Chapter 139: "Fantasy World, Desperate Counterattack: Lin Xiao's Magical Adventure"
Lin Xiao stood alone in the ruins of the ancient castle. The thick fog around her seemed to have life, constantly rolling and surging. The cold wind was like a cold snake, swishing against her skin, making her shiver violently. This once glorious castle was now only in ruins. The mottled stone walls, broken tiles, and crumbling beams seemed to be silently crying about the glory and vicissitudes of the past.
"What the hell is this place?" Lin Xiao frowned, her eyes wide open, her face full of vigilance and confusion. Her voice echoed in the empty ruins, but only the whistling of the wind responded.
She moved cautiously, taking every step extremely carefully. The gravel under her feet made a creaking sound, as if the ruins were groaning in pain.
Suddenly, an extremely eerie laugh sounded in her ears without warning. The laugh was sharp and distorted, as if it came from the abyss of hell, making people shudder.
"Who? Who's there? Come out!" Lin Xiao shouted, her voice full of fear and anger. Her body tensed up instantly, like a fully drawn bow, her hand tightly grasping her sword, her eyes scanning the surroundings like a sharp sword.
However, the only response she got was that hair-raising laughter, which kept echoing in the ruins, as if mocking her helplessness.
At this moment, a dark shadow flashed past her like a ghost, and the cool breeze it brought made her hair flutter. Lin Xiao turned around abruptly, but saw nothing, only the diffuse mist rolling in front of her eyes.
"Don't play tricks, come out openly if you have the guts!" Lin Xiao shouted angrily, beads of sweat already oozing out of his forehead. In this gloomy environment, the sweat beads instantly turned cold.
At this time, a dazzling flash of lightning flashed across the sky, instantly illuminating the surrounding environment. Lin Xiao was horrified to find that the place where he was was covered with strange runes and patterns. Those runes flashed with strange light, as if it was a huge magic circle full of evil power.
"What is going on?" Lin Xiao's voice trembled, and his heart was filled with confusion and anxiety.
Suddenly, the shadow appeared again, this time even faster, and rushed towards Lin Xiao fiercely. Lin Xiao quickly dodged sideways and swung his sword at the shadow.
There was a loud clang, and Lin Xiao felt her arm go numb, and the sword in her hand almost slipped out of her hand. She then realized that the shadow's body was as hard as iron, as if it was protected by a layer of invisible armor.
"Who the hell is this guy?" Lin Xiao gritted his teeth, his eyes revealing stubbornness and unwillingness to admit defeat.
She attacked again, her sword moves were fierce, but the black shadow dodged them easily. The black shadow's counterattack became more and more fierce, and Lin Xiao gradually felt exhausted and her movements became slower.
"No, if this goes on I'm going to die here!" Lin Xiao was secretly anxious.
Just when she was about to collapse, she suddenly discovered a tiny flaw in the black shadow.
"Now!" A trace of determination flashed in Lin Xiao's eyes, and he used all his strength to stab towards the flaw in the black shadow.
The black shadow screamed, fell to the ground, and disappeared into a cloud of black smoke.
Lin Xiao was breathing heavily, and before she could recover, the surrounding environment suddenly began to change dramatically. The ruins of the originally dilapidated castle gradually disappeared, and was replaced by a dense forest that made people feel suffocated.
"What's going on?" Lin Xiao looked confused, his eyes full of shock and confusion.
At this moment, a low and shocking roar came from the forest. The sound seemed to come from an ancient giant beast, full of endless power and majesty. Lin Xiao's face instantly became solemn.
"It can't be some giant monster, right? This is so unlucky!" Lin Xiao couldn't help but complain.
She took a deep breath, gripped her sword tightly, and walked carefully in the direction of the sound.
The fog in the forest became thicker, and Lin Xiao found every step she took extremely difficult. Suddenly, she heard a rustling sound, as if something was approaching.
"Who?" Lin Xiao stopped and asked vigilantly.
"Hey, little girl, don't be afraid, I am the guardian of this forest." A mysterious voice came from the fog.
Lin Xiao frowned and said, "Guardian? I don't believe that! Who are you?"
"I really am a guardian. This forest has been eroded by evil forces. You must leave quickly." said the voice.
Lin Xiao snorted coldly: "Don't try that on me. How do I know whether what you said is true or not?"
"You don't believe it? Then keep going forward, and you will suffer!" The mysterious voice was filled with anger.
Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment, but decided to keep going. As she walked, she suddenly felt her feet go empty, and she fell into a huge trap.
"Oh no!" Lin Xiao exclaimed.
Just when she was at a loss, a vine hung down from above the trap.
"Grab the vines and I'll pull you up!" It was still that mysterious voice.
Lin Xiao grabbed the vines doubtfully and was pulled out of the trap.
"You still have some conscience." Lin Xiao said.
"Humph, I just don't want you to die here." said the mysterious voice.
Lin Xiao dusted himself off and said, "Then tell me, what dangers are there in this forest?"
The mysterious voice was silent for a moment, then said, "There is an evil monster in this forest. It has great power and has harmed many innocent lives."
Lin Xiao's eyes widened: "Then why don't you get rid of it?"
"I... I'm no match for it." The mysterious voice sounded helpless.
"Tsk, coward!" Lin Xiao said disdainfully.
"What did you say?" the mysterious voice said angrily.
"I said you are a coward and you dare not fight the monsters!" Lin Xiao did not back down.
"Okay, then go and try it and see how capable you are!" said the mysterious voice.
Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and said, "Just go, who's afraid of who!"
She walked towards the depths of the forest, carefully along the way. Suddenly, a huge monster appeared in front of her.
The monster opened its bloody mouth and pounced towards Lin Xiao.
"Ah!" Lin Xiao screamed and waved his sword to block.
A fierce battle begins...