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Chapter 158 - V2/Chapter 85: Humph, you want to escape?

V2/Chapter 85: Humph, you want to escape?

The battle seemed to be over in an instant.

When Kevin successfully came in front of the mob with the help of his teammates' cover and Aponia's mental interference, the outcome had already been decided.

Kevin raised the sword in his hand high, and infinite extreme cold power climbed up along the blade and finally turned into a huge ice crystal blade, whose height was even higher than the mob itself, and it was as difficult to resist as an iceberg.

The next second, the iceberg fell towards the mob.

The huge roar covered up all other sounds on the battlefield. Everyone's eyes could not help but focus on the place where the roar rose, but there was white fog there and nothing could be seen for a while.

"Is it over?"

Dystopia couldn't help but ask.

"You can't say that,"

Kosma was instantly horrified, "This will never end if you say something like that!"

"Kosma, I wanted to ask you just now,"

Elysia showed a probing expression on her face, "Where did you get this theory from?"

"Don't take it lightly."

Vill-V showed a solemn expression at this moment, "The energy reaction has not disappeared, but is getting stronger... What Kosma said is true!"

Ato couldn't help but show a strange expression, "Can't this kill it?"

He was answered with a loud bang.

The blazing flames burst out in the white mist that had not yet dissipated, directly blowing the mist away. It was not until this time that people could see clearly what was happening inside.

The mob did fall, it was torn apart and looked defeated.

However, there was a flame burning on its body. That was not its original power, but came from... the Seventh Herrscher.

Kevin was still trying hard to suppress the opponent. The horrifically low temperature had frozen cracks in the ground around him, but he was unable to get close to the opponent's already broken body. Instead, during this confrontation, he was being forced further and further away by the flames on the mob.

"Something is wrong!"

Sakura's long ears twitched, "That move was blocked, and the enemy's strength is still growing!"

"Kevin, come back soon!"

Ato immediately realized that something unexpected had happened. "Elysia, cover fire!"

Elysia did not hesitate and immediately shot out a huge crystal arrow. The arrow suddenly exploded when it flew over the mob, turning into a rain of arrows that enveloped the enemy.

Although such a shooting could not cause effective damage to the mob, the sudden appearance of a third-party force in the confrontation between ice and fire was enough for Kevin to find a gap to escape.

Almost at the moment before the rain of arrows fell, Kevin suddenly pulled back and retreated violently, while using ice to condense armor to completely wrap himself.

And the next second, the flames on the mob finally broke out uncontrollably, making a terrible roar that almost shattered the entire floating island, and the high temperature and shock waves spread unscrupulously in all directions.

Under such horrific destructive power, the floating island finally couldn't bear the weight and was blown into pieces. Fortunately, Dystopia, who discovered the problem in time, had used telekinesis to control everyone to fly away from the range of the explosion and come to another floating island.

"What's going on?"

Ato supported the shaky Kevin and asked anxiously, "Why did the mob suddenly become stronger?"

"Let me answer you."

The strange voice that had been heard before rang out again, and the figures of the mob gradually emerged from the smoke and dust covering the broken floating island, and once again fell in front of them.

"Look at its belly!"

Elysia was the first to notice something was wrong. "The red crystal wasn't there before, right?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on the other person's bloated belly. Above the conspicuous "X"-shaped pattern, there was an elongated diamond-shaped crystal. It was a fiery red color and was obviously closely related to the fire that the other person suddenly possessed.

"It took away the power of the Seventh Herrscher's core."

Kevin readjusted his posture and whispered, "I don't know what method it used, but since it can take away the power of the Seventh Herrscher's core, it means..."

"It can also take away the power of other Herrscher's cores, right?"

Kosma took over the topic, his expression becoming serious, "This is really a bit difficult..."

Before the others could say anything, they saw the opponent's abdomen light up again, purple representing the Herrscher of Thunder, gold representing the Herrscher of Void, blue representing the Herrscher of Reason, gray representing the Herrscher of Death... seven rays of light lit up one after another, except for the core of the eighth Herrscher that was not possessed by the fusion warrior team, the power of all the Herrschers appeared on the mob at this moment.

"Very unexpected, very surprising, very unbelievable, right?"

Seeing that their plan had come true, the mob finally laughed wildly, as if to make up for their previous silence. "Why do you think I would risk dragging you into the domain of domination? Once you're in, the core will be in my stomach, understand!"

"I see."

Vill-V suddenly realized, "I was wondering why you didn't say anything just now. I thought you were pretending to be an expert, but I didn't expect you were actually sneaking around!"

"How dare you! Who are you calling a thief?"

The mob couldn't help but get furious after hearing this description. The yellow light representing the Herrscher of Rock lit up, and the next second the terrifying gravity pressed everyone to the ground, making them unable to move. "Without the power of the Herrscher, you ants will never be able to stir up any more trouble!"

"What now?"

Ato couldn't help but ask, "If the other party really has the power of eight Herrschers, then I'm afraid..."

He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was already very clear. Just as the mob themselves said, the other party had the power of eight Herrschers, so it would be easy for them to deal with them.

This desperate situation can be said to be unprecedented. Even a seasoned warrior like Ato was at a loss for a moment.

"Can't give up!"

Kosma struggled hard against gravity, "As long as you don't give up, there will definitely be a chance!"

Kevin could only turn his attention to the two scholars: "Mobius, Vill-V, do you have any ideas?"

"The control of the mob over the power of the Herrscher is not absolute,"

Vill-V said at this time, "Or rather, its use of the power of the Herrscher is very superficial. I think there may still be a chance."

"Don't be fooled by it,"

Although Mobius was lying on the ground obediently, she was still sneering, "The power of eight Herrschers is not so easy to control. They are just a bunch of scumbags. They will die if they are full. They definitely cannot maintain this state."

Elysia couldn't help but sigh: "Mobius, you are talking more and more like Ai Yue now."

"But Ms. Mobius is right."

Aponia said at this moment, "I can feel that the other party's spiritual power is constantly draining away. Perhaps that is the price it has to pay for forcibly controlling the power of other Herrschers."

"In short, the number of Herrschers is no longer enough to control such a huge force."

Mobius continued, "I seriously suspect that every time it uses its power, it will overdraw its mental strength. Even if it still has more than 3,000 individuals supporting it, how long can it last?"

"In other words, we're going to fight a war of attrition with it?"

Sakura asked, "Luckily we have the armor, otherwise we might not have enough capital."

The armor not only makes up for the deficiencies in everyone's defense but also has internal life support devices that can meet all the factors required for long-term endurance.

"So I was right!"

Kosma suddenly said, "As long as you don't give up, there will definitely be a chance!"

"I don't know why you are so confident,"

Kevin couldn't help but smile, "But if that's the case, then struggle hard."

As he spoke, he tried hard to resist gravity and stood up from the ground tenaciously.

"Still want to struggle, human?"

Seeing this scene, the mob couldn't help but get angry, "Then die!"

As he spoke, a purple light appeared from the belly of the mob, and then a huge bolt of lightning attacked Kevin.

It had said so much just now because it wanted to break the psychological defenses of Kevin and the others so that they would give up struggling and save it some energy. However, it did not expect that these humans would be so stubborn and would still try to struggle in the face of such a huge power gap.

The mob didn't know that Kevin and the others didn't hear what it said at all, otherwise they would probably be even more angry.

At the same time as the mob released the lightning, the gravity applied to Kevin and others was also lifted. Everyone immediately stood up and dodged the attack.

"It really has problems with its control over power!"

Vill-V yelled, "I suspect it can only use one Herrscher's power at a time, otherwise there is no reason for it to come into contact with gravity!"

"Shut up, you damn human!"

Hearing Vill-V's words, the mob couldn't help but get furious, which indirectly confirmed Vill-V's inference, "I will tear you to pieces!"

The next second, countless ice cones emerged from in front of the mob and attacked the fusion warriors in an overwhelming manner.

Dystopia did not say anything but released telekinesis, causing the ice cones to deflect and collide with each other, leaving a huge space for the fusion warriors to dodge.

"Spread out your attacks, don't stand together!"

Kevin made a decision immediately and rushed straight toward the mob, "I'll divert its attention!"

Seeing Kevin attacking again, the mob immediately gave up attacking others and spewed flames from their abdomens, trying to force him back.

However, the overwhelming iceberg before left it with a great psychological shadow. If it had not completed its control over the other Herrscher cores at the critical moment, it would probably have died from that move.

"The crystals in the abdomen are just disguises. Its true power is not concentrated there."

Aponia added from behind, "Focus on attacking its head."

Kosma ran in the shadows, and then the wreckage of the broken floating island jumped up and attacked its head from a corner that was difficult for the mob to notice.

However, at the critical moment, the attack was noticed by the enemy, and the mob was forced to use the power of the Herrscher of the Void to teleport to the other side, narrowly avoiding Kosma's attack.

However, this time, what greeted it was another snow-white sword light.

Sakura, who had already figured out the fighting habits of the mob in the previous battle, had predicted all possible responses of the opponent. Now, the moment its figure reappeared, Sakura turned into a beam of white sword light and slashed towards it!

This time, the mob wanted to use the same trick again, but Sakura's speed was faster than its spatial movement. In desperation, the mob condensed a thick ice armor on their heads and finally managed to block the knife.

Elysia immediately locked onto the position of the mob again and was about to shoot, but suddenly she heard Aponia's voice in her mind: "Elysia, don't attract its attention yet."

Elysia turned her head and found Aponia, Mobius, and Vill-V gathered together as if they were discussing something.

After she walked over, she heard Mobius speak: "You should have heard that the mob just said that it is risky to pull us into the realm of domination, right?"

"It seems to be true."

Elysia then remembered that the other party had said this unintentionally, "So there is a fatal weakness in their domain?"

"This is the realm they built through spiritual connection. In other words, it is the place where spirits gather."

Vill-V said, "The damage she suffered in this place is more serious than in reality. If we want to accelerate the loss of the Herrscher's spiritual power, we must cause severe damage to her spirit."

"So you want me to take action at the critical moment?"

Elysia immediately understood what they meant, "But is my strength enough?"

"So this is us."

Vill-V pulled out a long narrow box from her waist bag. "This is the 'Explosive Arrow' I invented. It will explode when it hits the target, causing a huge explosion. It is definitely powerful enough."

"Plus this."

Mobius handed over a small bottle with an ominous black-green liquid flowing out of it. "This is a mental toxin that I mixed from my body... ahem. I just tried it and it worked on the puppet, so it should be equally effective on the big guy."

"When the mob switches the power of the Herrscher, there will be a pause."

Aponia said, "I will try to prolong its pause time, so as to buy you the most critical opportunity, but there is only one such opportunity, so you must seize it, Elysia."

"I see."

Elysia took the arrow and the poison bottle and smiled, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down!"

On the other side, the mob that was being pulled back and forth by Kevin and the others was almost going crazy. The continuous loss of mental strength and the approach of death made it almost lose its mind, but every one of these damn humans was wearing armor, which was harder than a turtle shell and could not be broken no matter what.

Just as Kevin and Kosma attacked from different directions again, it finally couldn't help but burst out: "I've said enough!"

Unprecedentedly violent lightning flashed from its body, and almost instantly both Kevin and Kosma were blasted away, crashing heavily into the wreckage of the floating island. However, the next second, Ato jumped high with the help of Dystopia's telekinesis and attacked the back of the mob's heads from behind.

It was impossible for the mob to ignore such a big commotion. Its head instantly turned 180 degrees and released extremely cold beams from its eyes, instantly freezing Ato into an ice cube.

However, at the moment it turned its head, Elysia finally seized the opportunity and drew her bow and arrow.

The mechanical arrow drew a dazzling trajectory in an instant, crossed the long distance, and attacked straight at the heads of the mob.

At this distance, it was impossible to dodge, and it had to use air...

The light in the eyes of the mob suddenly dimmed for a moment - Hey, what do they want to use?

However, there was no need to think any further, because just this moment of pause was enough to make it lose the last chance to dodge the arrow.

boom!

Dazzling flames bloomed above the heads of the mob, and everyone couldn't help but look. This time, Dystopia covered her mouth tightly, fearing that any unexpected phenomenon would occur again.

However, the accident still happened.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

The bodies of the mob quietly disintegrated, and a doll covered in cracks fell out. The doll looked much more refined than the others. "You ants can actually achieve this... Hehe, hahahahahaha!"

As it was talking, it suddenly started to laugh wildly, but there was also a tone of crying in its laughter. One could even vaguely hear more different noises, some begging for mercy, some cursing, and some making meaningless roars. It was really weird.

"It looks like you're dead."

Kevin walked over and put the tip of his sword against its forehead. "Any last words?"

"I am dying? Oh, yes, I am dying."

The puppet still spoke in that weird voice, but the next second its tone became crazy again, "But do you think you can survive!"

Along with its sound, the entire floating island began to tremble.

"This space has begun to become unstable. We must find a way to leave!"

Vill-V walked over, but suddenly stopped, "No, this reaction is not disintegration, but collapse?!"

"Hahahahahaha! Yes, it is!"

The puppet laughed wildly and said, "Want to leave? No way! Let you, the top fighters of mankind, be buried with me!"

As it spoke, it actually began to ignore Kevin's threats and started dancing on its own. As it danced, the silk threads in the distance actually began to gather here.

As the silk threads gathered, the entire space began to shrink. Once the space shrank to its limit, all of them would be crushed to death here.

"So this is where those threads are used..."

Aponia then said thoughtfully, "I'm sorry, if I had noticed it in advance..."

"Don't blame yourself, you've done a great job."

Kevin chopped the puppet in half with a sword without hesitation, and then interrupted Aponia, "Instead of dwelling on the irreversible past, why not think of a solution to the problem - can the core of the Herrscher of the Void take us away?"

"No, because we don't have the coordinates of the real world, and we can't determine the coordinates of the domain of domination."

Vill-V said quickly, "It's hard to explain. You just need to know that if you use space teleportation rashly, it is likely to lead to worse consequences."

Without coordinates, accurate transmission is impossible. This is the current limitation of human technology. Unless the Herrscher of the Void is resurrected on the spot, it is possible to use the authority of space to bring everyone back to the real world intact. Otherwise, the result may be worse than being trapped here.

Mobius also frowned. If she still had some Pseudo-Herrscher potion, then perhaps she could take everyone away from here. However, the previous battle with the Ninth Herrscher had already used up her last stock, and now it was clear that she still had no other options.

"But, we should be able to use the Herrscher of the Void Core to temporarily prop up a stable space, right?"

Elysia said at this time, "No matter what, the key is to ensure survival... Hey, why isn't it lit?"

As she spoke, she took out the Herrscher Core of the Void that she had kept, but at this moment the Herrscher Core was extremely dim and had no reaction at all.

"It's the Herrscher of Domination. That guy finally locked the Herrscher's core, and the power cannot be activated in a short period of time!"

Vill-V took the core and took a look at it, then gnashed her teeth and said, "Damn it, he was so stupid when he was alive, how come he is so thoughtful after he died!"

"What do we do now?"

Dystopia subconsciously looked at Kosma, "Does your strange theory have a solution?"

"Yes, I have,"

Kosma said calmly, "Usually at this time, the companions will appear."

"Is this even a solution?"

"Yes, of course, it counts."

Sakura shook her head and suddenly revealed a friendly smile, "If you refers to Ai Yue."

Hearing this familiar name, everyone fell silent for unknown reasons.

"It seems to be quite reasonable."

Elysia smiled and said, "I just don't know when Ai Yue will be able to find this place."

At this moment, a chaotic electric sound came into everyone's ears.

But why is there an electric current sound in the communication channel? Isn't this usually only when the communication is interfered with... the communication is interfered with?!

In this case, interference will only occur when external communication links come in!

The annoying electric sound soon disappeared, followed by a stable communication connection: "Hi~ did you miss me?"

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