217: The resurrected monster, is it an illusion?

Two completely different armor powers erupted in the alley.

In an instant, it was as if even the surrounding eerie aura was greatly diluted.

“No, impossible!”

“These two guys are actually the legendary Armored Warriors, Fire Finch and Sea Spirit!”

“How is this possible!”

Li Fuyou, seeing the true appearance of the Armored Warriors, was filled with shock and fear.

What had he done before?

He had actually extorted two travelers right in front of Sea Spirit and Fire Finch.

However, knowing the true identities of these two people, Li Fuyou somewhat understood why they had traveled thousands of miles to this desolate place to search for the legendary Ghost Alley.

At this point, it no longer mattered.

What mattered was that next, it would be two Armored Warriors beating up a monster!

It was the first time he had seen such a ghost-like monster.

But in front of the two Armored Warriors fighting side-by-side, it appeared somewhat frail and weak.

“Sea Spirit, use ranged attacks from the side, find the right opportunity, and assist me in attacking!”

“Understood.”

After their previous battle cooperation, coupled with this period of discussion and refinement.

Shui Yuqianxi and Kajiya Itten had already developed some tacit understanding as comrades and had devised a method for fighting together.

The Sea Spirit Armor's characteristic lies in its diverse combinations, which can adapt to various environments and various monster abilities.

Therefore, during combat, the Sea Spirit Armor conserves stamina and performs ranged attacks.

While the Fire Finch Armor's characteristic of agile strong attacks, combined with its ability to nullify the opponent monster, allows it to engage in close-quarters combat, relying on Fire Finch’s power to force out the opponent monster’s abilities.

Sea Spirit then selects different Sea Beast combinations based on the opponent monster’s abilities, to counter and effectively deal with the monster’s capabilities.

Whoosh!

Raging flames burned fiercely in the darkness, like a meteor skimming the ground, darting towards the monster.

Minds Eye instantly unfolded, and Basic Breathing Technique ran to its limit in a flash.

The Fire Finch Armor also entered its burning form in an instant.

“Haa!”

Flames wrapped around his left leg, following the armor, and he swung it out with a speed that the monster couldn't react to.

The air suddenly let out a sharp crack under the flames and immense force, and the ghost floating in the air shattered in an instant under the attack.

The swift Kajiya Itten didn't stop; with each breath, fiery breathing patterns appeared on the armor's faceplate.

His left leg, which had shattered the ghost monster, then stomped heavily onto the stone slab on the ground.

Under the high-temperature flames, the stone slab instantly melted.

He stopped his movement, leaving a molten lava trench on the ground.

“Pfft!”

Shui Yuqianxi also clenched her fist at this instant and swung it out forcefully.

A blue phantom of a Tiger Whale rushed out with the phantom of her swinging fist, crashing towards the monster's location.

The shattered monster was instantly pulverized.

The Tiger Whale phantom, which had broken through the monster's fragments, then crashed onto the high-temperature molten floor.

Sizzle!

In an instant, the water vaporized rapidly, and the monster had vanished without a trace.

“Success!”

Li Fuyou's eyes widened in excitement, although he still held some opinions about the two Armored Warriors that, if spoken aloud, would surely lead to a beating.

But at this moment, for the sake of his own life.

Compared to the bizarre, ghost-like monster, he naturally hoped that the two Armored Warriors would emerge victorious.

However, contrary to Li Fuyou's excitement,

Shui Yuqianxi and Kajiya Itten looked at the place where the monster had disappeared, their hearts sinking.

Having experienced so many battles and dealt with so many monsters amidst life-and-death crises, how could these two not see the abnormality of this monster?

The previous attack clearly didn't have the tangible feeling of hitting the monster.

“Is it a monster ability?!”

Kajiya Itten kept his Minds Eye open, maintaining a defensive stance, wary of changes in the surroundings.

Shui Yuqianxi also clenched her fist, the Sea Spirit Record floated in front of her left hand, her eyes closed and then reopened, everything around her became slow, clearly she had also activated her Minds Eye.

“Was what I just shattered an illusion? Is the enemy’s ability an illusionary clone, or is it creating illusions?!”

Shui Yuqianxi rapidly pondered the enemy's ability, various Sea Spirit combinations constantly appearing in her mind.

“It’s not that simple. If it were just an illusion, it would be impossible to create it so realistically.”

“Moreover, I was just attacked; an illusion cannot possess attack capabilities.”

A tiny cut, oozing blood, appeared on Kajiya Itten's arm beneath his armor.

A slight sting came from his arm, but he paid it no mind.

Having experienced so many battles, such a minor injury was nothing to him now.

“Can it attack?”

“It can actually keep up with your speed and attack at that speed!”

The flame power in his heart surged slightly, and the wound on his arm quickly scabbed over under the high temperature.

Kajiya Itten spoke nonchalantly.

“Fire Finch's attacks aren't invincible; it's not surprising for a monster to keep up with my speed.”

“Be careful, always keep your Minds Eye open…”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The chilling air changed again; wisps of smoke condensed together, like white phantoms, reforming into that eerie ghost.

However, compared to before, it now seemed more solid.

The claws extending from beneath its white robes also became sharper, gleaming with silver light, like keen blades capable of tearing through anything.

On its face, hidden in the darkness, a pair of crimson eyes lit up, appearing eerie and bloodthirsty.

Those crimson eyes did not lock onto the closer Kajiya Itten, but instead bypassed him, directly locking onto Shui Yuqianxi in the distance!

Whoosh!

The moment its gaze locked, a whooshing sound echoed.

It transformed into a streak of white light and lunged fiercely towards Shui Yuqianxi!

‘It actually abandoned the close-range Kajiya Itten and attacked me!’

‘Did it use its intelligence to determine that it should eliminate the more variable Shui Yuqianxi first!’

Different thoughts flashed through Shui Yuqianxi and Kajiya Itten's minds simultaneously in an instant.

“Orca Fist!”

“Pfft!”

Shui Yuqianxi didn't dodge; she clenched her fist, water wrapped around her arm forming a Tiger Whale phantom, which surged out the moment she threw her punch.

In an instant, the air exploded, and the surging Tiger Whale phantom crashed straight into the ghostly monster!

However, just as the attack landed, the ghost instantly transformed into a white phantom again at extreme speed!

It vanished from Shui Yuqianxi's sight in an instant!

‘This speed, how is it possible? It's already on par with Fire Finch!’

Shui Yuqianxi's pupils contracted sharply, and she quickly tried to catch sight of the ghostly monster!

However, by the time she caught it, the ghostly monster had already entered the three-meter range of her Minds Eye.

And with a speed that even Minds Eye couldn't catch, it transformed into a white phantom within the three-meter range covered by Minds Eye!

Shui Yuqianxi was greatly alarmed!

“You wish!”

She clenched her fists, and the powers of Orca M and Shark M burst forth simultaneously!

In an instant, her twin fists aimed at the phantom caught within the three-meter range of her Minds Eye, transforming into countless shadowy punches.

Each shadowy punch condensed a roaring Tiger Whale phantom, blasting towards the ghostly monster!