Already Dead?

Already Dead?

Gu Shi'an really had turned into a cannonball. He charged forward in great strides, his legs filled with explosive power. He leaped heavily, blasting a mud pit beneath his feet, while his massive body curled into a ball and slammed straight into the Underground Cave. In an instant, the cave entrance was thrown into complete chaos.

Gu Shi'an and Xia Yan both knew that they would probably be unable to use Star Skills throughout this battle. Since the enemy's Fallen Shadow Witch was hiding in the darkness, Jiang Xiao was using Silence to clear the way.

Who in the team was least able to afford being silenced? Naturally, the damage-dealing powerhouse—Han Jiangxue! Aside from Han Jiangxue, the other three youngsters could be silenced as much as the enemy liked. At worst, they could fight in close combat.

But Han Jiangxue was the team's tactical core. Whether she could use her Star Skills or not made the team look completely different.

At that moment, a dark-red, translucent "eggshell" had already enveloped Han Jiangxue's body—the Flame Shield.

Her hands waved repeatedly. Barren Wind surged from her left hand, supporting the two melee fighters clearing the path ahead, while her right hand summoned Flame Puppets. In a mere twenty seconds, the former four-person team had already transformed into a mighty army. Gu Shi'an already possessed Steel Body, and his sandbag-sized fists repeatedly smashed into the Fallen Shadow Warriors charging at them.

Xia Yan's steel greatsword gleamed with an eerie light beneath the firelight, cleaving apart the enemies before her.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue hung far behind the battle formation. Both had become support personnel: one had activated Yearning Halo, while the other used Barren Wind and hurled Ice Roar into the cave tunnels farther and deeper ahead.

"Gu Shi'an! Tell