area51novel Chapter 174 seems to have been a close call.
Chapter 174 seems to have been a close call.
Under the influence of the suddenly thickened blood mist, Gongyang Mo and his two companions, who were about to retreat, were frozen in place.
Moreover, including Zhang Lexuan, the eyes of the eight Shrek Academy members trapped in this blood mist area began to rapidly turn blood red.
In just three to five seconds, the eyes of Xixi, Yao Haoxuan, and Ma Xiaotao were completely engulfed in blood red.
"Roar!"
A roar that didn't sound like a human voice rang out, and amidst the eerie laughter of two evil soul masters hidden in the blood mist, Xi Xi, Yao Haoxuan, and Ma Xiaotao began to attack their teammates.
Under this sudden attack, the remaining members of the main team who could barely maintain their rationality, as well as Zhang Lexuan, saw their eyes turn blood red rapidly.
Something's not right.
After the communication was established, although it wasn't very clear, the reserve team could already hear some of the sounds from the other side. Because the reaction from the regular team was very strange, the reserve team immediately realized that something was wrong.
"The blood mist has stopped churning and looks like it's become very viscous. Let's intervene."
Long You promptly reported the aerial footage and then manipulated the large stealth soul-guided reconnaissance drone floating above the blood mist to descend further. He Caitou also immediately began operating the self-propelled bombs that had already arrived around the blood mist.
As Ma Xiaotao and her two companions began their attack, streaks of lightning connected numerous self-propelled bombs with a large, stealthy soul-guided reconnaissance drone overhead. Footage from another soul-guided drone filming the scene showed the entire blood mist area appearing as if shrouded in a network of lightning.
"Detonation!"
Still unable to get a reply from the main team, or even Zhang Lexuan, the reserve team was truly anxious. The entire explosion formation was complete, and Long You immediately pressed the detonation button.
"Boom! Zzz—!"
More than a dozen self-propelled plasma bombs, along with a large stealthy soul-guided reconnaissance drone carrying high-yield plasma bombs, detonated simultaneously at this moment.
According to the calculations of the intelligent secretary, these plasma bombs, which were detonated together, were enough to turn the area covered by blood mist into a real hell of thunder.
The rampant plasma could completely tear apart any area created by non-spirit fusion skills or non-domain skills.
The reserve team was unaware that the pervasive blood mist was called the Soul-Stealing Blood Domain, but that didn't stop them from believing they needed to clear it away.
The wildly surging electric berries indeed disrupted the blood mist, causing some of it to dissipate and the rest to become noticeably thinner. The images transmitted back by the soul-guided drones revealed the main team's figures once more.
The fact that the regular team was engaged in internal strife was clearly exposed to Long You and others.
"Damn it, the abilities of evil spirit masters are indeed bizarre. What do we do now?"
"Call him Elder Xuan. We still can't locate those two evil soul masters, so we can't provide any effective assistance."
Thanks to Zhang Lexuan's outstanding performance, and the fact that the reserve team weakened the effect of the Soul-Stealing Blood Domain, the main team, despite being in a passive position in the internal battle, can still hold on for the time being.
However, it's clear that this state of affairs cannot be sustained, let alone lead to victory. Therefore, for Long You and the other reserve team members to change the course of the battle, the most crucial thing is to contact Elder Xuan. As long as this level 98 Super Douluo takes action, the two evil soul masters who are merely Soul Saints will have no chance of survival.
"Unable to get in touch."
Huo Yuhao, who has never had much of a presence, has now brought everyone a disheartening situation.
"Avoid the senior students, fire the electromagnetic cannon. Yuhao and Songhe, you two are in charge of this."
At this critical moment, everyone felt a chill when they couldn't contact Elder Xuan, but sitting idly by and waiting for death was not the style of Shrek Academy students.
Bei Bei assigned Huo Yuhao and Song He, who had the lowest soul power cultivation, to operate the electromagnetic cannon in order to further disrupt the soul-capturing blood mist that enveloped Zhang Lexuan and the others.
After all, plasma bombs were very effective at disrupting the blood mist, so it's likely that the fixed electromagnetic cannon projectiles, which are surrounded by ionization acceleration effects, will have a similar effect.
As for the remaining five people, including Long You and Bei Bei, they can no longer hide in the distance. They must get closer and provide support to Zhang Lexuan and the others from a relatively close distance.
Two five-meter-tall soul-guided powered mechs, along with three battle armors, rushed rapidly toward the battle area.
The two gray-robed evil soul masters were still nowhere to be seen in the blood mist zone. To prevent them from having already retreated and waiting on the way to wipe out Long You and his group who were destined to need reinforcements, all types of detection soul tools were operating at full capacity.
Even if they can't find the two evil soul masters in the blood mist, they still need to make sure they aren't ambushed.
Two hundred meters from the blood mist zone, the five members of the reserve team stopped again. They couldn't go any further; if they did, a Soul Saint-level evil soul master could launch a surprise attack, and Long You and the others wouldn't have time to react.
A green halo, brimming with life, began to spread towards the blood mist area. As they drew closer, Long You could already detect the problem with Zhang Lexuan and the others. It was a clear sign that they were being bewitched and controlled.
In this situation, if Zhang Lexuan and the others can be brought to their senses, the battle will change dramatically.
A strong sense of corruption permeated the blood mist, and Long You also saw golden light emanating from around Zhang Lexuan. Long You knew that it was the mark of judgment of light left on Zhang Lexuan by the "flawless light" taking effect.
However, the power of a single Mark of Light Judgment was clearly insufficient to counter the Soul-Sealing Blood Domain unleashed jointly by two Soul Saint-level evil soul masters. Given that Long You, Bei Bei, He Cai Tou, and Tang Ya, who also bore the Mark of Light Judgment, dared not approach, only the Emerald Swan, a relative of "Flawless Light," could offer assistance.
It's difficult to let any power other than mental energy seep out from inside the luxury sphere, so the Emerald Swan is currently inside Long You's soul-guided power mecha, crammed into the cockpit with Long You.
{This depraved and evil power is utterly repulsive. Xiao You, you must get rid of them!}
"They absolutely must be eliminated, but the difference in strength is too great. By the way, Da Bai, you should have a keen sense of corrupted power, right? Can you sense where those two guys are?"
Simply firing blanks won't be very effective, especially since Yuhao and his group have already retreated again and changed positions to hide.
I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, those two are still inside the blood mist. This blood mist is controlled by these two working together. If they leave, the blood mist will dissipate.
However, I am not "flawless light" after all, and I cannot accurately sense their positions. It seems unrealistic to expect me to act as a guide for the soul tool's attack.
"It doesn't matter anymore, I've locked onto them. Although I'm a Soul Master, I won't just rely on Soul Tools and ignore the power of Martial Souls."
Attention everyone, I will be using orange tracer rounds to guide the attack. Maintain consistent firepower, accuracy, and mobility.
The reason for taking the risk of getting so close was that after discovering that the existing soul-guided detection devices were unable to accurately detect the location of the two evil soul masters, Long You wanted to use the analytical ability of his martial soul's perception glasses to analyze the location of those two people.
Otherwise, given the attack range of the long-range soul tool, Long You and the others could have stopped more than 500 meters away.
Behind each orange-red tracer bullet, countless energy bullets and the glow of soul-guided rays would follow without interruption.
"Damn Shrek Academy!"
After only two rounds of attacks, the blood mist a hundred meters away began to tremble noticeably, and Long You and the other reserve team members heard the sinister, hoarse voices of the two gray-robed evil soul masters for the first time.
The swaying blood mist barrier brought a turning point. Long You first heard a clear, long howl, and then a layer of translucent blood red spread out from the turbid blood mist.
Even though it wasn't yet the time for the moon to rise, at that very moment, the pure white moonlight illuminated an area of about two hundred meters in radius.
"Damn it, it's you guys!"
The voice wasn't loud, but the anger contained within it was clearly conveyed.
As if to appease Zhang Lexuan, a ferocious tiger roar rang out at this moment, and a soaring aura of killing intent spread out. A rain of white tiger meteors and a huge "kill" character broke through the blood mist's blockade.
Previously, Ma Xiaotao, who had lost control, had been kept in check by Dai Yueheng. Now, under the combined effects of the Blood Mist Vibration and the Jade Swan Healing, Ma Xiaotao has barely regained her sanity, and Dai Yueheng has been freed.
The White Tiger is associated with killing and warfare. Having been disturbed and corrupted by the blood mist for so long, if it weren't for the unwavering determination in his heart not to bring shame to Shrek Academy or the White Tiger Duke's family, Dai Yueheng would have already lost control long ago.
Now that he has his hands free, rationality is no longer important; Dai Yueheng just wants to unleash the bloodthirsty Yu the Great deep within his heart.
"Wow! Even though it was already half out of control, it still managed to find the right direction for its attack."
The things analyzed and locked by the Insight Glasses will not be lost unless Long You deliberately ignores them. Therefore, Long You can now clearly see that Dai Yueheng's attack is aimed directly at the two gray-robed evil soul masters.
"I've already gotten involved, and now that my senior is being so supportive, I can't let him down!"
Under Bourne's control, the soul-guided power mech nimbly traced an arc and arrived at a position where there were no Shrek Academy students within a straight line.
"Mech Combat Technique - Rhino Charge"
Having used the Lightning Flash Soul Skill beforehand, a massive plate-armored rhinoceros that appeared to be made of blue and white crystal suddenly leaped out.
A deafening roar erupted. Although it was launched later, the armored rhinoceros charging straight forward struck the same spot as Dai Yueheng's attack.
Boom!—
The violent explosion echoed through the mountains, and the murky blood mist completely dissipated at that moment.
Without the blessing of the blood mist, Xi Xi and Chen Zifeng, who were still immersed in the killing, collapsed to the ground with a thud. Ma Xiaotao was slightly better off, but she, like Ling Luochen and Gongyang Mo, also slumped to the ground.
Of the eight people in the inner courtyard, only Zhang Lexuan and Dai Yueheng are still standing.
{It's alright now, I can sense that those two annoying guys are almost out of breath.}
Although the blood mist had dissipated and they had just heard the terrified screams of the two evil soul masters, the tragic state of the inner court seniors still made Long You and the other five outer court students extremely nervous.
Even a Soul Saint with weakened health is still a Soul Saint. If those two hadn't died, and had done the same to the outer courtyard, Long You was confident he wouldn't lose his mind (with the Pearl of Imagination), but the others weren't so sure.
The dust kicked up by the attack gradually settled, and weak groans reached the ears of everyone present.
However, no one wanted to investigate whether the groans were real or not; Shrek Academy's only response was to attack.
Excluding Long You and Dai Yueheng, who had just temporarily drained their soul power, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Tang Ya, and Zhang Lexuan, a total of five people, unleashed their strongest attacks that they could muster in a short time, simultaneously striking the source of the groans.
"Nanai, can't you use your brains for once? You attack as soon as you hear a sound. What if it's a trick? Even if it's not a trick, at least aim your shots!"
Seeing the five people launch a blunder, Long You angrily shouted into the internal communication system.
It was one thing for Zhang Lexuan to miss her target, but the battle lasted for nearly twenty minutes, and for the most part Zhang Lexuan was fighting two opponents at once while also protecting the other seven inner court students.
Having already used the eighth soul skill and the 100,000-year soul skill, Zhang Lexuan was already quite surprised that she still had soul power. There was no need to force the issue of attack accuracy.
"cough cough"
A series of coughs rang out in the communication channel. After catching his breath, Long You released the tracer bullets that marked the location again, and Bei Bei and the others' attack finally hit the target.
As expected, the two evil spirit masters, who were already severely injured, ultimately lost their lives.
"Dabai!" After turning off the external communication microphone, Longyou began to review the situation with Dabai. "I have a feeling something's not right. These two are a bit too weak!"
"Something seems off. Are you worried about Yuhao's safety? Didn't we just contact him? Yuhao and that chubby guy are both fine."
"No, no, it's just that these two evil spirit masters are too weak."
That Soul-Stealing Blood Domain is indeed very strange, but as you probably noticed, its greatest function is actually to lure people out of control. As long as you are prepared beforehand, this kind of attack may not work at all.
But from beginning to end, these two evil soul masters only used this one move. A Soul Saint-level evil soul master only has this one move? Or is it a move so easily interfered with by external forces, rendering it ineffective?