#582 - Chapter 582 The goal is to delay time?

"Are these guys… crazy or completely unconscious?"

Whitebeard swung his long blade fiercely, the massive shockwave knocking three of the Five Elders to the ground.

He breathed heavily, watching the fallen Five Elders stagger back to their feet, their grotesque faces twisted into mad grins.

"Like lunatics."

Whitebeard muttered under his breath, his vigilance undiminished.

"But the more they act like this, the more it shows their trump cards are running out."

Jin An remained silent, gripping his sword hilt tightly, his gaze calm as still water.

He knew that this insane assault, while seemingly incomprehensible, must have a reason behind it.

His mind quickly replayed his earlier deduction—that the Five Elders' transformations were somehow connected to their essence, and perhaps it was because they entered this state that they became so unhinged.

One of the Five Elders' claws stabbed fiercely towards Jin An's chest, the movement so fast it was almost impossible to track, the air even producing a sharp whistling sound.

However, Jin An's reaction was even faster. His body shifted slightly, and his long blade swung out, directly slashing the Five Elder's arm.

"Shriiek—!"

The blade sliced through the Five Elder's arm, black blood spurting out, but the Five Elder seemed to feel no pain at all, continuing to swing the other hand's claws, trying to grab Jin An's shoulder.

Jin An frowned, stepping back again, his blade sweeping out, carrying a sharp blade aura that cleaved the opponent's body in two.

"Bang!"

The Five Elder's body crashed to the ground, but Jin An didn't relax in the slightest, knowing that more enemies were rushing towards him madly.

"These guys completely disregard their lives."

Loki roared, leaping high into the air, gripping his warhammer with both hands, and slamming it hard into the ground.

A massive shockwave erupted instantly, blasting several approaching Five Elders away.

However, those blasted away Five Elders didn't pause at all. Their bodies rolled several times in the air before immediately adjusting their posture and charging at Loki again.

"Looks like they won't stop until we completely pulverize them."

Loki gritted his teeth, his warhammer swinging again, smashing a Five Elder's head to pieces.

However, even so, the body still instinctively crawled forward, trying to get closer to Loki.

Whitebeard watched all this with cold eyes, his long blade stabbing out fiercely, piercing a Five Elder's chest, then with a forceful swing, he flung the opponent's body away.

He glanced at Jin An, his tone carrying a hint of pressure:

"Jin An, these guys have been completely controlled by something.

Even if their bodies are destroyed, they will still move, because they are no longer human."

Jin An nodded, a grim expression on his face.

He raised his blade, his gaze coldly sweeping over the frenzied Five Elders, and said in a low voice:

"These guys aren't fighting, they're using their last bit of value to delay us."

"Delay?"

Whitebeard frowned, seeming to immediately understand Jin An's meaning.

"To let other battlefields succeed?"

"Most likely."

Jin An's voice was steady, but his eyes held a hint of dangerous coldness.

He gripped his sword hilt, his eyes fixed on the Five Elders before him.

"Since they want to stop us in this way, then we will defeat them as quickly as possible!"

With Jin An's low shout, his blade suddenly swung down, bringing a huge blade aura that slashed fiercely at the Five Elders in front of him.

The blade aura was like thunder, directly splitting the enemy's body into several pieces, the twisted black mist instantly dispersing, revealing the Five Elders' broken shells.

"Speed up the pace!"

Jin An shouted loudly, simultaneously stomping down hard, his body rushing forward like lightning, his blade sweeping across, knocking down two Five Elders together.

"Understood!"

Loki and Whitebeard responded at the same time, their movements becoming even more swift. Between the swings of the warhammer and long blade, each attack carried immense destructive power, crushing the frenzied Five Elders one by one.

On the battlefield, the Five Elders still surged forward madly like a tide, but Jin An and his companions' offensive became even more fierce.

Their cooperation became incredibly seamless, each attack was incredibly precise, knocking down the frenzied enemies one by one.

Although the opponent's frenzy made the situation exceptionally difficult, Jin An and his companions still firmly held the upper hand.

"This kind of crazy offensive can't last too long."

Jin An said in a low voice, his eyes flashing with a firm light.

"As long as we hold on, victory will be ours!"

As time passed, the clamor on the battlefield gradually became more oppressive.

The Five Elders' frenzied charge still hadn't stopped, they rushed towards Jin An and his companions, regardless of everything, like soulless puppets, with only one goal: to destroy.

But their numbers began to decrease significantly.

One after another, the Five Elders fell in battle, some were torn apart by Whitebeard's shockwaves, some were smashed to pieces by Loki's warhammer, and more were completely severed by Jin An's thunderous blade.

However, these frenzied enemies did not appear to retreat due to the reduction in numbers, but instead fought even more desperately, almost as if they were using their last strength.

Jin An's blade was already stained with the black blood of those twisted creatures, and the ground was covered with cleaved corpses.

Although his physical strength was still abundant, the soreness in his arms had already begun to spread.

He gasped for breath, his eyes coldly swept around, seeing that there were still Five Elders charging frantically on the battlefield.

"These guys have no intention of stopping at all."

Loki's voice came from not far away. He swung his warhammer fiercely, smashing a Five Elder away, but the expression on his face carried a hint of impatience.

"How many more do we have to kill to make them stop?"

Whitebeard laughed loudly. Although his tone contained a hint of fatigue, he was still full of domineering spirit:

"Hmph, kill them all if you have to! The more they fall, the closer we are to victory!"

Jin An frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:

"No, their goal is to delay us.

If we get caught up in this endless battle, that's their real purpose."

His gaze locked onto the movements of those Five Elders, and he quickly thought about countermeasures in his mind.

However, no matter how his thoughts turned, the reality of the battlefield was cold and ruthless: unless these Five Elders were completely eliminated, this battle would not end.

And as time passed, their physical strength and mental pressure would gradually be exhausted.

High in the sky, Morgans's huge aircraft hovered quietly above the battlefield.

This famous news magnate was looking down at the battle on the ground through the windows of the aircraft.

His sharp avian eyes were filled with complex emotions, one side with a glow of excitement, and the other with a bit of suppressed anxiety.