Mission Failed

Liu Fu's skill had been interrupted. That was no surprise. Bai Xiaowen had attacked on two fronts: his spell control and Cecilia's physical skill control. One of them was bound to interrupt Liu Fu.

If neither had worked, Liu Fu's move would have been unstoppable. In that case, Uncle Liu Si would have had no reason to wait until now to use his ultimate move—he had held it back even during the battle with the ghost army.

Liu Fu was immobilized, and Ten Thousand Ghosts Devour the Soul was cut short. Bai Xiaowen quickly surveyed the battlefield. The result was acceptable. Only the Shadow Assassin had died. The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers were down to a fraction of their health, but the Elite Tier and higher summons still had plenty of Life Value.

Bai Xiaowen and Cecilia kept their fire focused on Uncle Liu Si. Their physical damage was ferocious. Bullets and arrows struck him one after another, and his Life Value plummeted.

Once the effect of Spectral Soul Entanglement ended, the summons and Li Shuyi all joined the attack.

Uncle Liu Si struggled to defend himself. His Wraith Whip smashed several Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldiers apart, but it was no use. He stared at the half of the Pale Netherstone on his chest and cried out, "Why... why isn't Hua Yurong dead yet!"

The Hua Family estate.

Both teams were there: the Titan Team and the Radiant Team.

The two teams cooperated while remaining wary of each other. Both had taken on Uncle Liu Si's quest line and needed to kill Hua Yurong to seize her Pale Netherstone fragment. Neither wanted the other to earn so much quest contribution that it would affect the coming fight over the Space Stone.

By now, both experienced teams had begun to suspect that