A Tense Battle to the Death
Throne Room, the fierce battle continued, the roar of the battle echoing endlessly without ceasing.
One side is the colossal skeletal king who rules over territory and uses the entire land as his arsenal.
One side consists of adventurers who soar through the skies, dance high in the air, and turn the entire sky into their own stage.
This is a contest between the sky and the earth, a challenge between the weak who attempt to defeat the strong, and the strong who seek to defend their throne.
The monster named Udaeus had roared countless times and fired countless black spikes, turning countless sword mountains into a hail of bullets flying through the sky. The sight was terrifying to behold. The comet soaring high in the sky was able to evade it time and time again. No matter how dense the sword mountains were, with its ever-increasing speed, they could only be left behind, either crashing into the walls or piercing the dome, but none of them could hit their target.
"Bang bang bang----!"
Dazzling starbursts also occurred one after another on the ground. As Leo transformed into a comet and soared through the sky, flying around, he never forgot to chant magic from time to time, releasing meteors that shot towards Udaeus. Although Udaeus could not dodge in the same bizarre ways as Leo, it chose to take the blows head-on with its fists, smashing the incoming meteors one after another, ensuring that all the starbursts occurred outside of its giant bone fist, with none of them able to touch its body.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate, one dominating the sky and the other the ground, yet both launched ranged attacks, sending dazzling meteors and dark sword mountains flying and crisscrossing as they attacked each other, but none of them managed to hit their target.
The intense, grueling battle, with its heart-pounding tension, left the women watching speechless.
"What a terrifying fight! It's basically a race to see who can hit their opponent faster!"
Tiona was so nervous that she was sweating profusely, not to mention the already timid Lefiya Viridis, whose hand gripping her wand was so tight it turned white.
They knew very well that if either Leo or Udaeus could hit their opponent, the outcome of the battle would be decided.
Although Leo's magic was blocked by Udaeus's fists, if Udaeus fails to block it and the Magic Stone in his chest is struck, he will surely die once the Magic Stone shatters.
Similarly, if Leo were to be struck by that dark mountain of swords, even with the double protection of magic and his battle armor, he would likely be injured. After all, Udaeus's attack power has exceeded Lv.6. Even if Ais were to Wind Armor, she would probably be injured if she were hit.
That attack, which should have required a team of at least thirty adventurers to collectively defend and disperse their firepower, was now being focused on Leo alone, making it incredibly dangerous.
In such a situation, if either side is hit first, they will instantly fall into a disadvantageous position, be subjected to a concentrated attack, and ultimately be completely defeated without even being able to struggle.
This tense life-or-death battle made Tiona and the others realize how ridiculous Leo's previous statements had been.
What does it mean to be able to retreat and escape at any time?
What do you mean by saying everything will be fine with them in charge?
In such a battle, if Leo dares to expose his back to Udaeus will not hesitate to focus fire on him, shooting all the fallen stakes at him, at which point he will be shot down from mid-air.
Even if he tried to escape using his ever-increasing speed, Udaeus could use the mountain of swords to block the entrance and exit, locking him in the cave with nowhere to escape.
As for Tiona and the others, could they really brave those mountains of flying swords and charge into the battlefield?
He'd probably be bombed immediately, his whole body pierced by the falling stakes, lying in a pool of blood, wouldn't he?
"Damn it! We've been tricked!"
Tiona felt she had been tricked by Leo and screamed angrily.
They weren't unfamiliar with Udaeus, and they knew Udaeus abilities, but because of a little hesitation, they were persuaded by Leo, which prevented them from considering all of this. That's the most frustrating thing.
"Stop shouting, be prepared to fight to the death." Tione gripped his recurve sword and said with surprising calm, "We should be thankful that bastard does have some skill, managing to hold off Udaeus for so long in this situation. If he didn't have that flying magic, he'd probably be down by now."
It must be said that Leo's flying magic did give him the confidence to take on Udaeus one-on-one.
With the entire battlefield within Udaeus's attack range, its lower body and arsenal all beneath it, anyone Leo fighting on the ground would be completely overwhelmed by the endless stream of falling obstacles.
Even if the falling stakes don't hit him, they can still exist as obstacles in the arena, blocking Leo's path, restricting his movements, and making his range of activity smaller and smaller. Udaeus can slowly compress his range of activity, so that even if he has great speed, he can't use it. In the end, he won't even have room to evade the attack and can only be hammered to death by its incredibly powerful bone arm, without any chance of survival.
Because Leo's range of movement is the entire airspace, not restricted by the falling stakes, he was able to contend with Udaeus in such a way, rendering Udaeus's most powerful bone arms useless except as a defensive hammer.
Without this advantage, he would probably have been defeated long ago.
Of course, even with this advantage, the situation is still relatively unfavorable for Leo.
After all, Udaeus's arms could swing countless times, and the fallen stakes were scattered all over the ground, making them virtually inexhaustible. However, Leo's flying magic and attack magic were becoming increasingly mentally taxing to use.
Sure enough, after shooting out another meteor, Leo began to take out high-grade magic potions from his pouch and put them in his mouth.
"He's started using elixirs to replenish his spiritual energy!"
Lefiya Viridis spoke with deep concern.
The others also frowned, staring intently at the comet flying above the cave.
"Boom--Boom--Boom--"
Amidst the layers of air currents, the comet's speed had increased to an incredible degree, making it increasingly easy for the sword mountain to dodge the attacks.
The faster he went, the more Leo could feel his spiritual energy flowing away like water, all of it being poured into this flight magic and transformed into its power. This forced him to take out another high-grade magic potion and drink it.
"In a battle of this intensity, even with abilities like 'Mind Healing' that automatically restore mental energy, the amount of recovery is woefully inadequate."
Leo had grown accustomed to the increasingly frequent throbbing pain in his head, ignoring the sensation as he accelerated as if trying to break through the universe, all the while calmly thinking to himself.
"This kind of high-intensity battle must be resolved quickly."
Dragging it out will definitely be detrimental to yourself.
Let's take a gamble!
Thinking of this, Leo gritted his teeth, and his figure suddenly turned sharply downwards from high in the sky, shooting towards Udaeus.
"Boom!"
Udaeus immediately fired the fallen stakes, layer upon layer forming a black mountain of swords, which crashed down on Leo, determined to crush the comet soaring through the sky.
Faced with this attack, Leo, contrary to his usual behavior, stopped trying to dodge and instead increased his mental output, making the Starlight protection covering his entire body more intense, while crashing straight into the flying sword mountain.
"!!!"
With a deafening roar, the comet crashed into the Sword Mountain at an incredible speed, shattering it and hurtling through countless fragments of fallen pillars, its momentum undiminished as it hurtled toward the colossal Skeleton King.
"They actually crashed into it head-on?!"
The onlookers gasped in surprise.
This impact seemed to severely weaken the Starlight surrounding Leo's entire body, causing it to dim abruptly.
Despite Leo deliberately increasing his mental output and instantly strengthening his defenses, he still managed to break through the Sword Mountain and reach Udaeus.
"[Meteor Dance]!"
Seeing that Udaeus had no chance to react, Leo did not hesitate to burn most of his remaining mental energy and, ignoring the darkness before his eyes, unleashed a massive meteor.
This meteor shot was aimed directly at the Magic Stone inside Udaeus's chest.
The Starlight filled the entire field of vision, allowing Udaeus to sense a deadly crisis even though he couldn't react in time.
At the critical moment, the bones on Udaeus's chest writhed, forming layers of protection that safeguarded the Magic Stone inside.
"BOOM!!!"
The enormous meteor struck Udaeus squarely in the chest, exploding with a deafening roar, unleashing a blinding burst of Starlight and generating a massive shockwave that sent Udaeus's entire upper body flying backward.
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Udaeus let out a scream that was swallowed by the sound of the explosion. His chest bones broke one by one with a series of cracking sounds, and finally exploded with a bang, completely turning into fragments.
Inside, the enormous Magic Stone was completely exposed, with absolutely no protection.
"Got it!"
Upon seeing this, the girls watching all widened their eyes in delight.
Ais also tensed up suddenly, her heart racing instantly.
Leo's speed did not decrease at all; he suddenly leaped out and rushed towards the huge Magic Stone.
With his mental energy nearly depleted and unable to use magic any longer, he drew the Dragon Fang Sword.
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah----!"
With a roar, Leo seemed to transform into a comet-shaped spear, shooting straight at the massive Magic Stone.
The Dragon Fang Sword thrust violently, aiming directly at the Magic Stone, its momentum unstoppable.
"Boom!"
At this critical moment, an unprecedentedly huge pile broke through the ground in front of Udaeus and rose up with a roar.
"Bang!!!"
Unable to dodge in time, Leo was struck directly by the towering pile. With an explosion, the Starlight around his body shattered, and he was sent flying backward, crashing into the dome and shattering it.