Fierce Battle

As Lin Luo's magical channeling ended, countless purple meteorites appeared in the sky.

They crashed down one after another.

Lin Luo's target wasn't Rennala, but the group of deformed creatures. The meteorites merely created ripples on Rennala's golden shield of light, but couldn't damage its core.

On the other hand, the deformed creatures beside her suffered considerable damage from each falling meteorite.

However, these creatures didn't let out a single scream. They simply cackled to themselves, channeling their limited magic and controlling books to hurl at Lin Luo.

Lin Luo, too lazy to dodge such negligible damage, simply swatted them away and continued channeling the Meteorite of Astel.

The meteorites whistled through the air, seeming to want to destroy everything around them.

Shattering, reforming, the meteorites wreaked havoc on all they could destroy.

Before long, most of the deformed creatures had been eliminated...

"Crack!"

A crisp shattering sound echoed from above.

It was the sound of Rennala's shield breaking. Due to the demise of the deformed creatures below, Rennala's shield could no longer be maintained.

Rennala's eyes held a hint of daze as she fell from the sky, collapsing onto the ground.

Cough, cough, no funny business here.

Lin Luo put away his staff at this moment and took out his blade instead.

"My apologies."

Lin Luo said calmly, his red katana dancing in his hand.

With two swift, clean slashes, he struck Rennala squarely.

"Hmph..."

Rennala grunted, the intense pain slowly clearing her mind.

"Tarnished?..."

Before Rennala could say anything, her consciousness began to blur again.

Her body was once again enveloped in a golden light, and a golden shield tried to coalesce once more—her body began to float upwards.

However, Lin Luo made no move this time, merely watching Rennala.

As Rennala flew halfway, her shield inexplicably shattered, and she instantly fell from mid-air. The sudden impact gave Rennala no time to cradle the amber she held.

The golden oval amber fell to the ground, rolling a couple of times before stopping at Lin Luo's feet.

Lin Luo glanced down at the amber at his feet and saw it shimmering with an eerie light...

The amber was surrounded by golden stardust, emitting a strange radiance.

At this moment, Rennala, lying on the ground, spoke with a hint of a sob...

She slowly crawled towards the amber, her eyes filled with tenderness and affection.

"Ah... my dearest child..."

"Wait for me, I'll be there to hold you soon..."

Rennala struggled to move on the ground.

"You will... always, always be born..."

At this time, black mist began to surge within the amber... the strange mist gradually enveloped the entire library...

Lin Luo vaguely saw Rennala's body slowly standing up within the black mist.

Lin Luo heard that long-lost voice...

From within the black mist, a clear and melodious voice emanated:

"By the name of the witch Ranni, I proclaim:"

A radiant figure emerged from the amber, forming a stark contrast to the blackness beside it.

"Do not disturb Mother's slumber in the mire."

"Sinner... let it be sung through the ages:"

Rennala, no, to be precise, it was Ranni, slowly walked towards Lin Luo.

Her steps created ripples in the dark academy, as if she were walking on water...

"The last queen of Caria—"

"The Full Moon Queen, Rennala, a being of the deep night..."

At this moment, the full scene was revealed to Lin Luo's eyes...

The darkness of the academy was no more. In its place was a bright, clear moon, and the surroundings had begun to brighten.

It was a lake with no discernible end.

The bright moonlight cast down, emitting a soft glow.

Under this full moon, the battle began.

The enemy this time wasn't Rennala, but... Ranni.

This was purely my wife logging in to carry me...

However, Ranni didn't recognize the Tarnished before her now...

Furthermore, Ranni at this moment was merely a combat consciousness.

Even if Starscourage Radahn were here, Ranni wouldn't recognize anyone.

Lin Luo looked at Rennala. The obsessive gaze from before was gone, replaced by determination.

Lin Luo's expression grew solemn.

He understood what this meant. Since that was the case, war was the only choice.

Rennala stood in the center of the water, Carian Regal Scepter in hand. Beneath her clear, elegant face, she softly recited incantations, as if enumerating Lin Luo's crimes.

Suddenly, Rennala moved.

She swung the Carian Regal Scepter in her hand, aiming it at Lin Luo.

Countless pure white magic crystals transformed into stars filling the sky and flew towards Lin Luo.

"Ancient Darkness!"

To deal with the Full Moon Queen, a magic king like Ranni, Ancient Darkness was undoubtedly the best choice.

Ancient Darkness absorbed all surrounding magic.

Lin Luo dodged the incoming glintstones, waved his staff, and a deep black sphere appeared. The subsequent magic crystals were absorbed one by one.

Lin Luo tucked his staff back to his waist, used Bloodhound Step to approach Rennala, drew his longsword, and slashed upwards.

However, Rennala's current state was not as simple as it appeared.

Almost at the moment Lin Luo's longsword was about to touch Rennala.

She curled her body, floating in mid-air, her physical form becoming illusory, her entire being transforming into a moon.

Lin Luo clearly felt that his sword strike had missed.

Perhaps due to the excessive force of his swing, Lin Luo hadn't expected Rennala to dodge that attack. Missing the target caused Lin Luo to lose his balance momentarily.

Unlike the drawn-out fights in the loop, Rennala's full moon was unleashed almost instantly.

The bright, clear moon, carrying an unstoppable magic, flew towards Lin Luo.

Lin Luo, having lost his balance, had no time to react, especially since he was less than two feet away from Rennala.

He knew he wouldn't be able to dodge this one.

He would just have to pay the price for his carelessness. Lin Luo forcefully stabilized himself, and just as the full moon was about to reach his face, he pulled out a simple shield.

"Can't dodge? Then I'll tank it!"

Lin Luo snorted coldly and swung the shield forward.

"Force Field of Topos!"

The shield shimmered with a faint blue light. It was the light emitted by an utterly ordinary man...

Rennala's full moon exploded upon Lin Luo's shield.

The Force Field of Topos blocked all the residual force of the explosion!

And Lin Luo, using the impact of the explosion, created distance between himself and Rennala.

If Ranni herself were here, she would surely be astonished. She hadn't expected anyone to withstand the Dark Moon without a scratch.

Unfortunately, she couldn't witness this scene.

Rennala's expression remained blank. She swung her staff again, unleashing another spell.

This combat consciousness operated on a simple principle.

If one powerful spell couldn't destroy you, then it would unleash an even more powerful one!

A blue-green light began to gather on the Carian Regal Scepter, an suffocatingly powerful force beginning to converge...

Lin Luo felt a sense of danger...

This was a very familiar spell, beautiful and powerful.

"Comet... Azur."