Chapter 81: The Giant Garden

After Nie Yingying plunged into the water, she found it empty, with no sign of anyone; only a few fish she didn't recognize were startled by her and darted away.

The underground waterway of the castle they had just entered had long since vanished, leaving only this small, winding river that flowed to an unknown destination.

"Splash!"

Nie Yingying surfaced and looked along the river; sure enough, the winding stream continued on.

This was no longer the river they had entered through.

Seeing the questioning gazes of the three women on the bank, Nie Yingying shook her head with a grim expression, indicating she hadn't found Xie Yaoyao.

Everyone's mood instantly grew heavy; they truly hadn't expected to lose a key general right at the start, which was a massive blow to the squad.

Only Vivian grinned and said in a carefree manner.

"I didn't expect this plot map to actually separate the men and women. Hahahaha, let's have a good competition with that guy Linghu Chong and see who completes the mission first!"

Nie Yingying, Agasha, and Duanmu Xing all stared blankly at Vivian, who was standing with her hands on her hips, laughing.

Is that what this person is thinking?

In this situation, wouldn't a normal person think about how one of us failed to enter the plot map?

But thinking about it carefully, it seems the probability of this person's idea is actually higher; there's no reason why only one person out of a five-person team couldn't get in!

Nie Yingying swam to the bank, looking at Vivian with surprise.

She had always thought this person wasn't very bright, but now it seemed she might be the type who is wise but appears foolish!

"Vivian is right, we have to work hard and try to complete the mission before him. We don't want to run into that guy Linghu Chong later and be mocked for needing his help to finish the mission!"

The girls' eyes were determined, united as one.

After briefly sorting out their emotions, they decided to walk downstream along the river.

Only Duanmu Xing followed at the back of the team, scratching her cheek with a fair, slender finger, looking somewhat puzzled.

Didn't the older sister say that Linghu Chong was the most powerful and that we should follow him closely?

But since all the older sisters said we should rely on ourselves, then I must work hard too!

Duanmu Xing cheered herself on while following closely in the footsteps of Sister Agasha in front.

But Agasha in front suddenly stopped, causing the caught-off-guard Duanmu Xing to bump right into her.

Peeking out from behind Agasha, Duanmu Xing immediately understood why the team had stopped.

A giant stag beetle was leisurely eating the green leaves of a massive, unknown plant nearby. This stag beetle was so huge that it shouldn't be described as "a" beetle; perhaps "a head" was a more appropriate descriptor.

This stag beetle must have been two or three meters tall just while crouching, its pair of mandibles incomparably ferocious, and its entire shell shiny and smooth.

Nie Yingying signaled for everyone to be quiet and not make any noise to attract the monster's attention.

In biology class, the teacher had taught that if insects could grow large without being crushed by their own weight, they would be invincible at that size.

The best thing for them to do was to quietly take a detour and not fire a single shot!

Unfortunately, Nie Yingying miscalculated the teaching progress of biology teachers worldwide.

"Yo-ho! So cool!"

Seeing Vivian shouting a loud slogan, she cheered and charged toward the giant beetle.

Not only did Nie Yingying and the other two not react in time, but even the giant stag beetle didn't react before she had climbed onto its body.

"Hahaha, giddy-up! Giddy-up! Giddy-up!"

Watching Vivian, who was so happy she had forgotten herself on the stag beetle, big question marks appeared on the foreheads of Nie Yingying and the other two simultaneously!

"Sister Vivian is really... really... innocent and naive!"

Agasha looked at Vivian with a face full of admiration.

"This is rare even within the Elf race!"

The corner of Nie Yingying's eye twitched.

Indeed, such a fool is rare in any race!

Vivian's bold operation naturally angered the stag beetle that had been peacefully eating.

A dragon swinging its tail, the earth shaking!

The crazed stag beetle shook left and right, trying to throw the person on its back off. For a time, soil flew everywhere, and the surrounding plants suffered as well.

They were all snapped and shredded by the stag beetle's pair of mandibles!

Looking at Vivian, who was on the stag beetle's back, her hands were gripping the beetle's two long antennae tightly, and her armored body was bumping against the insect's shell with a "bang-bang" sound as the beetle swayed.

"Hahaha! Axing! Agasha! Sister Nie! Look at me! Hahaha! I'm flying!"

Agasha, who had been bending her bow and nocking an arrow to prepare for a rescue, immediately stopped.

"As expected of Sister Vivian, she's so amazing!"

In the stunned gazes of the three, Vivian was having the time of her life.

Nie Yingying also saw that the giant stag beetle had no way to deal with Vivian on its back, so she felt slightly relieved.

But having just entered this plot world, everything was still a mystery, and the most critical thing was that Xie Yaoyao had disappeared for some unknown reason.

Nie Yingying didn't want to waste time here accompanying a giant bug; no one knew what would happen in this plot world the next moment.

Sure enough, the next moment, Vivian on the bug's back began to scream.

"Oh no, I'm so dizzy! I'm going to throw up!"

"This idiot! How did that guy Xie Yaoyao stand it!" Nie Yingying was nearly driven mad with anger and couldn't help but shout: "Let go quickly!"

But Vivian, dancing in mid-air, clearly didn't hear Nie Yingying's shout and kept screaming over there.

Nie Yingying drew her dagger, preparing to go up and rescue Vivian.

Just then, a golden ball of light flew from behind and plunged straight into Vivian, who was dancing on the stag beetle's back.

"Axing! Thank you, I feel much better!"

Nie Yingying and Agasha turned in surprise to look at Duanmu Xing, making the little girl blush slightly.

This... can Holy Light also cure motion sickness?!

Although she had discovered a use for the little girl Duanmu Xing, Nie Yingying really didn't want to waste any more time.

"Vivian, stop playing! Let's hurry up and finish off this bug; there are more important things to do!"

Taking advantage of the stag beetle getting its head stuck between a pile of vines and flower stems, Nie Yingying shouted loudly.

"Eh?!" Vivian was greatly disappointed. "Do we have to kill 'General Iron Armor'?"

Has this idiot already given this giant beetle a name?!

Just as Nie Yingying was preparing to respond firmly to Vivian, a "rumbling" sound came, and looking into the distance, rows of giant flowers and grasses were falling to both sides.

"Wow! What a big centipede!"

Vivian stood high and saw far, having long since seen a giant centipede rushing toward them; its target seemed to be the stuck stag beetle.

"Oh no! General Iron Armor, be careful!"

"Boom!"

The giant centipede brought incomparable impact force, flipping the giant stag beetle onto the ground, while Vivian was thrown high into the air, falling into the flower of a giant daisy. ===== CHAPTER 82 =====