The Spirit World

Chapter 270 People under the Moon are Always Lonely
The moonlight is like the wind, following the shadow.

"They're... digging, Skarner..."

A cowboy hat slowly emerged from the grass, like a yellow mushroom abruptly inserted in the grass that was intertwined with emerald green and silver, putting a hat on the grass.

In this wide area called the small stove, the stones that make up the "small stove" sparkle alone under the arc light. A huge needle hangs above the "stove" stone, occasionally flashing starlight, and connected to this needle is a ring-shaped scorpion tail in ice-blue armor, swaying back and forth, looking very leisurely.

The huge ice crystal poisonous scorpion glowed blue and silver under the dual light of moonlight and arc light. It had a beautiful "appearance" but also had powerful weapons that made people afraid. Its pair of pincers that could create ice would swing down from time to time, teasing the small scorpion that wanted to get close to it.

Densely packed small scorpions used their sharp six limbs to stab the ground wildly, making a dull clattering sound, just like an array of troops, making people's hearts beat wildly and as confused as pepper and hemp.

Pylos stood on a thick tree trunk, holding the trunk with one hand, grabbing Skarner's clothes beside him, and slowly squatted down, staring at the group of ice crystal poisonous scorpions that were moving vigorously, and he couldn't help but shivering.

He seemed to be squatting on a tree, in an extremely rogue squatting posture so that he could lean forward to look more clearly.

Skarner grabbed several branches with one hand, and he calmly grabbed his clothes with the other hand, otherwise they would be torn off by Skarner.

"Someone should be approaching here..."

"They are going to ambush and hunt..."

"The little scorpion is loosening the soil for the scorpion queen..."

"So that it can get in..."

Pylos chattered on and on, glancing up at Skarner in surprise, the surprise in his eyes difficult to conceal.

“They’re just amazing aren’t they?”

"The most amazing thing about the Ice Crystal Poison Scorpion is that only one female scorpion in their group can grow to this size! She is the queen of the scorpions. She no longer reproduces, but she has super strong power!"

He looked at the ice crystal scorpions again. They seemed to be tap dancing, slowly loosening the soil on the ground.

"They usually live in caves, Skarner. I never dreamed they'd be here."

"They live in caves and usually hide and ambush in caves. The soil in the caves is too hard. Their six hind legs are designed to loosen the soil. The soil in this place is too loose!"

"They are loosening the soil for the Scorpion Queen!"

"No sweat! Skarner!"

Pylos was so surprised that he felt like he was loosening the soil for the Scorpion Queen. In his excitement, he took out his hand to adjust his cowboy hat, but he could only touch his golden hair, so he put his hair back, and a few strands of disobedient golden hair returned to his forehead smoothly. His face was also smiling excitedly under the arc light.

"Remember? We once visited a cave in Mount Lamobius, where we were ambushed by a mutated scorpion queen... and almost cut off all my hair!"

"It's really unforgettable...haha..."

Skarner twitched his mouth and gently pulled at his clothes, but Pylos held on. His sneaky move seemed a little coquettish, and it failed as expected. He could only helplessly look at the huge scorpion queen that had begun to sneak into the ground with him.

"Look! Skarner! It's starting to lurk!"

Pylos shouted softly, as if he had seen a wonderful scene in the wilderness.

"Oh~ It's so beautiful~" Pylos was intoxicated by it, and then he came to his senses in a second: "If it doesn't hurt people. It not only has a poisonous needle that can freeze human blood vessels instantly, but also a pair of pincers that can create ice!"

He squatted on the tree trunk, his expression changing from excitement to calm.

"Skarner, look there. They can sense the vibrations of the ground better than we can. Hiding in the soil is more like a stress response to the vibrations of the nearby ground. They must do this to seize the opportunity."

"The hunting instinct of the monster."

Skarner spoke and looked at the carriage galloping towards him in the distance. It was too far away. A black dot was running fast on the road.

"It's a carriage!" Pylos looked down at his cowboy hat, which was hung on the grass and acted as a dummy with a hat.

His eyes sparkled with gold and looked full of energy.

Soon, he turned his gaze back to the black spot. The horse was running very fast, but Pylos and Skarner had excellent eyesight and could see the other black spots moving quickly around the carriage at a glance.

"And...some...what?"

"Dark Claw Cat Demon..."

Skarner placed his hands on the blade at his waist. He didn't need to hold on to several branches to stand on the tree trunk.

"Are they being besieged by the Dark Claw Cat Demon?" Pylos glanced at Skarner. Skarner's eyes were flashing blue and gold respectively, making his face glow beautifully.

"Yes, but also not right..."

"What do you mean? Skarner?!"

Pylos looked at the moving black spot again.

"It's the Dark Claw cat demon that came back from the dead."

Skarner spoke clearly, his windbreaker fluttering in the wind.

"what?!"

Pylos stood up suddenly, but before he could stand firmly, Skarner grabbed the clothes on the back and pulled him to stand firmly on the tree trunk.

"Resurrection from the dead?"

"what is that?"

Pylos looked over and saw a speeding carriage being attacked by a hound-like dark-clawed cat-demon.

"They do look strange...are they...bones?" Pylos asked Skarner for confirmation, his beautiful blue eyes narrowed into slits with a puzzled look.

"They are so skinny... um... only bones are left?" Pylos held his forehead with his hand. "Okay, I think those white things are indeed bones... but the horse will definitely be bitten to pieces by them..."

"We have to do something... that woman is in danger..."

Pylos pursed his lips, patted Skarner on the back, and jumped down from the tree.

His expedition suit made a clattering sound.

As he jumped down, he supported himself on the ground with his hands, and a glass bottle slipped out of his arm pocket. A slender little white snake was glowing in shock and fear.

Pylos looked into the eyes of the snake in the bottle, and immediately he let out a loud scream and fell backwards.

"You have captured him, Pylos."

Skarner jumped down and helped Pylos up.

"Huh... I think so..."

Polos's hand trembled, and he quickly put the bottle back into his pocket with his eyes closed. Perhaps because he was too nervous, the other bottle quickly slipped out of the small backpack around his waist and fell on the grass.

It emits the same light, a different kind of ring, shining in the bottle. It is not the light of the gem above, but more like a response like a call.

Twinkling, bright as stars falling to the ground.

"Oh~Skarner... I feel..." Pylos picked up the bottle and looked at the ring inside with wide eyes: "We really came to the right place this time. First, the dragon egg, then the ice crystal scorpion, and finally, this ring..."

Pylos shook the bottle, and the ring swayed in the bottle, making a crisp sound. The gold and silver that were not from this world made the shiny part of the ring too dazzling.

Pylos lifted the bottle forward, and the ring inside it spun rapidly, then emitted a golden ray of light, pointing straight ahead.

Pylos raised his head and looked in the direction of the glow. At that instant, the glow shot violently towards the galloping carriage.

"Wow~" Pylos' eyes lit up. "Does this mean it has found its owner? Or is it looking for one?"

"How is this possible, Pylos..." Skarner drew the rapier from his waist and looked firmly in the direction of the carriage, and at the raised mound of earth the carriage was about to face - an ice crystal scorpion was ambushing its prey. "We found it in the tomb."

Skarner took a step forward with his front foot, and his back foot followed, making him leap up quickly, stepping over the grass with a cowboy hat on, and running forward with the momentum of flowing water.

Usually, Pylos is the first to bring up such things, but only Skarner can react quickly. With his extraordinary abilities, he is at the forefront of what Pylos wants to do but cannot do.

"Maybe. Wait for me!"

Pylos followed closely behind, and he also ran quickly. He put the ring back into his pocket with one hand, and grabbed the cowboy hat from the grass and put it on his head with the other hand. He hurriedly caught up with Skarner's pace with a few howls.

Not far away, the powerful magic [Firestorm] was about to break out. A huge fire tornado rolled up a powerful air wave, which rolled up everything on the road. Weeds and leaves flew everywhere, and turned lightly in the flames into spreading fire threads, and died in the smoke, disappearing without a trace.

Skarner stopped quickly, and Pylos trotted a few steps and put on his broad body. The black windbreaker swept over him. Skarner grabbed the edge of the windbreaker and pulled it in front of Pylos to block the flames that were still flying over quickly.

The gust of wind knocked over everything around the carriage, including the dying horse.

The stench evaporating from horse and cat bones, along with the spices that accidentally flew out of the cupboard, filled the area.

In an instant, everything on the ground changed drastically under the powerful force of the firestorm, and everything underground was ready to show its fangs.

Pylos and Skarner did not witness the entire explosion, but they saw three women who seemed to have fallen to the ground from the disappearing carriage. They were in the mess and suddenly burst into tears.

There are also terrifying piles of earth that are ambushing. If you are not careful, the sound of those little ice crystal scorpions loosening the earth with their sharp legs can easily be mistaken for the sound of the wind.

The ice crystal scorpion hidden in the soil was getting closer and closer to the three people, but they were unaware. Like a hungry tiger ambushing, suddenly the soil layer stopped loosening slowly, but was quiet for a moment, and then quickly moved forward.

"Hurry! Skarner!" Pylos bypassed Skarner's windbreaker and ran quickly. Skarner's eyes lit up and he quickly surpassed Pylos without saying a word. He held the sword tightly in his hand, leaving a sharp sword mark on the grass.

It happened in a flash. Just as Ke Yue was about to say sorry, a huge ice crystal scorpion rushed out of the earth. In front of Kaluna and Redeld, it roared ferociously, and its pincers condensed into ice. The icy light that had been accumulating energy in the earth for a long time rushed straight towards Ke Yue in the scattered yellow earth.

The Scorpion Queen locked onto the weakest enemy at a glance, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

"Skarner——"

Pylos roared loudly, and the roar attracted the attention of everyone present, except Skarner himself and the Scorpion Queen who was about to succeed.

At this moment when the lightning and sparks collided, the tip of Skarner's sword rubbed against the ground at a high speed, creating sharp sparks. In an instant, Skarner swung the blade in his hand, and with an extremely neat throwing action, he threw the glowing red Western sword blade out.

The wind is roaring, the trees and grass are all under attack!
【KeAng! ! 】

With a single scream from the monster, the blood-red rapier pierced deeply into the scorpion's pincers that released icy light, causing the Scorpion Queen to fall and roll with an extremely powerful impact. There was a loud bang, two bangs that stirred up dust, and a third bang that shook the ground. Then the sword blade suddenly pierced deep into the ground and embedded into the cracks in the rocks in the desolate place.

"Well done, Skarner!"

Pylos shouted excitedly from behind!
The scorpion queen rolled on the ground, and her scorpion group moved quickly, approaching the three people who were stunned and had not yet reacted.

"Ke Yue! Be careful!"

Koluna stood up quickly, and Redelde also stepped forward quickly and stood in front of Koluna. Keyue coughed twice, grabbed her lower abdomen and climbed up with difficulty, then staggered and fell at Koluna's feet.

Keluna hurried to help, but Redelde quickly grabbed Keyue's arm and lifted her up in his arms.

"Come on!"

Redeld couldn't release the firestorm anymore, all they could do now was to retreat quickly.

"Leave it to him!"

Redelde almost scolded the stunned Koluna: "Let's go! We can get the things later!"

"Yeah," Koluna nodded. She looked at Ke Yue, who was numb from the pain and had fainted. Her heart tightened. She grabbed Ke Yue's hand and followed Redelde.

Looking at the fallen scorpion queen again, its right pincer was pierced by the sword blade and it was firmly fixed to the ground. Its tail and body slammed the ground violently, making frantic heavy muffled sounds again and again. Its ice-blue scorpion tail was surrounded by layers of rings, showing an ice-blue light at this moment, which dimmed again when it hit the ground.

It was struggling violently, hammering the ground quickly with its left pincer. Every time it hammered, the ice that condensed on the ground became thicker, splashing out and piercing the small scorpion crawling on the ground.

"Ke Yue! Ke Yue!"

Koluna ran behind Redeld, tightly holding onto Ke Yue's hand that had slipped from Redeld's shoulder.

“Ke Yue! Ke Yue! Wake up!”

But Luna was so flustered that she had completely lost the anger and grief she had just felt.

Shrugging means nothing to an average person.

Shrugging can also mean nothing to a Georgos.

It just expresses, it doesn't matter, I don't know, what's wrong.

"Ke Yue! Wake up! Wake up!"

"Ke Yue!"

Ke Yue's face was quiet and peaceful. She was no longer in pain, as if she had fallen asleep.

Her hands were still very hot, and no one knew whether they would cool down in the next second.

This poor child, only warmth.

"Run faster, Kaluna!"

Redelde shouted loudly, and she looked back at Kolkaluna, who was completely absent-minded. What was in her mind and the tears that had just disappeared in her eyes were revealed on her gray face.

Her haggardness had destroyed her beautiful face.

"no!"

"No! Redeld!"

But Luna was a little flustered. She seemed to want to move forward, but also wanted to retreat. After a moment of hesitation and twitching, she quickly stopped.

"Ke Yue's medicine!"

"I have to go find Ke Yue's medicine!"

She was wavering between hesitation and determination. After she turned around, her fiery red hair was quickly blown up by the wind, like a fiery red lake or river.

Big beads of sweat dripped from her body.

There was a look of regret and a shocking tremor in her eyes.

The corners of her beautiful eyes were trembling.

"Koluna!"

Redelde called out loudly!
She also stopped.

She didn't know whether Koluna was right now, nor did she know whether Koluna knew whether Ke Yue's medicine was effective on her now, and she didn't know how Koluna should face the swarms of ice crystal poisonous scorpions next.

The poisonous needles that can freeze the blood can pierce into the flesh and cause a person to pay the painful price of amputation in an instant.

But Koluna turned back at just this moment.

She was scared because her sister ignored her, just this time, and so suddenly.

So heavy.

(End of this chapter)