Chapter 118: The Rock Mud Giant Crab in the Cave
Mudstone Giant Crab [Tide Sequence 7 (Standard Prismatic Level)]: A crab-like creature living in the mud-dark river, its shell can switch between rock and mud forms. This allows it to pass through narrow and complex underground caves, and withstand the pressure of mountain collapses. Its pincers are incredibly strong, able to cut and crush rock, feeding on special underground minerals, with crystal cluster-like minerals nearby the living area.
Tilan blinked, and the mini-observation device attached to her ear scanned, projecting information about this gigantic creature before her eyes.
Judging from its magic power and size, this giant crab meets the standard for Sequence 7, but its movement and speed are not high, and its danger isn't significant.
Just as Tilan thought this, one of the giant crab covered in moss and mud lifted its front claw. The enormous pincer swung down with a heart-stopping whooshing sound, striking the place where Tilan stood.
The soil splashed, rocks on the ground and mountain walls cracked, and the massive sound echoed in the underground cave. Subsequently, part of the rocks collapsed from the cave roof, crashing into the dark river, creating waves and sounds of splashing water.
Alright, it's still quite dangerous, especially underground. If it were any other Sequence 6 members, getting buried deep underground would be quite terrifying.
Jumping away from where the crab's pincer landed, Tilan leapt back several meters, once again looking up at this gigantic rock crab almost touching the cave's ceiling.
This guy looks like the type with extremely strong defense. To defeat it, one would need to use powerful moves, but such moves would easily cause the mountain to collapse, making it a dilemma for the one dealing with it.
It's safe to say that the organizers carefully arranged this BOSS. If it were on the surface, this giant crab wouldn't have such intimidating force.
While dodging this crab's strikes and crushing, the girl thought about strategies.
It would surely be too late to call for reinforcements now, so she could only rely on the few companions nearby. However, with their Sequence 6 strength, defeating this robust and durable creature in front would certainly not be easy.
Let's give it a try, worst case, just leave.
Having made up her mind, Tilan gestured, and the Cold-Scale Young Dragon that had been lurking in the water leaped out, rushing toward the enormous rock crab about 40 meters tall in front of her, pouncing on the joint of one pincer. Its body wrapped around the limb, its sharp, spiky scales scraping along, sending a shower of sparks, with fragments of rock falling, and bursts of cold air seeping into the limb's interior.
Facing such an attack, the giant crab first flicked its pincers, smashing the adjacent rock wall, then continued to move, trying to scrape off the Cold-Scale Young Dragon, but with little effect.
Then it aimed its other pincer at the caught one, and upon seeing this, Tilan quickly commanded the young dragon to release and dodge.
Another bout of earth-shaking vibrations followed. If not for the Cold-Scale Young Dragon's evasion, the ten-meter-wide giant claw crashing down might have crushed its spine bones.
Freed from the Cold-Scale Young Dragon's strangulation, the giant crab's front limbs slowly covered themselves with a layer of mud, which quickly solidified again, turning into hard rock, restoring the previously crushed and worn parts.
Thick-skinned and tough, the girl thought.
In the following time, Tilan summoned another young dragon, both taking turns, employing various methods, cold breath, sun ray, strangulation, rip, etc. Except for 'Candle's' spatial rupture causing a few minor wounds, none were effective.
Moreover, Candle's length was only 16 meters, even though it tried its best to tear open the wounds, it couldn't effectively injure the giant rock crab in front, and under the covering of mud, the wounds slowly healed.
The big spider tried a cameo attempt during the battle, but its web was of no use, couldn't hinder the rock crab's immense strength, even with extraordinary venom, not to mention the difficulty of penetrating seven or eight meters thick rock shell, even if injected inside, for a body as large as a mountain like the crab, it was only slightly uncomfortable.
Is this the strength of Sequence 7 extraordinary creatures? Even at the lowest standard rating level, they leave several meticulously trained Sequence 6 pets helpless.
After several rounds of back-and-forth battles, Tilan began to consider giving up, but on second thought, since the organizers arranged this thing, it shouldn't be unsolvable.
She looked at the giant rock crab continuously chasing young dragons in the cave, thoughts racing in her mind.
Damn, I'm a songstress, why have I been thinking of using forceful ways?
The girl suddenly realized something, raised one hand, and an icy condensed flute appeared in her hand.
Holding the flute horizontally, Tilan took a deep breath, then closed her eyes and sounded it, a melodious flute sound resonated through the underground.
The soothing flute sound carried a faint touch of nostalgia, initially the tone was very light, like thin water mist under the moon at night, vague, ongoing, then as the melodious flute continued to pour out, like a small boat slowly approaching from afar in the cool night water, bringing memories and nostalgia from deep in memories.
Gradually, the girl's heart became increasingly calm, gradually immersing in the long melody of the flute.
At some unknown point, tiny glowing dots began swimming in the underground cave, these subtle glowing dots dissipated as soon as touched, then slowly reappeared elsewhere.
The crab that had been waving its pincers in pursuit now wasn't running, its body quietly lying in the dark river, and the two young dragons that were fighting earlier now stopped, gently swaying their bodies in the water.
The flute continued, along with the girl's memories, crossed the time, making one feel like experiencing a moonlit Mid-Autumn night, where flower lanterns floated down the small river flowing through the ancient town, each lantern carrying nostalgia, slightly swaying with the river water, drifting into the distance.