The Third Night Phoenix

Gu Ye saw this and wanted to retreat to the edge with the others, but Xu Yuanmo had been coveting "the last meal" for a long time. In his opinion, the fact that Gu Ye could rise from his status as a commoner in the future must have something to do with this item.

"Stop right there, hand over 'the last meal' first."

"Are you pushing your luck? Ever since we entered the Card Domain, you've been harboring malicious intent." Chu Ling raised the thick, large Gatling gun in his hands, aiming it at Xu Yuanmo.

Gu Ye didn't want to waste any more words with Xu Yuanmo either; Zhang Fei stood by his side, ready to fight.

"Boom~" A behemoth crashed down beside them. The Human Armor Willow Crab scrambled up and said, "This crazy bitch is too strong, kid, come help quickly!"

Xu Yuanmo's expression turned ugly when he heard this. He hadn't expected Night Dwelling Phoenix's strength to have diminished so much that even the Human Armor Willow Crab couldn't defeat her.

"Trash!"

"Kid, what did you say!"

"Nothing."

Night Dwelling Phoenix cast the skill [Bird Summoning Technique]!

"Woo~ Woo~" A long, distant, and ethereal flute sound rang out. Night Dwelling Phoenix held a vertical flute, and as she played, black birds emerged from behind her. Each one was bizarre in shape, and eventually, all the birds overlapped, transforming into five humanoid monsters with bird heads, bird feet, and wings on their backs.

"Chirp~" The bird monsters roared at them, spread their wings, and flew towards them. The battle was imminent.

Yan Shuangling's expression was grave as she said, "They're all Bronze-rank."

"We can't escape; we have to fight it out." Chu Ling and Ye Suxuan also knew this wasn't child's play anymore and immediately activated their bloodline cards. The phantom images of a dragon and a phoenix flew out from their bodies, circled each other, and after merging, turned into two beams of light that entered their bodies. The two then unleashed the Card Master skill [Spirit Frenzy Ascension], their auras surging and rising to the Bronze rank.

The two engaged one bird monster, while Zhang Fei and Elegant Blade each took on one. One bird monster flew towards Xu Yuanmo and his group, while Gu Ye and Third Mother Li fought one together.

"You guys hold on, I'm going to help that crab." Xu Yuanmo instructed Ding Ning and Samus.

Xu Yuanmo decided to first kill Night Dwelling Phoenix together with the Human Armor Willow Crab, then join forces to take care of Gu Ye and the others, and finally finish off the Human Armor Willow Crab.

Night Dwelling Phoenix easily blocked the grenade attack from the Jade-Faced Grenade King, and she used the momentum to whip her flute against the Human Armor Willow Crab's claw. Its claw seemed to be made of paper, cracking open with several fissures.

The Human Armor Willow Crab and the Jade-Faced Grenade King could only barely defend themselves in front of Night Dwelling Phoenix; there was no talk of killing her.

"Crack~" Night Dwelling Phoenix struck the willow tree on the Human Armor Willow Crab's back with her flute again, snapping the tree in two instantly. The Human Armor Willow Crab was severely injured once more. The Jade-Faced Grenade King flew in front of it, and a grenade transformed into a protective shield, blocking Night Dwelling Phoenix's next attack.

Taking advantage of the time they were engaged, the Human Armor Willow Crab left the attack range and instantly arrived beside Ding Ning, extending two large claws to clamp onto Ding Ning, Samus, and the bird monster respectively. Samus struggled with all his might, but the claws felt like a massive mountain, unmoved.

"Cousin, save me."

Ding Ning's scream rang out immediately. Everyone's attacks paused. Xu Yuanmo didn't even have a chance to react before the Human Armor Willow Crab swallowed both of them and the monster in one gulp under Xu Yuanmo's furious gaze, refining them instantly.

"Anna!"

"Is that you?" As Samus died, it seemed to see Anna. It reached out its hand, wanting to caress her cheek. Samus seemed to hear her speaking:

"Samus, let's go home together, okay!"

Samus wore a gentle expression, its eyes overflowing with tenderness and love.

"Okay..."

"You f*cking..." Xu Yuanmo wanted to have the Jade-Faced Grenade King return to deal with it, but its next sentence instantly made him fall silent.

"Kid, those who achieve great things don't fuss over trifles. You only lost a cousin; if we don't get rid of that crazy bitch, it's us who will die."

Xu Yuanmo ordered the Jade-Faced Grenade King to continue attacking Night Dwelling Phoenix with a dark face. Seeing this, the Human Armor Willow Crab chuckled and joined the fight.

Night Dwelling Phoenix, who had only spoken twice since she appeared, actually spoke up rarely, but her tone carried undisguised contempt for Xu Yuanmo:

"Heh! Truly a master of endurance!"

How could Xu Yuanmo not understand the meaning in her tone when he heard this? His face turned even darker than before.

Chu Ling couldn't help but mock, "Basically a turtle, right!" Xu Yuanmo looked at him with eyes full of killing intent, but Chu Ling glared back without showing weakness.

"I'm here to assist you!" Zhang Fei finished off the bird monster, rode the Dark Cloud Treading Snow · Black Steed, and wielded the eighteen-foot serpent spear as he rapidly approached the bird monster Chu Ling and the others were fighting.

"Zhang Fei, how are you so fast!" Chu Ling looked at the rapidly approaching Zhang Fei in surprise. The two of them had their bloodline cards mutually reinforcing each other, producing a 1+1 > 2 effect, which allowed them to barely contend with the bird monster, yet Zhang Fei had already finished his.

Yan Shuangling also looked at Zhang Fei thoughtfully. Just then, a familiar flute sound rang out again. The bird monsters heard the flute and gradually became frenzied, their strength suddenly increasing.

"Finish them off quickly! Otherwise, if the Night Duchess frees up her hands, we'll be in trouble." Yan Shuangling shouted anxiously. The situation on the Human Armor Willow Crab's side was not optimistic, and it was simply too incompetent.

Xu Yuanmo had already erected a protective shield to protect them, and it only needed to output damage from within, but it just wanted to rely on its hard shell to forcibly resist Night Dwelling Phoenix's attacks; it didn't even know how many cracks now covered its body.

With Zhang Fei's addition, even though the bird monsters' strength increased, they were quickly slain. Gu Ye relied on the high mobility of the tuonaduo armor to keep circling the bird monster, while Third Mother Li would mysteriously appear and stab it, and the two were able to handle it easily.

[Backstab]!

Third Mother Li popped out from the shadow behind the bird monster, gripped her dagger, and stabbed it in the heart. The bird monster shrieked in pain, its wings transforming into sharp blades that pierced toward Third Mother Li. Seeing this, Gu Ye immediately activated the skill [Hurricane Void Instant Movement Technique] to take her out of the attack range.

With Third Mother Li's Bronze 8th-rank strength, a casual attack from the bird monster could potentially severely injure her.

"No, I still need to get some consumables to restore my body!" The Human Armor Willow Crab looked at Gu Ye and the others, assessed everyone's strength, and saw Yan Shuangling alone. It prepared to go and swallow her.

But just as the thought arose, it felt a dangerous aura from Yan Shuangling. It felt something was wrong, so it abandoned the thought, and the dangerous feeling vanished. It breathed a sigh of relief.

It looked at Gu Ye, who had the weakest aura; he was the lowest-level existence among everyone and didn't have that dangerous feeling that Yan Shuangling had. The Human Armor Willow Crab's eyes lit up, and it immediately felt that he was the one. It then turned to look at Xu Yuanmo and said, "You hold on for a while, I'll be right back."

It didn't wait for Xu Yuanmo to react and rushed towards Gu Ye. Xu Yuanmo's pupils shrank when he saw the direction it was rushing in, and he cursed inwardly, "That idiot!"

"Watch out for yourself!"

He could only continue to order the Jade-Faced Grenade King to maintain the protective shield for passive defense, occasionally throwing various grenades to interfere with Night Dwelling Phoenix.

Night Dwelling Phoenix casually swatted away the attacks, keeping her eyes fixed on Gu Ye, her expression changing unpredictably—sometimes her brows were furrowed, sometimes she looked radiant.