Chapter 81: The Strongest Shield and the Strongest Spear

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Countless fiery fireballs, like a torrential rain of shooting stars, rained down, exploding into countless craters across the Abyss Worm’s body and the surrounding flattened land.

Even Sigrid, who was originally fighting the giant bug up close, had to gradually retreat to the side, avoiding being caught in this ground-sweeping bombardment.

The poor Abyss Worm, although it initially sprayed some petrifying venom in resistance, eventually became a one-sided target as Miss Dolina’s relentless and increasingly intense bombardment continued unabated.

Though it tried to ignore Sigrid’s attempt to fly and attack the mage above, Dolina’s firepower, augmented by Miss Vilyric’s power bank, was too fierce, crushing the several hundred-meter-long worm into the ground by sheer force.

In the end, it could only curl up into a ball, hiding its head inside and relying on the automatic recovery of its outer body to hold on.

Sigrid thought this cunning creature might be pretending to be weak to seek an opportunity to strike, but after hovering in the air, ready for a long while, she still hadn’t seen any change.

After considering, the captain decided to help her teammates eliminate the troublesome Abyss Beasts surrounding them and gather strength for any unforeseen circumstances.

After a solid half-hour of combat, the Abyss Worms, having consumed the special Abyss Beasts they spawned, were finally all eliminated, yet the seismic rumblings at the center of the battlefield showed no signs of stopping; in fact, they seemed to grow even fiercer.

Centered around the area occupied by the Abyss Worm, the land had sunk over ten meters under continuous bombardment, forming a gigantic pit several kilometers in diameter, while the shell of the giant bug cracked inch by inch, exposing charred muscles that looked quite tragic.

“Hahaha! Just a mere little fish, weren’t you so cocky before?! Eat my flaming meteor shower!!!”

Dolina laughed maniacally as she unleashed a barrage of blazing fireballs. By the way, this was actually the Starfire technique, though it seemed that the overly excited mage had instinctively given it a weird name due to her peculiar state of mind.

The now sidelined Priestess covered her face in embarrassment; she never expected this seemingly quiet and somewhat introverted good kid to be so wild and unruly deep down… well, maybe “chuunibyou” is a more appropriate term?

However…

Vilyric glanced at the nearly gasping Abyss Worm below. Its life force had fallen below a dangerously low threshold.

If what Dolina said was true, then it should be coming now.

Although the battle lasted less than an hour, the magical power Dolina had expended during this time reached an astonishing hundred thousand; this was the total magical power a normal mage at levels 60-70 would possess.

Even if the Abyss Worm truly had higher-level standards, it should be nearly out of stored energy after such rapid consumption.

Silently grasping the [Eternal Staff · Heart of the World], Vilyric heightened her senses to their utmost.

After about two more minutes…

Sigrid returned with the gathered Winged warriors to Vilyric’s side, gazing complicatedly at Dolina, who was still oblivious to her surroundings, chaotically unleashing various spells while proudly boasting her embarrassing title.

She probably had something to say. She flew over to the Priestess… just as she reached out, about to pat her shoulder.

At that moment.

“Boom!!!!!!!”

A powerful surge of terrifying energy, bearing overwhelming destroyer and disintegration force, violently burst into the focus of Vilyric’s awaiting senses!

It’s here!

Down below!

Under Sigrid’s astonished gaze, the black-haired girl vanished from her spot, appearing high in the sky, clearly seeing the sudden blood-red glow that surged ominously out of the endless darkness of the abyss beneath Omoland.

That beam of light, with a diameter exceeding several hundred meters, rapidly ascended towards the floating island above with an unstoppable force!

But Vilyric, having been prepared, was faster.

“Composite Barrier · Holy Shield Barrier!”

The dazzling light erupted, the tip of the girl’s raised staff radiating golden light into a vast radiant array, forming brilliant light shields that layered upon each other, creating numerous solid barriers below the floating island that could only be seen from afar.

The colossal and suffocating crimson beam of light crashed directly into the center of the light shield!

“Boom! Boom! Boom!!!!!!!”

The two forces, surpassing biological limits, collided violently!

The surging energy tides erupted like a nuclear explosion, sending the Son of Leviathan, several kilometers away, tumbling through the air several times. Thankfully, Sigrid had ordered the Winged warriors to temporarily return to their bodies before the departure; otherwise, they would have been blown away who knows where.

The entire Omoland shook under the unimaginably massive energy wave, the dense elemental turbulence even creating fantastical rainbow-like light bands across the sky.

They looked beautiful but were actually chain explosions induced by forcibly torn elements.

“Alright, we’ve blocked it!”

As the creator of the Composite Barrier, Vilyric knew best how strong her magic’s defense was; while the outermost three layers of defense shields were completely shattered by that red light, there were still 96 layers of barriers on standby inside.

Even if the opponent struck a few more times, it should be manageable.

But what she had to do was not just that.

【Xiao Guang! It’s time!】

【Yes!】

Vilyric sent the signal to the Holy Crystal Dragon, who had already positioned herself to face the endless abyss, via their contract.

On the other side, following her master’s orders and fully prepared, the Holy Crystal Dragon let out a roar and transformed into her giant dragon form.

With a graceful figure over a hundred meters long, every crystalline platinum scale emitted a strong luster, while countless bolts of electricity gathered towards the dragon’s open maw.

【Dragon Language】

【This body, is the ruler of the skies】

【This body, is the conqueror of the earth】

【This body commands all the light in the world, crushing the cycles of eternal hell and darkness】

【With this body as the guide】

【Stars farther than the sky】

【Universes deeper than the earth】

【Break free of chains, roar, surge, crush, spread wings and shatter the sky, reduce the earth to nothingness】

【In the name of the Holy Crystal Dragon, Xiao Guang, I command you to descend!】

“Dragon Language Forbidden Spell · Nine Hells!”

The blazing breath reached for the sky, turning the world into night, amidst the roaring thunder, crystallizing in white light, as a thousand-meter-long giant dragon with nine completely different heads tore through the sky.

They possessed different yet equally overwhelming gazes of pressure, kindness, ferocity, wisdom, bravery, rage, calmness… just like true lives.

Then, the colossal dragon spread its wings toward the endless darkness from which the red light poured forth, charging in without hesitation!

【Joint War Contract!】

At the critical moment, another powerful amplification descended upon the Holy Crystal Dragon’s elegant figure, causing the nine-headed giant dragon’s size to double!

   

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