But as the Red Ghosts scurried around, several crashed into Xiao Xue as she moved slowly along, drawing muffled grunts from her.
And because of that, she was discovered.
Seeing her swept away by a tongue, Lu Piao flew into a rage. He merged with his Crimson Blood Demon Leopard, spread his wings, and charged.
Tongue after tongue coiled around Xiao Xue. The hallucinogenic saliva coating them rendered her unconscious after only a few struggles.
Lu Piao swung his sharp claws, severing every tongue wrapped around Xiao Xue, then caught her as she fell.
But the Nether Lantern Behemoth had fixed its sights firmly on them now. Escape was no longer an option.
Dozens of tongues suddenly shot out, only for a Light-Dark Primordial Qi Blast to follow close behind and collide with them.
It was Nie Li, merged with his Fangtooth Panda.
Nie Li knew they lacked his experience. If they stayed any longer, he might not be able to support them in time, so he told them to leave first while he stayed behind to cover their retreat.
Xiao Ning'er did not leave either. She kept unleashing bolts of lightning to sever the tongues, even using the Wind-Thunder Twin Wings on her back to soar into the sky as she released great torrents of lightning from her hands at the Nether Lantern Behemoth ahead.
Suddenly, a tongue shot out from behind and looped around her calf.
The unexpected intrusion broke Xiao Ning'er's rhythm. No matter how frantically she unleashed lightning to sever the tongues, more and more kept coming, until they wound around her body.
The hallucinogenic saliva coating the tongues left Xiao Ning'er's mind increasingly muddled. She could feel her awareness fading.
Was this how it would end?
At that moment, it was as though she were