Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
From the collapsing rubble suddenly flew out three dazzling, ghostly blue arrows. Even as the iron-faced man slammed into the ceiling and dropped down evasively, one arrow pierced through his armor. Upon impact, the ghostly blue arrow concentrated light and exploded, forcibly blasting a small crater into the brute.
Ning Xinyuan stood atop a distant stone pillar, draped in a black robe. Her Overlord Butterfly spear suddenly elongated a ghostly blue bowstring. She picked at the bowstring with four fingers, pulling three ethereal arrows between them!
Overlord Butterfly, second form, Archer mode!
Actually, this doesn’t count as an ability of the Overlord Butterfly. Initially, it was designed purely for super long-range sniping, specifically targeting powerful members of the Barbarian Race on the battlefield. After the Extreme Divine Weapon was born hundreds of years later, the Barbarian Race was driven to near extinction, never forming a real threat. Thus, this strongest sniper Divine Weapon became used in human internal conflicts... Just like in team battles where you first take out the backline, the sniper wielding the Overlord Butterfly is destined to become the enemy’s primary target. Naturally, the Overlord Butterfly evolved into a set of close-range tactics.
Simply put, it involves using the spear like a bow, transforming the intention-formed bullets into intention-formed arrows. Although the range decreases several times, it produces a scatter-shot effect. Every attacker who thinks close range means sure victory will be bewildered by this miraculous ’transforming spear into bow’ operation—Hey, times have changed back again!
Upon hearing the arrow, Yan Yi knew Ning Xinyuan was safe and slightly relaxed her heart, then suddenly heard a surprised voice from behind, "Eh? Why did you suddenly stop being afraid?"
Yan Yi hesitated not a fraction, leaning forward and bending to dodge the Thunderclap Electric Claw from behind, and then gathered spiraling electric light in her left leg to kick backward!
Like the intersection of heavenly thunder and earth fire, the piercing thunder resounded in the space as Lei Huan easily blocked Yan Yi’s kick. Using the force, Yan Yi jumped toward the stone pillar ahead, landing only to feel scorching pain in her back—despite her efforts to dodge, a large swath of flesh had been ripped from her back by Lei Huan, the high-temperature thunder of the Thunder Claw instantly stanching the blood. She could even smell the charred scent emanating from her back.
"I smell the fragrance of fear, the finest seasoning of mortals." Lei Huan tilted his head at a dangerous angle, fingers and claws flying up and down with excitement, "Truly, only by feeling the power of heavenly thunder personally can one sense their own meager insignificance?"
Yan Yi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the trembling and numbness in her body. Initially, in battle against this thunder-wielding Brotherhood fanatic, she had little worry. To craft and wield the divine weapon ’Vortex,’ she had undergone lightning training; while she couldn’t withstand lightning bodily, beneath the protection of the ’Light Armor’ on her flesh, ordinary lightning had no effect on her, and even if it did, it was only momentary.
But the wound on her back inflicted by Lei Huan kept emitting convulsing currents. Were it not for her prior lightning resistance training, she might have already lost the ability to fight, collapsing directly on the spot.
Her eyes focused solely on Lei Huan; she hadn’t clearly seen how Lei Huan suddenly appeared behind her, seemingly just a blink’s work.
"Fear, retreat, self-abasement, cowardice... Rarely do I encounter a mortal daring to touch heavenly thunder. Let me indulge in more joy from you!" Lei Huan’s legs slightly pressed down, staring arrogantly at Yan Yi, with a smirk, suddenly extended his clawed fingers forward!
Yan Yi lunged forward grabbing Lei Huan’s fast-moving wrist, taking advantage of the momentum in mid-air to brutally slam him into the stone pillar on the ground!
If this hit landed, the stone pillar would pierce through Lei Huan’s waist!
Lei Huan reacted incredibly fast, his raised knee hitting the stone pillar, generating a light explosion shattering the pillar, allowing him to rebound and throw Yan Yi toward the ceiling!
Yan Yi, like a cat, lightly touched the ceiling before fiercely swooping down upon Lei Huan, her hands emitting spiraling electric light explosions. As her descent accelerated, the electric explosion on her hands grew increasingly intense!
Combat Technique: Vortex Cat Pounce!
Lei Huan was about to raise his hand, but his wrist involuntarily drooped. He glanced at it, realizing it was charred and odorous; when Yan Yi grabbed his hands earlier, she had already initiated the vortex light explosion breaking his wrist, paralyzing his nerves!
That’s why Yan Yi dared to leap down so confidently from above to assault Lei Huan! ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝗇𝖾𝗍
Lei Huan’s eyes narrowed, two streams of electric current flickered across his wrist. Once quiet, his claw ignited a ghostly blue arc, fiercely rending towards Yan Yi!
Yan Yi was struck and flew back onto a distant stone pillar, multiple charred streaks marking her hands. She grunted, clutching her trembling hands, sweat pouring as she glared coldly at Lei Huan.
Lei Huan casually swung his wrist, "Is this the extent of your skills? Using lightning to bolster attacks, causing paralysis and penetrating damage to opponents... That’s all? Merely this?"
"Heavenly thunder governs punishment, gifting despair, igniting life, piercing nature! Your thunder bears no emotion, how could it affect me at all? You understand nothing of thunder, you are unworthy of venturing into the realm of the natural scepter!"
Lei Huan clasped his hands, his fingers forming what resembled a Thunder Sword, "But a mere mortal, how can you hope to comprehend the laws of this heavenly order... I will make you understand what true heavenly thunder is. Ignorant interlopers in the thunder domain deserve only to tremble and bow under vast divine wrath, to dissolve and perish under judgmental thunder!"
Stone pillars crumbled continuously, the scorching Thunder Claw effortlessly cutting through them like butter. Lei Huan pursued Yan Yi like a descending Thunder God. Yan Yi couldn’t keep up with his movements, barely using light explosions to fend off attacks but was forced to flee, relying on the complex terrain to keep tangled!
Suddenly, when she retreated and touched the tower wall, Yan Yi’s face turned pale—she was already forced to the wall with no room to retreat!
Lei Huan was nearly upon her, his flashing electric claw cutting through the air, exploding with ear-piercing bird cries, like air screaming as it was pierced by the Thunder Claw!
"Close your eyes; it won’t hurt, very soon," he said.
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, Lei Huan hurriedly blocked it, but the impact of the gunshot still sent him retreating. Yan Yi took the chance to escape onto a pillar in the open area, gratefully looking toward Ning Xinyuan, but the following scene made her furious!
Just as Ning Xinyuan was about to switch Overlord Butterfly back to Archer mode and was grabbed in the abdomen by the iron-faced man, the force sending her flying. She crashed through four stone pillars before slamming into the wall with a thud. However, before she could catch her breath, the iron-faced man was charging again, stamping the ground!
"Fear is fitting; comfort doesn’t belong to fragile mortals like you."
Amidst the dust of collapsed pillars, the battered Yan Yi, extremely disheveled, leaped onto another pillar, yet this time Lei Huan didn’t pursue aggressively but instead glanced sideways at another battlefield.
"I see, so compared to your own life or death, the safety of your comrades arouses more of your fear?" Lei Huan said, "If that’s the case, shall I kill that person first? Her gunshot earlier angered me—"
Casually brushing aside Yan Yi’s light explosion, Lei Huan’s eyes turned cold, sneering, "Inadequate!"
Charred marks landed like dirty stains across Yan Yi’s fair figure, her actions slowing further. Yet Lei Huan grew increasingly impatient, eventually kicking her aside without bothering to finish her off.
"Once your comrade’s safety is mentioned, you instead shed all inner fear, which isn’t right. A mortal judged by heavenly thunder can’t be resolute and fearless, ready to die? Wait for me a moment, I’ll bring your comrade’s head over then let you meet your fate in remorse—"
Behind, a muffled cry was heard, with teeth clenched.
Lei Huan looked intrigued at Yan Yi gripping his ankle, his mouth then curving upward as he pierced her wrist with claws, "Interesting, compared to those mortals who easily kneel and beg for mercy, your resilience excites me more. No doubt your collapse when swallowed by fear and remorse will make my heavenly thunder even stronger."