"Damn it! Why are these monsters so much more aggressive today?!"
Ying Yue had just killed a giant rat, only for another one to lunge at her from the side!
Usually, giant rats were timid little monsters. How could they be this aggressive?
"Not good! I'm almost out of demonic energy!"
Ying Yue's expression grew grave. The monsters seemed endless, and wave after wave kept coming!
If she were surrounded and overwhelmed, she would surely die!
"Ice Element: Frostfang!"
Suddenly, an icy chill swept over her. She looked up and saw Jiang Yu standing beside her, his expression composed.
She could even feel the bone-piercing cold radiating from the ice blades he had summoned!
At his command, several ugly, bloated giant rats were frozen solid.
The monsters ahead were cleared away.
"Jiang Yu, you're awake?!"
Ying Yue immediately turned to look at the young man.
She was somewhat worried that this inexperienced boy wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure.
After all, the monsters attacking them were all terrifyingly strong.
A foul, rotten stench lingered in the air, so nauseating that an ordinary person would have thrown up on the spot.
But Jiang Yu moved with ease, his expression calm. He didn't look even slightly daunted.
"I'm back. Come on, let's get out of here!"
Just then, Lin Yuxin hurried over with a bottle of holy spring water.
It was a medicine refined from the holy spring.
In an emergency, it could be stored in a special container and used for convenience.
Ying Yue said nothing more. She took the lead, charging through the rubble toward the stone chamber.
Jiang Yu and Lin Yuxin followed close behind.
When she saw them dash out of the tunnel, everyone froze. They gaped at them, unable to hide their shock.
Jiang Yu stepped onto the ground.
In every direction, countless monsters had surrounded them.
Their bloodthirsty aura had even tainted the air, turning it a ghastly shade of red!
How terrifying!
"Ah!"
Lin Yuxin couldn't help letting out a sharp cry at the sight.
"Follow me! Stay where I can see you, or you'll die!"
Jiang Yu immediately warned the two women in a loud voice.
As he spoke, he silently cast a spell.
"Fire Element: Inferno!"
"Boom—!"
The ground dozens of meters ahead erupted into a sea of flames!
A vast pillar of fire surged into the sky!
The monsters that had been pressing forward were incinerated in seconds!
Even a wave of three-eyed monsters at the center was burned to death!
This was the Fire Element, representing the most violent and destructive force of magic!
Ying Yue, who had achieved such a feat, was still far from exhausted. Her face was pale, but she was grinning from ear to ear.
Her demonic energy had dwindled, after all. Compared to the monster horde, it was nothing.
And she could only use her ultimate attack twice at most!
Especially under these circumstances.
Beside her, Lin Yuxin was also sweating profusely. She handed the holy spring water in her hand to Jiang Yu.
"Jiang Yu, you have to stay alive and get out of here!"
Both women were doing their best to find a way for him to survive.
Jiang Yu took the holy spring water. At the same time, he didn't forget to comfort them.
"Ying Yue, Lin Yuxin, you'll both make it out alive!"
The two women gripped their weapons, using their lives to clear a path.
Jiang Yu charged forward, overtaking Ying Yue as she fought her way through thousands of monsters.
Jiang Yu considered himself a man of many talents. This time, they'd be impressed!
"Ice Element: Frostfang!"
"Ice Element: Frostfang!"
"Ice Element: Frostfang!"
"..."
Jiang Yu cast magic without pause. Each ice spell's cooldown lasted only three seconds!
Everything within fifty meters of him was instantly covered in biting frost.
Ice blades formed in succession, each one becoming a deadly weapon that pierced through any nearby monster.
For a moment, Jiang Yu had carved out a safe zone all by himself!
Ying Yue looked at Jiang Yu in disbelief.
She had thought Jiang Yu was only good for running away and hiding, not for wielding magic.
Given the circumstances, even she couldn't escape.
The holy spring was more than three kilometers from the safe zone!
It was a distance that seemed impossible to cross.
"It's finally over!"
Ying Yue looked at the black tide of monsters and sighed. The three of them were drenched in blood from head to toe.
But even so, she wouldn't let these beasts have their way.
Ying Yue unsheathed her long sword. Her wine-red hair fluttered in the wind, and a heroic aura radiated from her.
She let out a shout.
Once again, the magnificent magic erupted in a fierce display.
Lin Yuxin, though a Water Element mage, was far behind the two of them. The water barrier in her hands had long since crumbled.
Jiang Yu glanced at her.
Ying Yue was pale, sweat running down her fair face. She was so exhausted that she could barely stand.
Void leaped onto Jiang Yu's shoulders and whispered into her ear:
"Ying Yue, don't be afraid. I'm here."
Ying Yue had exhausted her demonic energy. Her vision blurred, and her body grew so weak she couldn't even lift a finger.
Jiang Yu focused on reaching the safe zone.
Most of the monsters had already gathered around the four of them, their scarlet eyes fixed on them as they snarled.
But what awaited this group of monsters was—
Jiang Yu's raging inferno!
The temperature plummeted. Even Lin Yuxin began to shiver.
Ying Yue, in particular, instinctively sought out the warmth. She leaned against Jiang Yu.
Ying Yue's scent, like that of a rose, spread through the blood-soaked air.
Jiang Yu stood firm, facing the powerful horde of monsters.
Lin Yuxin knew the young man's magical energy was nearly spent. His only fate would be a painful death.
Even in death, she could only hope that her sister would survive this disaster.
But she was bound.
She watched as the young man chanted a spell once more.
One spell after another!
He stood in front of them like a towering mountain!
The corpses of the fallen monsters piled up into small mountains, blocking the path behind them!
Dark red blood stained the ground all around.
Beneath Jiang Yu lay a purple-blue sheet of ice, frozen solid.
Like a merciless killing machine, he cast Ice Element magic over and over again.
Lin Yuxin was so shaken she could barely believe her eyes. Her face went numb with shock, and even her temples throbbed.
She couldn't imagine how Jiang Yu could cast so many spells.
All she knew was that there was still a chance to survive!
Jiang Yu himself was casting an astonishing amount of magic, going from one Ice Element spell every three seconds to one every two seconds.
He looked toward Ying Yue in his arms. By now, she had already passed out.
The vast horde of monsters had also been frozen in midair.
They'd been stalled for far too long.
The monsters had nearly sealed off the entire area around the holy spring, leaving no way through.
A single, enormous ice wall stood across the path, with three small black dots atop it.
"Are they guarding the holy spring? Could they be high-level monsters?"
"Even high-level monsters couldn't possibly hold back the horde for this long!"
Void was full of doubts.
But the next wave of monsters was already attacking. He had no choice but to stay vigilant.
"..."
Meanwhile, around the holy spring, the demonic wolves had been reduced to little more than a scattered handful.
Jiang Yu looked around at the once-dense mass of monster corpses and breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if they possessed a hundred times his magical energy, his astral realm still held enough to spare.
"Lin Yuxin, we made it!"
Jiang Yu turned around, elated.
At that moment, Ying Yue stirred. She opened her eyes, dazed.
"Where are we? Weren't we surrounded by monsters?"
She looked around at the silent, frozen battlefield in confusion.
She had passed out.
But then a familiar voice rang in her ears.
"Ying Yue, there's no time to explain. We made it!"
"Oh... good..."
Ying Yue struggled to prop herself up.
As a high-level mage, she was naturally stronger than an ordinary person. After resting for a while, she could more or less walk.
But her legs were still trembling, and she was in so much pain that she could barely speak. She looked as though she had a fever. That was what happened when someone's magical energy ran dry!
The two women followed Jiang Yu silently toward the safe zone.
The monsters in the distance let out a terrified roar, warning them away.
Jiang Yu strode forward, effortlessly cutting through the demonic wolves!
Apart from the shielded monsters and some special monsters, none of them could do anything to him!
Just as he was about to break out of the monsters' encirclement—
Something unexpected happened!
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