Published: February 12, 2025
The group did not directly participate in the attack, but everyone understood her role as a novice. If she were killed by someone from the Gu Rui Star Clan or forced to retreat, the novices who lost the protection of the water chain would no longer be able to face another attack from the Gu Rui Star Clan.
That was the current situation; the novices were in crisis but not without hope. If they could hold on, they would soon welcome two fully energized novices whose participation would completely swing the balance of victory. But the prerequisite was to survive the immediate crisis.
Currently, the number of water chains maintained by her was at the maximum of seven. The energy she could spare was already very limited. Under these circumstances, she had to launch a Sacred Talisman attack, hoping to buy a little more time for self-preservation.
Not only was the remaining member of the Gu Rui Star Clan on the side exerting force, but the one in front was as well. He was responsible for the earlier conversation with the novices and was a squad leader with greater strength. After suffering over a dozen injuries, he began to fight desperately. His eyes suddenly split open, and dozens of wooden tentacles shot out, wildly stabbing forward. At the same time, he spread his hands out to his sides, palms facing down, where countless white, soft, slender roots extended, landing on the ground and burrowing into the soil.
The novices were startled by the sudden appearance of branches in front of them and could only retreat. A few were struck, but fortunately, the water chain and equipment provided protection; even if they were pierced, it was not a serious issue.
However, when they saw two treants emerging from the ground beside this Gu Rui Star Clan member, they knew trouble was brewing.
The treant on the left had eight long arms, each covered with sharp spikes about half a meter long. Combined with the length of the arms themselves, which were over ten meters, this treant could cover most of the novices, including her. The one on the right had four thick branches pinning its body to the ground, while its upper part had four sharp, blade-like structures, each the size of a desk, swinging back and forth.
Three members of the Gu Rui Star Clan had three completely different fighting styles.
The attack of the Sacred Talisman hit the treant, which was not moving very quickly, causing it to stumble back but not fall. Ignoring the attack from the side, it lunged forward, throwing a punch at her.
A shadow suddenly appeared, crashing into that punch, causing this Gu Rui Star Clan member, who had turned into a treant, to fall back helplessly.
The novices behind immediately charged forward, hoping to finish off this foe.
Ji Rui Guang turned around and once again engaged in the attack against the front enemy, but at this moment, his left arm, up to the elbow, was completely unprotected. The armor that was supposed to be there was missing.
What he was wearing was not armor bought from Ye Zhongming but gear he had prepared himself. The left arm was a clever mechanism that could launch a powerful strike when needed.
However, this meant he had no protection on his left arm, putting him in a dangerous state.
While they temporarily alleviated her crisis, they were facing unprecedented difficulties on the front battlefield.
After the Gu Rui Star Clan summoned two treants, the attacks became frenzied. The situation went from one person to three, though this state had considerable drawbacks, such as the three entities moving synchronously and not being very fast.
Nevertheless, the range of their attacks was wide and powerful. Getting close meant facing the tentacle strikes from the main body, and staying far meant entering the range of the left-side treant's long whips, while being in the middle meant dealing with four blade-like weapons.
In an instant, the attacking alliance of seven novices was forced to scatter, with even her forced to retreat, and the water chain lost its effectiveness.