"Watch out, the attack is coming again!"
A notification sounded in the team channel.
One figure after another looked back.
A white beam of light Rend the Sky, rapidly magnifying in their eyes!
A visible halo appeared in front of the beam of light, and even the snow and wind along the way swirled outwards as the beam of light swept past!
If you don't consider the context, the scene is actually quite beautiful.
Unfortunately, the beam of light was aimed directly at them!
Everyone stared intently at the beam of light, trying to determine its target.
Han Ling did the same thing.
She looked at the beam of light, and after confirming that it wasn't aimed at her, she looked past it and at the figure that was also rapidly approaching from further behind.
The attacks were happening faster. Was it because the distance was getting closer?... Han Ling's eyes were calm. She turned around, raised her sniper rifle, and aimed at the figure in the distance.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three sounds in succession.
The figure that was rapidly approaching paused slightly, then, as if it had done this many times before, it folded its wings, spun around, and went to meet the attacker.
"Boom--"
Three explosions rang out in succession, but...
As the smoke from the explosion dissipated, a gigantic figure burst forth once more.
Han Ling looked at the Profound Crystal Griffin that was chasing after her again with a heavy expression.
The Profound Crystal Griffin Profound Crystal Griffin severely injured, that much was certain, but even in its current state, she could only slow down its pursuit by firing multiple bullets at once.
Yes, it's only a delay, and that's even with the Profound Crystal Griffin severely damaged!
If things could continue like this, that would be fine, but...
Han Ling turned over and looked at the others. "We need to think of something. The Marrow-Exploding Bullet I brought are almost used up. We can't hold out for much longer!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became even more somber.
Cao Yiyi was the same.
She looked at the others and asked:
"Do you have any other methods to hold off the Profound Crystal Griffin? Or any way to get us out of our current predicament?"
No one spoke, and the two from Chongshan City subconsciously looked in Wang Hu's direction.
Seeing this, Cao Yiyi also looked over.
Wang Hu noticed their gazes and said in a deep voice, "Don't look at me. My abilities are limited to close combat. As for leading us out of our current predicament..."
Wang Hu paused for a moment, then continued:
"While my ability is indeed somewhat useful for escaping, it's only useful when I'm escaping alone. It allows me to run a little faster than you when my Origin Power is almost depleted!"
Not far away in the air, Zhou Xuan was still somewhat puzzled when he heard the first half of Wang Hu's last sentence. When did Wang Hu's ability become useful for escaping?
But upon hearing the second half of the sentence, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Captain Wang can tell jokes now!
I didn't dare laugh; now is not the time to laugh.
Cao Yiyi's expression darkened as he looked at the two members of Chongshan City who had first looked at Wang Hu. "And what about you two?"
"We probably can't do it either. My ability is A-Class Wind Howl, which allows me to control the wind to attack. It might be okay to deal with ordinary Calamity Beast, but it would be difficult to hold off the Profound Crystal Griffin," one of them replied.
"Mine is even more difficult. Its ability is Corrosion. Let alone the Profound Crystal Griffin, it can't cause much damage to opponents of the same level in a short time," another person chimed in.
"And you?" With her last hope, Cao Yiyi looked at the person standing next to Captain Han.
"If it's a ranged attack, then I can give it a try, but my attacks consume a lot of Origin Power. If I want to be able to delay the Profound Crystal Griffin, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out for long!" Zhou Xuan said.
Hearing that there was finally someone else who could delay the Profound Crystal Griffin a little, Cao Yiyi's expression finally relaxed a bit.
However, it's only a little bit!
Even if the opponent's abilities aren't as great as he just said, and their Origin Power consumption isn't enough to support them in reaching a safe area!
After all, the nearest city is at least a thousand kilometers away!
Over a thousand kilometers was more than enough for the Profound Crystal Griffin behind them to catch up!
What should we do then?
Cao Yiyi's face darkened once again.
I originally thought...
Suddenly, she paused, and spoke up to remind him:
"Watch out, the attack is coming again!"
Everyone had gotten used to looking back.
However, this time it seemed a little different; the beam of light was no longer a single beam, but several. Fortunately, the speed seemed to be a bit slower than before.
One after another, the flight paths of the figures changed.
Soon, the beam of light passed over them.
And very quickly.
"Boom--"
Two beams of light crashed into the mountain ahead, sending a shower of rocks flying.
As for the remaining few, they continued forward until their energy was exhausted and they dissipated into the air.
Cao Yiyi a sullen face, turned her gaze back.
I originally thought I was just following Lord Xingwei on a simple mission, but I never expected to encounter something like this.
Given their current condition, they can probably only run a few dozen kilometers at most!
After that, the Profound Crystal Griffin will definitely catch up with them!
Given their current condition, they definitely won't survive!
Then... should we take advantage of this opportunity and have everyone disperse and evacuate?
Given the current state of the Profound Crystal Griffin, it's highly likely it can only catch one, or at most two!
But, having been separated from Lord Xingwei so rarely, am I really going to have to carry out this mission in such a state...?
Cao Yiyi pursed her lips, feeling somewhat wronged.
Not far away in the air, Han Ling fired two more Marrow-Exploding Bullet, slowing down the progress of the Profound Crystal Griffin, and then turned her head to check on the situation of everyone.
She was also aware of the current situation.
Or rather, everyone present was actually acutely aware of the situation, but simply had no way to resolve it.
Therefore, everyone looked very solemn.
After all, if they can't come up with a solution, they might very well be the ones who die.
Delaying, running away...
Han Ling seemed to suddenly remember something and looked in Zhou Xuan's direction.
" Zhou Xuan!"
"Huh? Eh!" Zhou Xuan responded, realizing what was happening.
"Can you summon the Earth God and lead us underground?" Han Ling asked.
"Huh?" Cao Yiyi stared blankly over. Wasn't this person's ability supposed to be ranged attacks? What, summoning the earth god to walk underground?
Beside him, Wang Hu paused slightly, then looked at Zhou Xuan with a gleam in his eyes.
However, under the watchful eyes of the others, Zhou Xuan's expression was somewhat bitter.
He raised his hand and scratched his head twice, saying:
"If it were just me, I could definitely walk, but with so many of you here, creating a space for you to move through would greatly reduce our speed underground. And it's not like the Profound Crystal Griffin Profound Crystal Griffin be completely helpless against us once we're underground; they might only be able to do so at a depth of tens or even hundreds of meters. But in this situation..."
Zhou Xuan paused for a moment, then looked back at the approaching Profound Crystal Griffin.
"At the current speed of the Profound Crystal Griffin Profound Crystal Griffin, if we go down now, it will probably catch up very quickly. At that point, it can attack the ground while digging its way after us!"
"The force of the attack on the ground will travel down the surface, hindering my movement, and then it will catch up with me from behind..."
"In other words, if we really run underground, once the Profound Crystal Griffin catches up with us, there will truly be no way to go underground!"