Trembling At A High Altitude

All of the people present were masters among masters. Even if Li Teng was whispering to himself, others would hear him if they paid a little attention.

Clearly, several people had heard him.

They glanced at each other and once again couldn't keep a straight face, with someone laughing so hard that the wine they'd just sipped sprayed out.

This young man was too amusing.

But indeed, he was a very progressive and idealistic young man.

Finding such a happy pill to have a bit of fun during the dull gaps in monster hunting and the tense moments before a fight to the death was not bad at all.

When the drinking got merry, Xiang Yu, Han Xin, Bear Big, and Bear Two came over in succession with bottles and cups to pour Li Teng a drink, asking him to take good care of them. Li Teng responded very seriously, assuring them he would consider it when appropriate.

Of course, the condition was that they could not betray or kill him.

The drinks made everyone even happier.

After a short rest, the group left the rocks and followed Li Bai back on the road.

"Bald Qiang, when we encounter the pair of Evil Ghosts later, which might be a husband and wife, let's each pick one and then mix it up in the chaos. How about that?" Li Bai proposed the strategy to Bald Qiang as they approached a swamp.

"As you wish," Bald Qiang didn't mind the plan.

As Li Bai had said, there were two Evil Ghosts in the swamp.

The Evil Ghosts floated above the surface of the swampy water, seemingly possessing some Water Control Skill.

Luckily there were some large stones protruding out of the swamp and big trees growing inside it, with many thick logs floating on the water's surface.

The group, who had gone there to kill, displayed their supernatural abilities and engaged in combat with the Evil Ghosts, leaping across these footholds without anyone slipping into the swamp's mire.

Li Teng had a bit of a headache. He could easily get close using his Instantaneous Transmission Skill, and with his parkour technique, it was easy to secure a landing, but it seemed too flashy.

Li Teng chose to slowly make his way by moving from tree to tree.

Finally, Li Teng reached the closest point to the battleground.

One of the Evil Ghosts was a close-quarters Tank type, and the other was a Ranged Mage type. Their pairing was very logical and they were well-coordinated. Due to their tacit cooperation and refusal to separate, the plan concocted by Li Bai and Bald Qiang to divide and conquer fell through, turning the scene into a melee.

The Tank Evil Ghost had already formed an entire set of dark and solid Battle Armor, wielding a mighty sword.

The sword of the Tank Evil Ghost couldn't be compared to the one Li Teng was carrying on his back.

It appeared to be a Magical Treasure-type weapon.

After observing for a while, Li Teng roughly figured out several skills of the Tank-type Evil Ghost.

The Sword Technique might have also reached the Transformative Realm, with Li Bai continuously warning other people to guard against the Tank Evil Ghost's Secret Technique Slash. According to him, if the Secret Technique Slash was fully charged and hit someone, they would definitely suffer severe injuries and lose their fighting capability.

Li Teng speculated that this Secret Technique Slash might be a powerful ultimate skill that came after the Sword Technique broke through the Transformative Realm.

The Ghost Armor was very tough and the Ghost Sword was incredibly sharp. All things considered, this Tank-type Evil Ghost might only have two basic skills, Ghost Sword and Ghost Armor, but having honed both to the Transformative Realm and beyond, it was already a formidable opponent.

In that case, calling it a Tank-type Evil Ghost might not be quite right, since it lacked a shield.

Better said, it was a Warrior-type Evil Ghost that was strong in both offense and defense.

From the shouts of Li Bai, Bald Qiang, and others, as well as Li Teng's own observations, the Ranged Evil Ghost had a very high level of Ghost Flame Skill. It was fast, had a far range, and was powerful, making it hard to bear the brunt of an attack.

It also had a relatively low-level summoning skill that allowed it to summon two Little Ghosts to help block for it.

It also possessed a very powerful Bloodsucking Skill:

Healing itself while attacking the enemy.

But Li Bai, Bald Qiang, and the others were tough and not easy to bite, so when the ghost lost too much blood, it would suck the blood from the two Little Ghosts it had summoned. A ghostly shadow with a gaping mouth would bite down, turning one Little Ghost to shreds instantly and thereby restoring a large chunk of its lost health.

One with a tough hide and the other a bloodsucker, these two Evil Ghosts were very tough to deal with. Facing off against seven, they managed to hold their own without falling behind in a fight that lasted over ten minutes.

For Li Teng, this was a good thing; he was quite far from the center of the battlefield and needed a long time to lock onto each Evil Ghost and crack them.

After a chaotic fight for a while, Li Bai timely adjusted the tactical strategy.

Xiang Yu and Bear Big thought of a way to hold off the Warrior-type Evil Ghost,

while he and Bald Qiang concentrated their firepower on the Ranged Evil Ghost. The remaining three focused solely on dealing with the two Little Ghosts summoned by the Ranged Evil Ghost, instantly using their ultimate skills to kill them as soon as they appeared, not giving the Ranged Evil Ghost a chance to heal through bloodsucking.

Li Teng's wrist vibrated slightly, and his Death God APP finally finished locking onto the Ranged Evil Ghost.

"Detected known type of encryption algorithm."

"Crack successful!"

"Life Resource Points gained: 2349 points."

"..."

Starting directly with two thousand, the strength of the Evil Ghosts is indeed getting stronger and stronger.

In this battle, Li Bai and Bald Qiang clearly exhibited greater combat power than before. Their strength was already head and shoulders above the other five. Despite its full effort, the Ranged Evil Ghost could not contend with them when they joined forces.

The Little Ghosts it summoned didn't even have the chance to bloodsuck before they were slain by Han Xin and the others.

The Warrior-type Evil Ghost, stunned and blocked in turn by the skills of Xiang Yu and Bear Big, couldn't go to its aid.

Finally, after about ten minutes, the Ranged Evil Ghost had its throat slashed by Li Bai's sword and its skull crushed by Bald Qiang's hammer, letting out an extremely piercing shriek as it fell in the swamp.

The Warrior-type Evil Ghost seemed to be stimulated. After a mad howl, it took the opportunity to unleash a Ghost Blade Secret Technique Slash. Xiang Yu couldn't dodge in time and was struck on the shoulder, his upper arm along with half of his shoulder was cut off and flung away, and he staggered back several steps, nearly falling into the swamp.

Fortunately, he was quickly supported by Li Bai, who pulled him out of the swamp and also threw him a gourd.

This was the first time since entering this scenario and fighting the boss that they had suffered serious injuries.

Xiang Yu's severed shoulder and arm ended up in Bear Two's hands, who, true to his word, immediately threw them back to Xiang Yu who had just escaped the swamp.

Xiang Yu applied the ointment from the gourd onto the severed area, then pressed his arm and half-shoulder back in place, leaning against a rock and closing his eyes in pain to rest and recover.

...

Li Teng, perched in the tree, watched the fallen Ranged Evil Ghost on the battlefield, anxious.

A few minutes passed, and the Death God APP finally transmitted good news.

"Crack successful!"

"Life Resource Points gained: 46248 points."

"Soul Power Skill acquired: Ghost Flame LV1."

"..."

"Ghost Flame Skill perfected."

"..."

"Soul Power Skill acquired: Ghost Flame LV22."

"Soul Power Skill acquired: Bloodsucking Technique LV1."

"..."

"Bloodsucking Skill initiated."

"..."

"Soul Power Skill acquired: Bloodsucking Technique LV8."