132: Chapter 132 Is it her?

Li Murou was overjoyed: "Very good, hit them all!"

"Don't stop! Keep controlling them!" Chen Xi commanded calmly.

"Understood!"

Without a moment's pause, Li Murou let her fingers dance, and the melody of her instrument changed abruptly.

Another Sorrowful Elegy was unleashed.

Crack, crack, crack!

A more intense sonic wave struck.

In just a single second, the dozens of Shadow Poison Spiders huddled together were frozen stiff on the spot!

They remained in the posture of protecting the Spider King, completely unable to move.

"Xiao Xiao! Clear the field!" Chen Xi's roar was deafening.

"I've been waiting for this!"

Taking advantage of the brief respite, Su Xiaoxiao had recovered some of her stamina.

She stepped onto bolts of lightning, her figure slowly ascending into the air, her magic staff held high.

"【Sovereign Judgment · Sword of Apocalypse】!!!"

Rumble—!

This time, the momentum was greater than any previous attack.

A giant light sword, fully twenty meters long and wreathed in purple lightning and freezing ice energy, tore through the mist above the Black Swamp Forest and slammed down onto the spider swarm with world-destroying power!

"Boom!!!"

A loud explosion shook the earth and mountains.

The terrifying shockwave uprooted the surrounding trees, and black swamp mud and water were blasted a hundred meters into the air.

When that sword fell, the dozen or so Shadow Poison Spiders in the central area let out miserable shrieks, their limbs severed and splattering everywhere, yet they still hadn't died.

"Again!" Su Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, overdrawing her last bit of mental energy.

Swish! Swish!

Two more 【Sword of Apocalypse】 followed, precisely piercing the bodies of the Shadow Poison Spiders.

Rumble—!

Continuous explosions echoed through the forest, as if it were a small-scale thunderstorm disaster.

Finally.

As the dust settled and the lightning faded.

The originally dense swarm of Shadow Poison Spiders had completely vanished.

In their place was a massive, charred crater several dozen meters in diameter.

The bottom of the pit was filled with severed limbs and green slime, and the air was thick with a nauseating smell of burning.

【Killed Shadow Poison Spider (Lv.60) x 12】

【Gained 16800 Experience Points...】

【Level increased to 22.】

Listening to the frenzied kill notifications and level-up prompts in his mind, a satisfied smile finally appeared on Chen Xi's lips.

He turned his head, looked at the three girls sitting slumped on the ground and panting heavily, and gave a thumbs up: "Perfect coordination."

"We won."

...

The smoke cleared, leaving only charred soil and severed limbs in the massive crater.

Li Murou slung her instrument onto her back and plopped down onto the ground, panting heavily, her bangs wet with sweat.

"Hoo... I'm exhausted."

She patted her chest and said with lingering fear: "Is it over now?"

Chen Xi didn't answer immediately.

He raised his wrist, lit up the screen of his smart bracelet, and checked the mission progress bar.

【C-Rank Mission: Clear the Black Swamp Forest】

【Status: In Progress】

"Not quite."

Chen Xi shook his head, his brows slightly furrowed: "The mission hasn't shown as complete yet."

"We still haven't finished killing them?"

Li Murou let out a groan, but knowing this was serious business, she could only resign herself and climb back up.

"Let's go, let's head deeper and take a look."

Chen Xi waved his hand, signaling the team to continue moving forward.

The group adjusted their states and stepped once more into the depths of the gloomy Black Swamp Forest.

The trees here were even taller, their canopies blocking out the sun, making the light as dim as twilight.

Strange bubbles kept rising from the swampy ground underfoot, and the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet.

They hadn't walked more than two steps.

"Awoo—!"

Two black shadows darted out from the bushes on the side without warning, carrying a nauseating stench, and lunged straight at Su Xiaoxiao, who was walking on the outermost edge.

They were two giant wolves, the size of calves, pitch black all over, with only their eyes emitting a faint, cold light, and scraps of flesh from an unknown creature hanging from their fangs.

"Careful! It's a 【Shadow Wolf】!" Chen Xi shouted coldly: "And it's a Third-Tier Fierce Beast!"

These two Shadow Wolves were clearly treating these humans as exhausted prey, hoping to pick up an easy meal.

"Hmph, an ambush?"

Li Murou's eyes turned cold.

Almost the instant the wolf shadows lunged, her fingers were already hooked onto the strings of her instrument.

"Get down... on your knees for this young lady!"

"Zheng—!"

【Sorrowful Elegy】!

A visible blue sonic wave instantly exploded, accurately striking the two Shadow Wolves as they leaped into the air.

The fierce wolves, originally full of momentum, suddenly stiffened, a sense of sluggishness as if they had fallen into the deep sea instantly enveloping their entire bodies.

"Xiao Xiao!"

"Die!"

Su Xiaoxiao didn't even need Chen Xi's command; the magic staff in her hand had already gathered energy.

"【Sword Prison】!!!"

Thousands upon thousands of swords cleaved down precisely.

"Boom! Boom!"

The two Shadow Wolves, frozen in mid-air, didn't even have time to shriek before their skulls were pierced by lightning, and they slammed heavily onto the ground, twitching twice before going still.

【Killed Shadow Wolf, gained 2000 Experience Points】

"Hoo..."

Su Xiaoxiao put away her magic staff and let out a long breath: "There really are a lot of Fierce Beasts once you leave the safe zone. We've only walked a few steps and already encountered two more."

Chen Xi walked over, kicked the wolf corpses, and after confirming they were dead, said with a smile: "More Fierce Beasts is a good thing. Where else in the school dungeon would you find so many high-level monsters to grind? More Fierce Beasts means more Experience Points. At this rate, we'll all reach level 30 soon."

The group nodded, their eyes gleaming with the desire to become stronger, and continued to advance into the depths of the Black Swamp Forest.

They walked for about another ten minutes.

Suddenly, the sounds of intense fighting and human shouts were carried by the wind from the mist ahead.

"Is that... the sound of skills exploding?"

Chen Xi paused his steps, his ears twitching: "And someone is calling for help? Judging by the sound, there are quite a few people."

"Let's go, let's go take a look!"

Chen Xi waved his hand, and the four immediately lowered their bodies, using the trees as cover to quickly stealth toward the source of the commotion.

Pushing aside a patch of dense ferns, the view before them suddenly opened up.

They saw that in a clearing in the swamp not far away, five people were standing back-to-back, forming a defensive circle, and were fighting for their lives against a group of Shadow Poison Spiders.

More than twenty Shadow Poison Spiders had surrounded the five people completely.

Those five Professionals were clearly at their limit, each of them suffering from varying degrees of injury, their battle gear stained red with blood, looking incredibly disheveled.

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the besieged group.

Suddenly, his gaze locked onto a girl wearing purple mage robes and holding a soul-summoning banner.

Although the girl was pale and blood was spilling from the corner of her mouth, that arrogant temperament was still familiar.

Chen Xi raised his eyebrows in some surprise: "Is it her?"