The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 494: The Thrill of Entering the Ruins for the First Time

While everyone was fighting, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen seized the fleeting opportunity and stepped into the entrance of the ruins like ghosts. In an instant, an old and mysterious atmosphere came over them, as if thousands of years of time had settled and intertwined here, turning into this airflow that made people feel the weight of history.

As soon as she entered, the light dimmed rapidly, and the surroundings were filled with mist, making the already complicated passage even more deep and unpredictable. Yun Yao subconsciously circulated her spiritual power, and her eyes flickered with light, trying her best to penetrate the layers of mist, but her vision was still blocked, and she could only barely see the surrounding area within a few feet. She knew in her heart that in this dangerous ruins, limited vision was undoubtedly a fatal disadvantage.

"Be careful, there's something weird here." Chu Mochen lowered his voice, and the sword in his hand trembled slightly, making a buzzing sound, as if responding to the unknown power hidden in the ruins, and also as if warning of the impending danger.

Yun Yao nodded slightly, and the two of them stood back to back, moving lightly and cautiously forward. Every step they took seemed to be stepping on the drumbeat of history, and the echoes reverberated in the silent passage, making people's hearts palpitate.

After walking only a few dozen steps, a slight but strangely rhythmic sound came, like the creaking sound of some kind of machinery, coming from far away and getting closer and clearer. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen instantly tensed up, staring at the direction where the sound came from with their eyes like torches.

In the blink of an eye, a group of huge puppet monsters came into view. These puppets were more than two people tall, and were made of a kind of metal that exuded a cold luster. The joints flashed with strange blue light, and it was obvious that they were applied with some mysterious spiritual power-driven magic array. They were bulky, but each time they moved, they moved at an astonishing speed, and the heavy footsteps shook the ground slightly.

The puppet monster in the lead had a triangular head and two blood-red eyes that looked like burning charcoal, emitting a bloodthirsty light. It waved a thick iron chain in its hand, and the barbs on the chain flashed a cold edge in the dim light. With just a casual wave, it brought up a whistling gust of wind, tearing the surrounding fog into pieces.

The rest of the puppets also possessed their own "unique skills". Some of them had their arms transformed into sharp giant blades, with the blade edges flashing with cold light, as if they could easily tear apart anything that stood in their way; some of them opened their backs, with several sharp spears popping out, with the spear heads flashing with faint blue spiritual light, which could be seen to contain deadly poison; others opened their mouths wide, spewing out streams of blazing flames, and wherever the flames passed, the air was burned and distorted.

"Hmph, you've come just in time. I'll test my skills on you today!" Chu Mochen snorted coldly, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. He flashed like a black lightning, and instantly rushed forward. He shook the long sword in his hand, and the sound of the sword rang out all around. A sharp sword energy was like a rainbow piercing the sun, piercing the throat of the leading puppet monster.

The puppet monster reacted very quickly, holding the iron chain in its hand horizontally, and blocked the fatal blow with incredible accuracy. The sound of metal collision was deafening, sparks flew, and a brief and dazzling light bloomed in this dim passage.

Seeing this, Yun Yao did not dare to delay for a moment, and quickly formed seals with her hands, muttering something. In an instant, she was surrounded by a glow of colorful light, as if a fairy had come to the world. Then, she waved her hand, and several ice spikes shot towards the puppets around her like sharp arrows. These ice spikes were not ordinary things, but Yun Yao used the power of the system to condense the ice spiritual power and the power of the mysterious runes. Not only were they extremely hard, but they also contained extremely strong freezing power. Once they hit, they could freeze the spiritual power in the puppets.

However, these puppets were obviously carefully crafted and had amazing defense. The ice spikes hit their bodies, leaving only a few shallow white marks on the surface before being bounced back and scattered all over the ground.

"Damn, the defense is so strong!" Yun Yao frowned and complained in her heart. But she was tough by nature, so how could she give up easily? At this moment, her eyes focused and she once again cast the unique spell given by the system. She danced with her hands, drawing complex arcs in the air. A huge spiritual power vortex slowly formed in front of her, and the vortex flashed with lightning, as if it contained the power to destroy the world.

"Go!" Yun Yao shouted, and pushed the spiritual power vortex towards the group of puppets. The vortex whistled forward, tearing the air wherever it passed, making a sharp whistling sound. The puppets sensed the danger and raised their weapons to resist. However, the power of the spiritual power vortex was beyond imagination, and several puppets were instantly sucked into it. The lightning was rampant, and the spiritual power array in the puppets' bodies made crackling sounds under the impact of this violent force. Several puppets even collapsed to the ground and lost their ability to move.

"Well done!" Chu Mochen cheered loudly when he saw Yun Yao succeed. He took advantage of the chaos in the puppet group and shuttled through them like a dragon. The long sword in his hand was like a dragon out of the sea. Every time he swung the sword, it was like the power of opening up the world. The sword blade slashed through the puppet's body, leaving deep sword marks, and cold metal fragments flew everywhere.

But there were too many puppets. When one fell, more came from behind. As the battle continued, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen gradually felt exhausted. Every time they cast a spell or swung a sword, they consumed a lot of spiritual power. In this relic, the recovery speed of spiritual power was extremely slow, far less than the speed of consumption.

What was even more difficult was that they found that the weaknesses of these puppet monsters were not easy to find. They seemed to be covered by a mysterious shield, and ordinary attacks could hardly cause fatal damage to them. Even if they were hit in the vital parts occasionally, it would only make them pause for a short time, and they would recover as before after a moment and continue to attack frantically.

Yun Yao was extremely anxious, with beads of sweat rolling down her forehead, but her eyes remained firm. While dodging the puppet's attacks, she quickly thought of countermeasures in her mind. Suddenly, she had an idea and remembered the skills of spiritual power perception that the system had previously suggested.

"Brother Chu, try attacking the nodes where their spiritual energy is flowing!" Yun Yao shouted loudly.

Chu Mochen heard this, although he didn't understand why, but he believed in Yun Yao. He endured the fatigue, concentrated his mind, and used his spiritual power to sense the flow of spiritual power in the puppet. After a moment, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he really found the nodes where the spiritual power flashed most frequently at the joints of the puppet.

"Watch out for the sword!" Chu Mochen shouted, and the long sword in his hand shone brightly, as if gathering all his energy. He leaped up and stabbed at the knee joint of a puppet with all his strength. This sword was extremely accurate and hit the spiritual power node directly. In an instant, the blue light at the puppet's knee flashed, and then dissipated like fireworks. The entire puppet's leg instantly lost support and fell to the ground with a bang.

"It works!" Yun Yao was overjoyed when she saw this. She followed suit and cast a spell, attacking the puppet's spiritual power nodes with precision. With the tacit cooperation of the two, the puppet group's offensive was finally gradually curbed.

But the battle was not over yet, the remaining puppets were still frantically counterattacking, they seemed to be controlled by some violent will, regardless of their own injuries, just to kill Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, their spiritual power had reached the bottom, their bodies were exhausted, and each time they resisted the attack, it became more and more difficult.

"Hold on, don't fall down!" Yun Yao gritted her teeth and encouraged herself in her heart. She knew very well that if she fell down here, not only would her life be in danger, but Chu Mochen would also be implicated, and the sect would miss this rare opportunity to improve.

At this critical moment, Yun Yao suddenly felt the system in her body tremble slightly, as if it was transmitting some kind of information. She had no time to think about it, and she used up her last bit of strength, followed the guidance of the system, gathered all the remaining spiritual power into her palm, and then pushed it forward.

A faint but mysterious light shone from her palm. Wherever the light passed, the spiritual power in the puppet seemed to be pulled by something, and there was a brief disorder. Although the power of this light was not enough to directly defeat the puppet, it bought Yun Yao and Chu Mochen precious breathing time.

The two took advantage of this gap, back to back, supporting each other, and retreated step by step. Their eyes were full of determination and tenacity. Although they were in a miserable state at the moment, their fighting spirit had never been extinguished. They knew that as long as they could survive this disaster, they would definitely be able to find more opportunities in the ruins and create a new world for themselves and their sect.

Finally, after exhausting their last bit of strength, the puppets seemed to be restricted in some way and stopped chasing. They stayed where they were, their blood-red eyes still staring at Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, as if waiting for the next order to attack.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. Their clothes were already torn and covered in blood, both their own and the puppet's. But at this moment, their faces showed a relieved smile after surviving the disaster.

"Finally... we are safe for now." Yun Yao said softly, with endless fatigue in her voice.

"Well, let's take a break first and recover our spiritual power. These puppets will be in trouble once we recover our strength!" Chu Mochen clenched his fists, with an unyielding light flashing in his eyes.

In this dim and silent passage of the ruins, the two took the time to adjust their breathing and prepare for the next unknown challenge. They knew that this was just the first step into the ruins, and the difficulties and dangers ahead might be far beyond their imagination, but they were not afraid at all, because each other's company and trust were their greatest confidence to move forward courageously.