The black shadow gradually approached like a ghost. Gu Qingze tightly gripped the sword in his hand. His body instantly tensed like a fully drawn bowstring, and his eyes stared at it vigilantly.
As the black shadow got closer, Gu Qingze was able to see clearly that it was a humanoid monster as tall as a giant tree.
Its huge body was completely shrouded in thick, inky black fog, and its face was completely obscured. Only a pair of eyes flashing with a faint green light could be seen, like burning strange ghost fires, exuding a creepy and eerie atmosphere.
Its hands hung at its sides, its fingertips flashing with an extremely sharp cold light, as if it could easily tear apart everything in the world in an instant.
Gu Qingze took a deep breath, feeling like crying but unable to do so.
No way, again!
Why are there so many monsters? I can’t kill them all.
The monster suddenly let out a low and breathtaking roar, and then pounced towards Gu Qingze fiercely like a wild horse.
Gu Qingze reacted quickly, dodging sideways and swinging the sword in his hand. An extremely sharp sword energy whizzed out, and the sword energy contained a hint of extreme chill.
However, when the sword energy struck the monster, it was like striking an indestructible rock, only splashing a few scattered sparks.
The monster was completely enraged, and its attacks became increasingly fierce and violent.
Gu Qingze was caught in a dilemma and gradually felt overwhelmed and exhausted.
At this moment, Chu Lingxiao's anxious voice came from above: "Qingze! How are you?"
Gu Qingze responded loudly: "Ling Xiao, I'm fine for now, don't come down!"
But how could Chu Lingxiao feel at ease? He was extremely anxious and looked everywhere for a way to go down.
Here, Gu Qingze's battle with the monster became increasingly difficult and dangerous.
Each attack of the monster was carried with overwhelming force. Gu Qingze's armor had been cut in many places. Those uneven cuts seemed to tell of the brutality of the battle.
There were also many shocking wounds on his body, and blood was flowing out.
Suddenly, the monster pounced like a gust of wind and knocked Gu Qingze heavily to the ground.
The moment Gu Qingze fell to the ground, he saw the monster raise its sharp claws high, ready to give him a fatal blow.
At this critical moment, a dazzling light fell from the sky.
Gu Qingze saw a rope end suddenly appear in his sight. Chu Lingxiao followed the rope and fell down gracefully like a banished immortal, looking extremely dazzling.
On his way down, he condensed a number of small and exquisite fire snakes, which rushed straight towards the monster like arrows.
The monster had to give up attacking Gu Qingze and turn to deal with those small and agile fire snakes.
Gu Qingze took the opportunity to get up from the ground with difficulty and stood side by side with Chu Lingxiao.
"Qingze, I'm so glad you're okay." Chu Lingxiao said with a sigh of relief.
"With you here, how could anything happen to me?" Gu Qingze responded.
The two smiled at each other and then focused their attention on the monster again.
Chu Lingxiao quickly formed seals with his hands and muttered something. More blazing flames gathered around him, forming a surging sea of fire that swept towards the monster like an overwhelming force.
The monster rushed left and right in the sea of fire, and the black mist on its body was sizzling from the flames, as if it was groaning in pain.
Gu Qingze was not to be outdone. The sword in his hand flashed with a cold light and he displayed a set of extremely sharp sword techniques. The sword shadows were heavy, like an impenetrable net, coordinating with the flames, and launched a fierce attack on the monster.
The monster was beaten back step by step by the joint attack of the two. It roared in extreme anger, and the dark green light on its body flickered like a candle in the wind.
"Take advantage of now and defeat it in one fell swoop!" Chu Lingxiao shouted loudly, his voice firm.
Gu Qingze understood what he meant and continuously poured all the spiritual power in his body into the sword. The sword shone brightly and dazzlingly.
The two launched their strongest attack at the same time, and light and flames intertwined, rushing towards the monster like a gorgeous and dazzling torrent.
Under this powerful attack, the monster finally couldn't hold on, fell to the ground with a bang, turned into a cloud of black smoke and dissipated in the air, disappearing without a trace.
"It's finally solved."
Gu Qingze breathed a sigh of relief. The wounds on his body were painful from the fierce battle just now, as if countless small insects were gnawing at his flesh and blood.
Chu Lingxiao quickly took out the healing potion and handed it to Gu Qingze: "Quick, drink it first."
Gu Qingze took the medicine and drank it in one gulp. A cool feeling instantly spread throughout his body, relieving the pain a lot.
Then, he smiled and approached Ling Xiao, gently bumping his shoulder: "Thanks to you for arriving in time, otherwise I really don't know how to deal with this monster."
Chu Lingxiao glanced at him and didn't continue with his topic. Instead, he changed the subject:
"Although your wounds have healed, this shattered armor won't provide any protection."
Hearing this, Gu Qingze took off his armor and put on a new one: "It's okay, I still have a lot of armor. If it gets broken, I can just replace it."
Chu Lingxiao didn't comment on this, but simply asked, "Qingze, why don't you use freezing spells? If you did, it would be able to slow down the monsters' movements."
Gu Qingze's eyes were a little evasive, and he said vaguely: "I... Ling Xiao can't sense the reason?"
Unexpectedly, Chu Lingxiao actually shook his head: "Although it is incredible, it is true that I cannot obtain any information about you."
"And... not only that, I find that I am increasingly unable to sense your inner thoughts. I am certain that my abilities have not weakened, but have become stronger over time. But you... are like a variable."
Facing his frank yet worried eyes, Gu Qingze couldn't help but pat his back and said gently, "Don't think too much. It doesn't matter if you can't sense it. I can tell you myself."
Chu Lingxiao was silent for a moment, nodded, and looked at him again: "Then tell me, why do you never use ice-attribute spells?"
"Because our two attributes counteract each other, using them together is like ice and fire meeting each other. It won't achieve twice the result with half the effort, but only half the result with twice the effort. Therefore, only one of us can be used."
But I don't want you to face those monsters at close range and take risks, so I choose to use sword skills to attack them at close range, allowing you to attack from a distance, which is safer.
Gu Qingze didn't say the rest of the words, but Chu Lingxiao had already guessed it. He held his hand, feeling a little helpless.
"Qingze, you also said that this is a situation where ice and fire meet. If we cooperate well and interweave our attacks, it might be even more powerful."
"Even more powerful..." Gu Qingze smiled thoughtfully and shook his hand back, "I'll try."
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