" Condensed State, is it...?"
Gu Lingxuan stared intently at the rapidly shrinking Tsunami.
Although she knew she would have to face this form sooner or later, the Mirror Water Beast's decisive form switch still took her somewhat by surprise, especially since it hadn't reached the point where she couldn't fight it...
"Shall we continue?" Lin Zhaoran asked in a low voice from the side.
"Yes, but we need to change the plan," Gu Lingxuan replied. "From now on, we need to treat it like a normal, no, a Calamity Beast that is far more troublesome and much more powerful than a normal Calamity Beast!"
" Calamity Beast that is... immeasurably more powerful than a normal Calamity Beast?" Lin Zhaoran murmured in a low voice.
"Yes, even though we just weakened the Mirror Water Beast to some extent, neither its rating nor its rank is something we can easily handle, especially..." Gu Lingxuan paused, her gaze fixed on the Tsunami that had shrunk considerably, "... the Mirror Water Beast has a very high combat intelligence."
Lin Zhaoran taken aback, looked at the Mirror Water Beast, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly nodded.
"By the way, Zhaoran, do you have any other way to control the Mirror Water Beast?" Gu Lingxuan suddenly looked at Lin Zhaoran.
"Freezing part of the Mirror Water Beast's body like before might be difficult!" Lin Zhaoran said in a slightly heavy voice. "Even with ordinary Calamity Beast of the same rank, I rarely deal with them directly like this, let alone the Mirror Water Beast. However, apart from the Lethal Impact technique recorded in the files, it should still be able to slightly slow down its movements in other situations!"
"That's enough," Gu Lingxuan said. "Next, I'll look for another opportunity to take control. You can decide how to fight based on the situation."
"Yes, I understand," Lin Zhaoran replied.
Their gazes, without prior arrangement, turned back to the Tsunami.
During the brief conversation, the Tsunami, which had originally covered nearly a hundred meters, had shrunk to less than twenty meters. However, it seemed that it had not yet reached its limit of compression, Mirror Water Beast was still compressing it slightly.
"Did the absence of a physical body cause the Condensed State form to shrink as well?" Lin Zhaoran silently watched the still-shrinking Tsunami.
Suddenly, her gaze paused slightly, settling on the Mirror Water Beast.
The Mirror Water Beast's body continued to shrink, seemingly unchanged from before, but some patterns appeared on its body, and its width remained the same, only its height decreased.
Lin Zhaoran's pupils suddenly contracted slightly.
She thought of the Lethal Impact recorded in the file, which involved compressing the body to accumulate potential energy...
"Watch out!" she shouted suddenly.
Before the words were even finished, the Mirror Water Beast, which was originally more than two hundred meters away, shot straight towards them like a cannonball.
Perhaps it was because of Lin Zhaoran's reminder, or perhaps it was because of the information in the file, that she was able to create enough distance in advance. In any case, Gu Lingxuan was slightly taken aback when she saw the Mirror Water Beast suddenly shooting towards her, and then quickly reacted.
She raised her hand and forcefully flung it to the side, instantly Distortion the air and propelling the two of them outwards.
Before they could fly very far, a huge booming sound came from where they had just been.
Gu Lingxuan gazed at the rising dust.
Although I already knew from the records that the Mirror Water Beast's move was very fast, I still felt a sense of disbelief when I actually saw it.
If they hadn't known and hadn't kept their distance, they might have already been hit.
Is this... S-Class Calamity Beast?
In view, a huge figure slowly slid out of the smoke and dust.
Instead of compressing its body and shooting out as before, it exerted a little force, and its entire figure leaped up, its direction...
Gu Lingxuan's eyes narrowed slightly, " Cao Mingyu!"
A laugh, along with words brimming with fighting spirit, came through the channel.
"Ah! I understand!"
"... I'm sorry, there are too many wounded, this is all the treatment I can give you!" Xu Jianing sighed and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"Thank you, doctor!" the wounded man said gratefully.
"No need, it's what I should do!" Xu Jianing replied with a smile, then stood up. "You rest here, I'll go treat the others first!"
"Yes, thank you for your help!" the wounded soldier lying on the ground said again.
Without saying much, Xu Jianing turned around and prepared to run towards the next place.
But before she could even begin to act, she paused slightly, her gaze fixed in a certain direction.
There, a wounded Fang-Splitting Tiger was running towards them, with three figures chasing after it.
However, given the distance, catching up isn't a quick process.
Xu Jianing stood still, only seeing one of the figures in the distance waving repeatedly.
"... Run! This is Late Fourth Tier Calamity Beast! Quick, run to the side!"
Fourth... Late Fourth Tier?... Xu Jianing's body stiffened slightly.
Even though she received preferential treatment due to being a medical professional, she only barely reached Fourth Tier, which was far from enough to handle Late Fourth Tier Fang-Splitting Tiger!
Even though this Fang-Splitting Tiger was injured!
Thinking of this, Xu Jianing quickly regained her composure. "No, I have to run, I have to run!"
She turned her head, about to leave to the side, when she suddenly paused slightly, her gaze returning to the side.
The severely injured member struggled to lift his upper body and looked at the rapidly approaching figures.
No, if I just run away, this person is definitely beyond saving. But if I don't run, my abilities are medical, I'm not good at fighting, and my Origin Power is almost depleted...
Xu Jianing hesitated for a moment, then suddenly grabbed the edge of the armor on the back of the man's neck and ran forward quickly.
" Doctor Xu, what's wrong?" the man asked instinctively.
"Don't talk, I'll lead you away. We'll be done when the inspectors catch up with that Fang-Splitting Tiger!" Xu Jianing said.
"I, this..."
The man opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately closed it slowly.
Xu Jianing carried the man and ran forward quickly.
However, the sounds of pursuit behind them seemed to be getting closer and closer. Even though Xu Jianing attached the remaining Origin Power to the soles of his feet to increase his speed and changed direction several times, it was to no avail.
The Fang-Splitting Tiger behind them seemed to have identified them and quickly gave chase.
" Doctor Xu, you... you should put me down and run yourself!" A strained voice came from behind, and it was clear that the other person had struggled to say those words.
Xu Jianing froze for a moment, then bit her lip slightly and said:
"Where can you find a doctor who watches patients die?!"