85: Bai Ling's end of month cards are out

Bai Lingyue looked up at the leader circling in the air, gathering strength for its next attack.

"My Lord, this is quite a challenge for your subordinate… Holding back a leader-level Strange Beast with illusions consumes a lot of Mental Energy."

Despite her words, the icy Demonic Energy within her surged wildly.

Mo Yan said in a deep voice, "I will be back as soon as possible. Hold on."

He knew Bai Lingyue would be under immense pressure, but there was no better solution at the moment.

"Then, your subordinate will have a good time playing with it," Bai Lingyue chuckled softly, her figure flickering as she appeared at the top of the Arrow Tower.

She formed complex hand seals, her silver hair dancing without wind, and an invisible Mental Energy fluctuation spread out from her.

When Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix saw Bai Lingyue, its eyes flashed with indifference, as if looking down on an ant; it did not put this tiny demon fox in its eyes.

It let out a high-pitched cry, opening its beak and aiming at the territory below.

"Dream on!" Bai Lingyue snorted coldly.

She lightly tapped her toes on the tower top, flickering and moving between several Arrow Towers.

With each flicker, a hazy illusion appeared.

In an instant, dozens of figures identical to her appeared simultaneously in mid-air, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix was somewhat confused by this sudden change, and the flames it was about to spew out paused.

It scanned the illusions, trying to find Bai Lingyue's true body.

But Bai Lingyue's illusionary art was exquisitely subtle; these illusions were not only lifelike in form but even mimicked her Qi very closely, making it difficult to differentiate them for a time.

On the ground battlefield, the situation had changed dramatically due to the appearance of Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix.

The Fire Lizards and Fire Demons, who had originally been fighting individually, now attacked with more coordination.

Those Fire Demons, under the command of the Elite Fire Demon, began to concentrate their firepower, using flame breath and lava throws to suppress the Soldiers on the wall, covering the Elite Fire Demon's attacks.

"Pfft!"

A Spearman, unable to dodge in time, was struck in the chest by a flying piece of lava, crying out as he flew backward, his leather armor instantly burned through with a charred hole.

"Damn it, these guys got smarter!" A Squad Leader shouted loudly, directing his Soldiers to fill the gaps.

He had just dodged a Fire Demon's flame claw attack and hadn't even caught his breath when two Fire Lizards darted out from beside him, spraying a scorching breath.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, raising his shield in time to block, avoiding injury, but the heat wave shook him back repeatedly.

"Maintain formation, don't panic!"

On the other side, Mo Yan and Gun Gun were fiercely battling the remaining Elite Fire Demons.

These Elite Fire Demons were even more troublesome than those encountered before; they not only had greater strength and fiercer flames but also cooperated more tacitly.

They wielded their lava claws, creating lava balls, constantly bombarding Mo Yan.

Mo Yan, at this moment, no longer cared about consuming a large amount of Spiritual Energy, pushing the Star Stepping Art to its limit, deftly dodging among the Elite Fire Demons.

His Frost Sword swung, Sword Qi crisscrossing, each strike hitting the Elite Fire Demon's vital points.

But there were five Elite Fire Demons in total, and their coordination was seamless, their attacks relentless.

One Elite Fire Demon took advantage of the gap while Mo Yan was attacking the other two, and its massive lava claw sneak-attacked him from behind!

A chilling sense of danger suddenly assailed Mo Yan's heart; he instinctively twisted his body, avoiding the fatal blow.

The lava claw grazed his clothes, its scorching heat causing a stinging sensation on his skin.

"Courting death!" A cold light flashed in Mo Yan's eyes, and he backhanded a sword thrust towards that Elite Fire Demon.

Seeing this, the other two Elite Fire Demons abandoned their entanglement with Gun Gun and simultaneously launched a fierce assault on Mo Yan.

A thick pillar of flame and several burning lava balls blocked all of Mo Yan's escape routes.

"Mo Yan!" Gun Gun's eyes instantly turned crimson upon seeing him in danger.

Gun Gun roared, "Bad guys, you're not allowed to bully Mo Yan!"

The aura around its body was filled with violent killing intent, and the emerald bamboo in its hand glowed brightly with green light.

Facing a pillar of flame spat out by an Elite Fire Demon, Gun Gun did not dodge, stepping forward and gripping the ground!

"Roar!"

The emerald bamboo in its hand swept out horizontally!

Soaring Sky Strike!

Boom!

The green bamboo shadow fiercely collided with the orange-red flame pillar, emitting a loud bang.

An incredible scene unfolded: the flame pillar, capable of melting gold and iron, was actually shattered by Gun Gun's single strike, turning into a sky full of sparks!

The attack continued unabated, heavily striking the Elite Fire Demon's chest.

Crack!

The Elite Fire Demon's hard chest caved in with a resounding crack, revealing a fist-sized core below, glowing with unstable red light.

The Elite Fire Demon let out a painful roar, its massive body staggering backward, a hint of fear flashing in its eyes.

"This is... the Fire Demon's weakness!"

Gun Gun's previous strike allowed Mo Yan to clearly see the location of the Fire Demon's energy core.

He seized the opportunity, his sword thrusting directly towards the Elite Fire Demon that had ambushed him.

The Elite Fire Demon had just been forced back by Gun Gun and hadn't yet stabilized itself when it felt a deadly chill approaching.

It wanted to dodge, but Mo Yan's sword was too fast!

Pfft!

The extreme cold Qi attached to the sword instantly erupted, freezing the flame core within its body, which then shattered the next second.

The Elite Fire Demon's movements froze, the flames in its eyes rapidly dimmed, and its massive body crashed to the ground.

"Mo Yan, are you okay?" Gun Gun took advantage of the gap, quickly ran to Mo Yan's side, nervously scrutinizing him up and down, its small paw gently touching his clothes, asking anxiously.

Mo Yan patted its furry head, panting, "I'm fine, Gun Gun, well done."

Gun Gun, praised, immediately grinned, "Hehe, Gun Gun will protect Mo Yan!"

Just then, the battle in the sky also grew more intense.

Bai Lingyue's beautiful face gradually lost color, and fine beads of sweat seeped from her temples.

She had been maintaining dozens of illusions, constantly confusing Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix.

But Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix was, after all, a leader-level Strange Beast, with no low intelligence and rich combat experience.

It could already distinguish the true from the false of these illusions.

"Caw—!"

A massive burst of flame energy erupted from its body, spreading outwards.

Those illusions constructed by Bai Lingyue's Mental Energy rapidly melted and shattered under this violent flame impact.

Pfft!

Bai Lingyue grunted, a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth, her figure swayed slightly, almost falling.

The forced breaking of her illusionary art caused her Mental Energy to suffer a considerable backlash.

"This beast...!"

Ember Feather Immortal Phoenix broke free from the illusion's Bondage, its eyes gleaming with even fiercer malice.

It opened its beak, and a highly condensed fire sphere, shimmering with pale purple and cyan flame tips, was rapidly forming.

The terrifying energy contained within that fire sphere made even Mo Yan below feel a pang of dread: "Not good!"

If this strike were to land, half the wall would likely be destroyed, and it might even affect other buildings in the territory!

Bai Lingyue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, gazing at the sky, and snorted coldly, "Petty tricks."

The next moment, the icy Demonic Energy on her body surged dramatically!

Behind her, a fluffy silver-white fox tail appeared, swaying gently.

Her delicate features also became even more enchanting and peerless.

Half-demonization!

At this moment, Bai Lingyue's aura was more than a notch stronger than before, but in the depths of her eyes, there was also a hint of fatigue.

"Since you've seen through it, then let me show you my true power!"

Her tone was cold and disdainful, and her hands once again quickly formed profound hand seals.