Chapter 7

Seven days later, deep in the snowy plains, on the southeast route.

"Blegh." Jiang Xiao spat out a mouthful of snow, struggling to push away the White Ghoul corpse on top of him. A sharp dagger was still embedded in the White Ghoul's dark face.

In the short span of seven days, amidst the constant life-and-death struggles, Jiang Xiao's "Unarmed Combat" not only rose to Bronze quality Lv.8, increasing by 2 minor levels, but his newly learned "Dagger Proficiency" also rose to Bronze quality Lv.5, a direct jump of 4 minor levels!

Such progress in just seven days was truly gratifying.

Of course, after all, the quality of these two basic skills was relatively low, and they were in the initial learning stage. Once he got the hang of it, the level-up speed was quite fast.

Jiang Xiao knelt up, covered in snow. A strange idea suddenly popped into his head. If only he could shake his body like a dog.

When dogs came out of the water or after a bath, they always used the divine skill of "shaking."

Not only could they effectively shake off the water, but they could also cause enormous "damage" to the surrounding people.

Jiang Xiao needed this skill right now. Crawling out of the snow was really too uncomfortable, especially with his tattered camouflage uniform, which allowed the all-pervasive snow to seep into his body, making Jiang Xiao shiver.

Jiang Xiao skillfully severed the White Ghoul's head, his gaze turned to the distance. In this slightly dim world, the woman wielding the Flame Great Blade was so dazzling.

Xia Yan's true profession was probably not a warrior, but a lumberjack.

The Flame Great Blade swung out layers of fiery arcs, frantically tearing apart the surrounding trees to create an ideal combat environment for herself.

Jiang Xiao suddenly raised his right hand, and at that instant, a wizened figure deep in the snow forest also raised his right hand.

Two beams of light enveloped both sides of the battle almost simultaneously.

Xia Yan let out an excited cry. In a state of extreme comfort and excitement, she stuck out her little tongue and licked her blood-stained lips, swinging the Great Blade at the towering White Ghoul, who was equally "pumped up" and charging forward fearlessly.

These two fellows were indeed very comfortable. As for who would be comfortable in the end, that would depend on their strength.

Jiang Xiao shifted his gaze to the figure standing on a small open space behind him. Spatial ripples emanated around her body, and several corpses were already inside the so-called "Shattered Space" coffin.

The sudden disappearance of their companions caused the White Ghouls' movements to falter slightly. Han Jiangxue calmly observed the surroundings, taking the opportunity to blow away several of the closest White Ghouls, her cold voice laced with a hint of annoyance: "Xia Yan! This is a mission, not a game."

"Sorry, sorry, Xiaopi's Star Technique is really good. I can't control my emotions." Xia Yan retreated quickly, constantly approaching Han Jiangxue, her words filled with excitement. "It's so f***ing awesome!"

"Watch your language, I'm still a minor." Jiang Xiao returned to Han Jiangxue's side one step earlier than Xia Yan, his shoulders covered in azure light, confronting a White Ghoul head-on.

Xia Yan shouted sharply: "Stop talking nonsense!"

"It's like you're high on something." Jiang Xiao flipped over a White Ghoul, leaving another shallow wound on his shoulder.

Normally, even if Xia Yan had a bad temper, she wouldn't become like this.

Could it be that my blessing was too much?

Jiang Xiao speculated inwardly.

"I can't count on her. I'm going to blow the White Ghoul Witch over here." Han Jiangxue said, looking at Jiang Xiao stumbling back to her side.

Jiang Xiao had almost blind faith in Han Jiangxue's judgment.

In the past 7 days, her calm analysis and command of the overall situation had made Jiang Xiao realize what qualities a qualified commander should possess.

Indeed, if the White Ghoul Witch wasn't taken down, this group of White Ghouls would truly be fearless berserkers. The siblings were like small boats swaying in a stormy sea, in danger of being overturned at any moment.

"Blow it, head-on?" Jiang Xiao asked.

"Yes, you guard this point." Han Jiangxue responded quickly. Her Gold Star Technique, "Shattered Space," could only be used at close range, but if combined with the Silver Star Technique "Barren Wind," the combined effect of the Star Techniques would be multiplied.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue stood back-to-back. Since guarding had become the top priority, Jiang Xiao quickly inserted the dagger into the sheath on his thigh, clenched his fists, and concentrated azure light emanated from both fists, watching the eager White Ghouls around him warily.

Han Jiangxue leaned against Jiang Xiao's back. For a moment, she felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.

Not stability, not safety, because she knew Jiang Xiao's abilities.

But Han Jiangxue felt so gratified at this moment.

If someone had told Han Jiangxue half a month ago that her good-for-nothing younger brother would stand behind her, protecting her, and withstanding the siege of a dozen White Ghouls...

Han Jiangxue would never have believed it.

So now, if someone told Han Jiangxue that her brother not only had the courage to stand behind her, but could also repel this group of White Ghouls, would she believe it?

The Star Chart on Han Jiangxue's body flickered faintly, and Star Power was like a dreamlike nebula, distributed across the Star Chart, surrounding the glittering Star Slots, unfolding a pattern imprinted with white flames.

She waved her left hand, causing ripples in the space in front of her. In the depths of her right hand, her five fingers spread open, and a vortex suddenly rose from under the White Ghoul Witch's feet in the distance, carrying wind and snow, forming a snow tornado, twisting the White Ghoul Witch's body and attracting it over.

The White Ghoul Witch screamed in panic, its miserable wails seeming to become the final charge horn, driving this White Ghoul group completely mad, rushing towards the prey in front of them like crazy.

"Damn it." Xia Yan's advance was blocked. The White Ghouls, who had just been intimidated by her power, seemed to have lost their minds and rushed over desperately.

Helpless, Xia Yan swung the Flame Great Blade, carving out fiery red arcs.

These fiery red arcs illuminated the path of advance, as if lighting up the dim sky. Snowflakes fluttered, Star Power rippled, shattering several White Ghouls along the way, but ultimately failed to break into the encirclement of White Ghouls in the distance.

The center of that encirclement was none other than the Jiang Xiao siblings.

"They're completely insane." Jiang Xiao took out a Star Bead from his pocket and crushed it directly. Specks of light emerged around him, pouring into his body. At the same time, a holy light descended from the sky, landing on Jiang Xiao's head.

Jiang Xiao trembled comfortably, clenched his fists tightly, assumed a standard fighting stance, suddenly stepped forward, and charged towards the White Ghoul leading the charge on his left front.

Feeling a chill on her back, Han Jiangxue turned her face slightly, using her peripheral vision to see Jiang Xiao's actions. She raised her left hand, and a fireball appeared in her cold palm.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Behind Han Jiangxue, a series of sounds of fists hitting flesh made the listener's blood boil.

Facing the White Ghouls roaring, Jiang Xiao didn't say a word, and went head-to-head.

Jiang Xiao, with his hands covered in azure light, darted and weaved, thrusting left and advancing right.

One punch for each White Ghoul,

One kick for each howling monster!

Even if he couldn't seriously injure them, the knock-back effect of the Silver Star Technique Azure Glow was enough to repel a group of lackeys.

He didn't know what the battle situation was like in the front, but behind Han Jiangxue, the groups of White Ghouls who wanted to pounce on the young lady were all intercepted by Jiang Xiao, not only intercepted but also kicked away.

Jiang Xiao punched a White Ghoul's incoming claws head-on, blasting it back again, and then took out a Star Bead from his pocket and crushed it directly.

Now was not the time to save!

The muffled "thumps" behind her sounded quite wonderful to Han Jiangxue's ears.

In the sky, the White Ghoul Witch, which had been blown away by the snow tornado, was about to plunge headfirst into the space coffin.

Han Jiangxue tried her best to control the direction of the wind with her right hand, and pushed out the fireball condensed in her left hand.

And to her right, a White Ghoul was blasted away by a fist covered in a thick azure glow.

"2 seconds." Han Jiangxue spat out a word.

As she spoke, there was only 1 second left.

Jiang Xiao didn't bother to retreat, but turned around and delivered a spinning kick, letting out a strange cry: "Rua!"

"Star Power upgrade! Star Dust Stage Lv.4!"

"Unarmed Combat upgrade! Bronze quality Lv.9!"