The black mist filled the air, and the strange sounds became clearer, as if countless pairs of eyes were peeping at Lin Yu and Su Yao in the darkness. The black - armored warriors lost their original order in the mist, colliding and fighting with each other, and the clashing sounds of metal rang out.
Lin Yu tightly grasped the ancient sword. The light of the sword body barely illuminated a small area in the mist. Su Yao leaned close to Lin Yu and whispered, "There's something something strange about this mist. We have to be careful." Lin Yu nodded, his eyes warily scanning the surroundings. Suddenly, a black claw stretched out from the mist and grabbed at Su Yao. Lin Yu reacted quickly and swung the sword. With a "click" sound, the claw was cut off by the sword and dissipated into a wisp of black smoke.
However, the attacks didn't stop there. More and more black shadows shuttled through the mist, constantly launching attacks at them. Lin Yu brandished the sword, relying on the powerful might of the sword to temporarily fend off these unknown attacks. But with the large number of black shadows, he gradually felt a bit strained. Su Yao, on the side, continuously cast spells, trying to dispel the mist. But the mist seemed to have self - healing abilities. As soon as some of it was dispelled, it quickly gathered again.
During the intense battle, Lin Yu noticed that these black shadows seemed to be somewhat afraid of the light of the sword. Whenever the sword glowed brightly, the black shadows would retreat slightly. Lin Yu had an idea. He continuously injected spiritual power into the sword, making the sword's light shine brightly. Sure enough, the black shadows didn't dare to approach for a moment and kept a certain distance from them.
Taking this gap, Lin Yu and Su Yao began to observe the surrounding environment. They found that some faintly - glowing runes had appeared on the walls of the palace at some point. These runes were somewhat similar to those they had seen on the token and the stone gate before, but more complex. Lin Yu approached the wall and carefully observed the runes, trying to find clues to solve the current predicament.
Just then, Su Yao suddenly shouted, "Lin Yu, be careful behind you!" Lin Yu quickly turned around and saw a huge black shadow rushing out of the mist at an extremely fast speed. Without thinking, Lin Yu raised the sword and met the attack with all his strength. The sword collided with the black shadow, producing a loud noise, and the powerful impact made Lin Yu's arm ache.
Su Yao took the opportunity to cast a powerful water - based spell. A surging wave of water rushed towards the black shadow. The black shadow struggled in the water wave, and part of its figure gradually became visible. It was actually a huge semi - transparent monster, exuding an evil aura all over. The monster seemed to be enraged by Su Yao's spell and let out a roar. The black mist quickly gathered towards it, making its body more solid.
Lin Yu knew that he couldn't let the monster continue to absorb the mist and increase its strength. He concentrated, gathered all his spiritual power on the sword. The sword's light soared, illuminating the entire palace. Lin Yu spotted the monster's weakness, let out a loud shout, rushed towards the monster, and stabbed the sword hard into the monster's chest. The monster let out a shrill scream, and its body began to disperse, turning into clusters of black smoke that merged into the mist.
With the dissipation of the monster, the mist seemed to be affected and began to gradually fade. Lin Yu and Su Yao took the opportunity to observe the runes on the wall again. Lin Yu found that the arrangement of the runes seemed to form a formation, and in the center of the formation, there was a depression that was very similar in shape to the token.
Lin Yu had an idea. He took out the token and carefully put it into the depression. As soon as the token was placed, the runes glowed brightly, and a soft ray of light shot out from the runes, pointing to a corner of the palace. Lin Yu and Su Yao walked in the direction of the light and found a hidden door in the corner.
Just as they were about to open the door, they suddenly heard a heavy footsteps behind them. Lin Yu and Su Yao turned around and saw that the black - armored warriors had gathered again at some point and were slowly walking towards them. The black - armored warriors exuded an even more powerful aura, and their eyes revealed an even colder killing intent. Lin Yu tightly grasped the sword and, together with Su Yao, faced the approaching black - armored warriors. A new battle was about to break out...