116: Chapter 116 - How come it's you guys?
Lu Mengmeng's eyes instantly lit up, and she excitedly clenched her fists: "Boss, are you saying we should use our trio's Fusion Skill?"
"That's right." Lin Mo nodded.
His gaze swept across the crowd locked in fierce battle below.
"Given our team's current strength, going down there directly would just be serving ourselves up on a platter, but providing support from the air might just produce miraculous results!"
As he spoke, he looked at Niu Dachun, his eyes filled with expectation: "Da Chun, I've had you practicing your aim during this time; you haven't been slacking off, have you?"
Niu Dachun patted his chest, looking full of confidence: "Don't worry, Brother, Kai Li and the others accompany me for practice whenever they're free. My aim is guaranteed to be top-notch!"
"Good." A sharp glint flashed in Lin Mo's eyes.
"Then there's no problem. As long as our trio's Fusion Skill hits, even Tier 6 or Tier 7 opponents are finished. While it might not kill a Rank 8 Soul Venerable, once they get hit by the fire poison, they'll lose half their life!"
The three of them immediately stood firm on the alchemy furnace, setting up a tacit formation.
Niu Dachun swung up his shiny Frying Pan, adopting the standard stance of a baseball player before a swing, his muscles tensed like a fully drawn bowstring.
Lin Mo raised his hand to condense his Soul Power, a palm-sized golden-red Pill Furnace slowly rotating in his palm, with scorching currents swirling around the furnace body.
As the loader, Lu Mengmeng stretched out her hands, her palms glowing with purple-black Soul Power, continuously injecting her own poison-attribute Soul Power into the Pill Furnace.
"Da Chun, wait until I lower the altitude, then aim for those two Tier 7 assassins below. Let's knock out their main force first!" Lin Mo pointed at two of the men in black below.
Their attacks were ruthless, making it difficult for the official team to resist.
"Understood!" Niu Dachun tightened his grip on the handle of the Frying Pan, his eyes locked firmly onto the target.
"Catch!"
Lin Mo let out a low shout and abruptly tossed the Pill Furnace from his palm.
Almost simultaneously, Niu Dachun's Frying Pan swung out fiercely with the sound of tearing wind—
"Bang!" A muffled sound rang out.
The palm-sized Pill Furnace was instantly imbued with immense force.
Like a cannonball fired from its chamber, it whistled sharply, enveloped in golden-red flames, and shot towards the target!
The two black-clad assassins below were fighting with gusto when they suddenly felt a gust of wind rise above their heads. They looked up.
They saw a streak of light smashing towards them. Their expressions changed drastically.
"Someone's ambushing us, dodge!"
But the streak of light was extremely fast; even with their Tier 7 strength, it was already too late to dodge!
"Boom!" The Pill Furnace exploded between the two of them, and a scorching blast wave mixed with toxic smoke instantly filled the air.
"Argh!" Accompanied by two shrill screams, the two Tier 7 assassins were blown away by the explosion.
"Pah… damn it, there are still people in the sky!" The two black-clad men who had been blown away climbed to their feet and spat out a mouthful of blood-tinged foam.
Fortunately, they had been maintaining their Soul Power barriers, so they hadn't died on the spot, but they were already severely injured.
Through the dust and smoke, they looked up and saw the red shadow in the sky, a flash of shock and anger in their eyes.
"I'm going to take care of the rats above!" One of them revealed a pair of bat wings on his back, and, enduring the excruciating pain, prepared to activate his Flying Soul Skill to ascend.
Just as he channeled his Soul Power, he suddenly spat out a large mouthful of black blood.
"Pfft! Oh no, it's poisonous!"
His expression changed drastically, and he looked down at his arm, where eerie black markings were spreading beneath his skin.
That was the fire poison—a Fusion of Lu Mengmeng's poison attribute and Lin Mo's alchemy fire—taking effect.
The other person also noticed something was wrong, as black spots appeared on his skin as well, and he hurriedly channeled his energy to force out the poison.
"Damn it, hurry up and detoxify…"
On the lid of the alchemy furnace in the air, Lu Mengmeng clapped her hands excitedly: "Da Chun, well done!"
Lin Mo's eyes narrowed: "Don't relax, let's go again!"
His hands moved nimbly, and one golden-red Pill Furnace after another was continuously condensed and fell into Niu Dachun's hands.
The moment the Frying Pan swung, the furnace body, wrapped in fierce wind and toxic mist, fell straight down like a meteor.
One explosion after another erupted among the group of assassins, the flames lighting up half the sky.
The assassins, who had originally held the upper hand, were thrown into chaos by this sudden aerial bombardment.
They frequently left openings while dodging, and screams rang out one after another.
Captain Gu Miaoyu seized the opportunity, her pair of Dragon claws carving out a cold, lunar arc, forcing back the two opponents in front of her.
She took a moment to look up at the sky.
The night was thick, making it impossible to see the specific situation above, only a blurry red shadow suspended in the air.
"Meteors" were constantly shooting down, and each time one landed, it tore through the assassins' formation.
"Now is the time!" Captain Gu Miaoyu shouted loudly, "Counterattack!"
She could only do her best to hold off the two Rank 8 Soul Venerables, while the rest had to rely on Qin Changfeng and the others.
The morale of the main force had been completely ignited.
Taking advantage of the chaos among the assassins, they launched a counterattack, and the battle instantly tilted in their favor.
In the air, the three—Lin Mo, Niu Dachun, and Lu Mengmeng—were coordinating with increasing tacit understanding.
"Da Chun, hit the one wearing the mask!"
"Understood!" The Frying Pan swung, the Pill Furnace accurately hitting the target and exploding into a cloud of toxic mist.
"Well done!" Lu Mengmeng timely injected new toxins, while Lin Mo quickly condensed the next Pill Furnace.
Teacher An Nuolan and the other three sitting on the other side of the alchemy furnace watched in dumbstruck amazement.
The firepower density and accuracy of this "aerial support" were probably enough to make even a real bomber give them a thumbs-up.
"Damn it, where the hell did Bitesi die?"
The Rank 8 Soul Venerable fighting Captain Gu Miaoyu watched as his subordinates were rendered completely helpless by the aerial sneak attacks; rage surged to his head, and he demanded sharply.
A subordinate's wailing voice came through the communicator: "Boss! The first one to be bombed was Bitesi; he's already been poisoned to death!"
The Soul Venerable choked, his Soul Power becoming slightly chaotic from anger.
Captain Gu Miaoyu seized this momentary opening, her Dragon claws striking straight at his heart.
Forcing him to retreat repeatedly, he almost got hit.
The "meteors" in the sky were still falling, and the counterattack on the ground was becoming increasingly fierce.
The assassins' formation completely collapsed; their original advantage was gone, and only pathetic resistance remained.
"Da Chun, Lu Mengmeng, open your mouths!"
Seeing the assassins below showing signs of defeat, Lin Mo turned his gaze toward Captain Gu Miaoyu's side.
"Da Chun, give those two Soul Venerables a shot!"
"No problem!"
The golden-red Pill Furnace condensed once more.
This time, the target was aimed directly at the side and rear of the two Soul Venerables who were entangling Captain Gu Miaoyu.
"Bang!" The Pill Furnace projectile flew off at high speed.
That Pill Furnace, enveloped in even more scorching flames than before, tore through the night sky and lunged straight at the target.
The two Rank 8 Soul Venerables were busy forcing Captain Gu Miaoyu into a flustered state.
Suddenly hearing the whistling of wind behind them, they immediately turned around to block.
"Boom!" This projectile was blocked.
Although it didn't hit directly, the Rank 8 Soul Venerable's protective Soul Power was actually corroded with countless tiny cracks by this fire poison.
The two felt their arms go numb, and their Soul Power circulation felt sluggish for a moment.
"You're courting death!" The Soul Venerable on the left, holding a demonic scythe, roared. He abandoned Captain Gu Miaoyu, turned around, and swung a crescent-shaped black blade toward the sky.
"Dodge!" Lin Mo had been prepared for this and simply controlled the Pill Furnace beneath his feet to shift slightly.
They narrowly dodged the black crescent blade.
Captain Gu Miaoyu also seized this opportunity; the phantom of her Dragon claws surged, and she flashed behind the two, swiping her claws at one of them.
"Rip!" "Argh!"
That Soul Venerable had already been hit by the fire poison and his movements were half a beat slower. He was struck in the back by the Dragon claws, spraying a trail of blood.
"Retreat!" The Soul Venerable holding the demonic scythe saw that the situation was bad. He immediately grabbed his injured companion and broke through the encirclement.
He didn't even care about his subordinates below. But once the two of them ran, the remaining people also scattered and fled.
The main force had already suffered heavy losses and had no strength to pursue. Soon, the campsite quieted down.
"Those who can still move, treat the wounded immediately." Captain Gu Miaoyu looked at the tragic scene in the campsite, her expression extremely grim, as she gave the order.
She then looked up at the sky.
"Thank you, heroes above, for the rescue, I… uh?"
Captain Gu Miaoyu still wanted to say some polite words. A round, fiery furnace slowly landed, and when she saw the seven people standing on the lid of the furnace, she was instantly stunned.
"Lin, Lin Mo! How is it you guys?"