The wings that burst from the girl's back rose high, their feathers shooting straight toward Li Wei like sharp spikes. But the next instant, Li Wei vanished in a flash, leaving only a grenade for the feathers to pierce. Then it exploded!
"Boom!"
The grenade burst, and the tentacles of blue-green flame beneath the girl's feet hurried to shield her back.
Yet at that moment, the pure-white feathered wings sprouting from her back suddenly folded inward, wrapping tightly around her entire body!
Normally, this would have looked like some sort of defensive move, but that was not what happened.
As the wings closed, their raised feathers stabbed straight into the girl's body like so many short knives. Blood sprayed everywhere, and the tentacles shielding her back seemed to be disrupted as well, vanishing instantly.
It all happened in the blink of an eye. The very next instant, the grenade Li Wei had thrown exploded.
"Boom!"
A tremendous blast erupted amid flames, swallowing the girl before she could react.
"Attack!"
Li Wei understood perfectly well that you had to kick an enemy while they were down. Seeing the boss finally leave an opening, he hurriedly raised his Dual Pistols again, aimed at the girl, and pulled the triggers. At the same time, Katie grabbed a heavy stone statue and hurled it at her, while the High Priest on the other side waved his Magic Staff, calling down the radiance of meteors across the battlefield.
But just then, everything changed.
A bone-piercing chill steeped in decay suddenly erupted from the girl, and blue-green flames spread outward like ripples across a pond. Her entire body became enveloped in those flames, and the wings protruding from her back rapidly withered within them. Their once-pure-white feathers quickly dimmed before the fire devoured them completely.
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