The End
Su Ming turned to Miao Xin, "If you really feel sorry for this Crystal Dragon, aim at the next target and send it packing."
"How boring!" Miao Xin waved her pig's trotter. "That's a high-frequency vibration ship-slaying blade! A super-giant mecha, close-quarters combat—isn't that the most romantic ultimate dream?!"
"I think," Su Ming disagreed, "That's the ultimate form of romance—making the enemy collapse in despair, unable to even touch a scrap of your clothing!" —"An incurable STEM guy!"
Bang!
After suffering a series of heavy blows, Nitelai finally couldn't hold on any longer and was knocked down from mid-air by Zijin, crashing into the mud like a meteorite. He was covered in blood, his right arm twisted unnaturally and limp at his side, and every breath he took brought out blood from the corner of his mouth.
He struggled to sit up, but the shattered bones creaked and groaned, and he could only lie helplessly in the mud. "Give up." Zijin hovered in mid-air, light flowing in her palm and coalescing into a complex binding rune. "Your companions have abandoned you; you have no hope of escape."
Nitelai coughed up blood, a twisted smile spreading across his face. "My abilities... aren't suited for this kind of duel. It was wise for Death Knell to abandon me and run away."
If he were given a group of magic arrays and enough crystals—for example, if the Jinghuo were still there—he could kill as many of these people or dragons as they came! With a flick of Zijin wrist, the binding rune, which was condensed with powerful binding force, descended like a net of light.
Since they refuse to surrender, then forcibly arrest them!
However, Nitelai was more resolute than she had imagined. Just as the net of light was about to touch his body, he detonated the remaining Magic Power within him, his tattered body shuddered, and crashed heavily to the ground.
Amidst the scattered elemental light, a nearly transparent phantom of a soul shot out from the physical body, attempting to escape into the void!
"I already told you, you're being targeted by 'Chi'." Zijin sighed softly.
Sure enough, a pure white light flowed out from the top of the Divine Favor Scepter without being summoned, instantly catching up with the fleeing soul phantom, swallowing it whole, and then immediately retracting back into the scepter.
Zijin put away her scepter with satisfaction, turned around, and saw Gelie Lie tilting his huge dragon head, studying with extreme seriousness a few wild fruits hanging on a low tree next to him with one eye. His thick neck was almost bent into a question mark, looking like "I didn't see anything, I'm just a retired old dragon who is extremely interested in wild fruits."
"Gelie," Zi Min's voice carried a hint of helplessness, "This is the Divine Favor Scepter, and those are invaders from other dimensions—that's why Chi did such a thing."
Gelie abruptly turned his head, forcing what he considered to be the most "gentle and harmless" smile onto his enormous dragon face. "I completely understand!" "What do you understand?" Zijin narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"Of course!" Gelie nodded his head. "Now you are the Dragon King, whatever you say goes, I understand!"
Minutes ago, when the Crystal Dragon broke free from the crystal cluster's restraints and roared to the sky, a fan-shaped burst of dragon breath accompanied by sonic waves surged from its massive maw.
Several dragon elders circling high in the sky were caught off guard and struck by the energy turbulence, suffering serious injuries. They hurriedly descended to avoid it. Many members of the surrounding Dragon Guard were also affected and fled the airspace.
This chaos created an excellent opportunity for Death Knell. She moved swiftly, rushing straight at the Saint Rank Priest Wanshi who was blocking her way. At the same time, Death Knell's pale fingers rapidly traced lines in the void, and the remaining Crystal Abominations scattered throughout the battlefield rushed out wildly, engaging in fierce battles with the various small battle groups responsible for guarding and clearing out the members of the Quarter Hand and the Minute Hand.
The Wanshi reacted swiftly, raising the holy emblem in his hand and chanting short syllables. Dazzling light poured down like a tangible stream, completely enveloping his entire body—a Protection Spell!
Multiple enhancements circulated across his body, maximizing his defense. As Wanshi prepared to withstand the onslaught of the Death Knell, he cast a spell to imprison it. He raised his left hand, a sacred incantation imbued with powerful binding force already at his lips, but then he saw the oncoming Death Knell curl into a cold smile. Arcane Zero-Sum!
With a strange surge of power, the shield on the Wanshi suddenly exploded. The Protection Spell shield remained unscathed, but the Wanshi inside was as if it had been struck head-on by an invisible battering ram!
His eyes bulged out, and he groaned as he fell to the ground, only able to watch helplessly as the Death Knell floated past him!
Jielusi had no idea what was happening. She only saw the Wanshi suddenly knocked down, so she quickly rushed over to cover for it. She raised her hand, and two beams of Swiftness Spell light enveloped herself and Ruixiuli was rushing towards her from the other side.
The two suddenly increased their speed, transforming into two streaks of light as they attempted to give chase!
"Wait, don't go!" Wanshi struggled to prop himself up halfway and shouted hoarsely.
Upon hearing the sound, Ruixiuli paused, looking at Wanshi with confusion. But it was too late; the Death Knell activated its domain again, his body stiffened, and he suddenly lost control.
Jielusi was in the same situation; the two collided violently with a "bang" and fell awkwardly into the bushes.
Bowers, who was rushing over from the other direction, witnessed this unbelievable scene: in the blink of an eye, one of his three teammates was seriously injured and collapsed to the ground, while the other two were rolling around in a heap!
It seems they're still hugging?
Looking up again, he saw more than a dozen Crystal Spawn Insect rushing towards him, blocking the path in front of the Death Knell's escape.
"Don't give yourself any buffs when you're near her!" Jielusi struggled to her feet from the thorn bushes, her eyes instantly turning as black as ink. "Her domain ability must be related to this!"
Bowers nodded, and the surrounding warriors and dragons rushed over, intercepting these troublesome crystal monsters.
The group regrouped and prepared to pursue the enemy across the battlefield. Unexpectedly, the Crystal Spawn Insect suddenly swelled and cracked, then exploded into a mass.
In an instant, violent energy turbulence and insect tissues flew about, interspersed with the screams of the wounded, creating a chaotic scene.
Therefore, when Zijin and Gelie arrived at the area, they saw Jielusi using healing magic to stabilize Wanshi's pale face, Ruixiuli angrily brushing the dust off his body, and Bowers directing the people to clean up the explosion site. All four of them had varying degrees of frustration on their faces.
The Wanshi's voice was hoarse, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty the Dragon King, she got away. It was my mistake."
"Looks like you've been completely outmatched by her." Zijin glanced at the chaotic energy traces left on the battlefield. "Your luck is truly terrible." The Dragon Guard, who had tried to intercept her from the sky, also landed dejectedly next to Gelie. They had once caught up with the shadow of the Death Knell with their speed advantage, but the woman's methods were unpredictable, and she eventually disappeared without a trace.
"It's not your fault." Gelie didn't reprimand these juniors at all. "A Saint Rank opponent ultimately needs Saint Rank to hunt him down." Zijin rose into the air and saw the Crystal Dragon, which had collapsed to the ground like a mountain, being finished off by the light bullet fired by Miao Xin.
The bullet pierced the giant beast's skull, leaving two large holes. The powerless head slammed heavily to the ground, stirring up murky dust. Thick, magma-like blood gushed out from the horrific wound on the skull like a burst dam, instantly staining a large area of land red, meandering and flowing, almost forming a scarlet stream that emitted a pungent, fishy stench.
"We need to arrange the data collection," Gelie said.
"Yes," Zijin said, a barely suppressed smile playing on her lips, "This is such a huge pile, how long will it take to finish?"
The Crystal Dragon's massive body convulsed violently, each tremor causing the earth to groan deeply. This chilling tremor lasted for several breaths before gradually subsiding with a long, faint gasp.
On another mountain ridge further away, the dwarf king, Star Pickaxe, also witnessed this breathtaking ending. With the powerful enemy defeated, this fierce battle that shook the mountains and shattered the earth finally came to an end.
However, the king showed no joy; his rough brows furrowed, and he finally let out a heavy sigh.
The Crystal Dragon did indeed fall, but the oppressive aura emanating from Su Ming and the Final Bone Mad Machines was actually far more suffocating than that raging behemoth! The behemoth's strength could be attributed to an individual. But Su Ming's power instilled in him a tremor of fear, as if he were facing something indescribable.
Therefore, how to get along with this suddenly appearing and incredibly powerful "neighbor" will become the core of the Dwarf Kingdom's politics.
"Should we take the Vermilion Bow off?" Miao Xin asked.
"Of course," Su Ming replied, "The satellite launch testing isn't over yet—you really think this is a weapon?"
Miao Xin pursed her lips, controlling the Type 59 Modified, slowly carrying the huge Vermilion Bow electromagnetic cannon, and crawled step by step towards the experimental platform where it was originally set up. Su Ming took over the control of the drone and ordered these hovering little eyes to begin returning. On the monitoring screen, a deep ravine, as if turned over by a giant plow, stretched from the border of the Dwarf Kingdom all the way to this point.
Near the ravine, countless high-purity crystals that refracted rainbow colors under the sunlight were scattered, along with some enormous dragon scales.
A pang of regret suddenly swept through Su Ming's heart. Perhaps he should have indulged the Plundering Clock and allowed it to harvest more from the dwarves' "Pomegranate" mine. He grabbed the communicator and connected to Bowers's one-on-one channel.
"Bowers, lead the Bone Machine Battalion and the Dragon Guard to completely seal off the combat zone. Declare a 'dangerous' source of contamination and forbid any dwarves from approaching!"
"Oh, I understand!" Bowers immediately grasped the meaning. "Don't worry, I guarantee the dwarves won't even touch a single crystal shard!"
The camera panned again to the remains of the Crystal Dragon, which resembled a small mountain range, and the last movement on its body finally disappeared completely.
"Rest in peace, you poor little thing," Miao Xin said, her soul fire flickering inexplicably. "We will make good use of the bones you left behind to take revenge on those who enslaved you!"