"Jiang Xuan!"
"Mr. Jiang Xuan!" Seeing the sudden attack, Ganyu and Keqing instantly pulled out their shields and ran to Jiang Xuan's side.
Zhongli's expression also turned somewhat grim. He casually put Jade Shield on everyone. He had to admit that he hadn't sensed the attack just now.
Xiao looked at Jiang Xuan, who had blocked a strange weapon, his face instantly looking somewhat displeased.
He had just vowed to protect everyone, and Jiang Xuan was, moreover, a person Zhongli had specifically ordered to be strictly protected.
Xiao, who defined himself as a bodyguard, now saw his employer having to personally intervene. As a Yaksha Guardian, he naturally felt annoyed and ashamed.
If Jiang Xuan or anyone else were to get injured, Xiao felt he couldn't forgive himself. What's more, his leader was still watching.
Suddenly, an enraged Xiao drew his Primordial Jade Winged-Spear and said coldly: "Mr. Jiang Xuan, please retreat with the Tianquan and the others.
I will deal with the enemy!" Jiang Xuan didn't feel much. This trident was indeed powerful, but he also had Steve's physique. Blocking it was no problem at all.
However, if Ningguang had taken that hit just now, even with a portion of his physique's blessing, she would have been critically wounded.
"Xiao, wait a moment." Jiang Xuan called out to Xiao, who was about to charge forward. He first glanced back at Ningguang, who seemed startled, and said softly,
"How are you? Are you alright?" Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Ningguang finally regained her composure. Her face was calm,
seemingly unaffected by the sudden change just now. The nobility and elegance etched in her bones had not wavered for a moment. Slightly nodding, Ningguang smiled faintly.
"I'm fine. Thank you, Jiang Xuan." Seeing Ningguang like this, Jiang Xuan felt relieved. He secretly praised Tianquan's excellent composure,
then had Ningguang hide with Keqing and Ganyu. However, Jiang Xuan didn't notice that Ningguang, who seemed as calm as still water, had ears that were slightly red and hot...
"Mr. Jiang Xuan..." Xiao called out in a low voice, looking warily at the river. He had only felt the attack coming from the river just now,
but looking again, he couldn't find anything at all. Considering the unique nature of this world, Xiao didn't dare to act rashly.
Jiang Xuan stepped forward, shield in one hand, and glanced into the river. He immediately understood who the enemy was. The ones who could throw tridents were Drowned Zombies.
Drowned Zombies were much more troublesome than Zombies. Firstly, those guys hid in the water and weren't even afraid of sunlight, relying on the current.
Secondly, many Drowned Zombies had tridents, which gave them ranged power, and the damage from tridents was not low.
Thirdly... Drowned Zombies in the water rarely appeared alone. If they came, there was an 80% chance it would be multiple.
Jiang Xuan's eyesight was good. After watching by the river for a while, he confirmed it. His luck was rather bad. There were five Drowned Zombies in the river,
and including the one that had already thrown a trident, three of them had weapons. This could be considered a small Drowned Zombie team. Jiang Xuan pondered how to annihilate them.
At this moment, the five Drowned Zombies surfaced. Seeing this, Xiao immediately wanted to go down and eliminate these monsters.
"Don't rush. There are too many monsters, and underwater combat is not your domain. It's a bit dangerous." Jiang Xuan stopped Xiao again. The latter did not insist but merely frowned slightly.
"Then should we leave first?" "Leave?" Jiang Xuan chuckled, staring intently at the five Drowned Zombies. "They've all come with tridents.
It would be a pity not to take them..." After pondering for a moment, Jiang Xuan handed the shield in his hand to Xiao. At the same time, he also gave him the trident thrown by the Drowned Zombie.
"Use this. Your weapon's damage against them in this world might not be as high as this." Hearing this, Xiao obediently put away his Primordial Jade Winged-Spear and took the trident, curiously giving it a swing.
This thing was somewhat like a spear, somewhat like a trident, but Xiao could barely use it as a spear. What's more, he also noticed that this trident was probably quite heavy, and its damage should be quite high.
"Xiao, I'll have to trouble you next." Jiang Xuan glanced at the sky. The sun hadn't set yet, but it was already dusk. "Before sunset, I want to annihilate all these monsters."
Xiao nodded solemnly and said seriously, "I understand. What do I need to do?" Jiang Xuan pointed to the riverside and said softly, "Take the shield and go to the riverside.
Those monsters will be attracted to you, and then they'll surface and approach you. You just need to protect yourself. If they get close, repel them with your weapon.
We'll handle the rest." Xiao didn't ask further. His excellent combat training as a Yaksha Guardian taught him to trust his teammates. He immediately grabbed the shield and trident and jumped to the riverside.
As Jiang Xuan expected, the Drowned Zombies, sensing human presence, immediately roared and approached Xiao.
Jiang Xuan handed Ganyu a wooden bow and several arrows, smiling, "Next, I'll be cooperating with you, Ganyu." Ganyu nodded seriously. "I understand! I won't hold Jiang Xuan back!"
"It's not that serious." Jiang Xuan waved his hand, leisurely pulling out a fishing rod, and said languidly, "Next, listen to me. When I tell you to shoot an arrow, you shoot an arrow, understood?" Ganyu didn't reply, she just nodded seriously and stood by Jiang Xuan's side.
Ningguang watched Jiang Xuan gesture with the fishing rod, looking like he was about to fish for Drowned Zombies. She opened her mouth, about to dissuade Jiang Xuan.
The latter's eyes suddenly lit up. "You're the one!" He wielded the fishing rod with force. The long fishing line, propelled by the hook, traced a perfect arc. It landed precisely on the leading Drowned Zombie that was holding a trident.
"Direct hit on the corpse's mouth! Reel it in!" Jiang Xuan weighed the fishing rod. His arms instantly exerted force. The fishing rod barely bent.
He didn't even use any "playing the fish" techniques. The hook, with a Drowned Zombie the height of a man, was instantly pulled into the air in a fishing method that would make Jiang Xue livid. It landed not far in front of Jiang Xuan.
"???" Witnessing Jiang Xuan's bizarre fishing for corpses, everyone was stunned, from Xiao below, who was still holding his shield, to Zhongli and others who were observing.
This kind of operation, even in Zhongli's six thousand years of life, was quite explosive. Even though they had seen many outrageous operations this day, this act of violently reeling in a corpse still made everyone speechless.
Jiang Xuan, however, was unfazed. His gaze was fixed on the Drowned Zombie, which, having left the water, began to burn under the sunlight.
Flames flickered, and the Drowned Zombie was already in disarray. It snarled, stiffly taking chaotic steps, but Jiang Xuan's fishing rod technique was always good. No matter how the Drowned Zombie ran, it couldn't return to the river.
Calculating the Drowned Zombie's health, he estimated it was almost depleted. Jiang Xuan turned and patted Ganyu. "It's your turn, Ganyu. Kill it."
"Ah... oh, oh!" Ganyu, bewildered, raised her bow and arrow. Although she was still somewhat puzzled by Jiang Xuan's miraculous operation, the skill of archery was etched into her bones.
Without aiming, she instinctively drew the bow and released an arrow. The Drowned Zombie fell to the ground with a thud, turning into green smoke. Only a piece of rotten flesh and a trident remained on the spot.
Jiang Xuan's lips curved slightly, praising Ganyu's luck in his heart. One must know that the chance of a Drowned Zombie dropping a trident was about one in ten...
Jiang Xuan didn't rush to put away the trident. He patted Ganyu's shoulder and smiled, "Good teamwork. Four left."
"Then... I'll cast my line!"
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