allonlinenovel Chapter 75 Life-or-Death Struggle and Hidden Truth
Chapter 75 Life-or-Death Struggle and Hidden Truth
On the frozen lake, a dark force swept towards them like a surging black wave. Wherever it passed, high fragments of ice were torn up, and snowflakes instantly evaporated into water vapor. The entire space was filled with this evil and powerful aura, as if the end of the world had arrived. A howling wind, like a arrogant horn sounding for the darkness, nearly knocked everyone off their feet.
Huanmo stared wide-eyed at the approaching dark power, his heart filled with shock and fear. His mind flashed back to all his past experiences—the hardships they had endured together, the smiling faces of his companions—all of which now fueled his unwavering belief. He gritted his teeth and roared inwardly, "We cannot let this power succeed! Even if it costs me my life, I will protect everyone!" But the oppressive force of the dark power was too overwhelming, causing his legs to tremble involuntarily. Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, mingling with blood from his wounds and streaming down his face.
The woman in black robes gripped her longsword tightly, the blade creaking slightly from her exertion. She stared at the dark power, her eyes filled with determination, thinking, "Even if my soul is scattered today, I will fight it. I cannot let everyone's efforts be in vain, nor can I betray the fairy's help." The others also wore resolute expressions. Despite their exhaustion and numerous wounds, they forced themselves into defensive stances, preparing to meet this life-or-death blow.
Just as the dark power was about to engulf everyone, the woman in the light blue dress gave a soft shout and slammed her staff onto the ice. A dazzling blue light spread from the base of the staff, instantly forming a thick blue ice wall in front of everyone. The dark power crashed heavily against the ice wall, producing a deafening roar. The ice wall trembled violently, and fine cracks appeared, spreading rapidly like a spider web. Everyone's hearts were in their throats.
The woman's expression was solemn as she chanted incantations, continuously channeling spiritual energy into the ice wall in an attempt to reinforce it. However, the dark power was far too violent, and the cracks in the ice wall grew wider and wider, threatening to collapse completely. Seeing this, Huanmo shouted to the others, "We can't rely on the fairy alone! Help reinforce this ice wall!" With that, he took the lead, channeling his remaining spiritual energy into the ice wall. The others followed suit, their spiritual energy converging on the ice wall, temporarily stabilizing its shattering trend.
However, the behemoth seemed to sense their weakness and seized the opportunity to attack again. It opened its gaping maw and spewed out an even more intense stream of dark purple flames, which, like nimble venomous snakes, circled the ice wall and lunged at the group. The man in white quickly blew his jade flute, the sound waves transforming into a gentle breeze, attempting to disperse the flames. However, the flames only slightly shifted their direction and continued to burn towards them.
"Damn it!" the man in the green robe shouted, pulling Qingwan aside to dodge, but they were still grazed by the edge of the flames. Their clothes were instantly set ablaze, and they hurriedly rolled on the snow to put out the fire, looking utterly disheveled. The woman in the black robe swung her sword at the flames, but was forced to retreat repeatedly by the intense heat of the flames, and her arm was also burned.
Huanmo was frantic with worry. Looking at his injured companions, he was filled with guilt and anxiety, silently blaming himself, "It's all my fault for being so incompetent, putting everyone in such a dangerous situation. I must find a way to turn things around!" He looked around, his gaze falling on the broken ice of the frozen lake, and suddenly an idea came to him. He shouted to everyone, "Listen to me, let's divert the water from this frozen lake towards the flames; perhaps we can extinguish them!"
Upon hearing this, although everyone felt the hope was slim, they had no other choice at the moment and quickly sprang into action. Huanmo channeled his spiritual power, striking several times at the remaining unbroken parts of the frozen lake. More lake water gushed out, and guided by the crowd, rushed towards the flames. Miraculously, the moment the lake water came into contact with the flames, the flames actually began to gradually extinguish, emitting plumes of black smoke.
Seeing the flames extinguished, the behemoth grew even more enraged, letting out a deafening roar. Its dark power surged once more, coalescing into black orbs of spiritual energy that hurtled towards the group. These orbs rained down like cannonballs, blasting large craters into the ice, further shattering the frozen lake. The group scrambled for cover, facing imminent danger.
Just as everyone was struggling to keep up, the woman in the light blue dress made her move again. She leaped into the air, her staff tracing complex arcs as she chanted ancient incantations. The water in the frozen lake seemed to be summoned, gathering in the air and transforming into a gigantic water dragon that charged towards the beast. The water dragon, baring its fangs and claws, collided with the beast, splashing water everywhere and surging with spiritual energy.
Taking advantage of the giant beast being restrained by the water dragon, the woman shouted to the crowd, "Quickly, attack the source of its power as we said before! This is our last chance!" Hearing this, the crowd rallied, ignoring their injuries, and launched another fierce attack on the source of the giant beast's power. Huanmo gathered all her spiritual energy, transforming it into a dazzling wave of light; the black-robed woman's longsword unleashed a sharp sword aura; the white-robed man's jade flute also transformed into its strongest attack form; the green-robed man and Qingwan coordinated their attacks, unleashing a full-force strike.
Numerous attacks struck the source of the behemoth's power, where a light flickered, the beast let out a painful roar, and the dark power began to fluctuate violently, as if on the verge of collapse. Seeing this, the crowd rejoiced, believing they were finally about to succeed.
But at that moment, the eerie light in the beast's eyes intensified, and its body suddenly began to swell. The dark power seemed to have gone out of control, spreading wildly outward and instantly enveloping everyone. Everyone felt an overwhelming and irresistible force enveloping them, their bodies aching as if pierced by thousands of needles, and their spiritual power suppressed, rendering them unable to use it.
Huanmo struggled in the darkness, her heart filled with despair and confusion: "Why is this happening? We were about to succeed, so why can't we escape this calamity?" The others were also struggling in the darkness, their lives hanging by a thread.