Chapter 576

But the little tentacle clamped tightly onto his skin, impossible to shake off.

He felt his blood beginning to surge wildly toward the little tentacle.

"Damn it, this thing has latched onto me."

Taichiro shouted loudly.

He swung his three long swords again, slashing fiercely at the little tentacle.

The three long swords became three streaks of light, each brimming with immense power.

But the little tentacle was extremely cunning; none of the three streaks of light managed to sever it.

And it moved swiftly, wriggling like an eel.

Luo En was about to reach out and grab the little tentacle, but countless little tentacles surged toward him from all directions.

Luo En knew that at this moment, he could only seek to protect himself—he could not help anyone else.

Luo En quickly condensed mana around his body to block the little tentacles' attacks.

At the same time, he moved desperately closer to Taichiro, hoping to fight side by side with him.

At this point, one person alone could hardly sever all these little tentacles.

These little tentacles were extremely cunning, constantly shifting positions and moving with great agility.

Even with long swords, it was hard to completely sever them.

Taichiro's face grew increasingly pale; his lips had turned somewhat black.

It seemed he would soon lose too much blood.

He said, "Don't come closer—these little tentacles seem able to lock onto their targets."

As he spoke, his face had turned utterly colorless; he collapsed to one knee with a thud.

He propped himself up with his long sword, refusing to fall.

Luo En saw this and desperately wanted to rush forward.

He had finally met someone worth befriending here.

He didn't want to see the other die right before his eyes.

But Luo En's charge ruined his earlier plan, making his movements chaotic and unstructured.

The little tentacles seized the opportunity and surged swiftly toward Luo En.

"I didn't expect this guy to be so powerful."

Luo En sighed.

The other saw Luo En struggling to handle the little tentacles.

He knew Luo En had no weapon in hand and could only repel them with mana.

But mana would eventually run out.

Moreover, Luo En used his mana without restraint.

Each time, he nearly released all his mana at once.

Although it did block the little tentacles' attacks.

But this way, Luo En couldn't last long.

Taichiro watched this, then suddenly threw his long sword toward Luo En.

"Use it to attack—stop wasting your mana."

Luo En caught the long sword and swiftly severed the few tentacles before him.

The long sword was indeed effective, but Luo En was never skilled with such weapons.

So his movements felt hesitant and awkward.

Taichiro said, "Don't see it as a tool—see it as an extension of yourself."

Your hand, your foot, every part of your body.

Only then can you use it swiftly and understand it."

As he spoke, Taichiro could barely hold on.

The tentacle on his back, having absorbed enough blood, had grown enormously.

It was two or three times thicker than before.

And it continued draining Taichiro's blood relentlessly.

Taichiro felt a wave of dizziness; he nearly collapsed to the ground.

But his willpower remained firm, forcing himself to stay conscious.

Luo En knew that the longer he delayed here, the more dangerous Taichiro's situation became.

Holding the long sword, he calmed his mind as Taichiro had instructed, striving to merge with the blade.

But achieving this was extremely difficult.

Some swordsmen spent their entire lives without ever reaching unity with their sword.

And Luo En had never used a long sword before.

To reach such a state on his first try—how easy could that be?

But time was critical; there was no time for Luo En to slowly learn the long sword.

Soon, Luo En opened his eyes and slashed out with a sudden strike.

One slash severed a dozen little tentacles in one clean motion.

Even though Taichiro's condition was dire, he saw this and couldn't help but praise Luo En.

"Well done."

Luo En tasted success and realized how the long sword should truly be used.

He swiftly swung his long blade, closing in on Taiyilang.

Although he still used it somewhat awkwardly, it was already enough to threaten those tentacles.

"Don't get bogged down in battle. Never chase after a retreating enemy."

Taiyilang said to Luo En.

He could see that Luo En had several times missed striking one of the small tentacles, then rushed forward to swing again.

That was a grave mistake, since the enemy had already evaded his attack.

The next time he attacked, the enemy would be on guard.

Meanwhile, the other tentacles were already searching for Luo En's weakness.

If Luo En at this moment fixated on cutting off that one tentacle,

then the others would seize their chance.

Hearing this, Luo En immediately calmed his mind and stopped chasing the retreating tentacles.

Instead, he focused all his attention on what lay before him.

He would cut down every tentacle in front of him.

Moments later, he arrived before Taiyilang.

Luo En raised his blade and slashed, immediately severing the small tentacle on Taiyilang's back.

"Can you walk on your own?" Luo En asked.

Taiyilang shook his head helplessly.

"I feel utterly powerless. Walking on my own might be impossible."

He struggled to rise, but every movement sent cold sweat pouring down him.

He had lost too much blood and had no strength left.

Every motion nearly consumed his life.

As he slowly tried to push himself up, he suddenly collapsed onto the ground.

"No, I can't move now.

Escape on your own. Otherwise, we'll both be trapped."

Luo En said, "Don't lose heart so easily before the final moment.

We're not necessarily going to lose."

As he spoke, he swung his long blade out.

Although this was his first time using such a weapon, he was already using it with sufficient fluency.

Taiyilang watched, secretly astonished.

He hadn't expected Luo En to possess such extraordinary talent.