The Heartbeat of the Cruel Elves

"You...you..." She swallowed and said in a trembling voice, feeling extremely conflicted.

Li Yin also looked at her in surprise, not understanding what she was hesitating about.

"Hurry! Hurry!" he had to keep urging.

At this moment, looking at his very vivid face and extremely lively expression, Du Feiya suddenly came to her senses.

That’s right… If he was just an ordinary person, he shouldn’t be like this after suffering such serious injuries.

And his voice, although intermittent and slightly stumbling due to the severe pain, did not have the weak and feeble feeling of a dying person. Every pause of his, apart from the inappropriateness in the harmony of the rhythm and the coherence of the meaning, was unusually rhythmic and full of energy.

Du Feiya had been puzzled by this before, and felt it was indescribably strange. The Li Yin who had woken up was not the same as the Li Yin who had woken up as she had expected, not too lively.

When she finally figured it out, she chalked it up to a flash of insight and felt even more sorry for him.

Now it seems... the real situation is completely different from what I imagined.

She moved her body and moved closer to Li Yin again. She took out a throwing knife from her waist and was about to hand it to him. Her eyes fell on the place where his body touched the boulder. There was only a thin layer of flesh stuck together. She felt very reluctant.

Li Yin looked at her wrinkled little face and knew that she was worried about him. While he was touched, he didn't want her to continue to be embarrassed, so he stretched out his arm and snatched the flying knife from her hand.

Li Yin held the knife in his hand and gestured. The cold light of the blade caught his eyes. Before he started to move, he already felt the pain in the wound on the left side of his body become more severe.

He couldn't help but hiss a few times and for a moment he couldn't bear to do it.

Finally, he gritted his teeth, and a look of determination appeared on his face.

"Like just now," Li Yin said to Du Feiya in his mind, "Please cover my mouth with your hand."

He was afraid that he would scream out in pain.

Du Feiya nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then timidly moved closer to him. Li Yin noticed that when she stretched out her hand to him, even that slender hand was shaking uncontrollably.

He rolled his eyes.

"Forget it," he said in his heart again, and hurriedly stopped her, "Don't use your hands, do you have a handkerchief or something?"

He recalled that when Du Feiya covered his mouth and nose and nearly suffocated him, he almost bit her in order to escape. He was worried that if he couldn't control himself, he might really bite her.

Du Feiya nodded, reached into her waist bag in a panic, fumbled around, and handed him a handkerchief.

Li Yin widened his eyes, opened his mouth, made a biting motion, and let out an "ah".

One of his hands was pressed under the boulder and had turned into a puddle of mud, while the other hand was holding a throwing knife. He had no free hand to take the handkerchief she handed over.

Du Feiya burst out laughing at his funny actions, and her nervousness and panic faded a little. She folded the handkerchief neatly with both hands and stuffed it into his mouth.

Li Yin bit his handkerchief, his cheeks tense. He looked at the left side of his body, where it met the rock wall, hesitated for a moment, then his eyes flashed with ferocity, he raised the flying knife, and stabbed at his wound.

A sharp pain that penetrated deep into his bones suddenly hit him, and his originally pale face instantly turned into the color of a swollen liver.

The intense pain almost made him lose the courage and strength to continue. His hand loosened and he subconsciously let go of the handle of the knife.

But deep down in his heart, he already knew that he had no choice at this moment. If he wanted to survive, this was the measure he had to take. So he relaxed a little, letting his tense nerves ease from the severe pain, and then he tightened his grip on the knife handle again and slashed it down fiercely!

A more intense pain came over him, his eyes rolled back, and he almost fainted. Between his purple lips, blood mixed with saliva soaked through the cloth strips, and flowed down along the corners of his mouth and jaw.

Du Feiya frowned and bit her lower lip, watching Li Yin struggling in agony. His face was hideous and twisted, and he had lost his usual gentleness and calmness, which made her heart tighten. Seeing the sharp blade moving through his blurred flesh and blood made her feel the same way. An indescribable pain rose on the left side of her body, her eyes flushed, and she almost cried.

The spiritual connection between the two had long been severed due to Li Yin's mental breakdown.

She leaned over and took advantage of the moment when Li Yin paused in the agony to wipe the sweat off his forehead, hoping to comfort him a little, while asking in a low voice: "Are you really okay?"

Li Yin nodded with tears in his eyes.

"Well then," her clear eyes suddenly revealed a strange determination, "In that case, I'll help you."

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Li Yin to react, she stretched out her hand like lightning, grabbed his hand and the handle of the knife, and slashed it down with force!

In an instant, Li Yin's eyes widened, and his swollen eyeballs almost jumped out of his eye sockets. Not only did tears flow like a fountain, but a stream of blood foam gushed out of his extremely dilated nostrils, along with snot and blood.

His eyes went dark and he fainted.

Du Feiya was completely unaware. She stared at Li Yin's wound with her eyes fixed on him. She used her wrist to move the blade straight down. This magic flying knife made of pure gold and engraved with arcane runes was extremely sharp. With her skillful and exquisite knife skills, it was as sharp as a feather. In the blink of an eye, she had completely separated the thin layer of flesh and blood between Li Yin's body and the rock wall.

It turned out that Du Feiya saw that his previous movements were intermittent, and knew that he was not lacking courage, but it was difficult for him to do it in one go under the torture of severe pain, but this would only prolong the pain unnecessarily. Therefore, after confirming with Li Yin again that this method was really feasible, she made a prompt decision and decided to take over and end this long torture for him once and for all.

After doing all this, she turned around to check on Li Yin's condition. His eyes were still wide open, and only the whites of his eyes were visible in his nearly cracked eye sockets, not the pupils. Blood was still flowing from the corners of his mouth, but he no longer made any groaning sounds. Not only that, his entire body was very quiet, without any sign of struggle.

"Li Yin, Li Yin..." Seeing him lying motionless, Du Feiya suddenly panicked.

She hurriedly stretched out a finger and touched Li Yin's nose. She felt relieved when she found that he was still breathing.

But Li Yin's unconscious appearance still made her very worried. She began to doubt again whether Li Yin did this because his body really had some special functions or because he didn't want to drag herself down.

"Li Yin, Li Yin..." After an unknown amount of time, Li Yin slowly woke up again amid Du Feiya's anxious and suppressed call.

When he woke up, Du Feiya's hands were massaging his face and chest, as if hoping to wake him up in this way.

Li Yin grabbed her hand and instinctively asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

Before Du Feiya could speak, the memory that surged like a tide had helped him answer the question. So he asked another question:

"How long was I unconscious?"

Du Feiya's two violet eyes sparkled with tears, and she looked at him with joy:

"Not long, about two minutes."

Li Yin nodded.

"And the dragon?"

The question was answered by the sound of chewing in the distance.

The two looked at each other, and both felt deep fear and anxiety in each other's eyes.

They did not dare to lean out to check the exact location of the dragon, but just made a rough judgment by listening.

"What should we do now?" Du Feiya looked at him worriedly, then raised her head and looked at the rock wall behind them.

The only exit had been blocked. Even though Li Yin had broken free at a painful cost, it seemed like a futile struggle now. The dragon would eventually find them and tear them apart like the other dark elves. It was only a matter of time.

"Slip away from here and find the next exit." As expected, Li Yin answered with certainty.

"The next exit?" Du Feiya was stunned.

"This is not like you," Li Yin turned his pale face towards her, and forced a smile with the corners of his mouth pulled, "Think about it carefully."

"The passage to the Scarlet Spider's Lair is completely different from the other roads in the maze. The other roads have similar specifications and shapes, but the passage to the Scarlet Spider's Lair is winding, of varying sizes and lengths, and is the closest to natural landforms."

Chapter 167 Dragon and Cat

"Don't you think that these two paths have completely inconsistent styles?"

"What you mean is--" Du Feiya's eyes lit up.

"Yes, I think that the Scarlet Spider's lair is not the way out of the maze originally designed. There should be another way in this place that leads to the maze."

"After witnessing the giant dragon just now, I am even more certain that those maze tunnels should be its common entrances and exits. It was developed and shaped according to its own body size, so they are so huge."

"What we have to do now is to find the exit of the tunnel and get out from there."

Du Feiya nodded.

"But," she said with some confusion and embarrassment, "Do you have any clues about that tunnel now, Li Yin?"

This time, Li Yin's smile turned bitter.

"I'm not that powerful, my princess. It's just that this is the only viable way out for us right now."

"Besides, we don't have to consider this problem yet," he cautiously turned his head and looked at the pile of rocks behind Du Feiya. This pile of rubble was formed when the rock mass collapsed just now, and it just provided a layer of shield for him and Du Feiya, so that they were not directly exposed to the dragon's vision, otherwise they would have died by now.

"Before that," he said to Du Feiya carefully through telepathy, "we have to do another thing, which is to sneak away from under the nose of the dragon."

He stood up quietly, trying not to make any noise, and then moved along the stone wall in front of him, one step at a time, sticking his head out little by little, until a huge blue crystal figure appeared in his sight on the stone plain in front of him.

The giant dragon made entirely of sapphire was burying its head, feasting on the body of a dark elf, and seemed not to notice this side for a moment.

Looking at the countless corpses of dark elves on the field, Li Yin once again sincerely sighed at the shelter of the pile of stones in front of him. However, if they want to find another entrance to the outside world, they will inevitably have to leave this safe haven. At that time, how can they ensure that they will not be exposed to the dragon's sight?

Thinking of this, Li Yin suddenly felt a little strange.

This sapphire dragon had blocked his mind detection before. In addition, Li Yin also believed that it was this guy who suddenly said "eh" in his heart in the maze. Therefore, Li Yin believed that it must also know how to use psychic powers.

If so, it should be able to use its mind's vision instinctively, just like he uses his eyes and ears. If that's the case, how did they avoid the dragon's detection and remain safe until now with just this pile of mud, sand and rubble?

"you are right."

???

Li Yin was startled.

A voice of sincere affirmation suddenly sounded in his heart, but this voice did not bring him any surprise, but incomparable shock! Because this voice... did not come from Du Feiya, it was an extremely vast and loud voice. Just through this voice, one could imagine how majestic and huge its entity was!

A huge crystal mine suddenly appeared in the void beside the two people without any warning. A long cluster of crystals even pierced directly between their bodies.

No - that was not a mine. The next moment, Li Yin was terrified. It was a giant dragon head with horns protruding from its head! And that long cluster of crystals was the dragon's horn!

Its scales, skin, and clusters of crystals were almost sticking to the two of them. Li Yin could even feel the cool touch from it, but they had been completely unaware of it before!

But...isn't it still there——

Li Yin didn't have time to look outside again, but he could clearly hear the creepy chewing sound coming from the distance.

"I'm just curious as to what you two little bugs are doing all this chirping and procrastinating here."

"Don't be so surprised - by the way, I'm curious to ask, if the full score is ten - how many points do I get for my illusion and voice magic?" The huge reptile's azure vertical pupils suddenly opened and closed twice, and then remained open motionlessly, flashing with joy. It opened its huge mouth, revealing its huge teeth that were as sharp as swords.

"Run!" Li Yin shouted, grabbed Du Feiya, jumped up, and shot out like a cannonball.

"You little bugs," the dragon laughed in disdain and surprise from behind, "you are so timid?"

It suddenly opened its mouth.

Li Yin took Du Feiya and rushed forward a few steps, and suddenly felt a terrible wind pressure coming from behind. His hair stood on end, and without thinking, he immediately turned on his toes and jumped to the side.

The fierce wind pressure brushed past him, causing his cheek to hurt. The next moment, a loud bang came from the front, smoke and dust filled the sky, and gravel splashed. Through the dust and haze, Li Yin suddenly saw a big pit appearing on the hard rock ground in front of him.

Li Yin's heart skipped a beat.

"This is a force field attack." Du Feiya beside him immediately reminded him and made the same judgment as him.

Invisible and formless, yet indestructible. This strange attack method is indeed in line with the characteristics of force field magic.

"But..." Du Feiya's confused voice sounded, "Why is the Sapphire Dragon..."

Her remaining words were drowned out by the dragon's deafening roar.

"You little bug," the giant dragon grinned and laughed loudly. The huge waves naturally radiated from its powerful mind shook Li Yin's mind like a storm, "You seem to be different from other bugs. You can jump around quite a bit?"

Indeed, when running away earlier, Li Yin had to take care of Cassia beside him, and he couldn't leave Du Feiya behind, so he couldn't run at full speed, and could only keep up with their speed. Now there was only Du Feiya left by his side, he held her under his ribs, and ran away without hesitation, his speed was much faster than before, and for a moment it seemed that the dragon was a little caught off guard.

Li Yin was fully focused, running while guarding against the dragon's next attack. Force field attacks are invisible and difficult to defend against, and the force field launched by this dragon can actually collapse the rock and dig a big hole in the hard rock ground. If it hits his body head-on, the consequences can be imagined.

In between jumps, he turned back cautiously and looked behind him.

The giant dragon still stood there, looking very leisurely, as if it had no intention of chasing, but also as if... even so, it was confident of taking down its prey.

Its long tail, like a jade belt, sways behind it, powerful and graceful, like a winding and dancing giant snake. There are a series of thorns growing on the tip of its tail, and these thorns, like the rest of its body, are all made of crystal, and are sharp prisms.

Li Yin looked at the crystal thorns that were swaying in the air with the continuous dancing of their tails, leaving a trail of afterimages, and suddenly an inexplicable strange feeling arose in his heart. His pupils shrank slightly, and he looked intently.

The next moment, his expression changed drastically.

He finally understood where that strange feeling came from - those thorns did not grow on the dragon's body, but were suspended in the air around the tip of its tail as if supported by an invisible force.

As the giant dragon swung its tail violently, seven or eight azure crystal spikes suddenly broke away from its tail and pierced towards him like javelins!

Li Yin was shocked and dodged hastily, barely avoiding a few crystals, but the last one aimed at the position where he dodged and attacked the right side of his body. At this time, he had already exhausted his strength and had no new strength, so he had no way to avoid it.

"Ping!" Du Feiya, who was held under his ribs, drew out his sword and slashed at the side of the crystal prism that was almost as thick as a human arm, deflecting it. However, at the same time, a huge recoil force was transmitted back from the sword, knocking Du Feiya and Li Yin to the side. Du Feiya himself could not help but groan in pain, and his arm went numb.

"How are you?" Li Yin heard Du Feiya's groan of pain and asked in shock, feeling anxious.

"It's okay." Du Feiya coughed lightly, paused for a moment, and after recovering her breath, she immediately shouted into his ear amid the dragon's roar:

"Be careful, sapphire dragons are psionic creatures. Their horns and thorns are grown outside their bodies and are maintained by psionic energy, which is different from ordinary flesh and blood. Therefore, they can also use these horns and thorns as weapons outside their bodies."

Li Yin suddenly realized what was going on. At the same time, he suddenly heard a puffing sound coming from behind him. He turned his head and saw that the blue crystal spikes stuck in the ground were shaking slightly. After a while, they were pulled out of the ground one by one as if they were grabbed by an invisible big hand, suspended in the air, and quickly turned around and aimed at Li Yin. The next moment, they all shot towards him again.

"Again?" Li Yin's scalp suddenly tingled, "This kind of thing can actually be reused?"

He didn't have time to think about it, and immediately jumped up, dodging several crystal spikes in succession. When facing the last two, their angles had completely locked Li Yin's position. Li Yin couldn't find any way to avoid both spikes at the same time, except that he jumped forward to the limit, and two crystals brushed his back from the left and right. He dodged the two crystals at the same time, but the price was that his body completely lost balance and he was about to fall to the ground. And with a giant dragon staring at him from behind, he didn't know if he would have a chance to get up after this fall.

At this moment, a white and tender hand suddenly touched his chest.