Chapter 157 Prisoners
A smug glint flashed in the eyes of the leader of the mental system. He continued to intensify his mental suppression and began to attempt a direct attack on Ruan Ning's mental core. Invisible yet sharp mental thorns, like venomous snakes, burrowed into Ruan Ning's sea of consciousness.
Ruan Ning felt the pressure. The coordinated tactics of five fourth-tier fighters were indeed troublesome, and the interference and attacks from the mental leader were particularly insidious. Her teammates were also in a precarious situation.
We can't delay any longer.
A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and her sixth-level mental power was no longer just for defense and counterattack, but was completely unleashed!
Buzz—
A vast and powerful spiritual pressure, like a sleeping beast awakening, spread out from Ruan Ning as the center! This spiritual power was also mixed with a trace of fluctuation from the necklace, making it more condensed and stable.
The first to be affected was the leader of the mental system.
The mental field he exerted cracked instantly, like glass struck by a boulder, and then shattered! He groaned, his face turned ashen, and he staggered backward, his eyes flashing with silver light, clearly suffering a backlash.
The five fourth-tier warriors who were besieging Ruan Ning, as well as the shadow guards who were fighting Zhou Min and the others, all felt a sudden heaviness in their heads, as if they had been struck by a heavy hammer, and their supernatural abilities froze for a moment.
Now!
With a wave of his hands, Ruan Ning unleashed his fifth-order water-based superpower without reservation!
"Ice Prison... Descends!"
As her cold voice rang out, the temperature in the entire warehouse plummeted!
The moisture in the air was instantly sucked out and frozen! Countless tiny ice crystals formed out of thin air, then rapidly grew larger and connected, transforming into thick icicles, ice pillars, and ice walls!
Centered on Ruan Ning, the area within a radius of thirty meters instantly transformed into a frozen hell! The ground was covered with a smooth, hard layer of ice, the walls were covered with thick frost, and various equipment and containers were also encased in ice.
The five fourth-tier shadow guards who were besieging Ruan Ning were horrified to find themselves seemingly trapped in a quagmire!
The ground beneath their feet was slippery, solid ice, making movement difficult. All around them, ever-growing and closing icicles and pillars blocked any space for escape. The biting cold was pervasive, freezing not only their bodies but also beginning to erode their supernatural abilities!
The fire-type shadow guards desperately tried to ignite the flames, but could only maintain a thin layer on their bodies, greatly reducing their power.
The Shockwave Shadow Guard's fist struck the ever-thickening ice wall, only sending up ice shards. The Speed of the Lightning Shadow Guard plummeted, making it difficult to maintain its afterimages. The Earth Shadow Guard's connection to the earth was severed by the ice layer.
The shadows of the Shadow Guardians are almost impossible to solidify in the extreme cold.
Ruan Ning's figure appeared and disappeared within the Ice Prison, like a queen ruling over ice and snow. With a slight thought, the ice shards and pillars within the Ice Prison seemed to come alive, piercing towards the five fourth-tier Shadow Guards from all directions!
The five fought desperately, their various supernatural powers flashing and exploding within the ice prison, sending ice shards flying. But the ice prison seemed endless, and the shattered ice crystals quickly reformed.
The chill continued to seep in, their movements became slower and slower, and their supernatural abilities became increasingly sluggish.
finally--
*Thud!* A sudden icicle pierced through the fire-elemental shadow guard's defenses, seizing an opening and piercing his calf. He screamed and collapsed to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the speed-based lightning-type shadow guard was blocked by an ice wall that appeared out of nowhere, and several ice pillars closed in behind him, trapping him inside.
Shockwave Shadow Guard smashed several ice shards with his fists, but tripped over an ice cave that suddenly collapsed beneath his feet, and was then covered by spreading frost on half of his body.
The Earth and Shadow Guardians defended back-to-back, but under the relentless attacks of ice spikes and the increasingly biting cold, their defensive perimeter shrank and became increasingly precarious.
On the other side, with the mental leader injured and the suppression of mental power greatly reduced, Zhou Min, Lin Yan, Shen Yan and Da Huo were relieved of pressure and immediately seized the opportunity to counterattack.
Despite her headache, Zhou Min concentrated her remaining mental energy and launched a precise mental blast at the wind-elemental shadow guard. The guard froze, grazed by a burst of flame, and tumbled away screaming.
Lin Yanjiao shouted, her blade flashing, seizing the moment when her opponent was affected by the icy chill of the Ice Prison, she severed the opponent's weapon with a single strike, and the short blade pierced into her ribs.
Shen Yan manipulated a large number of metal fragments to form a metal storm, temporarily forcing back two opponents. Then, he suddenly concentrated his superpower on the opponent's weapon, causing it to instantly deform and go out of control. He took the opportunity to get close and severely injure one of them.
The fire unleashed its full power; with less mental interference, it spewed flames wildly, burning the three combatants to a crisp and quickly defeating them.
Seeing four third-tier shadow guards fall one after another, and five fourth-tier guards trapped in the Ice Prison in dire straits, the leader of the mental system turned pale and looked at Ruan Ning in the center of the Ice Prison with resentment in his eyes. After looking at the battlefield where the situation was hopeless, he finally had the idea of retreating.
He suddenly bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence. His hands rapidly formed hand seals, and his body shone with silver light. He was about to use some kind of high-cost escape technique!
"Trying to leave?" Ruan Ning's icy voice pierced through the icy prison.
She raised her hand and clenched her fist tightly in the direction of the leader of the mental system!
The air around the leader of the mental system instantly froze, turning into a transparent ice crystal cage that trapped him inside! At the same time, an even more powerful mental force pressed down, abruptly interrupting the escape technique he was using!
"Pfft!" He coughed up blood again, his breath weakened, and despair finally appeared in his eyes.
Inside the icy prison, the remaining earth elementalists and shadow guards finally succumbed, struck in vital areas by ice shards, and collapsed to the ground.
The battle is over.
The warehouse was in a mess, with ice covering half of the area. Ten of Shen family's shadow guards were either dead or injured, rendering them incapable of fighting.
Ruan Ning waved her hand to dispel the Ice Prison, leaving only the necessary ice layers to immobilize the seriously injured. Her face was slightly pale; the continuous high-intensity use of her mental power and ice-based abilities had taken a toll, but her breathing remained steady.
Zhou Min, Lin Yan, and Shen Yan walked over, supporting each other. Da Huo also wagged its tail and came to Ruan Ning's side. It had several scorch marks and wounds on its body, but its spirits were still good.
"Is everything alright?" Ruan Ning asked.
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious," Lin Yan grinned, her eyes filled with barely suppressed excitement and admiration. She had truly felt Ruan Ning's power in that battle.
Looking at the mess and the shadow guards who had lost their ability to resist, Shen Yan's expression was solemn: "The Shen family has suffered heavy losses this time and will not let this go. We must leave as soon as possible."
Ruan Ning nodded, her gaze sweeping over the listless psychic leader trapped in the ice crystal cage: "Take him with you; he's still the one who can talk. Go back and ask him properly."
The group acted quickly, gathering the parts, treating the wounded, and tying up the prisoners and stuffing them into the vehicle.
Soon, the two off-road vehicles drove away from the quiet industrial park and sped towards the northwest base.
In the car, Ruan Ning closed her eyes to regulate her breathing, digesting the insights she had gained from the battle.
There is still much room for improvement in the combination of fifth-order ice magic and sixth-order mental power.
The threat from the Shen family made her realize that she must improve her strength more quickly and find out the truth about the necklace and "Origin" in order to cope with the more violent storms in the future.
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