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Chapter 72 Attack
Chapter 72 Attack (Cut off, the last day)
The "Tingtao Garden," the post station arranged by the Shence Prefecture, was indeed quiet and elegant, forming a stark contrast to the desolate atmosphere outside the Immortal Ship.
The pavilions and waterside terraces are filled with a spiritual atmosphere, and the sound of flowing water should soothe people's hearts, but the doubts that linger in everyone's minds cannot be dispelled.
Walter pondered Jing Yuan's attitude and Ting Yun's unusual behavior. March 7th, resting her chin on her hand, was still worried about Dan Heng: "Uncle Yang, Sister Ji Zi, is Teacher Dan Heng really alright on his own? That Lord Yu Kong's gaze towards him is so terrifying—"
Xing seemed a little irritable and paced back and forth in the courtyard.
Although the protective force Chen Feng patted on her shoulder suppressed the agitation of the star core, a strange feeling, as if being watched by something invisible, faintly emerged, making her restless.
She couldn't help but speak again: "Dad, Uncle Yang, I still think there's something wrong with Tingyun! When she led us on the detour, I think I glimpsed a closer passage, but there were no monsters there!"
Walter adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting the faint light from the spiritual plants in the courtyard: "Your observation skills are very sharp, Star."
The very "perfection" of Tingyun was its biggest flaw. For an ordinary merchant guild member to remain calm and collected in that chaotic situation, to be familiar with the Cloud Cavalry's possible movements, and even to easily lead us into the heavily guarded core area of the Shence Prefecture—this was no coincidence.
Chen Feng leaned against a pillar, toying with a leaf that emitted a faint glow. Hearing this, he chuckled softly, "A fox's tail can't be hidden forever. Didn't she say she'd come later? Just wait and see. I'm curious, what exactly does the person behind her, or rather—the thing—want to get from us?" His gaze swept over Xing, intentionally or unintentionally, with a pointed implication.
As night deepened, the unique, metallic-looking "sky curtain" of the celestial vessel darkened, and the lighting runes in the courtyard automatically emitted a soft glow. Servants brought over exquisite celestial vessel tea and snacks, but everyone was preoccupied and had little appetite.
In this seemingly peaceful wait, a sudden change occurred!
Without warning, the shadows on the ground and pillars in several places in the courtyard began to twist and writhe as if they were alive!
The shadows rapidly expanded and stretched, transforming into several dark, viscous, and irregularly shaped shadows. They had no facial features, yet exuded a chilling malice and a pure aura of destruction, rushing straight towards the train crew members in the courtyard!
"Enemy attack!" Walter reacted the fastest, slamming his cane down hard, and an invisible gravity barrier instantly opened!
boom! boom! boom!
Several shadow-like attacks slammed into the gravity barrier, creating violent ripples and producing dull impact sounds.
"Whoa! What is that?!" March 7 exclaimed in surprise, but her reaction was swift. The icy blue arrow instantly left the bowstring, accurately striking a dark figure lunging at her. The arrow pierced the shadow, but it was as if it had entered a sticky swamp, only causing the shadow to pause slightly, and the frost spreading extremely slowly.
"These shadows are ineffective against physical attacks!" March 7th shouted immediately.
Xing had already summoned her Flame Spear, the golden flames protecting it burning fiercely at the tip: "Try this!" she shouted, and the Flame Spear swept across, the scorching flames sweeping past a dark figure.
"laugh--!
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This time the effect was remarkable! The parts of the shadow scorched by the flames melted like ice and snow, emitting a piercing corrosive sound. The shadow twisted and rolled violently, letting out a silent shriek.
"It works! The protective power can suppress them!" Walter immediately realized this. He changed his strategy; the gravity field was no longer just for defense, but transformed into an invisible hammer, slamming it down on another dark figure. At the same time, he shouted, "Star, use your flames! March, disrupt their movements!"
Himeko also summoned her greatsword, its blade flowing with scorching Honkai energy, and joined the battle. Her attacks were wide and sweeping, each strike accompanied by a scorching shockwave. Although she couldn't directly "purify" the shadows like the Flame of Preservation, she could still inflict considerable damage and repel them.
However, these shadow fiends are numerous and extremely troublesome. They move freely in the shadows, attack from tricky angles, and even after some are dispersed, the remaining shadows can absorb the remains of their companions, becoming even more solid and powerful.
One of the particularly thick shadow demons withstood several of Walter's gravity hammer blows and Himeko's flame slashes, transforming into a pitch-black sharp cone. With a sharp whistling sound that tore through space, it pierced straight towards Xing's back, whose movements seemed to be slightly slowed due to the anomaly in the star core!
"Star! Watch out!" March 7th cried out in alarm.
At the critical moment, a figure appeared beside Xing like a ghost.
It's Chen Feng.
He didn't even look at the deadly shadow cone; he simply casually extended two fingers and flicked them lightly in that direction.
"Ding!"
A clear, crisp sound, like the striking of a jade chime, rang out.
The pitch-black shadow cone, containing terrifying penetrating power and destructive energy, seemed to have collided with an invisible, indestructible wall of sighs when it was still half a foot away from Xing's back, and instantly froze!
Immediately afterwards, a circle of dark golden ripples, extremely refined and visible to the naked eye, spread out from the "point" touched by Chen Feng's fingertip.
Wherever the ripples passed, the solidified shadow was like thin ice thrown into the blazing sun. Before it could even struggle, it melted and decomposed silently, turning into countless tiny black specks of light that were completely annihilated in the air.
The whole process was lightning fast, as effortless as brushing away a speck of dust. Chen Feng withdrew his finger, glanced at Xing, and said, "Distracted during the fight, trying to get extra practice?"
Xing finally recovered from the near-death experience. Looking at Chen Feng's "it's nothing" expression, she was both angry and frightened: "Dad!"
With Chen Feng's seemingly effortless yet devastating strike, the remaining Shadow Demons appeared to sense a deadly threat. They emitted a silent, fearful wave, retreating rapidly into the surrounding shadows like a tide, disappearing without a trace, as if they had never existed.
All that remained in the courtyard was the mess left after the battle and the slightly hurried breathing of the crowd.
"What—what are these things?" March 7th stared with lingering fear at the spot where the Shadow Demon had vanished. "They felt even more eerie and sinister than the Abundant Beasts outside!"
Walter examined the remaining, rapidly dissipating dark energy on the ground with a grave expression: "Not a bountiful abomination—"
This power was filled with an aura of pure nothingness and destruction, extremely rare and dangerous. It seemed to be aimed at us, and with a very clear purpose. His gaze returned to Xing and Chen Feng.
Just then, hurried footsteps and the clanging of armor came from outside the courtyard gate.
"My benefactors! My benefactors! Are you all alright?!"
Tingyun led a squad of fully armed Yun cavalry soldiers in, her face showing just the right amount of panic and worry, her hair slightly disheveled, and her fox ears perked up nervously, as if she had just experienced a raid.