Chapter 48: Fierce Battle

"Night Demon Raid!"

A vast expanse of bat-like shadows once again appeared, rushing towards Adrian in a formidable wave. Compared to the last time, their numbers had explosively increased, nearly turning half the sky into an ink-like color.

Mini Ghost: Star Fire!

Adrian, who had been waiting patiently, remained calm. Employing the same tactic as before, he raised his arms, and countless mini ghosts shimmered into existence from the void. They traversed the air, weaving into an impenetrable bombing network.

Amidst the thunderous explosions and glimmering lights, the mini ghosts intercepted every single one of the bat-like shadows, leaving none behind.

However, the "shadows" would not perish!

The shadowy bat, shattered by the mini-ghost explosion, transformed into masses of pitch-black fluid, falling from the sky and rapidly converging to form a colossal shadow.

The surging river of black shadows, with a devouring force, approached Adrian like a jungle python, gliding along the ship's deck. It viciously opened its snake-like jaws, transforming into an infernal giant serpent, ready to deliver a lethal bite to the enemy.

Simultaneously, while Adrian was entangled by the river of shadows, Moria, wielding a gigantic curved blade, swiftly rushed towards him. The blood-red, bleeding pupils brought an overwhelming sense of oppression that was simply terrifying!

Faced with such an attack, Adrian suddenly disappeared.

Free Ghost · Walking in the Clouds!

Free Ghost is the state Adrian enters after voluntarily transforming into a ghost. When he transforms into a ghost, he simultaneously possesses four characteristics: flight, size change, ignoring physical obstacles, and immunity to physical attacks!

Just now, Adrian, utilizing the high-speed flying ability brought by the Free Ghost to fly to a higher altitude, avoiding the combined attack of Moonlight Moria and his shadow snake.

Gecko Moria's attack missed, but he wasn't disappointed. He looked up at the sky, raised his hand, and with a sinister gesture, the shadow giant snake immediately rushed towards him, transforming into several large black spears.

"Multi-Shadow Spike Gun!"

Gecko Moria hurled them fiercely into the air, but once again, Adrian easily dodged them.

Standing in the sky, Adrian looked down with pride. "Gecko Moria, the same moves are ineffective against me!"

"Oh, really?" Gecko Moria grinned evilly. "How about this move?"

"Shadow Warrior!!"

Gecko Moria himself instantly swapped positions with the massive shadow spears racing through the sky, and his incredibly large figure enveloped Adrian .

Under the shining sunlight, the enormous shadow cast by Gecko Moria, even covered the "Cruel Moonlight" ship.

He grinned, swinging his massive, curved blade that was half his height, fiercely crashing down on Adrian!

Swoosh—

"What?"

Gecko Moria's pupils contracted. He found that what seemed to be an inevitable blow, like slicing, only created a resounding sonic boom, leaving Adrian unscathed.

Although he had clearly cut through the body of the White Ghost with his blade, there was no effect, not even a scratch!

However, in the next moment, Gecko Moria recalled his previous use of shadow screen to block the ghost bomb, and immediately changed tactics.

His massive body rotated in the air.

After a moment, his next attack immediately struck.

This time, Gecko Moria's huge curved blade was already covered with a layer of black-shadowed luster!

"Shadow Cut!"

Clang!

Adrian, who reacted quickly, immediately raised the sword in his hand to face the enemy. However, he felt as if he had been directly hit by a speeding ship, and the right hand holding the sword instantly went numb. The surrounding scenery then rapidly descended!

Adrian, covered by Moria's shadow, was directly blasted away by Moria's full-force strike. He soared through the air like a falling meteor, about to crash heavily onto the Cruel Moonlight below.

Absolutely not!

Adrian gritted his teeth. If he continued to fall along with the force at this moment, although he could mitigate the impact, his passive ability to ignore physical obstacles in his ghost form would also lead him directly into the sea!

In the blink of an eye, Adrian forcefully entered his ghost form, controlling his body against the laws of physics. He suspended himself in mid-air.

Blood continuously overflowed from Adrian's mouth, gradually staining his white shirt red.

Forcibly controlling his body also meant absorbing Moria's entire force.

Moria's overwhelming strength had already inflicted considerable damage on Adrian!

The panel simultaneously provided information prompts.

[You have been attacked by Moonlight Moria (LV65 · Furious State), losing...]

Adrian only had time for a quick glance. Moonlight Moria in the sky was already plummeting rapidly with free-fall motion towards this location.

"White Ghost! I've found a way to take you down! Hehehehe!

"[Shadow] is capable of touching [Ghost], right? Hehehehe!"

Moonlight Moria swung his black shadow curved blade, cruelly laughing, "Look at you, prepare to use your life to accompany my comrades in death! Shadow Blade Cut!"

Free Ghost · Firefly!

The black shadow curved blade once again missed, this time directly losing sight of the enemy.

Bang!

The attack from Gecko Moria once again missed its target, crashing heavily onto the ship's deck. The massive figure caused the already battered Cruel Moonlight to sway uncontrollably.

Moria, not bothering about anything else, scanned everything around him frantically, from the sky to the sea, from the deck to the masts. However, he couldn't find any trace of White Ghost.

He couldn't help but shout, "White Ghost! Show yourself!"

"I've been right here, Moria!"

Adrian, still looking a bit disheveled, reappeared in the same spot where he had just disappeared.

The Free Ghost · Firefly! was one of the skills developed using the ability to change the size of the ghost. It could instantly shrink or enlarge its form, somewhat similar to the Marvel superhero Ant-Man.

Facing an enemy like Moria, who had already fallen into a 'berserk state,' a head-on confrontation was far from the best strategy. Rational retreat was the correct approach.

"Your tricks are getting on my nerves!" Moria said in extreme irritation. "I get it. As long as I block every direction you might escape to, you won't be able to continue playing around!"

"Shadow Curtain!"

A number of dark shadow curtains rose up from the Cruel Moonlight immediately, blocking all directions on all sides. The battle space instantly changed from "sky and sea" to "square inch".

Looking at the dark shadow curtains around him, and the faint sunlight shining through the only remaining hole in the sky, Adrian couldn't help but feel a little depressed in his heart.

For a speed-type player like him, this kind of restrictive environment is the least desirable battlefield!

But there was no way. The "host" had already chosen the venue, and the "guest" could only make do with it.

He exhaled a mouthful of metallic breath with a hint of sweetness, and Adrian looked down at the Gecko Moria below.

The third round is about to begin!