Chapter 148 Chapter 148
Faced with Xu Feiying's provocation, the little golden dragon's anger soared.
It soared into the air, its body expanded, and turned into a tall and menacing golden dragon. Its majestic long beard fluttered on both sides with the white steam it emitted, and its golden eyes were blazing.
“Ouch!”
Just you guys, you think you can reach the hundredth floor?
The abacus beads were falling on its face. It had gone through so much hardship and suffering along the way, but Leviathan didn't understand a thing?
Has it ever been swallowed by a flower? Has it ever grown a rabbit head? Has it ever stepped into the pit of Molten Shoals or the minefield of Poisonous Spider Cave?
Without any experience, he actually wanted to pick peaches - it would never forgive such opportunistic behavior!
“Ouch!”
Leviathan, come and fight!
The gilded sky dragon's momentum continued to rise, but the Leviathan beast behind Xu Feiying remained as indifferent as ever. Only after Xu Feiying gave the order did it slowly spread its wings - the black bat wings covered the sky and immediately cast a large, oppressive shadow.
But the ones who were even more excited were the "spectators" outside the venue.
"I didn't expect these two to face off on the 100th floor? The finals are coming early, awesome!"
"Quick, quick, turn up the resolution—who do you think will win? Gilded Sky Dragon or Leviathanmon?"
"If it's a group fight, I'd choose the Gilded Sky Dragon. Xiao Xia's Divine Beast Master's Mystical Beast is too powerful, and Xu Feiying only has a Leviathan Beast to use, so he's definitely no match. But if it's a one-on-one fight... I'd still choose the Gilded Sky Dragon."
“……?”
"Sorry, I'm Chef Xia, haha."
"Wait, did you forget something? The mechanism of the 100th floor—"
The whole audience suddenly fell silent.
The frenzied staff calmed down, belatedly recalled the tower design, and then it was like a bucket of cold water was poured over their heads.
Someone murmured silently, "Ah, the design for the 100th floor, I remember it now."
"What a shame! I can't see any 1v1s anymore! I'm crying!"
"Ahem, don't be disappointed. I actually think this mechanic is quite interesting. After all, it's a crucial level like 100, and we've carefully designed a big surprise for the players—"
Before he finished speaking, a system prompt sounded in the Tower of Babel.
【Welcome to the 'Swap Match' mode. We have detected that you are currently on the 100th floor and have enabled a specific block.】
[The 'Beast Tide Rush' instance is loading...]
Xia Muqing: “……?”
Xu Feiying: “???”
The Gilded Sky Dragon, who was ready to fight passionately, was also stunned.
What the hell?
Beast Tide copy?
It turned its head in surprise - it saw thick smoke slowly rising from the horizon a hundred meters away, and a buzzing sound echoed in the distant land, like a distant echo, or a trembling wail.
The thick smoke advanced and turned into a black line.
The trembling sound became increasingly louder and louder, and in an instant it reached the feet of the two men, causing the mud and sand to fly everywhere.
——Look carefully, that is not smoke, but a group of mysterious beasts that stretch as far as the eye can see!
"Fire Lizards, Lightning Soul Antelopes, Blue Rainbow Bulls... so many, oh my god!"
Even Xia Muqing couldn't help it and almost cursed.
There are too many of them, and unlike the insects flying all over the sky in the previous tower, each one here is a powerful second-level mysterious beast, and judging from their momentum, many of the leading ones are beast kings!
"Don't just stand there, Xiao Jin, run!"
The Gale Hound evolved in seconds. Xia Muqing turned over and jumped. The nimble navy blue beast stepped on the breeze and took her to run quickly away from the beast group.
At this time, the system prompt slowly explained in my ear:
[This "position swap" is a survival mode, with no set objectives or time limits. The victory condition for one side is the elimination of the other side.]
[If the lower-level player wins, they can exchange their current tower level with the higher-level player.]
[If the high-level player wins, they will move up 5 levels, and the low-level player will move down 5 levels.]
[Please note that the beast tide is endless. Players are advised to conserve their strength and delay as much as possible, or break through the siege.]
Survival mode.
Xia Muqing has climbed so many floors, but this is the first time she has encountered this pattern.
The difficulty has increased more than a hundred times, as can be seen from the group of ferocious beasts chasing after him.
Escape, of course you have to escape. You can't win at all. The best way is to preserve your strength and delay time.
It’s not that Xia Muqing has no confidence in herself.
During this period of time, her profound beasts had improved rapidly. Even if she faced the Prison-Suppressing Lock and the Mountain-Eroding Ape alone again, Xia Muqing dared to guarantee that she could win - but now, there were more than a dozen profound beasts chasing after her that were no less powerful than the Prison-Suppressing Lock and the Mountain-Eroding Ape.
"Come on, Xiaofeng, go faster!"
The fierce wind messed up her hair. Xia Muqing narrowed her eyes slightly and looked back.
The Gilded Sky Dragon and the Yin-Yang Butterfly caught up, but Xu Feiying's Leviathan Beast reacted slower and was now several meters behind her.
"Hey, wait, so now I'm going to compete with Xu Feiying in escape speed and endurance?"
She had just been shocked by the overwhelming tide of mysterious beasts and hadn't had time to think carefully, but now that she had calmed down a little and was assessing the current situation - it was obvious that the situation was more favorable to her.
In terms of speed, who can compare with Lord Fengluo, who is famous for his swiftness and possesses the "danger perception" trait and spatial skills?
In terms of endurance, who can compare with the Gilded Sky Dragon, which has the "life energy" of the Yin-Yang Butterfly and possesses the Dragon Pill?
"Xiaofeng, we just need to run faster than Leviathan."
Anyway, the beast tide attacks indiscriminately, so at this time it is enough to just run past the opponent.
Lord Fengluo blinked and quickly understood Xia Muqing's intention: "Ouch!"
It slowed down slightly, intentionally trying to conserve its strength, but its mysterious power still turned into wind and waves, always maintaining a distance of three to five meters ahead of Xu Feiying.
Xu Feiying, who was following closely behind Feng Luo Lord and collecting dust all the way, said: "..."
A torrent of mysterious beasts roared and pressed forward from behind, while mud and sand blew up from the front and covered him head-on. Xu Feiying gritted his teeth and said, "Charge! Leviathan beasts, charge!"
Unfortunately, his urging was of little effect.
The focus of Leviathan's training is on balance and great strength. Although its speed is outstanding, it is not top-notch and is still a little behind Fengluo Lord.
“—Boom!”
The beasts were pressing hard, and from time to time arcs of light from their skills shot out from behind, blasting large deep pits into the ground.
The sharp feathers were like arrows with shield-breaking effects, raining down mercilessly from the top of the head. Even the space was cracked like black holes under such intensive attacks.
The road ahead is becoming increasingly difficult to escape, with deep pits and cracks everywhere. The more intense the attacks, the fewer footholds there are on the ground, the stronger the shocks in space, and the higher the probability of causing a more widespread collapse.
There were also earth-type profound beasts roaring loudly in the back, using the soil as a transmission medium for their powerful profound energy. They were like earth-yellow snakes winding underground, and when they broke out of the ground, they turned into sharp spikes or several-meter-high earth walls.
If you are not careful, you will end up hitting a roadblock and being overwhelmed by the beasts.
"Bang!"
Lord Feng Luo suddenly turned his head and accurately avoided a ray of light coming from the side and rear!
The ray was like a laser, brushing past the hair on its neck and scraping fiercely against the stone wall not far away.
The stone wall was like a mirror, cut into two pieces with great crispness. After a brief pause, it slowly collapsed with a "crash".
Xia Muqing glanced sideways, her pupils shrinking slightly: "Laser Electric Hawks, three... no, five."
The design team is really ruthless. Not only are there hordes of beasts on the ground, but even killers from high altitudes have appeared.
But she changed her mind and raised the corners of her lips slightly.
"Come on, come on. I won't be the first to collapse anyway."
"Let the storm come even harder..."
Suddenly, a sharp scream came from behind her.
"throat--!!"
The attack of the Laser Electric Hawk also fell on Leviathanmon, and because Xu Feiying and Leviathanmon were in the back, they had to face more lasers.
Leviathan's eyes flickered, and just as it was about to activate its skills to block the attack, Xu Feiying on its back coldly ordered: "Keep chasing, don't waste time on this."
"North Cloud Monkey!"
Swish, a half-meter-tall golden-haired monkey appeared beside Xu Feiying.
But the moment it was summoned, the laser attack was already aimed at it. With a scream of pain, Beiyun Monkey used his body to block the attack and was instantly seriously injured.
Xu Feiying didn't care and just let the Leviathan rush forward, letting it fall with a scream and be buried in the huge herd of beasts behind it.
Xia Muqing, who witnessed this scene, said: "!!!"
A chill ran up her spine, followed by a burning rage. Xia Muqing had never seen a beastmaster so cold-blooded towards his own profound beasts. Even Liu Pan, who had tortured the Azure Dark Snake, couldn't compare to him.
"You abandon your seriously injured companions. Are you worthy of being a beastmaster?"
Xu Feiying's eyes were cold, and her tone was icy: "My mysterious beast, why are you meddling in my business?"
"This piece of junk is useless in the first place. It's only good enough to be used as a human shield for me and Leviathan."
"Besides, this is a virtual world created by Ark. Even if they're 'dead', it's not real. They can come back to life after the game—"
"Go, Shadowcat!"
Swish, another mysterious beast was summoned by Xu Feiying.
Like the Beiyun Monkey, the poor Shadow Cat was shot through the moment it appeared. It didn't even have time to scream before it disappeared under the rolling iron hooves of the mysterious beast behind it.
Only those pupils filled with fear, which shrank to needle points and trembled violently after being injured, lingered in Xia Muqing's mind.
She took a deep breath, and several mysterious beasts also widened their eyes - Ahhh, so annoying, I'm going to explode!
She was really furious. Xia Muqing thought she had a better understanding of Xu Feiying, but she didn't expect that the other party was more cruel and shameless than she imagined, with no bottom line.
It's not true death in the "Tower of Babel", so won't it hurt?
Moreover, those were Xu Feiying's contracted mystical beasts. How much pain would they feel when they were abandoned by the beastmaster in this way?
"We can't delay, we have to end this position change game quickly."
Originally, Xia Muqing wanted to rely on Lord Feng Luo's speed advantage to easily win the victory, but now she really couldn't bear it - she felt pity for the opponent's mysterious beast, which was really outrageous.
Especially when Xu Feiying raised his head and saw the reluctance and anger on Xia Muqing's face, he grinned insidiously.
"Are you feeling sorry for these losers?" He said mischievously, "Okay, then go save them?"
Then he waved his hand again: "Qianque!"
A palm-sized fiery red bird appeared in Xu Feiying's palm. It looked adorable and tender, a newly contracted youngster. This time, before the Laser Eagle's laser could fire, he grabbed the spikes on the back of the Leviathan's skull and pressed the bird's wings against them, slashing them hard.
Immediately, he threw the little bird with an injured left wing forward!
The unevolved little Chipmunk, which had probably only been born for a short time, was already frightened by the powerful and chaotic pressure all around it. It forgot to cry out because its wings were injured, and it could only flap its wings helplessly a few times when it was thrown into the air.
Although he was running all the way, Lord Feng Luo, who had been paying attention to the back, couldn't help but pause for a moment.
The Gilded Sky Dragon was already furious. It swung its tail over and first wrapped up the little Chiqiao. Then it blew out a long-held dragon breath with all its might: "Whoosh!"
The golden air wave roared like a surging wave, and slammed towards the army of mysterious beasts behind!
The beast tide was briefly stopped for a second, but Xu Feiying took advantage of this opportunity to urge the Leviathan Beast to catch up: "Charge, charge!"
When he caught up with Lord Feng Luo, he raised his eyebrows smugly and winked at her.
Xia Muqing: "..."
Her eyes quickly turned cold as she looked at the boy standing nearby, her tone filled with unprecedented disgust: "Xiao Jin, Xiao Feng!"
"Don't worry, just do it!"
In survival mode, only when one side is eliminated can the other side win, right?
"Before we are completely surrounded by the mysterious beast tide, let's defeat this bastard first. This is also a way to win!"
…
Outside the Tower of Babel, in front of the Ark auxiliary machine control console, a group of people frowned.
It was different from when they collected meteorite ore in the basic tower level. If they could still use "training the will of the mysterious beast" to make up for it at that time, then Xu Feiying's behavior at this moment was like a knife in the heart of all the beastmasters who cared for the mysterious beasts.
Some people who were outspoken started complaining on the spot: "How can a beastmaster act like this? Are the mysterious beasts his consumables?"
"Why would you want a contract if you don't want it? Every beastmaster has a limit to their mental strength."
"Although it's true that in order to survive in a different dimension, sometimes you have to resort to any means necessary...but this kid is too outrageous, isn't he?"
"That's right. I don't think it's the moment of having to abandon the mysterious beast, a 'life or death decision'?"
"Once we release this video, we can send it directly to the Mystical Beast Protection Association to convict him..."
Amidst the discussions, some people secretly broke out in a cold sweat.
He hesitated for a moment and tried to explain for Xu Feiying: "But, what contestant No. 2 said also makes sense, doesn't it?"
"This is in the Tower of Babel, where the mysterious beasts won't be truly harmed. Therefore, using temporary sacrifice to gain a higher level paves the way for ultimate victory... The method is a bit cruel, but it's understandable."
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of others.
Someone was surprised: "What nonsense are you talking about, kid! Don't you have a conscience?"
Someone else rubbed their chin, wondering, "Number 2... Old Zhang, this is strange. You seem to be speaking well of the Xu family a lot lately. Something's wrong. Are you interacting with the Xu family too frequently?"
"I remember you just moved to a new house and bought a car..."
The man known as "Lao Zhang" suddenly became flustered and waved his hands repeatedly, feigning composure. "I was just saying that casually. Xu Feiying's behavior was definitely wrong. I must teach this kid a lesson when he gets out."
"I do have friends in the Xu family, but they're just ordinary friends. Don't make wild guesses!"
After saying this, the man broke out in a cold sweat.
Looking back at Xu Feiying on the screen, he already had a splitting headache, but he didn't dare to say anything more.
The man knew that the Xu family treated the mysterious beasts as tools.
He even knew a little about the Xu family's cruel research on mysterious beasts behind the scenes - but in Lao Zhang's eyes, those had nothing to do with him.
They are wild mysterious beasts and have no owner. You can just catch them.
The Xu family was also very polite to him, so he usually turned a blind eye to it. Otherwise, how would he get the money to buy a new car and a new house?
But Lao Zhang couldn't figure it out.
In the past, no matter how arrogant Xu Feiying was, he would at least pay attention to his image in front of others. But now, knowing that he was in a competition, why did he act so careless?
It's like, knowing that this mask will soon be useless...
…
A conflict broke out on the field.
Fierce flames rose amid the roars of the beasts, accompanied by a dazzling light like the rising sun!
The Gilded Sky Dragon and the Leviathan Beast pounced on each other, their huge bodies like two huge mountains, colliding fiercely in the howling wind and flying sand and rocks!
"boom--!"
The Leviathan beast opened its scarlet mouth, its sharp teeth stained with blood, and a pungent fishy smell filled the air. Black energy gathered and expanded in its mouth, emitting a chilling wave of profound energy.
The gilded sky dragon was not to be outdone. It swept its long tail and caught a ray of golden light in its mouth.
The light waves shot out and collided in mid-air. In an instant, the sky and the earth became dark, and the whole world seemed to be cut into two sides of light and darkness!
The huge buzzing sound and shock wave made the ears of all the mysterious beasts present ring, their blood flow backwards, and their eyes became dazed for a moment.
The charging herd of beasts was forced into a brief stagnation, and the raging torrent instantly cut through the cross-section, and endless fluctuations of mysterious energy spread in all directions, forming waves of surging sound.
In order to defeat the opponent in the shortest time possible, both sides did not hold back and burst out with all their strength right from the start!
"Leviathanmon, use Earthfire!"
Leviathan raised its head and suddenly spread its wings: "Ouch!"
Black flames spewed out of its mouth, and when they landed on the ground, they turned into an endless sea of fire, and then condensed into a thick giant flaming python, spitting out its tongue and circling.
The mysterious current was violent, the sound waves were raging, and the black fire snake pounced fiercely at the gilded sky dragon - but at the moment of approaching, it was severely hit by the gilded sky dragon's tail!
Skill, shake the Jiao Palace!
"Bang!"
The fire snake was crushed on the spot by the sweeping tail, and the crazy flames burst into the most brilliant sparks. A mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and the thick smoke dyed everyone's vision gray and black.
After a few seconds, the fireworks dissipated, and Xia Muqing saw that the place where the two mysterious beasts collided was no longer a wasteland, but a huge pit that was three or four meters deep.
Black flames that had not yet been completely extinguished were still floating around the edge of the huge pit. Several second-level mysterious beasts that rushed in the front were unable to dodge and fell into the huge pit. The moment their fur stuck to the black flames, they immediately rolled on the ground in pain, and their roars echoed far away in the smoke-filled land.
They were already at the second level, yet they were completely unable to resist this strange black flame.
The Gilded Sky Dragon's body is covered with golden scales, which can provide effective protection, but after coming into contact with the black flames, the scales are also covered with a layer of dull gray.
It shook its head vigorously - the flames were only external. There was an extremely cold power hidden in the black flames, silently infiltrating its meridians, trying to affect its mind.
The extreme coldness and endless torture seemed like the most evil curse. All the miserable and sorrowful thoughts came flooding back. The ghosts of the tragic deaths screamed with resentment in their ears, and the sharp claws oozing blood pinched its throat.
"Aiya!"
The Yin-Yang Butterfly swooped over, the dark patterns on its wings flickering, and it quickly absorbed the evil power that the Gilded Sky Dragon had accidentally contaminated.
“Ouch!”
The wind and snow suddenly arose, and the phantoms of continuous snow-capped mountains emerged. The severe cold that seemed to be able to freeze even time and space turned into white mist that enveloped the four directions, forcing back several laser electric eagles that took the opportunity to attack from the air, and completely extinguished the scattered black flames.
The Gilded Sky Dragon spared no effort, and the other two mysterious beasts were not to be outdone. Each of them took out their most powerful moves, 'Emotion Sensing' and 'Thousand Mountains Dusk Snow'.
Xu Feiying's eyes turned red: "You-you hit me one more time, how shameless!"
"Gilded Sky Dragon, where's your pride? If you're brave enough, challenge my Leviathanmon in a duel!"
The Gilded Sky Dragon, having regained consciousness, tilted its head and curled its lips in disdain: "Ouch."
Haha, why?
This was a free-for-all, not a ring match. Besides, it had reliable and powerful teammates, wasn't Leviathan envious?
Haha, it’s useless, there’s no point in envying it!
“Ouch!”
And the few blows just now have already proved that it is no worse than Leviathan. That's enough, now it's time for a group fight -
Let's charge together! Don't be polite to him, tear this guy apart!
Lord Feng Luo raised his head and let out a roar that shook the earth: "Awooo!"
Roar of the Wind, activate!
Today it is no longer what it used to be. Its roar is also extremely powerful, like the roar of a dragon or a tiger, which shakes people's hearts invisibly.
The Leviathan beast was forced to stop, and the next second the attacks of other mysterious beasts had swept over. The attacks of the beast group also followed closely, and layers of dense attacks were superimposed on it, suppressing its movements.
The situation on the field became even more chaotic.
Xu Feiying was beaten so badly that he ran away, stunned for a moment: "Leviathan Beast, use Earth Fire——"
As soon as the black python ignited, Lord Feng Luo exhaled a breath of ice.
The Yin-Yang Butterfly absorbed the negative energy without saying a word.
The three little ones attacked together, working together like a team, and before the black python could even reach the gilded sky dragon, it was frozen by a piece of ice crystal and then sucked dry by the Yin-Yang Butterfly.
The gilded sky dragon rushed forward and swept its tail, and the ice crystals shattered into pieces on the ground with a "crackling" sound.
Xu Feiying was so angry that her heart began to ache: "You, you guys——"
He doesn't understand, why?
The Earth Fire was clearly a powerful skill that was even better than divine skills. It was his trump card against the Gilded Sky Dragon. Those strands of cold energy contained the resentment of countless mysterious beasts that had died tragically. Unless one had exceptionally high attainments in the spiritual realm, who could withstand this pain that struck the soul directly?
The Gilded Sky Dragon is obviously only strong in its physical form!
"In that case, I have to use my killing move!"
Xu Feiying gritted his teeth and once again commanded the Leviathan: "Curse of the Wraith Soul—"
A richer black light gathered on the Leviathan, spreading along its uneven scales, covering the sharp corners on its forehead, and covering the slightly flickering red light in its eyes.
It was so rich and pure, as if it was the ultimate evil in the world, and countless wronged souls were struggling and suffering in the depths, crying out for their lives.
Leviathanmon opened its mouth and spit out a black bubble.
It was pitch black and sticky, with a faint gurgling sound.
The moment the bubbles appeared, the air between heaven and earth seemed to have dropped to freezing point, and all people and mysterious beasts felt an extreme chill in their hearts - it had nothing to do with the temperature, but came from the most fundamental fear of death deep in their hearts.
“Woo…”
The beasts that were originally charging were also infected by the bubbles and stopped vigilantly and cautiously.
They stared at the bubbles slowly floating in the air with fear and anger in their eyes, their hair standing on end, like hedgehogs watching their companions being pulled out and skinned.
Across from her, Xia Muqing's expression also became serious.
"Is this your hidden trump card?" She murmured softly, but the anger in her eyes was hard to hide. "What a wicked skill, you fellow—"
Before she could finish her words, Liang Yi Butterfly suddenly leaned over her shoulder and said, "Eh, eh, eh?"
The quiet question made Xia Muqing slightly stunned: "Huh?"
"You mean, after you absorb that cold energy, it will be beneficial to you?"
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