Chapter 218: Being Intercepted

To make matters worse, the worms heard the noise and gathered towards Zhang Shi and his group again. Through the fog, Zhang Shi could see some hazy blue lights approaching them, and there were quite a few of them.

Zhang Shi's heart sank, and he shouted loudly: "Don't worry about the runes and crystal balls, the worm monsters are surrounding us again, we have to solve the current dilemma first!" Hearing this, everyone quickly adjusted their positions and formed a defensive circle with their backs to each other.

Zhao Feng swung his giant axe and chopped at the first worm monster to approach. Although he attacked hard, the small worms evaded flexibly and waited for an opportunity to attack. Ge Dalong continued to condense ice cones and shoot them at the swarm of insects, but there were too many monsters. Although the ice cones could temporarily block some monsters, they could not stop their overall advancement.

Huo Xiuxiu swung the bell in her hand, and the sound waves spread around, interfering with the worms' actions. At the same time, she said anxiously: "This won't work. We have to think of a more thorough way."

Zhang Shi looked at the approaching worms and the giant beast that was still attacking the water wall in the distance, and his mind was working fast. Suddenly, he thought of the ice layer on the giant beast, and maybe he could use this.

"Old Ge, can you break the ice layer on the giant beast and then lead the broken ice to these worms?" Zhang Shi asked.

Ge Dalong's eyes lit up and said, "You can try, but someone needs to attract the attention of the giant beast to buy me time."

Zhao Feng stepped forward: "I'll attract its attention, you guys hurry up!" After that, he shouted and rushed towards the giant beast, and the giant axe in his hand kept attacking the giant beast's head. The giant beast was angered by Zhao Feng's provocation and turned to attack him.

Ge Dalong took the opportunity to exert his magic power to shatter the ice layer on the giant beast. Under his control, countless sharp ice fragments shot towards the worm group like sharp blades. The ice fragments pierced into the worms' bodies, splashing black mucus. The worms hissed in pain and their movements became slow.

"Now, attack together!" Zhang Shi shouted. He held the old man tightly, cast the shadow slash, and rushed towards the worm group. Every swing of the knife could kill several worms. At the same time, the evil thoughts were triggered, and the number of shadows increased rapidly, which soon caused a large number of casualties to the worms.

Huo Xiuxiu also increased the shaking of the bell. The sound waves and cyclones cooperated with the attacks of the crowd. From time to time, she also used the ghost hand to interfere with the giant beast fighting Zhao Feng.

However, the worms were not completely repelled. They were still resisting stubbornly, and seemed to be adjusting their tactics. Some of the worms began to outflank in the direction of Ge Dalong and Huo Xiuxiu.

"They want to disperse our forces. Don't panic. Keep the defense circle!" Zhang Shi reminded loudly.

Just as everyone was in a bitter battle, Huo Xiuxiu suddenly felt that the spiritual power fluctuations of the crystal ball had changed. She was moved. Could it be that the battles around triggered some kind of reaction in the crystal ball?

"Zhang Shi, I think the crystal ball may be the key. I'll go see if I can use this change to activate it. You guys hold on a little longer!" Huo Xiuxiu said.

Zhang Shi nodded and said, "Okay, go quickly. We will try our best to hold these monsters back!"

Huo Xiuxiu quickly rushed to the stone platform and tried to communicate with the crystal ball again. She concentrated on adjusting the spiritual power frequency of the bell, trying to match the spiritual power fluctuations of the crystal ball. Zhang Shi, Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong were struggling to hold on under the attack of the insect swarm and the giant beast. Their strength was constantly consumed, but the number of monsters still did not decrease, as if it was endless.

Zhang Shi's eyes became more determined, and the old Duan in his hand shone with cold light. Every time he swung it, it brought a bloody rain. While killing the worms that kept coming, he shouted loudly: "Everyone hold on! Miss Huo will definitely find a solution!" Sweat soaked his back, but his movements did not slow down at all. He secretly prayed that Huo Xiuxiu could activate the crystal ball as soon as possible.

Zhao Feng's battle with the giant beast entered a white-hot stage. The giant beast's attack became more and more fierce. Every time it swung its huge claws, it brought a gust of wind. Zhao Feng dodged nimbly and looked for the giant beast's flaws. His giant axe was covered with black mucus, and his body was knocked unconscious by the giant beast, but he gritted his teeth and resisted stubbornly, creating opportunities for Ge Dalong to attack.

Ge Dalong continued to condense ice cones and attack the worm swarm and the giant beast. His magic power was consumed greatly, and his face was slightly pale, but his eyes were firm and he did not dare to stop for a moment.

Huo Xiuxiu stood beside the stone platform, closed her eyes, and tried her best to sense the spiritual power fluctuations of the crystal ball. Her bell made a crisp and rapid sound, echoing with the light of the crystal ball. Suddenly, the crystal ball shone brightly, and a strong column of energy shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire valley.

Wherever the light went, the worms seemed to be suppressed by some powerful force, their movements became slow, and some even collapsed directly to the ground. The giant beast also stopped attacking, it seemed to be afraid of the light, and let out a low roar.

Huo Xiuxiu shouted in surprise: "I succeeded! The power of this crystal ball seems to be able to temporarily control these monsters!"

Zhang Shi saw this and was delighted, and shouted: "Okay! Miss Huo, see if you can guide this power to completely destroy them!"

Huo Xiuxiu nodded and concentrated on controlling the power of the crystal ball. The light gradually spread, forming a huge spiritual power vortex, which drew all the monsters around. In the vortex, the bodies of the monsters were gradually decomposed, turning into dots of light that dissipated in the air.

As the last worm disappeared, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground exhausted. But they knew that the danger was not completely eliminated, and there were still many unknown secrets hidden in this mysterious valley.

Zhang Shi stood up, looked at the crystal ball and said, "What is the origin of this crystal ball? Why does it have such a powerful power?"

Huo Xiuxiu came over and said, "I don't know, but from the image in the crystal ball, it seems to be a tool used to control the number of monsters in the fog. Maybe we can find more clues if we continue to explore in depth."

Zhao Feng patted the dust on his body, picked up the giant axe and said, "No matter what it is, as long as it can help us complete this mission, it is a good thing. Let's go, let's move on!"

However, as soon as the voice fell, a shadow quickly passed by and snatched the crystal ball away. The shadow was extremely fast, and coupled with the limited vision in the fog, Zhang Shi couldn't even see his figure clearly.

By the time everyone reacted, the shadow had already disappeared into the fog.

Huo Xiuxiu hurriedly dispersed the fog, but there was nothing around, without any extra traces.

Zhao Feng angrily slammed the ground and asked Huo Xiuxiu.

"Is it the three-headed monster?"

Huo Xiuxiu's face was not good either, she gritted her teeth and shook her head.

"It shouldn't be, my mark is still a certain distance away from here, the shadow just now should have used a buff-type skill, I can feel a trace of magic fluctuation in the air."

Ge Dalong narrowed his eyes and asked in confusion.

"Are you saying that the person just now was also trapped in the fog like us?"