62: Chapter 62 Let's Get Wild!

Wooo—!

The dry, violent winds unique to Echo Gobi whistled through the narrow Thread of Heaven Canyon, making a sound like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves.

But at this moment, the sound could not drown out the murderous aura of the confrontation at both ends of the canyon.

Zhou Tianren stood on a giant rock high up in the canyon, looking down condescendingly at the three members of Chen Xi's group who were blocked in the middle.

A playful smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

“Li Shan, Lei Zhen, move out!”

Zhou Tianren waved his hand, then, as if remembering something important, he quickly added another sentence:

“Don't hurt Xiao Xiao!”

“As for the other two... beat them to death!”

“Understood! Young Master Zhou, just watch and see!”

Li Shan gave a sinister laugh. As the main tank of the Royal Squad, he held a giant tower shield, looking like a human tank.

Leading seven or eight melee Professionals behind him, he took the lead in charging from one end of the canyon.

And at the other end of the canyon.

“Chen Xi! Give me your life!”

Lei Zhen had long been unable to suppress the anger in his heart.

The frustration he suffered at the Thunder Ruins had all turned into overwhelming killing intent at this moment.

He held that heavy greatsword with both hands, the tip of the sword carving out a series of dazzling sparks on the hard rocks of the Gobi.

Leading several warriors from Tidal Surge and the Holy Light Battle Team, he pounced toward Chen Xi's back like a mad dog.

As for Lin Ya, Zhao Zixuan, and other ranged damage-dealing Professionals, they were not in a hurry to act at this moment.

They stood on the high ground at both ends of the canyon, gripping their magic staffs, their eyes alertly staring at the battlefield.

The terrain here was simply too narrow.

With a canyon width that only allowed three people to stand side-by-side, once the two waves of melee fighters from the front and back rushed in, they would instantly be squeezed into a mess inside.

At this time, if large-scale magic was thrown inside, it would be easy to accidentally injure allies.

Moreover, Young Master Zhou had given a strict order that Su Xiaoxiao must absolutely not be harmed.

If some Fireball spell didn't have eyes and burned the hair of the Great School Beauty Su, they wouldn't need to hang around Jiang University anymore.

Therefore, their tactic was very simple and crude—

Close the door and beat the dog!

Let the front-line melee fighters rush in for hand-to-hand combat.

Anyway, there were a total of over a dozen melee Professionals on both sides, and their own levels were considered top-notch among the First-Year University Students.

And on Chen Xi's side.

Only Su Xiaoxiao could be considered a powerful damage dealer.

Chen Xi and Li Murou were, in their eyes, two useless supports without any combat capability.

A dozen people ganging up on a single mage, how could they lose?

They couldn't lose even if they had a massive advantage!

And these ranged attackers only needed to guard the exits on both sides.

In case Chen Xi and the others tried to break out, they would just blast them back with a wave of concentrated fire.

“Rumble—!”

Heavy footsteps echoed within the canyon, and the rock walls on both sides seemed to be trembling.

Attacked from both front and back, there was no way to retreat!

Looking at the enemies surging like a tide, the mysterious Black-Robed Man who had been following behind Zhou Tianren, wrapped tightly, still didn't say a word. Only in his eyes, exposed outside the mask, a flash of imperceptible contempt flickered.

It was as if in his view, this battle was already over.

...

In the center of the canyon.

Feeling the suffocating pressure from both front and back, Li Murou's small face turned slightly pale.

She subconsciously hugged the electronic keyboard in her arms tightly, took half a step back, and said with a hint of anxiety in her voice:

“What do we do, Captain Chen?”

“These people are crazy. They really aren't farming monsters, they're farming us!”

“If we let them get close, no matter how strong Xiao Xiao is, she won't be able to cast spells in such a narrow space!”

Su Xiaoxiao didn't speak, but silently raised the magic staff in her hand, her ice-blue eyes full of determination.

However, facing this seemingly tense situation.

Chen Xi, at the center of the storm, showed no sign of panic on his face.

With his hands in his pockets, he just quietly watched those increasingly close, hideous faces, a confident arc slowly curling at the corner of his mouth.

“What do we do?”

Chen Xi chuckled, turned his head to look at Li Murou, and said in an extremely relaxed tone:

“Didn't they say that in this Echo Gobi, you're useless?”

“Weren't they certain that you wouldn't dare to play the piano?”

A glint flashed in Chen Xi's eyes. Pointing at the canyon's rock walls, which were as smooth as mirrors, he said word by word:

“Then play it for them to see.”

“Perform to your heart's content. Do whatever you want, however you want!”

“Ah, this?!”

Hearing this command, Li Murou was completely stunned, her eyes wide as she looked at Chen Xi as if looking at a madman:

“Captain Chen, are... are you serious?”

“This is the Echo Gobi!”

Li Murou was so anxious she stomped her feet, pointing at the surrounding special rocks and shouting:

“The magnetic field of the rocks here will reflect all sound waves! And this canyon is so narrow, it's a natural echo chamber!”

“If I play Sorrowful Elegy here, the sound waves will definitely bounce back and forth on the walls, and I won't be able to control the direction at all!”

“By then, forget about the enemies, if it bounces onto our own people, we'll be slowed and frozen too! Isn't that suicide?!”

This was the disgusting part of the Echo Gobi.

This was also the reason why Zhou Tianren dared to so arrogantly choose this as the battlefield.

This was suppression at the level of rules!

However, facing Li Murou's concerns, Chen Xi's gaze didn't waver in the slightest.

He took a step forward, his deep eyes looking directly into Li Murou's panicked eyes, his voice low and powerful:

“What are you afraid of?”

“Rules are meant to be broken.”

“I told you to play, so just play!”

Chen Xi's voice suddenly rose, carrying an unquestionable majesty:

“Trust me!”

Looking at Chen Xi's gaze, which was as firm as iron, the panic in Li Murou's heart miraculously calmed down.

That's right.

Since joining the team, when had Captain Chen ever done something he wasn't sure of?

Whether it was the speedrun of the Frost Dragons Lair or the monster luring in the Thunder Ruins, which time hadn't it seemed crazy, yet ended in complete victory?

Since the Captain said it's fine, it must be fine!

“Okay!”

Li Murou took a deep breath, the cowardice in her eyes swept away, replaced by a burst of desperate courage.

“Then... let's get wild!”

She suddenly lowered her waist, setting the high-tech electronic keyboard in front of her, her long ten fingers hovering over the keys.

Looking at the two waves of hideous enemies in front and behind, who had already rushed to within twenty or thirty meters.

A surge of anger rushed straight to her head!

“You shameless things!”

“Want to bully our Nirvana? In your dreams!!”

With a delicate shout, Li Murou's originally fair fingers actually turned somewhat white from excessive force as she slammed them down onto the keys!

“Sorrowful... Elegy!!!”

Zheng—!!!

A stirring yet infinitely sorrowful piano sound instantly exploded in the narrow canyon!

Visible ripples of deep blue sound waves, like a raging sea, frantically surged out from Li Murou's fingertips!

Without stopping for a moment, Li Murou showed amazing hand speed and body coordination.

After sending out a wave of sound, her waist suddenly twisted.

She instantly completed a magnificent 180-degree turn!

Her fingertips tapped rapidly, and the piano sound rose again!

Facing the Tidal Surge squad behind her, led by Lei Zhen, she once again played an equally violent demonic tune!

Firing from both front and back!

360-degree coverage with no dead ends!

“W-what?!”

“Is she crazy?!”