At the same time, Chen Yuntan also discovered something unusual.
He dodged an attack and landed beside Fu Yunzhi, whispering, "Yunzhi, be careful! They seem... not quite right." Before he finished speaking, the mermaids suddenly stopped attacking and retreated one after another, retreating as quickly as the tide, revealing the empty center of the cave.
An eerie silence enveloped everyone, and the air was filled with tension, like the calm before the storm.
Fu Yunzhi and Shen Yuntan exchanged glances and saw seriousness in each other's eyes.
"Yunzhi..." Shen Yuntan had just opened his mouth when a cold laugh came from deep in the cave. "Haha, as expected of an interstellar female marshal, she's really alert."
The voice was low and magnetic, with a strange sense of coercion.
Fu Yunzhi narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a mysterious man in a black robe slowly walking out of the darkness.
His face was covered by a veil, revealing only a pair of deep eyes that seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.
Every move he made seemed calm and composed, as if he had everything under control. The shadowy figure, upon seeing the mysterious man, acted respectfully and politely.
"Owner."
"You useless piece of shit! You can't even do this little thing properly. Get out of here! I won't do it again."
"Yes." Then the black shadow disappeared without a sound.
"Who are you!" Fu Yunzhi said expressionlessly.
"Marshal, you don't need to know who I am." After a pause, he changed the subject: "The Marshal is indeed very powerful."
"but……"
"Do you think you can stop our plan like this? You are too naive." There was a hint of disdain in the mysterious man's words, as if he was teasing them.
His voice echoed in the cave, sending shivers down your spine.
Fu Yunzhi felt an invisible pressure coming towards her, and her body tensed up involuntarily.
"Chen Yuntan, be careful!" Fu Yunzhi warned in a low voice.
Chen Yuntan nodded, and Helan Qiao quickly approached the two of them. His eyes swept back and forth between the mysterious man and Fu Yunzhi, trying to find any flaws.
The mysterious man suddenly waved his hand, and a black energy wave instantly spread out, directly suppressing Fu Yunzhi's supernatural powers.
Fu Yunzhi felt that a force in her body was bound by invisible shackles. She tried to mobilize her supernatural powers, but found that she could not exert her normal power at all.
Her brows were furrowed, and a strong sense of unease rose in her heart.
Chen Yuntan and Helan Qiao also felt this pressure. Their attacks had almost no effect on the mysterious man, as if they were blocked by an invisible barrier.
At this moment, Tia Mirsi walked to Fu Yunzhi's side, held her hand tightly, and said in a firm but gentle voice: "Sister Fu, don't be afraid, I will always be with you. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we can overcome them together."
Fu Yunzhi felt Tia Mir's determination, and a warm feeling surged in her heart. She nodded slightly, and the fear in her heart gradually dissipated, replaced by a firm belief.
"Well, that's enough!" The voice of the mermaid chief priest came from not far away. He walked slowly closer with a hint of worry in his eyes.
He looked at the mysterious man and said in a deep voice: "Your conspiracy has been exposed. If you continue, the Mermaid Kingdom will only fall into crisis again." Although his voice was not loud, it was full of majesty, making everyone present feel an invisible pressure.
"High Priest, you are finally here." The mysterious man bowed slightly, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "We don't care about the rise and fall of the Mermaid Kingdom. We only care about whether our plan can be implemented smoothly." His eyes flashed with a cold light, as if warning everyone that anyone who tried to stop them would pay a heavy price.
"What is your plan?" Fu Yunzhi pressed. Although her voice was calm, there was a hint of vigilance in her eyes.
"You don't need to know."
Fu Yunzhi frowned when he heard this.
She knew that this enemy was far more difficult than any she had encountered before.
Fu Yunzhi tightly grasped the ice sword in his hand, his brows furrowed, his thoughts running wildly like a wild horse.
She was very unhappy with the mysterious man's strange energy. For some reason, it suppressed her special abilities, making her feel uncomfortable all over.
She tried hard to recall all the strange encounters she had in the Interstellar Noble Trial, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to her mind!
“Could it be... this?!” Fu Yunzhi’s heart was pounding.
It feels like grabbing a life-saving straw, but this straw is as thin as a hair, and whether you can grab it depends entirely on luck.
No, calm down!
Fu Yunzhi took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and began to analyze the feasibility of this inspiration.
But time waits for no one!
The mysterious man was obviously tired of the cat-and-mouse game. The black mist around him rolled even more violently, like a volcano about to erupt, ready to swallow them up at any time.
"Hehe, little girl, what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about how to beg for mercy?" The mysterious man's sarcastic voice made Fu Yunzhi's teeth itch, and she wanted to rush up and punch him immediately.
But she couldn't be impulsive, now was not the time.
Fu Yunzhi quietly injected a trace of mental power into the interstellar energy core, feeling the familiar power slowly flowing. A confident smile appeared on her lips, like a gambler revealing his final trump card. "Who will win is still uncertain..."
Before she could finish her words, the air in the cave suddenly became thick, and a strong sense of oppression came over her, like a mountain pressing down on her head, making it hard to breathe.
The mysterious man finally made his move! "Yunzhi, be careful!" Tia Miers's azure eyes were filled with worry. She pulled Fu Yunzhi behind her, barely dodging a black energy wave swung by the mysterious man.
The energy wave bombarded the stone wall of the cave, creating a terrifying deep pit. Gravel flew everywhere, dust filled the air, and a burning smell filled the air, as if there had been a pot explosion in someone's kitchen.
Fu Yunzhi's ears were buzzing from the shock, and she felt as if all her internal organs were displaced. If Tia Mir's quick eyes and hands had not been available, she would have gone to see the King of Hell by now.
This mysterious man is so ruthless!
"Ahem..." Fu Yunzhi held onto Tia Mirs's arm to steady himself, wiped the dust off his face, and cursed in his heart: You bastard, you're trying to play dirty, aren't you?
I'm not a vegetarian!
"Don't panic, let's find a solution together!" Fu Yunzhi calmed himself down and shouted loudly. His voice echoed in the cave like a reassurance, giving everyone a bit of courage.
Chen Yuntan elegantly brushed off the non-existent dust on his sleeves, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Ha, interesting. I thought it was something big, but it turns out to be just like this." This guy is a typical stubborn person. He is obviously very nervous, but he still pretends to be calm.
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