Chapter 52 — The Fire Dragon
The Sword Questions the Heavens · Page 7 of 7
Before she could finish, Zhang Qingyue had thrown himself onto the Dark Iron Staff; blue light flickered, and he charged forward, striking the huge tentacle above Bili with all his force. Where the Dark Iron Staff struck, the tentacle suddenly shriveled; its once-slimy skin withered dead over a great stretch in an instant.
As though stung, the tentacle recoiled at once. The pressure on Bili eased, and seeing that Zhang Qingyue had come to save her at the risk of his own life, she felt both joy and fear—but before she could speak, her face went white as a sheet.
In the darkness the gigantic tentacle appeared once more, and this time without a sound, charging straight up from below at Zhang Qingyue. Caught utterly off guard, he felt a stab of pain—the tentacle had seized him, and he was dragged down bodily, swallowed into the darkness.
Bili and Shitou, who arrived at that very moment, both paled. Without another word, they leaped up and gave chase.