Chapter 389 The Mad Jaws of the Abyss

“Agh–” After a tragic scream, another Fierce-Toothed Behemoth crashed to the ground.

This was already the fifth behemoth that Ruoyu had felled, but her face remained calm as water, as if the slaughter before her had not stirred any emotion within her.

“Tch… never-ending…” Not far away, Xiao Ling said as she changed her magazine, “And all of them are quite strong…”

“Don’t relax, there are many more.” Xiao Tan was still repeating similar lines from the side; no one knew how he knew all this.

“Heh… rest assured.” Juan Mu Huan responded with a smile, “I’m still handling it with ease.”

“Me too.” Tan Lang continued, “Although the pace of this battle is a bit tight, our advantage has not yet been shaken.”

Just as they were speaking, suddenly…

*Boom!* A violent tremor came from below the corridor. This abrupt change, without any warning, caused the ground beneath the players’ feet to crumble like a fragile biscuit.

“Damn it!” Xiao Ling cursed immediately (before being silenced), then turned around and grabbed Xiao Tan’s shoulder with one arm.

Xiao Tan naturally understood what she meant. Without a word, he freed a hand and grabbed onto Xiao Ling.

This wasn't a display of affection; it was a tactical response.

In the previous script, some might have noticed that Gu Xiao Ling had a very obvious weakness – difficulty coping with high-altitude falls.

After all, Xiao Ling was a player specializing in the Shooting specialization, leaning towards heavy firepower. The weight of her weapons and ammunition (outside her bag) was already exaggerated, and without the support of a high-level Fighting specialization’s physical skills, she naturally faced this problem.

Of course, with preparation, she still had a few slow-fall methods to choose from. But relatively speaking, when facing a fall… especially a sudden, rapid one, she had very few solutions. In such moments… there were usually only two things she could do: First, pray that the drop wasn't too great; Second, quickly grab onto Xiao Tan.

“You’ve got to be kidding me… this is inside a building; why is the level below this corridor so deep…” Juan Mu Huan’s expression changed drastically as he fell, because when he looked down, he found that beneath his feet was a vast, boundless abyss, the bottom of which could not be seen.

“Could it be…” Tan Lang said in a deep voice, “…that while we were fighting, some kind of monster quietly destroyed the building structure beneath us?”

As the two spoke, their bodies were not idle. They each used their own methods to adjust their postures in the air, using their respective slow-fall techniques.

“Xiao Tan.” Ruoyu quickly spoke as well. She didn't seem to be doing anything special, but her falling speed was about the same as the others. “Is it dangerous down there?”

Xiao Tan was intermittently activating the Heaven and Earth Reversal Divine Skill to control the falling rhythm of Xiao Ling and himself. However, he still had the strength to answer this question: “Yeah… super dangerous…” As he said this, his eyes inadvertently glanced at his left hand, “Unprecedentedly dangerous…”

“Gah—Gah—”

Suddenly, two almost overlapping roars came from the abyss.

The players' already tense nerves were tightened again…

“There!” Xiao Ling had sharp eyes and immediately saw the huge shadowy figure lurking in the darkness.

“Ah, saw it.” Xiao Tan's Reconnaissance specialization was also Grade B. Once reminded, he also found the target.

“Steady.” Xiao Ling added, while reaching into the pocket on the side of her top.

“Understood.” Xiao Tan understood and activated his Divine Skill, hugging Xiao Ling’s waist tightly.

Take out the bullet, load the gun, aim, fire…

In five seconds, Xiao Ling used a set of fluid movements to release six light bullets in all directions.

[Name: Low-Temperature Constant Light Bullet]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Normal]

[Effect: Begins to glow one second after being fired, providing a radius of 12-15 meters of illumination]

[Usage condition: Shooting specialization d or Machinery specialization d]

[Remarks: Lasts for 280-300 seconds, will still function after landing, but the lighting effect will gradually weaken over time.]

As the six light bullets fell in a ring, the true form of the roaring monster was revealed.

It was a giant monster, about the size of three elephants (adult African elephants). Its body resembled a flat crab shell, with a shiny black color. On the front, back, left, and right of its torso grew four symmetrical, inverted V-shaped legs. The ends of these legs had no fingers or toes and looked more like hooves.

In addition, this monster had no "head." Only on the upper and lower sides of its flat shell were there two cracked, huge mouths…

“Gah—Gah—” Seeing the light, the monster roared again (both mouths at the same time).

This time, the players were only dozens of meters away from the bottom of the abyss. Therefore… the monster’s roar became clearer and more ear-piercing… and it was mixed with an indescribable stench.

“What the hell… this looks like a script Boss…” Juan Mu Huan muttered to himself the moment he saw the giant monster's face.

Juan Mu Huan had seen the world; for him to say such a thing, the monster's deterrent force and aura were remarkable.

“Heh… rest assured, it’s not a powerful character.” Suddenly, another voice sounded, his tone frivolous, and his voice sharp… making people shudder.

At this moment, the five players landed one after another. Without bothering to check the survival and stamina consumption brought about by the fall, they concentrated and prepared for battle.

“I see…” After standing still, Xiao Tan immediately released Xiao Ling and turned his face in the opposite direction from the giant monster, “The super dangerous guy… is actually you…”

“Heh… ‘dangerous’ are we? Same to you.” The owner of the voice said, slowly walking out of the darkness.

A few seconds later, he appeared in the players’ line of sight.

This was a humanoid creature, with pure white skin. His cheekbones were higher than those of ordinary humans, and each of his eyes had two pupils.

He wore a black robe and a gorgeous cloak, exuding a sense of calmness and sophistication in his gestures.

“Let me introduce myself.” After reaching a place with light, he put his hands behind his back and smiled, “I am the Curse God Officer under the command of the Lord of All Demons… Taliom.”

“Gah—Gah—” The giant monster in the distance didn't care about the conversation on this side. It was now just a puppet of V1-War God and had to act according to a certain pattern. So, when it realized that all the targets had landed, it roared again, lifting its legs and crawling over.

“So noisy…” Taliom’s expression turned cold, and he glanced at the giant monster, “Low-level fodder…”

Before he finished speaking, he raised a hand and snapped his fingers.

The next second, the giant monster let out a weak groan. Then, its limbs broke apart as if they had been dismembered, and its torso crashed to the ground. Its mouth was also firmly closed, no longer making a sound.

“Damn it…” Seeing this scene, Juan Mu Huan cursed fiercely in his heart, “I really shouldn’t have chosen a Nightmare difficulty team script. What is all this… it feels like any random guy who shows up can instantly kill me!”

“We don’t seem to have met before, have we?” Xiao Tan didn’t turn his head to look at the giant monster’s condition. He kept staring at Taliom and walked towards him step by step, “What do you mean by ‘same to you’?”

“Indeed, this is our first meeting.” Taliom smiled, “But…” His four pupils moved in unison towards Xiao Tan’s left hand, “I sensed your existence long ago when you entered the Monster Kingdom.”

“What you felt…” Xiao Tan said, rolling up his left sleeve, revealing his entire left forearm, “Is it this power?”

In that instant, Ruoyu, Xiao Ling, Tan Lang, and Juan Mu Huan all had varying degrees of changes in expression.

On Wang Tan Zhi’s left hand, they saw a scarlet bloodline. The line started from the palm of his left hand and extended towards the location of his pulse… when it reached his arm, it blossomed like a vine, forming a complex, tattoo-like pattern.

At this moment, Xiao Tan’s left forearm was covered with this scarlet blood纹, and those textures faintly emitted a red light…