161: Chapter 161 Besieged Again

Chen Xi suddenly let out a loud roar, his voice echoing through the valley:

"Everyone, pay attention! That damn thief is back again!!"

"Protect the materials! Prepare for battle!"

It didn't need him to say more.

Having already been on edge, Li Murou and Su Xiaoxiao completed the entire sequence of turning, aiming, and charging at the very first sight of the white smoke.

"Zzzzt—"

A purple space-time rift opened, and the Man in Black had just stepped out one foot, not yet having time to see the situation around him.

"Stay right there, you bastard!!"

A feminine shout rang out.

Li Murou was currently at peak fury. She had felt heartache for a long time after those 100 military merit points were stolen last time.

This time, new grudges and old scores would be settled together!

"Clang—!!!"

【Sorrowful Elegy】!

A blue sound wave, almost instantaneous, accurately blasted the Man in Black who had just poked his head out.

This Man in Black was clearly not the same one as last time.

He obviously didn't expect this group of students to have such high vigilance; before he could even make a move, the other side unleashed an attack indiscriminately!

"Hum!"

The Man in Black only felt his body sink. The Thunder Shadow Thousand Flashes skill he was preparing to cast was directly interrupted, and his whole body stiffened in place, his movements slowing down.

"Wha... What's the situation?!"

The eyes under the mask of the Man in Black widened, full of terror.

How could these few people react so quickly?!

At this moment, Chen Xi looked at the immobilized Man in Black, but what flashed through his mind wasn't how to interrogate him, but the painful lesson from the cave last time.

Last time, it was because he talked too much, wanting to capture a live prisoner, and the result was the opponent calling over a dozen helpers, nearly killing him in return.

"I will never make the same mistake twice!"

A trace of ruthless killing intent flashed in Chen Xi's eyes.

There might be some special communication method between these people, or a chain reaction of space-time rift.

He must not be allowed to send a signal!

He must not be given the chance to call for help!

"Xiao Xiao! Don't hesitate!"

Chen Xi pointed at the Man in Black and issued a kill order:

"Do it! Kill him directly!"

Su Xiaoxiao, who had long been prepared, had eyes as cold as iron.

She did not show the slightest mercy, and the magic staff in her hand swung down violently.

"Understood!"

The sky instantly darkened.

The rich thunder elements in Thunder Roar Valley seemed to find a vent, crazily gathering towards Su Xiaoxiao.

【Sword of Apocalypse】!

"Boom!!"

A giant thunder sword poked its head out from the clouds.

It didn't have the slightest pause or charging time; it brought the power to destroy everything and stabbed fiercely towards the neck of the immobilized Man in Black!

The speed was too fast!

He could only watch helplessly as that dazzling sword light filled his entire field of vision.

"No—!!!"

A desperate scream hadn't even been fully uttered before it was completely drowned out by the deafening thunder.

However.

Just at the moment before the destructive 【Sword of Apocalypse】 was about to touch the neck of the Man in Black.

"Hum—!!!"

The space above the valley trembled violently without warning, like a torn piece of cloth.

Immediately after, in front of the immobilized Man in Black.

Another larger, deeper purple space-time rift exploded out of thin air!

"There's more?!"

Chen Xi's pupils shrank.

Before everyone could react, an energy shield as black as ink, emitting strange fluctuations, poked out from the rift, forcefully standing in the path of the giant thunder sword.

"Boom!!!"

The thunder light collided with the black shield, erupting with a deafening roar.

Su Xiaoxiao's kill move was actually completely blocked by this strange shield!

The violent thunder scattered, blowing the surrounding rocks into powder, but it failed to hurt the Man in Black in the slightest.

"Damn it! Why is it like this again!"

Chen Xi gritted his teeth, and the unease in his heart reached its peak.

The next second, a desperate scene occurred.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

From that newly opened rift, a dozen Men in Black wearing the same standard combat uniforms and masks filed out like ghosts.

As soon as they landed, without any nonsense, they immediately set up an attack formation, surrounding the Nirvana Battle Team tightly.

The leading shield warrior scanned the surroundings coldly, his gaze lingering on Chen Xi and Ye Fei for a moment, then becoming cold and ruthless.

He raised his hand and issued a cruel and precise order to his subordinates:

"Listen! That man, that red-haired woman, these two must absolutely not be touched!"

"As for the other two..."

His finger pointed at Su Xiaoxiao and Li Murou, his voice filled with a chilling killing intent:

"Worthless obstacles, execute them directly! No mercy!"

"Yes!"

The dozen Men in Black responded in unison, their killing intent erupting instantly.

"Want to kill my teammates? In your dreams!"

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes sharpened. Although facing a strong enemy, she did not retreat in the slightest, and the thunder light on her magic staff surged.

However, the opponent was clearly prepared.

"Do it!"

Following the leader's order, five Men in Black assassins disappeared from their spots, turning into afterimages and rushing towards Su Xiaoxiao and Li Murou.

"Mu Rou! Control them!"

Chen Xi roared, trying to rush over to support, but was tightly entangled by two other Men in Black warriors.

"Get lost!"

Chen Xi threw cards one after another, but could only barely protect himself.

On the other side, Li Murou looked at the rushing enemies, forcefully suppressing the fear in her heart, her fingers dancing wildly on the strings.

"...Stop!"

【Sorrowful Elegy】!

Clang—!

The blue sound wave swept out.

But these dozen Men in Black were clearly well-trained elites, and their levels were clearly far above a Third-Tier Fierce Beast.

They cooperated extremely tacitly, and the moment the sound wave struck, several people quickly dispersed.

"Hum!"

The sound wave swept past. Most of the Men in Black only swayed slightly and dodged this blow, their speed almost unaffected.

"What?! It didn't control them?!"

Li Murou's face was deathly pale.

"Puff!"

Before she could release her second skill, a Men in Black assassin had already closed in, the dagger in his hand drawing a tricky arc, directly forcing her back, followed by a lightning chain striking from behind, whipping fiercely onto her back.

"Ah!"

Li Murou screamed and was knocked to the ground.

On the other side, Su Xiaoxiao's situation was also not optimistic.

"Zzzzt—"

【Thunder Shadow Thousand Flashes】!

Su Xiaoxiao turned into a blue arc of electricity, shuttling rapidly through the crowd, the magic staff in her hand dancing like a sharp sword, trading blows back and forth with two or three Men in Black.

But that was all.

The Men in Black saw that Su Xiaoxiao's movement technique was strange and difficult to capture, so they immediately changed their tactics.

"This woman is a bit thorny. Group three and group four, attack together! Seal off her movement!"

Instantly, three or four more Men in Black joined the siege.

Fireballs, ice spikes, shadow arrows...

Dense skills smashed towards Su Xiaoxiao like a rainstorm, locking off all her evasion space.

"Damn it..."

Su Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, cold sweat streaming down her forehead.

Her mental energy had already been consumed quite a bit in the previous clearing mission. At this moment, facing the siege of six or seven experts of the same or higher level, even with an S-rank movement technique, she couldn't hold on for much longer.