So the battle became a rescue instead. Mo Yuxin cut through the collapsed rock around the shell, clearing the trapped weight one piece at a time. Su Yubing sealed the air with a thin frost web to prevent the fog from overwhelming the cave entrance, then used a delicate healing thread to soothe the beast's shaking spiritual core. The creature still fought reflexively once or twice, flinging out long water ribbons that smashed the cave wall, but neither of them backed down. At one point, the beast whipped one of its finned limbs toward Su Yubing, and Mo Yuxin immediately stepped in front of her without thinking, catching the force with a blade barrier so clean it flashed like mirror glass in the dark. Su Yubing's eyes softened when she saw that, because she always noticed every little thing Mo Yuxin did to protect her, even when Mo Yuxin did it so naturally she probably did not realize how obvious it was.
