161: Chapter 161 Summoning the Imp

"What should we do, Brother Jiang?" Fire Phoenix shouted in a hurry.

Jiang He observed the terrain while running.

This place was no different from the game world.

The closest map currently was the Shadow Labyrinth.

It had a large space and complex terrain, making it the best place to hide.

"Go to the labyrinth," Jiang He said in a deep voice.

Everyone immediately adjusted their direction.

At this moment, the giant dragon behind them flapped its massive wings and roared toward them.

"Damn it," Jiang He cursed under his breath.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—several Blood Speech Techniques shot out.

Seeing Jiang He make a move, the other teammates with ranged attacks also unleashed their skills, launching an assault on the giant dragon.

The Man in Black Robe on the dragon's head snorted coldly: "How ignorant. Do you really think your low-level spells can harm my Crimson Flame Dragon..."

He stopped mid-sentence.

Although the group's attacks didn't cause much damage to the Crimson Flame Dragon.

But why was it continuously losing HP?

Only then did he notice that two of the spells actually carried a poison effect.

One was the Blood Speech Technique, and the other was a Shadow Arrow.

The Man in Black Robe clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and pulled out a bottle of black potion, tossing it into the Crimson Flame Dragon's mouth.

Only then was the poison effect dispelled.

Just then, the Man in Black Robe noticed that the group was running toward the Shadow Labyrinth.

He sneered immediately: "Want to hide in the labyrinth? How laughable... Crimson Flame Dragon, blow up the entrance for me."

Whoosh—immediately after, a massive fireball roared toward them.

Seeing this, Jiang He shouted urgently: "Get inside quickly!"

The group quickened their pace.

Just as they dived into the labyrinth entrance.

The fireball struck the entrance with a thunderous boom.

The entrance collapsed instantly.

Jiang He and the others disappeared behind the falling rubble.

The Man in Black Robe leaped off the dragon's body. Seeing that they had actually escaped inside, he roared in anger:

"Ah... Don't think you're safe just because you hid inside! Even if I have to dig, I will dig you out!"

The Crimson Flame Dragon took flight again, raised its head, and let out a long roar.

Immediately after, a large group of people rushed toward this side.

"Cough, cough... Damn, who is pressing on my leg?" Xie Yunzhou coughed continuously, choked by the dust.

Just as he wanted to stand up, he discovered his leg was being heavily pressed down.

"Ouch, don't kick, don't kick." Shi Gandang quickly hugged Xie Yunzhou's thigh and shouted.

"Damn, let go, you brat." Xie Yunzhou struggled.

At this moment, everyone was lying on the ground in disarray.

In reality, they hadn't fully entered the map; they had been blasted inside by the powerful shockwave of the Crimson Flame Dragon.

After a while, everyone gathered together.

Looking at the destroyed entrance, Jiang He frowned tightly.

He still felt lingering fear in his heart.

Judging solely by the attack intensity, he was definitely no match for that giant dragon.

As for the Man in Black Robe, he hadn't fought him yet, but he surely wouldn't be weak.

"Wuu... What do we do now? That person must still be outside," Zhou Rui cried, her voice trembling. She had been truly terrified just now.

The thought that dying here meant dying for real made her fear uncontrollable.

"Let's go deeper into the labyrinth first," Jiang He said.

The map routes here were extremely complex; even if the Man in Black Robe came in later, he wouldn't necessarily find them immediately.

Everyone nodded and followed Jiang He toward the depths of the labyrinth.

They had been here once in the game world.

Everyone was familiar with which path to take.

Without needing to make any choices, they arrived at the dark, gloomy corridor smoothly.

Swish—

"Ah..." Baiyi let out a cry of pain.

His shoulder was sliced open without any warning.

"Oh no, everyone be careful, there are Ethereal Spirits here!" Jiang He immediately warned.

Only then did he remember that there was a group of annoying Ethereal Spirits in this corridor.

But what he found strange was...

The Ethereal Spirits in the game didn't hurt people at all; at most, they just liked to play pranks.

But why were the ones here different? They attacked lethally right from the start.

Whoosh—

Skylark spread her hands, and two balls of scorching flames ignited in her palms.

"Everyone gather around, Ethereal Spirits fear fire!"

Swish, swish, swish—

Several figures flashed by in succession, and Shi Gandang and Lu Li were struck by the Ethereal Spirits one after another.

Their chests and arms were scratched by sharp claws.

"Damn it, aren't these Ethereal Spirits supposed to not attack humans?" Xie Yunzhou cursed.

Jiang He observed his surroundings vigilantly, sighed, and said: "This is not the game world. The settings from the game are useless here."

As soon as he finished speaking.

A group of Ethereal Spirits phased out from the walls.

Their bodies were almost transparent, emitting a dim blue light.

Their appearances could still be vaguely seen.

Every face was extremely ugly, and some were even twisted and deformed.

"Ah..." Zhou Rui screamed in fear and instinctively threw a Fireball Technique.

The fireball hit an Ethereal Spirit squarely.

But then, everyone was dumbfounded.

In the past, in the game, when an Ethereal Spirit touched fire, it was like lighting a fuse, instantly being engulfed by flames.

But now, the fireball only exploded into a spark on its body, causing almost no damage.

"It's over, it's over, this thing doesn't seem to fear fire anymore," Shi Gandang shouted.

Xie Yunzhou was so angry his face turned blue: "Damn it, I don't believe it!"

He gripped his dagger tightly, moved quickly, flashed in front of an Ethereal Spirit, and stabbed with a cold glint from his dagger.

His arm and the dagger passed directly through the Ethereal Spirit's body.

It didn't cause any damage at all!

"Damn? How do we fight this?" Xie Yunzhou was stunned.

This thing was actually completely immune to physical attacks.

"Shi Gandang, Lu Li, go up and hold them off!" Jiang He ordered loudly.

For now, they could only rely on fire-type spells.

Although the damage was far less intense than in the game, it could at least cause some damage.

Bang, bang—

Shi Gandang and the other stepped forward, carrying their shields.

Immediately after, Skylark and Zhou Rui launched a focused attack with Fireball Techniques.

But the next second, they were dumbfounded again.

Those Ethereal Spirits passed straight through Shi Gandang and the other's bodies, ignoring the defensive line, and pounced directly at the back row!

Swish—

Zhou Rui was knocked to the ground by an Ethereal Spirit's claw.

"Wuu... It hurts!" she cried out in pain.

At the same time, three flashes of white light appeared.

Ice Dragon, Earth Demon, and Centaur Beast appeared in front of Zhou Rui.

Baiyi hurriedly ordered: "Stop them for me!"

Awoo—

The Centaur Beast charged over.

It was still ineffective; the Ethereal Spirits were like air, and melee attacks couldn't touch them at all.

Just when everyone was at their wits' end, Miaomiao, who had been hiding in the back, suddenly exclaimed:

"Oh my god, I, I think I can control them?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

Jiang He slapped his thigh suddenly and shouted: "Right! Miaomiao is a Warlock now, and her skill is Summon Imp! Aren't these Ethereal Spirits just manifestations of resentment after death?"

"Miaomiao, quick, use your skill!" Jiang He urged urgently.

Just then, the Ethereal Spirits seemed to sense Miaomiao's abnormality and all swarmed toward her!

"Protect Miaomiao!" North Wind shouted. He didn't care about using his sword to make ineffective attacks; he flew forward to intercept, but he stumbled and almost fell, still to no avail.

"Skylark, Zhou Rui, attack with full force to block them!" Jiang He ordered.

Right now, the rest of the group had no way to contribute; they could only rely on the two girls' spells to barely suppress the approach of the Ethereal Spirits.

Miaomiao pressed her hands together, and circles of eerie black light began to ripple around her body.

Immediately after, a netherworldly voice seemed to resound from the void:

"Those who submit may live... Those who defy shall die..."

Miaomiao opened her eyes suddenly; her pupils were pitch black like ink, with not a trace of white visible.

Her entire being exuded an extremely eerie aura.

However, as soon as this terrifying appearance appeared, all the Ethereal Spirits stopped in their tracks instantly, not daring to advance any further!

"Come out!" Miaomiao gave a soft shout.

Suddenly, ten Ethereal Spirits slowly floated forward.

Exactly ten, no more, no less. Then they suddenly turned around, blocked in front of Miaomiao, and stood in a standoff against their own kind.

"Kill..."