Lu Jun hurriedly walked out from the tent, and Mo Fan, who was likewise in the middle of breaking through next door, also rushed out in a panic.
They looked toward the sky, where many uninvited guests had appeared in the distance. They had emerald-green bodies, lustrous and smooth like jade, yet their wings were a pure blue.
Whether it was their stiff feathers or their downy fluff, everything looked exceptionally neat, as if carved from a single mold.
When they flew over in swarms, it felt as though a vast expanse of emerald silken heavenly clouds and blue ribbons of cloth were gradually spreading across the sunset sky, slowly closing in on this location!
The intense rumbling propagated just now originated from them.
Seeing this, Lu Jun knew what they were, his heart tensing, "They're here, the strange birds derived from the Nasca Geoglyph Forbidden Magic."
The gemstone eyes of the strange geoglyph bird in his arms flickered, responding slightly.
Before Mo Fan could ask, Jiang Yu and the others beside him were already crying out in panic, "Damn, it's them again, and this time there's even more of them!!"
Zhao Manyan likewise yelled strangely, "Are you kidding me? We've gone so far out already; are those big demon overlords just going to let this flock fly over their airspace without a care!"
Nan Jue's expression was ugly as she said, "This is bad. We're blocked inside the Ruins Canyon. It's completely open here — no cover at all, if we move forward, we'll step into the Storm Forbidden Zone."
"What on earth did you people do."
Hearing everyone speak, Mo Fan wore a dumbfounded look, totally clueless.
Beside him, Zhao Manyan explained, "About a month ago, not long after we arrived in Peru, we accidentally entered a place the locals called a forbidden area, and we've been getting chased by these strange birds ever since."
"At first there were only a few dozen — we wiped them out casually. Then it became a few hundred — and we still handled them. Later, even inside the city these birds chased us. They got exterminated by the defenses of a Peruvian city, causing an Orange Alert…"
"And now it's become over ten thousand strange birds coming at us."
Mo Fan carefully thought back, then suddenly realized and cursed furiously, "Shit, so I was dragged into this by you bastards."
Off in the distance, Dongfang Lie said helplessly, "We really thought they were the last wave."
Now that Dongfang Lie had replaced Lu Yilin's spot, his cultivation had advanced rapidly. Specializing in the fire element, he had broken through to the Advanced Level, and with his innate talent granting +1 fire magic tier, his Advanced-Level Fire level-2 output was the strongest in the entire team.
Lu Jun surveyed the sky, which was densely packed and rapidly surrounding them with Nasca strange birds, his expression calm.
With his all-element Advanced-Level strength, he could protect himself even under siege from ten thousand servant-level demon creatures, charge in and out seven times, and withdraw at ease not to mention the Mermaid Monarch in his portable space was still slumbering. Once possessed, she could also effortlessly slaughter them.
However, Lu Jun's goal was to step into the Storm Zone, so he proposed, "It's unwise to fight these strange birds head-on. This assault can be resolved, but what if there's another wave afterward? What if it becomes a hundred thousand demon creatures hunting us down?"
"Why not retreat into the storm forbidden zone behind us, using the natural lightning as a barrier, and then figure out a way to eradicate them."
As his words fell, everyone's expressions changed — it was precisely what they were most worried about: would there be yet another wave.
Ai Jiangtu decisively supported the suggestion, "Then there's no time to lose. While the strange birds aren't here yet, let's head straight into the storm and survive through death."
The group hastily packed up their belongings and, bracing against the strong winds, headed toward the storm zone.
Wooo wooo wooo—
As Lu Jun stepped into the edge of this towering black-dragon-like storm, he immediately felt the fierce gales whipping and scraping at his face, stinging bitterly, and there was even a powerful suction force pulling them deeper within.
The further the winds were toward the core, the greater their contained might became, gradually shifting from something an ordinary person could resist to a force capable of shredding even servant-level beasts apart.
With no other choice, every person in the team had to push forward under magical defenses.
At this moment Lu Jun deployed Fifth-Level Water Defense to stunning effect. Empowered by the North Sea Heavy Water top-grade soul seed and the treasure Avoid-Water Pearl, with a massive nine-fold amplification, he could effortlessly rely on a mere Basic-Level spell to withstand the destructive power of an Intermediate Warrior.
Black-jade-like scales sprouted across their skin, while several pitch-black water-jiao coiled and intertwined around them, forming a robe of water armor. This black water was condensed, heavy, lustrous, and radiant like steel.
Its surface was covered with countless tiny and profound vortices; any incoming attack would first be dissolved by Extreme Yin, then have its energy devoured by the Sea Abyss, next be rebounded by Tidal Force, and finally be forcibly resisted by the Profound Gravity. After being eroded by layer upon layer of these effects, it became utterly impregnable.
With just this one defensive layer raised, they could stroll calmly through the raging storm.
Zhao Manyan commented sourly, "Sigh, looks like I'm useless. When it comes to money, Young Master Lu's still superior—fifth-level magic and a Soul Seed."
Rumble rumble!
Meanwhile, lightning leaping within the storm occasionally struck the ground at random, thundering loudly as massive swaths of land were scorched black, giant craters erupted, and boulders were blasted into the air.
Everyone trembled. Each bolt of thunder possessed power equivalent to Super Tier magic—anyone struck would be vaporized into ashes in an instant.
Fortunately, the density of the lightning strikes wasn't too high, giving them some leeway.
Cry! Cry!
Just as Mo Fan thought he could briefly avoid the mysterious strange birds, shrill cries suddenly rang out from behind.
Zhao Manyan glanced back and saw Emerald Blue-Winged Birds, blotting out the sky, swooping down while braving the endless gales and relentless thunderstorms. He couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, what grudge do they have with us to go this hard?!"
In the blink of an eye, Lu Jun and the others were surrounded, each unleashing magic in response.
North Sea Heavy Water · Water Blossom Heavenly Screen · Cage!
Lu Jun's expression was grim as he controlled his Stardust. One after another, pitch-black tidal diagrams surged upward and intertwined into a magnificent Constellation.
Water vapor condensed in the void, and bead-like black droplets as hard as steel formed, then gathered into a deep, pitch-dark North Sea Water Vortex that spun madly as a terrifying devouring force erupted, forcibly dragging hundreds of servant-class strange birds nearby into it!
Plop! Plop!
The strange birds tumbled into the vortex and were corroded by Extreme Yin, pulverized by Profound Gravity, battered by Tidal Force, and then exploded one after another—shattered bones and flesh dissolved completely.
Moments later, a vividly multicolored feather floated up from the depths of the vortex.
Lu Jun's eyes narrowed. He understood this was the totem symbol of the demonic birds—a weak point of the Nasca Lines. Once the bird carrying this symbol was slain, entire swathes of phantom birds would vanish.
Thus, this turmoil of the Nasca Lines was actually quite easy to repel.
However, Lu Jun had no time to get entangled with these birds. Who knew what upper limit the forbidden Nasca magic might have? A million? Ten million? Or perhaps even a hundred million? At that point, killing the totem symbols would only be a drop in the bucket—it was far better to hurry to the center of the Storm, quickly return the Nasca Gem after using it, and put an end to the war.
On the other side, the National Team members each displayed their abilities. Jiang Shaoxu used Psychic Element Charm to lure the strange birds into clusters, while Mo Fan unleashed a High Tier Nigth Dominance together with a fourth-level Giant Shadow Spike, forming a large-scale control array that bound them tightly.
Immediately after, Dongfang Lie and Mo Fan's High Tier Fire Element Heavenly Flame Funeral swept down, and their slaughtering efficiency was hardly any slower than Lu Jun's.
Everyone fought with all their strength, blasting a way out of the encirclement as they were forced to press deeper inside.
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