The Ordinary Man's Guide to Fast Travel

Chapter 464: Restarting the Modern Times 17

Although the black mist was constantly suppressed under the joint attack of everyone, it suddenly burst out with a powerful recoil force.

This force was like a surging tide, pushing everyone back violently.

Zhang Yue and Lin Xuan were the first to be hit. They were knocked to the ground with blood flowing from the corners of their mouths.

Zhang Yue struggled to get up and shouted, "This evil creature is so powerful, much stronger than we expected."

Lin Xuan also wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said, "Our attack seems to only be able to temporarily trap it, and it can't cause any substantial damage to it at all."

Li Wan and Zhao Yang were also panting. Li Wan's defensive spell was almost broken by the recoil force. She said with lingering fear: "If this continues, we will all be exhausted to death."

Wang Zhixia's eyes were red. She was unwilling to give up and rushed towards the fog again, shouting loudly: "I don't believe there is nothing we can do about it!"

But the mist seemed to sense her anger and suddenly stretched out several black tentacles, instantly wrapping Wang Zhixia tightly.

Wang Zhixia struggled hard but couldn't break free. She shouted in fear: "Save me!"

Zhao Yang wanted to rush over to help, but was hit by a dark force released by the mist. He flew out and fell heavily to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

When Mo Yuan saw this scene, he wanted to increase his spiritual power output to rescue Wang Zhixia, but the mist suddenly released a powerful interference force, causing Mo Yuan's spell to become chaotic and the light on his body to flicker.

Just when everyone was in desperate situation, Chao Yao remained calm.

She stared at the mist, silently calculating the pattern of its power fluctuations.

Chao Yao suddenly flashed and rushed towards the fog like a ghost.

The immortal sword in her hand shone with an unprecedented strong light, and she shouted: "Evil-breaking Sword Style, the first style, a flash of inspiration!"

Her magic sword drew a strange trajectory in the air. The trajectory seemed to contain some mysterious power and it slashed directly at the black tentacles that were entangled with Wang Zhixia.

The black tentacles sensed the danger and wanted to retract, but Chao Yao's sword was too fast.

With a few "swish" sounds, the black tentacles were cut off and Wang Zhixia was able to escape.

"Chaoyao, thank you." Wang Zhixia said gratefully.

Chao Yao did not respond, but continued to attack the mist.

The mist seemed to be angered by Chao Yao. All the red eyes focused on Chao Yao, and then a huge black skull condensed from the mist and pounced towards Chao Yao.

Chao Yao was not in a hurry. He changed his steps and easily avoided the skull's attack as if dancing.

She flipped in the air and shouted, "Evil-breaking Sword Style, second style, Sword Shadow Splitting Light!"

In an instant, Chao Yao's immortal sword turned into countless sword shadows, which shot towards the skull in the mist like meteors.

The skull wanted to dodge, but there were too many sword shadows and he couldn't avoid them all.

There was a crackling sound, and the skull was hit by the sword shadow, and many cracks appeared.

Seeing how effective Chaoyao's attack was, Mo Yuan shouted, "Chaoyao, do you have any way to completely destroy it?"

While continuing to attack, Chao Yao replied: "The source of power of this evil creature should be in its center. As long as we find and destroy that source, we can destroy it. But its defense is very strong, I need everyone's cooperation."

After hearing Chao Yao's words, everyone cheered up.

Zhang Yue shouted, "Chaoyao, you decide what to do, we'll listen to you!"

Chao Yao said, "I will attack its core again to attract its attention. Zhang Yue, Lin Xuan, use the power of the formation to restrain it again. Li Wan, Zhao Yang, look for the weak points in its defense while I attack. Wang Zhixia, you and Director Mo Yuan prepare your strongest attack, and when I find an opportunity, you can attack together."

Everyone responded in unison: "Okay!"

Chao Yao took a deep breath and shouted, "Evil-breaking Sword Style, third style, sword breaks the sky!"

Her entire body merged into one with the magic sword, transforming into a dazzling sword light and rushing towards the center of the fog.

The mist felt the threat from Chao Yao and immediately concentrated all its strength to form a black barrier in the center.

Zhang Yue and Lin Xuan acted quickly. They formed seals with their hands and directed the power of the warning formation to Chao Yao's surroundings. Chains of spiritual power emerged from the ground and wrapped around the mist, restricting its movement.

Li Wan and Zhao Yang were concentrating on observing the defense of the fog. Suddenly, Zhao Yang shouted, "There, there is a weak spot on the lower left."

After hearing this, Chao Yao adjusted his direction and rushed towards the weak point.

Wang Zhixia and Mo Yuan also prepared for their strongest attack. The spiritual power on their bodies gathered together to form a huge spiritual power ball.

Chao Yao's sword finally touched the black barrier of fog. At that moment, a huge resistance like an overwhelming sea surged along the sword.

This force was like a real mountain, pressing heavily on Chao Yao, trying to knock her down directly from the air.

The arm holding the sword began to tremble slightly. Her immortal power was like a lone boat in a turbulent river, which could be submerged at any time in the fight against this resistance.

But Chao Yao's eyes were extremely firm, and she showed no intention of retreating. She gritted her teeth and poured the immortal power in her body into the immortal sword continuously like a dam bursting.

With the infusion of immortal power, the immortal sword glowed brighter and brighter, and was in a stalemate with the black barrier.

However, the power of the barrier seemed endless, and Chao Yao felt as if he was fighting against the entire world alone.

Her forehead was gradually covered with beads of sweat, which rolled down her cheeks and turned into wisps of mist in the air.

With every bit of immortal power she injected, she could feel the resistance counterattacking even more frantically.

Just when Chaoyao was about to give up, Zhang Yue and Lin Xuan's anxious voices came: "Chaoyao, we can't hold on any longer!"

Chao Yao was extremely anxious at this moment, for she knew that if Zhang Yue and Lin Xuan's formation lost its effect, not only would all her efforts be wasted, but everyone would also be in extreme danger.

She kept telling herself to stay calm, her eyes fixed on the black barrier in front of her.

Chao Yao began to carefully observe the energy flow of the black barrier.

She discovered that the energy of this barrier was not evenly distributed. In some places, the energy fluctuations were more intense, like surging waves, while in other places it was relatively weak, like a calm lake.

She speculated that the places with strong energy fluctuations might be the main support points of the barrier, while the relatively weak places might be the hidden flaws.

So, Chao Yao concentrated his spiritual power on the tip of the sword and carefully and tentatively attacked along the edge of the barrier. Each attack caused a different energy reaction.

After a slight probing attack, she discovered that although the energy in one place was replenished quickly, there was an extremely slight delay in the moment of replenishment.

This momentary delay, like a ray of light in the darkness, was keenly captured by Chao Yao.

Chao Yao was overjoyed, she knew this was the flaw she had been looking for.

She took a deep breath, gathered the remaining spiritual power in her body to the tip of the sword without reservation, and then stabbed it into the tiny flaw without hesitation.

"Now!" Chao Yao shouted.

Wang Zhixia and Mo Yuan fired a huge ball of spiritual power towards the center of the fog, and the ball of spiritual power hit the core of the fog with devastating power.

There was a flash of dazzling light, and the black mist let out a shrill scream, then gradually dissipated.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Chao Yao with admiration in their eyes.

Wang Zhixia walked up to Chaoyao and said, "Chaoyao, this time it's all thanks to you. I used to always be dissatisfied with you, but now I know there is a huge gap between you and me."

Chao Yao smiled and said, "We are a team and everyone works very hard. This success is the result of everyone's concerted efforts."

Mo Yuan walked over, with a look of satisfaction and appreciation on his face, and reached out to pat Chao Yao's shoulder.

Chao Yao, however, was like a nimble deer, nimbly moving to the side and avoiding Mo Yuan's hand.

Mo Yuan's hands hung awkwardly in the air, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

But he reacted quickly, and that trace of surprise was instantly replaced by a look of understanding.

He slowly lowered his hand, his eyes still filled with admiration for Chao Yao, and he smiled gently and said, "Chao Yao, you are still so cautious. But you are right, everyone has contributed to this operation. But your calmness and decisiveness in the face of crisis are indeed worthy of learning for each of us. Without you, the consequences of this operation would be disastrous. You can always find a turning point at the most critical moment, and not everyone has this ability."

Chao Yao bowed slightly and replied, "Director, you are too kind. I was just doing my duty, and the situation at the time did not allow me to hesitate. Everyone played an important role in their respective positions. Without your preparation and cooperation in the early stage, I would not have been able to succeed."

Mo Yuan nodded, his eyes lingering on Chao Yao for a moment, as if thinking about something. Then he turned to face everyone and began to summarize the experience and lessons of this operation.