Chapter 424 - 421: Blue Flame
Chapter 424 - 421: Blue Flame
Above the blue sky, a golden bird twirled in flight.
On the sea surface, a giant octopus floated.
The two engaged in an intense battle, creating a scene full of ferocity.
The golden bird circled in the air, dodging the octopus's attacks while looking for opportunities to launch surprise attacks. Within moments, the octopus was covered in wounds, with fresh blood streaming and tinting the seawater red.
Strictly speaking, the octopus was mightier than the golden bird. However, due to certain special reasons, the octopus could not leave the water and had to rely on its eight massive tentacles to attack the golden bird. As long as the golden bird flew high, the octopus could do nothing.
"Roar!!"
The octopus let out an angry roar. Its eight tentacles viciously struck the surface of the sea, causing columns of water to shoot up towards the golden bird. The bird beat its wings and soared higher into the sky. The water columns stopped advancing at a certain height before rapidly falling back down and returning to the sea.
Seeing its water columns could not harm the golden bird, the octopus was furious. It opened its mouth wide and emitted a piercing scream. Invisible sonic waves spread out in all directions, churning the water and whipping up fierce winds—it was an utterly terrifying sight.
"Cover your ears quickly!" Gao Fei's face changed, and he hurriedly covered his ears while urging Chen San and Liu Qing to do the same.
Chen San and Liu Qing were a bit slow and got hit by the sonic attack. They swayed continuously, blood seeped slowly from their ears, and their expressions were extremely pained.
"Stay focused!" Gao Fei shouted loudly, "Cover your ears quickly!! Do it now!"
Chen San and Liu Qing, gritting their teeth in pain, put their hands over their ears and cast a spell to block their hearing... The pain gradually subsided, and they returned to normal. Thinking back to the close call just moments ago, they felt a chill down their spines—they had nearly gone to the Underworld to meet the King of Hell.
Such a formidable octopus! Just a couple of cries could kill a person! It was truly unimaginable!
The golden bird in the sky was affected as well. Its speed of flight slowed, and a hint of pain flashed in its eyes. "Pfft!" The golden bird bit its own tongue. Its mind instantly cleared, and then it flapped its wings and ascended higher.
"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
The octopus extended its tentacles, striking at the golden bird.
"Puff!"
The golden bird, flying upward, suddenly wobbled, then started to fall. "Swoosh swoosh swoosh!" The eight tentacles moved quickly and entwined the golden bird. Joy flashed in the eyes of the octopus. Damn it! Finally caught you! The octopus opened its mouth wide, ready to devour the golden bird.
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"It's over, the golden bird is going to lose," Chen San sighed. "The overlord of the sky is no match for the overlord of the sea."
"Today has really been an eye-opener," Liu Qing said. "Compared to the golden bird and the octopus, I'm just an ant. They could kill me with just a breath of air."
After the octopus stopped the sonic attack, Chen San and Liu Qing uncovered their ears and regained their hearing.
"This is strange?" Gao Fei frowned, "Why would the golden bird just drop out of the sky all of a sudden?"
"It must have been injured," Chen San replied.
"Injured?" Gao Fei's frown deepened, "Since the battle started, the golden bird has always had the upper hand. The octopus attacked many times but never touched the golden bird... Only the recent sonic attack might have harmed the golden bird..."
"Look! The golden bird is counterattacking!" Liu Qing exclaimed in surprise, "I understand now. The golden bird feigned injury, waiting for the octopus to lower its guard, and then it launched a counterattack... It's so smart!"
Gao Fei and Chen San looked up to see that the golden bird, which had been on the brink of defeat, suddenly became energetic. It raised its head and used its sharp beak to stab viciously at the octopus's tentacles several times. "Pfft pfft..." Several bloody holes appeared on the tentacles of the octopus, from which blood gushed out relentlessly.
"Roar!!!"
The octopus let out an enraged bellow! Its eight tentacles clung tightly to the golden bird, pulled down forcefully, then lifted up and hurled the golden bird away. The tentacles chased from below and lashed violently onto the golden bird's back. "Bang bang bang!" A flurry of feathers fell from the bird's back, and it issued a painful screech.
The golden bird had intended to launch a sneak attack on the octopus, but who knew the octopus would react so fiercely. It first threw the golden bird away, then rapidly pursued and injured it.
Clearly, the Golden Bird had miscalculated!
After several rounds of battle, both were injured and worse for wear.
…
The Golden Bird, enduring the pain, circled high in the sky, glaring at the octopus with eyes filled with resentment and anger.
The octopus was busy healing its wounds and stopping the bleeding, paying no mind to the Golden Bird.
The situation suddenly became stagnant.
The octopus had strong healing abilities, and within moments, the wounds on its tentacles had healed, leaving only a fine scar.
"Screech!!!"
The Golden Bird let out a cry and then dove from above. When it was still hundreds of feet away from the octopus, the Golden Bird suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a ball of cyan flames. "Crackle and pop!" As soon as the cyan flames appeared, the surrounding air began to twist and deform, emitting ear-piercing and grating explosion sounds.
"The Golden Bird can breathe fire?" Gao Fei was very surprised. "This is the first time I've seen a bird that can breathe fire."
Chen San and Liu Qing also had faces full of surprise.
"Roar!!!"
Seeing the cyan flames coming its way, the octopus's eyes showed a look of fear, its body trembling slightly. It was evident that it was quite afraid of the cyan flames.
"Crackle and pop!"
The cyan flames burned all the way, quickly approaching the octopus.
"Spurt!"
The octopus spat out a jet of water.
"Sizzle!"
The water jet touched the cyan flames and instantly evaporated.
"Boom boom boom!"
The octopus slapped the sea surface with its tentacles, sending jets of water as thick as water barrels soaring into the sky, smashing towards the cyan flames.
"Sizzle... Sizzle..."
Hundreds of water jets completely evaporated, turning into billows of steam as the cyan flames descended ferociously, coming within a mere ten feet of the octopus.
"Roar!!!"
The octopus let out a roar and then... sank to the bottom of the sea and fled.
"Pfft!"
The cyan flames fell onto the surface of the sea, making a "crackle and pop" burning sound. The seawater boiled, and billows of steam rose to the sky. From a distance, it was quite a spectacle.
The boundless sea water was actually unable to extinguish a ball of flame? Truly unbelievable!
"Screech!"
The Golden Bird sucked with its mouth, and the cyan flames shot out from the water, turning into a line of fire that flew back into the Golden Bird's mouth. "Clack!" The Golden Bird swallowed the cyan flames into its stomach. It was really hard to imagine what the Golden Bird's stomach was made of, to be able to ignore the burning of the cyan flames.
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