Have We Won?

"Mr. Fang Li!"

"Gentian! Soma!"

In the distance, Alisa and Sakuya Tachibana watched Aphrodite, engulfed in a rage, writhing in agony as she lashed out with thick vines, gradually leveling the surrounding area. They both gasped in alarm.

Because of their distance, Alisa and Sakuya Tachibana were not affected by Aphrodite's riot.

However, the figures of Fang Li, Soma, and Soma, who were the forwards, disappeared, swallowed up by the terrible impact of Aphrodite's riot and the sandstorm formed by the sand.

"————!"

Seeing this, Alisa immediately wanted to rush over.

"Wait!" Sakuya Tachibana grabbed Alisa's hand and said quickly, "We can't go over there, it's too dangerous!"

"But..." Alisa immediately wanted to retort.

However, what she received in return was Sakuya Tachibana's resolute gaze.

"I know you're worried about Fang Li, and I'm just as worried about Longdan and Soma, but given the current situation, it won't help even if we go there." Sakuya Tachibana stared intently at Alisa and said, "Trust them. They're not the kind of people who would die at this point."

Upon hearing this, Alisa's expression began to change. She then bit her lip, reluctantly raised her submachine gun, and fired in Aphrodite's direction.

However, under Aphrodite's rampage, the Aphrodite lashed out wildly, completely surrounding her. Even Alisa's shots were swept away by the vines and couldn't reach Aphrodite at all.

Under these circumstances, Aphrodite continued to scream in agony.

Blood flowed from his eyes.

His forehead was even more severely lacerated.

Aphrodite's screams, her face stained red with blood, were so pitiful that Alisa's heart trembled.

If you ignore the terrible destruction Aphrodite's rampage caused to the surrounding area, Aphrodite extremely painful appearance would surely evoke feelings of pity in people.

However, no one could feel any pity for the destruction brought by Aphrodite.

"Boom—!"

At one point, with a thunderous roar, the ground, which had been ravaged by Aphrodite, finally could not withstand the excessive burden and suddenly collapsed.

Aphrodite fell into the abyss-like depths of the earth along with the collapsing ground, where she was buried by countless rubble and debris.

Even so, thick vines still emerged from the countless rubble and broken tiles, as if giant plants that had grown from the ground had suddenly come to life, swaying back and forth and completely disrupting the air.

The dense sandstorm grew larger and larger, gradually swallowing up the rampant vines, making it impossible for Alisa and Sakuya Tachibana to see what was happening inside.

"Mr. Fang Li..."

"Gentian... Soma..."

Alisa and Sakuya Tachibana both watched this scene with worried expressions.

However, it wasn't long before the two of them saw it.

Amidst the dense sandstorm, several figures flew by, breaking through the sandstorm's reach in the blink of an eye and emerging from it.

Upon seeing those figures, Alisa and Sakuya Tachibana both jumped up in surprise.

"Mr. Fang Li!"

"Gentian! Soma!"

It was Fang Li, Soma, and Soma's group.

However, Fang Li was being carried on Soma's back, his breathing was rapid, and his eyes were full of exhaustion.

"Mr. Fang Li." Alisa's surprise turned to astonishment, and she quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Fang Li couldn't hide the exhaustion in his eyes; he simply shook his head, his expression somewhat pale.

Just as Aphrodite was engulfed in riots, Fang Li forcibly used the Holy Mark.

You should know that Fang Li had fallen into a deep coma yesterday because of using the Holy Mark, and his soul had not yet fully recovered from the weakness.

In this situation, using Holy Mark would place a greater burden than before.

Under normal circumstances, if Fang Li uses the Holy Mark, Fang Li soul will at most fall into a state of fatigue within one minute, and into a state of weakness within three minutes. Once it exceeds three minutes, he will fall into a state of unconsciousness.

However, if one uses the Holy Mark again after using it, when the burden on the soul has not yet fully recovered, the burden will suddenly increase significantly.

After all, the Holy Mark are meant to transform the power of the soul into a tangible effect, causing the user's power to surge.

Having just been used, the soul is weakened, yet the Holy Mark is draining its power, which naturally creates an even more terrible burden.

This is also why Fang Li did not use the Holy Mark when dealing with Aphrodite.

Otherwise, Fang Li wouldn't have had to trade his life for Aphrodite's at the very last moment.

Of course, there was also the Fang Li hadn't expected that Aphrodite's core location actually concealed a mouth, thus posing a threat.

By the time it happens, it will be too late for Fang Li to use the Holy Mark.

Fortunately, with the protection of Goddess Luck, Fang Li managed to overcome the difficulties.

Only after realizing that Aphrodite was going on a rampage before her death did Fang Li resolutely use the Holy Mark to escape in an emergency.

However, after using it for only a short while, Fang Li body due to the excessive burden on his soul, and almost collapsed on the spot.

Fortunately, Soma and Soma arrived just in time to Fang Li and brought him out.

Feeling the weakness and powerlessness from the depths of his soul, Fang Li forcibly banished the fatigue and sleepiness that were assaulting his mind, raised his head, and looked ahead.

There, Aphrodite's riots seemed to finally subside, and the sandstorm began to gradually calm down and slowly dissipate.

"..."

Fang Li, Alisa, Soma, Sakuya Tachibana, and Soma's group turned their gazes straight ahead.

Once the sandstorm had completely dissipated, all that remained in the group's eyes was a ruin filled with rubble and debris.

Thick vines hung limply over the ruins, telling everyone present that Aphrodite was indeed buried there.

Seeing this, Alisa hesitated before speaking.

"Did... did we win?"

Soma, Sakuya Tachibana, and Soma remained silent, instead turning their gazes to Fang Li.

Under the gaze of everyone present, Fang Li couldn't help but chuckle. Just as he was about to say something, Soma suddenly gave a wry smile.

"Oh dear, it seems our troubles aren't just limited to Aphrodite."