The monster's body is almost entirely made up of these soul crystals. With each struggle, all the gems inside will roll and scatter, making it extremely difficult to search carefully after it stabilizes.
Yin Xiu plunged his longsword into the monster's body to stabilize himself, then raised his left hand and said, "Li Mo, come out and help."
The tiny tentacles clinging to Yin Xiu's left hand instantly raised their heads, and the pupa slithered off Yin Xiu's left hand. "Boyfriend, what can I help you with?"
Yin Xiu pointed to the cut he had made, "Go and sew that up."
"Huh?" The little tentacle was confused. It didn't want to stitch up the enemy's wounds, and how would Yin Xiu get out if it did?
"Sew it up. It's dark here. I'm sure I can find his soul in the darkest environment." Without saying another word, Yin Xiu grabbed the tentacle and threw it towards the blade.
Now the little tentacles had no choice but to comply, even if they didn't want to.
It was thrown out along the blade, and a small tuft of tentacles stretched out forcefully in the air, sticking to both sides of the blade and tightening. The huge blade was quickly closed by the black slime, and the last ray of light that had fallen from the outside disappeared completely.
Yin Xiu's vision was rapidly darkening. He stood in the swaying, pitch-black space, gripping the hilt of his sword tightly to steady himself, and staring intently at the gems that shimmered faintly in the darkness.
As the monster struggled, they scattered into the air in large numbers, then crashed to the ground with a clatter, colliding and groaning with each other.
Yin Xiu searched among them without blinking, not missing a single one that passed by.
Those faint lights were like fine raindrops swaying in the wind, and souls emitted mournful cries as they collided.
They were dull and lifeless, like people trapped in a swamp about to sink, with no hope left.
In such a dark and hopeless environment, only that one soul was different from these lights that had lost all hope. It was the most brilliant and brightest among them, even as the wind and rain swayed and countless dim figures obscured it.
He still radiated a bright, unwavering light in the darkness, just like the sun in broad daylight.
"Ye Tianxuan!" The moment he caught sight of the dazzling sapphire, Yin Xiu drew his longsword and pounced forward.
The monster swayed, and countless gems rained down around him, almost obscuring the blue gem that was rapidly falling and disappearing.
"Ye Tianxuan! Dare to disappear! I'll slaughter your entire town! I'll show you that 'God of Slaughter' is just a derogatory title!"
His voice, filled with gritted teeth and almost threatening, rang out.
The gems crashed down with a clatter, their weight almost bending Yin Xiu's back. He stumbled and fell into the pile of gems, his fingertips brushing against the blue gem.
In the darkness, a blurry hand slowly passed through the falling gems and grasped Yin Xiu's hand.
The surrounding scene changed in an instant; the darkness was illuminated, crowds thronged, and the sounds of traffic passed by Yin Xiu.
In a blur, he saw Ye Tianxuan leaning against the window of the ward, looking at him from afar, as if across thousands of miles of time, smiling and waving at him.
"Brother!" Ya Ya's panicked voice rang out. She stood on the high pile of gems, struggling to grab Yin Xiu's hand and pull him out of the buried gems.
"Brother, are you alright?" Ya Ya looked anxiously at Yin Xiu's disheveled appearance, fearing that her brother might have been knocked silly by the pile of stones.
Yin Xiu paused for two seconds, then let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly unfolded the gem in his palm.
The brilliant and beautiful blue gemstone, as clear and bright as the sky, exudes a beautiful and gentle luster in this night-like environment. Just one glance at it can calm one's mind.
"What a beautiful light!" Ya Ya exclaimed. Children don't understand souls; she only knows that this light is the gentlest and most beautiful she has ever seen in the dungeon.
"Yes, it's very beautiful. This is my brother's only friend. If he loses her, he will be very sad." Yin Xiu gently patted Ya Ya's head and then sat up from the pile of gems.
Outside, the monsters resisting the players' control would struggle violently every now and then, causing the entire space to shake. Soul gems flew everywhere and crashed down, leaving Yin Xiu, who was trying to climb up, in a very sorry state.
He could only steady himself by plunging the knife into the ground.
Now that Ye Tianxuan's soul has been found, he grips it tightly with his left hand, afraid of losing it again, and raises his right hand, slashing the air with the knife. "Ya Ya, help me heal my wrist."
"Huh?" Ya Ya was taken aback, only then noticing that her right arm was covered in bruises, all from the impacts she had taken to protect herself from the fall.
"Brother! This monster is bad!" Ya Ya angrily grabbed Yin Xiu's right hand and helped him treat his arm.
"I know, that's why I'm restoring my right hand so it won't affect my performance." Yin Xiu replied calmly. He was standing in the dark, completely unaware of his location, but it didn't matter; he could fight his way out from any direction.
Disembowelment was unavoidable.
The players, who were already struggling to resist the monster's attacks and control its tentacles, were already finding it very difficult. Under the massive monster's attacks, they were unwilling to let any player in their town die, and if anyone was accidentally injured, they would immediately leave the group and go to a safe place.
As the fighting continued, the human forces dwindled, and the town's stockpiled supplies were almost all used up. With limited uses, dragging things out like this was not a long-term solution.
They could only place their hopes on Yin Xiu, who had entered the monster's body, praying that he could successfully bring back Ye Tianxuan's soul crystal, so that their efforts would not be in vain.
Looking at the veterans who were still fighting and persevering in the distance, the newcomers hiding in the safe zone felt a lump in their throats for no reason. "Is there really any hope for Boss Ye?"
"If Boss Ye is gone from this instance, and the senior members are also stuck here, what are we going to do?"
"He'll come back, he definitely will, otherwise what are we all working so hard for?" the others murmured. "Brother Xiu is a killing god, what dungeon can't he clear? He will definitely bring back Boss Ye's soul."
"Even a god of death can't save people, right? Brother Xiu is alone too..."
"Don't think like that. Brother Xiu is still working hard, isn't he? We've received so much favor from Boss Ye for so long, why shouldn't we work hard?"
"As long as there's a glimmer of hope, we can't give up! All we can do is hold on until Brother Xiu comes out. As for what the soul crystal is for, we'll talk about that later!"
"Do you want to see Boss Ye's fate end in the body of such a monster?"
"In no mood!"
"I don't want to either!"
The newcomers mustered their courage, clenched their fists, and said, "I want to help too! I've already gone through two weeks of training! I'm sure I can help everyone!"
Just as the newcomer mustered his courage and prepared to face the enormous, terrifying tentacles, a long sword suddenly pierced through the monster's body, its sharp, cold light bursting forth from within.
With a deafening roar, the monster slashed through the air, tearing its body apart.
Amidst the raging wind, Yin Xiu, wielding a long sword, plunged it into the monster's body, hanging from its massive black form, with a small Ya Ya embracing him on his lap.
His clothes rustled and shone brightly in everyone's eyes.
At that moment, the person stained with blood became their new hope.