90: Chapter 90 is about to reach the fifth rank.
Everyone: "..."
They had been attacked!
As veteran Adventurers, the group reacted instantly.
Yao Dong was the fastest; as the team captain, his reaction time far exceeded that of an ordinary person.
The moment Ge Ying threw the Lightning Ball, he had already condensed two golden star charts of light elements.
"Beam Ray!"
The instant the Lightning Ball exploded, Yao Dong shouted sharply.
Swish!
A dazzling golden light shot out from the star chart, flying precisely in the direction Ge Ying had attacked.
The golden light, like a ray of sunlight traveling at high speed, instantly struck the top of a giant rock at the edge of the pit.
A shrill scream rang out as the golden light pierced directly through the upper body of a three-armed Lizardman monster.
Its three arms were still outstretched, clutching brown wooden sticks, its body stiffened for a few seconds, blood gushing from the wounds in its chest and head before it fell straight backward.
In the chaos, the eleven people in the pit quickly gathered, standing back-to-back, vigilantly observing their surroundings to prevent another sneak attack.
Seeing with their own eyes that the Lizardman had its chest and head blown apart by Yao Dong's spell and its corpse tumble from the top of the rock, the group immediately rushed out of the giant pit, leaped onto the rocks, and looked outward.
After seeing the scene outside clearly, everyone's expression changed drastically, and some couldn't help but tremble all over.
They were surrounded!
Lizardman are bipedal reptilian magical beasts with figures similar to humans and bodies covered in cyan-green scales, capable of surviving in the harsh, rock-filled environment of Stone Ghost Gorge.
To them, that layer of cyan scales is like a natural thin armor, capable of both resisting harsh climates and blocking many attacks.
The most iconic feature of the Lizardman is their three arms... Each one has two arms growing on one side of the body and one growing alone on the other.
The position of the two arms is not fixed; some have them on the left, some on the right, and each one is different.
The rod-like objects they hold in their hands are not external items but scale spikes stripped and generated from their own scales, which are also their primary offensive weapons.
These scale spikes contain residual magic power and explode upon hitting a target.
As for how many scale spikes a single Lizardman can produce, no one knows.
Ge Ying stood on the rock, her eyes scanning the surroundings coldly.
They had been completely surrounded by a dense army of Lizardman, numbering at least a hundred!
"This is troublesome."
She muttered, a hint of irritation in her tone.
These Lizardman were only at the level of ordinary magical beasts, so she was naturally not afraid.
What really made her wary was the nature of this creature.
Among magical beasts of the same tier, Lizardman are not only extremely fast but also possess high intelligence and are cunning by nature.
Unlike other wild beasts, these lizards can think.
"Contact the others immediately; we cannot hold them off on our own."
Yao Dong's expression was grave, his tone unquestionable.
Ge Ying nodded, and just as she was about to take out her phone, a piercing sound of something breaking through the air suddenly struck.
She jerked her head to the side, and a scale spike flew past her hair, kicking up a gust of wind.
A cold light flashed in Ge Ying's eyes as she looked at the reptilian army below, her gaze landing on a Lizardman over two meters tall...
It was still maintaining its throwing posture, and on its spoon-shaped head, two giant yellow eyes were staring at her mockingly.
Damn lizard!
Ge Ying cursed inwardly, her eyes suddenly lighting up with purple light, and electric arcs danced beside her cheeks.
Boom!
Violent magic power erupted instantly, purple starlight appeared around her body, and quickly condensed into two star charts.
Seeing this, the Lizardman army knew this human was about to attack and immediately acted in unison.
Dozens of cyan-green scale spikes converged in the air into a rain of death, shooting with extreme precision toward Ge Ying on the rock.
But how could their throwing speed be faster than a mage's casting speed?
"Lightning Strike!"
Ge Ying shouted coldly and pointed her hand downward.
The purple light surged, and a strong wind suddenly rose.
The next moment.
A thin but violent purple lightning bolt shot out from the star chart, winding like a snake as it struck the ground.
The lightning first collided with the rain of scale spikes, instantly destroying them all, and without losing momentum, it continued to crash down.
Bang!
The lightning precisely struck the Lizardman that had launched the first attack.
It blew it to pieces on the spot, and the small explosion created by the aftermath sent a whole group of surrounding Lizardman flying.
They slammed heavily onto the ground, many of them twitching all over, paralyzed by the residual power of the lightning and unable to move.
The remaining Lizardman immediately retreated, putting distance between themselves and the rock circle where the humans were located.
Taking advantage of this gap, Ge Ying immediately took out her phone to contact Aunt Mi Xue.
The call connected quickly, and she explained their situation clearly and concisely: they were surrounded by a large group of Lizardman.
"Set off the signal; we are on our way."
Aunt Mi Xue's voice came from the other end, and the call was immediately hung up.
Ge Ying put away her phone and informed the group that she had made contact with the captain.
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the captain arrived, the situation could be easily resolved.
After all, Aunt Mi Xue was a Tier 3 Mage.
A single move from her could sweep away dozens of ordinary magical beasts, and with just a few rounds of attacks, she could significantly reduce the number of Lizardman, and the rest would naturally be nothing to fear.
"Although Lizardman are difficult to deal with, it is fortunate that we are not surrounded by Earth-type Gargoyles."
Someone said with a forced smile, staring nervously at the retreating Lizardman.
Everyone nodded silently.
Although Lizardman are agile and have brains, it is precisely because they can think.
They did not charge immediately but watched from a distance, seemingly in fear, or perhaps planning tactics.
If it had been Earth-type Gargoyles, they would have already been locked in a death battle by now.
If a hundred ordinary magical beasts swarmed them, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even if they wanted to escape, those without displacement spells could not run away at all.
Only Ge Ying could escape by using lightning to boost her speed.
But Yao Dong was only a Tier 2 Mage, and his speed was far inferior to the highly accurate Lizardman.
"I will go set off the signal so the captain and the others can locate us."
Ge Ying looked at Yao Dong.
"Okay, we will stand guard."
Ge Ying leaped off the rock and landed on the edge of the giant pit.
The signal they were talking about was to release a large amount of Lightning Element energy.
As long as the intensity was sufficient, Aunt Mi Xue could sense it from anywhere in Stone Ghost Gorge.
Not just Aunt Mi Xue, but any mage above Tier 2 level, and even magical beasts with strength exceeding a Tier 2 Mage, could detect it.
This was a risky move, but at this moment, they had no other choice.
As for how to do it, it was simple.
They just needed to condense Lightning Element energy for a long time without casting any spells!
With that thought, ten purple starlight points appeared around Ge Ying, condensing into two star charts, and the suppressed lightning power gathered frantically.
Meanwhile.
The situation outside changed completely the moment Ge Ying left the high ground.
The Lizardman moved!
In their view, Ge Ying, who had instantly killed their companion just now, was the strongest leader among this group of humans.
Seeing her jump off the rock, the Lizardman mistakenly thought she was going to abandon her companions and flee alone.
Once the most terrifying lightning mage left, the Lizardman immediately launched an all-out attack.