Chapter 21: Lu Yuan and the World

The scorching high temperatures enveloped everything within the trap, as fierce flames turned the stones into glowing red magma that dropped down in clumps.

A thin layer of light screen appeared on the surface of the Fire Lizard's scale armor.

This light screen could prevent it from being scorched by the high temperatures.

Fire Breathing— a move only used against strong enemies.

Unexpectedly, it was used here.

This ability required a lot of energy and the support of internal fuel, which was limited in use.

Its massive body trembled slightly.

After turning the ant in front of it into ashes with one breath, the Fire Lizard felt its own weakness and knew it had to retreat to its cave to heal its injuries.

…

"Thank goodness I wasn't directly hit…"

Lu Yuan was both anxious and frightened, the copious secretion of adrenaline put him in an extremely excited state, with the blood in his veins nearly boiling.

After using the Eye-poking Technique, he hid in the Different Space right away and didn't suffer much damage.

He looked again at his left arm, which had been sprayed with a handful of scorching fuel, causing searing pain.

If he had been even 0.1 second later, he would have been ignited and burned to death.

[A special kind of fuel, which when ignited can reach temperatures of about three thousand Celsius.]

"So dangerous…"

Lu Yuan immediately took off his clothes and wiped off the fuel.

His mind raced with urgent thoughts.

"I blinded one of its eyes!"

"The long spear is coated with venom... and the eyes are closer to the head, so the venom spreads faster."

"I might as well try to blind its other eye too!"

The enraged Fire Lizard, having exhausted its fuel reserves, slowly weakened.

Just as it was about to climb out of the pit, Lu Yuan deactivated the Different Space again, grabbed hold of a piece of its scale armor, and steadied himself.

"Your Grandpa is right here!"

This move was very dangerous.

But it was necessary; if he didn't climb onto the Fire Lizard, Lu Yuan wouldn't be able to harm this huge beast, nor keep up with the running giant.

Sensing an anomaly on its back, the Fire Lizard struggled wildly again, leaping high, trying to shake Lu Yuan off.

With a "boom," its massive body hit the stones nearby.

Lu Yuan struggled to hang on, nearly having his internal organs shaken loose with the violent jolting.

"Awoo~~" Old Wolf's voice rose again.

Lu Yuan's eyes widened as he suddenly realized that the whole world seemed to have flipped over, with the Fire Lizard's body pressing down towards him.

He understood this was the "death roll"—the Fire Lizard intended to crush him to death with its weight.

"Different Space!"

Pop!

The Fire Lizard's back hit the ground, splashing a large amount of water.

Their spaces overlapped directly, and Lu Yuan faintly saw the beast's flesh and writhing internal organs, like a mass of red muscle densely packed outside of a soap bubble.

If one must describe this phenomenon, it could only be explained as: Lu Yuan and the Fire Lizard were like two sides of a piece of paper, the Fire Lizard could not possibly affect the "other side of the paper" no matter how much it destroyed.

But it had to be admitted that Lu Yuan's Different Space Ability also had limits.

Activating multiple times in short succession would consume more spiritual power.

And the Different Space could not be activated instantly, needing approximately 0.1-0.2 seconds to activate.

The worse the mental state, the longer it takes to activate.

Furthermore, except for his physical body, which can freely enter and exit, the exit and entry of other objects will damage the integrity of the Different Space.

It's unfeasible to project a long spear from inside the Different Space to the outside.

He must first deactivate it before projecting.

Otherwise, once the long spear touches the edge of the Different Space, the entire space will shatter, and he himself will suffer a very severe mental shock.

So every time "Old Liu" launched a stealth attack, he had to first deactivate the Different Space and then initiate the attack.

"It stopped... It's tired... I..."

Having come this far, Lu Yuan was unwilling to give up; he immediately grabbed onto the scales intending to climb onto the back of the Fire Lizard after deactivating the Different Space.

His entire skin was flushed red, the veins on his arms bulging as if he were a wild beast driven mad, and the Fire Lizard's Scale Armor was extremely rough.

The rain in the sky grew heavier.

The Fire Lizard, already gasping for air, let out a furious roar and violently bounced off the ground in an attempt to shake Lu Yuan off when it realized its opponent had stuck to it like a sticky candy.

"Come on, let's see how long you can last!" Lu Yuan used his long spear to wedge between the scales, keeping himself in place by sheer force.

He roared loudly, though he too was close to exhaustion and didn't know how long he could hold out.

Every time the Fire Lizard initiated a death roll, trying to crush him with its massive body, Lu Yuan would immediately activate the Different Space to evade.

And when the Fire Lizard calmed down, he had to deactivate the Different Space and provoke the opponent frantically, inducing the beast to move violently.

"Hold on tight!!!"

That's what Lu Yuan told himself; if he got thrown off or pinned down by the opponent, he would have no more chances.

The confrontation slowly turned into a protracted war of attrition, with the heavy rain pouring down like the tears of heaven, moistening the earth.

Moonlight, obscured by dark clouds, was faintly visible, and the massive Fire Lizard had encountered an enemy as tenacious as sticky candy, swaying left and right, rolling in the throes of death, having nearly exhausted all its methods.

It never imagined encountering an opponent like a cockroach that couldn't be killed.

Several times, the Fire Lizard seemed to be exhausted and motionless.

Lu Yuan tried to climb onto its neck to deal a vicious blow with his long spear to the other eye, only to find that the opponent had recovered strength once more and began struggling madly again.

Thus, he had to reactivate the Different Space to protect himself.

As the long, intense exercise wore on, Spider Venom slowly invaded the Fire Lizard's neurological system, and the constant loss of fresh blood steadily sapped the beast's Life Force.

Its movements indeed became slower.

When both sides' adrenaline gradually depleted, what was being tested was willpower.

The rain gradually stopped, and Lu Yuan's whole body was burning with pain; he didn't know where he had been hurt.

Moreover, the frequent use of the Different Space also reached its limit, and his vision became blurry.

Without the ability to dodge using the Different Space, it wouldn't take the Fire Lizard a second to kill him.

Survival or death, that was the question.

Whether it was his arms or his legs, they felt like they were filled with lead and didn't want to move at all.

The world is indeed very cruel.

Why is Extraordinary Life so powerful?

Should he continue to persist? Can he really overcome his opponent?

His consciousness was really confused. Amid the haze, he saw the ethereal figures of his family, their familiar faces smiling at him.

Thus, Lu Yuan couldn't help but think: If he died, maybe this damn nightmare would end, right?

Then he turned his head and saw the Old Wolf.

The Old Wolf's front legs were scratching at the ground as it crawled slowly through the bushes, with only a wolf's head exposed outside.

The lone eye gleamed with a green light under the moonlight.

This was a wolf filled with the desire to live, just as when Lu Yuan first saw it; even injured, it still fought for survival.