Mountains Maji used his defensive ultimate and movement ultimate simultaneously without hesitation. His tentacles lit up, and he appeared within the curtain of water in the air.
His reaction had been fast enough, but the shield glowing around him still shattered. An enormous gash opened across his body, nearly tearing him in half. His HP was down to 20%, and the damage over time was still active, sending it plummeting.
Frost Deer's Healing Skill landed on Maji immediately, pulling his precarious HP bar back up. Then she broke into a headlong run, because Star Sea Xunge and Mountains Xunge had been coming for her all along; they had merely happened to pass Mountains Maji on the way.
The long blade and the Dragonspine Longsword swung at Frost Deer from opposite sides simultaneously.
But in the blink of an eye, Frost Deer and Mirror Goose swapped positions. Mirror Goose voluntarily took the blow from the two strongest fighters on the battlefield for Frost Deer.
A layer of wind swept across the translucent Wind Whale's body. No damage!
By the time Mirror Goose appeared, neither of them could pull back her weapon, but Mountains Xunge had already thrust her left hand toward Frost Deer in the air. A hooked chain shot from her palm, reaching above Frost Deer's head at almost teleportation speed, catching her antlers and dragging her down.
Once hooked, Frost Deer had all her Movement Skills sealed. As she fell, Mountains Xunge and Star Sea Xunge already had their weapons ready, as though she were throwing herself onto their blade and sword.
A deer's cry rang across the battlefield. Yu Xunge understood it: it was a With Mountain curse.
Mountains Mistblade said, "Stop running, everyone. Group up and fight."
Mountains Yan Tu, who happened to have run nearby, said,