Chapter 234: Gelina's Defeat

Zhao Yuxin kept her distance from the High-Crowned Spirit Chief, who was maintaining a dense fog state, while Zhu Zhiquan was responsible for killing all the monsters blocking the road along the way, incidentally destroying the tree roots exposed on the ground.

Gelina came to Zhu Zhiquan's side and asked, "P-please, what can I do?"

Zhu Zhiquan: "You rest and build up your energy first. Once we force this thing's true form out, you can step in and finish it off."

"Mm." Gelina silently shrank back onto the Flowerpot, staring blankly at the ferocious monsters outside the vehicle.

After a period of pursuit, the High-Crowned Spirit Chief began to run into the depths of the jungle, and Zhao Yuxin decisively turned the vehicle around to follow behind.

Zhu Zhiquan also continuously cleared the monsters blocking them, but soon these monsters seemed to realize they couldn't stop Zhu Zhiquan and his group, so they simply gave up.

"This group of monsters is really... able to bend and stretch," Zhao Yuxin said helplessly as she watched these monsters.

The High-Crowned Spirit Chief, in its fog state, looked back and realized that none of its many subordinates were helping it block them, and the other side was about to catch up; if it didn't fight back, it would likely die here!

Thus, the High-Crowned Spirit Chief returned to its original form and let out a roar at Zhu Zhiquan and the others.

Seeing the High-Crowned Spirit Chief reveal its true form, Zhao Yuxin immediately stopped the vehicle and shouted to Gelina: "Go, my little sprite!"

Swish~

Almost as soon as Zhao Yuxin finished speaking, Gelina flew to the front of the Tricycle to face the High-Crowned Spirit Chief, simultaneously returning to her human form and striking a pose.

The monsters hiding all around also ran out to watch this duel that was about to begin; of course, there were also some craftier monsters quietly approaching the Tricycle, trying to see if they could steal something.

As a result, as soon as they touched the side of the Tricycle, they were stabbed to death by Zhu Zhiquan with a spear, and afterwards, Zhu Zhiquan dismantled the killed monsters in front of all the other monsters.

At the same time, Gelina had already engaged the High-Crowned Spirit Chief, and the two sides began close-quarters combat. Gelina's unorganized punches were all dodged by the High-Crowned Spirit Chief, and she was instead caught by the High-Crowned Spirit Chief and brutally beaten.

"Go Gelina, Gelina must win!"

"Wu wu wu~"

Zhao Yuxin and Xuebao came out of the vehicle together to cheer for Gelina, especially Xuebao, who had a wooden banner in its hand, although the words on it were a bit crooked and it was impossible to tell what was written at all.

Zhu Zhiquan stood on the roof of the vehicle, alert to the surrounding monsters, but fortunately, the surrounding monsters were much like them, cheering and rooting for their own boss.

But even so, Zhu Zhiquan was still not at ease, so he asked Zhao Yuxin to place a few more Combat Plants to guard against those monsters.

Zhao Yuxin obediently followed suit, placing a circle of Combat Plants before continuing to watch Gelina's fight, and Zhu Zhiquan also calmed his heart to carefully observe the battle from the side.

At this moment, Gelina had been completely suppressed by the High-Crowned Spirit Chief, and all her attacks had been neutralized.

Watching Gelina being completely suppressed, Zhao Yuxin couldn't help but shout: "Gelina, create some distance from the opponent! How can you just stand there and let others hit you? Hurry up and pull away to use your skills!"

Hearing Zhao Yuxin's command, Gelina immediately jumped backward, preparing to cast spells from a distance. But as soon as she landed, the High-Crowned Spirit Chief turned into a cloud of thick fog to close the distance again, then launched a storm of attacks on Gelina.

Subsequently, Gelina tried to retreat repeatedly, but under the High-Crowned Spirit Chief's fierce offensive, she was already exhausted. Even the cheering from Zhao Yuxin and Xuebao seemed to have vanished, completely unheard in Gelina's ears.

Soon, Gelina was knocked to the ground, and before she could stand up again, the High-Crowned Spirit Chief launched another wave of attacks.

Fortunately, Gelina changed her body in time, which gave her a chance to escape the situation of being beaten on the ground.

However, this didn't improve things much; as she flapped her wings to break away, the High-Crowned Spirit Chief first sprayed a mouthful of mist at her, making Gelina feel a bit dizzy, then grabbed Gelina's palm-sized body and slammed it heavily onto the ground.

Boom!

Gelina was slammed heavily onto the ground, and just as she was about to hit the ground, she grew nails on one hand and stabbed them into the opponent's arm, forcing it to let go, while she took the opportunity to fly high into the air to prepare to recover her stamina.

Seeing Gelina break free from the opponent's control, Zhao Yuxin was about to cheer, but her hand stopped halfway through the wave.

Because the High-Crowned Spirit Chief also rode the clouds and mist, quickly approaching Gelina for close-quarters combat.

Poor Gelina hadn't even had time to relax before she fell into a passive situation again; the powerful pressure made Gelina subconsciously return to her normal human size, only to be brutally hit by the opponent once more.

Zhao Yuxin kept shouting, trying to provide Gelina with a bit of advice.

Zhu Zhiquan, who was on the side, stared at the battle in the sky for a while before shaking his head and sighing: "Azhao, I think it's time to end this battle."

Zhao Yuxin and Xuebao turned their heads to look at him, their hearts full of confusion.

Looking at their puzzled expressions, Zhu Zhiquan patiently explained: "The most important thing in a battle is rhythm. If your own rhythm is disrupted, it is very easy to be controlled by the opponent.

Gelina is being suppressed by the opponent precisely because she lacks combat experience."

Zhao Yuxin retorted: "Then wouldn't it be fine to just let Gelina jump out of the opponent's rhythm? For example, wouldn't it be better not to engage in close combat with the opponent?"

Zhu Zhiquan entered the vehicle while explaining: "Easier said than done. Once someone else controls the rhythm, even an experienced master has almost no chance of a comeback."

Subsequently, Zhu Zhiquan picked up the Xuangang Spear and the Five-Star Sword and shouted to the High-Crowned Spirit Chief in the sky: "You up there, do you dare to accept my challenge!"

At this moment, the High-Crowned Spirit Chief, who was about to kill Gelina, suddenly paused upon hearing Zhu Zhiquan's shout, and happened to lock eyes with him.

The reason it stopped was not because the High-Crowned Spirit Chief understood what the other party said, but because it felt a more challenging expert issuing a challenge to it.

The moment there was a gap in the High-Crowned Spirit Chief's attacks, Gelina immediately flew back to the vehicle to cast healing skills on herself, and the injuries on her body quickly disappeared.

Afterwards, Gelina rushed out of the vehicle again and saw that the High-Crowned Spirit Chief had returned to the ground to rest, and Zhu Zhiquan also chivalrously did not make a move.

Zhao Yuxin leaned into Zhu Zhiquan's ear at this time and asked: "Ajiu, why don't you just go up and fight? Instead, you're giving the opponent a chance to rest?"

Zhu Zhiquan: "Because I am confident that I can defeat it alone, and even if I can't, we have the ability to escape. There is no need to use underhanded methods."

Zhao Yuxin nodded, only warning Zhu Zhiquan not to kill it, and then she took Xuebao and Gelina back into the vehicle.

Gelina said with a worried face: "That... that monster is very powerful, is he really going to be okay?"

Zhao Yuxin said proudly upon hearing this: "That goes without saying! Before you were born, Ajiu had already easily defeated one; there's no need for us to worry at all!"

"Wu wu!!!" Xuebao also chimed in from the side.

But Gelina still looked at Zhu Zhiquan with worry, and Zhao Yuxin put her hand on her shoulder, bragging to her: "Let me tell you, Ajiu's combat power was cultivated by me!"

"Wu! Wu wu!" Hearing Zhao Yuxin's words, Xuebao gestured and danced to protest to Zhao Yuxin.

Zhao Yuxin found it annoying and gave it a punch on the forehead; after being punched, Xuebao could only cry and hold its head in grief.

Then Zhao Yuxin continued her bragging, leaving Gelina stunned.