Seeing the other party's actions, Yang Jia's heart skipped a beat, but before she could react, a figure flashed before her eyes and appeared in front of the city lord, slashing at the other party with a long sword with speed and power.

It’s Li Bai.

Yang Jia breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, the city lord gently raised his hand to block, and Li Bai flew backwards.

Fortunately, she was able to adjust her landing posture, so it seemed that there should be no problem.

After gaining his footing, Li Bai immediately launched another attack.

"Captain, shall we go up too?" Xia Hanhai could not hide his excitement. His hand holding the sword was shaking slightly, and he was obviously eager to try.

Yang Jia frowned, staring at the battlefield. After a few initial attempts, Li Bai finally adapted to the opponent's fighting style and was no longer being fended off as she had been at the beginning. However, she had expended considerable energy without inflicting any damage.

This defense was too strong. If they couldn't hurt him, then their attack would only be a delay. If they couldn't rest once their strength was exhausted, they might even die from exhaustion.

But since no one could be hurt, we could conduct more tests. Yang Jia turned to look at Xia Hanhai, "You go, and bring Li Bai back."

Although Li Bai's physical strength is the most abnormal among everyone here, and he can last a long time in a battle, there is no need to consume it unnecessarily.

Xia Hanhai nodded, excitedly grabbed his sword and jumped out, took over the boss, and said to Li Bai, "Boss Li, the captain is calling you!"

Li Bai quickly turned around to take a look, then quickly retreated, giving his position to Xia Hanhai.

The best thing about holographic games is that the humanoid boss's aggro isn't determined solely by damage dealt. Whoever can attract his attention more will draw aggro. So the two of them successfully completed the swap.

However, Yang Jia was still a little puzzled. After all, the transfer of hatred was understandable, but why didn't the city lord even make any move to pursue Li Bai?

While she was thinking, Li Bai had already returned to the team and was standing next to her. Seeing Yang Jia looking at the field thoughtfully, he said, "He doesn't seem to have any attack skills."

That's right! Yang Jia suddenly realized. From beginning to end, he seemed to have been resisting the attacks of Li Bai and Xia Hanhai. Although he was not injured, he did not fight back. Not even once!

Is it because of the lack of attack skills, or is it due to other special reasons?

Yang Jia leaned towards the latter. After all, the City Lord's power was real. If he didn't have a killer move, he wouldn't have come running into the crowd like this. At least not alone. So he must be planning some ultimate move!

Yang Jia couldn't guess what the ultimate move was, but she already understood that the city lord's purpose in dealing with them was probably to delay time until the killer move was ready.

She expressed her guess, and when the team members gathered together to think about it, they all felt that it was very reliable.

"Then defeat him before he is ready." Li Bai said.

Yang Jia frowned, "But if we can't find his weakness, our attacks will be ineffective. How can we possibly defeat him?"

"No, it's not ineffective." Li Bai said confidently, "I hurt him."

Li Bai was extremely talented in combat. Yang Jia believed that even if she was facing an NPC, her judgment would not be wrong, so he decided to trust her. "But he doesn't seem to be affected at all. If he's not immune to damage, then..."

"Damage transfer!" The teammates also thought of this.

Especially Feng Qingxuan, "The thing I threw out before was definitely lethal, but there wasn't even a dent on the ground. It was obviously moved away. Maybe he's using the same ability now."

If this is the case, many problems can be explained.

But... "Even if we know this, what's the use?" Xia Hanhai asked.

"Of course it works," Bai Ting said. "Damage transfer is powerful, but it can't be unlimited. We just need to keep attacking, and when the transfer reaches its limit, we'll naturally be able to hurt him."

"That's it." Yang Jia nodded, "Go ahead."

Feng Qingxuan said, "How about I throw a few bombs to consume them first?"

Feng Qingxuan had naturally noticed that the other party had locked onto her first after appearing just now. So, she felt that compared to ordinary attacks, bombs were more powerful and more suitable for the current situation.

Yang Jia glanced at Xia Hanhai, who was battling the city lord, and shook her head. "It's easy to accidentally hurt one of our own people." However, she didn't give up on this idea. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Try placing the explosive device somewhere deserted. That should also increase his burden."

Feng Qingxuan agreed and ran away. The rest of the people had nothing to discuss, so they just picked up their weapons, rushed forward and started fighting.

After a while, the NPCs who were running around like headless flies seemed to come to their senses and realized that it was impossible to leave here. Seeing Yang Jia and others attacking, they rushed over and joined them.

But obviously, the boss is also immune to their bullets.

Fortunately, under the bombardment of such a large number of attacks, the city lord soon showed signs of exhaustion.

"Keep attacking, he's almost dying!" Li Bai was the first to notice this, and she immediately shouted.

The city lord tilted his head slightly, his sharp eyes falling on Li Bai, and then, while others were still not able to react, he suddenly tensed his body, left the encirclement, and ran outside.

Everyone had assumed he was about to unleash a powerful attack, and they all tried to evade it. But they hadn't expected this. In a fit of rage and shame, another wave of attacks descended upon him. With a thud, the City Lord collapsed to the ground, unable to withstand the pressure.

He landed right on the statue in the center of the square. He quickly stood up, leaning against it and turning around. Only then did everyone notice that there was still blood at the corner of his mouth. Clearly, the previous wave of attacks had finally broken through the damage transfer limit and hit him.

"I want to thank you," the city lord stood there panting, his expression and eyes looking extremely crazy, "If you hadn't attacked so hard, I wouldn't have been able to successfully awaken it so quickly."

As he spoke, he stood up straight, then raised his head, stretched out his arms, and struck a somewhat strange posture.

"Next, I'll let you witness the true power of nature. Come out, Phoenix!"

As he called out, the ground shook again.

This time, the tremors were much lighter than the last; at least everyone could continue to stand safely. But Yang Jia's uneasiness grew, as if something horrible was about to happen. It was an invisible pressure that made her forehead sweat slightly.

"Be careful!" She warned her companions, looking around, trying to find the source of this feeling.

Soon, Yang Jia found the source of the anomaly. It was the sculpture of an unknown object placed in the center of the square behind the city lord.

And now, the sculpture is constantly shaking, and it is this shaking that brings waves of vibrations, which spread outward along the ground with it as the center.

It felt like... like something was struggling inside the sculpture, trying to break free. As the sculpture trembled, stones began to fall, quickly covering the ground and gradually revealing the interior.

At a certain moment, a ray of light appeared in everyone's eyes.

What kind of light is that?

At first, it seemed colorless, with only the concept of "light" appearing in everyone's mind. Then, a faint hint of rich purple appeared before their eyes, but before they could see clearly, it suddenly turned into pure gold. As this golden spot suddenly exploded, it continuously formed various colors as it spread outward, and as the light expanded, it changed, evolving into the many brilliant colors of the universe.

What followed was a color of red. As soon as this red appeared, it eliminated all other brilliant colors, occupied everyone's sight, and was accompanied by a sudden rise in temperature.

Yang Jia came to his senses and realized that it was not red, but fire!

The flames burned and soared, enveloping the entire sculpture. Then the mud and rocks outside the sculpture collapsed like dry wood and rotten wood, instantly turning into mud and spreading on the ground.

But the fire grew brighter and hotter.

The scorching heat seemed to burn everything. Yang Jia couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to retreat.

At that moment, a resounding, clear cry suddenly rang out. It seemed to penetrate the soul, resonating directly in everyone's mind and lingering for a long time. Yang Jia felt as if his very soul was trembling, his head spinning, and he involuntarily fell to the ground.

She looked up and saw a huge divine bird suddenly rising from the flames. It had fiery red feathers. The moment it flapped its wings, its gorgeous tail feathers spread out, covering the sky and illuminating the sky. All that was left in front of her was a pure and warm red.

That is - the divine bird Phoenix!

Yang Jia suddenly remembered a legend he had heard a long time ago.

Legend has it that during a great war in ancient times, the mythical bird Phoenix was killed, its body falling to the earth and transforming into mountains, rivers, and plains, which is where Phoenix City stands today. Therefore, when looking down at the territory of Phoenix City from high above, you will find that it forms a complete phoenix pattern.

There is a unicorn in front, a deer behind, a snake's head and a fish's tail, a dragon's pattern on the back of a turtle, a swallow's jaw and a chicken's beak. All five colors are present. When you see them, the world will be at peace.

Legends are just legends. Yang Jia never imagined that one day a living phoenix would appear before his eyes! This scene was so shocking that the hundreds of people in the square didn't even breathe at this moment. Only the gentle sound of the wind blew past.

The city lord had already knelt down before the phoenix in the sky and said frantically, "These are all sacrifices prepared for you, Phoenix!"