Chapter 378 A low roar coming from below the altar
Biyao's fingers groped on the rough stone surface of the altar, cold sweat slid down her forehead, sticking her hair to her cheeks.
In the distance came the muffled sound of Su Han fighting with the King of Monsters, and every impact seemed to hit her heart.
She suppressed her inner anxiety and searched inch by inch in the shadow of the altar, her nails scratched by the stone edges.
Suddenly, her fingertips touched a very thin crack, almost imperceptible in the dim light.
Following the crack, she found that it was in a ring shape, surrounding the fire totem in the center of the altar.
Bi Yao remembered the hint on the stone slab. Legend has it that the ancient rune array would hide the most critical nodes in the most conspicuous place.
She took a deep breath, placed her palm on the center of the fire totem, and pressed hard.
However, the expected light did not appear.
Bi Yao's heart sank suddenly. Just as she was about to adjust her posture, she saw the altar suddenly vibrate violently.
Countless tiny runes rose from the ground and intertwined in the air to form a flickering light net, trapping her in the center.
"Baguio!"
Su Han's cry was filled with anxiety and worry.
He was forced into a corner by the King of Monsters. He had several wounds on his body and his clothes were stained with blood.
The King of Monsters took the opportunity to swing out his sharp claws. Su Han dodged sideways, but was swept by the monster's tail and hit hard against the stone wall.
Bi Yao's heart tightened when she saw Su Han injured, but she found that the rune light net was slowly shrinking.
She lowered her head and carefully observed the totem under her feet, and suddenly noticed several tiny bumps in the flame patterns.
She tried pressing in the order of the protrusions, and the contraction speed of the light net really slowed down.
At this moment, a smaller monster jumped out from the darkness and pounced on Biyao's back.
When Biyao heard the sound of the wind, she instinctively rolled forward, but accidentally bumped into the stone pillar at the edge of the altar.
The pain made her eyes go dark and she almost fainted.
But she gritted her teeth, got up, and continued trying to decipher the totem.
Su Han held on to his body and rushed towards the Monster King again.
His dagger created sparks on the monster's hard shell, searching for any gap that could be broken through.
The monster king seemed to be enraged, opened his bloody mouth, and spewed out a foul-smelling black mist. Su Han held his breath, dodged flexibly in the black mist, and looked for an opportunity to counterattack.
Biyao's forehead was covered with sweat, and her fingers kept groping on the totem.
Suddenly, she discovered that a certain bump on the flame pattern was slightly hot.
She plucked up her courage and covered it with her whole palm.
In an instant, a strong light burst out from the totem, and the rune light net shattered.
However, a greater crisis ensued.
There was a low roar from under the altar, and the entire ground began to crack.
A dark blue flame gushed out from the crack, more vigorous than before.
The monsters seemed to be encouraged by the flames and their attack became more fierce.
Su Han and Bi Yao looked at each other across the flames, their eyes filled with determination.
Biyao shouted loudly: "The last node must be related to this flame!"
Su Han nodded, swung his sword to force back the monsters around him, and rushed towards the flames.
The two shuttled through the flames, dodging the monster's attacks while searching for clues.
Biyao noticed that there were a few faint golden lights flickering in the flames. She reached out to grab them, but was burned by the flames.
Seeing this, Su Han took off his coat and wrapped it around her arms to help her block the flames.
Finally, Biyao caught a ray of golden light.
It was a golden rune embedded in the flames, with complex patterns engraved on its surface.
She carefully removed the rune, and the vibration of the altar suddenly intensified.
The King of Monsters roared and rushed towards them recklessly.
Su Han protected Bi Yao behind him and had a final confrontation with the King of Monsters.
Biyao took the opportunity to embed the golden rune into the groove in the center of the altar, and the entire altar was suddenly shrouded in dazzling light.
The dark blue flames began to surge violently, and the red light of the rune array completely disappeared, replaced by a soft white light. (End of this chapter)