"Flames, swirl around..."

After Wang Xiaole finished chanting, a long serpentine flame ignited, forming a circle like a ring, enveloping Wang Xiaole and Mewo White.

Boom boom boom!

Loud explosions rang out as ice attacks hit the surface of the flames, continuously shattering.

All incoming ice blades turned into nothing in the high temperatures.

"Amazing, amazing, the boss is always so strong!"

What Mei Yin said and her own position were completely opposite.

She was like an audience member entering the arena, making noisy sounds just for the sake of it.

Although unintentional, her voice indeed became a disturbance and successfully disrupted Wang Xiaole's current thoughts.

Mewo White, on the other hand, was different. From the moment she started thinking, she never lost focus, concentrating solely on finding a way out.

Mewo White believed:

As long as she had the protection of her "big brother," she had nothing to fear.

Because of this, she could focus on thinking without being distracted by dodging attacks.

In Mewo White's analysis:

The four walls of ice in the hall were formed by thick, solid ice and could not be connected like in some legendary stories with hidden passageways;

Likewise, secret doors were also not to be expected.

From the behavior of the blue-clad elder sister when she left, Mewo White could tell:

She didn't need to pretend to close any doors.

Analyzing this, Mewo White almost wanted to believe:

The hall was a completely sealed secret room.

Pay attention, it was "almost wanted to believe"!

Mewo White's eyes caught sight of the one thing she disliked the most in the next moment;

It was a pool of water left in the hall, a key place that would flood the room with water in two minutes.

The water from outside spread continuously through the pool, causing a layer of water to reach Mewo White's knees.

Cats dislike water, and the pool was a place with too much water for a cat.

But this place that Mewo White used to avoid at all costs was now serving as a reminder today.

According to Mei Yin's initial statement:

The main goal of herself and her big brother in this level was to escape as quickly as possible from this place about to be flooded with water.

"Avoiding water" was the theme of the fifth level, at least it seemed to be.

However, Mewo White suddenly broke the established thinking and thought:

What if the only way to pass the fifth level was actually related to water?

As the saying goes, "The darkest place is under the candlelight," meaning:

The most obvious place is often the easiest to overlook.

As more water rushed into the hall, seemingly a place to stay away from for safety reasons, Mewo White, after observing all corners of the room, dared to take a chance and believe that below the pool, there must be a close connection to the escape route!

She called her "big brother," extended her little finger under the water, stirred her fingertip, and drew a zigzag mark on the water surface.

After Wang Xiaole glanced at the clearly marked underwater route for a moment, he quickly understood, "Shall we take a trip underwater?"

"Trust me!"

In fact, even without Mewo White having to specifically ask, Wang Xiaole would accompany him to the end; because he was facing someone who unconditionally trusted him.

Considering Mewo White's weakness in not being able to swim, Wang Xiaole offered his back and instructed Mewo White to tightly hold onto his neck with both arms, never letting go.

Then, Wang Xiaole positioned himself for swimming and dove in with a splash.

It wasn't until they entered the underwater world together that they truly felt amazed by the vastness of the hidden waters.

With the help of magic, Wang Xiaole could keep his eyes open underwater and move around without much difficulty.

The only regret was that magic couldn't help him breathe underwater, as Mewo White had pointed out: they did not have the blood of sea creatures flowing within them, nor did they possess an organ to help them breathe underwater.

He could hold his breath underwater for four minutes, while Mewo White had mentioned that he could only hold his breath for about three minutes before needing to resurface.

This meant that from this moment on, Wang Xiaole had only a short three minutes to find a way out.

If only there was some magical invention that could transform humans into merfolk in a short period of time, they wouldn't have been racing against the clock like this.

Where, oh where?

As Wang Xiaole swam, he anxiously searched for an exit leading to the outside world.

Mewo White couldn't use that kind of magic, couldn't open his eyes underwater, leaving the heavy responsibility squarely on his shoulders.

This was not just a simple adventure, but involved the lives of both of them;

When the weight of two lives rested on one person, the burden felt especially heavy, making failure even less of an option.

At this moment, he was like a well-oiled machine, carrying Mewo White on his back, moving swiftly underwater like a blur, his eyes scanning quickly around him.

After about a minute and a half, his narrowed eyes spotted something;

Unfortunately, it was not a good discovery because he realized that a creature resembling a shark was fiercely attacking towards them.

The shark-like creature was about ten meters long, with a unicorn-like horn on its head, a fierce-looking face emitting a strong scent of blood all over its body.

The shark's body was like a saw, splitting the turbulent water as it charged towards them with unparalleled momentum.

"With a roaring sound," an explosion occurred on the water surface ahead of Wang Xiaole, and the shark transformed into a water wave that shot up into the sky;

As it heavily descended, there wasn't a single spot around without a shining red light.

It locked onto the two targets in front of it, unleashing a blood-tinged water wave head-on;

It was a powerful shockwave.

With a light touch of his toes on the seawater, Wang Xiaole maneuvered like an invisible lightning bolt, deftly avoiding the first wave of the shark's attack!

Wang Xiaole was running out of time and had no intention of getting entangled with the shark in front of him.

The next moment, a cruel smile played on his lips, as a massive holy power surged on his body's surface;

From the shark's perspective across the way, the prey at this moment seemed more like a super fierce beast from afar;

His black long sword was akin to the teeth he used to tear into its prey.

As the water surged forward, Wang Xiaole's figure darted, transforming into a pitch-black ray of light;

This ray of light moved even faster, and it was an unstoppable ray of light;

If the shark were a person, the subsequent strike would have skimmed across its neck, causing blood to float in the water.

Hah!

From the moment Wang Xiaole raised his sword to the sound that followed, it all happened in an instant;

However, when that sound emerged, it was accompanied by blood and other murky things dancing in the water;

Wang Xiaole held the blade, passing by the shark.

Man and beast, in that split second, veered away from each other, causing blood to float.

Shortly after, the shark's frantic roar echoed.

It was a pitiful cry of pain, and when Wang Xiaole turned around, not surprisingly, he saw the shark spinning wildly in the entire water area.

Blood flowed from its left eye, which had been blinded by the previous strike.

After being stabbed in the left eye, the shark fell into a frenzy;

Soon enough, with only one eye remaining, it saw the target that it failed to harm but was now the one harming it,

Instantly, it let out a deafening roar, and a rich aura of killing energy burst from its body;

Immediately, those occasional small fish and shrimps that passed by shuddered in fear, either fleeing in panic or trembling in the distance.

Above the shark's head, the golden horn emitted a brilliant light at this moment;

Bizarre fluctuations emerged from this golden horn, spinning rapidly.

Wang Xiaole had no interest in wasting time, and in an instant, his body disappeared from its original place, beginning a high-speed rotation around the ferocious shark.

An ordinary person couldn't see where Wang Xiaole's body was amidst the rapid rotation;

This also made it undoubtedly more difficult for the shark to lock onto him in such a rapid spin.

A large amount of magic condensed around the shark's golden horn, which, once aimed at its target, could release devastating killing power;

What made the shark anxious was:

The speed of the target in front of it was so ridiculously fast, reaching an abnormal level, that it couldn't align its attack for a moment.

Although the wound on its eye had started to heal, the severe residual pain made the shark extremely irritable and impatient.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, in a fit of rage, a golden beam of intense light erupted from its golden horn, booming towards Wang Xiaole.

Under this golden beam of light, the surrounding water evaporated one after another, disappearing into thin air;

The originally flat water surface instantly caved in a passage.

Boom!

The golden intense light beam approached swiftly, bringing an all-encompassing and lethal effect, so there was no need for deliberate aim.

At this moment, a golden light enveloped Wang Xiaole's face, as he watched the golden light swiftly closing in on his body;

However, Wang Xiaole was not worried; in his high-speed advance, he instantly accelerated, flashing past the side of the intense golden light beam.

The golden beam of light passed by, carrying a deafening roar as it infused into the water waves, causing a large amount of flowing water to evaporate instantly.

After unleashing this attack, the shark had exhausted itself to a considerable degree, presenting a good opportunity to defeat it.

Wang Xiaole did not miss this chance and instantly darted towards the shark;

The opponent didn't even have time to react, not noticing Wang Xiaole for a moment, and at that instant, the latter soared into the air, bringing down a sword!

In an instant, the black sword light cascaded like a waterfall, containing countless tiny sword lights within it, raining down densely;

It was like a huge side blade, sweeping across the shark's body before it could react!