Why is my anime art style so weird?

Xu Ming let out a long breath and reached out to stroke the surface of the Chaos Battle Banner, feeling a silky smooth sensation in his palm.

The Chaos Banner's indiscriminate destructive power has once again proven its worth.

Once those demonic beasts were entangled in the flames of resentment, their bodies immediately burst into flames, illuminating everything nearby.

Although visibility is still not as good as during the day, it's much better than not being able to see anything at all.

Furthermore, the flames of resentment themselves can inflict extremely strong damage on demonized beasts.

After a fierce battle, Xu Ming and his companions repelled the attack of the mutated beasts.

Time slips away like sand through your fingers...

The night was darker.

Xu Ming sighed; he had lost count of how many times he had repelled the attacks of the demonized beasts.

Now, he almost mechanically aims at the spot with the most mutated beasts, presses the shutter button, and then changes direction to continue.

The number of demonic beasts he personally purified is probably already in the hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

Of course, if we're talking about who gets the MVP award, it's probably Chaos Banner.

The demonic creatures burned to death by the flames of resentment accounted for more than half of the total number of those eliminated.

Moreover, in the subsequent battles, a large number of demonized poisonous insects, poisonous toads, poisonous snakes, and so on emerged from the forest.

In low visibility conditions at night, these small, venomous creatures could pose a significant threat.

As a result, the Chaos Banner burned all the poisonous creatures to ashes.

However, a difficult problem now lies before Xu Ming.

He is tired.

The shikigami were still full of energy, but he, as a human, felt a deep weariness, both mentally and physically exhausted.

However, the attacks from the demonized beasts came wave after wave, seemingly without end.

This is not the way to go.

Xu Ming knew that if he continued to force himself to keep going like this, there would only be one outcome for him—sudden death!

He needs to find a way to rest.

Therefore, Xu Ming had no choice but to reveal one of his trump cards—Gorgon.

No other shikigami possesses the destructive power as terrifying as Gorgon.

The moment Gorgon appeared, all the demonic beasts within a radius of several hundred meters were so frightened that they lay on the ground trembling.

This is the instinctive pressure that the top predator exerts on its lower-ranking prey.

Gorgon did not disappoint Xu Ming's expectations at all.

Like a tsunami, snake hair swept out, tearing a large number of demonic beasts to shreds.

The enormous demonic boars and elephants were all transformed into giant stone sculptures by Gorgon's sharp petrifying rays.

In just a few minutes, the wave of demonic beasts that had attacked were completely wiped out.

Xu Ming let out a long breath and waved to Gorgon with a smile.

"Thank you, Gorgon!"

Gorgon's face stiffened, and he retorted in a muffled voice.

“I am not Gorgon! I am Medusa.”

Xu Ming replied with a smile:

"Okay, Gorgon! No problem, Gorgon!"

Gorgon's face darkened instantly, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light.

"You bastard! You want to..."

Xu Ming interrupted her before she could finish speaking.

"Ha~~ I'm sleepy, I'm going back to sleep now, the rest is up to you guys..."

With that, he turned and disappeared into a room deep inside the fortress.

Gorgon felt as if he had used all his strength to hit a cotton ball, and he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

"Humph!"

After a while, she finally let out an angry snort through her nose.

Just then, the mutated animals launched another attack.

With nowhere to vent his anger, Gorgon unleashed it all on these clueless fools.

Soon after, a large number of stone sculptures of various sizes appeared near the fortress.

Deep in the poisonous fog forest, Tristan, who was playing the harp, suddenly stopped, and his handsome face, which was so striking that it could make young ladies and noblewomen scream, suddenly frowned.

He slightly opened his eyes, staring in the direction where Xu Ming and the others were, his gaze seemingly both surprised and solemn.

"It seems I underestimated him... That's right, after all, he's a powerful figure capable of killing Lord Kai, so it's no exaggeration to take him seriously."

Tristan muttered to himself as he unconsciously plucked the strings, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Perhaps I should borrow a team of Chimeras... As for the ambush location, let's just choose that place... The moment of success is often when we are exhausted and most vulnerable..."

Xu Ming, fast asleep in the fortress, was completely unaware that he had fallen into someone else's trap.

As dawn broke, Xu Ming yawned and sat up.

After a good night's sleep, I felt refreshed and energetic, and my peak condition returned.

Xu Ming immediately went into the inner chamber of the fortress and onto the platform.

After just one night, the ice fortress, which had been reinforced by the domain, was once again riddled with holes. The pristine ice surface was covered with cracks and holes, and the southeast corner of the fortress had completely collapsed.

Outside the fortress, there were countless animal stone sculptures, and the corpses of many monsters lay on the ground, slowly turning to ashes.

A large number of trees nearby were broken or knocked down, and the area around the fortress was almost turned into a grassland.

Just by looking at the scene before you, you can imagine how fierce the battle was last night.

Xu Ming also noticed that all the shikigami seemed to look tired.

That's true. After all, they're not machines. Killing around the clock would leave them mentally exhausted, even if their bodies were fine.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ming immediately made a decision: to temporarily recall Haruyuki Arita and Fujino Asagami to Hyakki Yagyōshō, leaving behind Pakkun, who liked to slack off, and Gorgon, who was summoned later.

Chapter 672 The Tower in the Heart of the Lake

"Hey~ Ah Ming, why won't you let me rest? I want to rest too~"

I protest! This is cat abuse! I'm going to contact the animal protection association!

Parker immediately issued a righteous and eloquent protest.

Xu Ming: Stare~

If he hadn't secretly asked Fujino, who started slacking off from time to time after he rested, taking the opportunity to let Gorgon take the lead, he might have actually believed this guy's nonsense.

Parker felt a little uneasy under Xu Ming's gaze, and quickly and guiltily whistled.

"Hmph! Those two can rest first, then it'll be your turn. Any objections?"

Xu Ming said in an unyielding tone.

"No problem, sir!"

Parker suddenly snapped to attention, instantly stood at attention, and gave a military salute.

After Xu Ming left, Parker curled up into a ball, muttering to himself, "If only Leah were still here," "Leah would never have done this to me," "Tyrant"...

After a night's rest and regaining his energy, Xu Ming led the team off again.

The mutated animals still launch attacks every so often.

Xu Ming also took turns recalling the shikigami to restore their energy. Moreover, Xu Ming carefully staggered the rest times of Gorgon and Puck to ensure that one of them was always outside.

Using this steady and methodical approach, Xu Ming and his team made a slow but determined advance toward the edge of the forest.

The endless stream of mutated animals could not stop Xu Ming's progress; instead, they turned into strange points for him one after another.

Although Xu Ming had discovered that repeatedly killing the same type of enemy would result in fewer and fewer Strange Points, he believed that with the sheer number of enemies, the total number of Strange Points he would gain when he left the forest would be an astonishing figure.

On the platform of the treehouse, watching Xu Ming walk step by step into the trap he had set, Tristan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile that could make young ladies and noblewomen scream.

His fingers unconsciously began to pluck the strings, playing a stirring melody symbolizing victory.

Day and night alternate, and two days have passed without us even realizing it.

During this period, Xu Ming and his comrades went through a cycle of advancing, being attacked, defending, resting, and advancing again.

Finally, Xu Ming saw that the area in front of him suddenly opened up, and a vast lake appeared before him.

The lake was crystal clear, like a mirror, reflecting the deep blue sky and... a towering white tower that reached into the clouds!

Xu Ming's eyes widened suddenly.

His gaze swept upwards, carefully scanning the surface of the lake, but the lake was empty, with nothing on it.

Xu Ming rubbed his eyes and looked again, but still saw nothing.

Xu Ming immediately started thinking carefully.

'Mirage?'

No, that's not right!

Morgan le Fay was so certain, and the demonized beast was so desperate to stop me from advancing, which means there must be something ahead!

Massaka...'

This tower is actually standing in the middle of a lake!?

That might actually be possible!

Wasn't Excalibur, King Arthur's sword, a gift from the Lady of the Lake?

If that's the case, what does it matter if there's another tall tower in the lake?