The End

As Chen Xi sprinted back onto the street, the battle erupted once more.

He Guowei, a middle-aged man with a square face wearing a standard-issue shirt, was using his ability to cover hundreds of survivors as they fled.

"This way!" he roared, pointing toward the glowing white arrows on the ground.

This was the ability he had gained from mastering the Legend [High-Speed Passage]—Directional Arrow.

As long as he recognized them as allies, anyone walking in the direction of the arrows would receive a speed boost.

The survivors, who had been gasping for air, were transformed into sprinters the moment they stepped onto the indicated path.

Although they couldn't escape the domain, as long as they stayed far away from the Rain Lord, they would certainly survive until the battle ended.

Beside him, a black-haired girl with a ponytail and thick purple glasses kept her eyes tightly shut, pale green light particles radiating from her body.

"Shaoqi, how are the healing energy reserves?" Qiu Ye asked calmly.

Lu Shaoqi pushed up her glasses and replied coolly, "As long as they aren't dead on the spot, I should be able to fully heal three major injuries if I push myself to the limit."

Zhu Li was still maintaining the shrinking flame barrier to protect the group.

Behind her, Luo Li stood on her tiptoes, pressing her hands against the red-haired girl's shoulders to channel magic power into her.

Beyond deploying her flame domain, she could also serve as a human battery.

Noticing that the bug named Zhu Li was still putting up a desperate fight, the Rain Lord retracted its water currents and unleashed a move similar to a high-pressure water cannon once again.

However, compared to the previous cycle, this water jet was nearly a meter wide.

This was no longer a water jet; it was a water cannon.

If even grazed by the blast, having half one's body erased would be a trivial matter.

As the water cannon collided with the flame barrier, the scalding steam forced everyone to instinctively hold their breath.

"Miss Zhu Li, can you still hold on?" Qiu Ye asked, her expression grave as she assessed the Rain Lord's strength.

It was completely different from the Tier 1 Upper-level strength they had predicted; its current power could be considered formidable even among Tier 2 Mid-level entities.

It wasn't the same one...

Furthermore, its eye weakness had been compensated for by its abilities.

Upon promoting to Tier 2, the Rain Lord had gained a thin water shield to protect its eyeballs.

Unless the battle became so intense that it lacked the magic to maintain this shield, the method of stabbing it directly in the eyes would certainly not work.

While Qiu Ye pondered, she used her mental power to deflect the water currents that were trying to bypass the flames to attack the survivors.

Beside her, the remaining newcomers could only watch helplessly, the battle far exceeding the scope of their own strength.

Chen Shuo gripped his blade, ready at any moment to trigger his teleportation ability to harass the Rain Lord.

"Just defending doesn't seem to be working, Senior Zhu Li. Should we launch a counterattack?"

Luo Li, pressed against the red-haired girl's back, was already drenched in sweat; the magic Zhu Li had consumed in just half a minute was enough to drain her dry.

Zhu Li did not respond, merely nodding toward the space above the Rain Lord.

The group looked where she indicated, and a monster clad in shadow armor was plummeting from the sky.

It was Chen Xi; she had had a sudden inspiration to wrap her shadows around two buildings that hadn't yet collapsed, using them like a slingshot to launch herself.

The sharp-witted Qiu Ye understood immediately and shouted, "Shuo, coordinate with her!"

Hearing her command, Chen Shuo didn't hesitate, immediately assuming a ready stance.

The next second, his figure teleported right in front of the Rain Lord, drawing all of its attention onto himself.

The Rain Lord extended its right claw, preparing to tear the bug provoking it to shreds, when...

"BOOM!!!"

Chen Xi, descending from the sky, slammed heavily into the Rain Lord's spine.

This gravity-assisted punch forced the Rain Lord's massive frame down onto its knees, the concrete road beneath it cracking into a spiderweb pattern.

My shoulder is dislocated...

Chen Xi quickly shook her arm, using shadows to reset the bone.

Lin Yue's magic could only sustain the armor in combat state for another three minutes.

"Get out of the way!" a Countermeasure Bureau newcomer who couldn't join the fight suddenly warned.

Hearing this, Chen Xi looked up abruptly.

Because it had lost the Rain Lord's control, the water currents were quickly burned away by the raging flames.

Luo Li and Zhu Li stood side by side, magic surging around them as they combined their efforts to manifest a massive fireball.

The fireball hung in mid-air, crimson flames billowing and distorting the surrounding air with heat.

If she were hit by this move, she could just sit back and wait for Lin Yue to rewind time.

Realizing that Zhu Li was going for a one-hit kill, Chen Xi leaped away, jumping onto a nearby high-rise.

Sensing the approach of death, the Rain Lord tried to stand up, but was pinned heavily to the ground by Qiu Ye's telekinesis.

Rain Lord must die here; if they missed this opportunity, they would likely be wiped out.

With this thought in mind, Qiu Ye released her mental power without regard for the consequences.

Hidden within the ruins, Lin Yue was secretly using shadow tentacles to seize Rain Lord's four limbs.

Under the combined efforts of the three, a fireball as dazzling as the sun finally swallowed Rain Lord's figure.

"BOOM!!!"

The fireball burst open, and the shockwave formed by the heat blasted in all directions.

Amidst the flying dust and debris, everyone hurriedly hid behind broken walls to withstand the erosion of the heatwave.

"It's over." The experienced Qiu Ye hurriedly opened her panel.

[Third Perspective (Rank 1 · Legend Degree: 97%)]

[Ghost Left Arm (Rank 1 · Legend Degree: 89%)]

This was one of the panel's functions; by checking whether the Legend Degree had increased, one could confirm whether a Legend was dead or alive.

As the dust settled, the giant tiger, now devoid of vital signs, lay in the middle of the road.

With the main body dead, the domain vanished, and all survivors returned to the real world.

Ambulances and ordinary staff from the Countermeasure Bureau, who had been prepared, began their work.

Greeting a colleague she knew, Qiu Ye squinted with a smile, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it.

Survived another day.

"Zhu Li, you?" Looking at Rain Lord's charred corpse, she hinted at something.

Zhu Li shook her head; Rain Lord's compatibility with her legend was too poor.

Forcing it would lead to an explosion of the body at best.

"Then the Countermeasure Bureau will take Rain Lord's eyes; come over in person to pick out your compensation."

As for the possibility of Rain Lord's eyes being burned? That was impossible.

Some Legends leave behind special items after death, known to Transcendent as Remnant Shells, which possess extremely strong defensive properties.

Generally, only those with strength far exceeding that Legend could destroy the Remnant Shell they left behind.

Perhaps only when Zhu Li advanced to the third rank would she possess such power.

In the entire Tianhai City, only the Director of the Countermeasure Bureau possessed such strength.

"I'll do it." Chen Shuo, who had been putting away his Tang Blade, volunteered and walked straight toward Rain Lord's corpse.

However...

"It's gone?!" Chen Shuo's expression darkened.

"Huh?" The others exclaimed in unison.

"Someone took it while the smoke was still thick." Luo Li instantly grasped the truth of the matter.

Qiu Ye joined her by the corpse, only to see that Rain Lord's bright, piercing eyes had been gouged out, leaving behind only empty sockets.

She scanned the surroundings and sighed, "It was that Transcendent in the armor."

"So fast," Luo Li said indignantly.

Qiu Ye patted her head and said helplessly, "Forget it, as long as everyone is safe."

"By the way, Miss Zhu Li, do you know who he is?"

In Qiu Ye's eyes, the armored Chen Xi was clearly approaching the peak of Rank 1 strength.

With this level of power, if he wanted to cause trouble, there was truly no one in Tianhai City capable of sanctioning him, save for a few individuals.

The official strength was far inferior to what it once was, and a major incident could happen at any time.

Zhu Li's gaze flickered, but in the end, she shook her head.

Seeing her expression, Qiu Ye became thoughtful and chuckled, "Let's go. Everyone, let's go celebrate tonight; it's my treat."

"Yay!!!" Hearing this, Luo Li jumped for joy on the spot.