118: Chapter 118 If you've got the guts, then come out!

Gu Changming drifted back, simultaneously scanning the situation.

Ten members of the Eclipse Clan, all with D-rank upper-mid strength, including two with top-tier strength.

Most held melee weapons; the two in the front were clearly Tanks, while the others waited for an opportunity to provide support. Three others remained further back, looking like mages based on their stance.

Hmm... are they planning to entangle me in melee first, then have the backline deal damage using healing or Holy Light spells?

As he made his assessment, his figure had already retreated a considerable distance.

Well, it's not a big problem.

Although being transformed into another race is a bit limiting, I should still be able to win.

...

Meanwhile.

Luo An and several others had already charged forward.

"It's immune to physical damage!" Luo An commanded loudly. "Just keep it pinned down and let the mages in the back stack the damage!"

"Understood!"

As the words fell, Luo An and five other Eclipse Clan members closed in on Gu Changming.

The three directly in front attacked almost simultaneously from different angles.

Clang!

Gu Changming's greyish-white claws steadily parried two of the weapons. With a twist and a pull, he forcibly yanked one of the attackers to his side, using that person's blade to ward off the third attack.

At that moment, Luo An had silently glided behind Gu Changming, a pair of short spikes in his hands striking like a venomous snake's tongue toward the back of Gu Changming's head.

However, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, the contour of Gu Changming's skull shifted, and with a slight tilt, the spikes grazed past his "ear," hitting nothing but air.

In a single exchange, offense and defense intertwined.

Luo An and his group didn't gain the slightest advantage.

Having evaded the attack, Gu Changming immediately struck back.

He instantly freed the claw that had been gripping the blade and lunged toward the Eclipse Clan member he had just pulled to his side.

But in the next instant, one of the two Tanks slammed a heavy shield in front of them with a "bang," forcefully blocking his strike.

Just as Gu Changming intended to grip the edge of the shield and follow up with his other claw to take the Tank's life...

A soft green light lit up from behind, accurately enveloping the Eclipse Clan members.

As the green light passed through their forms, the rays that fell on Gu Changming's body immediately produced a faint "sizzling" sound, accompanied by a burning, stinging pain.

Gu Changming's movements paused slightly. Seizing this opening, the teammates in the back quickly pulled the Eclipse Clan member back, retreating out of Gu Changming's attack range.

The attack missed.

Gu Changming lowered his claws, his misty form pausing briefly.

Hmm... they have quite good coordination.

Moreover... healing and Holy Light spells don't even need to be aimed at the enemy. Even when cast on teammates, the overflowing energy can still damage me.

It's much more convenient for them.

...

Watching Gu Changming's shadowy body fluctuate as it was scorched by the green light with a faint "sizzling" sound, excitement burst from Luo An's four eyes.

"It's working!" he growled, turning his head.

Seeing this, the spirits of the others were also lifted, as if they had been given a shot of adrenaline; their previously tense expressions even relaxed into slight grins.

Luo An continued to shout, "Keep fighting like this! Restrain him as much as possible, don't block the way like you just did... just let the spells hit it during the moment it can't react."

"We just need to force it out of the building and onto the square. Once we're in the open, it won't be able to run away! Then we'll win!"

Everyone gritted their teeth and nodded, as if they could already see victory before them.

"Go!" Luo An growled again. "Pin it down and create an opening for Aila and the others to land their hits!"

Before his voice had even faded, he and several other melee fighters moved again, their steps crisscrossing as they charged at Gu Changming from different directions.

Luo An trailed half a step behind, his eyes fixed on the movements of his three companions in front, rapidly planning the next line of attack, the excitement in his eyes unfaded.

The next second.

The three melee fighters attacked almost simultaneously as before, blades and spear tips thrusting toward the shadow from three angles.

However.

Luo An's vision blurred.

The translucent figure seemed to only flicker slightly.

Immediately after, blood splattered into the air.

A greyish-white claw had already pierced through one person's chest without any resistance, emerging from their back. At the same moment, the other claw crushed another person's head.

Bang!

The head shattered like fragile fruit.

The remaining Eclipse Clan member froze in place, his weapon still held in a thrusting posture, but his entire body was as if frozen, motionless.

The entire process was too fast.

So fast that the excitement in Luo An's eyes hadn't even had time to turn into shock.

The Tank in the back reacted extremely quickly; glowing hair shot out like living snakes, wrapping around the terrified Eclipse Clan member and violently pulling him back.

But at the same time, Gu Changming's figure flickered slightly and actually melted into the side stone wall.

"He's gone?"

The thought had barely flashed through Luo An's mind when he realized something was wrong.

Sure enough, he whipped his head around.

Right at the back of the group, on the stone wall beside the two Tanks, half of Gu Changming's shadow had emerged silently. A claw descended lightly, pressing onto the head of one of them.

Bang!

The muffled sound of a head exploding rang out.

Then came the nearly hopeless screams of the other two.

"Ah!!!"

Luo An's pupils constricted, his four eyes wide; the opponent... was now blocking the only way out.

"Run!"

Aila's shout came from outside the passage.

At that moment, she had already gathered a ball of brilliant Holy Light in her hand and threw it toward Gu Changming without hesitation.

A fierce glint flashed in Luo An's eyes. Seizing this fleeting opportunity, he kicked off the ground, his body shooting toward the passage exit like an arrow.

However, along the way, he saw Gu Changming's other claw casually grab at the nearby stone wall.

The wall was clawed open, and a heavy stone slab was actually gouged out, which he held up before him like a shield.

Sizzle!

The Holy Light and healing spells thrown by Aila and the other two mages all slammed into the stone slab, erupting into a blinding light of interwoven white and green.

Meanwhile, the distance between him and Gu Changming was still closing.

"Ha..."

Luo An felt his own gasping breath amplify in his ears.

Time seemed to stretch; he could hear his own violent heartbeat and could even feel the "gaze" of the opponent falling upon him.

Sure enough, in the next second.

The opponent ignored the two people within arm's reach and thrust his greyish-white claws toward him, aiming straight for his throat.

In that life-or-death moment, Luo An's four eyes suddenly burst with intense golden light!

His body abruptly "flashed" forward a short distance.

Swish!

The claws grazed the side of his neck.

Luo An stumbled half a step upon landing, then immediately took three steps in two, lunging forward into a roll and tumbling miserably out of the passage entrance back into the open area outside.

He had escaped.

After getting out, he immediately looked back inside.

Inside the passage, the opponent slowly raised his claws, his misty silhouette tilting slightly, as if feeling a hint of surprise that his attack had missed.

Meanwhile, the other two also scrambled out of the passage, having "survived."

Luo An stared at the opponent.

And the opponent also slowly moved his body, walking closer toward him.

However, after walking a short distance, the opponent stopped, halting at the boundary with the outside, right at the passage entrance.

He went no further, not stepping out of the building to enter the square.

At this moment, the distance between them was no more than twenty meters.

So Luo An knew the opponent was "looking" at him.

He didn't look away either, his four eyes, with blood trickling from their corners, deadlocked onto that translucent silhouette.

After a few seconds, the opponent seemed to lose interest; his claws lowered, and he turned to the side, about to vanish back into the darkness of the building.

But at that moment, Luo An's eyes flashed.

Suddenly, he reached out a hand toward the opponent.

The shadowy figure paused.

Luo An knew he had caught its attention.

Then... his outstretched finger curled slightly toward himself in a beckoning motion.

Come out.

If you've really got the guts, come out!