Something felt wrong—and that feeling was growing stronger by the second.
Li's pupils suddenly contracted. The previously still Weak Water had begun to ripple faintly. If Li had not noticed a slight disturbance in Greater Life Lord's shadow, that tiny change might have gone unnoticed.
"Watch out!"
Along with Li's shout, the Weak Water suddenly began to churn. Li stared in shock as a long, snake-like mechanical beast emerged from the water. Its body twisted as it rose, stirring the Weak Water into a vortex.
Li saw the long bridge tremble slightly from the mechanical beast's movements, and inwardly cursed.
Before anyone could react, the beast opened its massive jaws and shot a pillar of water straight at Greater Life Lord.
Fortunately, Greater Life Lord was no ordinary person. With lightning-fast reflexes, she used the Skull Blood Hand Seal to strike the water pillar back. When the mechanical beast failed to land its blow, it threw back its head and let out a silent roar.
With a sweep of its long tail, countless water arrows shot out from the Weak Water, flying directly toward Greater Life Lord on the bridge.
Greater Life Lord had exhausted her strength at this point. Just barely maintaining her balance on the bridge was already no easy task.
At that moment, Lesser Life Lord finally made her move from the air. A vast green net spread open, suppressing every water arrow.
Before the three of them could breathe a sigh of relief, the countless holes in the ceiling began moving almost at the same instant Lesser Life Lord acted.
Sharp arrowheads sprang from those holes, each one gleaming with an eerie green light. They had clearly been coated in deadly poison! And the direction they pointed toward was none other than Lesser Life Lord!
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