Chapter 98: Looking Up

“Flying Sword, go!” Xu Feng raised his hand, and a sword light whooshed through the air, flying toward the Crocodile Beast.

Swift Wind Thrust!

Xu Feng’s mind stirred as he directly controlled the Flying Sword and used the skill Swift Wind Thrust. Unexpectedly, it worked.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

The Flying Sword was too fast, and Swift Wind Thrust added even more speed. Three consecutive sword strikes actually created three afterimages that slashed toward the Crocodile Beast.

All three afterimages looked so real that it was impossible to tell which was real with the naked eye.

Swish, swish, swish~

Three blood arrows shot out from the Crocodile Beast’s body, and its Health Points dropped sharply.

Boom~

A loud explosion sounded. The explosive attack actually flipped the Crocodile Beast over, exposing its white belly.

The Giant Lizard Beast leaped forward, its sharp claws tearing at the Crocodile Beast’s belly. With a ripping sound, a cut over a foot long opened on the Crocodile Beast’s belly, and blood poured out.

“Flying Sword, slash!”

The sword light spun in the air and whooshed as it chopped toward the Crocodile Beast’s head.

The Crocodile Beast struggled to flip over, lifted its head, and roared. Seeing the white sword light descending toward it, it actually opened its huge mouth and bit at the white sword light.

Crack~

A crisp sound rang out. The Crocodile Beast’s teeth loosened, and its mouth filled with blood.

Xu Feng suddenly felt his spirit greatly shaken. He felt dizzy and disoriented, then spat out a mouthful of blood. His Health Points instantly dropped by one-third.

Faintly, Xu Feng seemed to sense a feeling of exhaustion and a hint of grievance coming from the Flying Sword Embryo.

“Flying Sword, return!” Struggling, Xu Feng beckoned with his left hand. The Sword Embryo whooshed and burrowed into his body, settling motionless in his Dantian.

Xu Feng’s Energy Value slowly decreased as it began automatically repairing the damaged Sword Embryo.

The Flying Sword Embryo was the foundation of Xu Feng’s path. If it got damaged, Xu Feng himself would suffer great injury, and it would affect his future strength growth.

Although the Sword Embryo had absorbed a lot of elemental essence, it was still just an embryo and had not been forged into a true Flying Sword.

Luckily, the Sword Embryo was only slightly damaged. After Xu Feng nourished it with his own energy for a moment, it recovered completely.

On the other hand, the Crocodile Beast had a mouth full of blood, and its teeth were badly injured. Its most powerful biting attack was now useless.

“He’s so strong. He actually beat the Swamp Crocodile Beast so badly it can’t fight back…”

“Is that other monster his pet? It’s actually evenly matched with the Crocodile Beast…”

“Boss, should we keep running or go help?”

“Let’s wait and see first…”

The few people hesitated but did not run away immediately. Instead, they stood watching from a distance.

Xu Feng looked up and saw the Crocodile Beast and the Giant Lizard Beast tangled together, biting and tearing at each other.

The Giant Lizard Beast was already injured and didn’t have full Health Points. The Crocodile Beast had all its teeth loosened, with several even broken off. Its injuries were also serious, but its current Health Points were clearly much higher than the Giant Lizard Beast’s.

If Xu Feng didn’t step in, even though the Giant Lizard Beast was also a Three-Star Elite, it would probably be defeated by the Crocodile Beast.

“Flying Sword, go!”

Xu Feng pointed, and the Sword Embryo flew out of his body toward the Crocodile Beast.

The Crocodile Beast’s eyes flickered. While fighting with the Giant Lizard Beast, it kept an eye on the Flying Sword Embryo.

Last time, although it was in great pain, it had seen Xu Feng spit blood. This time, the Crocodile Beast planned to bite and shatter this Flying Sword Embryo, even if it meant getting seriously injured.

However, Xu Feng was in no hurry to achieve results this time. He controlled the Flying Sword to dart around near the Crocodile Beast but didn’t get close. Distracted, the Crocodile Beast gave the Giant Lizard Beast an opening.

Pfft~

A puff of poisonous mist enveloped the Crocodile Beast. Then the Giant Lizard Beast charged forward and slammed into it, tearing with both claws. Three deep bloody gashes appeared on the Crocodile Beast’s back.

Sizzle, sizzle~

The Giant Lizard Beast’s poison mist was very toxic. The Crocodile Beast’s wounds looked like they had been splashed with strong acid, emitting faint white mist as its body surface slowly corroded.

This time, the Crocodile Beast’s Health Points dropped by one-fifth. It immediately became enraged, twisting its body and fighting fiercely with the Giant Lizard Beast.

“Flying Sword, stab!”

Seizing the opportunity, Xu Feng controlled the Sword Embryo and stabbed hard into the Crocodile Beast’s spine.

Scrape, scrape, scrape~

Sparks actually flew from the Crocodile Beast’s spine. The Flying Sword pierced into the Crocodile Beast’s body as if scraping against steel.

“Such strong defense,” Xu Feng exclaimed in surprise. He quickly controlled the Flying Sword to rise and continued to harass the Crocodile Beast.

Just like that, the Crocodile Beast’s Health Points dropped at a visible rate. The Giant Lizard Beast also became smarter, no longer just attacking fiercely. Instead, it cooperated with Xu Feng’s Flying Sword, tangling with the Crocodile Beast.

“So strong. He really can kill that Elite Monster…”

“Boss, should I go help? That’s a Three-Star Elite Monster…”

“Do you want to die? If we went earlier, it would be helping. Now, it would be stealing the kill,” the team leader said coldly.

Seeing these people standing still in the distance, Xu Feng took a moment to cast a few detection spells on them.

“Li Yi, SR grade talent, Two Star Peak, Health Points: 1200/1200”

“Xu Xing, SR grade talent, Three-Star, Health Points: 1560/1560”

“Dong Bo, SR grade talent, Three-Star, Health Points: 1340/1340”

…

Xu Feng’s eyes lit up. All five members of this team actually had SR grade talents.

“Li Yi, Xu Xing, Dong Bo… these names sound familiar,” Xu Feng murmured with a slight smile.

In his previous life, near the gathering place by Linhai City, there was a famous “Elite Expert Team” founded by these very people.

This team didn’t have many members and didn’t join any major factions, but each member was very strong. They were influential figures near Linhai City. But when placed across the entire Huaxia Country, they were somewhat unknown. And across the whole Earth, they were like a drop in the ocean—unrecognized and obscure.

Even so, in his previous life, these people were existences Xu Feng looked up to. Each one could completely crush him.

But now, this Three-Star Elite Crocodile Beast, which all five of them couldn’t handle and were fleeing from, Xu Feng could deal with alone, even kill.

“In my previous life, you all were like stars in the sky, and I, like an ant, could only look up. But in this life, perhaps you should learn to look up to me.”

Xu Feng laughed heartily, leaped forward, and swung his sword to stab at the Crocodile Beast.

Seeing Xu Feng leap toward it, the Crocodile Beast actually turned around and charged at Xu Feng, ignoring the Giant Lizard Beast biting at its side.

Whoosh~

The Crocodile Beast’s thick tail swung toward Xu Feng like a battering ram.

Xu Feng, mid-air, smiled slightly. With a twist of his wrist, the Flying Sword Embryo’s light blazed, transforming into a silver-white Sword Qi over three feet long that slashed toward the base of the Crocodile Beast’s tail.

The Crocodile Beast focused all its attention on Xu Feng. Even if it sensed the Sword Embryo’s attack, it couldn’t defend in time.

Smack~

The Sword Qi chopped into the Crocodile Beast’s tail. Blood splattered everywhere, and the fierce attack was abruptly interrupted. The Sword Embryo’s strike cut deep to the bone—after all, the defense at the tail was much weaker than on the spine.