Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

Chapter 171: Chasing the Light and Exploring the Dangerous Journey

Chasing the light and exploring the dangerous journey begins

That ray of light, like a seed buried deep in my heart, broke through the ground, grew wildly, and occupied all my thoughts.

I must go and see, I must find its source.

Hao Yang also understood what I was thinking. He didn't say anything, but just held my hand tightly to give me strength.

We headed in the direction where the light disappeared.

I originally thought it would be a smooth journey. After all, we just experienced a life-and-death battle. The God of Destiny should give us some breathing space, right?

But reality slapped me in the face.

This road is much more difficult than we imagined.

The thorns were so dense that there was almost no place to stand.

Each thorn is as sharp as a poisoned steel needle.

Our clothes were torn, our skin was pierced, and blood flowed from the wounds, staining the ground beneath our feet red.

"Hiss—" I gasped as a sharp thorn pierced my calf. The piercing pain made me scream.

Hao Yang immediately supported me, his eyes full of heartache: "Yaoyao, are you okay?"

I gritted my teeth and shook my head: "It's okay, let's keep going."

I don't believe that this little injury can stop me!

I am a woman who carries a system and is destined to change my fate!

We supported each other and moved forward with difficulty.

Every step feels like walking on the edge of a knife, and every step is accompanied by pain.

Finally, after a long journey, we vaguely saw an open area ahead.

I was delighted, thinking that I could finally get rid of these damn thorns.

However, when we got closer, we found that it was not an open area at all, but a swamp with no end in sight!

The originally clear road came to an abrupt end here.

Instead, there was a black quagmire that exuded a foul smell, with unknown plant debris floating on it, which was creepy.

"This..." I was stunned. I never expected this result.

Hao Yang's expression also became serious: "Be careful, Yaoyao."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground beneath my feet suddenly began to loosen...

My feet suddenly felt empty, I screamed, and my body fell uncontrollably.

Hao Yang was quick-witted and grabbed my arm and pulled me back.

I patted my chest in shock and looked down. The place where I had just stood had collapsed, revealing the dark quagmire below.

"That was a close call!" I said with lingering fear.

Hao Yang frowned, his eyes swept across the strange swamp, and said in a deep voice: "This swamp... is not simple."

I nodded, agreeing with him.

This swamp exudes an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. I have a vague feeling that this may not be formed naturally, but is the result of some ancient formation used to prevent outsiders from approaching the light.

"Yaoyao, be careful!" Hao Yang suddenly shouted and pushed me away.

Before I could register what was happening, I heard a sickening grunting sound behind me.

Looking back, I saw a huge mud monster emerging from the swamp and rushing towards me with its fangs and claws bared.

It was covered in black mud, exuding a suffocating stench, and looked hideous and terrifying.

I immediately released the power given to me by the system, and a golden light shot out from my hand and hit the mud monster.

The mud monster let out a shrill roar, and part of its body was broken apart, but it quickly regrouped and continued to pounce on me.

"Damn it, why can't I kill this thing!" I cursed inwardly and launched an attack again.

At this moment, more mud monsters emerged from the swamp and rushed towards us like a tide.

I suddenly felt the pressure doubled. Hao Yang also joined the battle. He brandished his weapon, and each blow could break up some of the mud monsters. But there were too many mud monsters, and we gradually felt overwhelmed.

The surrounding swamps were stirred even more turbid by the aftermath of our battle, and were filled with a sickening stench.

I saw some small animals not far away were scared and running away, and I couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

This swamp is more dangerous than I thought...

"Hao Yang, look..." I pointed at the place on the mud monster where smoke seemed to be coming out and whispered, "They seem..."

"...As if it's afraid of the light?" Before I finished speaking, a beam of sunlight happened to penetrate the thick clouds and shine on the swamp.

The mud monster exposed to the sunlight melted quickly like ice and snow encountering fire, making a sizzling sound, and finally turned into a pool of foul-smelling liquid and disappeared.

My heart moved, and I immediately mobilized the new power given to me by the system - the power of light!

I put my hands together and silently chanted a spell. A ball of dazzling light gathered in my hands, growing bigger and brighter, and finally turned into a small sun, emitting a blazing light.

"Go!" I threw the "sun" into the air. It hovered above the swamp, like the scorching sun at noon, casting its strong light on every inch of land.

Those originally ferocious mud monsters let out shrill screams under the illumination of the light, and their bodies quickly melted into pools of black water and merged into the swamp.

After a while, all the mud monsters were wiped out, and the swamp returned to calm, leaving only a faint burnt smell in the air.

"Huh——" I took a long breath, wiped the sweat from my forehead, and felt refreshed.

I didn’t expect this new power to be so useful!

It seems that the power of light will be the best choice to deal with these dark creatures in the future.

Hao Yang walked up to me, his eyes full of love and admiration: "Yaoyao, you are so awesome!" He gently wiped the sweat off my face, and his fingertips lightly stroked my cheek, bringing a tingling sensation.

I looked at his gentle eyes and my heart was filled with sweetness and happiness.

It’s great to have him around.

We held hands and continued walking forward, thinking that we could finally get out of this damn swamp.

However, just when we thought everything was going well, the sky suddenly darkened...

I looked up and saw a huge bird, blocking out the sun and the sky, slowly flying towards us...

Its feathers gleamed with a metallic luster, emitting a heart-pounding aura of oppression.

"Hao Yang..." I held his hand tightly and felt that his hand was trembling slightly.

"Prepare for battle..." He said in a deep voice, his eyes filled with an unprecedented solemnity.

This bird is definitely not a good one...