"Click click click..."
White ice crystals spread rapidly upwards along the seawater.
The following waves tried to surge forward and stop this scene, but were slowed down by the Distortion that loomed in the air, stopping in fits and starts.
Soon, the leading wave was completely frozen.
Feeling the pressure on her body rapidly diminishing, Lin Zhaoran did not hesitate. With a slight effort, she stepped back.
Her movements started slow, then quickened, and at one point became completely fluid as she swiftly swept backward.
Behind them, the Tsunami surged again, a second later.
Lin Zhaoran gazed at the white ice crystals behind her, now submerged by the Tsunami, and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
To be honest, that ice crystal wasn't very big; it probably only occupied a small portion of the Mirror Water Beast's body.
But this success means that the solution is feasible, and all we need to do next is keep replicating it!
but...
Thinking about the Mirror Water Beast's behavior all along, Lin Zhaoran's expression became slightly more serious.
Soon, a figure arrived beside her.
"That seemed to work, shall we continue fighting like that?" Gu Lingxuan lunged forward.
"Hmm, okay, but..." Lin Zhaoran hesitated.
Gu Lingxuan was slightly taken aback, then turned her gaze over. "But what?"
After a pause, Lin Zhaoran recounted how the Mirror Water Beast had responded when she had frozen herself using the terrain and then tried to replicate it.
Upon hearing this, Gu Lingxuan also fell silent.
Intelligence is a desirable quality, but an intelligent enemy is less so.
"Are you worried that the Mirror Water Beast will find a way to counter your attack?" Cao Mingyu's voice rang out in the channel; he could also hear the conversation between the two.
"Yes, that's right," Lin Zhaoran replied.
"This is difficult, isn't it? With the Mirror Water Beast's abilities, it doesn't seem to have a good way to deal with your coordinated attack!" Cao Mingyu's voice rang out in the channel. "After all, you're the ones who are in charge. When to attack, where to attack, and how to attack are all your decisions. Unless the Mirror Water Beast stops chasing you, it's impossible for you to evade it. And even if it stops chasing you, you can still actively go and find it, and you can still fight it then!"
"That's what they say, but we can't completely eliminate it!" Gu Lingxuan pondered.
As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Lin Zhaoran.
Do you have any thoughts?
Lin Zhaoran, then shook her head.
Since she brought up the question, she must have thought about it herself.
However, just as Cao Mingyu had just said, she also hadn't figured out how the Mirror Water Beast could deal with their combined abilities.
In other words, unless the Mirror Water Beast switches to Condensed State, it is impossible for it to deal with them with its current abilities!
As for switching to Condensed State...
Lin Zhaoran's eyes flickered slightly as he recalled the information in the file.
That's a completely different style of play!
Looking at the approaching Tsunami behind them, Gu Lingxuan said:
"Regardless, let's keep fighting! We can't stop fighting the Mirror Water Beast just because it might figure out a way to deal with us."
"If the Mirror Water Beast comes up with a way to deal with us, then we'll devise a corresponding strategy based on its methods; otherwise, we'll deal with it step by step like this!"
In short, we'll meet force with force and water with earth!
"Haha, got it!" Cao Mingyu's laughter rang out in the channel.
"Understood!" Lin Zhaoran replied.
"Then I'll go ahead first!"
He turned his head and said something to Lin Zhaoran beside him.
Gu Lingxuan lightly touched the ground with her toes, causing the air beneath her feet to Distortion slightly.
The next instant, her figure darted forward at an even faster speed.
Lin Zhaoran glanced at the departing figure, then turned her gaze back to the distance.
"Whoosh, whoosh--"
The Tsunami surged, the air Distortion, and a chilling white light flashed intermittently across the battlefield.
Once, twice, three times...
It seems there is indeed no way to deal with it. The Tsunami, which originally covered hundreds of meters, began to shrink slowly as more and more of it was frozen.
From hundreds of meters to nearly a hundred meters, then to eighty or ninety meters, then to seventy or eighty meters...
Watching the Tsunami shrink time and time again, Lin Zhaoran gradually breathed a sigh of relief.
If the Mirror Water Beast had a way to counter their coordinated attack, it should have used it long ago, but...
Looking at the Tsunami that was only seven or eight meters high, a hint of doubt flashed in Lin Zhaoran's eyes again.
If there's no way to counter this, why not unite? Judging from its previous behavior, the Mirror Water Beast shouldn't have thought of this, right?
Regardless of her thoughts, the battle continued.
The Tsunami is gradually shrinking again.
Sixty or seventy meters, fifty or sixty meters...
Finally, the raging Tsunami stopped.
It neither pursued nor attacked, but simply remained in place, gently swaying.
"Realizing something's wrong, are you preparing to switch forms?" Cao Mingyu's slightly cautious voice rang out in the channel, though a subtle hint of joy could still be detected.
Perhaps he was happy that he would soon be able to participate in the battle, or perhaps he was happy that they were able to deal with S-Class Calamity Beast (even without him), but in any case, he was a little happy right now!
"Don't relax too much, the Condensed State might be even harder to fight!" Gu Lingxuan reminded her.
"Okay, don't worry, Captain, I know!" Cao Mingyu said.
Lin Zhaoran didn't speak, but just stared intently at that spot.
There, the Tsunami surged, its gaping maw opening and closing slightly.
"You must be... really happy right now, right? You think you're going to... win?"
A buzzing voice came through, tinged with a slight trembling laugh.
The three, who had been much more relaxed, suddenly turned pale.
They didn't know what the Mirror Water Beast meant, but...
Did they think they were going to win?
Does this mean that the Mirror Water Beast had anticipated this situation?
No, or rather, the Mirror Water Beast should have anticipated this situation!
After all, it was specifically mentioned in the file:
The Mirror Water Beast is currently displaying extremely high intelligence; please be wary of everything it says and does!!!
Gu Lingxuan frowned, her gaze fixed on the Mirror Water Beast in the distance.
She had been paying attention the whole time, but throughout the entire process, she didn't find anything that required her to be on guard.
Everything unfolded under their guidance... and with the tacit approval of the Mirror Water Beast!
Now, what does the Mirror Water Beast mean by this?
Does it have a way to deal with them directly and efficiently? Or a way to salvage its current critical situation?
Before they could ponder for long, the Mirror Water Beast began to move slowly.