"Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!"
Lightning flashed densely in the vortex formed by the dark clouds and gradually moved closer to the center. Heavy rain poured down from the strong winds, stirring up a hazy mist in the forest. The new Grand Lord and the Transcendent were tightly pressed together like two fused statues.
The surging magic power had completely surrounded Ashes, and her body was even surrounded by a golden stream of light.
This was also the target of the Divine Will.
She used herself as a sharp blade.
"Is this your final struggle?" Ösrook roared. "You want to use this method to perish together with me? How foolish!"
"I won't … let go," Ashes said with difficulty. With half of her chest and lungs pierced, even breathing became difficult. Blood flowed back into her trachea, and her mouth and nose were filled with the salty smell of rust.
Five minutes … She kept telling herself that only five minutes was enough.
Her opponent's strength was not much different from hers. As long as she did not let go, it was basically impossible for him to break free from her restraints.
"Do you think that I will use my strength to determine victory or defeat?" Ösrook's face looked even more ferocious under the rain. "It seems that you have imprisoned me, but in fact, this is just a cage that you have created for yourself!"
After saying that, several black lights extended from his chest and pierced into Ashes's body like tentacles.
She could not help but cry out in pain.
She originally thought that it would not be more painful than the magic power backlash, but the pain caused by the black lights was actually several times worse than the burning of her body! It was as if countless thin needles had been pierced into her brain. If not for the fact that she had repeatedly warned herself not to lose consciousness no matter what, she was afraid that she would have already fainted.
However, the unbearable pain was just the beginning. Black lines began to spread from the piercing point, and wherever it went, the skin would slightly bulge as if something was crawling in her body.
Ashes coughed out a mouthful of blood. "You … cough cough … what did you do?"
"A small gift. It is also proof of the gap between our understanding and control of magic power." Ösrook moved closer to Ashes's ear. "To be honest, I should be thanking you. If not for this battle, I would not have been able to welcome the advancement so quickly. Now, you have sent yourself to me. I am looking forward to completely defeating you, to see to what extent I can advance! "
Ashes suddenly realized that this was another form of erosion. She could not feel the area that was covered by the black lines, as if it did not belong to her anymore. She bit her lip and tried to circulate the magic in her body. She did not wish to corrode back like the enemy, but only hoped that she could prevent the invasion of magic power.
"You … don't even think of controlling me!"
But even so, the erosion only stopped for a moment. Even so, the erosion only stopped for a moment. and the speed of the expansion of the black lines slowed. but it still continued. forward.. and. a part. and some, it. and., the black lines. the air. the black. the black lines. the flames. the flames. the black lines. the speed. the flames.. the of the black lines.
But even so, the erosion only stopped for a short while. The speed at which the black lines were expanding slowed down. But it was still pushing forward. A part of it had already climbed up to Ashes's neck.
"That's a commendable perseverance." Ösrook laughed cruelly. He looked completely different from before. The mutated body not only distorted the face of the Senior Lord, but also made him lose his human form. He looked no different from a monster. "But what's the use of this?"
"I … won't …"
"Won't give up? Unyielding, hard work, faith, perseverance … These are just the words of the weak to comfort themselves. On the road to survival, who would easily admit defeat? But it's a pity that these words alone can't change anything. If I can keep my race alive just by saying these words, then it's too easy! "
Intense pain battered Ashes's mind. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
The vortex above her head had already formed. Golden light shone within it, but she felt that the power was getting further and further away from her.
"Whether it's in terms of tolerance to magic power or the long lifespan required to adapt to magic power, we are far superior to you. This gap is like a bird and a bug. No matter how hard we struggle, we can't make up for this gap! The two Battles of Divine Will have proven this point! " Ösrook slowly lifted her up, as if he was pronouncing her final fate. "So, die here in peace. If you want to blame something, blame yourself for being born as a weak human —"
"Don't — underestimate — humans!"
Suddenly, a clear shout came from the rainstorm. The voice was so familiar that it made Ashes regain a little clarity of mind.
She forced herself to look sideways, only to see a figure rushing out of the forest like lightning.
It's … Lightning?
She dragged a long trail of mist through the curtain of rain. After passing through the blackened tree trunks, she charged straight at Ösrook.
She seemed to be carrying something in her arms.
Ash blinked his eyes in confusion.
That's … three grenades?
"Bug, you're courting death!" Ösrook instantly activated the anti-magic domain.
Just as the black light was about to collide with Lightning, she released her arms and changed the direction of her flight.
She was separated from the grenades —
Although she had lost her ability, inertia still existed. After leaving Lightning's arms, the grenades spread open its tail and flew straight at Ösrook without slowing down.
"You —!" The Grand Lord bared his teeth and used all his magic power to erect a blue barrier in front of him.
The next moment, three flowers of fire bloomed outside the barrier. But that was only the prelude to destruction. The scorching and violent energy was condensed into a dazzling jet by the cone-shaped bullet cover. It hit the barrier and shattered it like glass. After penetrating the defense, the jet cut through Ösrook's mutated body like a hot knife through butter, turning the tumor behind him into a pile of mud.
The Magic Stone he obtained from the Senior Demon was also completely shattered by the attack.
Ösrook raised his head and screamed!
The spreading black lines immediately shrank back, and Ashes felt the pain in her body suddenly disappear, and her consciousness returned to her mind.
Without hesitation, she activated the Divine Decree that she had been accumulating for a long time.
Ösrook also realized that the situation was not good. He howled and tried to shake off the witch in front of him. But Ashes's hands were tightly clasped around Ösrook and naturally would not give him the chance.
"You're right, humans are indeed weak … But even so, we still want to continue on this path. No matter what challenges lie ahead, we will not retreat." She paused and revealed a smile. "Because someone is already standing in front of us, pointing us in the right direction."
Following that, a golden Thunder that covered the sky pierced through the horizon!
In the almost incandescent light, Ösrook was completely vaporized. Not a trace of his existence was left behind.
The roar of thunder echoed over the Fertile Plains and did not dissipate for a long time.
After the Divine Decree was extinguished, only Ashes was left on the empty ground.
Lightning clenched her teeth and slowly climbed up from the ground. When she crashed into the demon's territory, she changed from flying horizontally to flying sideways, so she was thrown out at a high speed like a stone. Fortunately, most of the enemy's energy was focused on the defensive barrier. Before she hit the ground, she got rid of the binding of the black light and hurried to activate Magic Synchronization at the last second.
As a result, one of her arms was broken, and half of her body was badly mutilated.
She limped to Ashes and forced a smile. "Finally … we won."
"Yes, thanks to you. To be honest, I didn't expect you to come back. "
"This is called the sixth sense of an outstanding explorer. You always appear when you need it the most —" Lightning suddenly froze. She found that there was something wrong with Wendy. "Hey, you … What's wrong with you?"
Ashes looked down at her pale hand. "Maybe … this is the price of burning myself?"
"Burning myself — what does that mean?" Lightning could not help but be stunned. The Transcendent in front of her was gradually becoming illusory, and her long hair was scattered by the wind. It was as if she was no longer a physical entity, but a virtual image made of countless fireflies.
"If we desire to use magic to achieve a certain goal, it will lead us in that direction — and I probably forced it to use more power than I can bear …" Ashes said softly. "So this is what it's like to be completely integrated with magic … If it doesn't turn me into a monster, it's not bad."
"You, what the hell are you talking about," Lightning tried to grab her hand, but only managed to raise a cloud of dust. "Ashes, tell me! What should I do? "
"Tell Tilly that I like her."
The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the sun shone through the clouds. In the thousands of beams of light, Ashes closed her eyes and disappeared with the wind.
Lightning hugged her to where she stood, but there was nothing left. The little girl hugged her body with one hand and sobbed.
…
Looking at the pitch-black night sky, Lan let out a long sigh and lowered her eyelids.
After a long silence, she closed the window and whispered softly — it sounded like she was asking someone, but also like she was talking to herself.
"What are you looking forward to?"
"There's nothing to hesitate about, right?"
"Hurry up, we … don't have time."
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