Before three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Deep in the fortress, not far from the massive White Bone Hall.
A six-member team from Shuzhou College was engaged in battle with over a dozen Netherworld Guards, Netherworld Mages, and other Undead Star Beasts.
The team's strength was impressive; two were at the Bronze High Stage, one at the Bronze Middle Stage, and three at the Bronze Early Stage.
Among the three at the Bronze Early Stage, one had bushy eyebrows, large eyes, and a burly physique, wielding a large sword with great vigor...
Who else could it be but Fang Kun, who had been separated from Su Yuan and Zhuang Xun?
Compared to the outside, all the Star Beasts in the Undead Fortress were at the Bronze Level, with nearly a third being Elite Star Beasts.
At this moment, Fang Kun's team was facing twice their number of undead creatures yet maintained a slight upper hand and was steadily expanding their advantage.
Besides their impressive strength, there was another reason: the team had a wood-type assistive magic technique performed by a tall, beautiful girl wielding an Elf Wood Staff among the Bronze Early Stage members.
The girl swung her Elf Wood Staff, casting "Natural Guardian," "Living Tree Armor," "Entangled Vines," and other skills at opportune moments, providing healing, shields, and control, significantly boosting the combat abilities of Fang Kun and the others.
The leader of the group, Zhou Fenghua, a freshman from Qing Province, dealt with several Netherworld Guards in front of him while shouting, "Don't advance rashly. Maintain formation and push forward slowly. Also, don't let these undead creatures break through to the back!"
Sensing their dire situation, the undead creatures suddenly erupted; the Netherworld Guards' powerful slashes and the Netherworld Mages' Netherworld Blasts occurred one after another!
Fang Kun and others at the frontline immediately felt the increased pressure, their formation almost falling apart.
Zhou Fenghua shouted loudly, "They're making their final struggle. Hold on!"
Fang Kun and the others understood this, summoning their strength.
At this moment, a Netherworld Assassin shrouded in shadows, seizing the powerful offensive from the Netherworld Guards and Mages, suddenly transformed into black smoke, bypassing Zhou Fenghua and rushing towards the assistive girl at the rear.
"Not good, his target is Little Yu!"
"Little Yu, be careful!"
"Yu Changle, block it quickly!"
The fighters at the front were alarmed and wanted to help; however, the numerous Netherworld Guards pressed in immediately, making it impossible to break away.
By Ai Xiaoyu's side at this time, only Yu Changle, a prospective freshman tasked with protecting her, was left.
The black smoke transformed by the Netherworld Assassin quickly reformed behind the frontline fighters, wielding a short blade towards the assistive Ai Xiaoyu.
"Little Yu, get back!"
Yu Changle gritted his teeth and quickly stepped in front of Ai Xiaoyu, wielding his sword with full Star Power against the Netherworld Assassin!
With crossed swords, Yu Changle blocked the attack of the Bronze Middle Stage Elite Netherworld Assassin.
But before Yu Changle could catch his breath, the assassin's vague, human-like face under the black smoke twisted into a sinister smile. With a shake of both shoulders, two dark clones veered off towards Ai Xiaoyu from both sides.
Green Skill: Shadow Splitting Slash!
Yu Changle was startled, quickly turning the Netherworld Assassin before him into black smoke with a forceful strike, but it was too late to pursue the two elusive clones!
Ai Xiaoyu, seeing the two clones approaching, remained calm despite her fear, and waved her Elf Wood Staff to cast a defensive skill.
Rich wood elements surged from the Elf Wood Staff, quickly forming a light green energy shield around Ai Xiaoyu.
The two clones simultaneously struck the Elf Shield with black daggers, the right one dissipating immediately, while the left one revealed the true Netherworld Assassin!
Netherfire blazed on the dagger, swiftly corroding the wood element shield, ready to break through in an instant.
Ai Xiaoyu's face turned pale. She immediately started channeling a new control skill.
But it was too late; the Elf Shield shattered with a bang.
The Netherworld Assassin let out an eerie laugh, bursting through the Elf Shield and thrusting towards Ai Xiaoyu.
Seeing the dagger tip mere inches from Ai Xiaoyu, a silver flash appeared beside her, blocking the dagger and knocking the assassin away with a counter.
Turning, Ai Xiaoyu saw a calm young man with silver eyes beside her.
Ai Xiaoyu, pale and with a heaving chest, thanked him, still shaken.
Su Yuan nodded silently.
Ai Xiaoyu was about to ask his name when she saw Su Yuan walking towards the Netherworld Assassin.
The assassin, after being stabilized, seeing Su Yuan had blocked the surprise attack, became furious.
With a strange cry, the assassin charged Su Yuan again.
Just then, a large Bone Wolf engulfed in Black Flame pounced from behind, pinning the assassin to the ground.
The assassin, taken aback, began struggling with Star Power, only to see the fiery heads of three more Bone Wolves closing in.
Four Netherfire Steel Bone Wolves' eyes glowed with Netherfire, staring down at the assassin, causing sheer terror!
The scream stopped abruptly. Within seconds, the assassin was torn apart by the four Netherfire Steel Bone Wolves.
Ai Xiaoyu, seeing Su Yuan not only rescuing her but summoning creatures to easily dispatch the powerful assassin, was astonished.
This sudden change caught everyone's attention.
Fang Kun, from a distance, recognized Su Yuan and showed a rare expression of delight, "It's really you. I'm glad you're okay!"
Leading the group, Zhou Fenghua asked, "Fang Kun, you know him?"
Fang Kun nodded, "Yeah, we came together."
Like Su Yuan and Zhuang Xun, Fang Kun had been worried about their safety due to the perilous Molten Lava Cave.
Though he had initially fallen into a Ghoul's nest, his luck led him to encounter Ai Xiaoyu, Zhou Fenghua, and other Shuzhou College students, forming a team.
Besides Fang Kun, Yu Changle, and Ai Xiaoyu, Zhou Fenghua and the two others were experienced freshmen with substantial strength.
As a result, under Zhou Fenghua's leadership, the team had cautiously navigated the fortress, collecting valuable resources without significant incident.
Ai Xiaoyu watched Su Yuan, who was retrieving a Star Core from the assassin's dismembered body.
Su Yuan nodded to Fang Kun, raised his hand, ordering the Netherfire Steel Bone Wolves, which opened their mouths and charged Netherfire Cannons at the undead creatures in the distance!
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
The Black Flame erupted almost simultaneously, with the raging Netherfire annihilating two Netherworld Guards on the spot and severely injuring four others nearby.
Zhou Fenghua, Fang Kun, and others were startled by the Netherfire Cannons exploding among the undead creatures.
Sensing the powerful Star Power fluctuations, Zhou Fenghua and the others realized Su Yuan's four Black Fire Bone Wolves were at the Bronze High Stage!
After firing, the Netherfire Steel Bone Wolves charged fearlessly into the undead Star Beasts like black shadows, their steel defenses and powerful Netherfire Steel Claws wreaking havoc and breaking the enemy's formations.
"Well done!" Zhou Fenghua shouted, his eyes brightening.
With the situation reversed, everyone felt relieved.
"Damn, I've been cut… Little Yu, heal me quickly. I can't hold on!" A pained cry came from the front.
"Huh?!" Ai Xiaoyu gasped, quickly refocusing, and waved her Elf Wood Staff, casting a Healing Technique forward, "Wood Elf's Blessing!"