Newbie Guardians

Chapter 35 Even Out of Balance

After receiving continued healing from Mu Lingshan, Jin Jun launched another attack. The zombie seemed to have already realized that Mu Lingshan was the core of the team, and currently only she had relatively abundant magic power. It leaped high, dodging Jin Jun's attack once again, and swung its left arm at the water shield, shattering it instantly. Its right palm, fingers like a knife, stabbed fiercely towards Mu Lingshan's chest. If this strike hit, it would surely pierce through her back, leaving her either dead or crippled. Mu Lingshan ignored it and quickly unleashed her Giant Wave, trusting that her teammates would buy her enough time.

Sizzle! Sizzle! The Five Thunder Spell landed precisely, and the zombie's body stiffened for only half a second, its speed not decreasing.

Whoosh! The little whirlwind lifted the zombie half a meter up, and its palm swept past Mu Lingshan's head a few centimeters above her head, making a teeth-grinding whooshing sound.

Immediately, a giant wave surged, propelling the zombie several meters. Before it even hit the ground, Jin Jun's attack sent it flying another several meters. Because it was in mid-air, the zombie had nowhere to land, allowing Jin Jun, despite his severely depleted stamina, to unleash tremendous power. This battle significantly improved the four's teamwork, elevating their overall combat strength by more than one level.

"Jin Jun!"

Huang Xin shouted as he prepared to provide remote support, only to find his hands empty. The armor-piercing bow had vanished. Based on his teleportation experience, neither side's weapons would be taken out; it must be some kind of protective mechanism! Huang Xin made wild guesses.

Hearing the shouts, Hannah quickly let go and was overjoyed to find that both of them were still alive. She jumped up and hugged Huang Xin's neck, clinging to him like a koala.

"Thank goodness! We're all alright!"

Huang Xin said urgently:

"Hanna! Let's find a way to save my friend first!"

He saw that all four of his teammates were on the verge of death, and their lives were in danger at any moment. He absolutely could not stand by and watch them die.

Hannah then noticed that there were other people nearby, quickly released Huang Xin, and shouted,

"Do you have any weapons? Throw them at us! Longbows, arrows, short swords, any kind will do."

She didn't know who had a weapon, so she could only scan them one by one. When she saw Mu Lingshan, she couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion:

"This girl is so beautiful!"

Jin Jun quickly took out a longbow, arrows, and two swift short swords, and threw them over.

Huang Shen picked up the longbow and arrows, charging towards the zombie while simultaneously drawing the bow and firing arrows. He completely forgot that this was reality, and that he was just an ordinary nobody with no abilities. With a soft thud, the arrow struck the zombie's face and bounced off.

Huang Xin was startled, only then realizing that he was already very close to the zombies. Here, his title of "Jungle Courier" was completely ineffective, and he inwardly groaned:

"I was careless! I thought I was so great! I messed up this time, I'm probably done for!"

The zombie let out a hoarse growl and leaped high into the air. In the night, its leap reached over twenty meters high, like a cannonball, crashing down on Huang Xin with incredible speed, leaving him no chance to dodge. To make matters worse, even powerful resistance skills were completely useless here. He was truly at his wit's end!

Hannah gripped her two short swords tightly, activating her transformation skill. She cultivated the wood element, which wouldn't be banned in this world. With a sudden lunge, she blocked Huang Xin's path, crossing her swords in front of her chest and forcefully pushing forward. In the instant she blocked the zombie's fierce attack, with a thud, the two swords were knocked from her hands, falling into the grass several meters away. Immediately afterward, her body jolted, and she stumbled back several steps, tripping over some weeds and falling backward.

The moment she touched the ground, the zombie pounced on her. It was too fast for the little girl to dodge, and she could only watch helplessly as the zombie's two sharp, blade-like hands drew ever closer.

"don't want!"

Huang Xin let out a wail, and a surge of energy suddenly appeared under his feet. With a powerful push, he pounced on Hanna'er at a speed faster than the zombie, turning his back to the zombie's palm.

"Huang Xin!"

"No!"

...

Hannah and her teammates' voices rang out at the same time.

At the critical moment, a loud and melodious shout rang out, followed by a loud bang. A wooden spear as thick as a bowl pierced through the zombie's chest. The powerful kinetic energy propelled the zombie backward seven or eight meters, pinning it firmly to the ground. It writhed wildly a few times before going still, a large amount of green gas emanating from its chest, appearing somewhat sinister and terrifying under the moonlight. In less than three seconds, it became a severely decomposed ordinary corpse.

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, a cold voice rang out.

"Huang Xin! Hanna! You both owe me a life!"

It turned out that Elise arrived just in time, summoning the legendary jungle war goddess, Amoniko. Her weapon was a spiritwood spear, possessing extremely strong armor-piercing and anti-evil effects, easily killing the zombie on the spot. Beneath her aloof exterior, however, lay a wildly beating heart. Had she been even half a second later, it would have been all over. Having signed a life-or-death pact, the moment Huang Xin died, she would be passively cursed, her body torn to pieces. Of course, this was something she absolutely couldn't reveal. After all, she would have to follow him around and protect him at all times. Only by making him owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude could she gain the upper hand.

"You...you're not going to kill us?"

Huang Xin looked puzzled and turned to look at Hannaer. He then realized that he was still on top of her. His face turned red, and he jumped up as if he had been electrocuted. He apologized and reached out to help Hannaer up.

Elise gave a cold laugh.

"What a joke! I, Elise, am not a bloodthirsty person. You provoked my pet bear first, and I chased you down only to demand an explanation. Alright, let's get down to business! You injured my pet, how do you want to compensate me? Oh, and I also have to add that I saved your lives."

"I...I..."

Huang Shen knew he was in the wrong and stammered, unable to answer.

Hannah stood before Iris and said righteously:

"You saved us today, which evens out with the last time you were unreasonable and tried to kill us. We're even now! As for your brown bear, we're willing to pay compensation. Name your price, and when I get back, I'll have my father send it to you."

"No debts owed? Hmm! Okay! Let's call it even then! You don't need to compensate me for the brown bear! Huang Xin, these four are your companions, right? Judging from their expressions, they seem to still have some trouble to resolve! Are you sure you don't want to ask me for help?"

Elise crossed her arms, making her stunning figure even more dazzling and captivating, almost too much to look at directly. Amonico sheathed her spear and stood straight beside Elise, like a personal bodyguard. Compared to Elise, Amonico's figure was even more alluring, covered only by expensive leather armor, revealing a flat stomach, a slender waist, and long, shapely, fair legs—truly a peerless beauty.

Upon hearing this, Huang Shen turned to look at Jin Jun and the others.

"Brother Jin, you guys..."

Before Jin Jun could reply, there was a loud bang, and then a man was launched from the ground like a cannonball, flying more than 30 meters before crashing heavily to the ground.