88: Chapter 88 Please cooperate, we're in a hurry!

By the Echo Pool, the battle was equally intense.

"Boom—!"

Accompanied by a loud bang, a Sword of Apocalypse burning with holy flames precisely pierced through the blockade of sound waves and slammed deep into the Echo Frog's bloated white belly.

"Croak—!!!"

The Echo Frog let out a shrill, miserable cry, and green blood gushed from the wound like a fountain, instantly dyeing the pool below green.

Although this attack landed, it completely enraged the boss.

Its pair of golden vertical pupils instantly became bloodshot and turned crimson, and its massive jowls bulged frantically.

"Croak, croak, croak, croak, croak—!!!"

This time, it wasn't a single sound wave, but a rapid-fire burst like a machine gun!

Dozens of visible, high-frequency white sound wave projectiles, carrying destructive vibrational force, bombarded Su Xiaoxiao in mid-air, covering the sky.

"Tch!"

Su Xiaoxiao's delicate brows furrowed tightly.

"Crackle—"

Purple lightning flashed around her, and Thunder Shadow Thousand Flashes was pushed to its limit.

Her figure left a series of afterimages in the air as she narrowly wove through the dense barrage of sound waves.

But this was the Echo Gobi, after all.

Those missed sound wave projectiles slammed hard into the surrounding rock walls; instead of dissipating, they bounced back using the power of the magnetic field.

They were faster and came from trickier angles, forming a multi-faceted pincer attack on Su Xiaoxiao!

Su Xiaoxiao had just dodged the frontal bombardment and hadn't even had time to raise her hand to chant before two reflected sound waves whistled in from behind.

Helpless, she could only forcibly interrupt her spellcasting again and flash away.

Back and forth, although she remained uninjured thanks to her super-high mobility, her offensive rhythm had been completely disrupted.

Often, after dodging a dozen rounds of attacks and finally finding a gap, she would barely have chanted for less than a second before new sound waves arrived.

"Damn it..."

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Su Xiaoxiao's forehead, and her breathing became rapid:

"At this rate... there definitely won't be enough time!"

She subconsciously glanced at Li Murou, who could only fret anxiously in the distance.

Theoretically, if she took Li Murou along right now and used Thunder Shadow Thousand Flashes to get up close and personal with the boss for a Sorrowful Elegy, she could indeed break the deadlock.

But looking at the airtight net of sound waves that had almost no blind spots, Su Xiaoxiao instantly dismissed this idea.

Teleporting with someone else would inevitably affect her reaction speed.

In this "meat grinder" of flying sound waves, the slightest carelessness could result in the physically frail Li Murou having her internal organs shattered on the spot.

This was the current fatal weakness of this team—there was no front-line tank to absorb damage and create an environment for output.

"Are we really going to lose because of the time limit?"

Su Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, once again forced to interrupt the chanting of her Sword of Apocalypse, a deep sense of powerlessness welling up in her heart.

The entanglement with Yan Zidong earlier had wasted too much time; now... it was really too late!

Su Xiaoxiao was burning with anxiety, dodging while thinking of a way to break the deadlock.

But there were simply too many sound waves around the pool; she didn't even have time to think.

After dodging and maneuvering a few times.

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes sharpened, and she murmured in a low voice.

"If that doesn't work... I'll just have to tank it!"

Thinking of this, Su Xiaoxiao looked at the incoming sound waves, simply stood as still as a bell, and muttered a chant.

And just at that moment.

"Whoosh—!"

A jet-black figure tore through the sky-filling net of sound waves without warning.

Carrying an extremely fierce momentum, like a human cannonball, he charged straight to the side of the Echo Frog!

Su Xiaoxiao's pupils constricted violently, and the moment she saw that figure clearly, she exclaimed:

"Chen... Captain Chen?!"

It turned out that Chen Xi hadn't used any flashy skills, nor had he pulled out any cards.

He just charged straight over, relying on his incredibly fast speed and uncanny movement techniques to weave through the gaps in the dense sound waves.

In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed in front of the mountain-like Echo Frog!

Facing the hideous giant beast, Chen Xi did not hesitate in the slightest.

He clenched his right fist tightly, his muscles tensed all over.

The strength attribute of 365 points within his body was fully mobilized!

There were no skill effects; this was pure, ultimate physical strength!

"Get... lost!!"

Chen Xi roared, and punched hard into the Echo Frog's soft yet resilient belly!

"Bang—!!!"

A dull, deafening sound exploded like a beating drum.

The power of this punch was simply unreasonable!

Under this punch, the Echo Frog's massive body was knocked into a shrimp-like arch.

Immediately after, its feet left the ground, and it was sent flying dozens of meters away, as if it had been hit head-on by a speeding locomotive!

"Boom!"

It slammed heavily into a pile of rubble, kicking up a sky full of dust and smoke.

Its health bar instantly dropped by a full 10%, visible to the naked eye!

"Hiss—!"

Su Xiaoxiao, in mid-air, saw this scene and was so shocked that she almost couldn't hold her magic staff steady.

Her ice-blue eyes were filled with disbelief.

This was a boss in a multiplayer dungeon!

The level of its thick skin and flesh was simply outrageous!

Chen Xi... he was a Card Maker, a support class...

And he actually punched the boss away?!

And it was just a basic attack?!

"Is Captain Chen's strength... actually this terrifying?!"

Su Xiaoxiao's worldview received a massive shock.

She had always thought Chen Xi was a support class who relied on his brain to make a living.

She didn't expect.

That this guy was actually a humanoid tyrannosaurus!?

"What are you spacing out for!!"

Just while Su Xiaoxiao was stunned, Chen Xi's anxious roar came from the ground:

"Hurry up and use your skill!"

"Ah... oh! Oh!!"

Su Xiaoxiao snapped back to reality.

At this moment, the Echo Frog had been knocked away, and its originally continuous sound wave offensive was instantly interrupted.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime perfect window for output!

Su Xiaoxiao didn't dare to delay; she immediately raised her magic staff, and a massive amount of magic power instantly poured out.

"Hum!"

The white magic circle lit up again.

A second Sword of Apocalypse rapidly took shape, carrying the pressure of judgment, and locked onto the Echo Frog lying on the ground.

"Croak!!!"

Although the Echo Frog had been stunned, its perception of danger remained acute.

Looking at the giant sword about to fall from above, a trace of fear flashed in its eyes, and it instinctively wanted to use its powerful hind legs to jump to one side and dodge.

With its explosive power, as long as it kicked its legs, it could instantly jump dozens of meters away.

Even if it didn't completely dodge this Sword of Apocalypse.

At least it wouldn't be hit in a vital spot.

However.

The moment its hind leg muscles tensed, preparing to exert force.

It discovered with horror that it actually... couldn't jump?!

It was as if it had been welded to the ground!

The Echo Frog struggled to twist its fat neck and looked back.

It saw that on its right hind leg.

A tiny human was holding onto its thick leg root for dear life!

Chen Xi's feet were deeply embedded in the mud, veins popping all over his body, acting like an iron lock that firmly fixed this behemoth in place!

"Croak?!"

The Echo Frog's bulging eyes were full of confusion and horror.

How could this human's strength... be greater than its own?!

Chen Xi raised his head and grinned at the bewildered big frog:

"Cooperate, we're in a hurry!"