"We have to deal with this guy... cough, cough..." Xize said through a cough, staring at the Crystal Man. "Otherwise, he'll keep chasing us."
"Then we can only fight him head-on." Molly's gaze turned cold.
Richard's eyes flickered as he said, "Actually, there's an easier way."
"Hm?" Molly tilted her head.
"Did you see those Devil Magic-Devouring Vines? I remember you said that when approaching them, there can't be any strong energy fluctuations, and we absolutely can't resist them. Otherwise, all the Devil Magic-Devouring Vines will become agitated," Richard said.
Molly's eyes lit up. "I understand what you mean. But to do that, we first need to find a way to knock this guy far enough back."
"At least thirty meters." Richard glanced at the distance between the Crystal Man and the edge of the Devil Magic-Devouring Vine field.
After a pause, Richard added, "I can knock him back twenty meters myself. You'll have to make up the remaining ten."
"Ten meters..." Molly pursed her lips and said, "Don't underestimate us. We have trump cards too; we just haven't been willing to use them. Since it's come to this, there's no harm in using one. We can knock this guy back twenty meters as well."
"Twenty meters?" Richard confirmed.
"Of course!" Molly shouted softly. "Watch closely!"
Molly rapidly crossed her hands and formed a strange hand seal. A layer of silvery-white energy immediately covered her entire body.
Then the energy gathered above her head, condensing into a snow-white, gleaming crown.
The moment the crown formed, Molly's body grew heavy, and the ground beneath her feet sank several centimeters—he who would wear the crown must bear its weight.
"Whew—"
Molly exhaled slowly and began chanting. The Third Eye on her forehead opened wide. The whites of her eyes faded, while her