novelzi Chapter 292: Elemental Stripping
Chapter 292: Elemental Stripping
Chapter 292: Elemental Stripping
Laughter erupted instantly throughout the stands, creating an immense, intangible pressure that caused the Shrek Squad’s expressions to change. A hint of anger appeared on their faces.
"Let's prove it to them with our actions. No need to get angry," Tang San's voice rang out, calming the group.
The host swiftly changed his tone, "Hey, I must inform you that the Shrek Squad has already won a match! Just yesterday, they defeated a team entirely composed of elephant demons, and they immediately annihilated their opponents. Those who watched yesterday's match might remember them. So, let us see if they can create another miracle today. And now, please welcome the Bloodbath Squadron. The familiar Bloodbath is back!"
With the host's high-spirited announcement, the gate on the other side slowly opened. The team that appeared last was generally considered more likely to win, and a team called the Bloodbath Squadron was unlikely to be an easy opponent.
Tang San’s eyes narrowed as he intently watched the opposite side.
"Cyclops!" Wu Bingji took a deep breath, instantly identifying the species of their opponent.
Cyclops were a type of demon, humanoid in appearance but not human. Naturally fierce and solitary, these simple-minded, physically robust creatures mostly lived in the wild, preying on demonic beasts, thus never forming a complete society. They were outside the hierarchy of the Empyrean Dominion but they were known to possess formidable individual combat abilities, capable of tearing apart demonic beasts with their bare hands.
Judging by stature and aura, the Cyclops before them was at least at the eighth order. Simple-minded yet with extraordinary combat talent, an eight-order Cyclops could hold its own even against ninth-order warriors. Additionally, it had a powerful innate ability: spiritual immunity. Spiritual attacks were simply ineffective against them, rendering the Shrek Squad's advantage in spiritual power almost useless against it. It was as if it lacked a sea of consciousness or its sea of consciousness was fossilized.
Following the Cyclops was a fox demon covered in blood-red fur, a species well-known to Tang San—the Crimson Fox.
This young member of the Crimson Fox clan had eyes tinged with red, devoid of its species’ usual charm and instead exuding a cold ferocity. It stood silently behind the Cyclops. In each hand, he held a dagger that gleamed with a chilling light.
The five members of the Bloodbath Squadron had already formed their positions across the arena.
The young Crimson Fox leaped up and perched on the Cyclops's shoulder, while the three Aetherhorn Deers stood behind, not in a line but in a triangle. Their antlers faintly shimmered with light.
Tang San narrowed his eyes, sensing the air around him, and murmured softly, "It's either spiritual disruption or a spiritual storm, everyone be cautious."
The betting time was one minute, which quickly passed. With the host's signal, the second battle for the Shrek Squad officially began.
On the side of the enemies, the surrounding light visibly distorted, and the antlers of the three Aetherhorn Deers simultaneously burst with brilliant light. The next moment, Wu Bingji's face changed. "I can't sense the presence of the ice element anymore."
Tang San immediately realized he hadn't fully guessed the opponents' intentions, but he hadn’t been that far off either.
The Aetherhorn Deers utilized the Discerning Eye of Heaven. With their power, roughly at the eighth order, they achieved a temporary stripping of elemental energy. This was a form of disruption. And it was not only Wu Bingji; Tang San also could no longer sense the wind element.
Together, the three Aetherhorn Deers managed to strip all forms of elemental energy from the air. Although it was unclear how long they could sustain this, it was enough to throw off the Shrek Squad. Wu Bingji’s most powerful ice-based attacks were simply unusable without access to his element.
The Cyclops charged forward with mighty strides, swinging its mace. Each step caused the ground beneath to tremble.
The Spirit Elevation Array, activated by Du Bai, sparked to life, but the opponents' unexpected Elemental Stripping caught them off guard.
Gu Li stepped forward and did a pirouette, swinging the tail hammer behind him. Having reached the peak of the sixth order, his tail stretched about two and a half meters long and had a threatening bulge at the end that made it look very much like a club. However, he still looked rather diminutive compared to the towering Cyclops facing him.