Chapter 62: Chapter 62: The Power of the Yin Ghost Array Revealed!
"What the hell is this thing?"
Just as Liu Er spoke, his figure was struck by a tremendous force, sending him flying.
Liu Da summoned a shield to protect himself, and with the water-blue spell reinforcement, he barely withstood the Stone Armor Crab’s attack.
He finally managed to grasp the situation.
"Damn it, how can this thing be here!"
Liu Da shouted angrily, his shield steady while he retreated rapidly.
"Brother, brother?"
He had been retreating for quite some time, but couldn’t see any sign of his sibling, making Liu Da anxious.
"Brother, I’m here, I’m here."
Liu Er responded, but remained unseen.
Liu Da summoned a Water-Splitting Needle to hover around him and attached a Night Vision Talisman to himself, yet everything remained pitch black, obscuring his vision.
"Something’s wrong... Liu Changsheng?!"
"Liu Changsheng, where the hell are you!"
Liu Da realized something was amiss and shouted urgently.
Ji Yuan remained silent, merely controlling the Yin Ghost Array, causing the Stone Armor Crab to collide with Liu Er.
With a muffled groan.
Liu Er also used a shield to block the Stone Armor Crab’s pincers, but he was struggling against this nearly first-tier late-stage demon beast.
With a thought, Ji Yuan released the two fifth-level Qi Cultivation Yin Ghosts from the Yin Ghost Banner.
The two ghostly heads moved smoothly through the black fog, pouncing straight towards Liu Er.
However, their target wasn’t Liu Er himself, but the Magical Artifact shield in his hands.
As they devoured Ji Yuan’s White Water Flying Sword earlier, they pounced together, competing with the Stone Armor Crab.
There was little resistance as they snatched the mid-grade Magical Artifact from Liu Er’s hands.
Liu Er panicked, but being seasoned in life-and-death struggles, he tapped his foot, and with a spell gesture, the lake water before him turned into a swirling vortex, capturing the Stone Armor Crab.
Just when he thought he might escape, he leapt backward, only to crash straight into the cave wall.
The repercussion from the rock made him groan, followed by a metallic taste in his throat.
Not right, I clearly saw it, this should be the exit at my back... As he puzzled over this, he suddenly found the lake water rushing into his nasal cavity.
’Water-Resistant Talisman, where is my Water-Resistant Talisman!’
Liu Er fumbled through his Storage Bag for a Water-Resistant Talisman, but before he could affix it, he saw a flash of red light in the darkness.
It looked like fleeting light and shadow.
He pulled out a top-grade Protective Talisman but didn’t have a chance to use it before the red light bored into his forehead.
A massive surge of lake water also rushed into his lungs.
At the moment of death, he seemed to finally understand something, wanting to shout out "Liu Changsheng’s" name, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the water gushed in, stifling him to silence.
No more sound came after.
Then the Stone Armor Crab barged in, its massive pincers snapping, cutting him in half at the waist.
In that instant, things were both slow and fast.
As Liu Er and the Stone Armor Crab clashed and Ji Yuan’s sneak attack succeeded, only a moment had elapsed.
Nearby, Liu Da was still rushing around the passage, completely unaware he was ensnared in the array. He finally realized what was happening when hearing Liu Er’s dying groan.
He once again summoned the shield, standing in place, and shouted in surprise:
"Brother?"
No further response came.
He fell silent.
"Liu Changsheng, it’s you, isn’t it?"
By now, it would be naive not to realize someone had deceived them, but what puzzled him was how Liu Changsheng, only a sixth-level Qi Cultivation practitioner, managed to maneuver between them and the Stone Armor Crab without being exposed?
Liu Changsheng didn’t answer him.
Instead, the answer came from the Stone Armor Crab carrying Liu Er’s upper body.
Seeing his second brother’s corpse, Liu Da, who had remained fairly composed, could no longer hold back.
He immediately pulled a top-grade Attack Talisman from his Storage Bag and crushed it.
Instantly, a Thunder Law Longsword made of purple lightning appeared before him. He shouted angrily, "Go!"
The purple lightning sword sliced through the water and the Yin Ghost Array set by Ji Yuan.
Thunder techniques naturally carried a masculine energy. Although one top-grade talisman couldn’t destroy the Yin Ghost Array, it could break through it slightly.
It was a pity; this Death Cave was dim to begin with, and even with a slight breach, Liu Da remained clueless.
The purple lightning sword flew out, and the Stone Armor Crab, sensing danger, raised its pincers along with Liu Er’s body.
"Shh—"
The sword pierced through Liu Er’s chest, slicing one of the Stone Armor Crab’s pincers. When it reached in front of it, the crab flipped over, using its hard shell to block the sword.
Yet, even so, its shell was still sliced open by the Thunder Law Longsword.
"Roar—"
In pain, the Stone Armor Crab roared and lunged forward.
It was already extremely close, and with Liu Da’s mind clouded by anger, he couldn’t dodge. He had to use his Protective Shield against the crab’s bites and the giant pincers.
Seizing a moment, he even spat another spell attack at the soft underbelly of the Stone Armor Crab.
The crab was once again pained.
Just when Liu Da thought there might be a break for him to escape, he never imagined the attack would further enrage the Stone Armor Crab.
It raised its pincer and slammed it down hard.
"Bang—"
With just this blow, Liu Da, pinned against the rock surface, spewed blood.
"Go ahead."
Liu Da heard a faint voice in his ear but was about to speak when lake water filled his nose.
A red light and a white glow followed.
Was that... a Magical Artifact!
"Liu Changsheng, you..."
Liu Da cried out, but barely got the words out before falling silent.
"..."
As the Stone Armor Crab began devouring Liu Da’s body, Ji Yuan, hidden in the shadows, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
’I didn’t expect the erosion talisman of the Yin Ghost Array to be so slow, but it eroded Liu Er’s Water-Resistant Talisman slightly faster, Liu Da’s was very slow. It must be that he replaced his Water-Resistant Talisman before entering the Death Cave; damn, truly cunning.’
Thoughts flashed through Ji Yuan’s mind as he observed the severely injured Stone Armor Crab... It’s my turn.
He summoned the White Water Flying Sword again, pointing his finger forward.
The flying sword darted, plunging into the Stone Armor Crab’s back wound in an instant.
The crab, happily devouring the corpses, never expected someone else behind it. In extreme pain, it instinctively reared up, its stone armor trembling furiously, shaking the entire cave.
Ji Yuan seized the moment to hurl out a deadly needle.
The red light pierced the water, shooting through the gap in the Stone Armor Crab’s abdomen.
Despite the assault from both sides, the Stone Armor Crab didn’t perish instantly. Instead, it went berserk, smashing around the Death Cave in a frenzy, seemingly trying to shake off the two artifacts.
The more it struggled, the harder Ji Yuan pressed.
This thing must be killed now, or the chance would be lost!
The standoff lasted several breaths before the Stone Armor Crab gradually calmed down, ceasing all movement.
Seeing this, Ji Yuan exhaled, but still felt uneasy. He didn’t relax until he used the flying sword to dismantle the crab’s remaining pincer and all eight legs, then collected its body.
The corpse, near late first-tier, was valuable.
He could sell it for plenty of Spirit Stones!
Yet, the body was indeed large; Ji Yuan had no choice but to use the Ghost Island Master’s old Storage Bag, splitting it into two to store everything.
He then collected the Storage Bags of Liu Da and Liu Er, ready to dismantle the array and call Qiu Qianhai back to continue mining.
The ground... moved!
The entire Death Cave began to shake violently.
This was... Earth Dragon Flipping!