Chapter 366: Flames and Smoke
Lin Ze, who was standing nearby, heard this and took a big step forward without hesitation. His resolute and handsome face revealed a resolute look, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, young lady. Protecting the source of the lifeline of this continent is our unshirkable responsibility! I will do my best to protect this place!"
At the same time, the small and cute firebird that had been following the two of them was also flapping its colorful wings excitedly and making a series of clear and melodious chirps, as if expressing its support and approval for this task in this way.
Then, they began to get busy around the crucial crystal ball.
The woman in white was seen waving her hands constantly and changing her gestures. Colorful rays of light shot out from her fingertips and sank into the surrounding void. Lin Ze was concentrating on controlling the powerful spiritual power in his body, sketching out intricate and precise rune patterns on the ground. Even the little fire bird was not idle, sometimes circling in the air, and sometimes pecking at certain key parts with its sharp beak... In this way, with their concerted efforts, all kinds of powerful defensive prohibitions gradually took shape, tightly wrapping the crystal ball layer by layer.
At this point, they have made full preparations and are ready to face the severe challenges brought by the evil forces with ill intentions who want to get their hands on the crystal ball.
Not long after, the sky in the distance suddenly darkened, and a strong and evil aura surged in. Lin Ze's eyes shone, and he clenched the sword in his hand. Yan Que also stopped playing and looked ahead vigilantly.
A group of black shadows approached quickly. They turned out to be a group of demonized beasts. Their eyes were red, emitting a bloodthirsty light. First, a huge demon wolf roared and rushed towards the restriction. Lin Ze took the lead, and his sword energy crisscrossed to block the attack of the demon wolf. The flame bird also spewed out flames, burning the demon beasts rushing behind.
However, there were many monsters, one wave after another. The woman in white frowned and increased her spiritual power output to maintain the ban. Wounds gradually appeared on Lin Ze's body, but he had no intention of retreating. Just as the pressure on everyone was doubled, a golden light appeared in the sky. It turned out that other righteous people came to support, and everyone was greatly encouraged.
Under attack from both inside and outside, the demonic beasts finally collapsed and fled. Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the crystal ball, which was safe and sound, with a relieved smile on his face. The firebird chirped happily, and the woman in white was relieved. Everyone knew that this victory was only temporary, and they would have to work harder to protect the lifeblood of this continent in the future.
Just as everyone relaxed for a moment, they saw a figure suddenly fly out from the golden light in the sky. This person was wearing a black robe, and his face was hidden under the hood. He slowly landed in front of everyone, and a repressive atmosphere spread.
"Do you think you can protect the crystal ball like this? How naive." The black-robed man's voice was hoarse and cold.
Lin Ze took a step forward with a cold look in his eyes. The long sword in his hand flashed with cold light. He pointed it directly at the figure opposite him and said sternly, "Who are you? Don't try to be mysterious or play tricks here!"
At this time, the mysterious man hidden in the black robe slowly opened his mouth, his voice seemed to come from the Nine Nether Hell, making people shudder: "It doesn't matter who I am. The key is that this crystal ball should not exist in this world at all. Its appearance has disrupted the original order between heaven and earth." As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked and looked at each other. For a moment, the whole scene fell into silence.
However, the woman in white standing nearby could not suppress her anger and said angrily, "This is absolute nonsense! This crystal ball is the lifeline of our continent. It is only natural to protect it." Her beautiful eyes were wide open, her eyebrows were raised, and her white dress fluttered in the wind. She looked like a fairy descending to the world, imposing and powerful.
Seeing this, the black-robed man not only showed no intention of retreating, but instead let out a terrifying laugh. He waved his hands violently, and the surrounding space suddenly rippled like a lake with a boulder thrown into it, and began to twist at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, countless black chains rushed towards the crystal ball like ferocious venomous snakes with bared fangs and claws.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Ze shouted loudly and took the lead to thrust his sword forward, trying to cut off the chains. Other righteous men also used their unique skills, either whistling palm wind or sword energy, to block the attack together. However, what was unexpected was that these black chains seemed to have their own consciousness and flexibly avoided the attacks of everyone.
Just as the black chain was about to touch the crystal ball, a dazzling fire suddenly lit up. It turned out that the fire bird that had been hiding nearby suddenly spread its wings and rushed into the twisted space. It was burning with blazing flames, like a blazing sun, emitting endless light and heat waves. The black chains that were originally invincible were burned to pieces the moment they came into contact with the extreme flames, and turned into wisps of black smoke that dissipated in the air.
The man in black robe became furious when he saw that his attack was easily resolved.
He quickly formed a series of complex seals with his hands and muttered something.
As he moved, an even more powerful dark force continuously surged out of his body and pressed down on everyone.
However, after the fight just now, everyone has taken advantage of this gap to rearrange a tight defense. They cooperate with each other tacitly, united as one, and determined to have a life-and-death battle with this mysterious man in black, vowing to defend the crystal ball and the peace of this continent to the death.
Seeing that everyone was defending tightly, the man in black robe snorted coldly, and his body flashed, splitting into dozens of phantoms and rushing in all directions. Everyone was unable to distinguish the real from the fake for a moment, and their formation was slightly confused. At this moment, Lin Ze closed his eyes, concentrating on feeling the flow of the surrounding air, suddenly opened his eyes, and shouted: "The third one on the left is the real one!" Everyone heard it and immediately concentrated their firepower to attack the left.
The man in black robe was horrified. He didn't expect to be discovered so quickly. He quickly put away his illusion and retreated quickly.
But it was too late, the crowd's attack had already arrived.
Just when the attack was about to hit the man in black robe, a strong black light suddenly burst out from his body, deflecting all the attacks.
At the same time, he took out a bead emitting a cold aura from his arms and threw it into the air.
The bead quickly grew larger, releasing countless black rays. Wherever the rays reached, the space was frozen.
At this moment, Lin Ze seemed to be restrained by an invisible force. His footsteps became extremely heavy, and every step was extremely difficult. A look of fear involuntarily appeared on his face.
However, the flame bird beside him showed no fear. It flapped its wings suddenly and soared into the air again. As its wings flapped, the flames on its body burned fiercely, and the fire became more and more fierce, like a huge fireball rolling in the air, rushing straight towards the mysterious bead.
In an instant, the blazing flames and the beads flashing with strange light collided fiercely! There was a loud "boom" and the whole space trembled. The shock wave generated by the strong explosion spread out in all directions with overwhelming force. For a moment, flames shot up into the sky and thick smoke billowed.