Regardless of whether the sun was shining brightly outside, it was always terribly dark in this dense forest. The occasional light that filtered through the leaves was barely enough to allow people to see the road clearly.
This is a hell for foragers and a paradise for the weak to hide in.
Unfortunately, I don’t know which category to classify Xu Zhe into
He was an ambush hunter, but he was always evading his pursuers.
He was a fleeing prey, and the hand holding the hilt of the sword never relaxed for a moment, as if looking for any opportunity to counterattack.
After running continuously, I finally stopped. I don’t know if it was because of fatigue or something else
Standing on the slippery soil, Xu Zhe turned around and looked at the dark forest that seemed to have no end.
It is also in this dim world that sounds become clearer.
The person who came here did not have any intention of hiding his whereabouts. He walked around casually, breaking many dead branches on the ground. He was simply saying "I am here" without words.
The first thing that appeared among the trees was the long, dragging samurai sword. The white blade sublimated the faint light shining on it, sublimating it into a terrifying halo.
With a disdainful smile on his face and a relaxed look, Shinyumaru's attitude seemed as if everything was just a game.
"Why, is this the battlefield you chose?" Xu Zhe, who stood five meters away without caring, looked around contentedly. "It's moist enough, which is suitable for you to exert the power of the water spirit of heaven and earth, and it's far away from condensation. You seem to be worried that my companions will freeze the water you control? So you brought me here, it's a good choice."
As a compliment to Xu Zhe, Xinyoumaru was also very satisfied with such a battlefield.
"You have so much to say." Xu Zhe did not think that the enemy's praise was worth celebrating, because if it was really beneficial to him, the enemy would be panicked and at a loss. Instead of analyzing his intentions easily, like a teacher checking a student's homework...
Naturally, he took off his only coat, exposing his upper body to the air, just to remove the annoying bandage on his left shoulder. This thing made his body move uncoordinated, and his movements were slightly slower than usual. In this battlefield where victory or defeat might be decided in an instant, this was something that could never be allowed to happen.
He tightly wrapped the bloody bandage around his right hand holding the sword, and the sword was clasped in his palm. Just like the preparations of a gangster before slashing someone. But Xu Zhe was more trying to protect himself...
The sword must not fall out of my hand, no matter how terrible the force is.
"Are you ready? I'm losing my patience." The tip of the knife tapped the ground, the frequency increasing, but Shinyumaru's expression did not change.
"Did I ask you to wait for me?" Using his teeth to tighten the knot on his hand, Xu Zhe did not appreciate it at all. He took a step forward, and even his feet sank into the mud.
Running at full speed, Xu Zhe rushed towards his opponent for the first time. The sword in his hand made a faint sound, as if his blood was boiling faster than that of its owner.
"Here it comes, here it comes!" He excitedly held the sword with both hands, moved his right foot forward half a step, and the long blade finally left the dirty ground, and the battle really began.
One meter away, Xu Zhe jumped up with all his strength, reaching a height of three meters. Even though his left hand did not move, he still spun in the air with all his strength. The blood-red blade cast a crimson halo.
"Dang!" With a loud collision, like the cry of a bat, the sword and the knife met at the head of Xinyouwan, and the domineering force penetrated his body. Even Xinyouwan, who was holding the sword with both hands to resist, had a stiff smile on his face and his knees were slightly bent by the shock.
But it was not over yet. Xu Zheli fell back to the ground, and the veins on his right arm holding the sword were exposed. He suddenly exerted force again. The condemnation that had been blocked slid across the samurai blade, and for a moment it was like nails scraping across a blackboard, and the harsh noise was life-threatening.
Fierce sparks flew everywhere, as if illuminating the dark forest, while the powerful pressure forcibly pushed the terrifying monster in front of it back half a step.
It seems that Xu Zhe has the upper hand
Without a moment's pause, the body spun on the ground, the sword dancing like a baton in the hands of a musician. Water droplets were condensed and lifted from the ground or the air, and a giant dragon took shape in an instant.
"Kill the dragon!" With this order, the majestic dragon received permission to kill, and rushed forward towards the enemy who had not yet stood firm, with its mouth full of fangs, looking extremely terrifying.
"You never learn your lesson the first time or the second time. Watch carefully." He forced himself to stay still and swung his fist as before, hitting the ferocious dragon head directly. The water dragon that had finally condensed was instantly disintegrated and fell back to the ground helplessly.
Without feeling any regret for having his technique broken, Xu Zhe rushed forward again with his sword. The sharp blade even cut through the air, and with a "clang" sound, it collided with the disgusting knife on his chest.
But Xu Zhe had no intention of stopping. He exerted force with his feet, forcing the annoying guy in front of him to retreat step by step, until Xinyoumaru crashed into a tree that was so thick that it took three people to hug it.
"Boy, you have used all your strength, but I haven't used any strength yet..." Even though he had been forced into a corner with no way to retreat, Xinyouwan did not show any embarrassment, and seemed to be enjoying the battle. "Your Five Elements Forbidden Spell is indeed interesting, using the human body to condense the spirit of heaven and earth that only gods can control. But you seem to have overlooked the most important thing, which is the law of mutual generation and mutual restraint.
If you don't follow the rules, even your great power will turn into useless 'water'."
"So what?" Between the two blades, Xu Zhe's cold face showed that he didn't care about anything. His emotionless eyes were as empty as the abyss. "I know your attribute is 'earth'. You used your fist to send the earth energy into the water dragon and broke my technique... So what?"
"What?" Xinyouwan didn't understand what Xu Zhe wanted to express.
"If your power is not strong enough, why not gather more?" Xu Zhe, who had been pressing hard, suddenly jumped back unexpectedly, gave up the idea of continuing to chase and stood three meters away. "How many hands do you have? I think I have more Jiaolongs than you?"
He was too focused on observing Xu Zhe's frontal attack, and unconsciously ignored the condensed water energy of heaven and earth. So at this moment, Xinyouwan didn't need to look back.
A pair of pupils as cold as Xu Zhe's were staring at him, and the water spirit that permeated the air made it difficult to breathe.
"Do you think you can win like this?" No matter how many huge dragons were floating in the air behind him, Xinyoumaru's sharp eyes were always fixed on Xu Zhe.
"A group of dragons are killed." It was calm as if describing something natural. Nine dragons rushed forward, losing their dragon splendor and becoming more like a group of wolves besieging their poor prey.
Water, which is lifeless in itself, becomes a terrifying existence when it condenses into the shape of a domineering dragon.
The first dragon opened its mouth wide and bit off the thick tree trunk in one bite.
For a moment, the sounds of biting and chewing echoed in the empty forest.
The tragic scene was unbearable to watch. The blood turned the originally clear water dragon black, and the samurai uniform was torn into pieces.
However, the instigator Xu Zhe did not look away for even a second, quietly watching the scene of the group of dragons he created dismembering the enemy.
But I didn't feel the battle was over, I raised my two fingers and bit it again...
Back to another battlefield on the frozen lake, it is much more gorgeous compared to the gloomy forest.
I remember hearing a story in my childhood about a lively girl who received a pair of beautiful red leather shoes on her birthday. The girl loved them so much that she showed off the cuteness of the shoes to her friends.
But little did they know that this was an evil thing that was under a curse.
The moment the girl put it on, the curse came.
The evil shoes moved the girl's whole body, and she danced various graceful dances, but she didn't give her a moment's rest. In the end, the poor girl died of exhaustion in the wilderness...
For a child, this is a sad story.
But for Ning at this moment, the reality is right in front of her.
Stepping on the air, accelerating the body to the point of approaching the sound barrier, and performing a beautiful spinning kick. This is not something that can be done with just high spiritual energy...
The strange thing was the pair of seemingly ordinary leather boots on Alice's feet. Unfortunately, even if Ning found the opponent's attack method, she couldn't avoid it.
The slender right leg easily shattered the temporary ice wall and hit the arms blocking the chest.
The pain from her hand told Ning that the bone in her hand had been slightly cracked. Her body also naturally left the ground and flew backwards at an accelerated speed.
But the situation was completely different from when Shinyoumaru was knocked away. The difference was the terrifying power and the terrible speed at which he flew out.
Looking down from the sky, the black leather suit looked like a black ghost, sliding across the frozen lake and crashing into the forest. It stirred up dust all over the sky, and all the trees along the way were broken in half regardless of their age.
The attack did not end there. Alice, who had been suspended in the air, half-crouched to the limit and leaped into the sky. The recoil force caused the ice on the lake to burst even though her feet did not touch the lake surface.
With just a simple movement, Alice was already a hundred meters high, looking down at Ning who was still flying backwards. With one breath, her body fell straight down like a meteorite.
A silvery light passed across the sky...
"Boom!!!!" The earth was shaking because of the falling angel. A huge pit with a diameter of thirty meters and a depth of one meter was formed instantly.
But despite the seemingly gorgeous attack, there was no loser. Because in the pit, under Alice's feet, what lay was not Ning's body, but a huge piece of ice as solid as a rock, and the one quietly watching her from the ice was the legendary Snow Girl.
The ice was so solid that Alice's foot sank into the ground but could not break it.
He jumped backwards helplessly and landed five meters away, but his feet were still on the air, as if the dust on the ground was not worthy of polluting this holy angel.
The attacking right leg was covered with a layer of ice crystals, and was shaking slightly uncontrollably.
It can be seen that Alice didn't take much advantage...
The ice in the pit melted at a speed that even the sun could not match. Although Ning had blood at the corners of his mouth, he felt fine.
It fell back to the ground, and the silver icicles quickly spread around, freezing the ground instantly. The green trees became as beautiful and vivid as ice sculptures, but the trees lost their lives forever.
"'Waltz'? I haven't agreed to dance with you yet..." She waved her hand to wipe away the remaining blood from the corner of her mouth, and her silver hair danced naturally in the windless air. The temperature of the air around her dropped rapidly, as if a summer blizzard was about to come.
Alice was also very alert and did not dare to be negligent at all. She took a heavy step and the ice crystals on her right foot shattered.
"Do you still want to continue fighting? Even if you win, the outcome will not be pretty. It will probably take at least a year or two for your injury to heal." Suddenly, an unexpected voice disrupted everything. The person who spoke was standing on the top of a tree that had been frozen into an ice sculpture, reminding indifferently.
His appearance surprised Alice, and she was surprised that she didn't even notice his existence. Such superb hiding skills were definitely not something that ordinary monsters or humans could do.
The thought came to my mind unconsciously. If this guy had joined hands with Ning from the beginning...
"Boy, why don't you stay with Yaqi? Why are you here?" He knew who this familiar companion was just by his smell without even turning around.
"I received an order from Lord Yaqi to deliver a 'gift'. On the way back, I saw you fighting..." The boy's words showed that he didn't want to get involved in this mess, and he even wanted to resolve the fight. "What is your mission? Aren't you here to send someone to kill Xu Zhe? If you get hurt for something outside of the mission, your companions will laugh at you."
The environment fell into a dead silence...
"Remember, our accounts are not settled yet. You kicked me twice, and I will definitely return the favor..." He spoke the coldest words in the coldest tone, not as a warning but as a reminder.
Ning walked backwards silently and disappeared into the air after a dozen steps.
"Who are you?" Only then did Alice have the chance to ask the person in the tree.
“Didn’t I tell you just now? The delivery man…” After saying that, the boy also disappeared into the air.
A life-and-death battle started and ended inexplicably.
But in another part of the forest, the battle must have a result...