A Fierce Battle Against the Bears

Even without a telescope, it was clear that Abigai had taken a huge hit. The magnificent star rings shattered completely, and countless fragments fell like meteors.

"The Ring of Winter ' has been successfully destroyed!" Su Ming confirmed the result through his binoculars, while adjusting the focus to track Abigai's figure. "Abigai's condition is unknown! She's still flying!"

Abigai emerged from the smoke, her body covered in scattered dust that swirled in the cold wind. The enemy, overall, appeared to be at least intact.

A pang of regret flashed through Su Ming's heart. While this outcome was somewhat expected, who wouldn't harbor the unrealistic hope of eliminating the enemy in one fell swoop?

The magical weapon used by Abigai was stronger than expected. According to Newman's description, the "Ring of Winter" shouldn't be this strong. Especially the mysterious second ring, Su Ming still didn't understand what its function was.

But it's okay now, it's gone!

****

Beside Su Ming, the energy gathering of the Zijin had reached its final stage. All six colors of Magic Power had disappeared, yet it was like a suppressed volcano. The air was filled with a suffocating Magic Power pressure, and the snow on the nearby ground was completely evaporated.

Abigai, who was far away, had been keeping a close eye on the situation. Without hesitation, she swooped down and hid behind the mountain.

"These people seem to have no sense of learning their lesson!" Zijin held out her slender hand, her voice ethereal.

"Six-pointed star - Divine decree!"

A torrent of immense energy erupted from the Divine Favor Scepter, engulfing the snowflakes on the hillside in a dazzling light, causing them to dance and spread outwards. A Rainbow stretched across the sky, piercing the heavens.

Abigai lowered her body further, flying swiftly along the lower side of the valley. Amidst the massive magical fluctuations, she watched as a six-colored energy beam hurtled towards the sky above her.

"A linear beam of magic," Abigai said coldly, "And the preparation time is far too long."

Normally, this type of magic is difficult to use effectively in actual combat because it is easily avoided. Just leave its field of effect—

But the next moment, the six-colored rays of light suddenly twisted strangely in the air. These beams of light stopped pretending and turned, swooping straight down towards Abigai.

"It really will change direction!" Abigai exclaimed inwardly, "Yexiya is telling the truth!"

Fortunately, thanks to her deceased colleague's reminder, she was prepared. Abigai suddenly rolled to the side, and the six-colored beam of light grazed her hair, blasting a huge crater tens of meters in diameter in the snow below, stirring up a cloud of snow mist.

"Tch!" Abigai tossed aside a clump of singed hair, ignoring Zijin, and looked up at the massive motorcycle ahead. Although a huge explosion had just occurred there, Abigai decided to destroy it completely first, to prevent this mysterious creation from having any more chances to cause trouble.

After that, calmly kill the annoying Bay Owl, and everything will be over!

Abigai continued flying forward, but suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold shoot straight from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. Before she could react, six familiar, strangely colored beams of light suddenly burst forth from the snow below, piercing her through like swords of judgment!

"Boom--!"

A horizontal, ring-shaped shockwave spread out from Abigai, sweeping across the area. Her outer robe and her impressive protective gear were completely shattered!

Abigai a sweet taste in his throat, and a large spurt of fresh blood gushed out.

"Bay Owl!!" she roared in a heart-wrenching rage, no longer caring about the White Bone Train, she turned and transformed into a streak of light, rushing straight towards the mountain where Zijin was.

This is absolutely intolerable—light beam magic tracking is one thing, but burrowing underground is just ridiculous!

Abigai swore to kill the Bay Owl and break her mystical scepter!

But that monster of steel and White Bone could not be left unattended, Abigai glanced sideways.

Just now, the "Starlight" component, thanks to its expensive materials, absorbed the damage for her. This made Abigai's heart bleed! Such a precious concept-level weapon had actually become a shield!

Now that she has lost the powerful defense of the "Eternal Cataclysm Star Ring," if that kind of frenzied attack were to come again, she would definitely be severely injured!

Abigai relayed the message, issuing the order to Ruogejin, "Destroy that Iron-Boned Monster! Regardless of the cost!"

****

On the mountaintop.

"This old woman has no obvious external damage!" Su Ming continued to report the results. "She's really tough!" he exclaimed.

"Then let's fight again!" Zijin took to the air and flew towards Abigai.

Despite the great distance, she unleashed her magic without hesitation. The tip of the Divine Favor Scepter glowed with a dark light once more, and Negative Energy Torrent shot out like a flood bursting its banks.

Against enemies Plundering Clock, the Divine Favor Scepter's 100% hit rate is simply amazing!

Especially now that Zijin is blind, her Omniscient Vision is limited in distance; when she is too far away, she can only rely on her Magic Power senses to determine her approximate location.

This flaw has been perfectly concealed!

The two figures swiftly converged in mid-air, unleashing a deafening magical shockwave. Abigai's agility was astonishing, but Zijin was even slightly superior. As long as she didn't compete with the birdman in aerial maneuverability, Zijin would have the upper hand most of the time.

Abigai raised her Frost Sky Staff, a ruthless glint in her eyes. She quickly drew intricate magical runes, and the surrounding air suddenly became viscous.

"The Abyssal Extremity Cage!"

The originally free-flowing wind suddenly transformed into countless chains, wrapping around the Zijin from all directions. These wind chains carried a large number of corrosive bubbles along their path, connecting with each other to form a dense, impenetrable net, compressing the Zijin's hiding space to the extreme.

Some sharp serrations formed on the curved surface of the bubbles, stained with acid, and came strangling the scholars.

This is a high-level spell that blends feng shui and magic, possessing both restrictive and destructive effects!

A transparent ripple flashed by, and the tangled surface of the water bubbles was smoothed out in an instant. The chains formed by the wind elements crumbled as if they had encountered their nemesis, and the spell shattered in the newly flowing air.

The remaining dark element became rootless duckweed.

"Natural Rhythm!"

"Smooth out the distorted rules!" Abigai squinted. "That's a good idea!"

****

On the ground.

Su Ming had already dodged out of the fighting area between Zijin and Abigai at the first moment; this level of duel was simply beyond his ability to intervene directly.

Hearing a noise behind him, Su Ming immediately took the QBA221 off his back and skillfully pulled the bolt. He turned his head and saw six bear-men who had been struggling to climb the hillside.

All six bears were panting. Climbing up from below in such a short time must have been exhausting for them, given their massive size!

Without hesitation, Su Ming activated a crystal engraved with Reinforcement Spell, and a pale yellow light immediately enveloped his entire body. He steadily raised his gun, aimed at the bear-man more than a hundred meters away, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Gunshots rang out in rapid succession; in less than a second, all seven 18.3mm slugs were fired.

The powerful recoil forced Su Ming to take a step back before regaining his balance. Opposite him, blood spurted from the head of a bear-man, and its massive body crashed to the ground, never to be heard again.

Su Ming deftly took a new magazine from his waist, removed the empty magazine, replaced it, and cocked it.

The remaining five bear-men were stunned for a moment, then let out a deafening roar. They brandished their sharp claws and launched a frenzied charge. Su Ming calmly aimed at one of them, and the bear-men immediately stopped and used its thick arms to protect its head.

But this was just a feint. Su Ming turned his gun and fired again at another unsuspecting bear-man.

"Bang..."

Another series of gunshots rang out, and the bear-man fell to the ground in the snow, its blood quickly staining the surrounding snow red.

Su Ming stepped back again to absorb the force, but couldn't help but admire it in his heart. Compared to the UTS-15 shotgun he used before, this QBA221 was superior in terms of rate of fire, reload speed, and handling. With a rate of fire of over 500 rounds per minute, combined with the fast reload design, it could handle multiple enemies with ease.

The only problem is that the recoil of this gun is a bit too strong.

Su Ming stomped his foot, and dark light spread out from him, affecting the four bear-men, causing them to stop running at the same time.

He quickly changed magazines. The four bear-men, however, glowed red and swelled in size. The effect of the Slow Spell was dispelled, and their speed increased instead of decreasing.

Su Ming quickly retreated, raised his gun again, and emptied the magazine.

After going berserk, the bear seemed to have lost its sense of pain. This time, after being shot, the target ran for more than ten meters before collapsing with a thud.

He still had bullets left, but Su Ming's shoulder was already numb. This time, he didn't reload; instead, he put away his gun and took out his Thorn Long Whip.

"[Help me ask, is this kind of gun really for human use?]" Su Ming complained to Miao Xin, rubbing his shoulder.

Miao Xin quickly replied, "[Dear, the manufacturer said this is an active-duty weapon, original and unrepaired!]"

[I don't believe it!]

****

Outside the Him Cavern.

Thanks to Abigai's interception, this area was not targeted by the rockets.

Ruogejin was deeply worried. The priceless "Eternal Cataclysm Star Orbit" had been destroyed, and the remaining "Star Core" could no longer function on its own.

But just now, he noticed something clearly amiss with "Star Wall's" behavior. Abigai wanted to find Immanuel to get an explanation, but discovered that the cunning nobleman had already escaped in the chaos.

Following the trail, one could see several piles of mangled flesh and blood scattered on a patch of scorched earth blasted by an out-of-control rocket in the distance—clearly, the escapees had not escaped their fate.

Ruogejin's gaze shifted to the two human prisoners, and he was surprised to find that they were actually hiding obediently by the cave, huddled together like frightened Quail.

"You're smart to know what's good for you." Ruogejin put away the magic orb he had originally conjured to kill people.

Suddenly, a strange Saint Rank spell fluctuation erupted in the distance. Ruogejin quickly realized that the enemy also had Saint Rank, and was a new powerhouse not mentioned in the data!

"When did Saint Rank become so worthless?" he complained inwardly.

This wasn't a battle Ruogejin should be involved in, but standing idly by wouldn't be right either. He pondered the matter back and forth, feeling quite hesitant.