Upon hearing Huo Xiuxiu's words, everyone's expressions turned solemn, and they cautiously made their way towards their destination. Zhang Shi carefully put away the rhombus-shaped core, gripped Lao Duan's hand tightly, and vigilantly watched for any movement around them. Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong also dared not relax their guard in the slightest, gripping their weapons tightly as they followed behind.

As they approached their target location, a suffocating atmosphere filled the air. Suddenly, a low roar erupted, like muffled thunder, in everyone's ears. Huo Xiuxiu gestured for silence, and the group slowed their pace, crouching low behind a large rock and peering out.

In the open space ahead, a worm-like monster stood silently. It was enormous, tens of meters tall, with a bluish-black body and a strange shape, like a string of spheres. Its head was pointed straight at the sky, and wisps of mist occasionally spewed from its mouth, emitting indigo flashes.

The monster's body was covered with a layer of black scales that shimmered with a cold luster in the dim light. Each scale was about the size of a millstone, tightly connected, and looked indestructible.

Zhang Shi whispered to Huo Xiuxiu, "This monster looks tough. Let's go around it and not disturb it." Huo Xiuxiu nodded in agreement.

The group lay in ambush behind the boulder for a long time, discovering that the monster would periodically emit a beam of blue light, shooting outwards. Any object touched by the light would instantly freeze. Moreover, the monster seemed extremely sensitive to sound; even the slightest noise would alert it, causing it to turn its head around, searching for any suspicious targets.

“This freezing light and keen hearing are the things we need to be most wary of,” Zhang Shi said. “It’s blocking the only way, so it’s impossible to sneak past. Let’s find a way to get rid of it.”

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Feng said, "I can go up and make some noise to attract its attention, but I need your cover so that I can avoid its attack in time."

Ge Dalong continued, "I can use an ice pick to attack its eyes from a distance, which might disrupt its vision and create an opportunity for everyone."

Huo Xiuxiu's face was grim: "Everyone needs to hurry up and attack. I feel that the three-headed monster is moving rapidly in the opposite direction from us."

Zhang Shi nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Okay, then let's proceed according to this plan. Everyone must be careful and cooperate with each other."

So, Zhao Feng quietly circled around to the side of the monster, found a suitable spot, and prepared to make a sound. Ge Dalong hid in another place, gripping his ice spike and aiming at the monster's eyes. Huo Xiuxiu stood behind the boulder, condensing a vortex of energy in her hand, ready to strike at any moment.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhao Feng roared and slammed his weapon into the ground, creating a deafening sound. The worm-like monster was instantly drawn in, its head snapping around, and a beam of blue light shot towards Zhao Feng like lightning. Zhao Feng was prepared; using a nearby boulder as cover, he nimbly dodged to the side, the blue light striking the boulder and instantly freezing its surface into a thick layer of ice.

Seeing that the monster's attention was drawn to Zhao Feng, Ge Dalong didn't hesitate to shoot out several ice spikes. The ice spikes whistled through the air, heading straight for the monster's eyes. The monster seemed to sense the danger, its head swaying slightly, and it actually used the hard scales on its eyelids to block the ice spikes. The ice spikes struck the scales, scattering sparks that bounced off to the side.

Seizing the moment when the monster was distracted by the attack, Huo Xiuxiu unleashed a vortex of energy from her hand. The vortex, like a rapidly spinning blade, slashed fiercely at the monster's connecting parts. The monster, in pain, writhed violently, letting out an angry roar. The mist it spewed from its mouth grew thicker, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.

Taking advantage of the moment, Zhang Shi circled behind the monster, activated his Shadow Step, and leaped high into the air. Lao Duan, his eyes flashing with cold light, stabbed fiercely at the narrowest connecting section of the monster's body. However, after Lao Duan passed through the monster's body, the monster was completely unaffected. Instead, it turned around and fired a blue beam at Zhang Shi. Zhang Shi quickly flashed back to his teammates.

"This thing is a bit strange. I clearly hit it, but it doesn't seem to react at all."

Seeing Zhang Shi's attack thwarted, Zhao Feng roared again and charged at the monster from the side, swinging his giant axe to slash at its scales, attempting to distract it from its defenses against Zhang Shi. The monster lashed out with its tail, like a giant steel whip, lashing towards Zhao Feng with a whistling sound. Zhao Feng couldn't dodge in time and was struck by the tail, flying several meters like a kite with a broken string before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Zhao Feng!" Zhang Shi shouted anxiously. Seeing this, Ge Dalong abandoned his ranged attacks and rushed to Zhao Feng's side to check on his injuries. Huo Xiuxiu increased her spell output, trying to suppress the monster's increasingly ferocious attacks.

Zhang Shi knew that they had to find the monster's true weakness as soon as possible, or everyone would be in dire straits. While dodging the monster's attacks, he carefully observed its body structure and suddenly noticed that the bottom of the worm seemed to be always connected to the ground.

Zhang Shi's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the place where it connected to the earth was its weak point? He quickly told Huo Xiuxiu and Ge Dalong about this discovery. Upon hearing this, Huo Xiuxiu shook the bell in her hand even more rapidly, and the vortex of energy raged around the monster to interfere with its movements. At the same time, she shouted, "Zhang Shi, you and Ge Dalong try to distract its attack. I'll see if I can sever its connection with the earth."

Zhang Shi and Ge Dalong exchanged a glance and nodded in unison. Zhang Shi then used his shadow clones to charge at the monster from different directions, drawing its fire. Ge Dalong, meanwhile, continuously fired ice spikes at the monster's head and body, keeping it busy and unable to cope.

Enraged by the numerous attacks, the monster unleashed blue beams of light in all directions, its body twisting wildly. But Zhang Shi, with his agility using the Shadow Step, narrowly avoided the attacks time and again, while Ge Dalong, clad in his Frost Armor, skillfully dodged around them.

Taking advantage of the monster's distraction, Huo Xiuxiu manipulated the vortex to slice towards the point where the monster's base connected to the ground. The vortex scraped against the ground, producing a sharp sound. The monster seemed to sense the danger and tried to lift its body, but its massive form moved extremely slowly.

Just as the cyclone was about to touch the connection point, the monster suddenly spat out a stream of black mucus from its mouth. The mucus, like a black curtain, blocked the cyclone's path. Huo Xiuxiu's cyclone struck the mucus and was instantly stuck, its power reduced by more than half.

"Oh no, this monster has another trick up its sleeve!" Huo Xiuxiu exclaimed. Zhang Shi frowned upon seeing this; he knew he had to change his strategy. He dodged the monster's attacks while racking his brains for a new plan. Suddenly, he remembered the rhombus-shaped core he had obtained earlier. Although he didn't yet understand its specific uses, perhaps it was worth a try.

Zhang Shi pulled out the rhombus-shaped core from his pocket and hurled it forcefully at the monster. The core streaked through the air with a strange light, seemingly attracting the monster's attention and diverting it instantly. It stopped attacking, turned its head towards the core, and shot blue light towards it.

However, upon contact with the blue light, the rhomboid core was not frozen; instead, it absorbed the light's energy, its radiance growing even brighter. Seeing this, Zhang Shi was overjoyed. He immediately used his Shadow Step to rush towards the core, grasped it, and channeled his inner power into it.

After receiving Zhang Shi's power, the rhomboid core released a powerful energy wave that swept towards the monster. Struck by the energy wave, the monster's massive body trembled violently, and the point where its base connected to the ground began to loosen.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Huo Xiuxiu once again manipulated the cyclone, coordinating with Ge Dalong's ice spikes to launch a full-force attack on the monster's connection point. This time, they successfully severed the monster's connection to the earth. As if losing its source of power, the monster's upright body crashed to the ground, even its movements becoming sluggish.

Zhang Shi gripped Lao Duan tightly, seized the opportunity, leaped high into the air, and thrust his weapon fiercely into the monster's head. Lao Duan, with immense force, successfully pierced the monster's skull. The monster let out a painful roar, struggled a few times, and then collapsed to the ground, motionless.