Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

"Junior Brother Lu! Think of something quickly." Half an hour later, looking at the increasing number of high-level alien spirits behind him, Li Hu, who originally had a fierce desire to fight them, immediately changed his attitude and turned to look at Lu Yunshi, who was being pulled by Lu Yunxi's hand as they ran.

"You...you think I'm...a fat guy who can...produce some kind of magical gadget? How am I supposed to figure this out?" Lu Yunshi swallowed several mouthfuls of air as soon as he opened his mouth, and only managed to finish speaking in fits and starts.

Lin Min suddenly glanced at the runes in the sky, and her expression became very serious.

“High-level alien spirits are one thing, but that unknown thing that is attacking the formation is probably the real problem. If that thing breaks free, even if the formation fails at that time, we probably won’t be able to escape.”

"So, if we can find a chance to get rid of that thing, maybe we can survive?" Tang Busan said with a flash of inspiration.

"Damn it, what nonsense are you spouting? If we were that capable, would we be being chased by these alien spirits?" Zhao Han cursed loudly upon hearing this. At this crucial moment, all he was saying was useless talk.

Suddenly, everyone's expression froze, their leaping figures abruptly halted, and they stared ahead with grim faces. Then, their gazes shifted to the left and right, and from each direction, several high-level alien spirits were slowly approaching.

They possessed an appearance no different from humans, with ferocious and terrifying smiles, and a powerful aura; each one was a formidable foe.

"It seems... there's no way out." After feeling the cold for a while, Li Hu made up his mind and swallowed several pills to suppress the alien energy. Lin Min and the others did the same, and also gave a few pills to Lu Yunshi and Lu Yunxi.

Since there is no way out, then we must burn our bridges.

"Remember, before you die, kill yourself. I've heard that the process of truly transforming into an alien spirit is extremely painful," Li Hu said, clenching his fists.

"That's not necessarily true. After all, none of those who were transformed complained of pain. What if they didn't feel any pain?" Tang Busan laughed and retorted.

"Go ahead and argue, you stubborn jerk. You probably won't have another chance anyway," Zhao Han said bluntly.

"Are you ready?" Lu Yunxi asked softly, looking at Lu Yunshi who was breathing slightly heavily.

"Prepare for what? Death?" Lu Yunshi smiled lightly. He could calmly accept death, but that didn't mean he would prepare for it in advance. Just as he accepted the limitations that came with his identity as a guard, it didn't mean he didn't want to break free from them.

But this time it's really difficult.

Lu Yunshi kept looking around, searching for a glimmer of hope, but no matter how hard he tried and simulated various methods, the final result was always the same: death was inevitable and no one survived.

In each outcome, I am the first to die. Is it truly a certain death, or is there something I haven't seen?

Lu Yunshi raised his gaze, which finally settled on a certain spot.

"They're here!" Lin Min murmured softly, and the air seemed to freeze at that moment.

"Kill!" One of the higher-level alien spirits said sharply, his eyes filled with evil. He uttered a single word, and then all the alien spirits rushed forward.

They were all wearing the same clothes and were disciples of the Iron Mountain Sect. They had all received instruction on the principles of justice from the sect leader of the Iron Mountain Sect.

At this moment, they have lost themselves and are doing things that contradict their own beliefs.

Kill!

Seeing the horde of high-level alien spirits charging towards them, Lin Min, Li Hu, Zhao Han, and Tang Busan did not act rashly. Instead, they made a very calm decision and took out the talismans they had and threw them out.

In an instant, more than a dozen talismans transformed into high walls, swamps, waterfalls, and walls of fire, blocking some of the higher-level alien spirits and preventing them from rushing over immediately.

Then, the four of them charged together, repelling the first few high-level alien spirits that came forward. Lu Yunxi then swung her sword and severed their bodies.

The higher-level alien spirit, severed in two, did not die. Instead, it gradually twisted and began to resemble an inferior alien spirit, but this would undoubtedly take some time.

During this time, Lin Min and the others will need to face other alien spirits.

At this moment, dozens of high-level alien spirits finally unleashed their advantages, which far surpassed those of low-level alien spirits, and used combat techniques they had cultivated when they were human.

In an instant, swords flashed and light shot into the sky, causing the area within a radius of several hundred meters to tremble and all the trees to shatter.

"God, can't you match me with some more evenly matched opponents in the future? Someone weaker than me..."

With a single sword strike, he repelled the approaching alien spirit. He then threw out a talisman and, in a blur, dodged the attack of another alien spirit. Lu Yunshi gripped his longbow, drew it back sharply, and fired an arrow with a fierce shout.

"...That works too!"

Seeing that his powerful attack had caused no damage again, Lu Yunshi sighed. He quickly retreated behind Lu Yunxi and, under the protection of his young mistress, fired arrow after arrow before speaking.

"Everyone, we're going to die if this keeps up!"

Everyone watched as they fought back and forth against these high-level alien spirits, but from an outsider's perspective, in less than two minutes, all of them had exhausted their abilities and were already crippled.

"Junior Brother Lu, stop talking nonsense. If you distract me and cause me harm, be careful I don't come back as a ghost to haunt you." Li Hu said with a strained smile, clutching his bleeding abdomen.

"Haha, what ghosts and ghosts? I actually have a crazy idea right now." Lu Yunshi grinned and suddenly bent back at a right angle.

As if telepathically connected, Lu Yunxi, who was right next to him, suddenly turned around and stabbed at Lu Yunshi from behind the moment he bent down, unleashing a burst of intense sword light.

The sword light flashed and transformed into waves, instantly blasting back the high-level alien spirit that rushed forward. Seeing this, Lu Yunshi seized the opportunity and fired an arrow, sending it flying another hundred meters.

Then, as if nothing had happened, the two quickly returned to their original positions.

"Junior Brother Lu, does that mean you have a solution?" Zhao Han continued to fight, his body sustained only by pills, but a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"I don't know." Lu Yunshi gave a wry smile and continued, "But perhaps it's a glimmer of hope."

"I don't think the situation can get any worse than it is now. Junior Brother Lu, just say whatever comes to mind. If we waste any more time, we might not be able to move at all."

"Alright, now, everyone charge this way." Lu Yunshi pointed to the direction on his left and shouted sternly at the crowd.

Lu Yunxi moved the fastest, as if she had been prepared in advance. The moment Lu Yunshi finished speaking, she grabbed his hand, condensed her energy to cut a gap, and quickly passed through it. Lin Min and the others were only a moment slower, but they still quickly followed.