Chen Bugu was somewhat surprised.
Just as he was about to release Mental Shock, he discovered through "Inference" that Axiu had suddenly pulled away.
The attack range of Mental Shock was not wide; it could only be effective in close combat, but due to its instant cast nature, there was almost no precedent of it being dodged in previous battles.
However, Axiu seemed to have anticipated "Mental Shock" and abruptly pulled away.
Chen Bugu guessed that the opponent also had premonition-type skills.
Taking advantage of this gap, he glanced at George not far away; the three "Water Wood Arrows" just now had only caused a slight scratch on him, which also greatly surprised Chen Bugu.
Even after being hit by the Black Tortoise's "Bone-chilling Cold," George's speed did not decrease at all, thanks to his control over Wind Element.
From this, it seemed that George's affinity for Wind Element must not be low.
"Do you think his speed is very fast?"
Chen Bugu's reaction was seen by Axiu.
"Wind Element is naturally good at speed, so this is normal," Chen Bugu withdrew his gaze.
"Still getting distracted while fighting me..."
"Wind Element, I also understand a bit."
As Axiu's voice fell, his limbs and large tail were covered in a layer of green light.
In addition, his entire body's muscles further swelled, and his eyes glowed red, clearly indicating he had activated a berserker-type skill.
Immediately after, Axiu's figure transformed into a green afterimage, rushing towards Chen Bugu with a gust of wind.
After dodging just now, Axiu realized that the place he had been standing did not receive an attack.
He couldn't believe it; his "Beast Instinct" had never been wrong before.
Most importantly, that damn kid, after realizing he had retreated, actually looked at George as if nothing had happened.
This was undoubtedly a blatant humiliation to him!
If it weren't for that damned Black Tortoise using some strange skill that slowed down his body's functions, he would have torn the enemy to shreds long ago.
The thought of being scared away by a mere youth filled Axiu with humiliation.
To wash away this humiliation, he had to kill the opponent no matter what!
Chen Bugu retreated three steps, just narrowly dodging the incoming claw wind.
"Mental Shock" was no longer able to exert its proper effect after the opponent entered a berserk state.
The afterimages of the two constantly flickered on the stone beach, and in a blink of an eye, they were fighting on the surface of the stream, where sharp claws mixed with strong winds tore apart the frozen stream.
Axiu's eyes turned red with bloodlust; he squeezed his body's potential, and his claws moved faster and faster, as if to tear everything in front of him into pieces.
His tail was like a giant iron rod, chopping horizontally and vertically, blasting grooves into the ice.
Amidst the flying ice shards, Chen Bugu dodged with the fewest movements, while continuously bombarding Axiu's joints with water arrows and fireballs.
The two fought, completely shattering this section of the frozen stream.
As the ice shards dispersed and his hood fell, Axiu knelt on the ground; he staggered, trying to get up, but found his knees completely numb.
Chen Bugu stood in front of him, a wooden arrow burning with purple sparks pressed against Axiu's forehead.
"Why?"
Feeling the high temperature coming from his forehead, Axiu's eyes were filled with resentment.
He couldn't understand.
In the battle just now, he continuously pushed his potential, increasing his speed again; his sharp claws clearly could have torn his opponent apart in the next second.
But every time! Every time!
The opponent always managed to strangely dodge his attacks at the last moment.
If it were once or twice, it would be fine.
But every time it was like this, it meant that the opponent's speed was far superior to his.
Once he understood this, Axiu lost.
"Wind is fast, but it cannot outpace time."
Without further explanation, Chen Bugu spoke and then blasted Axiu's head with an arrow.
The headless body fell weakly onto the broken ice, and Chen Bugu turned to look at the last remaining George.
At this moment, Chen Bugu's mental power was nearly depleted, but fortunately, only one opponent remained, and with the Black Tortoise's cooperation, the scales of victory had already tipped completely.
Just as Chen Bugu was heading towards the final battlefield, constantly guarding against the opponent's escape, George also saw Axiu's death, which prompted him to make a certain decision.
The next second, George was surrounded by a green whirlwind; his limbs and body gradually turned green, and centered on him, a massive dark green tornado rapidly formed.
A strong wind rose, and the light Wind Element suddenly became incredibly violent.
Chen Bugu squinted, watching George's hood be blown off by the wind, revealing his red sclera.
"Listen, you uninteresting ones, this is the symphony of the storm!"
With that, George spread his arms, throwing himself into the wind, letting the violent Wind Element tear at his body.
Soon, his flesh and bones were dismembered one by one by fine wind blades, annihilated within that tornado.
The dark green tornado, stained with blood, rapidly expanded, and the violent Wind Element seemed to have gone mad.
The blood-stained tornado doubled in size in a blink of an eye, then swept towards Chen Bugu and the Black Tortoise with destructive force.
"Damn it!"
The eye of the storm emitted a huge gravitational pull, constantly tearing at Chen Bugu's figure; let alone escaping, just standing firm was extremely difficult.
Just as Chen Bugu was about to use "Recall" to fight desperately, the Black Tortoise appeared in front of him in time.
The black snake hissed, quickly coiling around Chen Bugu.
Immediately after, both of them were swallowed by the tornado.
A few minutes later...
The wind gradually subsided, and Chen Bugu fell out of the black snake's protection, completely unharmed.
The original stone beach was now exposed earth, and the frozen stream had long been shattered.
Chen Bugu couldn't understand how that Black-robed man had done it.
He had transformed himself into a pool of blood and completely merged into that tornado, actually increasing the power of that attack to the peak of Nine Star.
This kind of self-destructive ability was something Chen Bugu had never heard of.
As if sensing Chen Bugu's confusion, the black snake shook off the broken black ice scales from its body, then spoke.
"That is the power of a demon."
"A demon? But didn't you say demons haven't appeared yet?" Chen Bugu was puzzled.
"I'm not sure of the source of that power, but it is undoubtedly the power of a demon."
Chen Bugu fell silent; looking around, the tornado had destroyed the entire battlefield, and even the solid ice that had frozen John had long been shattered into dust; it was estimated that John, who was inside, had not survived either.
The bodies of the two Black-robed Men he had killed also seemed to have been torn to shreds in the strong winds; now, apart from scattered pieces of flesh, only bloodstains could be seen everywhere.
In any case, the trouble with the Black-robed Men was resolved.
Chen Bugu turned to look at the Black Tortoise; their transaction was about to enter the next phase.
At the same time, a few miles away, a pool of blood on the ground slowly converged into a human figure.
Although his black robe was tattered, there were no wounds on his fair skin.
If it weren't for his pale face and the bloodstains at the corner of his mouth, no one would have known he had just been in a battle.
His complexion seemed to improve slightly after the tree trunk he was leaning on with his right hand withered.
Water droplets fell to the ground, reflecting his golden short hair and red sclera.
George had bought him a chance to escape with his self-sacrificing Storm Symphony.
He looked back in the direction of the stream, and after confirming that no one was pursuing him, he quickly transformed back into flowing water, disappearing into the dark forest.