I Am the Answer, But What Is the Question?

The four monsters attacked at once.

This time, the battle was clearly much harder.

Two Thornspike Sprites flanked him from both sides, their thorn spears stabbing in coordinated strikes.

The Frost Dancer cast Frost Aura from the rear. The temperature in the air plummeted, and frost began to form across the ground. Meanwhile, Shadow Claw vanished completely into the shadows, waiting for a chance to launch a Sneak Attack.

The power of [Arcane Surge] boiled through Xia Lin's veins. His body became a blur as he weaved through the monsters' encirclement.

But their increased numbers meant he could no longer handle them as effortlessly as before.

A thorn spear grazed his arm, leaving a bloody gash. Poison immediately began eating into the wound, numbing his entire arm.

"Damn it."

He immediately downed a bottle of [Neutralize Toxin], then used [Spell Strike] together with [Electric Claw] to force back the two Thornspike Sprites.

The Frost Dancer's Frost Touch struck his shoulder. The bone-chilling cold slowed him by half a beat. In that brief opening, Shadow Claw sprang from the darkness, its claws carving three deep bloody wounds across his back.

The final illusion from [Mirror Image] shattered as well.

"Watch out!" Minsk shouted from the side.

Xia Lin rolled aside to avoid a sweeping strike from a Thornspike Sprite, then fired two rapid shots from the Numelia pistol, blasting apart half of the Frost Dancer's body.

The monster dissolved into starlight, leaving behind a pattern: another circle with a wavy line.

Gritting through the pain, he used the last of his strength to activate [Dimension Door], cutting down both Thornspike Sprites and Shadow Claw in rapid succession.

When the last monster vanished, Xia Lin dropped to one knee, gasping for breath.

His back was still bleeding, his arm trembled faintly from