Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr "Xiao Fei, there was clearly no one there just now, but Xiao Lin still died, even leaving behind this face. Our opponent is not human at all..." Although technology had shown that there were no souls in this world, Xiao Lin's strange death still made Xiao Chong panic. "Now that the team leader is gone, he must have died at the hands of that terrifying devil. If we continue to stay here, we'll definitely die." Even the bravest person would feel fear in the face of such a strange situation.
"Slap!" Xiao Fei gave Xiao Chong a vicious slap across the face. Xiao Chong's face was a little flustered, and even more so a little confused and helpless.
"You better f * cking calm down!" Xiao Fei shouted, "The team leader said that the opponent is proficient in the art of concealment and assassination. We may not be able to understand some of his methods, but that doesn't mean he's invincible.
"Besides, I don't believe that the team leader has really been killed." Xiao Fei was well aware of the team leader's strength. If even the team leader could not stand up to him, then they would have no chance of escaping from this forest. He told himself that he needed to stay calm. Once the two of them fell into panic, then they really would not be far from death.
Xiao Fei's firm and calm words finally calmed Xiao Chong down a little. His eyes wandered, just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw the grass about 10 metres behind Xiao Fei suddenly explode soundlessly. Countless blades of grass shot towards Xiao Chong's back like flying arrows.
"Careful!" Xiao Chong's earlier panic disappeared in an instant. A cold light flashed in his eyes as his left hand gently pushed Xiao Fei to one side. Raising his right palm, he struck out fiercely at the incoming blades of grass. A formless burst of Qi-Jin burst forth, and the blades of grass that had been flying towards him were instantly blocked.
"Boom!" A muffled sound rang out as the two formless forces collided. Xiao Chong's body shook, and he felt the blood and qi in his chest churn... he calmly circulated the hidden force in his body, once again gathering strength in his palm, and struck out once more...
This burst of Qi-Jin finally overpowered that formless force, and the blades of grass that had been blocked were sent flying back by this force.
Ling Lan, who was hiding in the opposite direction, paled when she heard the muffled thud, as if she had suffered some serious injury. However, her expression did not change, nor did her line of sight. She continued to stare indifferently at the other team member, Xiao Fei, who had been pushed aside by Xiao Chong.
That's right, the person she wanted to kill this time was Xiao Fei. The Flying Blades of Grass just now was indeed one of her methods, but that move was just a bait. It was a deliberate attack designed to attract the attention of another member.
Although Xiao Chong's panic on the surface looked very real, the formless blood aura on their bodies proved that these people were all veterans who had seen blood before. How could they be frightened by the strange deaths of their comrades? This performance was undoubtedly meant to numb her, to use this opportunity to lure her into attacking.
After thinking it through, Ling Lan decided to beat him at his own game. Although it would be risky and she might get hurt, she could take the opportunity to kill an opponent. This was undoubtedly a worthwhile deal.
Xiao Chong had just sent those flying blades of grass and leaves flying away when, without hesitation, he stomped his feet and used this force to fly towards the spot where the explosion had occurred. Pushing out with both palms, the formless Qi-Jin struck the spot where the explosion had occurred!
That formless force had come from that direction, so the opponent's hiding place was definitely there! He had caught that assassin! Joy flashed through Xiao Chong's eyes. As long as the opponent revealed his true form, judging from the strength of his attack just now, he and Xiao Fei working together would definitely be able to kill the opponent here.
"Boom!" Affected by this tremendous force, the soil, grass, and trees were blasted apart. Dust and leaves flew everywhere, and a deep pit about one meter in diameter appeared in front of Xiao Chong.
"Good chance! Explode for me! " At this time, Ling Lan, who was hiding on the other side, saw Xiao Chong leave the other team member's body, and immediately detonated the spiritual power she had hidden beside Xiao Fei.
Ling Lan was not confident that her spiritual blast could kill two Qi-Jin stage experts at the same time. Compared to Xiao Chong's late-stage Qi-Jin strength, Xiao Fei's mid-early stage strength was undoubtedly easier to kill. Thus, from the very beginning, her target had been Xiao Fei. She would pick the soft bones first to gnaw on.
Under Ling Lan's control, the formless and colourless spiritual power exploded in an instant, forming a massive shockwave that surged towards Xiao Fei's brain.
Xiao Fei, who had been pushed aside by Xiao Chong, was already in a defensive position. Right now, his attention was also drawn by Xiao Chong's attack. If he discovered any trace of the opponent, he would immediately follow and help Xiao Chong.
However, before he could discover anything, his mind suddenly trembled. This was a kind of early warning of danger, one of the abilities of every combat expert who had entered the Qi-Jin stage. Could it be that the opponent wanted to use this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on him?
This thought had just flashed through Xiao Fei's mind when the hidden energy covering his entire body surged once more. As long as someone or a hidden weapon came close to him, he would sense it...
But it was precisely because of this defensive position that he felt an invisible force collide with the hidden energy covering his body... he felt his own Qi-Jin tremble violently, and then he felt a jolt of dizziness in his head. He seemed to hear his own Qi-Jin exploding along with that force. Boom! Boom! Boom! ...
This force concentrated on attacking his brain, until he felt that his brain could no longer withstand this massive force. With a loud boom, it exploded... and he fell completely into darkness, no longer feeling anything.
On the other side, Xiao Chong, who had been attacking the source of the force, thought that his two palms would definitely force out the assassin hiding here. However, other than the flying mud and grass, there was no sign of anyone at all. Other than the sound of the wind and the rustling of leaves, there was nothing else.
"Damn it!" Xiao Chong saw that his two palms had not produced the results he had expected at all. He could not help but curse internally, his heart uncertain. Could it be that the assassin had instantly fled when he had attacked Xiao Fei? Yet, he had not heard the sound of anyone moving at all. Or could it be that that person was not in that direction at all? Then how had that attack come about?
Sure enough, Xiao Chong was not as panicked as he had appeared to be. It should be said that his substandard performance earlier was just to numb the assassin hiding in the dark, to lure the other into attacking.
He had indeed gotten what he wanted. The other had attacked, but the result was not very good. He had not been able to find the other, which instead made him even more bewildered.
He walked resentfully back to his teammates' side. Of course, he did not forget to be vigilant of his surroundings. He believed that the assassin was nearby, but the other's unfathomable way of hiding and moving made him unable to find any openings, causing him to feel rather apprehensive.
"Xiao Fei, did you find anything?" he asked in a low voice. Perhaps Xiao Fei, who was standing guard behind him, would be able to see something.
Unfortunately, there was no response to his question. Sensing that something was not right, Xiao Chong's expression changed drastically. He pounced over to stand in front of Xiao Fei, and saw Xiao Fei's eyes wide open, staring blankly ahead. Meanwhile, his facial features were currently dripping with a river of blood as thick as a finger. With just one look, Xiao Chong knew that the other was already dead.
"Ah..." Xiao Chong let out a tragic wail. Compared to the other teammates who had come later, Xiao Fei was his best friend who had grown up with him, who had gone to school together, who had fought together on the battlefield together, and who had survived together. This time, he was truly going crazy...
Hiding in the bushes, Ling Lan was not in a good state at the moment. Her face was as white as a sheet — the spiritual blast just now had undoubtedly drained all of her spiritual power. Not only that, the spiritual blast was also a move that hurt the enemy by a thousand but also hurt the user by eight hundred. Moreover, the technique she had used this time was even more demanding than the spiritual blast, which was even more damaging to the user.
The spiritual blast was indeed very powerful, but it had a weakness. After detonating it once, the user would not be able to gather new spiritual power to attack within a short period of time. Thus, if Ling Lan had used the spiritual blast to draw the opponent's attention, she would not have been able to gather enough spiritual power to launch a sneak attack. In order to successfully finish off one of the opponents, she could only take the risk and use the double-detonation technique.
The double-detonation technique was an area-of-effect attack technique. It split spiritual power into two and then detonated them separately to attack the target. The massive spiritual energy explosion could instantly destroy everything in the surroundings, both tangible and intangible.
Ling Lan knew very well that the missing team leader was definitely on his way here. There was no time for her to waste — she needed to finish off these two people before the team leader arrived. Otherwise, if she were to go up against the team leader who was at the peak of Qi-Jin, Ling Lan would not have the confidence to take him on one-on-one, not to mention leaving behind a helper for the other.
Ling Lan believed that the double-detonation technique would definitely be able to finish off one of the opponents. And in truth, Ling Lan had done it. However, the price she had paid was also very high. Not only was her spiritual power depleted, but she also had a splitting headache and felt nauseous. Even her body had suffered some damage. The only fortunate thing was that other than her spiritual power, her combat arts had not been weakened by much.
"Boss, you can't use spiritual power anymore." Little Four checked on Ling Lan's condition and spoke up to remind her, "Forcefully using it will cause permanent damage to your spiritual body, Boss."
"Got it!" Ling Lan replied. Her gaze was fixed on Xiao Chong, who was currently wailing madly. The opponent's breathing was already unstable, so this was undoubtedly a good opportunity to make a move...
Since she could no longer use spiritual attacks, then she could only face him head-on. Ling Lan pushed herself up with both hands, and her entire body shot like an arrow towards the howling Xiao Chong.
At the same time, a cone-shaped icicle appeared in her hands, and in an instant, she was already behind the opponent.
In truth, Ling Lan had long known that the so-called innate talent of spiritual mutation actually had little to do with the strength of one's spiritual power. It was just that the innate talent that the body originally possessed had to be triggered by spiritual power. Although Ling Lan's spiritual power had been depleted, she still had enough spiritual power to mobilize Ice Affinity to create a small icicle...
Right at this moment, the wailing Xiao Chong abruptly turned around to face Ling Lan with bloodshot eyes. "You've finally appeared!"
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