Chapter 347 PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Chapter 347 PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Having grasped some of the truths, Lezhi turned her attention back to the present. Thinking too much now was pointless; she needed to resolve the immediate issues before considering the future.
While Lezhi was pondering, the shadowy figure had almost fully materialized. Once again, he drew the bowstring and began to gather energy. This time, the energy used to condense the light arrow was far greater than that of the last one.
The last one was just a small experiment for Lezhi. Now that he was sure his idea was feasible, this time, Lezhi was serious. Energy flowed around him, and the light arrow gradually condensed and took shape. With such enormous energy, the weapon used for launching it was equally important. To ensure the light arrow could be successfully launched, the light carefully enveloped the bowstring.
With the energy boost, the bowstring was instantly transformed, successfully matching the increasingly massive light arrow. The weapon was ready, and as Lezhi watched the shadowy figure begin to stir, preparing to devour the energy he had put in, he released the bowstring without hesitation.
The giant light arrow, trailing a streak of light, pierced the insect queen's head, disappearing inch by inch into the darkness. After a long silence, a blinding light burst forth from the dark head.
The tough skin was breached from the inside, and what flowed from the cracks was not blood, but a dazzling white light.
The white light did not dissipate into the air, but instead split into millions of streams of light, which, along with the black shadows enveloping them, converged toward Lezhi.
A streak of light flashed past Lei Xiu's ears, the white light seemingly having its own radar, actively avoiding all living things except Lei Xiu.
After an unknown amount of time, when everything had settled down, Lei Xiu slowly opened his eyes and saw only the cave had returned to darkness. After his eyes adjusted to the dim environment, Lei Xiu began to search for Le Zhi's whereabouts.
"Zhizhi, Maoqiu, where are you?" "Chirp chirp chirp~"
Lei Xiu and Kele's voices were particularly clear in the empty cave at this moment. Logically speaking, as long as a person is awake, they should be able to hear them, but Le Zhi did not respond at all.
The sound of the black wings flapping was deafening even in the quiet space. Lei Xiu opened his eyes wide and flew around the cave searching, but only saw scattered stones and parts of the insect queen's body.
Suddenly, Cola leaned in one direction and began shouting urgently.
Following the direction of Cola's wings, Lei Xiu saw a huge black object. At first, he thought it was a rock, but when he got closer, he realized it wasn't.
It's clearly vines intertwined and wrapped together to form a ball.
"Entwined Vine, Zhizhi, are you inside?" Recognizing the type of vine, Lei Xiu reached out and touched the surface of the vine. As if recognizing Lei Xiu, the vine, which was generated by the energy of Lezhi, immediately turned into green light spots and disappeared the moment Lei Xiu's hand touched the vine.
When the vines disappeared, Lezhi, who was wrapped inside, fell from mid-air without realizing it, and was caught by Lei Xiu in time.
"Zhizhi..."
When Lezhi reappeared, it was as if a switch had been triggered. The cave, which had been quiet for only a moment, suddenly began to shake violently. The stone walls, which had been ravaged by the previous insect mother, were now being ravaged by an earthquake. Finally, they could not withstand it and the main structure began to crack and fall off in large pieces.
Lei Xiu had no time to worry about Le Zhi's unconscious state. In such a critical moment, he could only try his best to protect Le Zhi with his body and struggle through the falling rocks, trying to escape with Le Zhi.
Just as Lei Xiu saw the cave entrance, the main stone wall at the entrance also reached its limit and cracked open right in front of him, causing the entire cave entrance to collapse and stirring up thick dust.
Lei Xiu quickly retreated, and when he came to his senses, there was no exit. They were trapped in this cave and had to find another way out.
The earthquake continued, and the cave shook more and more violently. Lei Xiu's wings left afterimages as he barely managed to dodge the falling rocks. The cave entrance was buried, so where could they escape to now?
Holding Lezhi's arms tighter, the fur ball, which had been unconscious for a long time due to the strange fragrance, slowly woke up and was immediately faced with such a serious situation.
Upon discovering that Lezhi had fallen into a coma, the vines and mushrooms bounced around Lezhi's ears, conveying a message to the furball.
"Chirp chirp~" It discharges electricity; there's a pond over there.
The sudden cry of the furball caught the attention of both Lei Xiu and Cola. Lei Xiu glanced at Lezhi expectantly, only to find him still oblivious with his eyes tightly closed. Disappointment flashed in Lei Xiu's eyes, but he hid it well, not letting the two birds and beasts notice.
"Cola, what did Furry say?"
"Chi chi chi~"
With Cola's translation, Lei Xiu successfully obtained information from Mao Qiu. Guided by the vines, Mao Qiu led Lei Xiu to the deep pool.
"Chirp chirp~ Chirp chirp~" The mushroom hopped around, chattering away. As a native of the Endless Abyss, it naturally knew this place best. Through the fur ball's mouth, Lei Xiu finally understood what the mushroom meant: "This place is connected to the outside world..."
"Chirp chirp~" that's what the mushroom says, but it doesn't know where it connects to, and its spores can't survive in water for long.
The cracking sound of the stone wall splitting rang in his ears. Without time to hesitate, Lei Xiu took out a piece of rope and tied Le Zhi to himself, just like when he took Le Zhi to his birthplace.
Lei Xiu glanced at the bewildered Cola and the fur ball clinging tightly to Lezhi, then said nothing more. After getting ready, he leaped into the deep pool just before the cave collapsed.
As soon as he entered the water, Lei Xiu knew that Mushroom hadn't lied; the underwater space was much larger than it appeared on the surface. The underwater world was filled with strange rocks and numerous waterways riddled with caves. Lei Xiu had never been here before, so he could only rely on instinct to judge the direction of the current and swim along with it.
Wings were of little help here, and Lei Xiu, along with Le Zhi and two birds and beasts, swam quite fast.
Emerging once more from a dark waterway, Maoqiu and Kele were nearly at their limit of holding their breath. After all, they weren't aquatic creatures; it was quite remarkable that the two birds and beasts had managed to endure so long.
Lei Xiu reached out and touched the two birds and beasts, signaling them to hold on a little longer. Before he could get a response from Maoqiu and Kele, he sensed a change in the water flow around him.
The powerful current carried Lei Xiu and the others forward at breakneck speed. The underwater world was dark, and in a dizzying moment, Lei Xiu vaguely saw the current sweeping them towards a dark, deep cave. He tried to fight back, but in the water, Lei Xiu's attack power was greatly weakened. Coupled with the lack of oxygen, Lei Xiu only had time to tighten his embrace before everything went black, and he completely lost consciousness.
Meanwhile, outside the endless abyss.
Just as Lezhi shot the last arrow into the insect queen's body, the blue moon, which had been hanging in the sky since it appeared, suddenly trembled.
Although no sound was made, all the creatures illuminated by the blue light noticed the difference in that instant.
At that moment, all living beings—tree spirits, insects, birds, beasts, and even plants—looked up at the sky.
On the Qiyun Plain, Le Chu and his companions, who were waiting for the arrival of the main force of the Zerg, were no exception. After the world quieted down, the tremors of the Blue Moon resumed. This time, unlike before, the tremors did not disappear after a moment, but began to tremble regularly and continuously.
Gradually, the sound, like a heartbeat, was heard throughout Jormungand.
"Look, the blue light seems to be dissipating." The first person to notice the dissipation of the blue light was Le Man, who was the most observant in the group. Starting with him, everyone noticed that the blue light that had been permeating the air for several days was indeed visibly weakening until it disappeared.
"It's true, the blue light has dissipated, and the blue moon is about to disappear."
"That's great, but..."
"But what? Isn't this a good thing?"
"I know, but it feels a bit strange that it happened so suddenly."
"...Whatever, it's already gone anyway."
"..."
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