Chapter 75: The Dream Team.

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: The Dream Team.

Long Ning watched the exchange with widening eyes, her expression filled with disbelief.

"What... is this godly teamwork?"

She had seen plenty of outer disciples fight in groups before.

Most of them simply rushed their opponents together, hoping that their combined strength would compensate for their individual weaknesses.

When faced with a stronger enemy, their coordination often fell apart as soon as someone panicked.

...But these three were different.

Chen Lei didn’t try to defeat the snake.

He focused entirely on drawing its attacks and disrupting its movements.

Wang Hun didn’t waste his strength on pointless exchanges.

He waited for the openings created by Chen Lei and struck the same injured areas repeatedly.

Zhang Zhao, despite being the weakest in direct combat, constantly interfered with the snake’s movements, forcing it to defend itself at precisely the wrong moments.

Each of them seemed to understand not only his own role but also what his companions needed from him.

When Chen Lei was pushed back, Wang Hun immediately adjusted his position to cover the gap.

When Wang Hun was forced to retreat, Zhang Zhao’s needles prevented the snake from pursuing him freely.

And whenever the snake tried to change targets, Chen Lei was already moving to intercept it.

Their individual strength was nothing remarkable compared with Long Ning’s.

Yet together, they were managing to hold back a demonic beast that had nearly killed her.

Long Ning couldn’t help staring.

’How can these three... coordinate this well?’

She had assumed they were rushing to their deaths when they first appeared.

Now, she wasn’t so sure.

Of course, their situation was far from safe.

The snake’s cultivation was still at the peak of the Ninth Stage of Qi Refinement, and even after suffering damage from her Purple Lightning Fist, its physical strength remained terrifying.

She could see Chen Lei’s arms were already trembling from the impacts.

Wang Hun’s sword could barely penetrate the damaged scales, and every attack demanded precise timing.

Zhang Zhao’s needles could distract the snake, but they couldn’t cause meaningful damage to its intact body.

One mistake could still cost them their lives.

But for the first time since being poisoned, Long Ning saw a possibility.

’...They might actually be able to hold out.’

The snake, meanwhile, was growing increasingly furious.

It had expected to finish off the poisoned woman and return to its territory.

Instead, three insignificant cultivators had appeared out of nowhere and were constantly interfering with its attacks.

Worse, they weren’t fighting recklessly.

Every time it tried to seize an opportunity, one of them would disrupt its movement while another took advantage of the opening.

The snake’s crimson eyes flashed with murderous intent.

It suddenly raised its head and released a deafening hiss.

Then its enormous tail swept toward Chen Lei.

The young man barely had time to react.

"Brother Chen, watch out!"

Wang Hun’s warning came too late.

BANG!

The tail struck Chen Lei across the torso, sending him skidding backward.

His Steelskin Technique shimmered violently as the impact nearly broke through his defense.

He crashed into a tree, shaking it from the roots to the branches.

"Urgh...!"

More blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

For a moment, Chen Lei couldn’t move.

The snake immediately turned toward Wang Hun, clearly intending to take advantage of the opening.

But Zhang Zhao was already prepared.

He flicked his wrist, sending five needles flying toward the snake’s face in rapid succession.

The beast twisted its head away from the first two.

But the remaining three struck the cracked scales around its forehead.

Pain and irritation flashed across its face.

Its attack faltered for a brief moment.

Wang Hun seized the opportunity to retreat instead of risking a direct exchange.

"Brother Chen! Can you still move?"

Chen Lei coughed and forced himself to stand, one hand pressed against his chest.

"...Of course I can!"

His legs were shaking, and his face had turned pale, but he still managed a strained grin.

"That thing hits like a damn mountain, though!"

"Then stop trying to block it head-on!" Wang Hun snapped.

"You only need to keep it from reaching us. Don’t waste your strength trying to overpower it!"

Chen Lei blinked.

Then he nodded.

"Right!"

Behind them, Zhang Zhao had already changed his position.

He no longer aimed at the snake’s head alone.

Instead, he began targeting the ground around its body, forcing it to adjust its movements and preventing it from charging in a straight line.

Wang Hun understood the change immediately.

He shifted to the opposite side, keeping the snake’s attention divided between two directions.

Chen Lei moved forward again, but this time he didn’t plant himself directly in front of the beast.

He remained just close enough to intercept a charge, ready to dodge and redirect its momentum rather than absorb the full force of every attack.

The three resumed their formation.

Although they were injured and exhausted, their coordination became even more cautious.

They had learned from the snake’s last attack.

And they were adapting.

Long Ning watched them, a complicated feeling rising in her chest.

She slowly lowered the hand she had been preparing to use for her secret technique.

The purple light around her fingertips faded.

’Maybe... I don’t have to use it yet.’

If they could keep the snake occupied a little longer, perhaps she could recover enough spiritual energy to launch one final attack.

Her eyes narrowed as she studied the beast’s movements.

’Just hold on a little longer...!’

For the first time since the battle had turned against her, Long Ning felt a flicker of hope.

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Meanwhile,

Behind the boulder, Li Jian watched the unfolding fight with a faint smile.

’I didn’t think the request could be used like this. It’s surprisingly effective...’

The reason these three had suddenly become so good at coordinating wasn’t because they had gained years of combat experience or received some miraculous increase in strength.

It was simply the result of a rather straightforward.... request he had made to the system.