Chapter 49: Battle Against the Tentacle Mother

Ding Yan stared unflinchingly into Chu Yunsheng's eyes and said in a deep voice, "If you do as the captain says, I'll turn around and run as far as I can, because you're all doomed!"

Chu Yunsheng's pupils constricted. He didn't understand what he meant, especially at a time like this, when internal conflicts were the last thing they needed.

Ding Yan pointed at the tentacles flying everywhere and continued, "Your sword is fast and sharp, but can you save everyone? There are thirteen of us in the guard team alone, and if you add the awakened warriors from the military, how many can you save? Once they're all dead, it will be your turn!"

Chu Yunsheng's heart sank. He hadn't thought about it that much before. Now, as he recalled the scenes of battling the tentacle monster, the endless tentacles still made his scalp tingle! Not to mention this monster, which was twice as large as the previous one; even the old one, he might not have been able to save so many people!

Ding Yan spun the pistol in his hand, looking at Chu Yunsheng, and said firmly, "The captain only thinks about the military's cannons. You know the cannons can't kill this monster! To break through its energy shield, everyone would have to die with it!

The only way to survive is to ignore everyone's cries for help and use your speed and your sword to directly attack the monster's core!

You are the one with the strongest attack, the fastest combat speed, and the best defensive ability among us. Only you can strike its core while we distract it, destroy it, and kill it!"

Chu Yunsheng's mind raced. Ding Yan's plan was incredibly bold. Directly attacking the monster's core was risky. Not only was there no guarantee he could kill the monster, but he would also have to abandon his teammates.

Chu Yunsheng frowned and asked, "Then why don't you run now?"

Ding Yan smiled slightly and said, "Unless it's certain death, it's better for everyone to survive together than for one person to face danger alone, don't you think?"

Chu Yunsheng gave him a long, hard look, picked up the Qianbi Sword, took a few steps forward, and took a deep breath. "I'll use your plan. Let's start!"

Ding Yan added from behind, "The faster you are and the stronger your attack, the less danger we'll be in!"

Chu Yunsheng waved his hand, watching as everyone joined the battle, crouching and gathering his strength.

Ding Yan and the others had all joined the fight, and the scene was chaotic. Even the military's awakened warriors were starting to take casualties.

Chu Yunsheng remained outside the range of the tentacles, squinting his eyes to find the perfect opportunity to attack! He had to hit it right away and couldn't let the tentacles grab him, or he would be stuck and lose.

The monster's free tentacles were decreasing, and more and more team members were being ensnared. Captain Zhong Nan began shouting Chu Yunsheng's name, and cries for help echoed around.

At this point, only two tentacles were still free, and the ground was almost empty. Ding Xiang, while shooting, was getting closer to a female team member who was also using a gun.

Just as Chu Yunsheng was about to take a risky attack, Ding Xiang suddenly picked up the female team member and threw her at one of the tentacles, then leaped into the air and grabbed the last tentacle, shouting, "Hurry!!! Kill—It!"

Chu Yunsheng shot forward like a cannonball, running at full speed. For a moment, it felt as if the entire world had paused.

"Save me!" "Chu Yunsheng!!!" "Brother Chu..." "You bastard!"

Chu Yunsheng ignored them all, as if everyone was suspended in mid-air at different heights, while he alone was running at full speed.

"Hurry!!! Kill—It!" That was the only thing he heard in his ears!

He dashed to the mother monster, let out a fierce cry, and leaped into the air, raising the Qianbi Sword. His entire body's energy surged into the sword, and the red Qianbi Sword cut through the air with a red glow, following Chu Yunsheng's arms as it slashed down irresistibly!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!...

The dark body of the tentacle mother monster was torn open by the Qianbi Sword, creating a huge gash!

"Ugh... ugh... ugh..."

With the monster's cry of pain, the liquid inside its body spewed out, and all the tentacles went wild.

Chu Yunsheng, drenched in the monster's sticky fluid, poured out all his energy, stabbing the monster's core repeatedly.

"Fire the cannons! Fire the cannons! Hurry and fire the cannons!" Zhong Nan, bound by the tentacles, shouted hoarsely to the military ground forces.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The cannons roared.

At the same time, two thick tentacles lashed out at Chu Yunsheng.

Chu Yunsheng saw a burst of fire in front of him, and then he was flung backward as if hit by a whip, landing heavily on the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He wasn't seriously injured, but he had exhausted all his strength. He could barely stand with the Qianbi Sword. In front of him was a towering inferno; the military had fired incendiary rounds!

The flames reflected on his blurred face, making it look warm.

Amidst the raging fire, Zhong Nan and the others, along with the military's awakened warriors, emerged with difficulty.

The tentacles of the monster had fallen limply to the ground, and the controlled women had been burned in the fire.

Ding Yan, limping, walked up to him and said with a bitter smile, "Jiang Ye is dead!"

Chu Yunsheng was shaken.

He had expected that someone would die, and if he had to choose, he would have darkly chosen Qin Heng and the others, whom he didn't like.

Jiang Ye, the leader of the fourth group, although they didn't interact much, Chu Yunsheng thought he was a decent person.

He sat down silently, took out a cigarette, and lit it.

"Any more? Give me one!" Ding Xiang sat down next to him and said calmly.

Chu Yunsheng threw the cigarette pack to him and watched as Zhong Nan and the others carried out Jiang Ye's body, feeling an indescribable sense of frustration.

Zhong Nan, with a dark face, walked up to the two of them. Before he could speak, Ding Yan said without hiding anything, "It was my idea."

Chu Yunsheng didn't say anything, just smoked his cigarette.

Zhong Nan stared at Ding Xiang for a while and said coldly, "Jiang Ye is dead. You will be the new leader of the fourth group!"

Ding Xiang nodded, saying nothing.

Chu Yunsheng looked up at Zhong Nan, put away his sword, threw away the cigarette butt, and went to check on Yu Xiaohai's injuries.

Yu Xiaohai, protected by the Liujia Talisman, was not seriously injured, but the talisman was now useless.

Chu Yunsheng looked at Jiang Ye's body and felt that one day he might die just as mysteriously. In this dark world, who knew what would happen?

"Let's bury him."

Although Jiang Ye's death had little to do with him, in this era, life and death were determined by fate. If you died, you just had to accept it.

But Chu Yunsheng still wanted to bury him. He stubbornly believed that being buried was a kind of happiness. Even though he found this idea ridiculous, he stubbornly held onto it.

At first, it was Chu Yunsheng and Yu Xiaohai digging the grave, but later, Qian De, Ding Yan, Yao Xiang, and even Qin Heng came to help, as if they were burying themselves.

After burying Jiang Ye, the fire on the tentacle monster had mostly died down. Its core hadn't burned much, and the fatal blow was actually Chu Yunsheng's decisive strike. The subsequent cannon fire only accelerated its death.

The tentacle monster had a lot of energy, and Chu Yunsheng naturally didn't want to miss out.