why are there skeletons left here?"

At this moment, Liu Yang had too many questions and too much confusion in his heart.

But the most important thing was how to escape without alarming the other party.

He struggled desperately.

Suddenly, his body regained control, and Liu Yang took half a step back.

But before he could feel surprised, the Giant Octopus's basin-sized eyes looked towards him.

Instantly, Liu Yang didn't dare to move.

He knew that no matter how fast he was, he couldn't escape the attack of the Giant Octopus's feet.

Because the Giant Octopus's foot closest to him was no more than 5 meters away.

With just a casual stretch, it could block Liu Yang's path.

Or even capture him.

Perhaps the Giant Octopus disdained Liu Yang for being small and having little meat, as it did not launch an attack.

Just then.

The small flower on top of the Giant Octopus's head bloomed.

An enticing floral scent drifted over.

With just a light sniff, Liu Yang's mind went blank, and he became groggy.

The floral scent was not specifically targeting Liu Yang, nor was it confined to the immediate vicinity; instead, it spread out into the surrounding passages.

Yes.

The location of the Giant Octopus was not just where Liu Yang's passage converged; there were also 4 other passages.

And its location was exactly at the convergence point of several passages.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Several loud noises woke Liu Yang up.

Opening his eyes, he found that he had unconsciously moved one meter towards the Giant Octopus.

Precisely at this moment.

The owner of the loud noises leaped out, appearing before Liu Yang.

[King Kong Giant Frog Lv18: An extremely ferocious type of Earth Palace Creature in the Initial Dungeon, lives in groups.]

The information was simple, but with that level, it definitely wouldn't be weak.

However, an even more terrifying scene appeared.

He saw several giant frogs jumping out one after another, and they were actually delivering themselves directly to the Giant Octopus's mouth.

The Giant Octopus was not polite; it swallowed them all into its belly, one per bite.

Immediately after, many powerful Earth Palace Creatures emerged from other passages.

Liu Yang looked at them one by one; the lowest level was 12.

Like the giant frogs, they all voluntarily delivered themselves to the Giant Octopus's mouth.

Seeing this.

If Liu Yang still didn't understand the trick behind this, it would be a disservice to his many years of browsing the internet.

The reason must lie with that strange small flower.

If he wasn't mistaken, the scent of that small flower should have a confusing or mesmerizing effect.

Earth Palace Creatures have weak mental power; once hit, they are basically unable to regain consciousness.

But he was a Human, so his resistance was naturally different.

At first, because he didn't understand and wasn't prepared, he was caught off guard.

But after being startled awake by the giant frogs' movements, he was prepared and naturally wouldn't fall victim again.

Knowing the reason, there was a way to deal with it.

Although he didn't know if it would work, he had to risk trying.

Liu Yang slightly closed his eyes, pretending to be mesmerized, and walked forward.

Saying forward, it would be better to say sideways.

The target location was precisely the passage to the left, adjacent to the passage he was in.

The Earth Palace Creature that had just come out of that passage was called a Rampaging Boar.

Level 14, obvious weaknesses, not too difficult to deal with.

As for why, there was naturally a reason.

Retreating was definitely not possible; walking back and forth was too obvious, clear at a glance.

Even if it were possible, if he managed to escape, what if the other party chased him?

One must know that the passage he was in was a dead end.

The right side was too far, and it was the direction the King Kong Giant Frogs came from; escaping in there wouldn't make things much better.

So the right side could be directly abandoned.

As for forward, upper left, and upper right, there was even less to say.

To get there, he would definitely have to pass by the Giant Octopus.

How was that different from walking to his death?

The only choice was the left side, and it could only be the left side.

Besides being close and the monsters coming out being easy to deal with.

He was very confident that the left side was not a dead end.

Because.

Going through the left passage.

There was a high probability of reaching the location of the Dungeon Cockroach Nest.

He moved lightly and carefully, not making a sound.

As he got closer and closer, Liu Yang's heart was in his throat.

When he was only two meters away from the passage entrance, a sudden change occurred.

A giant roar, carrying immense wind pressure, attacked from behind.

Liu Yang turned back abruptly, and the scene before him made his liver and guts split, almost scattering his soul.

He saw one of the Giant Octopus's feet swinging towards him from bottom to top like a giant whip.

Unable to dodge, he held his saber horizontally to block.

Bang!

Clatter!

Boom boom boom!!!

The two collided.

The steel saber broke and fell.

Liu Yang was flung away by the immense force, shooting into the passage like a cannonball.

Hitting the top of the passage, bricks and stones shattered, debris flew everywhere, and a large section collapsed.

As for Liu Yang, half of his body was buried by rubble, and he vomited blood and fell unconscious.

Fortunately, the Giant Octopus didn't care about him and didn't follow.

Its action just now was as if it were swatting away a mosquito; it didn't take it seriously at all.

One day later.

Liu Yang opened his eyes.

Intense pain struck; it felt as if all the bones in his body were shattered.

The piercing, bone-deep pain made him wish he were dead.

The rubble covering his body made him unable to move.

"It's over, I'm going to die!"

Understanding his situation, Liu Yang despaired.

He didn't know if he wasn't meant to die or if his luck was truly heaven-defying.

Precisely at this moment, a private message popped up.

"Da Lao, are you there? Are you done being busy?

My sister and I got a good item, it's a Teleportation Scroll.

According to the description on it, it teleports you to a place called Book Tower, where you specifically get skill book page.

I remember you've been collecting skill book page, do you still need them?

If you need them, just say so, and I'll give you the item; we don't need it anyway.

This isn't just a free gift, okay? After this is done, you have to make us some delicious food."

The message was long and a bit verbose.

But in Liu Yang's eyes, it was like the life-saving straw clutched by a drowning person.

In his heart, there was nothing but gratitude.

His eyes welled up with moisture, condensing into tears.

"This is the second time."

"This is the second time I've been saved by someone."

"As a man who started with a cheat, being saved twice in a row by the same weak woman, I should reflect."

Liu Yang brought up the game interface, controlled it with his mind, and opened the chat box.

"Thank you, this is exactly what I need."

"Great kindness needs no verbal thanks; your goodness to me, I will engrave in my heart and never forget it for eternity."

[Shi Yufei traded with you, obtained Book Tower Teleportation Scroll x1.]

Shi Yufei: "I've given you the item, don't forget the condition you promised me, and please stop saying such strange things, they make people feel uneasy."

Liu Yang: "Okay, sure, your wish is my command."

To prevent any further complications, Liu Yang closed the chat and took out the Book Tower Teleportation Scroll.

[Book Tower Teleportation Scroll: A scroll containing spatial power. The coordinates lead to a Book Tower, where there is a magical creature called Bookworm. It is a good place to obtain skill book page.]

"Teleport."

His lips parted slightly, and he uttered the activation spell.

The Book Tower Teleportation Scroll immediately disappeared.

Simultaneously disappearing was the heavily injured Liu Yang.

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