Before pain and death could arrive, the Emerald Star Cloak on Li Wen shone brilliantly. A glowing emerald sphere flew out from it, absorbed all the damage Li Wen had suffered, and abruptly exploded.
Li Wen's expression did not change. Tilroggzak was indeed a formidable demon; even his probing attack had directly shattered the Magic Shield created by Eternal Star of Emerald's protection.
If not for the Emerald Star Cloak, that blow would already have sent her to the resurrection waiting screen.
If Li Wen had guessed correctly, Tilroggzak had used a curse called Dark Corrosion. This curse could leave its victim in a prolonged state of weakness while also weakening their vitality to a certain extent.
Tilroggzak had likely first implanted the curse into the three-headed fire serpent, then transmitted it to Li Wen through the chain when she dealt with the serpent. Afterward, he had used that curse as a springboard to unleash another curse: Painful Lament, the curse that had nearly killed Li Wen.
Painful Lament had exceptionally harsh activation requirements, but once it took effect, anyone without sufficiently high curse resistance was certain to die.
Even an ordinary Stage Two transcendent would have found it difficult to withstand that combo. As an opponent, Tilroggzak was undoubtedly extremely troublesome.
Li Wen glanced at her status panel. She had 89% health remaining, while more than half her mana remained.
When Prayer Incantation's shield had been shattered by Painful Lament, it had also restored some of Li Wen's health and removed the Dark Corrosion curse from her body.
In other words, she still had a chance of winning.
Li Wen activated Spell-less Arc Light, enchanting the Bone-Gnawing Short Sword, while casting Prayer Incantation on herself once more.
Having already witnessed his control over fire and his curses, she would