The fatty groaned on the ground in pain, while Zhang Tian and the others stared in shock at the woman before them.
"This guy, he can actually use lightning attacks? Is that for real?"
Shirley Yang rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
But upon seeing that it was indeed true, her eyes filled with even more surprise.
Zhang Tian was the most astonished.
After all, Zhang Tian's lightning was of the Daoist school, cultivated by the Grand Master of Shangqing himself. Yet, this monster before him could absorb and even unleash it.
"Impossible, this..."
Zhang Tian took a deep breath.
"Wait, if she can use my attacks, but the power of the recent attack was different, it means this creature can probably only attack a few times."
Zhang Tian quickly calmed down.
Logically, it should be like this. Of course, this was assuming Zhang Tian's guess was accurate. Zhang Tian himself wasn't entirely confident in his conjecture. After all, it was a matter of guessing and luck.
"I suspect she must have absorbed my power to use it."
"She shouldn't be able to attack many times."
Zhang Tian said.
"Then let's draw out her attacks."
Hu Ba Yi looked at Zhang Tian and asked.
Zhang Tian nodded. This was definitely the best method for now. Of course, whether it worked depended on luck.
"Fatty, how are you?"
Zhang Tian looked at Fatty. They couldn't attack right now, and to draw out the attacks, they needed someone who could take a hit. And Fatty, without a doubt, was that person.
Fatty had intended to play dead, but when Zhang Tian called him, he knew he couldn't pretend any longer.
With a cry of pain, Fatty said, "Oh, my god, boss, why did your attack not distinguish between friend and foe? Fatty was almost electrocuted to death."
Fatty shouted as he slowly got up.
"Fatty, draw out her other attacks."
"It's inconvenient for us to attack, so it has to be you."
Zhang Tian said.
Fatty: "?????"
Fatty was completely bewildered. Drawing out attacks? Was that something a person could say? Fatty's body was tough, but not *that* tough. However, seeing the situation, Fatty understood.
"Hahaha, as expected, at the critical moment, it all depends on Fatty."
"Eat Fatty's Romanian spinning kick."
As Fatty spoke, his large frame charged forward.
The old woman's target was rather indiscriminate. Seeing Fatty charge straight at her, threads of electricity began to coil around her hands. As the arcs of electricity formed, a powerful aura washed over them.
Upon feeling this aura, Zhang Tian's face broke into a smile. He understood. Zhang Tian finally understood. This old woman was like he'd suspected, absorbing and then utilizing. It was like an "Thornmail" in a game, but while Thornmail only worked against physical attacks, this old woman was like a mage's Thornmail.
"Crack!"
Instantly, Fatty was struck by lightning again. However, expecting high damage, Fatty felt the pain and immediately realized something was wrong.
"Huh, it doesn't hurt that much."
Fatty cupped his backside, his eyes shining like a enlightened master.
Zhang Tian then looked at Shirley Yang.
"You guys go open that wall. There should be something there, otherwise this creature wouldn't be guarding it."
Zhang Tian said, and Shirley Yang and Hu Ba Yi nodded. The wall was behind the old woman, meaning Zhang Tian and Fatty needed to distract her while Shirley Yang handled the demolition.
Fatty got up again. This time, the old woman's attack was significantly weaker. Fatty, brandishing his broadsword, charged forward. He slashed at her repeatedly. Though her body was gaunt, the sound of his blade striking her was stiff. Clearly, even in her emaciated state, her body was harder than iron. Soon, as the sounds of battle subsided, Fatty was having his fill.
However, the old woman began to notice something was amiss. She instinctively absorbed power, but Fatty's attacks yielded very little. Was this creature a weakling that could only tank but had no offensive power? Just as the old woman was preparing to counter-attack, she felt her body being entangled by something. She tried to break free but couldn't.
Meanwhile, Zhang Qilin stood motionless. Two powerful auras mingled around him, and his expression was grim. Zhang Qilin was incapacitated for the time being.
As Shirley Yang and Hu Ba Yi approached the wall, they also noticed something unusual.
"Is there a mechanism?"
Shirley Yang asked Hu Ba Yi.
Hu Ba Yi felt around for a while, then shook his head.
"I don't feel anything, but there's likely one."
Hu Ba Yi said.
"Then what do we do? We don't have much time."
Shirley Yang said, already holding a demolition device. Hu Ba Yi's mouth twitched. Hadn't she already found the answer? Why was she asking him?
As Shirley Yang began to set up the explosives, Zhang Tian started to feel the strain. The old woman's power was immense. Even without absorbing, with such strength, Zhang Tian couldn't hold on for long, or rather, Zhang Tian's whisk wouldn't hold on.
"Boom!"
Just as Zhang Tian was entangling the old woman, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted from the wall. As the smoke cleared, the entire cave began to tremble. At the same time, a crack appeared on the wall. Hu Ba Yi and Shirley Yang exchanged a glance, and almost simultaneously, their attacks struck the wall. With another explosion, the entire wall collapsed, revealing an opening.
"Roar!" The old woman let out a cry, as if in great pain. After the cry, her energy began to dissipate at a visible rate. Zhang Tian's whisk lightened. Zhang Tian looked at the point of explosion. A gaping hole had been blasted open. Beyond it, a faint light appeared deep within the mountain cave.
Seeing this, Zhang Tian understood. This was the heart of the formation! Within the cave, powerful auras surged once more. These auras were identical to the old woman's, but far stronger.
"This place, could it lead to the main hall?"
Zhang Tian had a terrifying thought. As this thought arose, Zhang Tian immediately began to cast formation stones. Zhang Tian dared not take the risk. If these two places were connected, then the Queen Mother of the West in Kunlun Divine Palace might come over. Zhang Tian might then have a chance to witness true power. Of course, Zhang Tian did not wish to experience it at this moment. The potential danger had to be eliminated first.
"Boss, aren't you too hasty?"
Fatty muttered as he saw Zhang Tian rush out, controlling the now weakened old woman. Zhang Tian entered the cave. He could clearly hear footsteps. Zhang Tian estimated that the person would reach him in at least three minutes. Zhang Tian had to set up a formation and dismantle the existing one within this time. This sounded simple but was incredibly difficult to execute. Zhang Tian was unsure if he could succeed.