"Whoosh--"
The soil was being pushed and turned downwards.
The Profound Crystal Griffin pawed at the earth and rocks, panting heavily.
Pursuing it from the ground is not easy for it; at least, it is far more difficult than flying in the air.
In other words, it can pressure those humans by attacking them; otherwise, it wouldn't be able to get close enough to them to force them to change direction.
but...
Its eyes flickered slightly as the Profound Crystal Griffin watched the soil being rapidly pushed aside, contemplating whether it should postpone its departure, after all...
Those humans haven't moved again outside!
Although I don't know why, there's no doubt that this was definitely targeted at me.
But those few humans...
Somewhat puzzled as to how those humans could possibly deal with it, the Profound Crystal Griffin instinctively slowed down slightly, but...
The Profound Crystal Griffin suddenly paused.
It stared at the layer of soil in front of it, at the layer of soil being pushed toward it.
Streaks of white light shone through the cracks in the soil.
The light was not dazzling; in fact, it could be described as gentle.
But the pupils of the Profound Crystal Griffin contracted slightly at that moment.
"Boom----"
A huge explosion resounded across the mountainside.
The mountains, some incredibly high, trembled, and one after another, massive boulders tumbled down from them.
Smoke and dust billowed outwards, covering an area of over a hundred meters!
That attack... even A-Class ability couldn't possibly achieve that!
Wang Hu's eyes darkened as he gazed at the scene in the distance.
Although they had realized the power of Zhou Xuan's move was likely to be strong after the previous events involving borrowing Origin Power and recharging Origin Crystal, seeing it in person was still somewhat beyond their expectations!
It may not be able to catch up with S-Class, but among those of the same rank, A-Class abilities are definitely unmatched!
"God Invocation, Profitable Golden Spear..." Wang Hu glanced at Zhou Xuan, then looked away and gazed at the cloud of smoke.
More important now than all of that is...
"Did... it work?" someone asked in a low voice.
No one responded, and no one knew how to respond; everyone stared intently at the cloud of smoke in the distance.
Suddenly, his expression stiffened slightly.
The smoke and dust covered a wide area, but... it didn't seem that wide.
Amidst the smoke and dust that stretched for hundreds of meters, a massive black shadow slowly emerged...
Did she fail?... Han Ling's eyes lowered, and her fingers unconsciously clenched tighter.
The hearts of everyone around also sank.
Can't they kill it?
A somber atmosphere permeated the air around them.
After a long pause, Wang Hu grinned.
"Did you lose the bet again?"
No one responded, and no one else could laugh at this moment.
"Hey, what do we do now?" Zhou Xuan asked, taking a deep breath.
"We guess we have no choice but to run, right? After all, it's unlikely we can defeat the Profound Crystal Griffin." Jiang Yue's eyes darkened as he stared at the dark figure in the distance.
As he spoke, he turned slightly, it was unclear whether he was asking the others a question or preparing to leave.
However, before he could finish his action, Wang Hu's voice rang out in the team channel.
"No! If we run now, the Profound Crystal Griffin will definitely come after us!" Wang Hu said.
"But what can we do if we don't run away? We can't exactly fight the Profound Crystal Griffin, can we? Can we even win?" Jiang Yue frowned and looked at Wang Hu.
The others also instinctively looked over.
"Whether we can win or not is uncertain, but even if you want to escape now, you can't!" Wang Hu said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
They knew that fleeing now was pointless, but what else could they do if they didn't flee?
Wang Hu glanced at everyone, seemingly knowing what they were thinking, and said:
"Since we can't escape, let's take another gamble and hope that the Profound Crystal Griffin, having suffered even more severe injuries from that attack, won't want to fight us to the death!"
He paused, then continued:
"Of course, this time, if we lose, then there's really no more gambling!"
After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
After a long pause, someone finally nodded, and then one person after another nodded in agreement.
only...
"Yes, I'm sorry..."
A slightly trembling voice suddenly rang out in the team channel.
Everyone turned to look and saw Cao Yiyi her head down, her body trembling slightly.
Is he... still feeling guilty about his first mistake?... Wang Hu glanced at Cao Yiyi, then looked away.
He's not like Shen Heng; he's not Chang'an others!
Those around them, perhaps unsure of what to say or how to say it, turned their gazes away.
Except for one person.
Han Ling looked at Cao Yiyi, paused for a moment, and then said:
"That's how war is."
Cao Yiyi was slightly taken aback and looked towards Captain Han.
She paused, then murmured:
"Is this what war is all about...?"
The people around glanced at it, then looked away again.
No one spoke again.
There are more important things to do right now!
Han Ling also turned her gaze back to the dark figure in the distance.
The dark figure became clearer during the brief conversation and finally stepped out of the dust cloud.
Fresh blood streamed down its head, staining its dark blue Scalearmor a deep red.
The most severely injured was one of its front paws, which was almost completely ruined. Only a few remaining tendons barely held it up to the end of its limb, swaying weakly with its steps.
This injury was not present before.
It can be guessed that the Profound Crystal Griffin probably used this claw to block Zhou Xuan's attack!
In short, the Profound Crystal Griffin suffered new injuries on top of its previous ones.
Very serious injury.
but...
The Profound Crystal Griffin stopped in its tracks and looked at the group of people.
Those eyes held no anger, no fanaticism, only a cold, scrutinizing killing intent.
A heavy pressure was mounting.
Perhaps not as much as the pressure they faced from Director Jiang a few hours earlier, but it was still enough to make them feel heavy-hearted.
The Profound Crystal Griffin was severely injured, but with its Sixth Tier physical attributes and Origin Power, it should still be able to handle them!
Now, we can only hope that it's too badly injured to gamble on!
Everyone took a deep breath.
No one dared to move easily.
The two sides remained locked in a stalemate.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Time passed slowly.
Han Ling gazed at the injured Profound Crystal Griffin in the distance, her eyes lowering slightly.
For some reason, she felt that something was wrong.
Or rather, it feels like things are heading in a bad direction.
However, she couldn't figure out why this was happening...
Confused, Han Ling's gaze moved over the Profound Crystal Griffin.
She looked at the blood flowing from the Profound Crystal Griffin's body, at its almost ruined claws, at the numerous cuts...
However, before she could figure it out, her gaze paused slightly.
In my field of vision, the figure that had been standing still, panting heavily, suddenly paused.
Then, its outstretched wings flashed, and its enormous body charged forward at a speed completely disproportionate to its size.
Accompanying this was a chilling roar.
"Humans, die!"
With a roar, Wang Hu quickly stepped forward.
"They're here! Get ready!"
He shouted, his voice rapidly expanding in the process.
Similarly, during the expansion process, the Fluid Battle Armor quickly covered its entire body.
Without hesitation, Wang Hu stepped forward and stood in front of the crowd.
only.
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a claw strike.
Wang Hu's figure suddenly flew to the side.