Chapter 966: Why Are You Targeting Me?

Facing the charging Su Xiao, Tie Nan had no intention of standing his ground—not only did Su Xiao exude overwhelming pressure, but their alliance had four members, ideally forming a formation: the Stone Golem holding the front, the Red Scorpion harassing from the flanks, while he and the Wind Prince unleashed concentrated firepower.

It was a perfectly designed formation, but Su Xiao gave them no time to set it up; the moment he sensed their coordination, he charged straight at Tie Nan.

“Stop him!”

Tie Nan extended both arms forward; twin flames erupted from his palms, the recoil forcing him backward.

“Impact Rock.”

The Stone Golem raised both arms, slamming them onto the ground as yellow sand surged upward.

With a thunderous crash, a gray stone wall rose before Su Xiao, blocking his charge.

“Perfect.”

Tie Nan landed, his first time coordinating—yet the Stone Golem’s wall had formed precisely along Su Xiao’s path, flawless in both positioning and timing.

With the gray wall blocking his path, Su Xiao had only an instant to react; beneath his feet lay loose yellow sand, and leaping off it would destabilize his motion.

A shield of energy appeared before Su Xiao, flat and horizontal; the moment it formed, he severed the connection between himself and the shield.

He planted one foot on the energy shield and, still sprinting, leapt over the wall.

Seeing this, the Wind Prince nearby brightened; his ring emitted a faint glow—his staff.

Elements surged; the Wind Prince’s casting required no incantation—dozens of droplets materialized above his head, radiating chilling cold.

These were no ordinary droplets, but highly purified ultra-pure water; while water is typically soft and pervasive, this ultra-pure water was harder than metal, and with wind element infused, it gained exceptional piercing power.

The combination of water and wind elements produced terrifying low temperatures; the water element alone yielded ultra-pure water, while the wind element provided piercing force, and together they generated the cold.

High hardness, high penetration, low temperature—these were the traits of the ultra-pure water droplets hovering above the Wind Prince. Struck by these droplets, an enemy wouldn’t just be riddled with holes; their wounds would freeze. If struck by more than five droplets, the target would be frozen solid—this was the terror of the Scientific School mages: they never wasted spells like fireballs or water bullets; to them, such rigid techniques were garbage.

The Wind Prince clasped his hands together; the droplets above sharpened into needles.

“Light, swift, silent, piercing blessing.”

The Wind Prince rapidly cast, layering four buffs onto the droplets in succession.

“Frost Water.”

He flung his arms outward; the droplets screamed toward Su Xiao, who was still mid-air.

Dozens of droplets flew at high speed—yet utterly silent, the “silent” buff in effect.

When the ultra-pure water droplets neared within seven meters, Su Xiao’s scalp prickled—a direct intuitive warning.

Su Xiao didn’t look at the droplets; fifty-three counter-shields formed around him, not as flat plates but as energy blades; he seized all fifty-three and hurled them outward.

Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah!

Click-click-click~

First came sharp cracks, then a vast wave of frost froze airborne moisture into ice crystals three meters to Su Xiao’s side.

Another energy shield appeared beneath Su Xiao’s feet; he stepped on it, still facing Tie Nan.

Beneath his helmet, Tie Nan’s face twisted; he had one MMP he absolutely had to scream: Why are you targeting me?

Su Xiao stood on the energy shield, crouching low, leg muscles tensing; his Zhan Long Shan was sheathed, wrapped in a flood of Qinggangying energy.

His gaze was razor-sharp; one hand gripped the scabbard, the other the hilt, crouched in the exact posture for a drawing slash.

But at that moment, the Wind Prince raised his index finger, a cruel smile on his face.

He curled his finger—two ultra-pure water droplets, deflected by the energy blades, suddenly changed trajectory; he could remotely control them.

The droplets flew silently toward Su Xiao; he took a deep breath and ignored them.

Pala! Two droplets struck Su Xiao’s back; frost surged upward, faint shards of shattered energy shields visible within the cold.

“This madman!”

The Wind Prince’s jaw clenched; he realized his opponent was tougher than expected—those two droplets had first hit an energy shield, losing over 40% of their kinetic energy before striking Su Xiao.

Boom!

A muffled explosion echoed mid-air as translucent shards of energy shield scattered.

Zing!

A straight blue streak slashed from mid-air toward the ground, aimed directly at Tie Nan.

“Damn it!”

Tie Nan leapt backward; the Red Scorpion, who had just arrived to support him, sidestepped instantly—her urge to assist had vanished the moment she saw the blue blade descend; her own life mattered more.

Swish!

The blue blade grazed Tie Nan’s side; Su Xiao appeared—his technique, “Breakthrough,” his self-developed strongest move, without exception, his most powerful attack.

Due to the immense downward momentum of “Breakthrough,” Su Xiao’s body surged forward uncontrollably.

Thud!

Su Xiao’s feet hit the ground, sending yellow sand spraying over seven to eight meters high; his feet plowed through the sand, carrying him over ten meters forward.

“Ha~”

Su Xiao exhaled a breath of frost, glancing sideways at the Wind Prince—perhaps the second target.

Drip. Drip.

Blood dripped onto the sand; a horizontal gash split Tie Nan’s entire torso, his chest and abdomen split open, organs clearly visible.

“Thought you were dead?”

Tie Nan glared darkly at Su Xiao—but Su Xiao ignored him entirely, shifting his grip on Zhan Long Shan.

Suddenly, countless slashes erupted inside Tie Nan; he vomited a gout of blood.

Puch! Puch!…

A dense barrage of slashes appeared; in an instant, Tie Nan and his armor were shredded to pieces, blood- and flesh-stained armor fragments falling to the ground.

Boom!

An explosion swept across half the sandy arena—Tie Nan’s arsenal detonated; Su Xiao was blown backward by the shockwave.

“First one.”

Su Xiao leapt backward to maintain balance; sand sprayed into his face. He had just used the immensely draining “Breakthrough” and needed moments to recover—his hands and legs were already numb.

Logically, after Su Xiao instantly killed Tie Nan, the other three should have hesitated—but these three were no amateurs; they immediately deduced Su Xiao’s weakened state.

Whoosh~

A rush of wind came from behind; the Red Scorpion had appeared behind Su Xiao, legs spread, fists drawn to her waist.

“Punch Rush.”

Her punch wasn’t fast, its trajectory wasn’t cunning, its power wasn’t overwhelming—but it felt utterly unavoidable.

Su Xiao was forced to halt his backward leap; the Red Scorpion blocked his retreat path. He twisted his body sideways—his Direct Perception had already predicted her punch’s trajectory.

Her fist grazed Su Xiao’s collar—she froze. In her expectation, it would have struck his shoulder and knocked him off balance.

“Continuous Rush.”

The Red Scorpion shifted from her calm style to a furious barrage of punches, hammering Su Xiao like a storm.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Su Xiao took three direct hits—not because he couldn’t dodge, but because his numb legs prevented him from moving.