The violent explosion knocked Bai Jia unconscious for several seconds. When she came to, her ears were still ringing with a buzzing hum, and her vision had turned dark red from burst blood vessels and was shaking violently. Yet her mind remained perfectly clear:
Sixth-Tier String Magic, Twin-Headed Serpent—
The spell had struck the tower's northern foundation from the eleven o'clock direction.
The caster was within a hundred feet and was at least an Elemental Awakening expert.
Having once been an excellent String Magic user and Elemental Envoy, Bai Jia was utterly familiar with magic. The conflicts between players had been even more intense than this, and she could still determine the number and positions of the casters in an instant. It was an innate talent, and one of the reasons she could call herself a top-tier caster.
Bai Jia understood that Twin-Headed Serpent was a paired-strike, multi-stage spell. The magic was compressed beneath the point of impact, and a second explosion would soon follow. It was a spell specifically designed to deal with buildings and enemies inside fortresses. She still had a brief window of opportunity.
The female knight used all her strength to throw off the chunks of stone covering her. Enduring the pain throughout her body, she crawled out of the rubble. A sharp pain in her chest nearly made her see stars, and she had no idea how many ribs she had broken. Her arm also bore extensive burns, her once snow-white skin blackened with ash. Her knight's uniform hung from her arm in tatters, while her metal armor had melted and warped from the heat.
But Bai Jia had no time to worry about any of that. Gritting her teeth, she rolled toward the base of the tower, which had already been reduced to a