But after taking only two steps, the creature suddenly moved. A tentacle lashed at him like a whip. Lin Taichu quickly dodged aside. The tentacle struck the ground with a sharp crack, shattering the stones beneath it.
Seeing this, A Feng raised his spear and thrust it at the tentacle. The spear pierced through it, and black liquid flowed from the wound, carrying a foul stench. The creature let out a piercing shriek as more tentacles coiled toward A Feng.
Lin Taichu rushed over and sliced through the tentacles winding around A Feng with his sickle. "Don't attack alone! Work together and aim for the red spot in the middle!"
A Yan immediately understood and thrust his spear at the red spot in the creature's center. The creature seemed terrified of attacks on that spot. It abruptly recoiled, its tentacles flailing wildly to block the spear.
The three of them remained locked in a standoff with the creature. Lin Taichu was responsible for cutting down the incoming tentacles, while A Feng and A Yan seized opportunities to attack the red spot.
Though they had not gained the upper hand for the time being, they had kept the creature from approaching the seal's core—they knew that if it destroyed the remaining seal, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After fighting for about half an hour, all three of them were beginning to run out of strength.
A tentacle had slashed open Lin Taichu's arm. Black blood flowed from the wound, and he could feel numbness spreading through it. The tentacle was clearly poisonous.
He quickly tore a strip from his clothes and tied it tightly above the wound to keep the poison from spreading. Just then, a mermaid's shout came from afar. "Big Brother Lin! We're here!"
Lin Taichu looked up and