A fierce wind whipped Chen Xi's pink hair, making her already otherworldly presence seem even more ethereal.
As she spoke, Chen Xi clenched her fists and crushed the Replica's "heart" from a distance.
Normally, a ruptured heart was a minor injury for a Tier 6 Legend or a Transcendent—one that could be healed in the blink of an eye. But what Chen Xi had seized was less a heart than the very essence of life.
With a clench of her hand in the void, the Replica's body cracked apart piece by piece, then crumbled into dust.
At the same time, Andres activated her domain ability, copying all of the Replica's injuries onto the original.
The Lamenter seemed to sense what was happening. It let out a frenzied roar, trying to break through the last barrier of black mist.
Its four limbs stretched out, transforming into a hundred different weapons all at once.
Its pitch-black flesh weapons struck in every form, raining down like a storm of blossoms.
If unleashed on the ground, this tyrannical force would have flattened everything.
But the injuries were copied even faster.
In an instant, the Lamenter's body cracked apart just like the Replica's, breaking into pieces until it was nothing but dust.
To be safe, Chen Xi made the musical notes lash the surrounding air once more. Only when the Lamenter's magic had truly vanished did she finally let out the breath she'd been holding.
"It's over..." Chen Xi exhaled deeply and glanced at the clouds, which had been thrown into chaos by their battle.
She had killed the Lamenter.
Even if it had only been a Replica, a sense of accomplishment still welled up inside her. From now on, she could finally say she had established herself in this world.
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