Chapter 761: Chapter 759 Broken Curse (18)_1 Chapter 761: Chapter 759 Broken Curse (18)_1 “What is this thing?”
Facing this suddenly appearing, and even aggressive, strange “creature,” Chang Mo couldn’t help but feel inwardly alarmed.
The sword strike just now, albeit hasty, was certainly powerful, strong enough that an ordinary Middle Tier being hit by it would not come away so easily.
However, what he saw now was that the creature seemed unharmed.
“It’s hard to say, even harder to say if it’s even alive.”
As a Demigod, Fu Qian was also frowning and scrutinizing the creature at this moment.
At such a close distance, the creature’s body structure was crystal clear, truly not feeling like a flesh and blood organism, more like a child’s handicraft.
Yet the aggressiveness it displayed just now and at present was decidedly real.
Seeing the Crystal Worm-like entity curl up its body, ready to pounce, Fu Qian, while still observing, directly moved past Chang Mo and reached out to grab it.
The momentum of the Crystal Worm’s forward charge was instantly blocked by him and held in his hand.
Crack… Crack…
A sharp grating sound arose, Fu Qian applied pressure with his hand, and the Crystal Worm struggled even more fiercely in response.
Crash!
Realizing the creature’s exaggerated hardness, Fu Qian once again merged with his sword and struck at it.
This time it finally had an effect.
A spray of shiny crystal fragments flew out.
The severely injured Crystal Worm jerked violently and actually tumbled out of Fu Qian’s hands.
Clang!
Chang Mo, who had been paying attention to the situation here, almost acted at the same time.
His quick sword was like lightning, striking the target again, yet again leaving it unharmed.
And, using the force of the rebound, the Crystal Worm rolled away at an incredible speed towards the distance, disappearing behind the door at the end.
“How could this be?”
Chang Mo, who had exerted all his strength, was temporarily stunned, doubting his life in his self-talk.
“Unity of Human and Sword.”
Seeing him somewhat shell-shocked, Fu Qian raised his left hand and, with a complicated look in Chang Mo’s eyes, took the lead in chasing after the creature.
“Teacher.”
Ji Liushuang, on the other hand, didn’t abandon her guardian and promptly approached Chang Mo’s side.
“Let’s follow and see.”
Chang Mo gestured that he was alright and said through gritted teeth.
Although what just happened seemed completely unrelated to the troubles the Kamakura Family had encountered,
such an incomprehensible situation would likely keep him up at night if he didn’t get to the bottom of it.
…
“There’s a pool down here?”
The scene that appeared before Chang Mo and Ji Liushuang after they followed Fu Qian through the stone door caused both of them to exclaim in astonishment.
Different from the previous great halls, inside the door was clearly an excavated pool.
A not-too-large square, and fairly deep.
At a glance, densely packed stone pillars extended from the bottom of the pool to the ceiling.
And in the pool, one could faintly see a patch of extremely clear water, as well as the polished bottom of the pool.
Thousands of years seemed to have left not a speck of dust here.
“This…”
Chang Mo quickly snapped back to reality and quickly surveyed the stairs surrounding the pool.
Given the small area, one could see everything at a glance; however, a thorough look revealed no sign of the Crystal Worm.
“Did it jump in there?”
Chang Mo began to apply his not-so-extensive knowledge of physics.
“The thing is transparent; if it jumped into the water and stayed still, it would indeed be difficult to detect.”
The next moment she sighed and looked at Fu Qian.
“Although it’s quite peculiar, should we return first?”
“We can always come back here, but the Kamakura Family is not going to last much longer,”
“Theoretically, we can come back whenever we want only if they are gone,”
Yet Fu Qian shook his head and reached out to pull out Ji Liushuang’s sword directly.
Ji Liushuang was somewhat surprised, but ultimately raised no objections and let Fu Qian take his weapon away.
Then, in the next moment, under their puzzled gazes, Fu Qian raised his right hand and hurled the weapon towards the center of the pool.
Clang!
A crisp clash rang out immediately.
Could it be, they’ve actually discovered something!
That sound almost blew Chang Mo’s mind.
From her perspective, there was absolutely no sign of anything unusual there.
Is this the gap between me and a Demigod?
I mean, isn’t that insect too dumb? Couldn’t it have dived a bit deeper–
In the midst of her complaints, the scene that unfolded before her eyes the next moment interrupted Chang Mo’s thoughts.
There was no wounded creature leaping out of the water, instead, a spiderweb-like set of cracks formed at the point where the long sword had struck, expanding rapidly.
What’s happening…
Amidst the dense popping of crystal fragments, Ji and Chang were both stunned.
In just a few seconds, the cracks had spread beneath their feet.
“This isn’t water…”
Ji Liushuang realized what was happening, and couldn’t help but cry out in surprise.
“Of course, this isn’t water!”
Fu Qian sniffed.
“As a Swordsman, one must not be deceived by appearances.”
…
There was no doubt that these words were somewhat harsh, but now was not the time for shame.
Chang Mo, fixated on the rapidly changing pool before her, now understood why she hadn’t noticed the Crystal Worm before.
It wasn’t hiding in the water at all. The whole pool was made of crystals similar to those on the creature’s body.
They had fused together in an unimaginable way, without any gaps in between, appearing like a pool of still water without any ripples.
And at this very moment, as the cracks spread rapidly across the whole pool, countless transparent crystals commenced moving and shifting, as if everything had come to life.
However, they did not split into hundreds and thousands of individual worms, but continued to behave as a single entity, the surface rolling like waves, even sprouting a series of glittering tentacles.
The collisions of crystals produced a sound, crisp and almost rhythmic, so much that Fu Qian for a moment felt as if he had entered a mahjong parlor.
“What should we do? This thing doesn’t seem easy to kill,”
Seeing the crystalline waves nearly climbing up to her feet, Chang Mo couldn’t help but worry.
She remembered all too well the hardness of that Crystal Worm from before; even with the Demigod’s “Unity of Human and Sword,” it was only wounded.
She couldn’t think of any way to deal with such a thing down here.
“Why kill it?”
The response to her was Fu Qian’s puzzled counter-question.
“Aren’t you part of the investigation team? You’re not greedy adventurers, so why so violent?”
…
Seeing Fu Qian’s soul-searching question left Chang Mo momentarily speechless, and Ji Liushuang took considerable effort to control her smile.
“Then what do we do? Do we wait for others to come?”
She asked softly the next moment.
“An interesting discovery ought to be shared with everyone, but there’s no need to wait, they’re already here,”
Watching the movements in the beautiful “pool” grow more intense, Fu Qian gestured for Ji Liushuang to pull Chang Mo back a bit.
The commotion they had caused earlier was unlikely to go unnoticed.
And for the Kamakura, familiar with this relic, finding their way here was clearly not too difficult.
At this very moment, several familiar presences had already appeared in the corridor outside.
“Let’s fall back behind the door first,”