The appearance of the clone, with its E-class aura of weakness, immediately drew the attention of everyone present, including a dark pterosaur with a five-meter wingspan.
"What the hell, where did someone just appear from?" the red-haired fire ability user exclaimed. His right arm was half corroded, and he was on his last legs. Upon seeing someone emerge, hope flickered across his face, only to quickly vanish.
The reason was simple: the person who had suddenly appeared was far too weak.
The other four individuals also bore injuries of varying degrees and were in dire straits. They looked at Yu Zhibo with astonishment.
However, being seasoned B-class powerhouses, they quickly refocused on the battle, having no time to concern themselves with a suddenly appearing E-class individual.
It was the blue-haired older sister, the water ability user, who noticed the national emblem etched onto the clone's forehead protector. Out of goodwill, she called out, "Hurry and get out of the way, this isn't a fight you can interfere with."
Following her words, she drew a whip made of condensed rainwater from the puddles on the ground and lashed out fiercely at a pterosaur.
The ice ability user with short, spiky hair remained expressionless, using the most basic E-class ability, Ice Arrow, to pierce into the pterosaur flock.
Although these were merely simple E-class abilities, when wielded by the B-class spiky-haired youth, they possessed the power to easily slay D-class dark creatures. However, upon striking the thick-skinned pterosaurs, they didn't inflict significant damage.
Meanwhile, another Taoist, with blood gushing from his nose, rushed into the pterosaur flock, wildly slashing with his sword, his face a mask of despair and madness born from utter recklessness.
As for the last remaining power-type ability user, seeing the Taoist charge forward, he gritted his teeth and followed suit. His fists whistled through the air, creating sonic booms, but he could only knock the monsters back, unable to obliterate them as he had before.
*Screech~*
One pterosaur seemed particularly displeased with the clone. After swatting the Taoist away with a wing, it turned its head and let out a piercing shriek at the clone. Instantly, a shrill cry accompanied by a mental storm of 3000 Hertz washed over them.
Yu Zhibo's clone's expression changed. He brought his fingers together at his chest and activated the Body Flicker Technique, instantly vanishing from his original position.
The next moment, he appeared on a rock four meters away.
As a clone, he had not inherited the 5000 Hertz mental protection buff that Lin Wanjun had bestowed upon the main body, so he could only evade.
And just as he dodged, the spot where he had been standing was completely shattered by the mental shriek. This was merely a standard attack from a B-class pterosaur.
An attack of this magnitude would not cause significant harm to the five human powerhouses of equal B-class standing, but it was enough to completely annihilate the clone.
Instantly, the clone's mind, which had become slightly arrogant due to mastering numerous ninjutsu, cooled down.
He had initially thought that after mastering various A-class and S-class ninjutsu, he could fight against B-class dark creatures by over-leveling. However, upon reaching B-class, the growth in physical strength, mental power, and all other aspects was revolutionary. This dark pterosaur, for instance, could completely suppress him with just its mental power.
B-class powerhouses, truly terrifying!
At the same time, he sighed inwardly, realizing that without an increase in spiritual energy, his physical attributes could not improve. No matter how many ninjutsu he learned, they would remain castles in the air.
However, he quickly regained his confidence: "I've only awakened for three days and reached this level, what more do you expect from me!"
Each movement of the Body Flicker Technique required ten spiritual energy, costing ten spiritual energy per meter.
This time, he moved four meters, instantly consuming 40 points of spiritual energy. In the blink of an eye, the 300 points of spiritual energy allocated to him by the main body dwindled to 260.
Looking ahead:
The weaker pterosaurs seemed to have been dealt with by the five-person team. The remaining ones were all B-class or above. Moreover, this world was permeated with dense dark spiritual energy. As they unleashed their skills, they furiously replenished their energy from the dark spirit crystals within their bodies, showing no signs of fatigue.
"Come on, main body, try to subdue these pterosaurs for me!"
Yu Zhibo's clone looked at the giant, ferocious, and terrifyingly powerful pterosaurs, feeling a bit speechless. It was clear that the mission to subdue a spiritual beast was no longer feasible.
Instead, the B-class powerhouses on the human side were being pushed back, their defensive formations crumbling. They could only rely on their physical strength and meager spiritual energy to hold on.
These humans must be from the Shenhua Bureau, and this world must be the one the Director mentioned.
The clone possessed the main body's memories. He recalled the Director's way of speaking, capable of fitting three phrases into one, and certain extraordinary items on the Sacred App that did not belong to Blue Star. He had already pieced together most of the puzzle.
Since subduing them was impossible, he would do what he could!
The next moment, arcs of electricity danced around his hand, coalescing into countless high-intensity lightning arcs. They gathered around his palm, emitting a piercing chirp of Chidori.
"Hahaha, with the mastered level of [Lightning Style: Chidori], there's no need for hand seals. I can use it with a mere thought. I've been tricked by the system again! The system even said it would reduce hand seal speed by 80%, what a scam!"
While inwardly complaining fiercely about the system, the flashing lightning reflected in Yu Zhibo's clone's Sharingan eyes. At this moment, his eyes were filled with resolve.
"Born great, die glorious! Although I am merely a clone, I have inherited the main body's tenacious spirit of loving the country and fighting bravely!"
With a roar in his heart, Yu Zhibo's clone pointed his Chidori diagonally towards the ground, bent his knees, and pushed off the rock, charging heroically towards the dark pterosaurs.
"Shatter the darkness with lightning, you dragons, die!"
With a roar, amplified by Chidori, Yu Zhibo's clone's speed was astonishing. The hundred-meter distance to the pterosaur was halved in an instant.
However, just as he was about to attack the pterosaur, the Taoist, who had been swatted away by the pterosaur, leaped up from the ground with excitement and scooped him up by the waist.
"It's Lightning Style, a Lightning Style ability user! Heaven has not abandoned me, Li Changsheng!"
The Taoist grimaced as the electricity from the Chidori zapped him, but his face was filled with unconcealable ecstasy!
Not far away, the remaining four ability users also looked ecstatic. They all leaped backward, channeling their spiritual energy to rapidly absorb and refine the electrolyzed spiritual energy from the air, their auras slowly beginning to surge.
"My good sir, Lightning Style ability users shouldn't be leading the charge! You just need to protect yourself from the rear!"
The Taoist carefully placed Yu Zhibo's clone behind a rock, treating him as if he were a rare treasure.
"Just stay here and electrolyze the dark spiritual energy, don't go out, alright? Leave the rest to us!"
The Taoist said kindly, then his expression changed drastically as he turned to berate the fire-attribute ability user:
"Fire guy, stop hogging the spiritual energy! Your arm is broken, what are you still grabbing for? Come over here and protect him. If even a single hair on his head is harmed, I'll hold you responsible!"
"Whether we can bring back the Sensing Stone today depends on his safety while electrolyzing spiritual energy for us. You must protect him!"
After absorbing some light spiritual energy, the Taoist's aura became completely different from before, his eyes shining brightly.
After speaking, he began to rapidly chant an incantation: "Gold appearing on copper signifies the gate of severance, the sword of warding off evil, Geng Metal appears. If any dare to disobey, heavenly soldiers shall ascend!"
As the incantation finished, the Money Sword in his hand automatically floated up. He formed a hand seal, pointing his index and middle fingers together like a sword, tracing from the tip to the tail of the sword, imbuing it with a layer of golden sharpness. He then controlled it with spiritual energy and his mind.
"Hurry!"
With this shout, the Taoist couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, his aura instantly weakening.
And as the Taoist spat blood, the Money Sword in front of him transformed into a golden light, instantly flashing over a hundred meters away, directly decapitating a pterosaur that was spewing flames.
At the same moment, the body of the power-type awakened user, after absorbing spiritual energy, used the Berserk skill to double his size and obliterated the head of a pterosaur with a single punch.
The tide had turned.