HLnovel Chapter 369 Saving the Little Elf 4
Chapter 369 Saving the Little Elf 4
Dead silence.
The shattered Crystal Song Forest was left only with the mournful sound of space slowly collapsing, like the final gasps of a dying beast.
The air was filled with the acrid smell of annihilated energy and dust, as well as a faint glimmer of life... a survivor.
Yuan Bao swayed, unable to support himself any longer, and slammed one knee heavily onto the cracked crystallized ground.
Golden blood trickled down the cracks in her skin, dripping onto the cold crystals with a soft sizzling sound.
Forcibly guiding the final, mournful torrent of the Crystal Song Forest ruins, directly enduring the pull of the Annihilation Core, and then precisely detonating the lurking Judgment Spear... This series of actions almost squeezed out every last bit of potential from her peak attributes, and a dull, tearing pain came from the depths of her soul.
But her arms, which were wrapped around the guardian spirit, remained as steady as a rock.
In his arms, the mangled body was undergoing a terrifying transformation.
Under the raging torrent of dimensional currents, the hideous dark purple erosion patterns twisted and struggled wildly, like ink splashed into boiling water, before finally collapsing and dissipating in large swaths, revealing the pale blue skin beneath that was struggling to heal.
Although stubborn purple remnants still linger like ugly scars in several vital spots, the chilling, decaying aura that penetrates to the bone has been replaced by a scalding, life-giving force, a final gift from the woodland.
What was most breathtaking were those emerald eyes that had reopened.
As the turbidity and gloom faded, that pure green, though still filled with deep-seated weariness and the pain of surviving a catastrophe, was rekindled with unparalleled clarity, like a seedling that had been washed by a rainstorm and was stubbornly sprouting new buds from the ruins.
At this moment, those eyes were fixed intently on Yuan Bao's blood-stained yet resolute profile, filled with indescribable complex emotions.
“Master…” The voice was weak and hoarse with blood and foam, but it was no longer a desperate farewell.
Yuan Bao's nerves, which had been stretched to the limit, finally relaxed a little at this moment.
She lowered her head very slowly, almost exhausted, to meet the emerald that blazed with life.
"I'm here." Her voice was terribly hoarse, yet it carried a strange, reassuring power. "It's over, for now."
Just then, an even more violent and heart-stopping tremor came from the ground beneath their feet!
The aftermath of the previous battle was even more intense!
Those massive spatial rifts that had just stabilized briefly due to the dimensional torrent began to crack and expand at an accelerated pace, as if being torn apart by an invisible giant hand!
In the more distant, unpurified areas, the residual energy of the shadows, like a dying serpent, emitted a final, malevolent hiss, leading the entire dimensional structure toward irreversible and utter annihilation!
"Warning! Spatial structure collapse has entered its final stage! Annihilation storm will sweep across the entire area within three quarters of a second standard time! Energy level... World-destroying level! Evacuation is imperative!" Xiao 9's voice was more urgent than ever before, and the data stream flickered wildly. "Target's vital signs are extremely unstable and cannot withstand the spatial turbulence!"
Yuan Bao's eyes sharpened!
The brief peace was short-lived!
This place is not safe to stay!
"Hold me tight!" Yuan Bao said in a deep voice to the weak little elf in his arms, his voice leaving no room for doubt.
Immediately, she took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the surging blood and intense pain in her body, and focused her mind intently!
The ultimate technique of "Weaving the Void" - Activate!
This time, it's no longer about ferocious attacks or defenses, but about the ultimate precision of micro-management and spatial awareness.
The realm of "sense of emptiness" instantly unfolded, and MAX's mental power penetrated the chaotic energy field, struggling to capture the relatively "stable" spatial node fragments in this dying plane.
These fragments are like isolated islands about to sink in a raging storm, fleeting and ephemeral.
"Weaving!" Yuan Bao gestured with both hands, his ten fingers moving at a high speed that was difficult to detect with the naked eye.
Pure spatial energy flowed from her fingertips, no longer the violent energy that had previously constructed attack channels, but rather like the most skillful embroiderer, swiftly capturing, connecting, and weaving those perceived, fragile spatial fragments.
A narrow passageway, barely wide enough for two people to pass through, flickering with an extremely unstable silver-blue light, slowly and laboriously took shape before her, like a spider's web!
The interior of the passageway was dazzling with light, but it was also filled with unsettling twists and fine energy lightning, and it could collapse at any moment!
"Guide back!" Yuan Bao shouted, channeling his last strength, along with his precise lock on the Pokémon's coordinates, into a resilient anchoring force, which he then injected into the end of this fragile passageway!
"go!"
Without further hesitation, she held the little elf tightly to her chest and stepped into the silver-blue vortex that led to her personal space!
The very next second after they disappeared!
Rumble——! ! !
The place where they stood, along with a large area around them, was completely swallowed up by the surging, viscous, ink-like annihilation storm!
Space shattered and dissolved like fragile glass!
The dizziness of the spatial shift came over me, but it was much smoother than when I traversed the "Crystal Forest" before.
Yuan Bao staggered a step, and with a thought, he finally broke free of the restriction and returned to the familiar space.
Safe.
The taut string suddenly snapped open, and the intense feeling of exhaustion and the pain from the injuries instantly backfired!
Her vision went black, and she almost lost her balance, only managing to stay upright thanks to sheer willpower.
The little elf in her arms let out a suppressed groan of pain. On her light blue skin, the remaining dark purple patterns writhed slightly as if they were alive, fiercely fighting against the new life force, causing her body temperature to fluctuate and her breathing to become extremely disordered.
"My lord! Your injuries need immediate attention! Your guardian spirit is in even more danger! The residual erosion and the overdraft of its essence are backfiring!" Little 9 anxiously circled around.
Yuan Baoqiang mustered his strength and scanned the space with his eyes.
The place is rich in resources, but they are mostly spiritual plants, herbs, equipment, and books. Top-grade spiritual medicines for treating this kind of damage caused by both primal and spatial erosion are almost non-existent!
Real-world medications are far from sufficient to combat the fundamental damage to the game world!
How to do?
Her gaze inadvertently fell upon the inconspicuous spring water source carved from jade in the corner of the space.
Spring water gushes forth, gathering in the small pool below, emitting a faint, refreshing fragrance and subtle signs of life.
This was the spiritual spring she obtained at the beginning of her space. She would drink from it and take baths with it at first. However, as the system continued to upgrade, especially after she obtained the cell recovery pills, she found that the spiritual spring was much slower than the cell recovery pills, so she rarely used the spiritual spring anymore.
The spiritual spring is usually used to irrigate the spiritual plants grown in the space, or for occasional personal use to refresh the mind. The effect is mild, and I never thought of using it to treat such a severe wound.
But at this moment, there is no other choice!
The advanced recovery pills and cell recovery pills refined by Yuan Bao were ineffective against the little elves.
I don't know if it's because of the differences between organisms.
"We have no choice but to try anything!" Yuan Bao gritted her teeth, picked up the little elf, and walked a few steps to the edge of the spirit spring. She carefully immersed the body in her arms, which was both burning hot and icy cold, into the clear, slightly cool spring water.
A miracle happened in the next moment!
The once calm spring water seemed to be activated the moment it came into contact with the little elf's body!
The water surface rippled with gentle, vibrant silver-blue waves at a speed visible to the naked eye!
The faint life force in the spring water seemed to have found its home, and surged wildly towards the little elf's body!
The stubborn, dark purple erosion patterns that clung to her body like maggots, emitted an extremely slight hissing sound when they came into contact with the gentle silver-blue ripples. Like ice and snow exposed to sunlight, they began to melt and fade at a slow but steady pace!
The little elf's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and his painful groans lessened somewhat; his disordered breathing seemed to show signs of calming down.
What shocked Yuan Bao and Xiao 9 even more happened!
Just as the spiritual spring water was healing the little elf, Yuan Bao keenly sensed that his connection with the profound meaning of "Weaving the Void" seemed to have formed an extremely subtle resonance.
She subconsciously extended a wisp of her spatial perception along the ripples of the spiritual spring water...
Her "vision" seemed to penetrate the barriers of personal space and cross endless void dimensions, allowing her to "see" once again the desolate and shattered Crystal Song Forest that was being swallowed by the annihilation storm!
And right there on this desolate ruin, in the instant the ripples of the spiritual spring water spread out, some extremely subtle changes were taking place:
Some of the finest crystal dust, scattered on the edge of the annihilation storm and not yet completely destroyed, flickered extremely faintly amidst the raging energy turbulence!
Like a dying firefly, it briefly shone in the fierce wind!
Although the light was fleeting and immediately swallowed up by the annihilation storm, Yuan Bao clearly captured it!
That's not a final burst of energy!
It was a kind of... awakened, extremely faint resonance of life originating from the very source of space!
It's like a tiny wisp of moisture stubbornly seeping out from the deepest part of a dried-up riverbed, after being unexpectedly nourished by a drop of sweet rain!
This spiritual spring water... it can actually produce such a subtle yet real restorative effect on the ruins of the Crystal Song Forest, even across endless void?!
Although the effect was so weak as to be almost negligible, and even more so in the face of a world-destroying annihilation storm, it undoubtedly proved one thing—this seemingly ordinary spiritual spring water contained a magical power that could nourish and even awaken the original vitality of a spatial plane!
“This spring water…” Yuan Bao looked at the silvery-blue ripples in the pool, then looked down at the little sprite in his arms whose pain had subsided and whose breathing was gradually stabilizing in the spring water, and his eyes flashed with disbelief, “It actually works on ‘Crystal Song Forest’…?!”
A tiny spark of hope, born from a desperate situation, quietly ignited in her heart.