97: Chapter 97 The Unwilling Golden Map
"Quick, attack while it hasn't stood up yet!"
"Give it everything you've got on its head and chest!"
Captain Jin Tu roared immediately upon seeing the Gargoyle fall to the ground.
Swoosh!
Four Tier 3 Mages instantly appeared around the four sides of the Gargoyle, each summoning their starlight.
The Wind element's yellow starlight.
The Fire element's red starlight.
The Ice element's pale blue starlight.
The Light element's golden starlight.
All four had summoned enough starlight.
They prepared to unleash the strongest strike of their respective elements.
But just as their Star Arrays were about to connect and form.
The Gargoyle on the ground suddenly erupted with violent pressure.
It let out a deafening roar.
The next moment.
The ground around it exploded with a bang.
Large chunks of earth and stone flew everywhere, smashing toward the nearby mages.
The four were forced to interrupt their spellcasting and hurriedly dodge the flying rocks.
At the same time.
The Gargoyle climbed up from the ground, its damaged body perfectly restored once again!
The four were still dodging the flying rocks.
A huge shadow suddenly loomed over Captain Jin Tu.
His body stiffened, and he slowly looked up.
The Gargoyle's giant fist was smashing toward him at extreme speed; there was simply no way to dodge.
This monster seemed to have a grudge against Captain Jin Tu; even though he wasn't the closest one, it insisted on attacking him first.
Damn it!
Captain Jin Tu cursed inwardly and could only brace himself to take the hit.
But just as the giant fist was about to smash into him.
A cool and pleasant voice rang out:
"Hand of the Ocean!"
The moment the voice fell.
Captain Jin Tu saw a water tentacle appear out of thin air, tightly binding the Gargoyle's fist.
The water tentacle, like a giant python, tightly coiled around the rock fist, forcefully freezing it in mid-air so it couldn't come down.
Captain Jin Tu was stunned. He followed the water tentacle with his gaze, which finally landed on Aunt Mi Xue.
A massive blue Star Array stood behind her, and the water tentacle binding the Gargoyle extended directly from that array.
The next moment.
A look of wild joy appeared on his face, and he seized the opportunity to dash out from under the giant fist and run to Aunt Mi Xue's side.
"Aunt Mi Xue, you saved me!"
His tone was fawning, and his eyes shimmered with adoration.
Aunt Mi Xue merely glanced at him indifferently and said expressionlessly:
"We're even. Consider it the repayment of the favor for saving my team members."
After saying this, she looked back toward the Gargoyle in the distance.
The Gargoyle discovered its arm was bound by the water tentacle.
Its other giant fist smashed down fiercely.
Bang!
It mercilessly smashed into its own arm.
The spell disintegrated, and a large chunk of rock was knocked off its arm.
After breaking free from the restraint.
The Gargoyle turned toward the direction from which the water tentacle had attacked.
Its hollow eyes locked onto Aunt Mi Xue.
The Star Array behind her slowly dissipated.
Meanwhile, Captain Jin Tu remained stunned in place.
Staring at Aunt Mi Xue's profile, her words echoed repeatedly in his mind.
Did she mean...
That by blocking the Gargoyle's punch just now, she had already repaid the favor of him saving Ge Ying and the others?
No, no, no!
He didn't want it to count like that!
He had originally intended to use that favor to ask Aunt Mi Xue out on a date!
Why did she have to block that punch?
He was clearly wearing Tier 3 armor and wouldn't have been in any danger; he would have preferred to take the hit!
Captain Jin Tu was so angry he gritted his teeth.
His perfect plan had just gone down the drain, and it was all that damn Gargoyle's fault.
Thinking of this.
Captain Jin Tu's gaze toward the Gargoyle instantly became incomparably fierce.
Damn rock, I'm going to smash you into pieces!
Aunt Mi Xue swept a glance at Captain Jin Tu from the corner of her eye.
Seeing his twisted expression toward the Gargoyle, she didn't care at all.
As for how she knew it was Captain Jin Tu who saved the people, it was actually quite simple.
One look at the team members' conditions made it clear; there was no need for anyone to say anything.
Among the people she knew.
Only Captain Jin Tu possessed such strong Fire element power to be able to roast the team members like this without attacking them directly.
Ge Ying's injuries were the most obvious, her skin scorched, and the others also had traces of high-temperature scorching to varying degrees.
Knowing it was Captain Jin Tu's doing, his purpose was self-evident.
Saving people was nothing more than a pretext to get close to her.
That was why he completely disregarded the safety of the team members and let the flames spread to them.
Given Captain Jin Tu's personality and his undisguised intentions toward her, Aunt Mi Xue had long understood why he had acted.
She didn't intend to give him too much face either.
That was why she had blocked that punch; the favor ended there.
Roar...!
The Gargoyle's roar pulled everyone's attention back, and the battle continued.
The other three Tier 3 Mages who had dodged the flying rocks came to Captain Jin Tu and Aunt Mi Xue's side.
They had just witnessed Aunt Mi Xue saving Captain Jin Tu with their own eyes and all breathed a sigh of relief.
With an extra combatant, and the "Water Witch" at that, killing this Gargoyle would be as easy as pie.
"Do it my way."
Aunt Mi Xue spoke up.
Unlike others who took commands from Captain Jin Tu.
Aunt Mi Xue had her own fighting style and directly stated the execution plan.
The Gargoyle was already charging over; there was no time for detailed discussion, so Aunt Mi Xue decided to give orders while fighting.
Although Captain Jin Tu was unhappy about being commanded by someone else.
But since the person giving the orders was Aunt Mi Xue, he agreed anyway.
The plan was simple:
Captain Jin Tu and two others would hold the Gargoyle back for a few seconds.
Aunt Mi Xue and the last Ice element mage would be responsible for restricting its movements.
Everyone nodded immediately and scattered.
Captain Jin Tu and the two Tier 3 Mages charged toward the front of the Gargoyle to engage in close combat.
Aunt Mi Xue remained in the rear with the Ice element mage to prepare.
"Air Burst!"
Bang!
The air in front of the Gargoyle exploded with a bang, sending rock fragments flying and forcing it to stumble backward.
But this bit of damage was far from fatal, and it immediately counterattacked.
Swoosh!
Countless stones shot toward the Wind element mage like flying snakes, forcing him to dodge everywhere.
"Beam Ray!"
A golden light cannon blasted from the side, piercing through the Gargoyle's arm and leaving a huge hole.
But the next moment, small rocks from the ground flew up automatically, instantly filling the hole.
It swept its leg, kicking toward the Light element mage.
"Fire Claw!"
A giant flame claw condensed above Captain Jin Tu's head, descending from the sky and slashing fiercely toward the Gargoyle.
Boom!
The Gargoyle condensed a giant rock shield above its head, which collided with the fire claw with a boom.
At the same time, rock fragments shot out, attacking Captain Jin Tu.
While the three were fiercely battling the Gargoyle, Aunt Mi Xue was concentrating with all her might to gather the power of the Water element.
Element Manifestation!
A massive water ball, twice the size of a truck.
Slowly formed above her Star Array and was still continuously expanding.
The Ice element mage standing beside her watched in stunned silence.
As expected of the Water Witch.
A moment later.
The water ball had expanded to the size of a house.
A cold light flashed in Aunt Mi Xue's eyes, and she ordered loudly:
"Everyone, retreat immediately!"
Her voice was clear and reached the ears of Captain Jin Tu and the other two clearly.
The three didn't hesitate, stopping instantly and flashing back to Aunt Mi Xue's side.
After confirming everyone had retreated.
Aunt Mi Xue controlled the giant water ball and smashed it fiercely toward the Gargoyle.
Captain Jin Tu and the other two were so shocked their eyes were about to pop out.
You call this a spell?!
"Release Ice Seal Wave, quick!"
The moment she smashed the water ball out, Aunt Mi Xue turned her head and shouted at the Ice element mage.
The other party didn't hesitate in the slightest and immediately summoned their Star Array.
Ice Seal Wave was only a Tier 1 spell.
For a Tier 3 Mage, it was almost instantaneous; the single Star Array formed extremely quickly.
"Ice Seal Wave!"
The Star Array in front of the Ice element mage lit up, and biting cold air surged out, instantly freezing white frost in the air.
At the same time.
The water ball exploded with a bang in front of the Gargoyle.
Turning into violent water waves that swept across the area.