A Furious Strike

Guiguzi initially didn't pay much attention when he saw Li Wei take out a Copper Pot, but to be on the safe side, he quickly cast an attack spell, targeting Li Wei.

The next second, Li Wei's Spatial Cage took shape.

In an instant, Guiguzi found himself in a strange space. All the sounds around him suddenly stopped, but he did not believe that this 'barrier technique' could stop his attack.

Back when he was fighting the Mirror Image summoned by Li Wei, Guiguzi had secretly set up the "Lock-Yin Formation" within a radius of dozens of miles. This formation could greatly suppress some of the enemy's abilities; for example, Li Wei's Shifting Forms and Changing Positions was restricted. Therefore, in Guiguzi's mind, no matter what the opponent did, it would not succeed.

But soon, Guiguzi realized that he had made a mistake.

Just as the Daoist technique was about to strike the opponent, Li Wei's figure, along with the seriously injured and unconscious Xue Lian'er, vanished without a trace. Guiguzi was shocked, but at the same time, he felt a terrifying pressure coming from above his head. Without thinking, he quickly made a hand gesture and summoned one of his natal magic treasures.

'Purple Thunder Yin Talisman'

A cubic-sized talisman appeared above Guiguzi's head, crackling with purple lightning, clearly no ordinary item. The talisman had barely taken shape when it was struck heavily upon.

Li Wei's Shifting Forms and Changing Positions shifted between anger and uncertainty as he looked at Yin Fu, who had suddenly appeared and blocked his punch. He had just used 'Spatial Cage' and could have immediately teleported away, but Li Wei couldn't swallow his anger.

So he moved above Guiguzi's head and unleashed his strongest Shockwave Fist, intending to launch a sneak attack and severely injure his opponent. Unexpectedly, it was blocked by a suddenly appearing Yin talisman. At this moment, Li Wei also realized that his sneak attack had failed.

"The Yin Talisman can save your life. I can't kill you today, but remember, you've provoked someone you shouldn't have. Next time, I'll make sure you die a horrible death."

Li Wei gritted his teeth and increased the output of his true energy. The air shattered as Shockwave Fist. What made Guiguzi shudder was that a crack appeared on his magic weapon as well. Then, a force emanated from the crack and struck his chest.

Bang

Guiguzi felt severely injured; a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he almost spat out blood, but he forced it back down. Looking again, Li Wei and Xue Lian'er had vanished from overhead; this time, they were truly gone.

Then, the 'Spatial Cage' shattered. Guiguzi was so enraged that he almost fell from the sky. Fortunately, he was highly skilled and gritted his teeth to suppress his anger. He searched the surrounding area but found nothing.

"Releasing a tiger back into the mountains today will surely bring endless trouble later. Hmph, you dare to speak so arrogantly at the mere Third Dan realm. Next time, I will definitely extract your soul and refine it into my Yin Talisman, ensuring you never reincarnate."

Having said that, Guiguzi flicked his sleeve and vanished without a trace, turning into a wisp of black mist.

Hundreds of miles from Chishui Town, Zheng Yutong hid in a cave in a valley, her heart filled with anxiety.

This time, their opponent was clearly the strongest they had ever faced. If Li Wei hadn't stayed behind to buy time, none of them would have escaped.

However, as dawn broke, there was still no news of Li Wei. She had even climbed to the top of the mountain and used 'Archer's Vision' to observe Chishui Town, but found nothing.

"Don't worry, Li Wei knows what he's doing, and he has the 'Shifting Forms and Changing Positions' ability. If he wants to leave, no one can stop him."

An Hei sat to the side, examining the little boy who had been healed by Li Wei with his demonic energy. To his surprise, he found that the Taotie beast had been completely eliminated from the boy's body, and he had fallen into a deep sleep.

"But Brother An Hei, that Guiguzi is too powerful. If Boss escaped danger, he should be able to find us through the Teammate Contract, but he is now..." Fatty was also bravely injured in last night's battle. Fortunately, it was only some flesh wounds. He used the recovery items brought by Shadow Street and was soon back to his old self.

"The Teammate Contract can only show the location of teammates within a hundred miles. They might be located more than a hundred miles away right now. In any case, we can't just wait here. I have another plan for this S-rank mission."

An Hei rose and gathered all the reincarnators in the cave together.

In addition to the original 11 people, two more reincarnators were added: the two Daoist priests who used exorcism techniques and the paladin who could use Holy Light Spell.

They had essentially become temporary team members. Last night, they gained a deep understanding of the combat capabilities of Li Wei Squad and realized that following Li Wei Squad was the only way to survive this mission.

Once everyone had arrived, An Hei took a small twig and started drawing on the ground.

"Now that Li Wei is not here, we must find a way to get through this mission ourselves... This is Chishui Town, surrounded by mountains on all sides, which can be described as a small basin. In Daoist magic, this kind of terrain is most suitable for setting up formations, which is why Guiguzi chose this place..."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"An Hei, what are you doing? We should be looking for Li Wei now, not here discussing the mission..." Zheng Yutong said with a frosty expression.

Her words immediately drew agreement from Nina and the fat man.

"Yeah, Li Wei's fate is unknown, and we're here discussing the mission. It's really... terrible." Nina said, glaring angrily at An Hei.

"I feel uncomfortable when the boss isn't here. I don't care about you guys, I'm determined to find the boss," the fat man said, shaking his entire body of fat.

An Hei remained calm. "Didn't I tell you? Worrying about Li Wei now is completely useless. I conservatively estimate Guiguzi's combat strength to be S3. There's absolutely no way Li Wei can defeat him. Li Wei is well aware of this, which is why he told us to escape first last night. Li Wei has a better grasp of the situation than I do. He would never have done that if he didn't have a trump card. We should trust him and focus all our attention on completing the mission. Otherwise, once the seven days are over, we will surely die."

That's enough.

Zheng Yutong interrupted An Hei, standing up An Hei and looking at everyone with an icy expression. "I can't abandon my comrades just to complete a mission and save my own life. You said it yourself, Guiguzi's combat strength might be S3. He's the strongest enemy we've ever encountered. Even though Li Wei possesses a hundred skills, he'll still face danger and injury against such a powerful opponent. He might already be in Guiguzi's hands... So, I can't knowingly ignore him. Have you all forgotten that if it weren't for him last night, who among you would have escaped?"

"Even if that's the case, it's Li Wei's choice. If he's captured by Guiguzi, or... dies, my decision will be the same, because with our combat strength, we can't help him at all. The only thing we can do is complete the mission. If he's still alive, he'll be teleported back."

An Hei truthfully recounted the events, which enraged Zheng Yutong greatly. She drew a short blade and stabbed at An Hei, yelling, "Shut up!"

Seeing the oncoming blade, his An Hei expression remained unchanged, and he made no attempt to dodge.

However, Blood Wolf beside him shouted, "Miss Zheng, please calm down. Brother An Hei is right, we are indeed no match for that Guiguzi..."

His words only fueled Zheng Yutong's anger, turning her previously harmless attack into a murderous one.

Neither An Hei nor Blood Wolf are as strong as Zheng Yutong. It wouldn't take Zheng Yutong much effort to kill them.

But her blade was stopped halfway through.

She was stopped by Green Conch, Xue Yan, and Amakusa.

With her attack blocked, Zheng Yutong's anger intensified. Her eyes turned icy as she stared at the three women before her and sneered, "What, are you all like An Hei, abandoning Li Wei's life or death?"

Green Conch and Amakusa didn't answer, but Xue Yan, who was closest to Zheng Yutong, quickly said, "Sister Zheng, calm down. You're just worried and making a mistake. We're partners who have shared life and death, how could we not care about Li Wei?"

Zheng Yutong glanced at Xue Yan and said, "Alright, let's go find Li Wei. If he's alright, that's great. If he's been captured, he'll come with me and fight that Guiguzi to the death."

Xue Yan shook her head. "This is a last resort. In my opinion, the chances of Guiguzi capturing Li Wei are not high. If we rush in, it will only make things worse. Didn't Li Wei also say that no matter what adversity we are in or what kind of enemy we encounter, we must remain calm? Impulsiveness will only ruin everything?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zheng Yutong gave a bitter laugh, "Swallow, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person too. You're probably saying this to save your own life, aren't you? Oh well, you're all cowards who cling to life. It's a shame Li Wei considered you all partners."

Zheng Yutong glanced at Amakusa and said, "Amakusa, if Li Wei hadn't risked his life to infiltrate the Angel Clan, how could you and Liu Piaopiao have been resurrected? Now you've done something like this. I'll ask you one more time, are you following this cold-blooded An Hei, or are you with me?"

For a moment, the cave was completely silent, except for Liu Piaopiao, who gritted her teeth and stepped out.

"Fine, today I've seen what kind of people you are. Nina, Piaopiao, and Fatty, let's go. Today we'll sever all ties with these cold-blooded people. From now on, we'll go our separate ways and never cross paths again."

In a fit of anger, Zheng Yutong stormed out of the cave, ignoring Xue Yan's attempts to dissuade her. Nina followed her, stomping her foot in frustration. Liu Piaopiao, however, was more composed and said to the others, "I'll go with her. Once Sister Zheng calms down, she might understand. Anyway, we're partners, and I trust you all."

He then walked out, while the fat man turned back and secretly winked at the An Hei before leaving as well.