Chapter 371: Flickering Flames
Su Han held Biyao's hand tightly, "Biyao, no matter what, I will not let you get hurt."
He said.
Tears welled up in Biyao's eyes and she nodded vigorously.
"Su Han, I will fight with you too."
The monster seemed to sense the presence of Su Han and Bi Yao. It let out a deafening roar and rushed towards them.
Su Han and Bi Yao quickly separated and ran in different directions, trying to distract the monster.
The monster hesitated for a moment, then chose to chase Su Han.
While running, Su Han observed the surrounding environment, trying to find something that could be used.
He found a huge stalactite on one side of the cave, which looked very solid.
An idea suddenly occurred to him.
He ran towards the stalactite, and when he ran under the stalactite, he suddenly stopped and turned to face the monster.
When the monster saw Su Han stop, it thought he had given up resisting, so it sped up and pounced towards Su Han.
Just when the monster was about to pounce on Su Han, Su Han suddenly dodged to the side, stretched out his hands, and pushed the stalactite hard.
Pushed by Su Han, the stalactites slowly fell towards the monster.
The monster realized that the situation was not good and wanted to dodge, but it was too late.
The huge stalactite hit the monster hard, making a dull loud noise.
The monster let out a painful roar and struggled desperately, trying to break free from the stalactites.
Su Han and Bi Yao took the opportunity to run to the side. They looked at the struggling monster and their hearts were filled with tension.
They didn't know if the monster could still break free from the stalactites, and if it did, what they would do.
After a while, the monster's struggle gradually stopped, and its body stopped moving. Su Han and Bi Yao approached the monster carefully, and they found that the monster had been killed by the stalactites.
They breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension in their hearts dissipated.
However, before they had time to be happy, they heard another strange sound coming from the depths of the cave.
The sound was like the flapping of countless wings, or like the whispering of some creature.
Su Han and Bi Yao looked at each other, and a bad premonition arose in their hearts.
Su Han's fingertips still retained the rough touch of pushing the stalactites, and the gravel on Bi Yao's hair tips trembled slightly with each breath.
The two people's breathing sounds rose and fell in the dead silent cave, but were gradually drowned out by the strange sounds coming from deep in the cave.
The sound was like sandpaper wrapped in moist water vapor, grinding against the eardrum, or like countless tiny scales sliding rustling on the rock wall.
"From the sound, there are at least hundreds of them."
Su Han gripped the short blade at his waist tightly, and the blade reflected his tense jawline.
Biyao took out a spare torch from her backpack. Sparks splashed on the wet ground, emitting a pungent smell of burning.
As the firelight flickered, she noticed that the rock wall was covered with spider-web-like cracks, as if they were scratched by the claws of some creature.
The two men walked slowly along the wall of the cave, and the light from the torch could only illuminate a distance of three steps in front of them.
Su Han suddenly raised his hand to stop Bi Yao. With the help of the jumping flames, they saw broken bones scattered on the ground in front of them.
The bones were a strange bluish-white color, and some were covered with a translucent film, which made a sizzling sound when heated by the torches.
"It's the same species as the previous monster."
Bi Yao squatted down, and just as her fingertips touched a finger bone, the entire bone suddenly turned into powder, floating in the air with a whimper like a baby crying. (End of this chapter)