After being struck in the head by such a terrifying Subspace Spear, everyone could clearly see that only a small portion of Goliath's head remained, including its right eye.
Clearly, such a terrifying blow had inflicted massive damage on Goliath.
Amid the deafening blast, the far end of the floor's vast space exploded, shattering the cliffs and sheer walls to pieces.
Seeing this, everyone present froze for a moment.
D... Did it work?
Had they defeated that monster?
Normally, no creature could continue moving after losing its head.
But the monster before them had clearly shattered everyone's common sense...
Just as all the adventurers thought they had won, countless red particles surged from Goliath's body once more in the next instant.
In the blink of an eye, Goliath's wounds vanished completely.
Seeing this, everyone present could not help but fall into despair.
What kind of monster could survive even after losing its head, and even rapidly recover to its original state...
Against an enemy like this, there was absolutely no chance of victory...
Yet none of this seemed to affect Ryu Lion's state of mind.
Ryu Lion knew very clearly that all she needed to do now was hold back the endless stream of monsters before her and keep them from disturbing Ling Xuan.
She had no thoughts beyond that.
"I have to hold back the monsters in front of me!"
As she spoke with determination, a resolute expression appeared on Ryu Lion's face.
She began moving swiftly, attacking the endless monsters before her.
At the same time, she chanted her spell.
"—The distant forest canopy. Infinite stars embedded in the boundless night sky."
As the words left her lips, green magic power surged from the girl's body.
Seeing this, Mikoto's face showed surprise.
"Th... This is..."
She could move swiftly and attack the monsters around her while chanting at the same time.
This technique was known as "Parallel Chanting."
Normally, casting "magic" required extreme concentration and precise chanting.
The greater the power being unleashed—the longer the chant, and the more precisely the caster had to control it.
Thus, all those known as mages would stand still, concentrating solely on chanting as they prepared powerful magic.
Yet Ryu Lion could handle chanting and combat at the same time.
After all, once one's attention was divided and control over magic power was lost, it could even result in a magical misfire.
It was precisely because she understood that possibility that Mikoto was so shocked.
She had never imagined that, while facing so many monsters, Ryu Lion could simultaneously attack at high speed, move, evade, and chant.
As Mikoto stood there in astonishment, Ryu Lion's voice continued to echo.
"Answer the voice of one as foolish as I, and grant me once more the blessing of starlight. Bestow merciful light upon those who have abandoned you."
Using combat techniques she was still rather unfamiliar with, Ryu Lion skillfully harvested the heads of the surrounding monsters while constructing her magic.
Mikoto looked at Ryu Lion, then glanced at Ling Xuan's back.
These two were simply too strong...
Each was more terrifying than the other!
After witnessing the two of them, fighting spirit stirred within Mikoto's heart.
"Then I can't fall behind either!"
As soon as she said that, an extremely serious expression appeared on Mikoto's face as she focused all her attention on her mind.
Then...
She solemnly declared,
"Invoking the name of the supreme one, with reverence and awe—"
Mikoto disregarded everything else and poured all her heart and strength into the magic she was chanting.
"O invincible Martial Gods, noble guardians of the nine heavens. Grant this lowly body the divine power of your majestic forms."
Meanwhile, Ryu Lion's chant finally came to an end.
"Wind of Light!"
As soon as the words fell—
Immediately—
Countless great spheres of light wrapped in green wind appeared around Ryu Lion.
They formed a massive magic circle.
In the next moment, the star magic fired all at once, relentlessly bombarding the swarm of monsters before them.
The terrifying magical attack wiped out wave after wave of monsters.
Countless chain flashes erupted.
This was the high-powered magic unique to the elf race!
It could eliminate countless monsters in an instant.
However, relying on such magic alone to wipe out all the monsters on the entire floor was still wishful thinking.
Although many monsters had been cleared away, plenty still charged at Ling Xuan as if they feared no death!
Seeing this, Ryu Lion could not help but frown. Though she was powerful, eliminating every monster before her in one go was indeed somewhat unrealistic...
Just as Ryu Lion was thinking this, Mikoto's voice echoed beside her.
"Descend from the heavens and unite the earth—Divine Martial Battle Conquest!"
At the moment the monsters surged endlessly toward Ling Xuan, Mikoto completed her spell.
"Futsu-no-Mitama!!!!"
As soon as the words fell, a massive sword of light appeared directly above the monster horde!
Then it descended vertically with terrifying force.
BOOM!!!!
The instant it struck the ground, an incomparable roar erupted.
At the same time, several concentric circles resembling a magic circle appeared on the ground.
Then the deep-purple sword of light pierced through the monsters' bodies and plunged into the center of the rings, instantly creating a gravity prison.
A huge dome-shaped field appeared on the battlefield, sealing all the surrounding monsters within it.
This was Mikoto's trump card. Take Mikazuchi had once strictly forbidden her from using it in the Dungeon: an ultra-heavy pressure spell capable of crushing everything within a certain range.
The deep-purple gravity prison crushed the monsters from above.
Countless monsters were flattened into bloody pulp by the attack.
Seeing the two girls fight so desperately, the surrounding adventurers could hardly keep slacking off.
They began moving one after another and threw themselves back into the battlefield!
However, while they could easily deal with these monsters, Goliath was the true problem.
No matter how many monsters they eliminated, it would be useless unless they defeated that enormous giant and brought everything to a complete end!
Hestia understood this very clearly.
"Now it all depends on Ling Xuan. Ling Xuan, do your best!"
Hestia watched Ling Xuan and prayed silently.
Seeing that the monsters could not break through the line of defense despite everyone's efforts, Ryu Lion and Mikoto both let out sighs of relief and turned their gazes toward Ling Xuan.
"Now it's up to you, Mr. Ling Xuan..."
"Do your best, Mr. Ling Xuan..."
The adventurers present also placed all their hopes of survival on Ling Xuan!
Countless people prayed, believed, and longed for Ling Xuan to defeat that monster...
Meanwhile, after seeing that the Subspace Spear could not deal with the monster before him, Ling Xuan raised an eyebrow.
It could regenerate endlessly, huh?
In that case, if he destroyed its entire body until nothing remained, it would not be able to regenerate, right?
Thinking this, Ling Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
A dangerous gleam appeared in his gaze.
In the next instant, a pair of pistols appeared in his hands.
Under everyone's trusting gazes, he combined the pistols in his hands.
As the two cores of Heavenly Fire Judgement merged together—
A powerful wave of energy instantly swept across the battlefield.
Everyone could feel that immense power!
Then, everyone could clearly see it.
There were no longer any pistols in Ling Xuan's hands. In their place was an exceptionally cool greatsword.
Not only did it look imposing, its blade was wreathed in terrifying flames!
With just one glance, everyone could sense the weapon's power!
This was definitely no ordinary weapon!
"What... kind of weapon is that? I can feel the terrifying power contained within that sword."
An expression of surprise inevitably appeared on Ryu Lion's face.
"I never expected those two pistols to merge into a greatsword... And I can feel the surrounding temperature rising because of those flames."
Seeing such a weapon, everyone could feel its overwhelming power.
Then, a surge of wild joy rose within everyone's hearts.
With such a powerful weapon, perhaps they truly had a chance to defeat that monster.
Just as everyone was thinking this, Ling Xuan calmly swung the Heavenly Fire Greatsword in his hand and said lightly,
"Skyfire, unsheathe!!!"
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"Skyfire, unsheathe!!!!"
At that moment, Ling Xuan took a deep breath and combined the pistols in his hands into the Heavenly Fire Greatsword!
Next, I'm going to unleash one hell of an attack!
As the Heavenly Fire Greatsword appeared, the high temperature it released made the entire space dry.
Even Ling Xuan's clothes were touched by flickers of flame.
Only when wielding the Heavenly Fire Greatsword did Ling Xuan truly understand why this thing was also called Skyfire Self-Destruct.
He could feel the greatsword continuously draining the Honkai Energy within him, making the flames around the Heavenly Fire Greatsword even more terrifying!
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