But even with the remaining Monsters, their numbers still far exceeded those of the Ability Users.
When Rhine had used the Lightning Sword earlier, the person in the coffin had also acted, activating the formation to suppress the Lightning Sword's thunderstorm energy release and contain as much of the energy as possible within the formation.
Because the person in the coffin had been willing to use top-grade Spirit Stones, the Lightning Sword's rampaging energy had not broken through the formation during the thunderstorm. However, the formation had still been pushed to the brink of collapse by the thunderstorm's impact.
Fortunately, during the thunderstorm, the person in the coffin had not only protected herself but had also preserved a small number of Monsters. Most of these Monsters had come from the upper levels of the Nine-story Tower and were of the highest rank.
With a boom, the person in the coffin swallowed a pill, opened a tiny gap in her Dantian once more, and used True Essence to activate the small sword in her hand. It released tremendous energy and shot straight toward Rhine's team.
Rhine still had his Protective Shield spread out, protecting the many Ability Users. However, the indiscriminate attack from the thunderstorm had also made him cough up several mouthfuls of blood. If he had not taken a special potion early on to temporarily raise his strength by one level, the Lightning Sword's eruption might have left nothing of him and the Ability Users before him—not even scraps.
In addition, Rhine had taken advantage of the Lightning Sword's characteristics and detonated it above himself. This way, those beneath the Lightning Sword suffered far less of the thunderstorm's force. That was why Rhine had managed to endure the Lightning Sword's Combustion Explosion.
But even though he had endured it,