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Chapter 250 Blood Crystal Coral and the Shadow of the Deep Sea
Under the cover of night, Liu Ma's fist, glowing with a pale golden aura of star energy and accompanied by a powerful gust of wind, shattered the crimson mist in front of him and struck precisely the tentacle of an octopus-like star beast that was lunging towards the sky.

With a cracking sound of bones breaking, the tentacles of the octopus-like creature snapped cleanly, and dark green blood splattered onto the rails, instantly emitting acrid white smoke.

"Back up this way!"

Liu Ma roared and pulled the staggering Chen Kong over, using his towering body to shield Chen Kong from the star beast horde, feeling an overwhelming sense of security.

With his golden body and the thick lower body transformed from the Netherworld Warhorse, his original 2.2-meter-tall stature has increased to nearly 3 meters in his 'transformed state'.

Each breath was accompanied by heavy, labored breathing and white smoke.

As Liu Ma shoved aside the charging shark-like star beast with his shoulder, he turned around and asked irritably, "Aren't you good at stealth? How did these bastards find you?"

Chen Kong clutched his side where the tentacle had struck him; his combat uniform was soaked with cold sweat, and his face was pale.

He stared into the distance, his expression grim.

"Their senses are off. It's like they're being controlled by something."

As he spoke, Chen Kong pointed to a spot in the center of the star beast horde, his voice tense.

"It was that 'thing' that found me."

Upon hearing Chen Kong's words, everyone immediately followed his gaze and looked towards the center of the star beast horde.

On both sides of the sea railway, large swaths of blood-red coral were visible.

The coral surface glowed with an eerie red light, like crystals, while fine red rays flickered beneath the surface, as if hiding an eye peering out from the sea.

Sensing something was wrong, data surged in Vivian's pupils, projecting a virtual data panel in front of her, which her fingertips slid rapidly across.

Vivian's forehead was beaded with sweat from the immense mental exertion.

Fortunately, she finally figured out the problem.

"It's because of the blood crystal coral."

Vivian spoke quickly, her voice carrying a hint of seriousness.

"The Star Beast Swarm did not migrate naturally; it was controlled by Coral. Any creature that gets close can be sensed by Coral through its blood. The Star Beast Swarm is merely a guard controlled by Coral."

"Coral growing on the railway tracks? Are you kidding me?"

Liu Ma shattered the attacking tentacle with a single punch, splattering dark green blood all over him, but he didn't seem to care as he wiped his face.

"What do we do now? Reverse or rush over and tear down these broken corals?"

Vivian glanced back, her expression darkening further.

"We can't turn back. The train is surrounded by star beasts, and their tracks are everywhere. Turning back will only repeat the same mistake."

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Chen Kong looked at the star beasts still surging forward in the distance and finally made a decision.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Destroy the blood crystal coral core in front. This will not only shake off the beast tide, but also prevent the train behind from being affected."

At this point, the viewers outside the screen also understood what had happened.

'It turns out to be a high ground siege battle. The Blood Crystal Coral is a [Crystal] that can see through invisible units, while the Star Beast Horde is a [Minion] guarding the [Crystal].'

'You're so lame, you can't even avoid the crystal~ (doge emoji)'

'A classic scenario: whenever the main characters appear, a low-probability event will occur.'

'It has to be Lao Tian! In this situation, Lao Tian just said, "I thought it was a speed bump," and ran over it.' After setting a target, Liu Ma once again took the lead!
He let out a low shout and simultaneously activated his Star Core - Golden Demon Bull and Star Source - Netherworld Warhorse.

The sudden increase in height and size, the heavy body of the Golden Demon Bull, and the high mobility brought by the Netherworld Warhorse.

At this moment, Liu Ma was like a 'large transport truck' speeding along a track. He didn't need any fancy moves. With just a simple charge, he smashed a path through the star beast horde.

With Liu Ma clearing the way, the group quickly arrived at a location only a hundred meters away from the Blood Crystal Coral.

Liu Ma deliberately drew the attention of the star beasts in front of him to himself. His towering body withstood the simultaneous attacks of three level-two shark star beasts. When his bull horns smashed the skull of the last star beast, he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Although he managed to push aside the three level-two star beasts in front of him, his left shoulder had been slashed open by the star beasts' claws, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound, with blood flowing down his golden skin.

"Uncle! To the left rear!"

Ying Qianhuan's voice came from behind. The pink figure nimbly weaved through the gaps between the star beasts, and a short blade gleaming with silver light appeared in her hand at some point.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ma suddenly turned around, smashed the head of the octopus-like star beast that was lunging at him with a punch, and grinned at Ying Qianhuan.

"Not bad!"

"You're more reliable than an older man~"

Ying Qianhuan stuck out his tongue, and the blade sliced ​​through the star beast's joints with movements so swift and agile that they didn't seem like those of a high school student.

With the addition of Ying Qianhuan, a fresh addition to the group, they quickly arrived at a location a hundred meters away from the Blood Crystal Coral.

Vivian suddenly raised her hand, and the intelligent device that popped out of her arm immediately released dozens of light green quantum beams, which swept across the coral reef like radar.

After a moment, Vivian spoke up: "Attack the crystal at the connection point; that's the energy node of the Blood Crystal Coral!"

Upon hearing Vivian's words, Chen Kong's Void Runes flickered intensely on his body.

The next second, his figure turned into a pale white afterimage, gliding along the railway tracks and narrowly avoiding the tentacles flying everywhere.

Then, the 'Star Energy Pistol Void Weaver' in his hand condensed into a silver-white bullet and accurately shot it at the most vibrant crimson node in the coral reef.

boom!
After the bullet entered the Blood Crystal Coral's body, the Blood Crystal Coral emitted a piercing scream like a wild beast, and its surface crystals burst forth with a dense storm of blood mist.

Even with the Void Pattern 'eliminating' it, the terrifying impact contained in the 'Blood Mist Storm' still sent Chen Kong flying on the spot, drawing a parabola in the air.

"careful!"

Vivian leaped forward and narrowly caught him, but the two crashed heavily onto the tracks, sending sparks flying.

When the smoke cleared and everyone saw what Coral looked like, their faces all darkened.

The Blood Crystal Coral energy node that Chen Kong had just managed to hit with great difficulty was now rapidly repairing itself.

Moreover, there were as many as five or six similar ability nodes in the coral reef!
"What's going on here?!"

Liu Ma forced back the star beast in front of him with a punch and roared, "The star beasts around this broken coral are like cockroaches that can't be killed! Vivian, do you have any more tricks up your sleeve?"

Upon hearing this, beads of sweat rolled down Vivian's cheeks, her eyes raced with the data processing, and her tone remained unusually calm.

"It is absorbing the life force of the star beasts to repair itself. If this continues, the nearby star beasts will be attracted here."

A moment later, Vivian suddenly pointed to the sea and her voice rose sharply.

"Look there! The roots of the blood crystal coral are extending into the sea; its main root must be hidden underwater!"

(End of this chapter)