Death and Heavy Metal
On the side of the manipulated Zijin, the "Sigh of Eternal Winter" spell was completed. The condensed ice crystals spun in the girl's palm, emitting a bone-chilling cold.
"This little Bay Owl has such poor Magic Power!" Abigai his tongue in disdain.
By manipulating others to unleash spells through silk threads, Abigai naturally utilizes her own knowledge system.
This inevitably leads to incompatibility issues with the controlled object. For example, Ailisha's advantage lies in the light element, which she cannot use. Furthermore, Ailisha's form has not yet fused with the elemental affinity talent of the Faerie Dragon bloodline, making her relatively disadvantaged in terms of Magic Power reserves in the four elements of wind, water, earth, and fire.
But when she looked up and locked onto her target, she didn't see Su Ming. Focusing her gaze further, she realized that her view was completely dark.
"No, how can the Bay Owl be blind!" Abigai exclaimed in shock.
[I'm using Omniscient Vision.] Zijin's consciousness transmitted her thoughts, [This technique is a bit difficult, do you need me to teach you?]
Abigai somewhat angry. Her greatest pleasure was manipulating her enemies and allies to kill each other.
Whether it's watching them painfully kill their controlled companions, or being tortured to death because they couldn't bring themselves to do it, these are her favorite scenes.
Su Ming blew on his palm; he had just released the "Perception Disruption" spell. For a short time, Abigai was unable to lock onto him through Zijin's perception.
Abigai didn't dwell on it.
From her own perspective, she determined the relative positions of Su Ming and Zijin. Then, she abruptly manipulated Zijin, aiming at Su Ming as he was about to unleash a spell, only to find that Su Ming had anticipated this and nimbly dodged to the side.
And the annoying Yise charged again, and in her momentary distraction, Yise crippled her shield.
Enraged, Abigai swung her staff, unleashing a torrent of Magic Power that sent Yise flying once more. The girl coughed up blood, her figure arcing through the air before crashing heavily onto the snow dozens of meters away, kicking up a cloud of snow mist.
Judging from the still-shimmering light on the Mithril Wing Armor, the injury was still not severe enough!
Yise was too well-equipped; she was determined to kill her, but she couldn't let her guard down against Zijin.
****
Abigai felt something was off. The opponent's strongest fighter had already been controlled by her. Normally, at this point, the battle would have entered a decisive final stage!
Considering the unclear situation on the other side of the White Bone Train, and that this cunning young man seemed to be deliberately stalling for time to deplete her mental energy, she realized that the battle was still ongoing.
"Enough!" Abigai didn't insist on using Zijin to kill her teammates—she could just let Zijin commit suicide, and she could work harder to wipe out the remaining enemies herself, it would be the same!
She raised Zijin hand, her fingertips gathering sharp light, and thrust it towards the scholar girl's heart!
However, the moment she exerted her strength, Zijin's body suddenly became extremely stiff, as if all her power had been drained. Su Ming calmly stepped forward, gently pressing down on Zijin's raised arm with his left hand, while holding the girl's other hand with his right, their fingers intertwined.
"You've got the wrong target, old lady." Su Ming's voice was playful. "By the way, how do you address me?"
Abigai suddenly awoke, realizing the origin of Su Ming's nickname "Bone King"—he was the holder of the White Bone Mark! Su Ming held absolute control over the Zijin's body!
Everything that just happened was a complete joke!
Abigai quickly withdrew from controlling the Zijin and raised her staff.
Super Magic Skill: Rapid Casting!
Powerful attack spell. "Abyssal Extremity Cage!"
Even for Abigai, with her strongest attack spells stacked with super magic skills, it was still an immense burden. But with Zijin bound by the silk cocoon and without her "Natural Rhythm" to interfere, this powerful, imprisoning, and destructive composite spell would unstoppably take everyone away!
But Su Ming moved even faster--
Super Magic Skill: Rapid Casting!
In unison. "Double Ring Transposition!"
Two intertwined rings appeared in the void, then suddenly flipped.
The gray silk cocoon that had been binding Zijin's consciousness instantly transferred to Su Ming's body. The black-haired youth immediately collapsed to the ground, and Zijin's eyes suddenly lit up as she regained her freedom.
The Divine Favor Scepter appeared in her hand, and as the scepter slammed heavily to the ground, ripples of Natural Rhythm spread out like water, and the melting lava dispelled Abigai's attacking spell.
"Let's continue!"
Zijin's voice was filled with fighting spirit as she pounced on Abigai without hesitation.
****
On the other side, Yise rose again from the snow. Despite the protection of her Mithril Wing Armor, the continuous impacts had still left her seriously injured. But the girl gritted her teeth, her azure Dou Qi, mixed with Magic Power, ignited around her, and she charged towards Abigai without hesitation.
Faced with attacks from both sides, Abigai reacted swiftly. She swung her staff, unleashing a dense Wind Blade: Rainstorm that temporarily forced Zijin back. At the same time, she used the remaining magic on her staff to parry Yise's attacks.
Just as she expected, the remaining physical shield finally shattered under Yise's relentless attacks. The Blade of the Scales struck her Frost Sky Staff for the first time, the two Saint Rank weapons colliding with a crisp metallic clang and sparks flying.
Abigai was about to push Yise away, something unexpected happened:
Suddenly, the Blade of the Scales in Yise's hand burst forth with dazzling starlight, and countless mysterious runes surged from the blade, transforming into Chain of Light that entwined the Frost Sky Staff.
"Stars - Cease Arms!"
An invisible force descended, Frost Sky Staff immediately broke free from Abigai's control, flying out together with the Blade of the Scales, heading straight for the distant mountain peak.
Abigai immediately tried to summon his weapon, only to find that the connection with the staff had been completely severed.
"... Were they kidnapped?"
With a resounding clang, the two Saint Rank weapons plunged into the snow a great distance away. The light on the Blade of the Scales flowed ceaselessly, firmly suppressing the Frost Sky Staff.
Clearly, during the duration of the effect, Abigai will have no chance of retrieving her staff through summoning!
She tried to fly over and retrieve the weapon, but Zijin had already charged at her. The two grappled as they soared into the sky, once again embroiled in a fierce magical duel.
Abigai her teeth in hatred.
Since the start of the battle today, she has been constantly restrained. Zijin's "Natural Rhythm" has prevented her from casting many of her powerful destructive spells, and now she has even colluded with her companions to steal her weapons through despicable means!
Left with no other option, Abigai could only continue using conventional offensive spells. Without the boost from the Saint Rank staff, the battle once again devolved into a frustrating war of attrition.
****
On the Ruogejin.
The clash between the Doomsday Locomotive and the bear-man was so intense that it overshadowed his hand-to-hand combat with the paladin Ge'enda'er.
The sight of those sturdy tracks crushing the bodies of the bear-men warriors, limbs flying everywhere, evoked a sense of shared sorrow even from a distance.
Especially with that behemoth of bone and iron relentlessly charging towards them, its ill intentions couldn't be clearer!
Ruogejin felt bitter. He could handle the motorcycle alone, and he could handle the people on this side alone, but if they were combined, it would kill him instantly!
"Idiots! Attack their hulls!" Ruogejin angrily relayed to Aiwanbei'er.
The hull section of the Youth Civilization remains abandoned in its original spot. The attack that previously decimated Abigai originated from there. So, although it lies there silently, it doesn't mean it's unimportant to the enemy!
Aiwanbei'er snapped out of his daze, immediately ceasing his meaningless roars, and led the remaining fifty bear-man warriors in a frenzied charge towards the broken body of the White Bone Train.
These enormous creatures, on the snow, swept up a string of snow lines like a comb.
Noticing this movement, Hansite immediately ordered Gospel to slow down and turn. Although these discarded fuselage sections were currently incapacitated, they were their precious assets, and they could not tolerate the bear-men taking them!
"Heh, you asked for this!" Newman sneered, opened the guitar case, took out the bass, and quickly connected the effects pedal and amplifier. He activated the runes that had been added to Gospel at some unknown time, linking them with the magic circle that had been pre-placed on the motorcycle.
Hansite also picked up his electric guitar, slung it over his shoulder, and completed the data cable connection.
He ripped off the button of his collar, shouting, "Gospel, let's go!"
As instructed, the Gospel turned the motorcycle around. Its six mechanical arms unfolded nimbly, steadily placing the drum kit meticulously crafted by Hansite and Newman onto the platform behind it.
After completing these steps, it pulled out four steel bars from the bottom of the frame, tossed them into the air to spin, and caught them again.
Younier put on a fully enclosed helmet, activated its powerful silencing spell, and continued to fight against the alarm windows that kept popping up on the touchscreen, ignoring the impending storm.
****
Seeing the Doomsday Locomotive return, Aiwanbei'er realized he had found the enemy's weakness.
He immediately ordered the bear warriors to adopt a dispersed tactic: whichever direction the locomotive was heading, the bear warriors in that area should quickly dodge; the remaining bear warriors should seize the time to destroy the body of the White Bone Train.
Aiwanbei'er also realized that although the huge motorcycle had tremendous impact force, it was unable to make small-range changes of direction.
As long as we execute our tactics carefully and avoid blindly engaging in direct confrontations, this battle is worth fighting!
Who would have thought that the mighty Great Bearfolk Clan would one day be reduced to resorting to wolf pack tactics? A bitter feeling welled up in Aiwanbei'er's heart.
"Collapse!"
A dull thud erupted from the motorcycle, sweeping across the entire battlefield.
It seemed to be some kind of string instrument, but it completely lacked the lightness that strings should have. What was even stranger was that the sound had an eerie penetrating and propagating power; even though it was not close, it was so clear that it seemed to explode right next to your ear.
Immediately following, a rapid and menacing guitar riff erupted, like a rusty giant meat grinder starting to run wildly. At the same moment, heavy drumbeats joined in forcefully, the continuous bombardment precisely pounding on everyone's chest, causing a suffocating physical resonance.
But that's not all. Unbeknownst to everyone, a deep, devilish bass had somehow joined in, silently filling the destructive sound waves with a dark tone.
Aiwanbei'er's unease reached its peak instantly, his bestial instincts screaming a warning!
"Run! Run!" he roared at the top of his lungs.