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Chapter 276 Mana Tower

The bottom of the Blackwater Cave.

After rewinding time.

"Oh no! 'That thing' is here!" Song Ruyu's expression changed drastically, and she immediately issued a stern warning to all the team members present.

"What?" The team members all looked horrified.

"That thing...it's here!?"

Inside the crevice of the rock wall, Song Ruyu shouted "that thing," and even Aguda, who was usually a jovial person, widened his eyes.

"What the hell? It's 'that thing'?"

"Why didn't you stay in the Abyss? Why did you come to the Blackwater Caves..." Aguda scratched his head in frustration. "I can only hide and observe for now... I hope they don't die so quickly..."

Whoosh-!

The piercing sound of wind breaking rang out again, and within seconds, another member of the third squad was decapitated, his head rolling to the ground.

Despite everyone's best efforts, they couldn't even catch a glimpse of the attacker.

Song Ruyu: "Time Rewind - Loser Eats the Dust!"

Before they arrived, Elder Shangguan Xi, the "Miao Gu King" unanimously elected by all the villages in southern Xinjiang, solemnly warned them:

"Do not stay at the bottom of the Blackwater Cave for more than fourteen days, otherwise you will encounter 'that thing,' a being from the depths of the Abyss. 'That thing' is far more powerful than any of you. In fact, in the Southern Frontier, 'that thing' is a legendary monster."

At that moment, one of the team members couldn't hold back and asked, "Uh, Mr. Shangguan, what is this 'thing' you're talking about?"

"It has a name passed down through generations of our clan—the Power Tower!"

"It was a monster resembling a long, thin monkey. Legend has it that everyone who saw it died!"

"That monster is extremely fast. Even the most powerful speed-type superhuman among you is nothing more than a slow-moving snail in its eyes."

"Heh, really?" one of the speed-type superhumans scoffed. "My burst speed is faster than some subsonic fighter jets..."

Then, upon seeing the wound on Old Master Shangguan's chest.

Everyone fell silent.

That thing was able to beat a defensive superhuman, whose defense was comparable to that of a deputy director, into this state.

This is enough to show how terrifying its strength is.

"Remember, the Blackwater Cave possesses a 'spirit,' and the Magic Tower is the 'guardian' 'nurtured' by the Blackwater Cave."

"The energy of tens of thousands of mountains is all for the purpose of giving birth to a monster. You must not underestimate it."

"However, the only thing that is certain is that the magic tower will only attack people who have stayed in the Blackwater Cave for fourteen consecutive days."

"As long as it doesn't exceed fourteen days, there's no need to worry about being attacked by the Mana Tower..."

Only eight days have passed, how could this be? How could that thing appear ahead of schedule?

Sweating profusely, Song Ruyu couldn't help but think, "If only Jiang Ling were here."

Time stops, suppressing all speed-related abilities.

Unfortunately, he's not here...

As for himself, he couldn't even catch a glimpse of the magic tower's blurry form, let alone find a way to kill it.

She could barely keep herself from being killed by the magic tower, but she couldn't protect any of her teammates.

"I'm still too weak!"

Song Ruyu watched helplessly as her teammates were slaughtered, and gritted her teeth to cast Time Reversal once more.

"Thirty seconds of rewinding is still too short, too short..."

Whoosh whoosh—

Countless rewinds of time have nearly exhausted her mental strength.

If this happens a few more times, the magic tower probably won't even need to lift a finger.

She's going to be the one who fails here first.

"Hehehe..." A long, thin black shadow flashed by.

A nauseating stench of blood and decay instantly filled the air.

Just then, the entire earth suddenly shook violently!

The rubble from the cave ceiling pattered down, leaving many team members with bruises and swelling.

What the heck... an earthquake?

Song Ruyu was startled and subconsciously looked up.

The long, thin, black figure, resembling a gibbon, clung frantically to the rock wall, howling and breathing wildly towards the cave ceiling, its fur standing on end as if it were experiencing some extreme terror.

The next second, it transformed into a black shadow and darted into the crevice in the rock, letting out a sharp, piercing roar.

It frantically climbed upwards towards the top of the cave, as if it wanted to tear apart anything that had trespassed into its territory.

"The Magic Tower... is gone?" Song Ruyu stood there, stunned, her face full of astonishment. "What happened...?"

boom--!

Before Song Ruyu could react, a dark shadow crashed down from the top of the cave, slamming into the hard rock floor and creating a bottomless crater.

As the smoke and dust cleared, everyone could see the scene at the bottom of the pit.

The long, thin, dark figure with its neck snapped, limbs twisted at bizarre angles, and eyes wide open in death was none other than the cave guardian that had plunged them into despair and filled them with terror—the Magic Tower.