Just as Dai Mubai's White Tiger Fierce Light Wave was about to burst forth, and Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line flared to life.
Before the pillar of light, an exceedingly faint smile of confidence suddenly appeared on Melida's face, sharp as a blade.
That smile passed so quickly it almost seemed like an illusion.
But Tang San's pupils abruptly contracted. He had seen it.
That was neither the tension nor the solemnity of someone surrounded by enemies, but the composure of... a hunter watching her prey willingly step into a trap!
"Fall back!"
Tang San's fierce shout came almost simultaneously with his instinctive reaction.
"Third Soul Skill, Blue Silver Growth!"
Boom!
Countless thick, resilient strands of Blue Silver Grass burst through the hard arena floor around Tang San like giant pythons awakening, growing and spreading wildly outward.
Their dark blue blades interwove into a net, attempting to build a defensive buffer between his team and Melida while also briefly impeding Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who had charged farthest ahead.
However, Dai Mubai and the others had already unleashed their attacks. The blazing white light wave and scorching Phoenix Fire Line tore through the air, blasting toward Melida from left and right.
Melida seemed not to notice the deadly combined assault.
She merely raised the shimmering Crystal Longbow steadily in her hand. Without even deliberately aiming, she flicked her fingers across its invisible string in rapid succession.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Four crystal-clear arrows trailing icy gleams shot from the bow almost simultaneously!
The first arrow struck precisely where the White Tiger Fierce Light Wave and Phoenix Fire Line converged.
Bang!
Amid a strange, muffled impact, the Crystal Arrow did not shatter under the energy. Instead, at the moment of collision, it erupted into a dazzling burst of seven-colored crystalline