138: Chapter 138 Demon Guardian
Whoosh— Yunque blushed and cast a Fireball Technique.
The next second, Jiang He yelped in pain.
While hopping on one foot, he shouted, "Miaomiao, heal me!"
When those words came out, everyone was left speechless.
Miaomiao's face also turned red. She quickly activated a Healing Spell and cast it toward Jiang He.
Suddenly, a ghostly figure wrapped in flames appeared on Jiang He's back.
Immediately after, it let go of Jiang He and lay on the ground, emitting a piercing screech.
Jiang He turned around, furious, and was about to rush up to finish it off.
But the Ethereal Spirit flashed away, drilling directly into the wall and disappearing once again.
"Damn it, get out here!" Jiang He punched the wall in anger.
Seeing this, the group gathered around. Yunque asked softly, "Wh-what was that just now?"
Jiang He explained what he knew.
Everyone was stunned.
Then Xie Yunzhou shouted, "Damn, Ethereal Spirit? Isn't that just a ghost?!"
"Ahhh!" Hearing the word "ghost," several girls were terrified, immediately hugging each other and trembling.
They could barely accept Ethereal Spirits, but if it were a ghost... that was a completely different matter!
Jiang He slapped Xie Yunzhou on the back of the head. "Stop scaring them!"
Xie Yunzhou looked awkward and leaned forward to explain, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid! There's a song that goes, 'I fear ghosts, but ghosts have never hurt me a bit; I do not fear people, but people—'"
Slap— "Shut up! Stop singing!" Jiang He was about to be annoyed to death by him. "Let's get moving! These Ethereal Spirits are hiding nearby. Although their attack power is weak, they are very troublesome!"
He turned to Yunque and Zhou Rui and said, "You two, get your fireballs ready. Ethereal Spirits fear fire!"
The two girls nodded hurriedly, each activating their Fireball Technique and clutching it tightly in their hands, looking around nervously.
The team continued to move forward.
They encountered another fork in the road.
"cheat system, give me a price."
He couldn't be bothered to tease the cheat system. If something could be solved with money, paying was much easier!
[Two hundred.]
"Deal!"
[Recharge successful. Straight ahead.]
Along the way, Jiang He was on edge.
Although Ethereal Spirits didn't have much lethality, he estimated that if other players came in, they would most likely be worn down to death on this first floor.
The group walked for a while longer. A door appeared not far ahead.
Jiang He's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed. "Look! There's an exit ahead!"
Clomp, clomp, clomp—everyone couldn't help but speed up their pace.
Just then, someone at the back of the team screamed, "Ah! Something is grabbing my feet!" "M-me too!"
Jiang He turned around immediately.
The next second, he saw over a dozen Ethereal Spirits emerging from every corner—the walls, the floor, the ceiling—grabbing everyone's legs tightly with immense strength.
They made low, hoarse sounds: "Stay... stay... and keep us company!"
"Wooo... help!" The girls cried out in fear.
"Yunque! Zhou Rui! Use fire!" Jiang He roared at the top of his lungs.
But Yunque and Zhou Rui were stunned by this sudden, terrifying scene. Their minds went blank; they were only focused on desperately kicking their legs to break free from those cold hands, completely forgetting to use their skills.
Suddenly, a red light descended from the sky, covering them. All the Ethereal Spirits froze instantly, as if hit by an immobilization spell!
"Quick! Burn them with fire!" Jiang He seized the opportunity and shouted again.
Yunque and Zhou Rui snapped back to their senses and hurriedly activated their Fireball Techniques!
Instantly, a series of shrill wails rang out all around: "Ahhh—! St... stay... keep us company..."
"Old Xie! Open the door, quick!" Jiang He commanded urgently.
Xie Yunzhou rushed to the door in a few steps and pulled it hard! The door creaked open.
Before anyone could react, an incredibly overbearing suction force suddenly came from inside the door! Everyone was swept in by this force.
Thump, thump, thump—a chaotic sound of people landing.
"Ouch... that nearly killed me..." Xie Yunzhou rubbed his butt, grimacing.
The others were also dazed and confused, lying on the ground groaning.
Boom, boom, boom—just then, a heavy, rhythmic sound of footsteps approached, striking the ground.
Everyone quickly looked up. "Damn! What the hell is that?!"
They had fallen into a huge, gloomy hall. Surrounding them were towering walls, with no exit to be seen.
At the very front of the hall, rows of monsters were lined up neatly. They wore pitch-black armor and held sharp spears in their hands. Their appearance was indescribably strange and terrifying.
Fire Phoenix screamed in terror, "Th-their heads... their heads are gone!"
Everyone took a closer look. Only then did they realize it wasn't that they were headless, but that beneath the helmets, there was no flesh and blood at all—only white, ghastly skeletons!
[Demon Guard · Level 92]
After checking the monster's information, Jiang He actually felt slightly relieved. Although these guards had high defense and attack power, at least they were physical monsters that could be fought. Unlike the Ethereal Spirits from before, which couldn't even be touched, leaving them helpless.
"Attack!" Jiang He ordered.
Everyone immediately launched their attacks. Lu Li and Shi Gandang rushed to the front.
Lu Li's battle-axe slashed heavily against one of the guards! -2500
"Careful! This thing has very high defense!" Lu Li warned immediately.
Before he finished speaking, a muffled "pfft" sound was heard! Shi Gandang, nearby, couldn't dodge in time and had his shoulder pierced by a spear with lightning speed!
His health bar dropped instantly, hitting the bottom!
Hum! Hum! Two white lights landed on Shi Gandang almost simultaneously. Jiang He and Miaomiao reacted extremely quickly, both casting Healing Spell.
"Awoo—!" At the same time, Baiyi's hands moved quickly, forming seals to summon a Battle Pet.
"Earth Demon! Trap them!"
Rumble— The hard ground beneath the Demon Guards suddenly churned violently. Thick walls of earth rose rapidly, sealing a large group of guards firmly inside.
Hum! Another crimson ring of light descended onto the top of the monster group.
"Focus fire! Beat them to death!" Jiang He roared.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—dense Blood Speech Techniques intertwined with the Lightning Strike Technique released by Yunque and Zhou Rui, smashing fiercely into the cage formed by the earth walls!
Although they couldn't see what was happening inside, they could clearly hear the roar of energy explosions and the sound of monster bones and armor shattering!
Thump, thump, thump—after holding for a moment, cracks began to appear on the earth walls!
Jiang He's pupils constricted. He immediately stopped attacking and retreated rapidly, shouting, "They're coming out! Retreat!"
Boom! The earth walls collapsed with a crash! Debris flew everywhere!
The powerful shockwave caused everyone to stumble, their hearts skipping a beat.
Through the swirling dust, pale skeletons were revealed! The pitch-black armor on their bodies was shattered and tattered. Ghastly white bones were exposed, looking hideous and terrifying.
Jiang He frowned tightly and looked at their health bars. "What's going on?" His heart sank.
The monsters had actually lost less than half of their health? That intense round of focused fire should have been enough to take out more than half of their HP, right?
His sharp gaze swept over the tattered armor fragments on the monsters, and he instantly understood—this armor provided an extremely high defense bonus, offsetting most of the damage!
Clomp, clomp, clomp—the Demon Guards suddenly leveled their spears in unison, taking heavy steps, and charged at the group like a torrent of steel! Their speed was much faster than before!
"Scatter! Dodge!" Jiang He shouted urgently.
Everyone scrambled to dodge, avoiding the lethal spear tips.
Jiang He glanced at Dark Injury Poison; the cooldown was still five minutes.
A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and with a stride, he charged into the pile of monsters again!
He stabbed his dagger fiercely into the ribs of a skeleton! -7900
The damage number that popped up made his heart jump. "Damn! This defense is too ridiculous, right?!"
Pfft—just in the moment of his astonishment, a sound of wind arose behind him! An icy bone spear thrust silently toward his back!
Jiang He reacted extremely quickly, twisting his body to dodge!
Rip—the spear tip grazed his arm, cutting a bloody gash!
Immediately after, his expression changed drastically, and he warned sharply, "Careful! The spear is poisoned!"
Because he saw his own health bar beginning to drop rapidly!
While retreating rapidly, he cursed loudly, "Damn! I'm the one who plays with poison, and you're trying to poison me??"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! As he ran, he raised his hand to release Blood Speech Technique to attack the pursuers, while his other hand quickly cast Healing Spell on himself to recover health.
Although the poison on this bone spear wasn't as high-level as the one he used, how could a player's health compare to a monster's?
Now, any random mob had a shockingly thick health bar, often over a hundred thousand!
Just at the critical moment when Jiang He was busy healing, the corner of his eye caught a white light—representing a player's death—suddenly lighting up beside him!
"Damn!" He roared instantly, his eyes splitting with rage! It was Shi Gandang!
Just now, in order to help Zhou Rui block an attack, he was pierced through by several intersecting bone spears simultaneously! He died on the spot!
This made Jiang He's heart ache terribly. In the current team, what was the most precious thing? It was the levels they had worked so hard to train up!
"Damn it all to hell! I went through so much trouble to bring these levels up, and you just kill them like that?"
Jiang He's eyes were bloodshot with anger. Clutching his dagger, he recklessly charged toward the monster group again... while roaring, "cheat system! Are you asleep?"
[Uh... not yet.]
"Good! Then watch me! I'm going on a rampage!"