The giant shark seemed not to have expected that a human could actually block its attack.
Using the force of the rebound, Xu An pulled Zhou Haimei and leaped backward, escaping the giant shark's attack range.
Zhou Haimei snapped out of her daze at this moment.
She drew her long saber and stood back-to-back with Xu An. Xu An called out, "Li Xin, take your brother and the others and go to the marked spot to wait for us."
At first, Li Xin didn't want to leave, but she was firmly pulled away by her brother.
Li Cheng understood clearly that Xu An and Zhou Haimei obviously had backup plans.
Their presence here would only be a burden to Xu An and the others.
Only after Li Xin and Li Cheng's figures disappeared did Xu An and Zhou Haimei exchange a look in mid-air.
"Mei Jie, don't use your ability yet. I can handle this giant shark."
Zhou Haimei nodded. They were on the ice, and she wasn't very proficient with fire-element abilities.
Moreover, the environment here was naturally against her.
Xu An gripped her saber, and the giant shark opposite them stared at Xu An and Zhou Haimei menacingly.
The giant shark seemed to have gained sentience. It sensed that these two were not to be trifled with.
Its tail swayed continuously on the ice, and it emitted constant squeaking sounds from its mouth, unlike any sound a marine creature would make.
Instead, it sounded like the noises rats make.
"An An, what is this giant shark doing? What is it calling?" Zhou Haimei watched the direction of the giant shark intently, a sense of unease growing in her heart.
Xu An nodded, also feeling a bad premonition.
Shortly after, Xu An sensed the ice beneath her feet vibrating.
It felt like a large school of fish was swimming towards her.
Xu An inwardly cursed her luck.
"This giant shark is calling for reinforcements. We need to finish this quickly!" Xu An tightened her grip on her saber, no longer waiting.
She leaped directly up and plunged her saber into the giant shark's massive spine.
However, the giant shark seemed to be provoked by Xu An's strike, becoming even more frenzied.
Its entire massive body writhed madly.
Zhou Haimei watched from below, her heart pounding, fearing Xu An might accidentally fall off the shark's back.
Zhou Haimei tried many times but couldn't jump onto the giant shark's back. She could only attack the shark from below, trying to divert its attention and lessen the pressure on Xu An.
After Xu An's saber pierced the giant shark's spine, she discovered a serious problem: the saber was stuck in the shark's spinal bone and couldn't be pulled out at all.
As if in pain, the giant shark's piercing screams grew louder.
Xu An knew the giant shark was calling its kin, and it was urgent.
With this thought, Xu An drew out the twin sabers she carried.
They were far from the safe house. Luo Luo was dead, and Su Xiao's whereabouts were unknown.
There were very few people left who recognized the twin sabers.
Without hesitation, Xu An drew out her sabers, preparing to hone them on the current giant shark.
Starting from Xu An's position, because the giant shark was preoccupied with Zhou Haimei's harassment below, Xu An on top faced almost no resistance.
She inserted her long sabers into the same spinal bone position but twisted the two sabers in opposite directions.
Starting from the two sabers, the entire back spine of the giant shark made constant cracking sounds.
As if unbearable from the pain, the giant shark tried to flip over, attempting to crush Xu An.
The next second, Xu An simultaneously pulled out both sabers. She used the sabers to brace herself and executed a perfect backflip, landing steadily.
However, at the moment of landing, Xu An's peripheral vision seemed to catch a glimpse of someone.
But the situation at the time didn't allow Xu An to think further, so the strange figure was dismissed from Xu An's mind in an instant.
The participants within the arena were completely unaware of everything happening.
Meanwhile, the audience watching from outside was already extremely excited.
"Who is that woman? Her skills are impressive!"
"Yeah, yeah, and the girl with red hair below is also beautiful!"
"That's right! Sisters, don't be so rigid, give us a chance!"
Xu An was completely unaware that her battle with the giant shark had garnered appreciation from the Lighthouse crowd outside the arena.
There were even nascent fans of Xu An among them.
But Xu An, within the camera's view, was oblivious to all this, only worrying if she could survive.
"Mei Jie, cover for me!"
Hearing Xu An's voice, Zhou Haimei responded with a loud "Mm" and swung her long saber towards the giant shark's belly.
To protect its abdomen, the giant shark was forced to shift its body, trying to conceal its belly.
However, by constantly shifting, it only aggravated the wound on its spine.
But Xu An clearly wouldn't miss this opportunity. She wielded her twin sabers rapidly, and shimmering snowflakes danced in the air, blurring Xu An's face.
Everything happened so fast that even Zhou Haimei, who was closest to Xu An, didn't have time to clearly see Xu An's moves.
Warm blood splashed onto her face.
Let alone the audience outside.
As the view was obscured by the wind and snow, by the time the giant shark's heavy body was cleaved in half and crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of ice and snow, the shark was already thoroughly dead.
The audience present hadn't even realized how Xu An had struck.
However, the immediate crisis was not over.
Zhou Haimei didn't even have time to marvel at how Xu An's saber skills had reached such a perfect level.
Another, slightly smaller shark lunged towards Zhou Haimei, attempting to bite her.
Zhou Haimei turned, almost falling into the sea. It was Xu An's quick hand that pulled Zhou Haimei, stabilizing her on the ice.
Xu An's expression was grim. "Not good. It seems the giant shark's death has agitated these smaller sharks. We must be surrounded."
Zhou Haimei didn't understand what being surrounded meant at first. She looked down and realized that the ice beneath their feet was almost completely covered by dense schools of sharks.
However, the size of these sharks paled in comparison to the previous giant shark.
They seemed like the offspring of that giant shark.
Xu An could dispatch them almost one by one. These smaller sharks had very weak attacking power, at least to Xu An and Zhou Haimei, it was as simple as cutting vegetables.
But even if these small sharks couldn't pose any danger to Xu An and Zhou Haimei.