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"Form ranks! Defend!"

Lin Wan reacted extremely quickly, issuing the most urgent command the instant Taishan was repelled.

Although the remaining team members were shocked, they were, after all, elites selected from among hundreds. They immediately and instinctively followed the formation they had practiced in training, quickly shrinking back to form a circular defensive formation.

Mount Tai, a strength-based character, was at the forefront, while the other melee ability users protected the flanks. Lin Wan and Tianyin, along with other support and ranged units, were positioned in the very center.

"Fire! Smash these broken rocks into pieces!"

One of the hot-tempered team members roared. He was a rare metal manipulation ability user, codenamed "Iron Hand".

He spread his hands, and a dozen spare magazines instantly disintegrated, turning into hundreds of sharp metal bullets that rained down on a stone leopard in front of him.

"Jingle bells!"

A series of rapid metallic clanging sounds rang out.

However, those metal bullets, which were powerful enough to pierce steel plates, only managed to send up a series of sparks and leave shallow white marks when they hit the obsidian body of the stone leopard, and could not cause any effective damage at all!

"How is this possible?!" Iron Hand's expression changed drastically.

"Their body density is too high!" the doctor shouted from behind. "These aren't ordinary stones; they're energy crystals refined by a high concentration of spiritual energy for thousands of years! Physical attacks are halved in effectiveness!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than another fire-elemental user made his move.

He thrust out with both palms, and a fire dragon several meters long roared out, instantly swallowing a stone leopard.

However, the leopard only paused for a moment in the flames. When the flames subsided, it was completely unharmed except for its body surface being burned and turning red. Instead, it charged forward even more frantically!

"The elemental resistance is also very high!" the fire-elemental user cried out in despair.

Physical attacks are halved in effectiveness, and elemental attacks are essentially ineffective.

How can we fight like this?

Hundreds of these monsters are practically an indestructible demon army!

As the encirclement grew smaller and smaller, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.

However, Li Tuantuan, as the team leader, remained unusually calm at this moment.

He didn't rush to make a move, but stood at the very front of the group. His eyes, hidden behind dark circles, were like the most sophisticated instruments, quickly analyzing the movement patterns of these stone leopards.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Extremely fast, incredibly strong, with freakish defense, and fearless, without feeling pain. The only weakness... seems to be that she's not very bright, only capable of charging in a straight line.

He glanced at the red light gleaming in the eye sockets of the stone leopard sculptures.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: That red light must be their energy core. If we break that part, we should be able to stop them.

After completing the analysis, Li Tuantuan no longer hesitated.

Instead of confronting it head-on like Mount Tai, he charged at the oncoming stone leopard with an extremely agile gait that was completely incongruous with his massive body.

Just as the two were about to collide, Li Tuantuan's body suddenly veered to the side at an incredible angle.

"Whoosh!"

The stone leopard's claw, powerful enough to split stone tablets, barely grazed his nose.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Tuantuan instantly got close to the stone leopard.

His furry bear paw, with its five sharp claws like switchblades, instantly extended, striking the red light in the eye socket of the stone leopard with perfect precision, without the slightest hesitation!

"Pfft!"

A soft sound.

It was as if a balloon had been popped.

The red light in the stone leopard's eyes went out instantly, its entire body stiffened abruptly, and then with a "boom," it transformed back into a cold stone sculpture, crashing to the ground and shattering into several pieces.

[Ding! Successfully defeated a C-rank psionic construct. Reward: +500 Merit Points!]

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Five hundred points? Not bad, not bad, this deal is worth it!

With a successful strike, Li Tuantuan's confidence soared.

He did not stop; his massive body transformed into a black and white ghost among the stone sculptures. Every dodge and every strike was precise and deadly.

He was like a master butcher, always able to find the monster's only weakness and then deliver a fatal blow in the least effort.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!"

One after another, the stone leopards lost their flames of life in his hands, turning back into cold stone.

The advance team members were dumbfounded.

Their group of more than a dozen people were being chased by a pack of leopards, leaving them in a chaotic and disheveled state.

Their captain, however, strolled around as if he were in his own backyard, easily dealing with the monsters that had left them helpless.

The difference is just too big!

"What are you all standing there for!" Lin Wan shouted sharply. "Like the captain, attack their eyes!"

The group suddenly realized what was happening and immediately changed their tactics.

Instead of launching wide-ranging, ineffective attacks, they concentrated their firepower on the red light shining from the eye sockets of the stone leopard sculpture.

Although their attacks were far less precise and efficient than Li Tuantuan's, a dozen people focusing their fire on a single target was still effective.

In an instant, the situation on the field reversed.

Under the leadership of Li Tuantuan, the main tank and main DPS, the advance team began to shift from passive defense to active counterattack.

However, just when they thought victory was in their grasp...

"roar--!"

A distinctive roar, filled with majesty and anger, came from behind the stone sculptures.

A leopard king, three times larger than the other stone leopard sculptures, with a dark gold body and two golden flames burning in its eye sockets, slowly emerged from the group of stone sculptures.

As soon as it appeared, all the ordinary stone leopards that were attacking stopped and retreated to the sides, as if welcoming their king.

A terrifying pressure, more than ten times stronger than before, instantly enveloped the entire area!

For the first time, Li Tuantuan's expression turned serious.

On the system panel, a line of glaring red text was flashing wildly.

[WARNING! A+ Rank psionic construct "Golden Leopard King" detected!]

[Danger Level: Extremely High!]