It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 667 No Hiding

Apart from the burning remains of a prophet on the stone pillar platform, there was nothing to cover it!
The monster charged straight at them with incredible speed!

Almost as soon as Pei Xianjue finished speaking, the monster was right in front of her. She didn't even have time to be afraid. Her adrenaline surged, and without thinking, she mobilized all her energy, unleashing the most intense flames from her twin blades!
At the same time, the Dawn Swordsman unleashed a longsword bursting with holy light! Wang Xunmei swung a powerful punch at the monster! Lin Pengpeng wielded her twin swords and slashed at the monster's tentacles!

Zhang Lu, acting as a support, cheered on his teammates, while Huangfu Miaomiao and Pigeon hid behind the remains.

Holy light, fire, fists, and weapon attacks all worked!
Wang Xunmei could clearly feel her fist slamming into solid, moist flesh, but she couldn't see it because the thick fog instantly expanded as the monster approached! She couldn't see anything!

This state changed after half a second; the monster retreated, and the flesh under her fist was also moved towards the center of the altar.

Wang Xunmei kicked out and chased after him, swinging her fists forward with all her might, relying on her instincts! The first punch landed, but the force was weak, and the second punch missed completely.

She was about to give chase when she heard Pei Xianjue's voice: "Stop right there!"

Wang Xunmei immediately stopped in her tracks, feeling a sense of unease and suspicion. She stood there for three or four seconds, and as the surrounding fog dissipated, she suddenly realized that she had already run to the edge of the platform. If she went another half meter forward, she would fall!

Wang Xunmei's back was covered in cold sweat. She dared not imagine what the consequences would have been if Pei Xianjue hadn't called her back.

Pei Xianjue glanced around to confirm the number of team members and asked anxiously, "Is everyone alright?"

"It's nothing, just some scratches." Lin Pengpeng wiped the blood from her arm and the back of her hand, not feeling much pain.

"I'm fine. I was just scratched by the monster's tentacles, but the wound isn't deep," Wang Xunmei said.

Huangfu Miaomiao shouted, "You're all so weak, yet you say you're fine!"

She ran out from behind the remains and pointed at Wang Xunmei, Lin Pengpeng, and Zhang Lu, saying, "Weakness +43, Weakness +39, Weakness +35."

The expressions of the three people changed drastically.

Wang Xunmei suddenly realized: "No wonder my fist felt so weak when I hit it just now. I thought I missed... Wait a minute, isn't the Prophet's Radiance supposed to block negative effects?"

She looked up and realized that the flames on the remains had gone out and the light had disappeared.

About 100 meters away to the left and right, there are two stone pillars. The remains there still emit a glow, which shines on them to some extent, so no one notices that their vision has darkened.

Pei Xianjue lit a small flame, his fingers trembling slightly.

She rekindled the prophet's remains and quickly withdrew her hand to avoid being noticed by her teammates—she had just made the same mistake as the Dawn Swordsman; in the instant the dungeon boss pounced, she released at least 80% of her energy out of fear.

The flames protected her from weakness, but if the dungeon boss comes again, she probably won't be able to withstand it.

There was no time to panic. Pei Xianjue calmed himself and issued instructions through the walkie-talkie: "Group 1 has just been attacked by Chaos. The characteristics are high speed and the release of a large amount of dense fog. The fog will weaken everyone, with the weakness value between 30 and 50. Everyone be on high alert and report to me immediately if anything happens. If we are attacked by Chaos, remember to fight in place to avoid falling from the stone pillars."

As she spoke, the burning remains began to glow anew, and the weakness of Wang Xunmei and the others gradually decreased. The Dawn Swordsman also felt the radiant power within his body being replenished.

Lin Pengpeng wiped the blood beads that had appeared on her arm again, her face looking very pale. "Something's wrong. It seems like my wound isn't stopping bleeding."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xunmei and Zhang Lu checked their injuries and found that blood was slowly seeping out, soaking their combat uniforms. Fortunately, the wounds were not deep, otherwise the massive bleeding alone would have been fatal.

Huangfu Miaomiao sighed and exchanged for several bags of jelly, handing them out one by one. "This is a bleeding effect caused by weakness. It's okay, as long as we are within the range of the light, the weakness value will steadily decrease. Once it drops below 30, the wound will slowly heal... When the body is in a very weak state, the cell repair ability is reduced, so the wound cannot heal. This is not surprising, so don't worry too much..." Pei Xianjue listened and then shared the bleeding situation with the other groups.

"So slow, it hasn't dropped below 30 yet?" Lin Pengpeng felt anxious. She looked at her wounds and then gazed at the maze boss in the distance. She hoped that her body would be fully recovered when she faced the boss for the second time.

After launching an attack, the maze boss returned to the center of the altar, surrounded by mist. Its injured body trembled, and drops of black, viscous blood fell onto the grayish-white ground, its blood also emitting mist.

"Wow, you guys are amazing! Even the Boss is bleeding!" Huangfu Miaomiao, who saw it most clearly, couldn't help but exclaim.

As soon as she finished speaking, the Maze Boss acted again, rushing towards another stone pillar like a black whirlwind!
This time, Pei Xianjue, as an observer, saw things much more clearly!
The maze boss flew towards the stone pillar like a giant black squid, then wrapped one half of its tentacles around the pillar while the other half lunged at the platform! As it attacked, it released a large amount of dense fog from its body!
The attacked stone pillar immediately dimmed—the prophet's radiance was extinguished!

Pei Xianjue heard her teammate's urgent voice through her earpiece: "Team Three is under attack! Team Three is under attack!"

The boss didn't linger in the fight. After extinguishing the flames on the remains, it immediately retreated and returned to the center. The whole process took no more than two seconds.

The fog hadn't dissipated yet, so Pei Xianjue couldn't observe the situation in the three groups.

"Report on the casualties!" she shouted.

"Two people sustained minor injuries; their weakness levels are unknown," Group Three replied.

Pei Xianjue immediately said, "Ignite the remains! Bathing in the light will help them recover!"

"Oh no! It's happening again!" Lin Pengpeng warned everyone, hastily gripping her twin swords, but her weakness level had just dropped to 20, and her joints were starting to feel weak.

Pei Xianjue hurriedly went to look at the maze boss, and saw that the giant squid had indeed turned around, its tentacles undulating like jellyfish, a posture that was clearly the prelude to an attack!
Zhang Lu raised his voice in surprise: "Why are they coming after us again?!"

Huangfu Miaomiao grabbed the pigeon and hid behind the remains!
Pei Xianjue wanted to dodge, but his feet seemed to be nailed to the ground and he couldn't move an inch.

She cannot hide.

Fight!

The black disease has struck again, moving so fast that only afterimages can be seen!

Pei Xianjue unleashed flames with her remaining energy, and Lin Pengpeng, Wang Xunmei, and the others fought back with all their might!
The Dawn Swordsman's sword light pierced through the thick fog, delivering a heavy blow to the Boss!

With a sharp screech, the Maze Boss roared and released the stone pillar, retreating back to the center of the altar.

Immediately afterwards, there were two loud thuds, and Lin Pengpeng's twin swords fell to the ground, her body collapsing limply.

Wang Xunmei swayed and knelt down on one knee, equally exhausted.

Pei Xianjue's vision went black, and he barely managed to stand. He felt dizzy, similar to low blood sugar, and couldn't help but feel annoyed that he had used too much force.

But if she didn't give it her all, she worried she wouldn't be able to hold on and would lose face!
Huangfu Miaomiao ran over, grabbed Lin Pengpeng's arms and dragged her behind the remains, muttering, "It's over, it's over! They weren't fully recovered to begin with, and now they're even weaker. Their weakness levels are both over 60!"

I drew Pei Xianjue today. The pose was based on a reference image I found online, but even with a reference, it was still so difficult! Next time I'll draw Ling Feiran~~ Oh, by the way, I'll post some related artwork for you guys to see in a few days~