Chapter 78
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Chapter 78: Charging into the Monster Tide
Pan Ming stared at the dark shadows moving under the water, his face turning extremely pale.
Dealing with one or two ordinary monsters was nothing for him.
But what was the situation now?
A monster tide led by the Soul-less Ghost Fish!
It was far too dangerous!
The green mark on Pan Ming’s forehead glowed even brighter. Gritting his teeth, he summoned a large amount of spirit energy and injected it directly into the city wall!
“Boom!”
A multitude of plants began to grow, transforming into massive vines on the city wall, then diving into the water to capture the Spotted Dragon Crocodiles.
Wood Element Spiritual Law heavily depended on its lineage; having a Wood Element boost made a vast difference in strength.
Pan Ming, being a commoner, lacked a powerful Wood Element, so the vines he summoned were quite ordinary.
Usually, in a state of Spiritual Roots revival, he could handle ordinary monsters without issue, but now, in enemy territory, the vines struggled to reach into the water. Although they bound the Spotted Dragon Crocodiles, the creatures could easily flip and tear the vines apart.
Clearly, without close combat, defeating these Spotted Dragon Crocodiles was impossible.
“Hurry!”
Xiang Yande’s tone turned cold.
“Understood…”
Pan Ming was left with no choice; staying on land meant certain death!
Taking a deep breath, Pan Ming gripped his spirit spear and leaped from the fortress. He pushed the Wood Element Spiritual Law to its limit, causing the spear to sprout sharp spikes covered in deadly poison as he plunged into the water, ready to engage the Spotted Dragon Crocodiles in close combat.
In an instant, the underwater world roiled.
The Spotted Dragon Crocodile was a medium-sized monster known for its immense strength in water and tough skin, making it hard to injure with regular attacks.
Using the vines from a distance was barely effective, as even breaking through defenses was a challenge, and the poison wouldn’t take effect.
Swish!
Pan Ming struck successfully, piercing through the back of one Spotted Dragon Crocodile, its bright red blood staining the water’s surface.
But soon, a swarm of monsters surrounded him. Pan Ming fought fiercely; the Wood Element naturally countered the Water Element, and he had some fighting power. He continuously battled nearly a dozen ordinary monsters and was about to finish off the last three Spotted Dragon Crocodiles.
But then, an unexpected twist occurred—Pan Ming suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream, blood pouring from his mouth and nose. His abdomen was torn open from the inside, and a transparent monster burst forth.
This strange scenario horrified Pan Ming, who frantically unleashed his spirit energy to attack the creature lodged in his belly.
Yet, in despair, he discovered that all his attacks were ineffective; the transparent monster seemed formless, scattering when hit and quickly reforming.
“What kind of monster is this? No… no, no! Get away from me!”
Pan Ming had the strength to resist, but there were too many opponents, and he was slowly dragged under the water, racing towards death.
He felt nearly hopeless!
“Once you arrive, don’t leave.”
Yun Ye drew his bow and notched an arrow, a ghostly blue aura enveloping the arrowhead.
Swish!
The arrow pierced through the water, striking Pan Ming’s chest. As it hit the transparent monster, the pale blue flame erupted.
“Ahhh!”
The transparent monster let out a tragic cry, releasing Pan Ming as if it had been electrically shocked, and then it melted away.
It was a high-level monster capable of hydrating, and when its soul was destroyed, it left no corpse, simply dissolving into the water. This scene was bizarre; Pan Ming couldn’t understand it at all, but it didn’t stop his ecstasy.
With a powerful kick, he surged upward rapidly, while the massive tear in his chest began to heal as countless threads connected and mended.
As a user of Wood Element Spiritual Law, self-healing was almost instinctive for him.
But he celebrated too soon.
Countless threads had already wrapped around him tightly, and as he approached the surface, they constricted.
Pan Ming’s expression froze.
Blood lines appeared.
Moments later, his entire body disintegrated into countless fragments.
“These threads can easily cut through spirit energy?”
Yun Ye was slightly shocked as well. Although Pan Ming hadn’t mastered a defensive spiritual law like Wood Barrier, he had maintained a spirit energy defense, which proved completely ineffective against the threads, getting severed directly instead.
“Everyone pay attention! With Yang the Spiritual Law Master assisting, Pan Ming is dead, so there must be something below!”
Xiang Yande saw bright red blood spreading and sensed Pan Ming’s aura from it. He didn’t care about Pan Ming’s death, but the reason behind it demanded his attention!
Another high-level monster!
And disaster always strikes one after another.
“Not good, captain! The talisman spirit energy is running low, and we only have two spare talismans left. We can’t hold on much longer!”
Wang Jie shouted, “The fortress is also in trouble. The tide has some kind of corrosive power with something hidden within it, breaking it down continuously. Zhang Qidong is also struggling to hold on!”
Zhang Qidong, a user of Earth Element Spiritual Law, had been reinforcing the fortress, but his face was already pale, a clear sign of significant life energy depletion.
“This is not good… very bad… With so many monsters, how can we keep this up? Yang the Spiritual Law Master, don’t hold back! If we lose this ground, we’re doomed!”
“Earth Element Spiritual Law—Unbreakable Guardian Stone!”
Xiang Yande finally took action. Clapping his hands, a massive surge of yellow spirit energy rushed into the sky, transforming into a finely crafted gray stone.
Though small, when the gray stone floated down, it evoked a feeling akin to Mount Tai pressing down on them.
The stability of the entire fortress immediately increased significantly, even forcing the rushing water away. The water around the city wall noticeably decreased in depth, creating an unusual phenomenon of water flowing upward.
“Gravity?”
Yun Ye was puzzled.
This strange situation led him to activate the Eye of Invisible Light to investigate.
He discovered that the Unbreakable Guardian Stone was not just a focal point of spirit energy; it also emanated a continuous stream of spirit energy that formed the suppressive force, which was the cause of the lowered water level.
“Has the concept of weight been materialized? Perhaps gravity is a power that Earth Element Spiritual Law can achieve, but no one has realized it before.”
Yun Ye’s thoughts flashed before he jumped back into the battle.
He raised his hand and unleashed a Black Flame, the intense heat directly evaporating the river, cooking the monsters within.
Xiang Yande, who was swinging his sword at a monster, felt a twitch in the corner of his eye. The temperature of the flames was so high that if it hit him, he would turn to ash!
But how could a twelve-year-old commoner possess such terrifying strength?
“Kill!”
Xiang Yande and Yun Ye both cleared the monsters far quicker than the ordinary members, significantly reducing the fortress’s pressure.
But the monsters only continued to increase in number; this was merely a delay, not a true solution.
“I achieved a high-level monster rating in Hongshan military camp after defeating Shi Qing. There’s no way I can be trapped in this small fortress…”
Yun Ye expanded his Spirit Sense to explore the core of the monster horde.
Soul-less Ghost Fish cannot be killed; they lack a concept of individuality. To eliminate the Soul-less Ghost Fish, all living parasites must be destroyed.
However, they do have weaknesses—the Soul-less Ghost Fish requires a lot of moisture, meaning the Fire Element naturally counters Soul-less Ghost Fish, causing critical hits with each strike.
Yun Ye’s Black Flame was powerful, but it could only kill a limited number of monsters through the tide. But if it were the monsters parasitized by the Soul-less Ghost Fish, it would be entirely different.
“Captain Xiang, you all handle it!”
“As a Fire Element user, my role here is minimal. I must go directly to kill their high-level individuals!”
Yun Ye suddenly spoke up.
“What? Wait, what are you joking about? How will we hold out without you…”
Xiang Yande’s face changed drastically as he hurried to stop him.
But Yun Ye had already vanished, his figure leaping into the heavy rain, stepping across the water’s surface as he charged into the depths of the tide.
He was actually half a rank higher than Xiang Yande, who couldn’t command him.
