Chapter 703 The most intense battle
However, just when the battle was at its most intense, the rune fragment that had been lying quietly on the ground suddenly emitted a dazzling light again. This light was as hot as the sun, instantly enveloping the dark shadows.
The black shadows illuminated by the light seemed to have suffered severe damage. They howled in pain and were thrown far away like fallen leaves blown by the wind.
As the shadows faded away, the huge stone door slowly appeared in front of Lin Ze and the man. The stone door looked extremely heavy, and was engraved with patterns similar to rune fragments, as if these patterns were the key to opening the stone door.
The stone door slowly opened with a creaking sound, revealing a huge hall inside. In the center of the hall, there was a fragment larger than the previous rune fragment floating. The aura it exuded was powerful and dangerous, and people could feel the strong pressure just by standing in the distance.
Around this huge rune fragment, a tall figure was slowly emerging. This figure was shrouded in a layer of black aura, and his face could not be seen clearly. Only a pair of cold eyes stared at Lin Ze and the man through the black mist, as if waiting for their arrival.
Lin Ze and the man looked at each other, and saw a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes. They held their weapons tightly and walked towards the mysterious man step by step. A new battle seemed to be about to begin in this mysterious hall.
As soon as Lin Ze and the man approached, the mysterious man took the first step and a black energy wave attacked them like a surging tide.
Lin Ze's figure was as agile as lightning, and he quickly dodged to the side. At the same time, the sharp blade in his hand flashed a cold light in the air, and slashed at the surging energy wave with the force of thunder. With a crisp "click", the seemingly powerful energy wave was shattered by Lin Ze's sharp blade, turning into countless tiny energy fragments that flew everywhere.
Seeing this, the man secretly said "good" in his heart. He naturally refused to show weakness, and muttered something, and an ancient and mysterious spell came out of his mouth. As the spell was chanted, a stream of hot flames gushed out from his hands, and instantly gathered into a blazing wall of fire, like a ferocious beast, rushing towards the mysterious man with fangs and claws.
Facing such a fierce wall of fire, the mysterious man just snorted coldly, and his hands danced quickly like a phantom, forming one complex hand seal after another. In the blink of an eye, a layer of black shield suddenly appeared around his body as if it was cast by magic, wrapping him tightly.
The fire wall and the shield collided fiercely, making a loud noise that shook the earth. However, surprisingly, the seemingly indestructible fire wall only splashed a few sparks after hitting the shield, and then it disappeared without a trace in an instant as if it was cast with a spell.
Just when the two sides were deadlocked and refused to give in, a strange sound suddenly came from the corner of the hall. The sound seemed to come from underground, low and oppressive, making people shudder.
Lin Ze, the man, and the mysterious man heard the sound almost at the same time, and they all looked in the direction of the sound. In the dark corner, a group of short black shadows were pouring out of the darkness. The number of these black shadows was increasing, like a group of densely packed ants, quickly surrounding the three of them.
When the mysterious man saw this scene, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his lips, which seemed to hide some conspiracy and calculation. Lin Ze and the man looked at each other, and saw a trace of solemnity in each other's eyes. They knew very well that these suddenly appearing black shadows were definitely not good people, and the next battle might be more difficult than they imagined.
At this moment, the mysterious man took advantage of Lin Ze and the man's distraction, quickly formed seals with his hands, and a huge black vortex swept towards them.
Lin Ze and the man hurriedly turned around to resist, but the short black shadows took the opportunity to attack, and their sharp claws grabbed towards the two of them.
Lin Ze wielded the sharp blade, drawing streaks of cold light in front of him, killing the approaching black shadows one by one.
The man chanted the spell again, summoning a gust of wind that blew the surrounding black shadows all over the place.
Seeing that his plan had succeeded, the mysterious man increased the speed of the black vortex, and the ground was torn apart wherever the vortex passed.
As Lin Ze and the man struggled against the powerful vortex force, their bodies were gradually dragged toward the center of the vortex by the powerful suction force. Seeing that they were about to be swallowed, Lin Ze suddenly noticed that the short black shadows seemed to be obviously afraid of the light emitted by the rune fragments when they approached them.
This discovery gave Lin Ze an idea, and he decided to go all out without hesitation. He used all his strength and rushed towards the direction of the rune fragment.
Just as he was about to touch the rune fragment, a powerful force suddenly gushed out from the fragment, wrapping Lin Ze tightly like a torrent. In an instant, the rune fragment burst into an even brighter light, which was like the scorching sun, illuminating the entire hall as bright as day.
Those originally aggressive short black shadows retreated in fear in front of the dazzling light. And the black vortex, under the suppression of the light, seemed to be pinched by an invisible big hand and slowly dissipated.
The mysterious man standing aside obviously did not expect such a situation to happen. His face instantly became extremely gloomy, and a trace of astonishment and fear flashed in his eyes. However, his reaction speed was extremely fast. He flashed and disappeared in the hall like a ghost, as if he had never appeared.
And those small black shadows, under the continuous shining of the light, gradually lost their substance, and finally turned into wisps of black smoke, slowly drifting in the air, and disappeared without a trace.
Lin Ze and the man witnessed all this, and the tension in their hearts finally eased a little.
They looked at each other, and saw a hint of relief in each other's eyes for surviving the disaster.
Just as the two were celebrating, the huge suspended rune fragment suddenly trembled, and strange rays of light shot out from the fragments, interweaving into a huge rune matrix. An ancient voice faintly emerged from the matrix: "Only those who can break this array can take me away."
Lin Ze and the man looked at each other with determination in their eyes. They observed around the rune matrix, trying to find a way to crack it.
Suddenly, the man discovered that there was a rune on the edge of the matrix that flashed at a different frequency than other places.
Just as he was about to remind Lin Ze, a black energy beam shot out from the matrix and attacked the man. Lin Ze was quick-witted and swung his blade to block the man. The energy beam hit the blade, splashing sparks.