Chapter 135: Companions

This was a perfect opportunity to launch an attack!

Yi Chen stepped back a few meters, flexing his ankles, holding his breath, and focusing intently on the lurking creature.

Seeing his movements, Lu Yu’s eyes widened: Could it be that he intended to leap up?

Yi Chen sprang into action.

With a burst of speed and a graceful leap, he barely managed to grasp the edge of the tempered glass of the airborne stage, hanging high above the ground at an altitude of several meters!

He exerted force with his hands, preparing to climb up in one go, but the lurking creature was not about to sit idly by.

With a swipe of its razor claws, the target was not Yi Chen himself, but the piece of tempered glass he clung to!

Yi Chen twisted his arm, and before the glass at the edge shattered, he spun like a top and shifted to another section. Taking advantage of the moment, he pushed himself up and finally pulled his body onto the platform.

Stepping onto the glass surface of the airborne stage, Yi Chen suddenly felt uneasy.

Through the glass, he could clearly see the colorful rings on the ground below, and his head began to spin.

Was it a visual effect or did he suffer from acrophobia?

There was no time to ponder. Yi Chen swung his fist at the lurking creature. He intended to take advantage of the fact that its front limbs had not yet fully regenerated to seize the upper hand!

The creature resumed its sly tactics.

It was adept at climbing and moved effortlessly in the air, completely unfazed.

Whenever Yi Chen approached, it would retreat, mostly skirting the edges of the stage. The 500-square-meter space gave it ample room to maneuver.

Meanwhile, Yi Chen’s condition worsened, and he no longer attacked recklessly.

Though the tempered glass could bear weight, the intense battle on its surface exerted tremendous force; their fierce strikes quickly spread cracks across the glass, with several holes chipped out in the center, making it look as though the platform might collapse at any moment.

Yi Chen began to hesitate.

Although falling from this height wouldn’t cause much harm, if he missed a step, would the creature seize the chance to pounce on him with a devastating blow as he lost balance?

If the entire stage collapsed and the glass shattered, would it endanger Lu Yu and his family hiding in a corner?

These worries swirled endlessly in his mind. Coupled with the creature’s calculated provocations, Yi Chen lost his advantage and gradually fell into a defensive stance.

The creature successfully bought time; its severed front limb had now regenerated, and it was ready to strike back.

It climbed onto a chain connecting the stage to the ceiling and snapped it with a crunch of its teeth!

The support points at the four corners of the airborne stage lost balance and began to sway violently.

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Yi Chen crouched low, struggling to maintain his balance.

Dizziness intensified, and stomach acid churned within him.

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