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Chapter 13 - Chapter Thirteen: Evil Shadow

"Let's go!" The cross-shaped gaze swept over the Thunder team, and his body resolutely stepped back. The Luan Ya and the Man GUI beside him did the same, quickly retreating.

Xu Qing squinted his eyes, watching the figure of the Lei Team approaching the wolves, observing the burst of spiritual energy throughout his body, which posed a threat to the wolves.

He didn't move his steps. The iron sign in his hand was slightly lifted, and a cold glint flashed across the tip of the sign.

"Kid, do you know why Captain Lei is the captain?" A distant sound came from the cross that flew away in the distance.

It's not merely because Captain Lei far exceeds our sixth level of condensation Qi cultivation, but more so because of his sense of responsibility and judgment as the team leader when facing crises.

At the same time as the sound of the cross came, a rumble echoed where it was.

It was a big tree two hundred feet away, which was broken by the bow in Cross's hand and fell to the ground with a loud crash.

The barbarian ghosts did the same. Luanya did the same. One by one, big trees fell down, forming a barrier. After leaving a gap as an exit, the cross and Luanya did not pause and galloped again.

The only barbarian ghost with a shield in hand and a mace in the other remained in place, leaning against a big tree, like a small hill, guarding there.

At the same time, the Thunder team also suddenly erupted, their hands shining with dazzling light, charging into the wolves.

Wherever the wolves pass, if they come into contact with them, they will surely be torn apart and die in agony.

It was just that there were too many wolves, and soon the figure of Team Lei was swallowed up.

Only the rumbling and howling of wolves kept coming out. At this moment, the cross in the distance also came out to growl.

"Kid, come and join us. There will be a time when you step in!"

Xu Qing knew in his heart that this was the battle plan of the Thunder Team, so he no longer hesitated and headed straight for the Barbarian ghost.

The barbarian ghost grinned and pointed at the gap exit behind him. Xu Qing glanced at him, darted through the gap, and chased after the distant Cross and Phoenix Tooth.

Soon, he saw a cleared area, surrounded by trees, where Luanya was busy.

She took out a lot of powder from her body, spread it around her, and even bit her finger, using her blood to draw patterns on the ground that outsiders couldn't understand.

After noticing Xu Qing, she had no time to speak. Her eyes signaled Xu Qing to hurry up and leave.

Xu Qing's gaze swept over without hesitation, speeding past at full speed. Two hundred zhang behind Luan Ya, he saw the Cross squatting on a big tree.

This tree was extremely tall, as if it were a commanding height from which one could have a panoramic view of the battlefield. Cross, who was squatting there, looked at Xu Qing as he was speeding closer and spoke in a low voice.

"Two hundred paces behind me, you take charge!"

Xu Qing nodded vigorously, having a clear understanding of the battle plan of the Thunder Team.

With a leap, when he reached a range of two hundred feet, he immediately swept around, not changing any environment but hiding in the silt under a shrub.

Just like hunting in a ruined city, remain motionless.

Just as he was hiding, a stronger rumbling sound faintly came from afar.

The trees blocked the view, and Xu Qing couldn't see the scene eight hundred feet away, but he could sense the intensity of the battle there.

In fact, it was indeed the case. At this moment, the figure of the Thunder Team, which was eight hundred feet away, rushed out from within the Wolf pack. Even though he was at the sixth layer of Condensation Qi, it was inevitable that he would look disheveled if he could not consume too much.

Fortunately, he was very sensitive to his own spiritual energy control and retained half of his state. In the pursuit of the black-scaled Wolf, he retreated towards the barbarian ghost.

The barbarian ghost grinned maliciously, and his mace was suddenly raised. At the moment the Thunder Team leaped past him, it smashed hard at the black-scaled Wolf that was chasing after him.

At the highest position, the cross's eyes were also focused at this moment, and the powerful bow in his hand was suddenly drawn.

One by one, the arrows transformed from spiritual energy, with sharp whistles, drew wind marks and fell towards the wolves, assisting the barbarian ghosts.

When the shrill roar echoed again, the Thunder Team had already left the place where the Barbarian Ghost was and was approaching Luanya. Behind him, the Barbarian Ghost was alone, like a mountain facing the earth, blocking everything.

In this way, Xu Qing, who was hiding in the mire, saw the first person to return. It was Yu Luanya and the Thunder Team that roared past Shi Zi.

Captain Lei sped past Xu Qing's side, glancing out of the corner of his eye at where he was hiding. Without a moment to speak, he merely nodded and immediately headed two hundred feet away, sitting cross-legged in meditation and swallowing the white pill. While recuperating, he also prepared for the next round of action.

This is the retreat plan of the Thunder Team.

As the strongest team, the Thunder Team will be the first to block. The Barbarian Ghost will be the second to intercept. When he is about to run out, he will withdraw. The task of blocking the wolves will be continued by Luan Ya, followed by the Cross.

This cycle repeats itself. In this way, they can each have their own time to rest.

This is the most suitable team collaborative combat method in the heterogeneous and rich restricted area.

Among them, the most exhausting ones are Team Lei and Cross.

The former blocked for the longest time, killed the most wolves, and bought a lot of time for his teammates behind him.

As for the latter, apart from being a part of intercepting the wolves themselves, they also need to ensure the safety of their teammates when they retreat from the commanding heights.

It can be said that everyone's arrangement is very important, and the most crucial thing is their mutual understanding and trust!

"Is this the Scavenger team..."

Xu Qing's eyes showed determination and he hid himself still. As time went by, soon he saw the body of the barbarian ghost approaching, panting heavily.

A moment later, I saw Luan Ya holding her chest, her face pale.

The last one to pass by him was the cross.

His expression was stern, seemingly as usual, but Xu Qing still sensed the almost exhausted fluctuations of his spiritual energy. Behind him, the wolves were roaring and chasing in a dense crowd.

When passing by Xu Qing's place, Cross seemed somewhat hesitant.

"I can." Xu Qing sensed the other person's silence and spoke in a deep voice.

Cross said nothing and left in a flash. In an instant, the wolves roared in.

The wind that was raised blew across Xu Qing's face, carrying a foul smell. Especially the dozen or so people at the very front, their whole bodies were pitch-black with red eyes, exuding ferocity and madness from head to head.

Obviously, the operation plan of the Thunder Team in the first round caused them considerable casualties. Under the bloody stimulation, these black-scaled wolves became extremely violent.

At this moment, they seemed not to have noticed Xu Qing who was hiding and were about to pursue the Cross.

Just as they were about to arrive, a dagger suddenly flew out, with a whoosh approaching, and directly pierced the forehead of the black-scaled Wolf at the very front.

The force is so great that it penetrates in an instant.

The black-scale Wolf let out a shrill sound and died suddenly. As its body fell to the ground with inertia, Xu Qing's figure turned into a remnant and rushed out with lightning.

The black iron stick in his hand shone with a cold light and suddenly pierced the eye of a black-scaled Wolf. After passing through its head, he shook his body, clenched his left hand into a fist, and forcefully lunged at the third Wolf that was about to launch a surprise attack from behind.

The Wolf's head suddenly shattered, and blood splashed all over Xu Qing.

In an instant, Xu Qing killed the three wolves and his figure shook again.

His speed was perfectly revealed at this moment.

The entire person is extremely agile, like a killing Rakshasa, wandering and shuttling among the wolves, with a cold gaze and decisive actions.

With the sharp edge of the black iron sign, the screams of one black-scaled Wolf after another before their death spread far and wide.

The Wolf blood on his body grew more and more, and his hands were dyed bright red. Although they were sticky, the iron stick he was holding remained firm. At this moment, the color of the iron stick had also turned red.

It was just that the wolves were distributed, and eventually some of them flew past him.

There were also some henchmen who left wounds on him.

But at Xu Qing's speed, the former was forced to break through and be blocked by him, while the latter... The terrifying resilience of his purple crystal worked wonders in this battle.

All the external injuries healed quickly within a few breaths. Even the more serious ones no longer bled.

This scene, because his entire body was enveloped in Wolf blood, was not clearly visible to outsiders.

Compared with the recovery of his injuries, the restoration of his physical strength was even more terrifying. His overall sustained combat effectiveness was astonishingly maintained.

So gradually, Wolf corpses were scattered all around him, and the sharpness in his eyes grew colder and colder. He held on longer than anyone else, and even the wolves around him began to show some signs of being intimidated by him.

From a distance, sunlight pierced through the thick leaves and scattered on him. The refracted light, enveloping his entire body in blood, seemed to transform him into a streak of blood light.

And this scene was also witnessed by the Thunder Team two hundred zhang behind him and the Cross at a higher point further away.

Both of them were stirred up in their hearts, clearly shaken by Xu Qing's ruthlessness and tenacity.

"Kid, retreat!" Captain Lei suddenly spoke up.

Xu Qing still had the energy, but he also felt the severe depletion of his spiritual energy.

Although purple crystals can restore physical strength and injuries, the loss of spiritual energy cannot be made up for.

Fortunately, he was cultivating his body, unlike Luanya, who couldn't act without spiritual energy.

But in the end, there was still some influence, which forced him to absorb the rich and heterogeneous spiritual energy mixed from all directions. The sting at the distortion point of his arm became even more intense.

So after hearing Captain Lei's words, Xu Qing didn't hesitate and immediately stepped back.

Just as he stepped back, a black-scaled Wolf among the wolves, whose eyes were not all red but single black, leapt up and pounced on Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's eyes shone with a cold light, and the iron sign in his hand turned into a bloodstain. Suddenly, it pierced through his head. Just as his body was about to retreat further, but at that moment...

Under the dappled sunlight, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but the shadow of the fallen black-scaled Wolf corpse seemed to twist.

It was spreading rapidly on the ground towards Xu Qing.

The sunlight here was only scattered, not intense, so all of this made it impossible for him to determine at the first moment. In the next instant, that shadow came into contact with his body.

Xu Qing's body gave a sudden jolt.

An indescribable sense of evil was about to invade the whole body in an instant.

In that very moment, the purple crystal buried in the chest, which had remained unchanged from beginning to end except for its resilience.

At this moment, there was a sudden jolt, and a cold current burst out from within.

With the outbreak, the feeling of being invaded by evil vanished in an instant.

This cold wave came quickly and vanished just as fast. In the blink of an eye, it vanished without a trace, and the purple crystal returned to normal, remaining motionless as before.

Xu Qing was taken aback for a moment, but there was no time to think much at that moment. After his body recovered, he sped back and forth. And the scene just now had all happened in an instant, so neither the Thunder Team nor the cross in the distance had noticed the slightest bit.

At this moment, as Xu Qing stepped back, Captain Lei stepped forward, with a lingering sense of shock in his eyes.

You did a great job. Go to the rear and rest quickly.

The black-scaled wolves living deep in the restricted area prefer places with a rich concentration of alien substances, while the outer areas are much less exotic compared to the deep ones. Therefore, no matter why they appear, they don't like this place. As long as they fail to attack for a long time, they will surely leave on their own.

Having said that, Captain Lei burst out with all his spiritual energy and strode forward, charging towards the black-scaled Wolf chasing after Xu Qing.

The figure of the barbarian ghost also arrived at a rapid pace. It was obvious that he had been waiting behind for a long time, and his heart was also anxious because of the long time. At this moment, seeing the blood all over Xu Qing's body and the countless Wolf corpses not far away, he also took a deep breath and went forward to support Xu Qing.

It doesn't matter. Xu Qing didn't ask the other party to support him. He turned his head to look at Captain Lei and finally walked away quickly under the respectful gaze of the Barbarian Ghost.

When passing by Luanya, she seemed to have received the news as well. After seeing Xu Qing, her expression was filled with shock. After thinking for a moment, she took out a leather bag from her body and threw it to him.

Xu Qing took it and felt the shape of the elixir inside. He already knew in his heart what it was. So he thanked Luan Ya. In Luan Ya's gaze, he sped away until he saw the cross.

Cross on the tree canopy remained silent, nodding towards Xu Qing, with a clear sign of agreement in his eyes.

Xu Qing didn't say a word either. He nodded slightly to indicate. At the very end, he found a spot to sit down, exhaled a mouthful of stale air, and took out three white pills to swallow.

As the elixir melted, he began to absorb the spiritual energy around him to recover.

Time passed. Half an hour later, Xu Qing opened his eyes. The fatigue of his spirit was alleviated, but a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes. He discovered the anomaly within himself, as if... Not a lot.

So he rolled up the sleeve of his left hand to look, and the confusion in his eyes instantly turned into astonishment.

The alienation point on his arm, actually... One is missing!

Although his cultivation level was still at the second level of body refinement, and after the previous battles, not only did it not weaken, but with the current recovery, it seemed to be even more advanced than before.

Especially, he remembered very clearly that during the previous battle, due to passively absorbing spiritual energy, both of the two distorted points on his arm had intense stabbing pains.

As for the white pill, Xu Qing had taken it before, and the effect wouldn't be so astonishing. But at this moment, there seemed to be no other explanation.

Except for... The sudden outbreak of the purple crystal cold current.

"Shadow, evil meaning, crystal outbreak of cold current..."

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, recalling that strange scene before.

He was certain that the shadow he saw touching him was by no means blurred vision, nor was it an illusion of scattered sunlight.

So he carefully recalled the scene when the crystal burst with a cold current. It seemed that at that moment, the evil intentions that had invaded him were swept away by the cold current and sucked into the crystal.

"Eaten?" Xu Qing made some suspicious guesses.

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