Boom!
The headless bronze king's soldier flew backward and slammed into a thick pillar.
Bang!
Crack! Crack!
A web of cracks instantly spread across the palace corridor pillar where it had been struck, and chunks of rubble came tumbling down.
Bang!
The king's soldier crashed to the ground.
Huff! Huff!
Xia Hongyao panted heavily, but didn't continue attacking.
By now, she was drenched in blood. It had even soaked through High Ponytail's tracksuit and dripped onto the floor, pooling into a small puddle.
"That thing shouldn't be getting back up again, should it?"
"That's the third time she's killed it!"
"Captain Xia is incredible!"
"What Captain Xia? Call her the Summer God!"
A crowd murmured among themselves, staring at Xia Hongyao in disbelief. Even Kurita Isao was no exception.
They had truly been stunned by Xia Hongyao's combat strength.
That Chess Piece was powerful, with combat strength that was definitely Dragon Rank. Yet against Xia Hongyao, it had still been brutally dismantled.
If that monster couldn't resurrect itself, Xia Hongyao wouldn't have had to fight so hard.
But the Summer God's willpower was truly incredible, too. The king's Chess Piece soldier had pierced her left shoulder, and her heart had nearly been destroyed, yet she still showed no sign of panic or fear. Her fighting spirit remained high.
Before this, Xia Hongyao hadn't done much to stand out aside from diving into the river to salvage cargo. People had called her the Summer God out of courtesy.
Now, those two words came from genuine respect.
"Get up!"
Xia Hongyao shouted. She activated her self-healing Divine Grace to mend her wounds while waiting for the king's Chess Piece soldier to rise again.
Should she take the chance to launch a fierce attack and destroy the monster's body?
Xia Hongyao was too