Clash of Titans!

Li Shuyi snorted, showing no fear in the face of the Hero Class. She launched a fierce attack with both swords, using speed to counter speed, and clashed intensely with Bicha.

Bicha had initially underestimated Li Shuyi's Elite Class, and suffered a minor setback in their first exchange, a sword wound to the shoulder drawing blood. He switched to a serious stance, but after a few more moves, he was struck again. A chill ran through him, and he cried out:

"This woman is formidable!"

Although Li Shuyi is Elite Class, her agility growth per level is as high as 4 points, which is not much inferior to agility-type Hero Class! Coupled with a set of high-end equipment, Li Shuyi's agility at level 6 has reached 43 points, which is similar to Bicha's.

This is also because Bicha came from the chaotic Southeast Asia region and lived a life of constant danger. Even as an awakened being with Agility Specialty, he had to take his physical constitution into account when choosing equipment.

--The trust of teammates is all meaningless. Even having ten tank-type Hero Class teammates is not as real as increasing your own maximum Life Value. This is a common belief among many awakened beings in chaotic regions.

Finally, Li Shuyi's Swordsmanship Specialty is also at level 7, which is crucial. Her high attack speed means that there are very few openings in her attacks. When she doesn't use any skills and just uses basic attacks at close range, Li Shuyi can be said to be no less than any agile awakened person below level 7.

Swish, swish, swish!

Bicha's dagger left three Afterimage, splattering three drops of blood onto Li Shuyi's body. This was his combat skill, "Gale Triple Stab," which was far superior to Li Shuyi's Double Slash, boasting an extremely high hit rate.

The moment she was hit, Li Shuyi's body turned purple, indicating that she had been Poisoned Slow Status, resulting in a significant reduction in her movement and attack speed.

Li Shuyi immediately used the item, the Green Lotus Seed, to remove the negative effects of the poison. However, at that very moment, a shockwave that only Li Shuyi could hear rang out, and she instantly turned pale and froze on the spot.

This is a skill from Zhalun, Mental Specialist: Psychic Pierce! In addition to dealing damage, targets with Divine Might below 60% of Zhalun's will also be inflicted with Fear Status!

Bicha grinned maliciously, raised his dagger, and after a clear moment of charging up, plunged it fiercely into Li Shuyi's throat!

However, in the next second, Li Shuyi's frozen body was sent flying backward in a way that defied the laws of physics, sweeping across the hundred-meter battlefield! She finally landed lightly beside Bai Xiaowen.

Squad skill Tether!

The last remaining Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier immediately stepped forward to block Li Shuyi's path.

Bai Xiaowen's eyes were fixed in one direction. "Finally couldn't resist showing your face... I haven't made a move all this time, just waiting for you to lose your patience and appear!"

Zhalun's use of that Psychic Pierce meant that his location was exposed to Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and flicked it, and the Vampire Kitz appeared behind an Egypt soldier, slashing his Claw repeatedly!

No blood splattered, but suddenly the Egypt soldier's skin split open, and a figure rushed out! It was as bizarre as a python shedding its skin.

This person was none other than Zhalun. He had been concealing his mental fluctuations, disguising himself as an Egypt soldier, and controlling a swarm of scorpions to attack the Pharaoh's Elite Tier guards! In this chaotic battlefield, Bai Xiaowen also had difficulty pinpointing Zhalun's location.

However, the shockwave from that Psychic Pierce was too great, and Zhalun could no longer conceal it.

"Hmph..." Zhalun chuckled sinisterly, "This is different from last time... Both of my companions are here. If you dare to stand in our way, you'll only face death!"

A loud rustling sound arose as the scorpion swarm regrouped and quickly crawled towards Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi.

Bai Xiaowen squinted and raised his hand again to summon Butcher! He used Targeted Airdrop, and Butcher landed right at the vanguard of the scorpion swarm.

Buzz!

The Rot skill was activated, and a purplish-black poisonous mist filled within five steps of the Butcher. These scorpions, which relied solely on their numbers, all collapsed and died, unable to even crawl to the Butcher's feet!

Stop dreaming... On this battlefield, you will be the ones who die!

Bai Xiaowen raised his arm and fired a shot! In the instant he fired, he activated Intimidation, which Rageclaw and immobilized Basong, who was fighting against the Furious Bicha and the Skeleton Champion, Bicha, who was chasing after him, and Zhalun, who was trying Stun dodge.

This is a little trick: while shooting, you can exert Intimidation. The opponent will be stunned for a moment. Even if they react quickly, it will still take time to break free of the control, and they will often be unable to dodge Bai Xiaowen's bullets!

Zhalun paused noticeably, then used his crowd control immunity item! He only had time to turn to the side before the bullet pierced his shoulder, splattering blood everywhere.

The Blood Essence Stone's special effect triggered, and the gunshot truly pierced to the bone. Zhalun clutched his shoulder, ducked, and fled, secretly relieved.

Thankfully, I used the control-breaking item in time!

Even if it were only 0.1 seconds slower, if Bai Xiaowen's shot had hit a vital spot, it would have been an instant kill without question. Now that it hit a non-vital area, even with armor damage reduction, the loss of Life Value is close to one-third; the damage is terrifyingly high.

After a series of flapping sounds, the Vampire Kitz blocked Zhalun's path and swung his Claw again.

It's daytime now, and as Vampire, Kitz can't unleash his full power. However, Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures are running low on numbers, so he has to forcibly summon Kitz to make up the difference. At least, it's enough to harass Zhalun, Mental Specialist.

Zhalun was clawed twice by Kitz, his Life Value slowly eroded, and anger rose in his heart. He cursed and suddenly tore open a scroll.

A flash of light appeared, and two dark, slimy monsters emerged.

One of the Slime Monster swung its tentacles and entangled Kitz, while the other Slime Monster lashed out from behind Zhalun, forcefully pulling out a shadowy figure that was in stealth mode— the Shadow Assassin!

Bai Xiaowen manipulated the Shadow Assassin to approach, intending to deliver a fatal blow to Zhalun. However, Zhalun's Divine Might was quite high, and under the scan, the Shadow Assassin had nowhere to hide.

Li Shuyi, with her body bent low, launched Savage Charge, locking onto Zhalun.

In team battles between Awakened Ones, the primary targets are usually those with Mental Specialist —whether they are support healers, damage-dealing mages, or the less common summoner classes—in short, getting close to them and attacking them is always the right move.

Zhalun raised his hand, palm up, and made a loose grasp on Li Shuyi! Instantly, Li Shuyi's figure froze, as if an invisible energy shackle had trapped her in place.

This is another of Zhalun's control skills - Mind Cage! It can Imprisonment for a long time.

After Imprisonment Li Shuyi, Zhalun suddenly raised his hands to the Xiang Tian. Dense lightning energy gathered above Li Shuyi, and then blinding bolts of lightning struck down!

Combat Skill - Chain Lightning!

Li Shuyi has already used the Green Lotus Seed, a control-breaking item. As for the Eclipse Badge, a blue accessory, its priority is too low; it's simply not enough to break the Mind Cage! Taking this Chain Lightning -on would at best result in being crippled and losing combat ability, or it's possible she'd be struck dead.

Zhalun's eyes gleamed with triumph. The opposing team had already used their Tether skills, Li Shuyi had no way to dodge the chain of lightning strikes!

However, a chain shot out from the side, looped around Li Shuyi twice, and suddenly dragged her away. The continuous Lightning Strike only landed on the open ground; although powerful, they were futile as they couldn't hit anyone.

It was the Butcher who threw out the Meat Hook chain in advance to rescue Li Shuyi — the Butcher had already made the preparatory move of throwing the chain when Li Shuyi was Imprisonment; otherwise, Li Shuyi would have been hit by at least two lightning bolts before being dragged away.

"Damn it... how did he react so quickly? It's like he saw right through my moves..." Zhalun stared at the calm-faced Bai Xiaowen, feeling a wave of discouragement.

It should be noted that Zhalun had only heard of Bai Xiaowen by name and knew that he had a giant wolf summon. As for considering Bai Xiaowen as a hypothetical enemy and studying his information carefully, that was impossible. There were so many awakened beings on Earth, and Zhalun didn't know who he would encounter in the next dimension, so he certainly wouldn't waste his time on that.

Therefore, Zhalun never expected Bai Xiaowen's Insight talent—his true colors were already seen through the moment he first encountered Bai Xiaowen.

At that moment, the slender Bicha suddenly rushed towards Bai Xiaowen! His speed was extremely fast, and several identical running afterimages even appeared around him, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

As I said before, if you're unsure who to target in a team fight, prioritizing those with Mental Specialist is always a safe bet. Between Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi, who poses a greater threat? That's a question that doesn't require much thought.

Upon reaching within ten steps of Bai Xiaowen, Bicha opened his palm, and a dark shadow enveloped Bai Xiaowen.

"Dark Shadow Assassin 'Bicha class skill: Shadow Cloak activated. Your armor and magic resistance are reduced by 30 points for 30 seconds!"

[Shadow Cloak: Passive, you will automatically become stealthed when not in combat. Actively casting it on an ally (including yourself) will force invisibility, regardless of whether you are in combat. Actively casting it on an enemy will reduce the target's armor and magic resistance by (30) points (class level * 5) for 30 seconds.]

From Bicha's perspective, he could see a phantom shadow being peeled off Bai Xiaowen's body before shattering with a bang. A bloodthirsty smirk appeared on his lips as he rushed forward and suddenly swung his knife!

Green Spell Talisman light appeared in Bai Xiaowen's palm, transforming into two Straw Demon Soldier upon landing.

The Straw Demon Soldier are also enhanced by Bai Xiaowen's Divine Might, and the demon soldiers summoned now are much stronger than the level two or three demon soldiers they used to be.

Bicha moved with lightning speed, delivering a Rend the moment Bai Xiaowen unleashed his Straw Demon Soldier. His agility and absolute Suppression Bai Xiaowen to sidestep, and a spray of blood erupted. This single strike cost him over a hundred Life Value, dealing extremely high damage.

Bai Xiaowen retreated in pain, Bicha stepped forward with a sinister smile and delivered another blow! Two blows reduced Bai Xiaowen to half health, and this was even with the Life Sharing feature of the Rageclaw.

Of course, Bai Xiaowen's Life Value was already low— Rageclaw also lost some Life Value in the fight against Basong, who had strength as a special ability.

"Hide? Where do you think you can hide? The moment I get close, you'll be a lamb to the slaughter!"

Bicha completely ignored the weak attacks of the Straw Demon Soldier. He figured that as long as Bai Xiaowen was killed, his summoned creatures would disappear. Taking down the commander was the wisest course of action.

However, when Bicha stepped forward, his speed faltered, and his movements became much slower.

"Hmm? This Scarecrow actually has the ability to slow down..."

A fraction too slow, Bicha's blade almost grazed Bai Xiaowen.

"Should I use the debuff removal skill?" Bicha thought to himself. With the Straw Demon Soldier still around, using the debuff removal skill would be a huge loss. If he continued to attack Bai Xiaowen, he would inevitably be attacked again by the Straw Demon Soldier, and that troublesome slow status would be applied a second time.

However, before he could make up his mind, Bai Xiaowen's counterattack arrived.

A simple, heavy punch landed on Bicha's abdomen.

"He actually dares to counterattack in close combat!" Bicha immediately perked up. He hadn't even thought about defense. Bai Xiaowen was a Mental Specialist with a maximum strength of 20 points. How much damage could he possibly deal?

Moreover, Bai Xiaowen also has the negative effects of reduced armor and magic resistance, Bicha would definitely gain a huge advantage by trading blows!

However, just as Bicha swung his dagger, a burst of intense flame suddenly erupted from Bai Xiaowen's powerful punch.

Thump!

With a muffled thud like a drumbeat, Bicha excruciating abdominal pain, and his body suddenly hunched over like a Baron Nashor! Flames erupted from his entire body at the same time.

Bai Xiaowen stepped forward and launched an attack, raising and lowering his elbows in a series of combos that sent Bicha crashing to the ground.

"How is this possible! Three punches took away more than half of my health! I have 400 Life Value points and over 30 armor..."

Bicha was terrified. He had just rolled over to get up when Bai Xiaowen squatted down, quickly kicked out with a light foot, and then followed up with two sweeping kicks!

Bicha's body was kicked into the air, and his Life Value dropped further, falling below the 100-point mark.

"This monster's strength... is definitely over 40 points! If we don't leave now... we'll definitely die!"

Bicha quickly swallowed a piece of food that restored his Life Value Life Value, bringing it back to over 100 points. Fortunately, because Bai Xiaowen's agility was insufficient to follow up with an attack after the sweeping kick, Bicha landed without being chased down, then rolled over and distanced himself from Bai Xiaowen in close combat.

The Straw Demon Soldier were still in a sluggish state, Bicha gritted his teeth, used his control-breaking item, and turned to flee. He was already terrified of Bai Xiaowen.

Once out of his sluggish state, Bicha ran like a mad rabbit, covering dozens of meters in an instant. However, behind him, Bai Xiaowen had already pulled out his Desert Eagle again with a cold smile.

Rapid-Fire Mode activated! One shot, two shots...

Despite Bicha's extreme speed, Bai Xiaowen used a sweeping attack, relying on quantity rather than precision! Bicha's Life Value plummeted.

Bicha suddenly turned around, glared angrily at Bai Xiaowen, and then his figure turned into light and slowly dissipated. Clearly, he had used the return item and abandoned this exploration of the Spirit Realm.