The addition of the demon hunters had greatly improved the situation on the battlefield.
Hao Ren realized that he had underestimated one thing, or rather, overlooked a factor that made the battle more troublesome than he had expected. He did not expect that the Malevolence would be greatly strengthened in the shadowy realm created by Vivian and gain all kinds of troublesome special attributes, such as being more difficult to kill, the ability to take advantage of the environment, and the rejection of outsiders in the shadowy realm. Hao Ren had thought that since the Malevolence was a split from Vivian, they would be suppressed in Vivian's realm. Little did he expect that the opposite was true. The Malevolence had not completely separated from the "parent" body, but they seemed to still be a part of the parent body. Not only would they not be rejected by the world, but they would also be strengthened to a certain extent.
This misjudgment did not make the Malevolence invincible, but it undoubtedly caused a lot of trouble for Hao Ren.
Fortunately, Hao Ren's habit of overthinking things came into play at the critical moment. The demon hunters, whom he had deliberately left behind and led to this place, had joined the battle. Finally, the battle, which had begun to deviate, was back on track.
The sacred silver bolts, which contained amazing destructive power, shuttled through the air, drawing blazing trajectories that almost tore the space apart. The unique Letta rune magic of the demon hunters formed layers of colorful energy clouds in the air. This was a unique phenomenon produced by a certain degree of magic energy chain reaction and mutual reinforcement. The dense magic energy gathered together, and for the first time, even the silent scream of the Malevolence lost its effect. Hasse personally organized and led the Hunter Group, of course, was not some third-rate demon hunters. These elite demon hunters not only had superb combat skills, but also had the instinct of a predator, honed by years of living on the edge of life and death. They were extremely good at fighting in harsh environments and could find even the slightest flaw in enemies that were far stronger than themselves. This ability was just right for them to deal with the situation in front of them.
The demon hunter, Lockheed, brandished his sacred silver sword and charged forward. His comrades cleared a path for him with a barrage of arrows and magic bombardments. Under the control of Hessiana, the Soulless Guards launched another organized suicide attack. The Malevolence raised her head and let out a silent scream. The invisible force tore the Soulless Guards into pieces in the air, but their sacrifice created the conditions for the follow-up attack. Lockheed rushed forward against the weakened aftermath of the silent scream. He raised his sword and cut the Malevolence in half under the illumination of the crimson moon.
The beam of light pouring down from the moon in the sky became bright again. In the blood-red light, the figure of the Malevolence appeared again. But this time, the speed of her rebirth was significantly slower than before.
Before this figure could fully materialize, another attack arrived.
Hao Ren brandished two dark cosmic fragments and completely abandoned defense as he rushed into the red light beam. The Malevolence reacted immediately. Her face, which was identical to Vivian's, was filled with extreme madness and malice. She opened her mouth and was about to unleash a blast wave. But because her resurrection was too slow, her attack was at a disadvantage for the first time.
Before the silent scream was released, two black cosmic fragments had crossed each other. Hao Ren rushed out of the red light beam, and the figure of the Malevolence turned into black fragments behind him. It was a double-kill!
The crimson moon shone again, and the Malevolence appeared again like a never-ending nightmare. But this time, it was more difficult for her to resurrect. Before the Malevolence fully appeared, a silver-white shadow had already pounced on her.
Lily brandished the superalloy sword that she was getting more and more comfortable with. She shouted "Starburst Slash" and cut the recovering Malevolence into pieces. It was a triple-kill!
The Malevolence resurrected again, and this time, she was met with a thunderous strike from a large hunting crossbow. It was a quadruple kill!
Would you believe that a single person could provide you with the number of Quadruple Kills?
Lily somersaulted in the air and landed lightly beside Hao Ren. The superalloy sword in her hand was smoking, and the corrosive dark power had left scorch marks on the blade. The husky maiden wiped her forehead. "Phew! Mr. Landlord, do you think she is dead this time?"
Hao Ren did not say anything but stared at the red light beam in the center of the battlefield.
The beam of light pouring down from the moon still showed no signs of dissipating. But for the first time, the Malevolence could not be seen in the beam of light. More than ten seconds had passed, and there was no sign of the dark power reappearing in the moonlight.
This time, it seemed that the Malevolence was really dead.
Hao Ren was still a little doubtful, but Lockheed and his team of demon hunters suddenly fell into a state of confusion.
"The Countess of the Crimson Moon … Did we just kill her?" A young-looking demon hunter said, gasping as he wiped the blood from his forehead. His tone was full of disbelief and panic. "We actually killed her?"
The group of hunters looked at each other in dismay. An atmosphere of helplessness began to spread among them. This scene could be described as laughable.
They were demon hunters who specialized in hunting otherworldlings, and their slogan before the battle was "hunt." But when they saw the figure of "Vivian Ancestor" completely disappear in the moonlight beam, they were completely dumbfounded. This was not what they had agreed on! They shouted the slogan just to boost their courage. How did he manage to kill it so inexplicably?
The invincible image of the Countess of the Crimson Moon had long been ingrained in people's hearts, especially in the hearts of the demon hunters. Anyone who dared to shout that they were going to kill Vivian in Coldpath would be sent to the medical center for a check-up. No demon hunter, including all the elders, had ever thought that one day Vivian Ancestor would die in their hands. In their worldview, the idea that the Countess of the Crimson Moon would die had been completely ruled out.
This ridiculous worldview was built up by Vivian after she beat up every single demon hunter's father.
So the demon hunters at the scene were dumbfounded. They had no idea that they had killed a Malevolence. They did not even know the existence of the Malevolence.
Fortunately, there were still smart people who knew the inside story. Hasse saw his men wavering and immediately shouted, "Don't be silly. The Countess is not that easy to deal with. The one here is just her crazy avatar."
"Avatar?" Lockheed was a little confused.
"Never mind what it is," Hasse said as he descended from the air and waved his hand to signal his men not to pursue the details. He then turned to Hao Ren. "I think you have considered what will happen after the battle, have you?"
As Hasse's voice trailed off, the atmosphere became subtle.
Even Lockheed, who did not understand the cause and effect of the matter, realized that there was a lot of hidden secrets in the previous short-term 'cooperation.' And now, it seemed that the cooperation was coming to an end.
The demon hunters gathered around quietly, but Hao Ren shrugged indifferently. "It's not that simple. Hasse, wake up. Don't let the urge to kill burn your brain. Haven't you noticed that the real Vivian has not appeared yet?"
The old demon hunter suddenly came to his senses. The first thing he did was to look up at the sky.
The red moonlight was still shining in the sky.
The red beam of light that pierced through the sky did not show any signs of dissipating.
"Everyone, stay alert!" Lockheed also came to his senses. "I'm afraid that the avatar is not dead yet!"
Lily, who had just breathed a sigh of relief when she thought that the fight was over, suddenly became nervous again. She grabbed the two-handed sword and turned her ears around. "Where is it? Where is Battie's Malevolence?"
The demon hunters then began to search the space that was being swallowed by the darkness. Some of them even flew into the air, trying to test whether the moon in the sky was real or an illusion. Of course, they did not succeed. There seemed to be some kind of barrier in the sky, and the moon hanging high in the sky was completely out of reach.
The Moonlight Steppe was being swallowed by the chaotic darkness at the edge. The entire Shadowy Realm seemed to be on the countdown to collapse. But until now, there was no sign of complete collapse. The real Vivian had not appeared, and the Malevolence had indeed disappeared temporarily. But looking at the unchanged space, it was not over yet!
Did the Malevolence know how to hide?
The thought popped up in Hao Ren's mind. Almost at the same time, the red moonlight suddenly brightened.
A violent figure with red hair appeared in the air at an unprecedented speed, far away from the red beam of light, and suddenly pounced on Lily, who had turned her eyes to the other side.
Hao Ren was scared out of his wits. He raised his sword and leaped forward, shouting, "Lily, behind you!"
Lily instinctively sensed the movement behind her. She tried to dodge to the side and turned her head, but she was obviously one step too late. The Malevolence's hands were only a dozen centimeters away from her. Lily could only stare with her eyes wide open as if she was scared out of her wits. She could not do anything.
The demon hunters farther away were even more hopeless.
However, at this critical moment, an even faster black shadow that almost surpassed the limits of everyone's vision suddenly rushed out from another direction.
This black shadow rolled up a gust of wind and hit the Malevolence with blinding lightning. The impact of the collision even created visible ripples in the air. The Malevolence, who was so powerful a moment ago, was sent flying by this simple leap. The black shadow grabbed the Malevolence by the neck and dragged it on the ground, leaving a deep gully of hundreds of meters!
When the black shadow and the Malevolence stopped, Hao Ren finally saw what was going on.
The black-haired Vivian held the Malevolence's neck with one hand and swung the other in the Malevolence's face.
"How dare you steal my bedroom! How dare you steal my coffin! How dare you steal my territory! I'm so poor that I can only sleep in the ruins, and someone still comes to steal my things! Where is the law?! "
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