"What plan?" Wang Hu asked.
"Wait!" Han Ling said simply, turning her gaze to Zhou Xuan, " Zhou Xuan, don't go any further, go up!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered.
He let out a long breath; any later and it would have been truly difficult for him to get everyone up there!
Without lingering, Zhou Xuan rotated his hand that was pressed against the ground.
No one said anything as they watched the scene unfold.
It's clear that continuing downwards will not get us rid of the Profound Crystal Griffin. In that case, going up is the only way out, but even if we do go up, it will be difficult to escape the Profound Crystal Griffin's hunting range!
"Can we talk now?" Wang Hu turned his gaze back to Han Ling, adjusting his posture to counteract the effects of inertia.
Cao Yiyi also looked over.
Han Ling turned her gaze back. "Perhaps we could try a head-on battle with the Profound Crystal Griffin and see if we can force it back."
"A head-on battle?" Cao Yiyi asked, his brows furrowing unconsciously.
"Mm," Han Ling replied.
"Impossible!" Wang Hu categorically rejected the idea. "Don't let Profound Crystal Griffin severe injuries fool you. Given its current speed and strength, even if we hadn't coordinated much, it's questionable whether we could last a minute! You should have realized this when you were stalling the Profound Crystal Griffin earlier!"
The others nodded slightly.
If they could fight, they wouldn't be here right now!
However, Han Ling was not persuaded and continued calmly:
"I know, but I don't mean to defeat the Profound Crystal Griffin, I just mean to force it to retreat!"
"Forced them to retreat?" the others asked.
"Yes, that's right, force it back!" Han Ling confirmed. "As long as we can kill the Profound Crystal Griffin Profound Crystal Griffin, or more accurately, further aggravate its current injuries in a short period of time, to the point where it can't hold on, or dares not hold on, then it should be highly likely to retreat when facing us!"
Upon hearing this, everyone quieted down; they understood what Han Ling meant.
Simply put, you don't need to defeat the Profound Crystal Griffin. As long as you make the Profound Crystal Griffin realize that you have the ability to kill the opponent, then the Profound Crystal Griffin will likely choose to retreat in this situation.
After all, for the Profound Crystal Griffin, killing them was far more important than its own life.
only...
"No, although the Profound Crystal Griffin isn't the kind of Calamity Beast with particularly strong defense, its defense is still quite strong. Combined with its speed, it's almost impossible for us to make it give up fighting us because of its injuries!" Cao Yiyi retorted almost without thinking.
"I know, that's why I didn't propose this plan before, but now that Inspector Cao is capable, perhaps we can give it a try!" Han Ling said.
"You want me to lend my Origin Power to one of your people, and then try it out?" Cao Yiyi she recalled the question Han Ling had asked earlier.
"Yes!" Han Ling nodded in confirmation.
"Even so, the chances are extremely low. Sixth Tier Calamity Beast, especially Profound Crystal Griffin, is still beyond our ability to deal with, even if it is severely injured. It's okay to stall for time, but it's very difficult to make it feel that we have the ability to kill it!" Cao Yiyi frowned deeply.
"Maybe... I can give it a try?" Wang Hu suddenly spoke up from the side.
Cao Yiyi looked over.
Wang Hu showed no fear of losing; on the contrary, he seemed quite interested.
She frowned, and said somewhat anxiously:
"No, the Profound Crystal Griffin's defense is much stronger than you think! It's not like its defense will decrease just because it's seriously injured. At the Late Fifth Tier, breaking through its defense is almost impossible! At most, some wounds might be easier to attack, but given the Profound Crystal Griffin's speed, even hitting its wounds is incredibly difficult!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Hu frowned again and remained silent.
"So, all we need is something that can break through its defenses, right?"
A calm voice rang out.
The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Han Ling's face was calm, seemingly unaffected by Cao Yiyi's words.
"This..." Cao Yiyi hesitated for a moment, then said, " Captain Han, with your abilities, it's somewhat possible, but do you have many of those Marrow-Exploding Bullet left? And..."
As if remembering something, Cao Yiyi frowned deeply.
" Captain Han, you're probably not good at close combat, right? In that case, it's fine if you're at the same level, but with a level difference, you might not be able to handle the Profound Crystal Griffin. And then, we might not be able to help you keep the Profound Crystal Griffin occupied either. Anyway..."
"No, I didn't say I wanted to lend it to you!" Han Ling interrupted Cao Yiyi.
The surroundings quieted down.
"No... I wasn't going to lend it to you?!" Cao Yiyi said, somewhat taken aback, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Everyone around Han Ling looked at her in surprise.
Han Ling calmly raised her hand and pointed at the figure squatting on the ground.
"Yes, I wanted you to lend your Origin Power to Zhou Xuan!"
Everyone looked at Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan opened his eyes slightly, also surprised that he was involved again. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but soon, as if he thought of something, he closed his mouth.
Wang Hu looked at Zhou Xuan and said, "Lightning?"
Huh? Lightning?
Seemingly having triggered a keyword, Cao Yiyi subconsciously glanced at Wang Hu, then turned her gaze to Zhou Xuan.
She seemed to have thought of something too.
"No, Zhou Xuan, at the Fifth Tier, invited a God of Wealth. One of his moves is called 'Profitable Golden Spear,' which allows him to combine his own Origin Power with the Origin Power of the same amount of Origin Crystal to attack. If there is enough additional Origin Power, the power will be much stronger than my attack!" Han Ling explained from the side.
" The Profitable Golden Spear? Its power is even stronger than your attack?" Wang Hu grinned, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Zhou Xuan.
"Is this really true?" Cao Yiyi still couldn't quite believe it.
"Yes, it's true!" Han Ling nodded in confirmation.
"But... Captain Han, what you just said was that Inspector Zhou's ability is to concentrate all the Origin Power into a single attack?" Cao Yiyi suddenly asked again.
"Yes, that's right!" Han Ling replied.
"But what if that fails too?" Cao Yiyi asked.
Upon hearing this, Han Ling paused slightly and looked at everyone.
Everyone remained silent.
"Heh, it's just another gamble!" Wang Hu grinned. "Perfect, I also want to see just how strong the Profound Crystal Griffin really is!"