Chapter 198: Mao Mao's Might

The instant the pus water touched the ground, it writhed like a living thing, recondensing into several tiny Maggot Human Bone tentacles, which lunged again at Lin Yifan and Su Xiao xi.

"Is it never going to end?" Lin Yifan's eyes turned cold; he grabbed Su Xiao xi with his left hand, pulling her behind him, and swung his dagger with his right, chopping off the tentacles once again.

Unfortunately, each time he saw the tentacles, he not only failed to destroy them, but instead caused them to differentiate even more.

This also gave Lin Yifan a headache; if he kept draining himself like this, even though his pure life force had already reached the Extraordinary Second Tier, his physical stamina would likely not withstand the consumption.

At that moment, Su Xiao xi, who had been hiding behind him, finally came to her senses and hurriedly said:

"Yifan brother, do you know ice magic?"

Lin Yifan paused; he had originally intended to keep ice magic as a hidden trump card, not to reveal it lightly.

But recalling that he had used the freezing technique when he previously saved Su Xiao xi, he saw no need to conceal it and nodded, saying:

"Yes, I know a few ice spells; what's up?"

"Use ice magic to freeze these tentacles!" Su Xiao xi hurriedly said.

"This isn't an ordinary Maggot Human Bone; it's an Intermediate Maggot Human Bone. Its innate ability is that after suffering physical damage, the severed body parts can continuously differentiate."

"So physical damage can't hurt it; instead, it makes it differentiate more and grow stronger, but fire and freezing can both restrain it, so using ice magic is correct!"

It's actually another Intermediate Maggot Human Bone!

Lin Yifan wasn't encountering an Intermediate Maggot Human Bone for the first time; last time he ran into his own clone, which was also an Intermediate Maggot Human Bone.

This is the second time he's encountered an Intermediate Maggot Human Bone; in terms of being troublesome, they're about equal.

He of course also knew that, whether low or intermediate, this thing is naturally afraid of fire, but the Molotov cocktails he had previously made are already gone.

After all, even though most people have already escaped the food crisis, combustion-aiding supplies are still relatively scarce.

He had previously expended a large amount of Basic Supplies to obtain fuel, making only two Molotov cocktails, which have now been completely used up.

He had originally been worrying about how to deal with this thing without fuel.

He hadn't expected that he could still use ice magic.

That makes sense; the maggot-human-bone he had previously frozen, after thawing, didn't come back to life but completely lost vitality.

Considering that, the power of the Red Moon, no matter how strong or strange, couldn't possibly be completely ineffective.

Just as Lin Yifan was about to unleash the Eternal Freeze Domain to forcibly freeze the Intermediate Maggot Human Bone before him, a sharp whistle suddenly came from the sky.

"Li!"

Following the whistle came a raging blaze!

The flames engulfed the Maggot Human Bone, instantly emitting a crackling sound.

That was the sound of the maggots burning and exploding under the fire!

Soon, the Maggot Human Bone was completely burned to ashes, leaving only a pile of flying ash and a resentful message:

"Ah! Lin Yifan, I won't let you off! I absolutely won't let you off!"

Only then did Lin Yifan clearly see who had come to help him.

It was Mao Mao!

Previously, after Mao Mao evolved from the second drop of Mysterious Avian Blood, he became overly excited and flew out to play.

Lin Yifan thought, Mao Mao's feather defense is strong, and now he also has the innate skill Flame Breath, plus he can fly, so self-preservation should be fine.

So he let Mao Mao play on his own, not expecting him to return so timely.

Moreover, it must be said that Mao Mao's Flame Breath is indeed formidable; at least against Maggot Human Bone, its destructive power is incredibly strong.

"Chirp chirp!"

Mao Mao flew to Lin Yifan's face, proudly shaking his feathers, then rubbed against his thigh, looking for praise.

Lin Yifan laughed, "All right, I know you're the strongest—where did you go to play? How did you get back so timely?"

Upon hearing that, Mao Mao actually jumped up, instantly soaring to high altitude, circling a few times above his head, then swooping down to pat his chest with his wings.

Lin Yifan furrowed his brow, unable to grasp what it meant to express.

On the other hand, Su Xiao xi, standing beside him, cautiously poked her head out from behind Lin Yifan and said to Mao Mao:

"Are you trying to say you didn't go off to play, but instead have been following Yifan brother in the sky, protecting his safety?"

Mao Mao immediately nodded, looking admiringly at Su Xiao xi.

Lin Yifan looked down in surprise at Su Xiao xi, "Can you communicate with animals?"

"I can't!" Su Xiao xi shook her head, saying innocently:

"But the meaning this bird wants to convey is actually quite obvious; you can tell at a glance!"

Lin Yifan thought the same, and the matter was no longer dwelled upon.

He reached out and stroked Mao Mao's head, praising him with an expression of admiration:

"Turns out you've been protecting me by my side all along! Thank you so much, you're awesome!"

Having said that, he took out a Random Spirit Crystal and casually opened it.

His luck opening spirit crystals has always been poor; he wanted eight Fire Spirit Crystals to make Leather Armor, but he still hasn't gathered them all.

Previously, his Random Spirit Crystals hardly ever yielded Fire Spirit Crystals, so he had left the few he recently obtained unopened.

As expected, his luck remained bad; this time he opened a Water Spirit Crystal.

So he simply tossed it to Mao Mao, "Mao Mao, this spirit crystal is for you as a snack."

Although Fire Spirit Crystal would be most beneficial for Mao Mao, he is currently in a growth phase and can absorb the energy from any kind of spirit crystal.

So even a Water Spirit Crystal is quite beneficial for him.

Giving it as a snack is just right.

Mao Mao happily caught the Water Spirit Crystal with his beak and then gulped it down without hesitation.

It no longer falls into immediate sleep after swallowing a spirit crystal.

It can swallow the spirit crystal into its stomach and digest it slowly.

"It looks really good!" Su Xiao xi looked at Mao Mao with shining eyes, after hesitating a moment, she carefully asked Lin Yifan:

"Is it your pet? Can I touch it?"

Lin Yifan shook his head, "It's called Mao Mao, it's a mutant Golden Eagle, it's not my pet, it's my companion."

Then he also said: "As for whether you can touch Mao Mao, you have to ask it; I have no right to demand my companion let you touch it."

"So if you want to touch it, you must get its own consent."

For Lin Yifan, Mao Mao is a very important companion, it's a little rascal he raised by hand bit by bit; that feeling is something no one else can compare to.

Therefore, Lin Yifan respects Mao Mao's will and will absolutely not force it to do anything.

This is also why, even though knowing Mao Mao's Fiery Breath is an absolute killer against Maggot Human Bone, he has never asked it to help him fight.