Break out of the dungeon
"Okay, I understand."
There was finally a hint of gentleness in the voice that had always been emotionless. Ximu gave up his previous proposal and put forward another more conventional plan.
"Then after we break through the wall, we'll charge at full speed—you take care of the enemies in front, and I'll cover the rear."
In fact, according to conventional practice, teammates who are agile and quick would be more suitable to play the forward position, but at this moment their only effective killing method is Ruixia's magic crystal cannon. On the basis of giving priority to escape, the best solution is to remove obstacles as quickly as possible.
"After all, we've never fought those monsters before. If we don't know their strength, getting stuck in a protracted battle would be very disadvantageous to us. Do you understand?"
"Understood. Try not to fight too long and get out first."
Ruixia nodded solemnly, then turned and, without hesitation, fired a cannonball into the air. The already damaged stone wall suffered further damage, but fortunately, it didn't damage the walkway or attract the monster's attention.
While waiting for the magic crystal cannon to charge, Ximu calmly observed Ruixia's combat readiness.
His nervousness was obvious, indicating that he was not familiar with such life-or-death situations.
But even so, his movements were still steady, his words and actions were clear and logical, and he was not too flustered - when he really started moving later, he should not make such low-level mistakes as launch deviation or incorrect use of props.
Furthermore, his willingness to develop teammates from their initial encounter demonstrates his interpersonal skills and his accustomedness to teamwork. I believe he can quickly adapt and adjust to coordinating with teammates.
Although he looks like a well-protected rich kid...but at his age, to have such qualities, he seems like someone who has been through a lot.
“…It seems to have gone far away.”
The boy suddenly spoke, bringing her back to the present from her thoughts.
Knowing that he was talking about the monster that had been wandering around their floor, Ximu followed the sound and observed. After finding that the footsteps had indeed gone far away, he nodded, agreeing with his judgment.
"Then... let's get started."
In fact, Ximu still felt uneasy, but the arrow was on the string and he could no longer hesitate.
Ruixia said no more. After adjusting her position and angle, she took a deep breath, raised her hand and fired!
Dust and smoke rose up under the loud noise, but this time, they did not wait for the dust to dissipate, but rushed in directly and escaped!
Because of the bombardment, part of the stairs behind the wall was destroyed - fortunately, the collapse was only one person's height, and anyone with a little training could easily jump up to this height.
Ximu instinctively reached out to climb over, but at this moment, the thing she had been vaguely worried about finally happened.
The pain, which was not obvious at first, suddenly intensified due to the increase in the amplitude of the movement. After the smooth force application process was interrupted, the body that was already in mid-air could no longer continue and was about to slide down.
"careful!"
At this moment, she suddenly felt a lifting force from under her feet, which stabilized her body and pushed her straight up.
Relying on the strength and muscle inertia developed from years of training, Ximu gritted his teeth and finally climbed up successfully.
Not only did I fail to seize the time, I was even delayed...
When they entered the corridor, they were considered to be outside the "cell". The heavy footsteps that had originally walked far away had turned around and were heading towards them.
Ruixia did not show any annoyance or anxiety about this, but just extended her hand to her very naturally.
"Ximu."
He called her.
There was a firm look in his golden-red eyes, and he didn't seem to be worried at all about what might happen next.
The irritation that had just arisen in my heart quickly subsided.
Naturally knowing what he meant, Ximu stretched out her hand and pulled him up. The moment she did, even the pain seemed to be alleviated a little bit.
After climbing up, the two did not dare to delay and immediately went up the stairs!
The heavy monster dressed as a waiter finally arrived at the entrance of the corridor, but because the stairs were destroyed, it could not climb up the stairs quickly with its weight. It could only move its bulky body, stretch out its neck, and chase after them with a blurred face.
But although its neck is long, it cannot extend infinitely.
After running around an upward bend, the gray head was getting farther and farther away from them and was slowly being thrown away.
Although they were relieved, they did not dare to slow down at all and ran straight to the top of the stairs.
It's the sky!
From the top exit, Ruixia saw the night sky dotted with mottled stars. She was greatly encouraged and was about to take a big step forward, but was pulled back by Ximu behind her!
——What, what happened?
Before he could figure out what was going on, dozens of magic arrows suddenly shot out from both sides and instantly pierced through the place where he had just been!
Unable to help but gasp, the young man looked up at the two walls above in shock, and found that two inconspicuous defensive magic circles had appeared on them at some point. The cold light gathered together, and it was obvious that they had been firmly locked in place.
"The second wave of attacks is coming."
Ximu reminded in a deep voice.
Ruixia also understood that if she retreated, she might be back into the attack range of the monster behind her.
But before he could look up and take a closer look at the type of magic circle, a dense rain of arrows came again, completely covering the vision of both of them!
——Is it an attack-increasing type? !
There was no room to dodge in the narrow corridor except to retreat, but this time, Ruixia stopped Ximu's retreat. She didn't know how to do it, but she raised her hand on the spot and created an energy barrier out of thin air, blocking the huge rain of arrows one by one!
Glancing at the various small accessories on Ruixia's body, Ximu guessed that he must have some resources on him, and he breathed a sigh of relief for a moment.
"Rush upwards?"
The attack was just coming to a halt. Ruixia shook her head and disagreed with the proposal.
"The next attack will probably be even more powerful and shorter than this one... My defensive items have limited energy. Moving while the barrier is active will affect stability and increase energy consumption."
As he was speaking, the second wave of attacks completely stopped.
Ruixia didn't rush up directly, but took out a gem from her body and threw it directly into the air!
"Hit it at the formation, any one of them will do!"
There was no one else here, Ximu reacted immediately and instinctively chose to execute it.
The corridor was narrow and it was difficult to swing the staff, so she thrust the staff upwards and pushed the gradually shining gem towards one of the defensive magic circles.
She had already figured out the purpose of that gem.
So after the attack, she naturally covered her ears, held her head, and squatted down. The boy next to her followed suit and perfectly timed it to release his own defensive barrier.
"Boom—"
The noise was even more deafening than when the wall was broken before, and the steps shook.
But with the barrier blocking the attack and everyone pulling each other at the same time, although they were shaken and swayed, they managed to withstand this huge impact on the spot.
Although the stairs above had been completely destroyed by the explosion, they were now not far from the ground and the original slope was still there. They climbed up directly using their hands and feet.
The top of the stairs leads directly to the ground, with no prison door blocking the way.
Ruixia was the first to stick her head out and took a deep breath of the cool air mixed with the scent of vegetation - but before she had time to take a closer look at her surroundings, a familiar-looking cane suddenly fell from the sky. Not only did her cheek hurt from the gust of wind when it pierced the ground, but she was also so shocked that she stood there, unable to react for a while.
Fortunately, Xi Mu, who was standing by, was clear-headed and realized that this was another monster that had rarely appeared, so he immediately slapped him on the back.
"run!"
With this light shout, Ruixia woke up as if from a dream. Without waiting for the monster in the distance to fully reveal its figure, she immediately ran to the side.
But Ximu did not follow him, but ran in the opposite direction.
There was only one enemy at the moment, and since it had already thrown its staff, she could only chase one of them... If it chose this side, then she could take this opportunity to lure it away.
Although Ruixia had reprimanded him for a similar suggestion before, the situation was different this time. The dense forest was not like a dungeon, and the range of activities was also very large.
Although her speed was somewhat reduced due to the side effects of the injury, it was not difficult for her to shake off such a slow-moving opponent.
There was fog in the dense forest at night, and once the distance between the two people increased, their figures quickly became blurred.
"We agreed to advance and retreat together. Why are you doing this again?!"
The complaints came through the fog but faded away.
Obviously Ruixia understood her intention. Although she didn't agree with it, she didn't rush back to disrupt her plan.
After all, if you have to choose between two options, if one is chosen, the other can come to the rescue.
In order to attract the opponent's attention as much as possible, Ximu even moved her route a little closer to the opponent. It was not until this time that she finally saw the monster's face clearly.
It looked just like any monster in the dungeon; its clothing and appearance seemed like something that had been mass-produced.
The only difference was that its head was now perfectly placed on its shoulders and neck, making it look extremely normal, as if it was just a tall servant.
Isn't it the same type as the previous one?
Or is this their normal state, and they only stretch their necks out when necessary?
While he was speculating, Ximu found that the monster's face with blurred features was turning towards him. He quickly adjusted the direction and was about to distance himself from it again.
This monster was just like the one we encountered before. Its neck kept growing longer and longer like a sprouting branch.
Seeing that its attack method had not changed, Xi Muben felt somewhat relieved—
But no one expected that after shaking its head for a while, it actually changed direction and headed straight towards the other end of the fog!
Why? She's obviously closer!
But he was so shocked that he had no time to think about it. Xi Mu turned around and chased after him, while using his extraordinary hearing to search for movements on the other side. Then he raised the staff in his hand, judged the direction, and threw it out straight like a javelin!
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