Chapter 45 (2/2)

The man was wielding a thick and heavy longsword over a meter and a half in length and was almost 2 fingers thick. Xia Fei reckoned that it should weigh at least 500 kilograms, yet the weapon seemed like a toy in his hands, constantly whirling about as it created the shrill sound of wind being cut. It seemed like this disheveled man was a Strength Ability User.

As for that monster, he was one that looked very human despite his size. Both his arms and legs were moving individually, as he moved them one after another in an orderly fashion.

While he was a humanoid, he was also covered with scales and even had thick eyelids over his eyes that prevented water from leaking.

The disheveled man raised the longsword above his head and yelled, “Hand over that token for the second round, and we’ll let you leave!”

The monster harrumphed, “Don’t waste your breath. Let’s get this fight on the way already. Just the two of you alone won’t be able to harm me!”

The disheveled man was angered as he darted over to the front of the monster and cleaved his longsword downward at his target’s head.

At the same time, that woman circled to strike at its face with the shortsword in her hand. The two of them coordinated their attack flawlessly, with the woman in charge of harassing as that disheveled man acted as the main aggressor, working in tandem made it difficult for the monster to defend himself against them.

The monster flared his nostrils contemptuously as it raised an arm to cover his face and quickly retreated backward.

*Chunk*

The disheveled man’s longsword cut right into the monster’s shoulder, causing the monster’s body to stagger as he almost lost his footing and fell down from the blow.

It was evident just how sturdy the monster’s defense was, seeing as how that 500-kilogram longsword that slashed out toward him only managed to create a thin cut on his body. As for that woman’s shortsword, she appeared to be no more than scratching an itch to that monster, completely unable to injure him in the least. Their attacks only showed just how impenetrable that the layer of scales on that monster’s body was.

As the three of them fought, they slowly backed up toward where Xia Fei was hiding. Though the man and woman couple held the advantage, they were having a tough time even wounding the monster’s skin. The monster focused on defending and rarely struck back, his arm constantly protected his two eyes, which evidently showed that it was a point of weakness for him.

It turned out that the three were not together as a team. Xia Fei promptly relaxed quite a bit, as that meant he might just have a chance to strike.

“Phantom,” Xia Fei shouted for him in his consciousness.

Phantom lazily poked its head out from the Moore Stone and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Xia Fei pointed to the humanoid monster and asked, “What is that monster? Can our Chasing Light harm him?”

Phantom’s gaze followed the direction in which Xia Fei had pointed and dismissively stated, “What do you mean monster? That’s someone who possesses the shape-shifting special ability. There are various special abilities out there, and some of them allow people to transform themselves into a beast.”

“The defensive strength of the scales on him isn’t too bad, but Chasing Light is an agile weapon, so it should not have much difficulty injuring him. It’s just that you will have to expend quite a bit of effort if you want to kill him.”

Xia Fei nodded. As long as he had a way to penetrate the defense of that shape-shifter’s special ability. At worst, he would need to give the shape-shifter a few more slashes to seal the deal. Right now, the primary issue should be handling the duo of Speed and Strength Ability Users.

Different Special Abilities Users could counter each other. Xia Fei had already made his decision after setting up the traps here, resolving to let the other party go if he were to run into a Special Ability User who could restrain him. He did not plan to partake in a fight in which he would have no confidence in winning, only looking to take on enemies that he was confident about winning. After all, keeping his life was far more important than getting into the second round.

Currently, if that woman with her Speed Ability were not around, neither of the men would have been a match for Xia Fei. But it just so happened that not only was that woman a Speed Ability User, she also possessed superior speed to him, making him uncertain if he could kill her in a single blow.

‘Am I supposed to just watch them get away?’ Xia Fei thought to himself, unwilling to accept this conclusion.

The three came to a stop about 200 meters away from where Xia Fei was hiding. The man and woman had the shape-shifter pincered between them though they began panting heavily, looking like they were already exhausted.

The disheveled man stabbed his longsword in the ground with one hand and leaned on the sword handle as he secretly blinked twice to the woman as if he were signaling her about a plan or something.

Xia Fei next saw that woman stealthily place her left hand on the spatial ring that she wore on her right hand with a nervous expression on her face.

The man decisively nodded, presently already at the brink of collapse. If they fail to use their trump card now, they would be falling just short of succeeding.

*Whoosh*

The woman gritted her teeth and tossed out a silver metallic egg from her spatial ring.

This oval-shaped egg was made of metal and was roughly the size of an ostrich egg. It was apparently heavy in weight, since it dropped to the ground with a dull thud, instantly creating a sizable depression onto the sandy soil.

The shape-shifter turned his body and stared at the object post haste, his expression drastically changed when he spotted that metallic egg!