Chapter 58: Silver-Haired Girl’s Great Battle Against the Tentacle Monster
Seeing everyone around her turned into stone statues, a chill ran through Lonis’s heart.
What was happening before her eyes?
(I remember Elus mentioning that the relic lost control just now?)
Lonis rubbed her forehead, a troubled expression on her face.
The past week of studying at the Ancient Academy wasn’t entirely useless: under the guidance of teacher Emerald Glaze, Lonis had visited many relics of the Ancient Academy.
Besides the fountain pen that wrote love letters, they had also used the all-knowing mirror. This made Lonis aware that there were many mystical artifacts in this world.
However, those were relics of rank B and below. The relics on Ruin Island started at rank A, and their power was incomparable; many could destroy an entire street.
As for rank S relics, they possessed the power to destroy a city. Just like her Fiery Abyss necklace and the Crimson Lotus War Hammer, their power was not to be underestimated.
If she could, Lonis wanted to take off the necklace on her chest and put it on Elus – even if she herself turned into a stone statue, it wouldn’t matter as long as Elus could move. It would be better than her being a half-baked hero.
However, the necklace hung firmly on her neck, as if it had chosen its target, making it impossible for Lonis to take it off.
So…
“Ah, ah! Calm down, Lonis, you are the only hope. You need to think about what to do.”
After everyone had turned into stone statues, the entire environment became eerily silent.
Besides the sound of her own breathing, Lonis couldn’t hear any other sounds. The lounge, which had been somewhat cozy before, now seemed so terrifying that she subconsciously wanted to hide under the covers.
And Lonis?
Having been plagued by ghosts before, she was even more afraid of the dark.
The scene before her reminded Lonis of some kind of dark, obscure bunker. It seemed that as soon as she stepped outside, a tentacle monster would grab her legs and do something strange to her.
But she couldn’t shrink back.
(After all, I am a Hero, and now… isn’t this the time to prove my bravery?)
Lonis lit a candle and cautiously walked towards the corridor outside.
She wasn’t sure of the extent of the relic’s influence yet… If only this building was affected, she could just go to the guard room and call for help.
But what if the entire island had turned into stone statues…
“Wooo… wooo! Everyone has turned into stone statues.”
Upon seeing the stone statue of a guard, Lonis felt a chill run down her spine and almost squatted to the ground in fright.
The entire Ruin Island was shrouded in darkness, with not a single speck of light. It seemed that everyone had turned into stone statues.
What should she do? Light a bonfire to signal for help?
Although Lonis was teased as an idiot by Elus every day, she wasn’t actually foolish… She knew that the sudden anomaly on Ruin Island was definitely related to King Ruo Hui Gong’s arrival.
Perhaps there was a mastermind behind it, or perhaps some scoundrels had infiltrated Ruin Island. If she rashly started a fire, she would definitely attract attention, wouldn’t she?
(If… I attract some other monster… what should I do? I can’t fight them at all!)
But as the saying goes, what you fear the most is what will happen.
Just as Lonis was hesitating, unsure of where to seek help… a familiar “rustling sound” came from behind the girl.
The reason it sounded familiar was because…
“Woo?!”
Lonis’s ankle was instantly entangled by a tentacle.
The small suckers dug into the surface of her stockings, causing Lonis to feel an itch as if she had been pricked by needles. She subconsciously tried to lift her foot to break free, but her other ankle was simultaneously caught by another tentacle.
“Waaah!”
This time, Lonis’s struggle not only had no effect but also caused her to lose her balance, and just like that, she fell into the “embrace” of the tentacle monster.
“Get away, you perverted monster, let me go!!!!!”
…
Just like a cat fears bath time, Lonis had a most terrifying natural enemy in her life – tentacle monsters.
This fear was from the bottom of her heart, causing Lonis’s emotions to collapse whenever her skin was entangled by sticky tentacles, making her want to desperately break free from the restraints.
But she was powerless.
The silver-haired girl, who couldn’t even lift a chicken, couldn’t even break free from the thinnest hemp rope, let alone these terrifying tentacle monsters? Lacquer-black tentacles spread to the girl’s knees, leaving streaks of stains on the pure white stockings.
Flowing down, the stockings became soaked.
“No, no! Get away, get away!!!!!”
Lonis was on the verge of tears, but the tentacle monsters showed no “mercy”… They spread further, and then entangled Lonis’s wrists and waist.
At this point, Lonis was completely unable to move.
She could only involuntarily arch her chest, entangled by the tentacles in a humiliating posture.
(No!!!!!!!!!! )
Just as the lacquer-black tentacles covered the girl’s skin and were about to engulf and capture her…
*Tear!*
On the lacquer-black eaves, a dark shadow seemed to flash by.
And the tentacle monster that had entangled Lonis slowly disintegrated.
A lacquer-black boomerang was directly embedded in the soil at Lonis’s feet, only 5 centimeters away from her ankle.
(Did I… get saved?)
The girl, still shaken, gasped for air. Her body was already covered in slime…
…The tentacle monster was dirty and emitted a pungent stench.
Fortunately, the monster hadn’t sprayed its ink yet, otherwise, even her vision would have been covered by the ink.
Lonis looked up, trying to see who had helped her.
But at this moment, the lacquer-black eaves were empty. Lonis couldn’t be sure if someone had really passed by on the eaves just now.
Moreover, if someone wanted to help her, wouldn’t they come down and explain the situation?
That dark shadow was in such a hurry, could it have been Elus?
Or perhaps someone else?
…
And just as Lonis was at a loss, wondering who had helped her…
“Swish swish~”
Another familiar sound came from the meadow.
Lonis looked down and saw another tentacle monster climbing, approaching her like a snake.
(Wow, how could I be so careless!!!!!!!!)
The silver-haired girl’s eyes widened, filled with regret.
She thought she was safe and started to ponder the current situation… completely forgetting that if there was one tentacle monster, there might be a second one.
Lonis turned and ran, but the girl’s speed was no match for the tentacle monster.
Before she could run ten meters, her ankle was caught by the tentacle monster. The girl’s body also tumbled and collapsed onto the ground with a thud.
However, there was no strange throwing dart to help her now.
Moreover, the tentacle that hooked Lonis was even larger and more “robust”… and it seemed to carry the unfinished “will” of its “brother.” Its aura was clearly more ferocious.
Showing no hint of tenderness, the tentacle monster dragged Lonis’s ankle and pulled her directly into the depths of the bushes.
The delicate Lonis had no room to maneuver. She could only be dragged across the ground. Thanks to the cushioning effect of her chest, her cheeks were spared from being scraped by the gravel on the ground.
But even with a soft chest, it still hurt!
Being dragged by the tentacle monster, Lonis felt as if her chest was being repeatedly hit by over a dozen people, almost splitting in half!
However, this tentacle monster did not stop; it advanced directly, as if it intended to drag Lonis somewhere.
…
(I’m… going to be captured?)
(I’m going to be entangled by tentacle monsters all over again, covered in strange monster slime?)
(No, I absolutely refuse to allow this!!!!!!!!!!)
An unnamed rage ignited in Lonis’s heart, and she used all her strength to hug a section of a tree trunk!
The girl’s body was thus buffered, but the tentacle monster’s strength was still immense… It tightly pulled Lonis’s legs, seemingly unwilling to stop until its goal was achieved.
And Lonis’s strength continued to dwindle. Although she had used all her might, her palms were covered with many scratches.
Her arms trembled weakly. It seemed that within 10 seconds, Lonis would lose consciousness again and be dragged away by the tentacle monster.
And at this very moment…
Someone else came to help.
