Chapter 97

Deep in the large mouth, a writhing long tongue could be vaguely seen, its surface covered with horrifying barbs; the huge mouthpart roared at Ye Xi'an, the flower's petals trembled from the effort, and the mucus in its mouth spurted out, splashing onto the ground and instantly corroding into a huge pit.

Ye Xi'an had never seen such a scene; her pupils trembled violently, and she couldn't help but take a step back.

Qiu Yi was also troubled; Ye Xi'an, are you crazy? You actually provoked the mutant creature on your own.

She raised her hand to greet the beast; the beast immediately understood Qiu Yi's meaning, spread its wings and wanted to protect Qiu Yi as they left this place.

"Wait a moment." Qiu Yi looked at Ye Xi'an: "Little Xi, do you want me to take you away?"

Ye Xi'an looked at the terrifying mouthpart of the vines, then looked at Bao Jing in the sky; although afraid, she still shook her head: "No, thank you, Qiu Yi."

This thanks was sincere; Qiu Yi must be about to die of anger from her being such a pig teammate.

If she still had a chance to see Qiu Yi again, she would definitely properly apologize to her; if it weren't for her, reinforcements would have come, and maybe Zi Zhen wouldn't have died.

At the instant Ye Xi'an finished speaking, Qiu Yi no longer hesitated, turned back and didn't look at her; the beast immediately flapped its wings and took Qiu Yi away from here, and the other two also exchanged a glance and followed Qiu Yi away.

Now only these two frenzied monsters and Ye Xi'an's family remain here.

Yi Yang worriedly looked at Ye Xi'an, stepped forward and held her in his arms.

Yi Yang's shoulders were the widest among the few people; he rested his head on Ye Xi'an's shoulder, affectionately rubbing her ear: "Wife, don't be afraid, no matter what I will stay with you." Even if he died, he would want to die together with his wife.

"You have to go even if you don't want to." Lin Zhi Jing couldn't just watch Ye Xi'an die here; he firmly insisted on taking her away.

Ye Xi'an struggled and shook off Lin Zhi Jing, then ran toward the mutant vines, while running she wrapped herself with mental power, perhaps this could resist the corrosive mucus inside the vines.

But Ye Xi'an didn't expect that a vine would suddenly appear under her foot.

The vine hid underground, burst out of the soil and directly coiled around her ankle, lifting her up; fortunately she had clenched the key, otherwise she would definitely have fallen.

The vine was about to swing Ye Xi'an up and throw her into its mouth; all this happened in an instant, almost no one had time to react, except Lin Zhi Jing.

Lin Zhi Jing, at the instant the vine coiled around Ye Xi'an's ankle, turned his arm into a golden chain and wrapped it around Ye Xi'an's other foot; but he didn't dare pull hard, fearing to hurt Ye Xi'an, so he followed the vine's force and fell together with Ye Xi'an into the vine's mouth, sliding down the straight flower stalk all the way down.

Fortunately, Ye Xi'an discovered that her mental power threads could actually block the mucus's damage, equivalent to covering her body with an intangible shield that could block harm and resist corrosive mucus.

"Ye Xi'an!"

A heart-rending shout came from above Ye Xi'an's head.

That was Lin Zhi Jing's voice.

Ye Xi'an's pupils suddenly contracted; she looked up and saw Lin Zhi Jing jumping down from the mouthpart without hesitation.

Lin Zhi Jing's eyes showed no hesitation; his body was like a bolt of lightning, instantly tearing through the air, leaping straight toward the direction where Ye Xi'an was falling.

But unlike Ye Xi'an, who had mental power threads protecting her body, the moment he jumped down, his body touched the mucus on the vine's flesh wall, producing a sizzling sound of flesh being corroded.

"Lin Zhi Jing! Don't come down!"

Seeing Lin Zhi Jing's body being corroded, Ye Xi'an felt somewhat anxious.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Ye Xi'an almost wanted to cry, really wanting to shout: "Brother, don't come!"

Lin Zhi Jing's brows were tightly knit, a flash of resolve passing through his eyes.

He suddenly accelerated his descent, his body flipping in midair, he collided with Ye Xi'an's body, and the two embraced.

But his impact was too strong, directly scattering Ye Xi'an's mental power threads; for a while she couldn't quickly gather those chaotic threads back together.

Their bodies plummeted rapidly inside the vine's cavity, Lin Zhi Jing held her ever tighter, almost pressing Ye Xi'an into his body.

When they reached the bottom, the vine's cavity suddenly became narrow; the two, in an embrace, were pinched by the leaf flesh inside the cavity, and their speed thus slowed.

But here the mucus was even more corrosive; their clothing had already been completely eaten away, and even their hair was corroded and broken off.

Ye Xi'an's face was full of pain; a burning sensation on her skin made her eyes redden involuntarily, she endured with muffled whimpers, not crying out in pain.

Lin Zhi Jing looked at Ye Xi'an's painful expression and, as much as possible, used his own body to shield her; even so, there were still places he couldn't protect.

"Ye Xi'an." Lin Zhi Jing's voice trembled, his gray eyes gazing deeply at the female before him: "Don't be afraid of me."

As the words fell, fine scales appeared on Lin Zhi Jing's body, at first just a few scattered points, then quickly spreading to completely cover him from head to toe.

His body began to twist, his bones emitting a faint "gek-gek" sound, as if being realigned.

Under the gleaming gray scales, his long straight legs gradually merged, slowly turning into a thick gray snake tail.

His face also changed; his originally handsome features gradually blurred, his eyes became round and moist, his pupils contracted into a thin line, flashing with cold light, and finally his handsome visage was replaced by a huge gray snake head.

The gray python twined affectionately and slowly from the waist onto Ye Xi'an's body; the cold snake scales and warm skin touched, each person and snake filled with astonishment.

That python seemed not to have expected that coiling around another would feel so comfortable; the snake head slightly lifted in enjoyment, flicking out a scarlet tongue.

But while the front enjoyed pleasure, the rear suffered punishment.

One could see the python coiling around every part of Ye Xi'an, preventing her skin from contacting the vine's inner wall; thus, almost every part of the python's exterior pressed against the inner wall.

Under the intense corrosion, the originally bright and sharp snake scales were quickly curled and eroded, some falling off directly, forming a rain of scales in the narrow cavity.

Ye Xi'an ached for a long time before she gradually recovered, then suddenly realized her body didn't hurt anymore, only that she was bound by something, making it hard to breathe.

She dazedly opened her eyes and could only see segment after segment of white, resembling snake belly skin.

What is this? Ye Xi'an's mind couldn't quite process it.

Wasn't she swallowed by the mutant vines?

Right! Ye Xi'an remembered, Lin Zhi Jing had also fallen down.

She wanted to move but was tightly bound, unable to budge, and her ears kept hearing the sound of something being corroded.

(End of chapter)