At this critical moment, an extremely cold aura suddenly erupted from the ground.
With a screeching sound, a scaly, knife-like claw shot out from the depths of the black mist with lightning speed, aiming straight for Xiao Jin's unsuspecting head.
The claws gleamed with a chilling light, as if a single touch could pierce Xiao Jin's head like rotten wood.
At the same time, a faint green light suddenly shone in the darkness, a light that seemed to contain an indescribable sense of triumph and cunning, as if a meticulously planned hunt was about to reach its climax.
However, just as the fatal blow was about to land, Xiao Jin's expression miraculously changed.
A strange smile curved her lips, her eyes filled with a knowing confidence.
What panic, what despair, it's all just a joke!
"Finally, you've decided to come out!" Xiao Jin's voice was slightly hoarse, but every word was firm and powerful.
Like thunder, it exploded in the deathly silence, instantly igniting the extremely tense atmosphere and making the snow beasts hiding in the shadows feel an unprecedented threat.
The snow beast's pupils contracted, and it realized something was wrong, instinctively trying to retract its claws.
But Xiao Jin was unwilling to give it that chance.
A flash of cold light suddenly pierced the silence, and the longsword, carrying boundless sharpness, thrust forward. Instantly, accompanied by an extremely sharp whistling sound, the shattered shadow successfully locked onto the snow beast's location within the black mist.
In that split second, a soft 'poof' sound was heard, like the mournful cry of space being torn apart. Immediately afterwards, an indescribable, enormous roar resounded throughout the entire dark world.
The sound waves rolled on, making the surrounding space seem to tremble.
Looking down, Xiao Jin's longsword had already pierced through the body of the snow beast hidden in the shadows. The power of lightning was corroding the wound little by little, causing the snow beast unbearable pain.
Meanwhile, the snow beast's claws did not stop, still attacking Xiao Jin's head.
However, just as it was about to reach Xiao Jin's neck, a pale blue shield silently appeared in front of it, blocking the snow beast's attack perfectly.
The claws collided with the shield, sparking dazzling sparks. The shield trembled slightly, but remained firmly in front of Xiao Jin.
Meanwhile, the snow beast let out another miserable scream.
It turns out that Xiao Jin had already activated the quantum shield of the 'damage-reducing bracers', and the shield would also reflect 20% of the damage dealt by the snow beast back to the opponent.
The snow beast on the other side was practically crying. You old man, you're trying to play dirty tricks on me, aren't you!
Not only did you stab me in the back, but you also deflected my skills. You think you're so great at acting? If you're so good, why don't you become an actor?
Xiao Jin had no idea what the snow beast was thinking. Now that she had caught up with him, he could just die.
Immediately, the black abyss on Xiao Jin's body suddenly lit up, and several streams of black mist surged out and swirled around the snow beast, forming a magic array at its small feet.
Accompanied by terrifying whispers, it seemed as if the gates of the abyss had been quietly opened a crack, and a chilling aura gradually seeped out from the depths.
A large, jet-black hand emerged from the magic circle and firmly grasped the snow beast in its palm.
Amidst the opponent's struggles and roars, the giant hand gradually tightened. Due to the compression, the snow beast's body began to spit out blood, but strangely, it was all absorbed by the magic array.
This is actually due to the skill of 'Black Abyss (Coat)' - Death Claw.
[Death Claw: A ghostly hand rises from the ground to immobilize enemies, inflicting continuous bleeding damage. Enemies lose 20% speed after being injured.]
Seeing this, Xiao Jin sneered.
Ha, so you think you have claws? I have them too!
Immediately, Xiao Jin grasped the 'Wheel of Destiny' and froze the snow beast's claws with a few bullets. With a swipe of his longsword, the snow beast's claws fell to the ground as easily as cutting tofu.
Hey! Now yours is gone!
"Hiss~~"
"Don't be sad." Seeing the Snow Beast's resentful gaze, Xiao Jin replied calmly.
"You can go and keep it company soon."
Reflected in the snow beast's terrified eyes, Xiao Jin moved swiftly, unleashing a sharp, swift sword strike.
With a flash of cold light, the snow beast's massive body was cleaved in two at the waist.
[Ding—Player has killed a level 5 snow beast. Reward: 2000 points, 10 charcoal braziers, 100 jin of special charcoal, 5 winter coats, and 10 gloves]
Upon hearing the system's announcement, Xiao Jin lowered her eyes in thought, not having had time to think further.
The next second, the entire space began to shake. Xiao Jin felt a bright light before her eyes, and the shouts came to her ears again.
Looking up, he saw that he had indeed reappeared outside the prison. On the snow, there was only the frozen corpse of the snow beast and two streaks of splattered blood.
Xiao Jin glanced to the side and saw that quite a few snow beasts were still left on the field.
As if she had thought of something, Xiao Jin looked down at the time.
Sure enough, she had clearly felt that she had been in the dark for more than two hours, but when she checked the time, the 'Inspiring Horn' buff still had more than an hour left.
The monster's skills could even confuse people's senses.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jin looked in Gao Ya's direction, but instead of seeing her, he saw a vortex that looked like a black hole.
There were two such vortexes. Not only was Gao Ya absent, but the other lone wolf player who was restraining the level 5 snow beast had also disappeared.
It seems that these two people, like me, were pulled into a special space.
Xiao Jin withdrew his gaze, drew his sword, and continued charging towards the snow beast horde.
The dark space can only be broken by killing the snow beast that unleashed the skill, and they can't enter it themselves, so the outcome depends on themselves.
Outside, if we don't help, the number of casualties will only increase.
Even with the help of players, it must be said that the gap between the natives and the snow beasts is too great.
Knowing how to use a gun and being able to fire bullets are two different things, and Jian Yiqiu's ammunition cannot be provided to the indigenous people indefinitely.
With all the bullets gone and no hands free to resupply, there's no choice but to go in bare-chested!
The size of the snow beast is what it is; it's already difficult for one person to deal with a level 1 snow beast, let alone a level 2 or 3 one.
Therefore, everyone had to cooperate. A group of people would hold up shields and planks in front, while I would hold weapons behind and take advantage of the chaos to fire a few shots.
It's fine for a short time, but if it goes on for too long, the snow beast isn't stupid. Its tough shield will knock you away, and it'll break a few of my ribs!
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