About how my wife resurrected me as tentacles after my death.

Yu Wan crouched in the sandstorm, the butt of her sniper rifle against her shoulder, her right eye pressed against the scope.

The sand grains were blown by the wind past the lens, and occasionally the outlines of dunes and piles of pebbles could be seen, but the thing that should have appeared was nowhere to be seen.

She held her breath, her finger resting on the trigger guard, waiting.

But the shadows in the sandstorm suddenly disappeared.

Yu Wan didn't move; the gun was still pointed in that direction.

He glanced again at the testing device on the ground.

The red dot on the screen is moving away, even faster than when it came.

Yu Wan stared at the red dot for a few seconds, making sure it didn't stop, before slowly exhaling.

They ran away; it seems it was a false alarm.

She slowly lowered the gun, the butt sliding off her shoulder.

Then he bent down to pick up the detector, wiped the dust off the screen with his sleeve, and saw that the red dot had become a small dot under the cracked glass, almost disappearing at the edge of the detection range.

Low-level monsters wouldn't be that smart.

Yu Wan suppressed the thought and didn't dwell on it.

In places like outside the city, all sorts of strange things can happen. Maybe other hunters were around nearby and scared the thing away.

Perhaps some much larger monster passed by and scared it away.

Chen Yuan nestled inside her collarbone, her small body pressed against her collarbone, slowly relaxing.

The tip of a tentacle peeked out from her collar and brushed against her chin.

Yu Wan also reached out and touched his little tentacles, a slight smile curving her lips.

Then she stood up, intending to put the sniper rifle back on her back.

But the moment she stood up, the sand beneath her feet cracked open.

No sound.

The sand was torn in half like a sheet of paper, and a huge claw emerged from the crack, grabbing at her with sand and dust.

The claw was bigger than her whole body, covered in gray-black scales.

Her body reacted faster than her mind; Yu Wan leaned to the side, trying to avoid the claw.

But it was too late.

The claw was too fast and covered too wide an area; no matter which direction she dodged, she remained within its attack range.

The detector flew out of her hand, tumbled several times in the air, and landed face up on the sand.

"Beep—beep—beep—"

Level 3...

Yu Wan saw that word.

She reached into her coat pocket.

Inside was a homemade explosive, of moderate power. If detonated at this distance, it could blast her away and allow her to avoid the most fatal part of the claw.

But being so close, she couldn't escape herself.

You might break a few ribs, damage your internal organs, and if you're unlucky, you might lose your leg.

But it's still better than being smashed into mincemeat by that claw.

Her hand had already touched the outer casing of the explosive, ready to pull the fuse.

In that instant, something wrapped around her waist.

Yu Wan glanced down at it; it was purple.

It was a plea.

The tip of Chen Yuan's small tentacle instantly became several times thicker than usual, with one end wrapped around her waist and the other end wrapped around a rock about half a person's height not far away.

A tremendous force pulled from her waist, dragging Yu Wan to the side.

The giant claw could only graze past the hem of her clothes.

Almost simultaneously, while Yu Wan's body was still in mid-air, her hand had already gripped the barrel of the sniper rifle.

"boom--"

The bullet left the barrel and pierced into the giant claw.

Then an explosion occurred inside the giant claw.

A muffled roar came from below the crack.

A bloody hole burst open on its claw arm, and dark red blood gushed out, flowing down the gaps in its scales.

But it was just pain; there was no fatal injury.

A level 3 monster cannot be dealt with by a single bullet.

Yu Wan's body finally landed on the ground. She staggered a couple of steps, her knees buckled and she almost knelt down, but she gritted her teeth and held on.

Chen Yuan's tentacles wrapped around her waist loosened and retracted a little, but some remained around her waist.

The cracks are still there.

Sand rustled down from the edge of the crack.

Then, the crack began to widen.

It didn't collapse; it was torn open from below.

Yu Wan took a step back, and Chen Yuan's tentacles tightened slightly around her waist.

A huge head emerged from the crack.

Its head was covered in grayish-black scales, and it had two backward-curving horns on top of its head, coiled up like a ram's horns.

Its eyes were a cloudy yellow, with vertical pupils like a snake, devoid of any emotion, containing only primal hunger and savagery.

Yalong.....

The word popped into Yu Wan's mind.

Half of its body had already emerged from the crack, and the protruding part was already taller than the city wall.

Yu Wan put away her sniper rifle and prepared to run.

But Yalong didn't give her a chance; his other giant claw had already risen and was grabbing at her with a whooshing sound.

Faster than before.

Chen Yuan tried to stop him.

Tentacles extended from Yu Wan's waist, heading towards the giant claw.

He wanted to entangle it, to shake it off.

But the giant claw slashed down directly.

A whole segment of the tentacle was cut off.

Chen Yuan didn't feel any pain; he only saw a piece of his tentacle detach from his body and fall onto the sand.

Then, the giant claw continued downwards, leaving a bloody gash on Yu Wan's shoulder.

Blood gushed from the wound on her shoulder, splattering onto Chen Yuan's severed wound.

[Experience points +300]

The numbers on the panel were jumping wildly.

[Experience points +300]

[Experience points +300]

[Experience points +300]

The tentacles grew several times thicker in that instant.

It didn't grow bigger on its own; its body expanded spontaneously.

Starting from the fracture site, new tissue grows at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Before Chen Yuan could even look at the numbers on the panel, his tentacles had already wrapped around him.

Yalong's body stiffened abruptly; it struggled, but couldn't break free.

It could only let out a low growl before raising its other claw arm to tear at the entangled tentacles.

But as soon as its claws touched the tentacles, they were immediately entangled by another tentacle.

The experience points were still being racked up, but Chen Yuan quickly realized what was happening.

Cannot inhale...

He quickly moved away from the wound, pretending he hadn't noticed anything.

If Yu Wan finds out...

Something bad is definitely going to happen.

He understands her so well.

......

Even a level three monster isn't that simple; the sustained force almost broke Chen Yuan's tentacles.

But he couldn't let his guard down, or Yu Wan would die.

Yu Wan, who was beneath her, raised her gun again.

She saw the huge wound on Yalong's chest.

Fortunately, this is a severely injured level 3 monster; there's still a chance...

The wound on her shoulder was still bleeding, and her clothes were stained red.

Aim at the wound...

But the dragon had already raised its other claw.

She saw the claw coming down at her; it was too fast to dodge.

That shot was too late.

Suddenly, her vision blurred, and the world spun around her.

Then she saw Chen Yuan's tentacles continue to appear under the falling claw.

The thick tentacle, like a beam, positioned itself between the claw and her, forcefully catching the claw's attack.

Its surface was pierced by claws, and dark purple fluid gushed from the wounds, but the tentacles did not loosen their grip; instead, they tightened their hold.

Then, the tentacles began to break.

Twist it sharply in the opposite direction.

"Click—click—click—"

The sound of bones cracking rang out as three toes were snapped off.