I can understand what the furry creatures are saying, and I've become the number one beast tame

Chapter 217 The Thin Line of Life and Death

"Attack with ice!"

Meng Duanyue shouted, and with her ice attribute, she immediately threw out an ice ball.

The leech hit by the ice hockey puck immediately stopped moving.

"effective!"

A hint of surprise appeared on everyone's faces.

But soon, their smiles faded.

Because the range that the hockey puck can hit is very small, the number of locusts that can be stopped is very limited, and it's a drop in the ocean.

However, they had already used up most of their spiritual power to escape. If they mobilized their spiritual power to throw ice balls, although it could damage the mountain leeches, it would only be able to stop very few of them. Instead, it would greatly deplete their spiritual power and slow down their escape.

Upon seeing this, Meng Duanyue and Jiang Wanyin stepped forward to replace all the men and take over the rearguard duty.

"This can't go on."

"Let's not even talk about these mountain leeches. They've lived here for a long time and are more familiar with the terrain than we are."

"Even if they chase us, we might not need to expend any spiritual energy, but if we want to escape from them, it's clearly beyond our capabilities."

They haven't managed to distance themselves from these leeches yet; if they're not careful, they'll be caught up immediately.

Moreover, they are clearly exhausted now, and are only forcing themselves to keep going...

But no matter how hard you try to hold on, there will always come a time when you run out of energy.

It's another life-or-death situation. How do we break it?
Will someone be able to save them this time?

Even splitting up wouldn't guarantee their survival...

After all, there are so many leeches that just sending out two or three thousand to chase after them would be enough to devour them all.

"Captain, I can't run anymore."

Yao Ran's voice choked with emotion, and the spiritual energy attached to the soles of her feet was clearly fading away.

“I buried two jars under the third wind-blown tree on the back mountain, containing the spirit stones I’ve accumulated over the years.”

Her voice was sorrowful: "I probably won't have a chance to go back."

"If you encounter such a monstrous creature, you'll probably have a hard time leaving behind a whole corpse."

"Captain, if you manage to get back alive, bury this along with all the treasures I've hidden."

"Consider it as being buried with me."

Meng Duanyue spat at her, "What nonsense are you talking about! We all need to live to get back."

Although she said that, she was actually not sure at all.

There's no escaping it...

Yao Ran saw through her act: "Captain, stop pretending. I know we can't escape this time."

"Wait a moment, I'll stop and unleash all my spiritual power. Even if I can't take them all down with me, I can at least hold them off for a while. You guys should take this opportunity to run."

Yao Ran's eyes were filled with sorrow, yet she still earnestly urged, "You must live on!"

"Otherwise, the treasures I hid would never see the light of day again."

Meng Duanyue was both amused and exasperated by what she said: "Why are you still thinking about material things at a time like this?"

"I can't help it!"

Yao Ran said sadly, "After working hard for decades, in the end, the person dies and the money is still unspent... Who could bear this?"

"Alright, stop thinking those discouraging things."

As Meng Duanyue spoke, she shared a wisp of spiritual energy with Yao Ran, helping her increase her speed.

"If you want your treasures to see the light of day again, you'll have to do it yourself."

"Run quickly!"

Even if someone really has to be sacrificed to detonate spiritual energy and stop these leeches from chasing us, it should be her who does it!

pat!

pat!

The leeches chased after them faster and faster, leaping and bounding a full meter with each jump.

It bounces quickly and effortlessly.

It was much easier for them than for Meng Duanyue and the others.

After a noticeable acceleration, they quickly closed the distance with Meng Duanyue and the others.

Meng Duanyue gritted her teeth: "Wanyin, you lead everyone and run!"

She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

"No matter what you hear or see later, don't hesitate, just run forward as fast as you can."

Jiang Wanyin instantly realized what she was trying to do: "Are you crazy?!"

"You're going to die!"

Meng Duanyue interrupted her: "This is our only chance to escape!"

"leave me alone!"

"Run forward, don't look back."

Nan Ran didn't understand what coded language the two of them were using.

But they could probably guess that Meng Duanyue was prepared to sacrifice herself to buy time and give them a chance to escape.

"Mimi!"

Nan Ran looked at the Frostbeast and made a decision in her heart.

The Frostbeast understood immediately and gently nodded the little deer's head.

"Senior Sister Meng!"

Nan Ran shouted, "I have a way that might save us all."

As her voice fell, the Frostbeast instantly enveloped everyone in a huge frost shield.

The crowd, who had already given up hope, were stunned by what they saw and heard the crackling sound of leeches hitting the frost cover.

"This is……"

"Those leeches seem to have already run past?"

Several people discussed in low voices.

Nan Ran looked over, his expression serious: "Everyone, please keep quiet and try not to speak."

Everyone fell silent instantly, and all eyes turned to look back at Nan Ran.

"As far as I know, these leeches locate their targets based on a person's body temperature, including the heat from their breath." "As long as you keep breathing, their pursuit will be faster and their target will be clearer."

"And no matter where you hide, as long as your body is still radiating heat, even if you hold your breath, it will be of no use."

Nan Ran's words made Meng Duanyue nod: "That's true."

"That's precisely why we can't shake off these leeches."

Because when they are fleeing for their lives, their breathing rate will be higher than before.

This makes them even easier for leeches to target.

But if you don't escape, you'll also face certain death.

"So I have an idea."

Nan Ran looked up at the frost covering the sky.

"We all enter a state of tortoise-like breathing, and then the Frostbeast will teach us how to freeze each other with frost..."

That is indeed one way.

but--

"If we all enter a state of tortoise-like breathing and are frozen in place."

"Even if they escape the leeches' pursuit, they won't be able to recover from being frozen!"

In the end, won't we still only face certain death?

"I know……"

Nan Ran let out a soft breath: "So, I will freeze myself with a thin layer of frost, and this thin layer of frost will completely thaw in half an hour!"

"If we manage to evade the leeches, I can thaw everyone out of their frost..."

Upon hearing this, Meng Duanyue immediately replied, "Even if someone has to be left behind to cover it with frost, it should be me who stays!"

Nan Ran shook her head: "The only one left is me!"

Meng Duanyue didn't understand and was about to say something when Nan Ran spoke first: "Only I, as the master of the Frostbeast, can awaken it, which is also frozen!"

She wasn't telling the whole truth.

Nan Ran didn't intend to freeze herself; she planned to... try again, to see if she had the same damage immunity buff against this leech.
If not, Mimi would immediately shroud her in frost.

Getting injured is inevitable.

But it’s not a big problem…

You could also try to see if she has an auto-repair buff!

Although Meng Duanyue still wanted to stay, Nan Ran's words made sense.

None of them could command Nan Ran's contracted beast.

at the same time--

This also means that they have completely entrusted their lives to Nan Ran.

If something were to happen to Nan Ran during this process, even if they were lucky enough to escape the leeches' pursuit, they would still die!

"What do you think?"

Meng Duanyue looked at everyone and handed over the choice to them.

"I do!" Jiang Wanyin said first, her face cold.

Feng Yang also raised his hand: "Me too!"

Others quickly followed suit and expressed their opinions.

Entrusting your life to Nan Ran could very well mean death.

After all, putting aside Nan Ran's character and conduct...

Nan Ran's cultivation level is also a major weakness!
But now that things have come to this, if they don't believe Nan Ran, they have no way to survive.

Faced with the leeches' pursuit, they had nowhere to escape.

Nan Ran and the Frostbeast exchanged a glance.

A layer of frost immediately condensed between the horns of the Frostbeast.

Soon, the frost between the two antlers of the Frostbeast formed a huge sphere.

The moment the ball was thrown, everyone immediately went into a deep breath.

Immediately afterwards, frost spheres landed on everyone, quickly freezing them into ice sculptures.

[The freezing can only last for a maximum of three days. If it exceeds three days, even if they are thawed, they will die from blood clots due to prolonged exposure to freezing conditions.]
Nan Ran nodded.

"I see."

The Frostbeast then removed the covering from the surroundings, but left the top exposed.

Nan Ran felt a crackling sound in her ears, the sound of a bunch of huge insects, plump as flesh, hitting the ice surface, becoming even clearer.

Then, like the Dragon King pouring hail from a basin of water, a swarm of leeches began to fall from all around.

pat pat pat pat.

The sound of the leech hitting the ground was crisp, yet also carried a hint of fleshiness.

Only then did Nan Ran get a clear look at what these things looked like.

"Eek—!!!"

nausea! !
Each leech is like an elastic rope that can be stretched infinitely. Once it lands on the ground, it immediately begins to wriggle and pull, moving towards where there are people.

"How do we kill this thing?"

Nan Ran did know that all leeches, whether they live on land or in water, could be killed with salt.

However, that was in a past life.

According to what she knew before, and what Meng Duanyue had said, after the great upheaval, all life forms, including humans, underwent certain changes.

It's hard to say whether the old theories are still valid for these things.

Even if it works...

There's no way to find salt here, is there?
She did bring some seasonings with her in her space.

But that's just a drop in the ocean.

There are so many leeches...

densely packed.

The once lush green ground has now turned pitch black.

call out!
Suddenly, a leech, about an inch long and as thick as a thumb, leaped up and flew towards Nan Ran's face—

(End of this chapter)