Below this natural barrier.
Even with the moonlight, visibility was only a few meters.
Upon hearing the assassin's reply, Li Xin's heart sank.
There's no road left...
The three of them knew perfectly well what this result meant.
"No wonder they've been following us so confidently these past two days; they already knew there was no way forward."
The female priest in the group said with a somber expression.
At this moment, the three of them were extremely depressed.
Seeing the despair on their faces, Li Xin gritted her teeth and said, "Now is not the time to give up."
Under their gazes, Li Xin pressed her index and middle fingers together against her forehead, parted her lips slightly, and recited in an obscure and difficult-to-understand language.
A faint white glow emanated from between her eyebrows.
After a moment, Li Xin's expression hardened, and she said with a strong aura, "Come out, Rose!"
As soon as Li Xin finished speaking, a flame shot out from his forehead, followed by a cry!
A fully grown unicorn suddenly appeared beside her.
This refers to Li Xin's mutated Star Brilliance Unicorn, " Hell Rose." Since receiving the blessing of the Star Brilliance Unicorn King at Knight Sacred Mountain, Hell Rose's growth rate has increased significantly. After this period of growth, it has now reached level eight, possessing strength equivalent to a human at Seventh Rank.
At this moment, " Hell Rose " still looked tired, clearly not having fully recovered from the previous battle.
A pang of heartache flashed in Li Xin's eyes as she stepped forward and stroked " Hell Rose's" cheek, saying, "I'm sorry, Rose, can you try one more time? This is our last chance."
Hell Rose seemed to sense its master's current emotions, and its previously slightly tired expression revealed a strong fighting spirit.
"Go, Rose, shatter it!" Li Xin looked up at the sky, at the transparent barrier that trapped everyone.
At the same time, as Li Xin finished speaking, the limbs of " Hell Rose " and the single horn on its head were also covered in flames.
With a long cry, the aura emanating from Hell Rose surged, and at this moment, there were even faint signs of a breakthrough.
The Hell Rose flapped its enormous wings, soaring through the air and circling upwards. As it flew, the flames on its body grew hotter, and the single horn on its head emitted a dazzling light.
It concentrates all its power into a single point, and this attack already vaguely possesses the strength of the mid-stage Seventh Rank...
Seeing this, Li Xin and the other two regained their hope, watching as the " Hell Rose " transformed into a ball of flame and rushed towards the barrier above.
boom!
A violent collision sound came from high above, and brilliant flames, as if hitting glass, instantly filled the entire sky.
It illuminated the entire natural barrier.
Seeing the commotion they had caused, the three of them were startled. If nothing unexpected happened, the Demon Race would probably arrive in less than a minute.
But they had no other choice; rather than wait to die, they might as well take the initiative.
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Despite the powerful blow from " Hell Rose," the barrier that had trapped everyone remained intact as the flames dissipated.
"It's over..."
Seeing this, the pastor beside him was utterly devastated.
She could already foresee the fate of the three of them.
Li Xin and the assassin were in the same situation.
At this moment, Li Xin's mount, " Hell Rose," also exhausted its spiritual power, its eyes filled with self-reproach. Finally, it transformed into a fiery red light and returned to her brow.
"We can't stay here any longer, we need to move quickly," the assassin beside him warned.
"Relocate? Relocate to where? Behind us are Demon Race, in front is a dead end, and above is a barrier. Where can we relocate to?" The female priest beside her slumped to the ground in resignation.
The intense mental stress of the past few days has left her feeling somewhat suffocated.
Although her words were harsh, the three of them were now in dire straits.
"But we can't just sit here and wait to die." The assassin was still somewhat unwilling to just wait here to die.
"It's too late, they're already here," Li Xin said with a wry smile.
As Li Xin finished speaking, dozens of bird-headed, human-bodied Avian Demon Race with golden wings rushed towards the group from afar.
The leader was a Seventh Rank Peak Golden Avian Demon, while the other ten or so were all Sixth Stage Greater Avian Demon.
This scale was only intended to wipe out a General Rank Demon Hunt Squad.
In the blink of an eye, led by the Golden Avian Demon, the Demon Race appeared above the group.
The leading Golden Avian Demon flapped its wings, which shone with golden light under the moonlight, and hovered in the air.
"Humans, I advise you to give up struggling. This barrier was personally set up by the Demon God and can withstand any attack below the Eighth Rank."
"With your strength, any action you take is futile. If it weren't for the desire to attract more Demon Hunt Squad, you would have been dead long ago."
The Seventh Rank Peak Golden Avian Demon spoke with a disdainful tone in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Li Xin and the other two turned ashen-faced.
Even with their strength, they couldn't break through the barrier of the Eighth Rank, not even by self-destructing their spiritual energy.
"Forget it, I just received a notification that more humans have entered this area. Judging by the time, it'll be almost time. As for you, you can all go to hell."
At the same time that the Golden Avian Demon spoke.
In its hand now stood a spear that also radiated golden light, with faint golden lightning crackling across its surface.
As its voice faded, it suddenly hurled the spear in its hand!
It was thrown straight in Li Xin's direction.
A strike from Seventh Rank Peak was clearly beyond what Li Xin, Fifth Stage cultivator, could withstand.
At such a speed, she didn't even have a chance to react.
Li Xin was filled with regret. She didn't hate herself for dying at the hands of the Demon Race, but for using Demon Race as bait to lure other Demon Hunt Squad to rescue her.
Just as the spear was about to reach Li Xin, an arrow formed from Water Element, radiating a deep blue light and trailing a long blue flame, pierced the sky and struck the spear that was being shot at Li Xin.
The two collided under the arrow, and the golden spear instantly changed its trajectory.
The arrow, formed from Water Element, flew toward the Golden Avian Demon with undiminished power.
Perhaps due to the collision with the spear along the way, the aim seemed a bit off, and it grazed past the Golden Avian Demon's cheek.
If this sudden attack hits its target, with the power of this arrow, the Golden Avian Demon will be either dead or crippled!
"It's a bit of a pity. I'm still not very skilled with the bow and arrow, and my accuracy is a little off."
Just as everyone was filled with surprise, a man's regretful voice came from high above.