The tentacle monstrous creature, momentarily stunned by the sudden death of its partner, let out a shriek so piercing it felt like it could tear reality apart. Its remaining tendrils, as thick as ancient trees and dripping with putrid slime, lashed out in fury.
They aimed for the smaller, more vulnerable figures of Gu Lei and Mo Kan, now completely exposed with the barrier failing.
Mo Kan's face twisted in terror as the enormous tentacles, each as large as a siege tower, crashed down towards them. The dark, pulsating flesh of the tentacles dripped putrid slime that sizzled on the ground below. He threw himself backward, desperately trying to trace protective symbols in the air.
But his cultivation base was completely drained from maintaining the barrier earlier for so long. The creature's attack, driven by pure rage, was unstoppable.