However, although she successfully released the Great Demon, the endless dark night and the brilliance continuously blooming within it made her realize that things were developing in a direction she had never anticipated.
—The legendary Phoenix, said to be capable of destroying the Kingdom, was about to be beaten to death alive!
And it wasn't that Fantasy Species White Snake or the renowned Sergeant who accomplished this feat but an unknown girl with yellow hair!
This utterly ridiculous reality made the Bomber's breathing grow heavy and soon provoked a violent coughing fit due to inhaling the pungent poison fog.
"Cough, cough… damn…"
She finally caught her breath, her exhausted body struggling to move forward once more.
The exit of Forbidden Melting Peak was inches away, she just needed to hold on a little longer—
"Almost there, almost there… just need to pass through—" she muttered to herself, as if she could feel the cold frosted wind and snow blowing from the exit, victory seemingly within her grasp.
But then, a rough, grinding sound of a blade being drawn suddenly came from behind, piercing her spine with an icy chill, freezing her in place.
The Bomber's body instantly lost its drive to move forward, as if that sound had completely locked her in place. She trembled, a look of disbelief flashing in her eyes.
[Bomber's Luck: 1, Encounter: Undead Warrior]
[Undead Warrior Skill Activation: Third Eye]
[Bomber's status less than 30, suppressed, lock successful by default]
[Undead Warrior gained status: Guaranteed Hit, Critical Hit]
In the poison fog ahead, a figure stood silently, the corrosive toxic gas seemingly having no effect on her.
She slowly raised the Long Blade in her hand, the ancient, ruined weapon battered and cracked but exuding an unbeatable sharpness.
"... Degenerator, not allowed to pass."
The hollow eyes of the Undead Warrior burned with a pale fire, her hoarse and icy voice recounting an ancient promise.
In the next moment, blade light cleaving the soul bloomed before the Bomber's eyes.
[Undead Warrior Skill Activation: Divine Speed, Fierce Slash]
D187+200+d193=d187(25)+200+d193(111)=336
[Bomber locked, unable to dodge]
[Undead Warrior dealt 336 damage to Bomber]
[Bomber suffered 336-13=323 damage, HP -184/139]
The pitch-black poison fog roiled and surged, while the Cruising Bishop concentrated fully on spellcasting, providing the Blessing of the Purifying Wind to aid the retreating, weakened soldiers through the corrosive toxic cloud.
His gaze inadvertently swept past the direction where the blade light had suddenly appeared, faintly sensing a strange and powerful undead force, but then realizing it wasn't an enemy, he focused back on the soldiers' retreat.
At the same time, above the toxic cloud, the Hero leapt from the White Snake, transforming into a stream of light. Amid the suddenly uplifting emotions of the Ancient Hero, she broke through the darkness and charged straight for the Fallen Phoenix.
There was nothing else in her Emerald Eye, only a resolute determination for victory!
The extreme daytime ice flow danced like a dragon in the sky, breaking through the Depraved Flame effortlessly. The golden Enchanted Claw, with its Demon Suppressing Light, seemed capable of piercing through barriers of reality and illusion, suppressing the vile Magic Wind and striking heavily upon the body of the Fallen Phoenix.
The sinister white bones could not withstand this power and shattered with a crash, becoming scattered Fire Feathers drifting down.
[Fallen Phoenix Skill Activation: Dark Sun]
D628+d91+54=d628(316)+d91(71)+54=441
[Fallen Phoenix dealt 441 damage to Hero]
[Under Blaze Power status, no Fantasy Snow judgement made, Hero suffered 441-110=331 damage, Beast Spirit Magic Power: 35445/41226]
[Due to Burning Sky Wings (54), Hero's Elemental Armor evaporated (30), Armor damaged (24); because of Indestructible trait, Enchanted Claw was unaffected, Armor=86]
Endless Demon Flames erupted from its broken body, consuming the nearby girl just like it had swallowed the Sergeant.
However, when the counterattacking Black Flame subsided, the girl who should have been burnt to ash stood undeterred.
With immense Magic Power support and enveloped in the glow of Dawn Break, to her, the flame capable of twisting souls was merely ordinary fire!
The Hero's Water Light Battle Skirt boiled unceasingly, and the Magic Patterns at her side glowed with a golden brilliance under the impact of the overloaded Magic Power.
Though the scorching pain reddened her skin, causing a slight twitch in her brow, the Hero's movements did not stop. Instead, she rotated her body in the flow,
Her fists, imbued with incredible strength, swung out once more. The golden iron fists shone in the light of Dawn Break and struck toward the Fallen Phoenix.
[Fifth round: Starless Night (6), Heroic Spirit Transformation (8)]
[Hero Skill Activation: Sacrifice]
3d95+2d415+156+164=(17)+(49)+(72)+d415(163)+d415(97)+320=718
[Fallen Phoenix Skill Activation: Burning Sky Wings, Depraved Flame]
D279+54+d91=d279(256)+54+d91(15)=325
[Fallen Phoenix Skill Activation: Depraved Wind]
[Hero dealt 718-325-222=171 damage to Fallen Phoenix]
[Fallen Phoenix suffered 171 damage, HP 258/628 (Armor 0)]
The blooming brilliance crisscrossed violently in the air, dispersing the flames of the Fallen Phoenix. The Hero's Magic Power surged like an ocean, seemingly attempting to pull down a mountain with a single rope.
Yet the Fallen Phoenix clearly had no intention of sitting idly by. A sharp phoenix cry echoed through the sky, filled with anger and hatred like a thunderous roar. Its tail feathers shot out like lightning, bone spikes sharp as blades pierced straight at the Hero, instantly penetrating her body.
Though the Etheric body had an astonishing self-repair capability, the piercing pain caused the Hero to open her mouth and silently cry out.
Her movements twisted and deformed due to the intense pain, and the massive Magic Power surged out of control like a torrent, crashing into the Fallen Phoenix with violent force.