"Hey, I'm over here."
Dongfang Minghui shook the branches of a tree. With help from Little Lecher's vines, the entire tree bent into a shallow arc. When the vines let go, leaves showered down with a rustling swish.
The towering magic beast raised a claw and snapped the tree that had made the noise. Its trunk split in two, and the beast stomped down hard, crushing it beneath its foot.
Dongfang Minghui spread her hands helplessly, then turned and ran. "Hurry!"
At some point, Wei Junlan had climbed a tree, but he only managed to make its leaves tremble and rustle; the sound was hardly noticeable. On the left, Qian Wanyu tapped stones together, sending sounds out from different directions. Dongfang Minghui found a slender, bamboo-like tree and pulled hard on one end, using its springiness to launch herself onto the beast's forehead.
"Ninth Sister, be careful."
Dongfang Minghui's heart pounded with fear. Who knew how this magic beast had grown-it had such incredibly long legs that even craning her neck, she could not see its whole body, only its furry belly at best. Now that she was up on its forehead, she felt as if she were bungee jumping from a ten-story building.
The magic beast's attention shifted to Dongfang Minghui, and it took one huge stride before Wei Junlan distracted it again. Before it could do anything else, it felt something on its head.
It scratched here and clawed there, but failed to catch the culprit. After several attempts, it flew into a towering rage.
"Little Lecher, it's up to you."
Little Lecher's vines had already tethered both of its legs to the surrounding trees. Even with all three of them pulling together for ages, they could not topple the enormous magic beast. Lying on its forehead, Dongfang