Everyone quickly acted according to Zhang Shi's instructions. Huo Xiuxiu manipulated the vortex, violently impacting the giant's left arm, which the giant angrily swung to defend itself. Just then, Zhang Shi seized the opportunity, manipulating his shadow to release arrows at the giant, and then he himself shot towards the giant's core like an arrow released from a bow.
The giant seemed to sense the danger and tried to change its posture, but Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong desperately stopped it. Old Duan, imbued with armor-piercing power, fiercely thrust towards the core. This time, although the silver shield still shimmered, it was facing the physical blade of Old Duan's cleaver. The cleaver successfully pierced the giant's chest, but unfortunately, it only just penetrated the shield and still did not cause any substantial damage.
The giant let out an angry roar, struggling wildly, causing the surrounding mist to churn violently. Zhang Shi gripped Lao Duan tightly, wanting to launch a further attack, but found a powerful force emanating from its core, pushing his body backward.
"This monster's core is incredibly strong; we need to work even harder!" Zhang Shi shouted.
Huo Xiuxiu gritted her teeth, stopped shaking the bell, and rapidly formed hand seals in the air while chanting incantations. With her movements, the surrounding air began to compress dramatically, forming a giant air blast.
Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong stayed by Zhang Shi's side, wary of the giant's counterattack. Huo Xiuxiu slowly pushed the compressed air bullet towards the giant's core; wherever the air bullet passed, the mist was dispersed.
The giant seemed to sense this powerful force, and it tightly protected its core with both hands. However, the compressed air bullet still exploded on the giant's hands, and the powerful impact forced the giant to retreat repeatedly, and obvious cracks appeared in the shield at its core.
The giant clutched his chest core with one hand, then stomped his foot hard. Instantly, the earth began to tremble violently, the ground cracked, and streams of crimson magma seeped from the surface. A wave of flames swept indiscriminately across the surrounding land, and the moss monsters that had not managed to escape were all burned to ashes by the raging fire.
Zhang Shi and the others noticed something was wrong as soon as the giant raised its foot, and quickly moved away from the central area, thus escaping disaster.
Zhao Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead, still feeling a bit shaken.
"I'm amazed. This monster is so powerful. It caused a huge earthquake with just one kick."
Huo Xiuxiu also looked solemn.
"This is magic! There's definitely someone behind this monster!"
Zhang Shi frowned, a hint of worry in his eyes: "No matter who is behind it, we cannot back down. Now that its shield has cracked, it is the perfect time for us to attack."
Looking at the scene after the lava ravaged the area, Ge Dalong gripped the ice pick in his hand and said, "Then we have to hurry, before it recovers."
Zhang Shi nodded, then used Shadow Step again, charging towards the giant. His movements were lightning-fast; the instant he approached the giant, he leaped high into the air, unleashing a full-force attack. Old Duan, accompanied by a whistling sound, stabbed fiercely towards the crack in the shield.
The giant had just unleashed a wide-range, destructive attack and was weakened, but its reactions remained swift. It dodged to the side, and Zhang Shi's attack grazed its body. Seeing this, Zhao Feng roared and swung his giant axe, attacking from the side. The axe, carrying immense force, cleaved towards the giant's leg, attempting to restrict its movement.
The giant raised his other foot, intending to kick Zhao Feng away. Ge Dalong seized the opportunity and launched several ice spikes, which accurately struck the giant's ankle, causing him to momentarily lose his balance.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, Huo Xiuxiu rang the bell again, and the vortex gathered around her once more. She manipulated the vortex, sweeping it towards the giant's back, attempting to disrupt its balance.
The giant was caught off guard by the barrage of attacks. It roared angrily, spewing out beams of green light that swept in all directions. Everyone hurriedly dodged, and wherever the light touched, large craters were corroded into the ground.
While dodging the light, Zhang Shi pondered a countermeasure. He noticed that after each powerful attack by the giant, the light at its core would briefly flicker and weaken.
"Everyone, listen up! After it launches its next powerful attack, let's all rush towards its core!" Zhang Shi shouted.
Remembering Zhang Shi's words, everyone continued to contend with the giant. After a moment, the giant once again clasped its hands together, preparing to cast a new spell. The surrounding mist rapidly gathered towards it, forming a huge vortex.
Just as the giant's spell was about to be cast, Zhang Shi shouted, "Now!"
Huo Xiuxiu manipulated the vortex to charge towards the giant, disrupting its spellcasting. Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong then rushed towards the giant's core from both sides, clearing a path for Zhang Shi.
Zhang Shi unleashed his shadow clones, sending multiple clones rushing towards the giant to draw its attention. Meanwhile, his true body, under the cover of the others, sped towards the core.
The giant was thrown off balance by the sudden attack, its spell forced to a halt. It angrily swung its arms, trying to repel the group. But Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong fought desperately, while Huo Xiuxiu's vortex continued to attack its head, distracting it.
Zhang Shi finally arrived at the core of the giant. He took a deep breath and gathered all his strength into Lao Duan. Lao Duan, flashing with dazzling light, fiercely stabbed towards the crack in the core.
This time, Lao Duan successfully pierced deep into the core, along with Zhang Shi's arm, causing the giant to let out a deafening scream. The light at the core began to flicker, then gradually dimmed.
The giant's body began to tremble violently, and the surrounding mist quickly dissipated. The moss monsters that it had previously controlled collapsed one after another, losing their life force.
Zhang Shi approached the giant's corpse and removed the rhombus-shaped core from its chest. Although the core had been cleaved in two by Old Duan's blade, the crystal possessed a strange magical power and miraculously healed itself, though a crack remained on its once flawless surface.
After the giant's corpse lost the power supplied by the crystal, it turned into dust and dissipated with the wind. Zhang Shi held the crystal core and quietly felt the power within it, but found that he had no idea where to start.
Huo Xiuxiu took the core from Zhang Shi and tried to activate it with her magic, but the crystal was like an otherworldly pocket. Huo Xiuxiu's power disappeared without a trace after entering the core.
Huo Xiuxiu shook her head and then tossed the core to Zhang Shi.
"Keep it; it'll probably come in very useful later."
Zhang Shi hadn't expected the other party to be so generous, but there was no reason not to accept such a benefit offered to him, so he decided it wouldn't be polite to refuse.
With the giant dead, there were no more threats in the vicinity. Guided by two bells, the group made their way smoothly to their planned destination, the edge of the red area in the mist.
Huo Xiuxiu unfolded the map and pointed to one of the locations.
"That three-headed monster is right here. It hasn't moved since last night. Let's sneak over and take a look carefully, being careful not to make too much noise. The monster here is no weaker than the mercury giant we just saw."
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